Search Results: Authors starting with I from High Castle Books

Athens, Greece: Ekdotike Athenon, 1985. 160 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some rubbing & light edgewear overall w/ impressions from writing to back cover; prev. owner's name & notation to half-title page / Illustrated with color photos and maps, including a large fold-out map at rear. /. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Barcelona, Spain: Ramon Sopena, 1958. 926 pp., blue cloth w/ gilt lettering & decoration, embossed boards w/ pastedown color illustration to front board; Book has dent to fore edge of front board; a few small white specks to spine; small worn areas to crown of spine & near edge of rear board, as well as fore edges of both boards; portions of gilt to front board show some tarnish w/ some color flaking at edges of pastedown illustration; friends of library stamp to front endpaper / Illustrated with color plates and maps, some of which fold out, as well as B&W page illustrations. /. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Philosophical Library, 1955. x, 197 pp., red cloth w/ black lettering & decoration; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows dent to spine w/ a couple of small dents to edges of boards; corners of boards lightly bumped; Jacket shows some short tears, creasing & small pieces missing to edges; rubbing & a little fading to spine panel w/ some small rubbed areas to front panel as well / Author's business card has been glued to front pastedown. Red stamp of "1906 - 1956, 50th ANNIVERSARY, DEATH OF IBSEN" to front free endpaper. "Now, in a modern translation, in Ibsen's smug easy-going conversational style, you meet Ingrid, Solveig, Ase and Peer Gynt face to face for the first time. This epic fantasy of Ibsen, with its rich and rugged Norwegian background, surpasses even Macbeth and Faust in color and action, and like Richard III, Peer Gynt is the hero in every scene." /. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo, Japan: Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., 1962. 88 pp., deep purple cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light to moderate bumping to corners of boards, head of spine & top edge of front board; some browned areas to endpapers; light bends to corners of pages; Jacket shows light to moderate edgewear w/ greater wear to ends of spine & folds including short tears & small chips/ Illustrated with color and B&W photos, with B&W diagrams. /. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Villard, 1997. (xi), 112 pp., cream-colored boards w/ copper lettering to spine & copper illustration to front board; Dust jacket in clear archival cover / Illustrated with color photos, as well as some B&W photos in the introduction. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (oblong).

NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1994. 319 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ red boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has small dent to top edge of rear board; slightly darkened area 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" to rear pastedown, from removal of electronic anti-theft device; Jacket has small dent to top edge of rear panel; a little very light rubbing overall / Author is host of nationally syndicated radio program "Imus In the Morning." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Longmans, Green and Co., 1953. v, 266 pp., blue-green cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows slight wear to ends of spine & edges of boards; creasing to one leaf inside; Jacket show slight wear to ends of spine & ends of flap folds w/ an extremely short tear to bottom edge of rear panel near spine; just a little wear to edges of spine & front flap fold / "No one hopes to predict how our history will look to our descendants. Nevertheless, I would like to guess that, along with nuclear fission, the U.N. and the resurgence of Israel and Islam, someone will remember that, by the twentieth century, the term 'Christian' had recovered once more from intellectual embarrassment." / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 1988. 296 pp., light blue cloth boards, Dust jacket in Mylar cover; book has remainder stripe to bottom page edges / Author's novel, "Mrs. Caliban," was selected as one of the twenty greatest novels since World War II, in 1986. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Munn and Co., Inc. / Scientific American Publishing Co., 1947. xii, 497 pp., maroon cloth w/ gold lettering & decoration; Book shows light to moderate wear to ends of spine w/ light wear to corners of boards; some minor rubs & scratches overall; light foxing to edges of page block; prev. owner's name inked to endpapers w/ rear endpapers browning from newspaper clippings laid in / Illustrated with B&W photos, diagrams and drawings. Laid in at the back of the book are: A neatly folded advertisement for "Amateur Telescope making - Advanced"; A list of "Astronomy Books for the Amateur's Collection" available from Scientific American; Three newspaper-clippings of the column "The Stars of the Week" by James C. Hickey, from the New York Sun, 1949. /. Fourth Edition, 7th Printing. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers Inc., 1973. 