Search Results: Titles starting with I from COBNAR BOOKS

Amstelodami, Apud Ioannem Jacobi Fil : Schipper,, 1659.. 1659 12mo. [24],[832], [4] p. Engraved titlepage and 103 engraved emblemata. Later vellum binding lettered in ink on the spine. Internally clean and tight, with good margins. The Author was a Spanish diplomat and man of letters, best known for this anti-Machiavellian emblem book, which urged a return to traditional virtues as the remedy for national decadence. It was largely written for the use of the son of Philip IV. It first appeared in print in Munich in1640, with a second, revised edition in Milan in 1642. It's importance was widely ecognised across Europe, resulting in many 17th century reprints with translations into latin, French and Italian.

Londini Ex Officina I.[ohn] R.[edmayne] ,, 1659.. 1659 12mo. Collates *12, A - F12, G6 (G6 blank). Fourth edition. Engraved frontispiece. Contemporary blind ruled sheep, rubbed. Discretely rebacked with the original spine preserved. Small worm track affecting a letter or two of text in the top inner corner of the first section and some contemporary pen trials on front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy in sound, original condition. Ruggle's comedy ultimately derives its plot from Plautus, but with much additional sub-plot of his own. It was watched by James I in 1615 during his visitation of Clare Hall and in a letter to Sir Dudley Carleton, dated March 16, John Chamberlain wrote: '. . . the second night was a comedies of clare hall with the helpe of two or three goode actors from other houses, wherin Dauid Drommond in a hobby-horse, and Brakin the recorder of the towne vnder the name of ignoramus a common-lawier bare great parts: the thing was full of mirth and varietie, with many… Read More

In Venezia, del mese di Agosto, Per li Giunti di Firenze, M D LXII., 1582. 1582 4to. [32], 585, [43] p. Recent morocco binding, the spine with raised bands and titled in the second panel. The boards panelled with multiple blind tooled rolls in the antique style. The title page with expert small paper repairs to the corners. The text block is clean and crisp, with a few signs of use. Each novella commences with a 10 line historiated initial. The scarce engraving of Salviati's approbation is present on the verso of Oo5. The first edition of the restitution and revision by Lionardo Salviati of the text of Boccaccio's Decamerone, one of two notable attempts to rescue this important work of Italian literature and the Tuscan language, which had been banned by the Church, and included in the Index librorum prohibitorum of 1559 and 1564 for its immorality, and its irreverent treatment of the clergy. Following the censure of the 1573 Accademia Fiorentina revision, Salviati prepared the second revision… Read More

2003. 2003 34 p. Tables. Illustrations. Unbound. Offprint from Print Quarterly, XX. 2003, 1. Inscribed to Anna [Simoni].

London, Published for the Proprietors, by Longman, Rees, Orme, Green, and Longman,, 1836.. 1836 viii,115 p. Errata slip. Additional engraved title page and twelve engraved plates. Tipped in Errata slip. Vignettes in text. Publisher's cloth, embossed and title gilt on front board. Neatly rebacked with the original endpapers preserved. Light wear on corners. Some spotting of the plates as usual and unobtrusive marginal water stain to the engraved title. A very good copy.

London, John Dicks, 313, Strand,, 1889.. 1889 xii, 416 p. 26 issues with title page and Index. Plans, illustrations, advertisements. 33 cms. Strong near- contemporary amateur binding. The boards are cut down from a show card advertising Harris Cycle Company, Coventry (active 1889-1918).

London, Morton & Co.,, 1885.. 1885 [2], 392, [32 ] p. Maps, illustrations. The final section has a running title Railway Guide Advertisements, 1885. 24 cms. Publisher's red cloth, embossed and gilt. All edges gilt. The binding and endpapers are water stained on the edges, particularly at the foot but the contents are clean and crisp. Images available on request.

Derby, Breedon Books,, 1997.. 1997 192 p. Illustrations. 30cm. A fine copy in similar dustwrapper.

Quartet Books,, 1988.. 1988 xi, 274 p. Illustrations. A very good copy in similar dustwrapper.

London, Country Life, , 1936.. 1936 vi, 78 p. Illustrations. 29cm. Publisher's decorated cloth, no dustwrapper. Ilustrated throughout with Dowd's pencil drawings of children.

London, B.T. Batsford, , 1957. Publisher's green cloth binding. A very good copy in a sleeved, price clipped wrapper. . 1957 208 p.

Rainham, Meresborough Books,, 1992.. 1992 123 p. Illustrations. 21cm. Paperback. A very good copy.

London, International Headquarters of the Salvation Army, , 1890.. 1890 [16], 9-285, xxxi p. + 6p catalogue of publications. Folding coloured frontispiece. 23cm. Publisher's blue-black cloth, gilt. Erly Tunbridge Wells ownershio stamp on the fron endpaper. A very good copy.

New York, Privately Printed,, 1910.. 1910 118 p. 31 mounted plates. One of 985 copies, signed by Robert J. Collier. 31 cm. Publisher's slate green cloth binding titled in gilt to the front board. Corners bumped and some loss of surface at the spine extremities. The contents are clean and tight with no creasing to the tipped in plates. Peter Fenelon Collier (1849-1909) founded the publishing company P. F. Collier & Son, publishers of Collier's Weekly Magazine.

Chichester, Phillimore,, 1984.. 1984 Large 8vo. xii, 146 p. Plates, line drawings in the text. A very good copy in similar dustwrapper.

Chicago, National Sports Publishing Company,, 1927.. 1927 [8], 259 p. Ilustrations. 19 cms. Publisher's red cloth, gilt title to spine and front board. No dustwrapper. Paper toned, otherwise a very good copy.

Liverpool. Lee and Nightingale, Printers,, [1874.]. 1874 [2], 42 p. Lithographed title page. List of Subscribers (63 names). 21 cms. Finely bound in heavily grained ultramarine morocco blocked in gilt in a panel design with central crest of the School Frigate Conway, the lower board blocked similarly with the royal arms centrally. The spine with raised bands and gold lines. Blue silk endpapers and linings to the boards, the latter surrounded by gilt rolled dentelles. All edges gilt. Minor rubs to the spine ends and corners, otherwise in fine condition.

London: Bibliographical Society, , 2007.. 2007 433 p. Illus. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt. A fine copy as issued.

London, Elliot Stock, , 1905.. 1905 [4], 139 p. 26cm. Publisher's red cloth, gilt over bevelled boards. Minor wear showing on the cloth. Bookplate of Teichman Derville with his extensive ms. notes.

New York, D. W. Evans & Co.,, [1859.]. 1859 428 p. Publisher's embossed brown cloth, recased. A clean, crisp copy.