Search Results: Titles starting with I from Horizon Books

Greenwich, Connecticut, New York Graphic Society, 1962, First edition. . original pink cloth, dj with tiny tear at edge, fine clean copy. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; ix, 337 pp, map. . The American author and his wife spent 4 years in northern Rhodesia beginning in 1929 to study nature in the wilds and to farm. Hubbard estalished a natural area where all kinds of wild animals could be raised without fear of either humans or each other. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1903, First edition. . original cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, spine a little faded, scattered light foxing, endpapers and rear cover dampstained, 2 leaves with stain in margin, else very good. . 12mo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]; xv, 146 pp, 8 plates from photos including frontis. . The author spent some ten years in India, in a native regiment, and spent much of his time hunting Ibex in Cashmere (Kashmir). He tries to derive general principles from this experience but reflects a condescending attitude to his guides, typical of the time, but comes up with an interesting narrative and description. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1926, First edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, rubbed at edge, very good tight and clean copy. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xliii, 296 pp, 51 illustrations including frontis, 8 maps, bibliog, index of authors, general index. . A detailed work on geology by this professor of geology at the University of Toronto. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Sydney, Gray's Publishing Company, [1974], First Canadian edition, published same time as first English edition. . original cloth, dj (lightly rubbed at spine ends), fine in very good dj. . 8vo [22.5 x 14 cm]; 142 pp, illustrations from photos, maps, map endpapers. . Neate T37: 'In later life Tilman spent his time sailing to remote arctic and antarctic locations, landing to do a bit of climbing' A narrative of Tilman's travels mainly on the east cost of Greenland. The appendix lists his various boats with chronologies. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, printed for the author, 1828-1829, First edition. . contemporary half red morocco, marbled boards, all edges gilted, gilt spine title lettering, joints rubbed and scuffed, some plates pulled but intact, internal hinge cracked but firm, very good, clean copy with only light foxing on a few plates. . 4to [30 x 22 cm]; 2 volumes, [vi], 92; [iv], 104 pp, complete with 96 fine engraved plates and 13 engraved maps including one folding, on heavy india proof paper. . A superbly illustrated work on 12 mountain passes including the Little Saint Bernard, the Mont Genevre, the Mont Cenis, the Mont Saint Gothard, the Great Saint Bernard, the Monte Stelvio, the Cornice, the Grimsel and the Gries, the Bernardine and the Splugen, the Brenner, the Tende and the Argentiere and the Simplon, each pass with a map. Neate B170. The painter Brockedon traversed the Alps 58 times, crossing more than 40 different passes, in the course of his researches. He had helped in the preparation of Murray's Swiss… Read More

