Search Results: Authors starting with I from Books That Expand The Mind

Henry Frowde, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). George Cruikshank Leech and Others. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Oxford Edition Please see photos as part of condition report 1905 , Leather INGOLDSBY LEGENDS By Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Barham (6 December 1788 – 17 June 1845) was an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and a humorous poet. He was known generally by his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby and as the author of The Ingoldsby Legends. Illustrated By: George Cruikshank Leech and Others Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Henry Frowde, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages ISBN: The Ingoldsby Legends (full title: The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels) is a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry written supposedly by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually a pen-name of an English clergyman… Read More

London: J.M. Dent, 1907. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279). Arthur Rackham. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1907 1st Edition (Thus) , INGOLDSBY LEGENDS By Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Barham (6 December 1788 – 17 June 1845) was an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and a humorous poet. He was known generally by his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby and as the author of The Ingoldsby Legends. Illustrated By: Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale… Read More

W. Dorling, 1825. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Fair - Please see photos as part of condition report 1825 1st Edition , SOME PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF EPSOM By Henry Pownall An Inhabitant Henry was in fact John George Henry Pownall, born on 2 September 1792 at ‘Vale Place’, Hammersmith Road, North Fulham, West London. Not only was he successful and very well-known in his own right, but he also spawned a formidable dynasty. He was probably in Epsom for only a very few years in the 1820s, but his story deserves telling simply in recognition of his 1825 book, which is still being used today. Apparently he was also involved in having pavements laid in Epsom, to prevent people’s feet being covered in mud. Henry was a magistrate, landed proprietor and philanthropist. He was also strongly anti-Roman Catholic and financially supported Wilberforce in the campaign against slavery. By… Read More

London: William Heinemann & Co / Doubleday Page & Co, 1908. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279). Arthur Rackham. 4th Printing Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1908 1st Edition (Thus) 4th Printing, RIP VAN WINKLE By Washington Irving Illustrated By: Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His… Read More