Search Results: Titles starting with I from Bluebird Books

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Popular author of the mid-20th century's musings on life in a good copy. In full black cloth covers with bright orange artwork and lettering, front & spine. DJ chipped at edges & spine faded, in removable mylar protector; bears orig $2.50 flap price. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 233 pages .

New York: itbooks / HarperCollins Publishers (Harper Collins). Near Fine. 2009. Softcover. 0061833126 . This softcover work provides ideas for developing one's individualized fashion style, especially for women. With dozens of black & white and color photos, many displaying celebrities and their own personal fashion tendencies. Includes a foreword by Diane von Furstenberg. --- In simple cream wraps with author photographic portrait to back cover. --- A clean, bright, newish copy.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 288 pages .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1996. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0312135165 . Stated first U.S. edition. A historical novel written from the viewpoint of Queen Victoria's diary. With Victoria's family tree at front of volume. --- In black paper-covered boards with titling in gilt to spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A tightly-bound, sound copy but with slight soiling to covers.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xi, 415 pages .

Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0316598305 . Second printing. A collection of over 400 of the popular American humorist poet's work, selected from all of Ogden Nash's previous collections by daughters Linell Smith and Isabel Eberstadt. Includes an introduction by Archibald MacLeish. With Nash's whimsical drawings at chapter heads and indices of first and last lines at rear of volume. --- In ivory cloth-covered boards w/Nash drawing in gilt on cover, titling in red and gilt on spine. Dust jacket repeats the Nash cover drawing. --- Several poems are marked in pencil, boards are just slightly splayed and with a hint of soiling to cloth, otherwise a firm, clean copy. Unclipped dust jacket with a small tear to top edge, lightly sunned spine and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall) ; xxiii, 407 pages .

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. A 1952 reprint of the 1935 issuance. The seventh novel by France's Pierre Loti, pseudonym of Louis Marie Julien Viaud, was first published in 1886 and is a tale of the sea. It features the author's hero, Yann and a girl, Gaud. This edition has been rendered into English by W. P. Baines. With introductory note by series editor Ernest Rhys. Entry 920 in Everyman's Library "Fiction" series. --- In Everyman's Library binding style 3 with full carmine cloth and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover and brown topstain. Red jacket features 'EL' design on shell to cover. --- A clean, unmarked, tightly-bound copy. Somewhat brittle jacket with large chips at spine ends (upper one still present), darkened spine and with dampstaining, but remaining mostly intact and… Read More

Toronto: Key Porter Books. Fine with no dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. 1552639266 . In this work, Canadian winemaker Karl Kaiser tells of his "icewine" winemaking process. Also included is a section of recipes and suggestions for compatible foods to serve with the wines. With color photos and drawings. --- In full gloss white paper-covered boards. Lacks a dust jacket. --- A clean, bright, sturdy copy lacking damages.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); 192 pages .

New York: Amphoto Art / Watson-Guptill Publications. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0817440259 . First printing. A portfolio of black & white portraits of notable figures from the world the arts by New York photographer Jack Mitchell. Included are 160 duotone photographs of actors, painters, musicians, dancers and other celebrities. Includes a foreword by Edward Albee. --- In black textured paper-covered boards with spine titling in white and grey. Jacket features Mr. Mitchell's portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. --- An excellent copy: bright, clean and tightly-bound. Unclipped jacket also in good shape. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.) ; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 160 pages .

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. A first edition (with publisher's "FA" vignette to copyright page) of an autobiography by the prolific New York dramatist Owen Davis. With several photographic portraits on plates, including a frontis image of the author. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards with cover & spine titling in gilt. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With sunning to spine, a few scuffed spots to cloth, else a clean, unmarked, tightly-bound copy. This work scarce in this edition.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; viii, 233 pages .

New York: The John Day Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. A veteran Christian preacher, Dr. Stamm makes the case for fundamental Christian values and teachings, charging neglect of them in many churches of the day. --- First edition in full black paper-covered boards w/gilt-stamped spine titling; jacket flap w/author black and white portrait. --- A clean, firm, bright copy lacking markings but with slight rubbing to spine area. Somewhat sunned dust jacket with chipping and small tears along edges, bears orig. $1.75 flap price.; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); x, 116 pages .

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. [c.1948]. Hardcover. A Modern Library reprint edition of the epic poem of ancient Greece, rendered into English prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Meyers; and with a prefatory note. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h / verso advertises 334 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1948 (no publication date appears in book). ML #166.1. --- With discreet pencilings to perhaps as many as 6 leaves, penciled doodlings to torchbearer images at front and back endpapers, and moderately discolored cloth, else a sound copy. Fair-only, unclipped dust jacket with plenty of chips and tears but remains mostly intact and in new removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; (6), 464 pages .

