Search Results: Titles starting with I from Knickerbocker Books

Hauppague, NY: Barrons Educational Series, Inc., 2001. 2001 First Printing. FINE. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound hardcover. 'As new.' Printed on thick board pages, and a fantastic introduction to youngsters of the amazing spider. Exquisite color illustrations are graceful and richly detailed. A simple storyline explains the lives of spiders in straightforward, non-threatening prose. No dust jacket, as issued. 6-1/4 x 12"; 25 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. 4to. Board Book.

New York: Yorkville Press , 2003 Yorkville Press. 2003 First Printing with "1" in printing line. A Meditation in both words and beautiful color photographs on the special relationship between man and man's best friend. SIGNED on title page by Brother Christopher for the Monks of New Skete. FINE copy in FINE unclipped dust jacket. Copy is in "as new" pristine, condition. A special and very collectible copy! 8-3/4 x 8-3/4"; 80 pages.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Sann, John; Stauder, Monique (Photographers). Small 4to.

Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2010. 2010 First Edition, First printing with "1" in printing line. FINE in VERY GOOD+ dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked copy, tightly bound in hardcover gray paper over boards with black cloth gilt-titled spine. Jacket is near fine; some rubbing to back panel with small scratches to bottom right corner near barcode. No tears, creases of chips. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4". x + 308 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Clintondale, NY: Bleak Beauty Books; Filmhaus, 1989. 1989 Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE. Spiral bound with printed paper cover. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and well-bound copy. Pages fresh and fine. Covers are bright and clean, very slightly edge rubbed with bit of creasing along the spiral (wire-o). Binding is firm, covers are intact with no tears or separation from the spiral binding. A "simple" concept yields a very touching book. Hundreds of photos by Danny Lyon, accompanied by captions and made to resemble an old photo album, portray the lives of young sons Raphe and Noah. There are also photos by Lyon's father, Dr. Ernest F. Lyon, taken in Germany during the 1920s as well as a few done by other family members. Most of the photos are black & white but there are also several sepia toned, some two-color and one page with color shots. A classic. 14 x 11" oblong. 56 pages. Spiral Wire-O. Near Fine. 4to - Oblong.

New York: William Morrow and Co., 1990. 1990. Stated First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. Vavra's camera goes close up to exotic animals and birds - 28 striking color plates display his unique perspective on nature's beauty. A clean, crisp, copy - totally unmarked and tightly bound in blue hardcover with gilt spine lettering. Small abrasion on back cover, otherwise book is fine. Unclipped color pictorial jacket is bright and clean - no chips or tears. One letter of title on front of jacket rubbed. Reverse (unprinted) side of jacket lightly foxed, does not show on printed side. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. 10-1/4 x 10-1/4". 80 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.

Malaga, Spain: Ediciones de Aqui, 2003. 2003 Exhibition catalog presenting the installation "I love You Sade" of multimedia artist/designer Pablo Alonso Herraiz together with text of Juan Francisco Ferre's novel "Las Lagrimas de Sade" (in Spanish) for the exhibition at the Galeria Marin Galy de Malaga between 21 September and 10 November 2001. NEAR FINE softcover, with 16 reproductions of photos and artwork. A clean, and tightly bound copy. The only markings is Pablo Alonzo Herraiz's name neatly penned to top corner of first blank page, dated New York, 1 April 2004 - very possibly the artist's signature. Pages near fine - one blank leaf at back of book has a half inch horizontal smudge (a printer's error) across index page, and also to one blank page at rear of book, all else fine. Pictorial paper cover with folded flaps is very clean; small crease to upper left corner of front panel, short closed tear to bottom of front edge, otherwise fine. Text is in Spanish.… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. 1942 Stated First Edition on copyright page; 1942 printed on title page. VERY GOOD in GOOD price-intact dust jacket. Inscribed by Lewis on half-title page in black fountain pen," To: Glory H. Berry, Sincerely, Oscar Lewis." A clean, crisp copy, the only other marking is a small bookseller label (Newbegin's, S.F.) on the rear endpapers. Light center "bend" to first few leaves, otherwise pages are fine. Endpapers lightly toned. Bound in salmon-colored cloth with dark red and blue stamping on front and spine. The cover is very clean with minimal edgewear. Binding tight and straight, hinges intact. Unclipped dust jacket features charming artwork by John O'Hara Cosgrave. Jacket is clean but edgeworn with chips and creases especially at spne ends; spine and edges are toned/sunned. The jacket is in a clear plastic protector. 5.5 x 8". 266 text pages.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

