Search Results: Titles starting with I from Ernestoic Books

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing - as stated on the copyright page. With number line going down to 2 as called for with the publisher Random House. Signed by Maya Angelou on a professionally tipped in page from a signed limited edition, therefore the authenticity is guaranteed. Measures approximately 8.5" x 5.5", with 281 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Moderate surface wear and staining to the black cloth boards. Minor staining on the rear pastedown. Dust jacket is in very good plus condition. Minor edgewear to the extremities. Original $5.95 price present on the front flap. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory# (M5-15).

Philadelphia, New York, London, Toronto: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1940. First Book Club Edition. First book club edition with the Haddon Craftsmen listed at the bottom of the copyright page. This book measures approximately 9.5" x 6.5", with 375 numbered pages. Original dust jacket. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor wear to the edges of the boards. Previous owner's bookplate on verso of half-title page. Dust jacket is in very good minus condition. Moderate chipping to the spine ends and top of the rear panel. "I Married Adventure" is Osa Johnson's memoir that details her adventures alongside her husband Martin, an explorer and pioneering photographer. The book documents the indigenous people and wildlife the pair encountered and was later adapted into groundbreaking films such as "Among the Cannibals of the South Pacific" (1918), and "Simba" (1928). Osa's engaging text is accompanied by black and white photographs that made the couple famous. Please view the many other rare titles… Read More

New York: Phaidon Press, 2012. First Edition. This book is a first edition. This book measures approximately 15" x 11". This book is in near fine condition. Previous owner's stamp on front endpaper. Dust jacket is in near fine condition. Minor scuffing on rear panel. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(CON-23).

New York: Bonanza Books, 1954. First Edition Thus. First edition thus with ABCDEFGH on copyright page. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.5" with 377 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate foxing to all edges of textblock. Front and rear hinges are cracked exposing mesh but binding is still tight. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good condition. Minor bumping and scuffing to both ends of spine. Moderate staining to both panels. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O1-38).

Milan: G. Lucca, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. Il Matrimonio Segreto Melodramma giocoso in due Atti Di Giovanni Bertati. Posto in Musica dal Maestro D. Cimarosa. Milano, F. Lucca. "The Secret Marriage" is an opera in two acts, music by Domenico Cimarosa, on a libretto by Giovanni Bertati, based on the play "The Clandestine Marriage" by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick. Folio in its original Italian Text. 587 pages. Published by G. Lucca, Milan. No date given, most likely published in 1880's-90's. The book is in very good antiquarian condition. Minor wear to the boards and edges with bumping at the corners. Previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. The textblock is largely clean with the exception of some light foxing. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. Inventory # (C1-17).

London, 1864. Volume 44 January - June 1864. Measuring approximately 16" x 11.75" with 628 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. New leather spine, corners, and endsheets. Moderate chipping around edges of boards. Interior pages have minor pencil markings from previous owner. The magazine was published weekly for most of its existence, switched to a less frequent publication schedule in 1971, and eventually ceased publication in 2003. The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content, and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N12-28).

London: The Folio Society, 2007. This book measures approximately 9" x 11.5" with 329 numbered pages. This book is in near fine condition. Small stains on the top of spine and front board. Slip case is very good plus condition. Minor staining. Minor chipping along bottom rear edge. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(CON-14).

Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgefellfchaft. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrierte Geschichte des Weltkrieges (Illustrated History of the World War) 1914-1915". In its original German text. Erstes Band (Volume One). Union Deutsche Verlagsgefellfchaft (German Union Publishing House). No date given. Illustrated throughout with black and white and color plates. Measures 9.25" x 12.5". Bound in publisher's original red cloth with illustrated front panel and spine. Decorative endsheets and fore-edges. The book is in very good condition. Light wear to the boards and spine. The contents are gently toned, largely clean, and unmarked. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(I4-28).

Buffalo, New York: World Publishing Co, 1901. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. The Illustrious Life of William McKinley, Our Martyred President" by Murat Halstead. Salesman's Copy, which is a shortened and condensed version of the original, used for marketing and selling. Illustrated with photographic reproductions as well as drawings that will be used in the final publication of the book. Measures 7" x 8.75". Published by World Publishing Co., Buffalo, NY 1901. The book is in fair condition. Wear and soiling to the covers with dampstaining to the bottom edge of the front board. Paper remnants to the endsheets, with a piece of the rear endsheet lifting. "The Author's Letter" pages 465-72 is laid in at the rear. Some instances of soiling to the textblock. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(I1-36).

Iowa: Gasogene Press, 1983. First Edition. This is a first edition with a full number line down to the 1 on the copyright page. This book measures approximately 8.75" x 5.5" with 211 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Minor scuffing and staining to both boards. Minor staining to top edge of textblock. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N4-33).

New York: Leavitt, Trow &Company, 1846. First Edition. First edition. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5" with 411 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate chipping to head of spine. Heavy chipping to tail end of spine. Heavy sunning to spine. Moderate staining and scuffing to both boards. Heavy staining and scuffing to all edges of textblock. Minor foxing to front endpaper and a few pages at the front of the book. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory# (N7-90).

