Search Results: Titles starting with I from Albion Books

Williamsport, MD: Published by the author, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/G+ (Good Plus). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed and inscribed twice by author: to a Mrs Florine Williams "a very good family friend" on title page, and also in a brief letter to the same woman which thanks her for her condolences upon the death of the author's wife, dated 11/27/68. Letter is folded and taped inside a laid-in flyer promoting the book. Rubber stamp to title page notes that the ink used to autograph the book was made with water taken from the C & O canal. Brown cloth covered boards with trace wear, slightly sunned edges, and lightly bumped spine ends. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has minor edgewear, toning, rubbing and soil; small puncture near left edge of front panel; sunned spine; also a few tiny tears; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, text clean. Many monochrome photo illustrations. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, 1957. 1st English Language Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Red cloth covered boards with mild edgewear, trace soil, and slightly bumped spine ends and corners. Jacket has several small chips and tears with related creasing; moderate soil and rubbing; previous owner name to front flap. Binding sound (aside from front hinge starting), text clean. Interior lightly toned. B/w photos. Bookplate to ffep. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/VG- (Very Good Minus). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with gilt lettering and trace wear. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has light edgewear and toning; several tears <1"; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 342 pp.

Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. One of 5,000 copies. Green cloth covered boards with minor edgewear, bumped spine ends and corners, and small tear at upper spine end. Jacket is heavily chipped and torn; light soil; bookshop label to rear flap; flaps not clipped. Binding shaken and somewhat tender, text clean. Text in Spanish. Interior lightly toned. Many b/w photos and a few color plates. A few pages with creased corners. No previous owner names or stamps. Not ex-library.

Societa Biblica Britannica e Forestiera, 1953. Soft cover. VG- (Very Good Minus). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black bonded genuine leather wraps with gilt title to spine. Mild edgewear and rubbing, bumped spine ends and corners, and small tears to leather at spine ends. Gilt text block is fairly rubbed. Binding sound, text clean. Text in Italian. Interior lightly toned. Black ribbon bookmarker bound in, with slightly frayed end. Not illustrated. Previous owner address label to second blank. No stamps. Seems to be somewhat scarce.

Rome, Italy: Societa Biblica Britannica e Forestiera, 1934. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine and gilt cross motif to front. Minor edgewear, soil and scuffing, and slightly bumped spine ends and corners. Red tinted text block edges. Binding shaken and cracking in places. Text clean. Text in Italian. Interior quite toned. Not illustrated. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library.

Cloudland, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated wraps with minor edgewear and corner creasing. Binding sound, spine not creased, text clean. Color photos. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 256 pp.

E. Ingraham & Co., 1965. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Facsimile edition, one of 1,000 copies. A reproduction of the earliest known catalog of America's oldest clock company in continuous operation. Light gray wraps with trace edgewear and creasing, and two small pen marks to front cover. Binding tight, interior clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. Pages are numbered to 54, though note that the original from which this facsimile was produced was missing pages 15-21, 23-25, and 55-56; thus, all of the facsimiles lack these same pages.

New York: Random House, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/VG- (Very Good Minus). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st printing. Maroon cloth with trace wear and soil, and slight sunning along lower edges. First state jacket (1/66 and $5.95 to front flap) in new archival mylar sleeve has light edgewear, toning and soil; several small chips and tears <1/2"; flaps not clipped. Minor soil to text block. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 344 pp.

New York: The Grafton Press, 1907. Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine. Minor edgewear; spine ends lightly bumped and chipped; spine slightly toned. Top edge gilt. Binding starting to crack near center but otherwise sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned and foxed. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 253 pp.

University of Illinois Press, 1996. 1st US Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with trace wear and slightly bumped spine ends and corners. Minor soil to text block. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has trace wear and slight crimping at spine ends and corners; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, interior clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 964 pp.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/VG- (Very Good Minus). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown/red boards with trace wear and lightly bumped spine ends. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has minor edgewear, slightly sunned spine, and 1 1/2" closed tear to rear panel; flaps not clipped. Minor soil to text block. Binding sound, text clean. Color photos and b/w illustrations. Name/address stamp to ffep. Not ex-library.

University of Toronto Press, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Red cloth with trace wear and slightly bumped spine ends and corners. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has minor edgewear; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, spine lightly cocked, text clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 281 pp.

The Desert Fellowship of the Message, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Glossy black boards with minor rubbing and lightly bumped spine ends. Binding sound, interior clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 116 pp.

Privately Printed, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth backed gray paper covered board with gilt lettering. Trace wear and minor toning along edges. Original spiderweb-patterned glassine jacket is toned and has minor edgewear and creasing, and a few tiny tears. Binding sound, interior clean. B/w photos. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 128 pp. Scarce volume of memoirs and anecdotes by this North Carolina chemist, engineer, manufacturer, dairy farmer, and philanthropist. Topics include camping and sports, Steamships Florida and Cuba, business, and more.

Burton Mfg. Co., 1934. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth covered boards with mild edgewear and soil, lightly toned spine, and slightly bumped spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering on front cover. Binding sound, text clean. Interior toned. Illustrated in both b/w and color. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library.

New York: Orange Judd Company, 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. G+ (Good Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth with gilt title, weevil and fruit motifs. Light edgewear and soil; bumped and frayed spine ends and corners. Spine darkened but still very legible. Binding slightly tender, text clean. Interior somewhat toned and a little musty. Small b/w illustrations. Prev owner names to front pastedown and second blank. Not ex-library. 288 pp.

Routledge, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Matte pictorial wraps with trace edgewear and rubbing. Binding sound, spine not creased, interior clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 230 pp.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. VG- (Very Good Minus). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Matte wraps with minor edgewear, scuffing and soil. Minor soil to text block. Binding sound, spine not creased, text clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library.

Redstone Press, 2013. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/NDAI (No Dust Jacket As Issued). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Matte illustrated paper covered flexible boards with lightly bumped spine ends and corners. Binding sound, interior clean. Profusely illustrated in color on nearly every page. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library.