Search Results: Authors starting with I from The Antique Map & Bookshop

Cupar-Fife, A. Westwood & Son, 1903 1st. Hardback, 9 x 6 inches. In light brown cloth with gilt lettering and design to spine, B&W and gilt design to front. Top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some rubbing to cloth on corners and ends of spine, small nick at top end, some minor fading at bottom end. Endpapers clean. One or two minor foxing spots else pages clean and tight. Plates all clean and bright. Page edges uncut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. x + 197pp. Illustrated with 9 B&W photo plates (including plate of portraits), 3 B&W sketch maps in text, and a double-page B&W map at rear.

London, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, n.d. ca1924 2nd. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Green cloth with black paneled lettering to front and spine. In yellow illustrated dustwrapper. (Scarce in Dustwrapper) In very good coondition with very good dustwrapper (DW scarce, top edge clipped/trimmed. Spine darkened. Flaps not clipped. In protective sleeve.) Cover clean and smart. Prize bookplate to front endpaper “ Farnham Brotherhood Prize, M.T. Barnett.” Some minor liht foxing spots to endpapers and page edges. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 113 (115) pages. 32pp advert catalogue at rear. With B&W photo illustrations in text, chart and b&w map at rear.

Birmingham. Daar Us-Sunnah Publishers. 2005 2nd revised.. 8.5 x 6.0 inches. In dark blue cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Small old tear to top of spine. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Small address label to front endpaper. Fore edge slightly marked. Occasional pencil marks and notes inside. Unfortunately this volume has come from a smokers library so does suffer slightly from this. Else a clean and tight copy. 416 pp. English and Arabic script throughout. The original author was born in the year 611 H (1214 AD). He lived in Damascus and was known for his scholarship of the Qur’an (Koran). This is an English translation of his discussion on good and evil with original passages in Arabic accompanied by English translation.

Collins 1947 1st edition. Size 5.75 x 8.75 inches. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In FINE condition (dw; Not price clipped). Inside a clean and tight copy. 317pp. With 99 colour & 104 b/w photo plates; 7 colour plates of preserved specimens. 8 distribution maps & 40 diagrams. Comprehensive book on insects, with limited information on butterflies and moths, which have their own volumes.

London. J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1935 1st edition.. 8vo. In pale green cloth covers with black lettering to spine. In good condition. Spine slightly faded with split to back edge. Slight lean. Boards faded with small marks. Mild foxing to edges. Owner's inscription to front endpaper, dated 1935. Book review pasted to half title page. Else a clean and tight copy. 339pp. Novel set in Norfolk A young man is 'called' to become a preacher.

London. The Mitre Press. 1962 1st edition.. 8vo. In blue cloth covers with silver to spine and front. With dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; Spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends. Small marks. Not price clipped). Author's inscription to front endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 177pp. Collection of essays on moral and religious themes.

London. Frederick Muller Ltd. 1935 1st edition.. Tall 8vo. In brown cloth covers with gilt to spine. In fair condition. Spine slightly faded and rubbed at ends. Corners slightly bumped. Small marks to covers. Mild foxing to edges. Long inscription by author to front endpaper, dated 1935. Occasional small marks and foxing spots. Else a clean and tight copy. 324pp. With 8 b/w plates. Fictionalised biography of Francis Bacon.

London. Massie Publishing Co. Ltd. 1939 1st edition.. 8vo. In brown cloth covers with gilt to spine and gilt vignette of Old St Paul's to front. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper (dw; spine darkened with piece missing from bottom end. Rubbed and creased around edges with small marks and tears. Not price clipped). Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 452pp. With portrait frontis. The life of John Donne who, after a wild youth, became Dr. John Donne and Dean of St.Pauls.

London. Massie Publishing Co. Ltd. 1939 1st edition.. 8vo. In brown cloth covers with gilt to spine and gilt vignette of Old St Paul's to front. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Corners slightly bumped. Mild foxing to edges. Author's inscription to front endpaper. Owner's bookplate and inscription to same. Magazine review pasted to back endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 452pp. With portrait frontis. The life of John Donne who, after a wild youth, became Dr. John Donne and Dean of St.Pauls.

London, Johnson, 1968 1st. Hardback, approx 8.5 x 5.5 ins. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edges red. In dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (DW some fading to spine, small nicks to spine ends, some rubbing to edges and corners, not price clipped, in protective sleeve.) Cloth clean, bottom corners slightly bumped. Authors neat inscription to front endpaper “For Neil and Peggy, with my love and very good wishes from Geoffrey, October 1972.” Else a very clean and tight copy. 184pp. Illustrated with a few B&W photographs.

London, Spink & Son Ltd, 1999 1st. Hardback, 10 x 7.5 inches. Blue cloth with gilt to spine. In illustrated glossy grey dustwrapper. In very good fine condition with fine dustwrapper. An excellent clean and tight copy. No marks. Maps to endpapers. 102pp. With colour and B&W photo illustrations.

Hutchinson of london. 1961 1st.. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. In maroon cloth covers with white lettering to spine and white figure to front. With illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Rubbed and creased along edges. price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Editor’s signature to main title page. Else a very clean and tight copy. 160 pp. Line drawing to main title page. Collection of articles and essays from authors, well known in the early 1960s, on the theme of Schooldays.