Washington, D.C.: Phillips Collection, 2001. First Edition with 2001 copyright. Printing unstated. NEAR FINE hardcover; a jacket was not issued. Published for the May 2001 retrospective exhibition titled " Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence." A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fine. Hardcover of colorfully illustrated paper over boards is clean with bit of edgewear- short tear to paper at tip of rear top corner and tiny bump to top edge. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. Binding and hinges firm and straight. This beautifully color illustrated biography for young readers reveals the life and work of the late African American artist Jacob Armstead Lawrence. 8-3/4 x 10-1/4". 64 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc., 1999. 1999 soft cover edition. NEAR FINE . A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy, bound in white paper cover printed in black. Cover is clean, unworn and price intact: no creasing to spine. Binding firm and intact, no splits or cracks. Photographs (B&W) by the great photojournalist Ralph Ginzburg chronicle a year in New York City, "the world's most photogenic metropolis." Shoshana Ginzburg wrote the captions. 10 x 8" (oblong). 404 pages . Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - Oblong.

Greenville, SC: Arvi Books, Inc., 2004 2004, printing unstated. NEAR FINE softcover. AUTHOR SIGNED, in black ink, on title page. A clean, otherwise unmarked and firmly bound softcover. Pages fine. Light edge rub to cover but no creases, tears or chips. Spine uncreased and pages tightly bound. A well-researched and thoroughly entertaining of the 'little country doctor' who started the Mayo Clinic. Illustrated with B&W photos. 10 x 7-1/2" (oblong); 177 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New York: Weinstein Books, 2008. 2008 Stated First U.S. Edition. NEAR FINE in FINE price-intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Hardcover of printed paper over boards has a bit of slight rubbing to edges but otherwise an 'as new' copy. A colorfully illustrated, large format book based on the Animated feature Film "IGOR" - screenplay by Chris McKenna, John Cusack the voice of Igor, John Cleese the voice of Dr. Glickenstein, Steve Buscemi "Scamper." 9-3/4 x 12"; 65 pp.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1955. 1955 Stated First Printing. "One of the most vivid word-pictures of adventure among the Indians of the American West was written by a twenty-year-old youth who accompanied a party headed by Indian Treaty Commissioner Henry L. Ellsworth 'to visit the wild tribes of the prairies' in 1833. Many others have told of the difficulties of Western travel and of the hazardous life among the Indians, but none before John Treat Irving, the nephew of Washington Irving, had looked at the red men with such fresh, eagerly interested eyes." According to Washington Irving, "Writers have all represented the Indians according to a conventional and artificial model; this unhackneyed youngster presents them as they are." This is the first annotated edition of the rare 1835 edition. Octavo. NEAR FINE hardcover, no writing or bookplates. Some spotting to the preface pages. Very faint waviness to the first page gathering, otherwise all text… Read More

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1964 First U.S. Edition, 1964. FINE in VERY GOOD- dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and sturdily bound in blue cloth hardcover, gilt titled on spine. Cover and pages fresh and unworn. Jacket is clean but price clipped and lightly edgeworn. The jacket's gloss lamination has lifted away from the paper along the front hinge area. Binding and hinges firm, intact, straight. Illustrated with B&W drawings in text plus 48-page photo section at end of book. 6 x 8-1/4"; 274 pp. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good-.

New York: Dutton Childrens Books, 1998. 1998 Stated First Edition, First Printing. No. 105 of the 200 copy Limited Edition with tipped-in limitation page, hand-numbered and SIGNED by both author Jonathan London and illustrator Daniel San Souci. Also, with "Children's Limited Edition" registration form laid in. FINE in FINE dust jacket and slipcase. A totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. In lovely blue slipcase with color illustrated pastedown on front panel. Slipcase is also fine. An "as new" copy. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout. A 'must-have' for polar bear lovers young and old! 9-5/8 x 11". 40 pages. Signed by Author and Illustrator. First Edition Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine and in Fine Slipcase. Illus. by San Souci, Daniel.