256 pp., dark blue textured binding w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows slight wear to heel of spine & bottom corners; Dust jacket shows some light wear to ends of spine & folds; two very short closed tears to top edge of front panel, which also has a small crease; very small crease to top edge of rear panel; wear to front fold; rear fold has a 3/8" closed internal tear; a little light rubbing & some light scratches overall / Illustrated with color and B&W photos and drawings. Endpapers decorated w/ a variety of airline logos. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good to Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Bellaire, TX: St. Thomas Press, 1959. xi, 52 pp., brick-red cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light wear to top & bottom edges of boards & ends of spine; entire book is just slightly bowed; browned areas to front endpapers & tipped in Addendum w/ minor foxing to rear endpapers; Jacket shows wear, tears, chipping & some light creasing to edges w/ pieces missing from top edges; some fading to spine w/ wear to edges & small hole worn through / . Hard Cover. Good/Fair to Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Thorndike, ME: Thorndike, 1987. 253 pp., coated pictorial wraps / Mystery. LARGE PRINT EDITION /. Large Print Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Mint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: Innes Publishing Co., 1943. (63) pp., stiff pictorial wraps w/ paste-on illustration to front cover; Book shows just a touch of wear to corners w/ foxing to top edge of page block; prev. owner's name to inside of front cover / Illustrated with B&W photos and drawings. /. 13 Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by William T. Innes (photographs). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown / Back Bay Books, 1987. viii, 294 pp., 1/4 bound plum w/ white boards & silver lettering, Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has light foxing to top page edges, prev. owner's book plate to front pastedown, small reddish spot to front endpaper, else fine; Jacket has 4 short tears (1/4" to 3/4") & light creasing to bottom edge of front panel, edge wear & crease to top of front panel, a few spots of light foxing to flap folds & top portion of rear panel, light crease and faint black mark near base of spine, very short tear & slight foxing to bottom edge of rear panel / Inspiring story of battle with cancer. Illustrated with 16 pages of B&W photos. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: M. Barrows & Co., 1967. 182 pp., lime green cloth w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows some wear to ends of spine; bottom corners bumped; faint foxing or dampstains along fore edges of boards; foxing to edges of page block; Jacket shows wear, chipping & short tears to ends of spine & folds; some foxing & fading esp. to spine & folds; light edge wear otherwise / "With complete plant lists - for landscaping the small property, including approaches, garden rooms, terraces, paths, hedges, poolside and woodland sites. 42 detailed plans with many pictures for entrances, terraces, and small gardens. 10 complete plans for 10 typical properties. 119 photographs, 4 color plates." /. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Smithtown, NY: Book Distributors, 1993. xxii, 314 pp., red binding w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows light bump to top corners; wear to heel of spine & slightly to bottom corners; faint erasures to top corner of front endpaper; Jacket shows slight wear to ends of spine w/ a very short edge tear to bottom; small scrape to top center of front panel; a little light rubbing overall; crease to front inside flap / ". . . the product of the highly acclaimed news media 'watchdog' Accuracy In Media, headed by Reed Irvine." /. edition not stated. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1978. 175 pp., black & blue binding w/ aqua lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a little wear to ends of spine; paperclip crimp to fore edges of first six leaves; Jacket shows wear to ends of spine & folds; a few tears (longest about 3/4") & creasing to top & bottom edges of rear panel, which also shows a very small rubbed area; front panel has extremely short tear, small crease & scratch to bottom edge w/ a little curling to top edge; spine panel has a small nick to fore edge w/ some small rubbed areas wear top / "An astronaut's wife finds peace with God and herself." SIGNED by co-author Madalene Harris, and INSCRIBED " The Lord bless you! Madalene Harris" Illustrated with 16 pages of B&W photos. /. Signed by Author on Front Endpaper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. Illus. by N. Munger (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 240 pp., 1/4 bound black cloth w/ black boards; Dust jacket (in Mylar cover) has very light rubbing / "The men are behind bars for murder. Who are the women who passionately seek them out, then marry them - and why?" /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1995. xxvii, 330 pp., wraps; book shows a bit of wear to corners; one light crease on spine; a little very slight rubbing; just over one line highlighted on one page of introduction / Introduction by Richard Pipes. /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Random House, 1991. 284 pp., 1/4 bound maroon cloth w/ maroon boards & gold lettering; book has previous owners name at top of front endpaper, bottom corners bumped; Dust jacket (in Mylar cover) has very light rubbing / ". . . her first book . . . is filled with the keen, irreverent commentary and hilarious anecdotes that have won her a national following." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.