Search Results: Titles starting with I from Borg Antiquarian

Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publisher, 1967. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Jeff Jones. Small 8vo, burgundy cloth with gold stamping, frontispiece, front panel, and pictorial dust jacket (unclipped & mylar protected) by Jeff Jones, 287 pages. Exceptionally fine copy of this well researched, lurid historical novel set in Imperial Rome. It offers the memoirs of a captive named "Britannicus" who becomes the slave and 25-year long companion of the sadistic and crazed Emperor Caligula. Completed during Edgar Rice Burrough's residence on Honolulu in 1941 just before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, it was published in this form 17 years after the author's death. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is best known for his creation of Tarzan of the Jungle as well as John Carter, the Mars adventurer. In literary step with authors like Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Rider Haggard, Burroughs elevated the pulps where he began into dynamic genres, among them… Read More

New York London Toronto Sydney Singapore: Scribner / A Lisa Drew Book, 2003. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Sargeant. SIGNED by the Author, 8vo, black cloth over black boards, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket of John Singer Sargent's famous painting of "Madame X" [Virginie Gautreau], 261 pages + [1] About the Author. Born in New Orleans and raised at Parlange, gorgeous young Virginie Gautreau fled to Paris during the Civil War with her mother and sister. As the family and especially striking Virginie were assimilated into French high society, she became a "professional beauty" and married a banker. Unfortunately, she also developed a scandal-filled reputation for promiscuity. John Singer Sargeant painted her and created another scandal for himself, though he enriched our heritage. Exceptional Condition for this exciting recreation of "Madame X," as Virginie became known.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 2006. First Edition. Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo (8 5/8" x 5 7/8"), pink boards with while lettering on spine, Mylar-protected yellow dust jacket (unclipped) with photo of a jar by Oote Boe, viii + 137 numbered pages + [2] Acknowledgements + [2] A Note about the Author + [2] A Note on the Type. Nora Ephron (1941 - 2012) was an American writer and filmmaker. She is best known for her romantic comedy films and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Writing: for Silkwood (1983), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for When Harry Met Sally.... She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron. Her last film was Julie & Julia. Her first produced play, Imaginary Friends (2002), was honored as one of the ten best plays of the 2002-03 New York theatre season. She also co-authored the Drama Desk Award-winning theatrical production Love, Loss, and What I Wore.… Read More

New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 2013. First Edition, Third Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED by the Auhtor on the title page, 8vo, dark green quarter cloth over matching boards, archival mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped) depicting chalk on a blackboard, xi, [xii] + 306 pages. Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan [born 1970) is an Indian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for making original films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. For The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. <br /> <br /> A remarkably clear, readable, and thoughtful, well-documented study of how to close the achievement gap in American(or other) schools. Who would expect actor-film-maker M. Shamaylan to have written such a well-written serious study? He arrives at five keys, but his explorations of excellent charter… Read More

New York: Viking, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED boldly by the Author in mauve ink on a front endpaper, 8vo, mauve boards with silver lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Theresa Evangelista, 258 pages. Gayle Forman (born June 5, 1970) is an female American young adult fiction author, best known for her novel If I Stay, which topped the New York Times best sellers list of Young Adult Fiction and was made into a film of the same name. SIGNED and in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! No remainder markings.

London: Walker Books, 1992. New Edition Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. Maurice Sendak. Small 8vo, dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine, profusely illustrated with color frontispiece and many other color pictures by Maurice Sendak, an archival quality clear plastic cover protects the pictorial dust jacket (unclipped: price "L9.99[GBP]") by Sendak, gray-brown endpapers,160 pages. A beautiful series of illustrations by Maurice Sendak to accompany 175 rhymes. Hanrahan, see A136 (possibly b: not the limited edition). First published by Williams and Norgate (London: 1947). Maurice Bernard Sendak (1928 - 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Jewish-Polish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and… Read More

London: Amber Books: Visual Battle Guide, 2012. First British Edition. Pictorial boards. Fine/Very Good +. Photos, charts. Small square 4to, glossy red-black-green pictorial boards depicting columns of German tanks in a light green field, profusely illustrated study of German panzer organization with photos, tables of organization, more than 40 types of German armored vehicles, a special pull-out gatefold showing a Kampfgruppe formation, and charts, 192 pages. A very detailed exposition showing German military SS Panzer organization and equipment from headquarters down to platoon level. Useful for historians, World War II buffs, and war-gamers. SUPERIOR COPY: tight, bright, clean in a bright dust jacket with minimal wear.