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Loeb Classical Library / Harvard University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0674995791 . 2001 printings of the 1999 second edition. A two-volume set presenting the landmark epic poem of ancient Greece, in an English translation by A. T. Murray, as revised by William F. Wyatt. Homer's text is presented side-by-side in both Greek and English, with frequent footnotes in English. With a preface by Wyatt and an introduction by Murray. Entries 170 & 171 in the Loeb Classical Library series, edited by Jeffrey Henderson. --- ISBNs 0674995791 & 0674995805. In full olive cloth-covered boards with publisher's device to cover, titling and classical Greek key decorations to spine; all in gilt. Simple jacket in green with Loeb medallion to cover, Greek key border. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking apparent damages. Unpriced, unclipped dust jackets in great shape: intact, bright and protected in removable archival mylar… Read More

Miller Graphics / Crown Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. This work offers reproductions from the illuminated manuscripts of the famous 12th-century poem "Tristan and Isolde," telling the story of the ill-fated lovers. The original, prepared in 1410, is now the property of the National Library of Austria. Per the jacket flap, it was first owned by the Duc de Berry (or John, Duke of Berry (1340–1416), the legendary French prince). This volume contains color reproductions of these famous miniatures, alongside the text of Gabriel Bise. With an introduction by Dagmar Thoss. --- In tan linen-finish paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling and blue and gold-toned endpapers. Jacket with a representative image from this work. --- An excellent, about Near Fine copy: clean, tightly-bound and bright. Jacket also in very nice condition, though with a few creases.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 125 pages .

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0025313509 . An illustrated reprint edition of the third novel by Charles Dickens (1812-1870), first published serially beginning in 1838. "Nicholas Nickleby" is centered around a young man who, due to the death of his father, must support his mother and sister. It has been described as "perhaps the funniest novel in the English language" by Peter Ackroyd; while it also takes on the serious social issue of the maltreatment of children in English boarding schools. With many of the original engraved illustrations by "Phiz". This edition produced in conjunction with a television production of the novel by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and with several color plates showing the actors therefrom as they portray the various characters in the novel. --- In linen-finish maroon paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior… Read More

London: T. Nelson and Sons. Good with no dust jacket. [c.1860s-70s]. Hardcover. A collection of songs for children, dating to the mid-19th century. The lyrics and musical notations are accompanied by numerous black & white engraved illustrations. Undated, but a gift inscription is dated 1877. --- In bevel-edged green cloth-covered boards with oval color image of two children pasted to center of front cover. Cover titling and decorations in gilt and black. --- A rather well-preserved copy: tightly-bound and sturdy but with inked inscription to front endpaper, another inking to title page and prior owner's sticker to front free endpaper; taped repair to last leaf. Covers with scratches and fading to spine title block.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 160 pages .

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. Good with no dust jacket. 1882. Hardcover. An 1882 reprint of the 1878 issuance. A survey of classical literature by John D. Quackenbos. The author divides the subject into Ancient Oriental Literature, Ancient Grecian and Ancient Roman Literature. With a few scattered black & white engraved illustrations and several colored maps. --- In publisher's Chautauqua Edition, with brown, pebble-finish cloth-covered boards and spine titling stamped in gilt. --- A somewhat shaken binding (but holding), and with clear plastic adhesive covering to spine and half of the covers, missing front free endpaper, prior owner's rubberstampings and signatures to endpapers, else a stable, sturdy copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; x, 11-432, [2] pages .

Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 073703162X . First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. The American Civil War is depicted in this hefty volume of over 700 photos, with sketches, maps, historic artifacts and more. With text by distinguished Civil War scholars, who detail the major battles and generals who participated. --- In maroon leatherette-like paper-covered boards with titling blindstamped on cover and spine. Jacket with photo of a ruined Richmond on cover. --- With previous owner's rubberstamping on front free endpaper, otherwise a bright, clean, firm copy. Jacket with some shallow creases; is otherwise nice. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by Media Mail in the US.) ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 454 pages .

New York: Crescent Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0517441160 . A thorough examination of steam and diesel locomotives. Illustrated throughout in color and with 250 black & white photos. Originally published in the U.K. by Salamander Books, Ltd. --- In full black textured paper-covered boards. Jacket with color drawings of power units. --- With a little bit of wear to cover edges; else a bright, firm copy. Jacket with a hint of rubbing; is otherwise very nice. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 208 pages .

London: Christie's. Fine. 2013. Softcover. A summation of 2012 sales success for impressionist and modern art pieces by Christie's, the London-based auction house. Includes several full-color reproductions of paintings and at least one sculpture of representative pieces sold. Also with charts and tables comparing the success of Christie's to Sotheby's and other auction houses. --- A slim booklet, in stiff wraps with detail from Modigliani's "Jeanne Hébuterne (au chapeau)" to front cover. A bright, newish, crisp item lacking damages worthy of mention.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; (20) pages .

New York: Abbeville Press, Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 089659677X . A presentation of notable impressionist paintings and sculptures, as collected by Sara Lee Corporation chairman John Bryan for the company's Chicago headquarters. These artworks by the likes of Pissaro, Matisse, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and many others are represented on full-color plates tipped onto the leaves of this work. With a preface by John Bryan, Jr. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with cover titling in blind; gilt-stamped spine titling. The dust jacket features color photos of representative works to front and back panels. --- A bright, tightly-bound, unmarked copy lacking apparent damages. Unclipped, unpriced jacket in great shape but with considerable rubbing. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 127 pages .

New York: Random House. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. Stated seventh printing of Truman Capote's landmark work, an in-depth look at the grisly 1959 murder of a Kansas farmer, his wife, and two children. This work has been described as a "non fiction novel" because it reads like one. --- In maroon cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations in silver and gilt; dark blue topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With whitish discoloration to topstain, inked gift inscription and ownership info. to front free endpaper, some rubbing to cloth, otherwise a firmly bound copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 343 pages .