Blandford, Cassell Publishing, [1990], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, clean and fine. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 189 pp, color frontis, hundreds of illustrations from color and black & white photos and drwgs, bibliog, index. . Written by two expert wildlife photographers, the work describes the hide, general photo techniques, understanding birds, finding birds, birds away from the nest, birds in flight, equipment, and appendices on using your pictures, photographing birds in captivity, etc. The equipment may change but the principles they describe still apply. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Octopus Books, [1982], First edition in English. . original pictorial cloth, dj (light wear), near fine clean copy. . 8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; 352 pp, over 400 illustrations in color and black and white, bibliog, index. . Over 400 species, each illustrated, are described in detail, covering all types, from cactus and carnivorous to orchids and fruit, bromeliads, arctic-alpine plants, composite flowers, aquatic, marshland and shoreline plants, gamopetalous, monocots, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Boston, The University Press, 1905, First edition. . contemporary half leather, scuffed, gilt lettering on spine, raised bands, marbled boards and edges, binding signed by U. Holzer, Boston, internally clean, bright and fine, in very good cover, presentation copy signed by the author, Jan. 1907. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xii, 117 pp, engraved frontis portrait, 45 fine color lithographed (chromolithographs) plates, other illustrations from photos, index. . The author described and illustrated butterflies he believed were new to science. The attractive colored plates by B. Meisel, illustrate from one to four butterflies. The author describes the butterfly collecting trip by William Gerhard where he travelled in Bolivia over a period of more than a year in 1898 and 1899, based on Gerhard's letters and photos. Nissen 4356. British Museum Natural History Catalogue 2283. Not in Bennett. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Sotheby's, 1985, First edition. . original red pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, mounted plate on cover in gilt border, fine and clean condition. . 4to [27.5 x 21.5 cm]; unpaginated, illustrations including full page, reproduced from the books being auctioned. . The October 31, 1985 auction of 43 superb books on American voyages and explorations, each with detailed descriptions and bibliographical detail, most illustrated, including the rare The General History of Virginia by John Smith, published in 1624. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Philadelphia, Rufus C. Hartranft, 1893, . . original pictorialred cloth with silver scene on cover, gilt lettering, rubbed, front hinge strengthened, very good copy. . 8vo [23 x 17 cm]; vii, 524 pp, frontis, many illustrations & plates, folding map of Greenland. . AB 8484: "The expedition of 1891-2, sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, was under command of Peary until he left the ship, then under Prof. A. Heilprin. The personnel included zoologists and botanists." Much on the West Greenland coast, natives, ice, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890, First American Edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilted signature of author & title on covers, gilt vignette on spines, map of Africa on both volumes in blind-stamp, signature on endpaper, slightly rubbed at edges, complete, clean and fine set, no tears on maps. . 8vo [22.5 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, xiv, [ii], 547; xvi, 540; 45 plates including 2 steel-engraved frontis's (portraits), 4 maps including 3 folding in pockets, numerous other illustrations and portraits from photos and drwgs, one chart in color, index. . One of the classic African travels by this experienced American traveller and writer, published in London in same year, and translated into a number of other languages. According to DNB, the expedition "accomplished great things; it had made notable additions to African geography and ethnology". Work 26. Very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Seeley, Service & Co., 1914, First edition. . original blue pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilted, spine faded, edges rubbed, corner bumped, few leaves bit foxed, good copy. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; [xii], 304, 16 [ads] pp, frontis, 46 illustrations from photos, mostly full-page, folding map (split in fold), index. . The author first travelled to New Guinea from Australia in 1899, where he travelled extensively throughout the British New Guinea, Papua, over a 14 year period, describing the peoples in detail, their customs, rituals, society, etc. The illustrations are quite good. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Honolulu, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1965, new and revised edition, the best edition, first edition was 1948. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, pictorial endpapers, a clean and fine copy. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xix, 924 pp, 317, showing 673 species and 20 fruits and seeds, illustrations from photos and drwgs, tables, color keys to flowers, fruits and seeds, glossary, index. . A massive and useful work with great detail for plants suitable for these tropical gardens, including ferns and fern allies, cycads, ginkgo, conifers, monocotyledons, dicotyledons and good details on fruit and nut bearing trees. There is an appendix, 'Flowering Time of Honolulu Plants' by C. Montague Cooke and Marie C. Neal. This edition is considerably expanded from the first edition, with a third more species covered, and with many more illustrations. It is intended for both amateurs and professionals. A massive and very heavy work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Chicago, Forbes & Company, 1908, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine edge a little rubbed, endpaper name, internal hinge repair, interior is clean and fine in very good+ cover. . thick 8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; xi, 425 pp, numerous plates and frontis from photos by author, some plates with two photos, itinerary, index. . Hand S480. The anthropologist author's earlier work, Indians of Southern Mexico, produced in only a limited edition was highly regarded but consists of mostly photos (but excellent ones), although he published a number of other papers, mostly short, on the subject. This work provides a detailed travel narrative through Oaxaca, Chiapis, parts of Guatemala, Dos Rios to photograph the Otamis of Huixquilucan, to Patzcuaro to study the Tarascans, to Uruapan, Tlaxcala, Cuauhtlantzinco, Zamora, states of Puebla, Hidalgo and many others, travelling by railroad where possible, or steamer, horseback, etc. Based on several expeditions from 1896 to 1901, the… Read More

London, Edward Arnold, 1908, First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, gilt clear & unworn, name on endpaper, fine and clean. . 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xi, 351 pp, frontis, plus 15 plates from photos, index. . Farrer, an important plant hunter and explorer who had introduced a number of new plants to Europe, had travelled extensively in Asia. Although always looking for new plants, the author describes the natural history, the people, religion, architecture, customs, etc, as he travelled from Colombo, Gadaladeniy, Peradeniya, Sigiri Rock, Polonnarua, Kandy, to the Sacred City and various other towns and cities, providing his keen observations and well-written text. Ware 17. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books, 1985, First edition. . original cloth, dj (tear), fine in very good dj. . 4to [26 x 21 cm]; xiv, 232 pp, frontis, illus, map endpapers, bibliog, index. . The James River flow from the Virginia mountains to the Chesapeake Bay. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Michael Joseph, [1973], First Edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (bit rubbed at spine ends, price clipped), fine, clean, unmarked copy. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 176 pp, plates from photos including colored, map, index. . The author, former editor of the Royal Horticultural Society and writer of many books including 'The Mountains of the Moon", describes a lifetime of plant hunting in many parts of the world, including Europe, East Africa, Borneo, Persia, Nepal, North America, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Michael Joseph, [1973], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (bit rubbed at spine ends), fine, clean copy. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 176 pp, plates from photos including color, map, index. . The author, former editor of the Royal Horticultural Society and writer of many books including 'The Mountains of the Moon", describes a lifetime of plant hunting in many parts of the world, including Europe, East Africa, Borneo, Persia, Nepal, North America, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, John Murray, [1924], First edition. . original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, a little faded and rubbed, endpaper bookplate, very good, with the signature of the author on verso of the half title page. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xviii, 297, {iv, ads] pp, 2 maps, 30 illustrations on 16 plates from photos, index. . The author, a doctor and member of the Royal Society, travelled extensively in the south Pacific, east of Australia, and provides much detail on New Caledonia, New Hebrides and the aborigines of Australia. He provides two chapters on how he made the pictures used in the book and the difficulties a photographer had at that time. Taylor 414. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Simon and Schuster, [1986], First edition. . original cloth-backed boards, silver spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, rear panel slightly rubbed), fine overall, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 239 pp, index. . Travels through tropical rain forests in two continents, the Nhamunda River, an undeveloped tributary of the Amazon, where the author meets tribal remnants, and in Zaire through the Ituri Forest in the land of BaMbuti and Efe pygmies, visiting villages where white people have seldom if ever been encountered. A picture of this book is available on request by email.