New York: Random House, 1988. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the AUTHOR, thick 8vo, blue cloth, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket by Paul Bacon, x + [678] pages. SIGNED. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally; dj is a bit ruffled.

New York: talk miramax books / HYPERION, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photos, map. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over black boards, illustrated with preliminary / "frontispiece" map of the South Pole & 8 pages of B&W glossy photographs, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) of Dr. Nielsen by John Penney, xvi, [xvii-xviii] + 362 pages. Dr. Jerri Lin Nielsen (née Cahill; 1952 - 2009) was an American physician with extensive emergency room experience, who bravely and skillfully self-treated her breast cancer during 1998 while stationed at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica until she could be evacuated safely. The cancer went into remission for seven years.--Wiki abridged The brave-hearted,intrepid, and moving story of a skilled ER doctor who managed her own surgery when isolated at the South Pole. INSCRIBED & in… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4"), green cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with cover art depicting three white-gowned women approaching lighted lofty windows by Thomas Sciacca, 240 pages. 14 oz. Minette Walters (born 1949) is a best-selling major English crime writer. Her first full-length novel, THE ICE-HOUSE (1992) won the Crime Writers' Association John CREASEY AWARD for best first novel. Walters's second novel, The Sculptress, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award. Her third novel, The Scold's Bridle, then won the CWA Gold Dagger, giving her a unique treble. <br/><br/>THE ICE-HOUSE is a graceful psychological mystery in which two men disappear and a third turns up as a corpse near an old English manor, even as three reclusive women are… Read More

New York: Minotaur Books, 2013. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Maps. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2"), light red cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by David Rotstein, preliminaries include genealogical tables & two maps, [viii] + 341 pages. SUPERB CONDITION: internally & externally. Sharp unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom of pages.<br /> <br /> Author's historical detective novel starring Flavia Albia that is set in ancient Rome. <br /> <br /> Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an award-winning English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco and Flavia Alibia series of historical crime stories set in ancient Rome. Among Davis's awards: The Author's Club Prize for "Best First Novel" in 1989 for The Silver Pigs; The Crime Writers' Association (CWA); Winner of the 2011… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. As New/As New. Maps. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2"), ivory cloth with light gold lettering on spine, illustrated with double-spread B/W map of "Rome, the Aventine Hill," archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), ribbon marker, 356 pages. SUPERB CONDITION: internally & externally. No previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> The Ides of April is a 2013 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis. It is the FIRST book in her Flavia Albia Mysteries series. Set in March and April AD 89, in the plebeian Aventine Hill area of Rome, the novel stars 28-year old investigator Flavia Albia, the witty British-born adopted daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, who has taken over his P.I. biz.<br /> <br /> Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of 20… Read More

New York: Harmony Books, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, off-white quarter cloth with black lettering on spine over butterscotch boards, an archival quality clear plastic cover protects the pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Grant Wood, xiii, [xiv] + 223 pages + [2] Acknowledgements & About the Author. Chris Bohjalian (born 1962) is an American novelist and the author of 20 novels, including such bestsellers as Midwives (1998: Oprah Winfrey Book Club selection), The Sandcastle Girls, and The Guest Room. His work has been published in over 30 languages and three times has been adapted into films. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! Tight, bright, clean in a sharp dust jacket (unclipped). No remainder marks.

New York: Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2019. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author with her initials on the title page, 8vo, white cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with repeating blue & gold house pattern, 297 + [12] Postscript & Acknowledgements. Katy Loutzenhiser is a graduate of Bowdoin College who trained in comedy with the iO and Second City theaters in Chicago. If You're Out There is her first novel: a humorous mystery and love story. SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION!