Cambridge, MA and Valencia, Spain, 1966 NEAR FINE. In English and Spanish. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound softcover in white paper cover with black type; front cover art in black, with touches of yellow and red; rear cover with simple 3-color map of Valencia region. Cover slightly edge rubbed and one small light soil mark to front cover, otherwise fine. Contains two essays, artwork (4 B&W line, 1 line with color) and the anthology with 8 poems, bibliography and 4 ad pages. 6-1/4 x 8-1/2"; 68 pages. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: Carrick & Evans, Inc., 1939. 1939 First Edition, "A" on copyright page. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD+ price intact dust jacket. A clean, tightly bound copy; the only marking is previous owner custom bookplate affixed to half-title page. Pages fresh and fine. Red stain to top edge. Printed map endpapers fine. Black hardcover, title gilt stamped on spine is clean with very little wear. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Pictorial jacket is clean, lightly shelf worn; tiny tears and nicks to spine ends and corner tips, short closed tear to top edge at rear panel. Jacket flaps are shallow clipped, $2.50 price intact on front flap. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. A novel of the Revolutionary War as seen at its grimmest by the people of so-called Neutral Ground in Westchester County, New York. Hough served as a Marine Corps officer in WWII and wrote several important books on WWII battles. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4"; 335 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+.

Paris: Histoire & Collections February 2007 edition. FINE. Hardcover. A fresh, clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fine. Hardcover of printed, gloss laminated paper over boards is clean and unworn. Binding strong, hinges tight, spine and boards straight. An illustrated history of WWII's 1943 Operation Zitadelle (Citadel) with duotone and color illustrations including many archival photos. In English, translated from the French by Alan McKay. 9 x 12-1/2"; 144 pages. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Chester, CT: The Globe Pequot Press, 1986. 1986 Stated First Edition, First Printing. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD price intact dust jacket. A clean, tightly bound copy. Review slip and card are laid in; top page edge lightly stamped in red "review copy." No other markings to book. Pages fresh and fine. Gray endpapers - front free endpaper and first leaf of book have indent from paperclip on top edge. Bound in red cloth hardcover, gilt titled on spine and front. Slight color fade to cloth along top edge, Illustrated jacket is clean, lighlty edgeworn with a few tiny short closed tears and light edge toning. Illustrated with 25 exquisite wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. The illustrations are arranged in walking-tour order. The book was published to commemorate Harvard's 350th Anniversary. 10-1/4 x 8-1/4" (oblong); 64 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc., 1991. 1991, Printing unstated. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy in gray cloth hardcover, silver titled on spine and silver crest stamped on front cover. Printed gray endpapers. Slight shelf rub to bottom cover edge, book otherwise fine. Color pictorial jacket is clean with light rubbing - also short scratches and several light indentations to front of jacket. No tears or chips. A comprehensive and profusely illustrated history of this historic military academy. 9-3/4 x 11-3/4"; 320 pages. A heavy book that will require additional postage for Priority or International mailing. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.

Germany: Der Karlsruhe Bote , 1964. 1964 soft cover Edition. AUTHOR SIGNED and INSCRIBED. VERY GOOD. An early volume of poetry by the Pomeranian-born, Canadian author. Lengthy inscription neatly penned in blue ink, on the first blank page is in German, evidently addressed to his dear friend Josef. "mit grosser freudt schribe ich dur, Lieber Josef…. " signed "dein freud Ulrich" and dated "Vancouver ans 6 Sept. 1967." Schaffer also signed his name next to the author photo on the final leaf of the book. No other markings; a clean copy in very good condition. Pages fresh and fine. Firmly bound in wrapper of white gloss paper titled in black and with yellow and black artwork by Schaffer on front. Wrapper lightly shelf rubbed and edge worn, light creasing to corners, but no tears or chips. Book includes 7 abstract illustrations by the author, 4 printed in black, 2 in red and black and a duplicate of the yellow and black cover art. 8 x 11-1/2"; 78 pages. Signed by… Read More