Royal Engineers. 1945. 14.0 x 10.0 inches. In grey cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper. (d/w. Creases with some tears and small pieces missing from top edge. Large piece missing from back. Old repairs). Some browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 197 pp. With many b/w photographs. Told in pictures, the story of the Royal Engineers bridging of the many rivers between Normandy and Berlin in 1944/45. A fascinating story of the men and machines making the journey and allowing for eventual victory.

London, Richard Bentley, 1864 1st Illustrated Edition.. Hardback, Tall 8vo. 9.5 x 7 inches. In full leather fine binding by “Rivingtons, Waterloo Place.” Full red morocco leather binding, with decorative gilt panelled boards, raised banding to spine with gilt lettering and decorations. Full gilt page edging, marbled endpapers and gilt inner dentelles. In very good condition. Some rubbing to corners and ends of spine, some rubbing to raised bands. Some dark spots to front board, some small bumps and marks to rear, with small surface tear to leather at edge. Bookplate to front endpaper “Margaret Schuster.” Partial crack between endpaper at front. Hinge still tight. Some dark foxing to prelims and title page. Some heavy and moderate foxing spots to pages throughout. Binding tight and sound. Else a very good tight copy. xii, 428pp. Illustrated with 60 B&W text illustrations by Cruikshank, Leech and Tenniel. The first illustrated edition of the Ingoldsby Legends,… Read More

London, Richard Bentley, 1894 88th edition. Three Volumes. Hardback, Tall 8vo. 9.5 x 7 inches. In half-bound leather fine bindings by “Hatchards, Piccadilly.” Polished dark green morocco leather to spines and corners with gilt line edging, two deep raised bands to spines with gilt decorations and title lettering. Pale green cloth to boards. Top page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Slight fading to spines, some minor rubbing to raised bands on vols 1 & 2. some minor rubbing to leading corners, a couple of minor handling marks to boards else clean and smart. Bookplates to endpapers “Lady Marjory Binney, 1909.” (Bookplate by T. Morino, 1909.) Binders stamps to rear corner of endpapers, blank sides with moderate foxing. Some mild foxing to prelims and title pages, and outer page edges. Some occasional minor spots to inside pages, some plates with some minor foxing, full-page plates are all guarded. Bindings all tight and sound. No weak hinges. Else a… Read More

London, Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1910. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Half bound with white vellum leather spine and green cloth to boards. Gilt decoration to spine with pink leaf details and gilt lettering to leather title label. Top page edges gilt. Plain endpapers. In very good condition. Some minor handling marks to cover with some slight darkening to spine, else cover clean and smart. Endpapers with some minor darkening, neat inscription to front “To Walter Coles, with love from his friend F.P. Archbold 1913.” One or two minor spots and handling marks to pages. Else a very good clean and tight copy. Lv + 527pp. Illustrated with a B&W frontis portrait and B&W illustrations within text.

London, Richard Bentley, 1894 88th edition. Three Volumes. Hardback, Tall 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. Half-bound red morocco leather fine bindings by “Hatchards, Piccadilly.” Marbled paper to baords with gilt line edging, raised banding and gilt panelling and lettering to spines. Top page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In very good conditions. Lovely smart leather fine bindings. Some minor foxing to blank sides of endpapers. Some occasional spots to outer page edges (edges rough cut.) All plates (except portrait) are tissue guarded, all plates clean and bright. Pages all very clean and tight throughout. No penned inscriptions or marks. Else an excellent clean and tight set. 3 volumes: xliv (Memoir & Preface) + 283pp, 336pp, & 280pp. Illustrated with 94 B&W illustrations (21 full-page engraved plates, many text vignettes) by Cruikshank, Leech,Tenniel and others. Including decorative engraved title pages and frontis plate in vol.1. Illustrated edition of the Ingoldsby Legends,… Read More

Philadelphia, George W. Jacobs and Company, 1923 revised. Hardback 9.5 x 7 inches. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, colour title plate to front. In dustwrapper. Colour illustrated endpapers. In very good condition with good dustwrapper (DW, edges torn with chipping and some loss, rear flap lost. In protective sleeve.) Small chips to cloth on board corners and ends of spine. Front plate clean and bright. Some tanning to endpapers, cracked at inner hinges. Some minor tanning to pages and some occasional minor handling marks. Edges rubbed and some small tears to edges of two leaves p191-194. Colour plates clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 563pp. Illustrated with 8 full page colour plates plus a colour illustrated title page.

B.T.Batsford. 1947-8 1st.. 8.5.x 5.5 inches. In light blue cloth covers with dark blue lettering to spine and front. With illustrated dustwrapper by Brian Cook. Maps to endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends. Top edge slightly rubbed and creased. Price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Small address label to front endpaper. Pictorial Ex Libris label to first blank page. Else a clean and tight copy. 116 pp. With colour frontis, b/w photographs and line drawings. Comprehensive description of the northern midland counties with historic country houses, landscape, the people and some of the folklore.

Boston, Small, Maynard & Company, 1900 2nd. Pocket hardback, 6.5 x 4 inches. Pink paper covered boards with black lettering to front and spine. In good condition. Ex-library copy professionally rebacked on spine. Later endpapers. Cover rubbed with some darkening. Corners slightly bumped and chipped. Embossed library stamp to title page “Redemptorist Seminary, Oconomowoc. Wis.” with number stamp below “10671.” Some occasional handling marks and minor foxing spots to pages, some minor tanning, and some darkening to rear endpapers. Else a very good copy. 141pp.