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2001. First U.S. Reinforced Trade Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Fine/Near Fine. P. J. Lynch. Quarto (11 5/8" x 10 1/8"), glossy pictorial boards depicting fierce dragons flanking the young orange-red & fire-breathing dragon Ignis, picture by P. J. Lynch repeated on the dust jacket (unclipped), with all glossy pages having comparable colorful paintings by Lynch, archival polyester-sleeve added, olive endpapers, 40 pages. Gina Wilson (born 1943) is a Welsh-born former editor and author of several highly praised children's books.<br/><br/>P. J. Lynch is an award-winning Irish Children's Book Illustrator. Among his many awards, are the Mother Goose Award, the Christopher Medal three times, and two prestigious Kate Greenaway Medals (for 1995 & 1997). He has also been named as the fourth Irish laureate na nÓg for children's literature.<br/><br/>SUPERIOR overall condition: Tight,… Read More

New York, N.Y.: A Tom Doherty Associates Book / Forge, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by BOTH Authors on the title page [Kevin Anderson in red ink; Doug Beason in black], black cloth with silver lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a NASA spaceship blasting off, 320 pages. As American and Russian astronauts take their positions aboard the shuttle Atlantis, terrorists seize the Kennedy Space Center and threaten to blow up the shuttle if their demands are not met, and it is up to the mission's injured former commander to stop them.<br/> <br/> Dr. Doug Beason, PhD, has authored 16 novels, 2 nonfiction books, and over 100 articles and short stories. He's written 9 novels with scientific collaborator Kevin J. Anderson, including Ignition (bought by Universal studios).<br/> <br/> Virtually As New: tight, bright, clean & SIGNED by BOTH AUTHORS. Signatures only. No previous owner… Read More

Milano: Tipografia Editrice Lombarda, 1876. IFirst or Very Early Italian Edition: Text in Italian. Cloth and boards. Good +/None. 12mo (7 1/4" x 4 3/4"), blue-black pebble-cloth spine over marbled boards, well illustrated by J. R. Kazallon with 44 contemporary newspaper-like B&W full-page wood-engravings, 192 pages. SCARCE compiously illustrated and presumed first edition in Italian (1876), translation authorized by Jules Verne. Jules Verne (1828 - 1905) was a French novelist, poet, playwright, and world-recognized Grand Master of science fiction and adventure. His series Voyages extraordinaires, a widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels, included Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger (French: Le Chancellor: Journal du passager J.-R. Kazallon) is an 1875 novel written by Jules Verne about the… Read More

New York: Harper, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Very Fine. SIGNED boldly by the Author on a special publisher's front endpaper, tall 8vo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4"), black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over blue boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a film strip with two images of a smiling young woman, 254 pages + [2] About Wally Lamb. Wally Lamb (born 1950) is an American author and English teacher known for the novels She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, both of which were selected for Oprah's Book Club.<br /> <br /> SIGNED by the Author & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! No previous owner or remainder markings.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Near Mint/Near Mint. SIGNED by the Author, 8vo, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine over adobe-colored boards, Mylar-protected dust jacket illustrated by Honi Warner, 309 pages. Signed in ink by the Author neatly on the title page. Third in the Anna Pigeon, Park Ranger, mystery series. "Nevada Barr's mysteries keep getting better and better, probably because besides writing terrific whodunits, she offers the reader a complex character study--a fictional biography, really, Ill Wind is enthralling, entertaining and mysterious: everything a mystery should be."--Susan Isaacs Signed in ink by the Author neatly on the title page. Sixth in the Anna Pigeon, Park Ranger, mystery series. Nevada Barr created the Anna Pigeon series while working at a seasonal job in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Her first permanent Park Ranger job was on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. after the success of her… Read More

Berlin: Deutsch Bibliotek / Die Gestalten Verlag, 1984. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Fine/None. 4to, pictorial off-white boards with red lettering on spine and scary "Johnny Depp" Poe with candelabra on front cover, thirteen classic stories by Poe each illustrated by a different artist, bloodred endpapers, red ribbon page marker, 191 pages + [1] Colophon. The volume contains a diverse and well-illustrated selection of 13 of Poe's best short stories: "MS Found in a Bottle," "The Raven," "The Tell-tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "Descent into the Maelstrom," "The Black Cat," and seven others.<br/><br/>EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: internally and externally. Bright clean plates. No dust jacket as issued. No remainder markings.