Search Results: Titles starting with I from E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]

RIPA, Cesare Iconologia/ Nella quale si descrivono diverse Imagini di Virtu, Vitij, Affecti, Passioni humane, Arti, Discipline, Humori, Elementi, Corpi Celesti, Provincie d'Italia, Fiumi, tutte le parti del Mondo, ed'altre infinite material. Published: Siena, Appresso gli heredi di Matteo Florimi, 1613. Piero Niccolini signature in ink. Single volume with contemporary vellum binding, title and author on spine with 4 raised bands. 409 pages, 23x16cm, illustrated with numerous fine woodcut illustrations throughout. One of 9 Italian editions, text in Italian. Imprimatur granted by Alessandro Strozzi, canon of the Cathedral of Florence, and Pietro Niccolini, General Vicar of Florence in 1607 (final leaf). Niccolini, as General Vicar of Florence, also granted Galileo an imprimatur for his work Dialogue in 1630, as Galileo hoped to avoid Papal scrutiny by printing his work in Florence rather than Rome. Signatures in ink on imprimatur page including Peiro Niccolini. Appears to be the only Italian edition… Read More

IL GAZZETTIERE AMERICANO. MARCO COLTELLINI. Published by: Marco Coltellini, Livorno. 1763. Three large matching volumes in contemporary vellum bindings. Ink titles on spines, 5 raised bands. Laid paper. Folio 31.75 x 24.8 cm. Excellent condition. Illustrated with 78 engravings and diagrams throughout, including frontispiece. Of these, 23 are fold out black and white diagrams, maps, and city plans; 55 are full page plates. Complete with all maps and engravings listed in full at the rear of each volume. Includes bird's eye views of major cities and ports (New York, Boston, Santiago, Lima, etc., islands of Central America (Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Barbados, etc.); 35 other plates depict phenomena particular to the Americas, including toucans, bison, penguins; industrial methods for indigo, tobacco, and sugar production; and construction methods for Native boats. Formatted as an encyclopaedia of the Americas, the work examines geography, flora and fauna, industry, trade, and local customs throughout… Read More

The Ingoldsby LegendsBAYNTUN OF BATH; [BARHAM, Richard Harris]Published by London: Richard Bentley, 1855[Fine Binding] Ingoldsby, Thomas (Richard Harris Barham)The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and MarvelsLondon: Richard Bentley, 1855. In three volumes. Tenth edition. 8vo. Each volume illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, vignette title-page, and numerous plates. Full blue crushed levant, stamped in gilt, multicolor leather on-lay depicting different characters from the stories, spines darkened, front hinge of volume one slightly worn; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers; by Bayntun; original navy-blue cloth covers bound in at rear of each volume; prelims in each volume lightly foxed.

London: J.M Dent, 1907. Ingoldsby, Thomas [pseud. Barham, Richard Harris. The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Mirth and Marvels. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham in Pictorial Binding. 19074to. - Illustrated with 24 coloured plates tipped-in on dark green paper with captioned tissue-guards 12 tinted plates, and black in-text & full-page illustrations. The "Ingoldsby legends" by the English cleric Barham (1788-1845), is a collection of poetry, legends, myths and ghost stories, which appeared first in a collected form in 3 series in 1840, 1842 and 1847. With this publication, Rackham developed his best style of fantasy writing. It would influence a generation of children and artists. The first edition illustrated by Rackham was published in 1898 (12mo). Nice bindingRed morocco by Bayntun (Rivière) [Bath, England], central pictorial inlaid figuring three monks in a library discussing over a book, gilt-ruled covers (one with angular fleurons), gilt ornate spine with raised bands, gilt roll-stamp on edges, gilt… Read More

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION TRANGULAR AND TRAVERSE SKETCHES. NOEL J. OLGIVIE AND JAMES VAN WAGENEN. Published by: E. C. Barnard, E. Lester Jones, James H. Van Wagenen, J. D. Craig, J. J. McArthur, Noel J. Ogilvie, O. H. Tittmann, W. F. King: Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 1931. This volume is bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and a pictorial design to the front cover. Gilt lettering to the spine. The volume displays very faint moisture markings, light bumps at the corners, and slight rubbing to the exterior. This work is bound as a portfolio, with a folder on the interior containing loose plates, as issued. The folder displays faint scattered smudges. This volume is complete, with an index sheet and forty plates--labeled A-D, then 1-36--of colour maps. The plates are clean, bright, and in near fine condition. Bound with five raised bands. It displays external wear: rubbing to the covers and edges, light fading to the spine, and a large ripple in the cloth on the rear cover.… Read More