London: John Murray, 1907. Ex-Library. Ex-library. Measuring approximately 9" x 6" with 210 numbered pages. This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and sunning to spine. Gilt lettering on spine and front board is still full and vivid. Moderate scuffing to all board corners. Library markings on spine and both pastedowns. Interior pages are bright and clean. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O4-68).

Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000. Collector's Edition. Bound in Genuine Leather. Alan Reingold. This book measures approximately 9.25" x 5.75" with 341 numbered pages. This book is in near fine condition and is likely unread. Gilt decorations vivid and well preserved. All edges gilt. Easton press collector's notes insert loosely laid in. "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote details the 1959 murders of four members of the Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory# (N2-20).

New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition, Second Printing. This book is a first edition, second printing. No book club dot on rear board. Measures 5.5" x 8.5", 343 pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate scuffing to bottom edge of textblock. Minor stain on top edge of textblock. Dust jacket is in fair condition. Heavy chipping to head of spine. Minor chipping to tail end of spine. Moderate staining to both panels. Original 5.98 price on front flap. "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote details the 1959 murders of four members of the Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory# (N6-127).

New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 1931. Second American Edition, Second Printing. Second American edition, second printing with the year 1931 at the bottom of the title page. The first American edition was published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1925. Measures approximately 7.5" x 5.25", 212 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is in fair condition. Heavy chipping and wear to the head and tail of spine. Some paper loss to both gilt labels on spine and front board. Chipping and wear to the corners of the front and rear boards. Minimal staining and scratching to the front and rear boards. Newspaper clipping of Hemingway loosely laid in between front pastedown and endpaper. Underlining and annotations throughout book. Ex-library copy with label at the tail end of spine. "In Our Time" is Hemingway's first collection of short stories. The stories themes of alienation, loss, grief, and separation, which include descriptions of acts of… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Second American Edition, First Scribner Edition, First Printing. Second American edition, First Scribner edition, first printing. Measures approximately 7.5" x 5.25", 212 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is in very good condition. Moderate bumping and sunning on spine. Gilt label on spine moderately scuffed and chipped. Moderate scuffing to both boards. Moderate foxing to all edges of textblock. Front and rear hinges are cracked but no mesh is exposed. Interior pages are bright and clean. "In Our Time" is Hemingway's first collection of short stories. The stories themes of alienation, loss, grief, and separation, which include descriptions of acts of war, bullfighting, and current events. The collection is known for its spare language and oblique depiction of emotion, through a style known as Hemingway "theory of omission". Please view the many other rare titles available for… Read More

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First American Edition, First Printing. First American edition, first printing - with matching 1925 years on the title and copyright pages, and no further printings listed. In its rare original first issue dust jacket. Measures approximately 7.75" x 5.25", with 214 numbered pages. This book is in very good minus condition. Gilt lettering and geometric design on the front board and spine are still bright and well preserved. Old tape on the front and rear boards near the corners, where they were taped to the jacket flaps. Tape offsetting to the endsheets. Textblock is bright and well preserved. The dust jacket is in fair condition. Separated at the flap folds and front gutter. Evenly age toned with more darkening to the spine. Minor edgewear and light chipping the spine ends and flap folds. Original $2.00 price on front flap. Old tape stains present on both flaps. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested… Read More

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. In Our Time" by Ernest Hemingway. First Edition, First Printing, with 1925 date on the title page, and no additional printings listed on the copyright page. The book measures approximately 7.75" x 5.5", and is 214 pages long. The first printing consisted of 1335 copies, making this one of the scarcest Hemingway titles. The book is in very good condition. Gilt lettering and geometric design on the front board is well preserved with minimal loss; the spine lettering is almost entirely faded. Wear to the cloth at the corners and spine ends. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(L2-1).

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First Edition Thus, First Printing. First edition and first printing published by Charles Scribner in 1930. Second American edition overall after the 1925 Boni & Liveright publication. Measures approximately 7.5" x 5.25", 212 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is in good condition. Heavy wear and damage to the black cloth boards. Gilt labels worn with some paper loss, but with writing still legible. Previous ownership signature and original price on top of front endpaper. Possible second ownership signature on rear endpaper. "In Our Time" is Hemingway's first collection of short stories. The stories themes of alienation, loss, grief, and separation, which include descriptions of acts of war, bullfighting, and current events. The collection is known for its spare language and oblique depiction of emotion, through a style known as Hemingway "theory of omission". Please view the… Read More

Buffalo, New York: The Creative Education Foundation, Inc, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. In Search of Human Effectiveness: Identifying and Developing Creativity" by Donald W. MacKinnon. Signed by the author on the title page. Softcover edition, published in 1978 by the Creative Education Foundation, Inc. in Buffalo, New York. 5.5'' x 8.5'', 216 pages. The book is in very good plus condition.Besides one or two minor stains, the covers are toned but bright, clean, and well-preserved. Foxing to the edges of the text block. The text block is toned but bright, clean, and complete. The binding is sound. MacKinnon was a noted psychologist who taught at Berkeley for 23 years. Please view the many other rare books available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(I5-82).