Search Results: Authors starting with I from The Book Shed

London: The Folio Society, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to the book and jacket with some soiling to covers; a chip and short tears to glassine jacket. Autobiography of a master engraver and natural history author / illustrator of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Bewick's great achievement was A History of British Birds two volumes published respectively in 1797 and 1804, with a supplement in 1821. While specifically British the work is the forerunner of all modern field guides. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Taplinger Publishing, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light shelf wear to the book and jacket; previous owner's stamp. First American Edition, Second printing. From the British sheets. Folio, 4to. A photographic survey of London in the sixties by photographer Iain Macmillan. "London's moods, it's kaleidoscope changes of light, its splashes of traditional pageantry are also recorded in pages of color photographs" Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

London: The New Review, Ltd., 1974. Original Wraps. Very Good-. edge and corner wear. Contains an 8 page profile of Anthony Powell and essay on The Dance to the Music of Time by Alan Brownjohn, photographs by Fay Godwin. Not in Lilley. 4to Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Bonanza Books, 1956. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; jacket is soiled with several closed tears; offsetting to the endpapers. Fold out frontis present. Second printing of this edition. Frederick J. Britten (1843-1913) was the original author of this work of horological history first published in 1897. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1937. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Edmund Dulac . No slipcase. Light shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book, spine darkened, previous owner'sbookplate to front endpaper; A bright clean unmarked copy. First printing, no others noted. All illustrations present and correct . The first printing of a special edition. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward Fitzgerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and numbering about a thousand, attributed to Omar Khayyám (1048–1131), a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer. A ruba'i is a two-line stanza with two parts (or hemistichs) per line, hence the word rubáiyát (derived from the Arabic language root for "four"), meaning "quatrains".Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's… Read More

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1946. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Royce, Edmund Homer (illustrator). Light wear to the book; priced jacket is edge worn, chipped, tips perishing, rubbed with a label removal mark to the front panel. The first Borzoi edition of a book first published in Vermont in 1941 by the Stephen Daye Press. It has become a classic work on the subject. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London Midland and Scottish Railway Company, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Undated but the previous owner has added the date published, 2/1928ips worn, corners bumped, some creasing to front cover and soiling to covers and page edges, offsetting to eps and few pages, personal bookplate to front endpaper. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1937. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good slipcase. Edmund Dulac . A slipcased edition. Slipcase is edge worn but unbroken, intact. Light shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book, previous owner's name and date (1951) to front endpaper; A bright clean copy. First printing, no others noted. All illustrations present and correct The first printing of a special edition. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward Fitzgerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and numbering about a thousand, attributed to Omar Khayyám (1048–1131), a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer. A ruba'i is a two-line stanza with two parts (or hemistichs) per line, hence the word rubáiyát (derived from the Arabic language root for "four"), meaning "quatrains". Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Sewell, Helen (illustrator); Boyle, Mildred (illustrator). some wear to tips and corners, slightest bit of soiling to covers; jacket spine sunned, wear to tips, corners and edges, chipping, price-clipped. An early printing letter coded A-W so January, 1947. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. By the Shores of Silver Lake is based on Laura's late childhood spent near De Smet, South Dakota, beginning in 1879. Because her sister Mary was recently blinded due to an illness, Pa asks Laura to "be Mary’s eyes" by describing what she sees, and Laura becomes more patient and mature through this service. The book also introduces Laura's youngest sister Grace Pearl. "One always hesitates as to whether these stories of Laura Wilder's childhood belong with fiction or non-fiction... A splendidly written contribution to factual frontier material, of special interest to the… Read More

London: Gall & Inglis, 1904. Leather_bound. Very Good. 1904 edition. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book in a tight, sound binding. Pocket size. The routes and roads of south-eastern England with street maps of the principal towns. 500 maps and elevations describing the grades and road surfaces. For carriage drivers, cyclists and intrepid motorists. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: William Morrow Cookbooks, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. Clean and unmarked. 4to. First printing, full number line. From the flap: "With nearly two hundred recipes, and half as many pages of tantalizing full-color photographs, this incomparable kitchen companion goes far beyond what most cookbooks offer. More than fifty pages of illustrated reference sections define basic terms and techniques, and explain the hows and whys of batters and doughs to take you effortlessly through the essential techniques. If you've never made flaky pie crust, your first no-fail experience is at hand. If you've never baked bread, that most satisfying and sensual pleasure awaits the turn of a page. With recipes for breads, pastries, cookies, and cakes—from chocolate to cheesecake, from miniature gems to multi-tiered masterpieces—this cookbook is a total immersion experience in the wonder of home baking." Every effort is made to ship all books and… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Very light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket. Clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. The book describes the rivalry between bullfighters Luis Miguel Dominguín and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordóñez, during the "dangerous summer" of 1959. It has been cited as Hemingway's last book. This work of non-ficition is an edited version of a 75,000-word manuscript Hemingway wrote between October 1959 and May 1960 as an assignment from LIFE Magazine. LIFE published a 30,000 word excerpt during September, 1960 over three issues. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. The complete works of Shakespeare in 6 vols; in slip case which is in very good condition. This edition first published in London, 1957 by Eyre & Spottiswoode. A most handsome set in red, blue and gilt cloth in a like slipcase. No additional domestic postage. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: William Morrow Cookbooks, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. Signed "Julia Child" on the half-title page. 4to. Later printing. From the flap: "With nearly two hundred recipes, and half as many pages of tantalizing full-color photographs, this incomparable kitchen companion goes far beyond what most cookbooks offer. More than fifty pages of illustrated reference sections define basic terms and techniques, and explain the hows and whys of batters and doughs to take you effortlessly through the essential techniques. If you've never made flaky pie crust, your first no-fail experience is at hand. If you've never baked bread, that most satisfying and sensual pleasure awaits the turn of a page. With recipes for breads, pastries, cookies, and cakes—from chocolate to cheesecake, from miniature gems to multi-tiered masterpieces—this cookbook is a total immersion experience in the wonder of home baking." Every effort is made to ship all books… Read More

Harrisburg: The Stackpole Co, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Good/fair. Book shows some shelf wear to tips, corners and edges, clean and unmarked; much more wear top the jacket which is edgeworn, chipped, rubbed, spine sunned. In the first half of the 20th century the collaborators, young men of the American West, worked for the Bureau of Biological Survey (the precursor of the US Fish and Wildlife Service). All became noteworthy in their fields. Their knowledge and experiences inform this ornithological survey of pre-statehood Alaska. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: G P Putman's Sons, 1936. Third Impression. Hardcover. Good/Good+. corners of book and jacket worn, several page corners creased, page edges very dusty and spotted; jacket spine sunned, rear panel soiled. Non-fiction collection of the original journals, letters, accounts and testimony. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: American Brands, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Fine. About as new in all respects. From a series of lectures sponsored by the American Enterprise Instate on the occasion of American Bicentennial. 126 pages with notes and colophon. The lectures respectively by author are: The American Revolution As a Successful Revolution; The Revolution of Sober Expectations; Freedom in a Revolutionary Economy. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. Third printing, June 1928. Spine sunned, dampstaining to covers, some wear to tips and corners, foxing to page edges; lacks the jacket. A campaign biography. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Random House, 2020. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light shelf wear to the book and priced jacket. Clean and unmarked. From the flap: " In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched, and beautifully written narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Everyman's Library, 2012. Third Printing. Hardcover. As New/as new. Third printing. As New in all respects. Introduction by Salman Rushdie. 'A dream of a book: a beguiling comedy of manners that evolves almost magically into a profound and heart-rending study of personality, class and culture.' New York TImes Book Review. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!