Search Results: Authors starting with I from Andrew Langer, Bookseller

Roma: Tilligraf. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1972?]. Softcover. impaginazione di hilde micheli. Stiff wraps, perfect bound, Italian text accompanies a rich collection of b&w photos. Undated (library at Firenze suggests 1972?). Scarce; OCLC records but a single holding, in Rome.; 9" x 12" (23 x 30,5 cm); 101 pp; Covers worn at edges, creased area of each cover, pages show minor wear but clean and unmarked. .

Tokyo, Japan: Bunji Murotani / Process Architecture Publishing Co.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1980. Softcover. 0-89860-045-6 . The Architects Collaborative. Stiff wraps, color cover illustration, perfect bound, well-illustrated with photos, plans, drawings, some in color, text in English and Japanese. ; 9" x 11-1/2"; 164 pp; Covers sunned at spine, slight cover wear, blind cancel of Ohio architect at bottom of contents page. .

New York City: Independent Music Publishers. Very Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. Manuscript reproduction of this early work by the American composer. Thin chipboard boards with metal spiral binding, hand-printed label to front bearing signature of Imbrie. Inside front cover with History of This Work and Dates of Performances, noting it as Submitted as senior thesis at Princeton, for A. B. degree in 1942 and noting several dates up to 1950. Provenance: from the estate of Richard and Ann Basart. ; 9" x 11-1/4"; 48 pp; Signed by Author; Minor wear to covers and cover label, additional ownership label from the Basart's, slight offsetting to first page from facing annotations. .

New York: Independent Music Publishers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Softcover. Opera in Four Scenes. Reproduction of handwritten work. Rear page notes work by Andrew W, Imbrie at Tokyo May 14, 1961. Blue wraps, black comb binding at left. Heavy, USPS Media Mail as expected, others extra.; 11-1/2" x 13-1/2"; 159 pp; Wear to top/bottom of covers near spine, paper toned at edges, notes (what appears to be performance practice schedule) to last page. .

Tokiyo?. Near Fine with no dust jacket. ca 1880. No edition noted. Hardcover. No place, date or publisher noted, Preface dated Tokiyo, September 1st, 1880. Red cloth binding, black titling, dark green endpapers ; 5 x 7.5"; vii, 207, xiv (ind) pp; A bit of spotting to the front board and a tiny bit of corner wear, this copy is otherwise fine--bright color cloth and endpapers and paper lightly toned, pages in pristine condition. .

San Francisco: California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation. Very Good with no dust jacket. No edition noted. Softcover. This industry puff piece was issued under the auspices of various local sugar companies, this copy being from C&H. Promotes use of sugar in quick freezing and home canning. Created with full page paintings and some of the special paintings of fruits and vegetables by Richard Munsell, two lithographs of fruits and vegetables by Grant Wood, and with directions and recipes checked by Demetria Taylor. Stapled wraps, color cover and illustrations. Not dated.; 6" x 9"; 22 pp; Little cover wear, prior owner name stamped on front cover, slight darkening at staples, pages generally clean and unmarked. .

Washington, D. C.: Structural Clay Products Institute. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Softcover. From residential and commercial walls (interior and exterior) to fireplaces and dairy barns, practically every major use of brick and tile is illustrated. Also, there are Comparative Wall Cost Studies, Estimating Forms, up-to-the-minute information on the Modular Coordination of Building Materials, latest data on Cavity Wall, a special chapter on "Construction Principles" and a full color section dramatizing the many opportunities ahead for the skilled mason. Stiff red wraps with cover illustrations, red cloth spine, includes many detailed drawings of architectural details, photo section includes some b&w, some in full color. Title from cover. Undated, postwar 1940s or early 1950s. ; 8-1/2" x 11"; 144 pp; Light wear to covers, light corner wear, clean and unmarked within. .

Bucuresti (Bucharest): Editura Tehnica. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. Yellow cloth, black lettering, white ribbon bookmark, well illustrated with many b&w photos, drawings, etc., introductory remarks in English, French, Russian and German. Text in Romanian. Yellow dust jacket with wrap-around image of theater.; Oblong, 9-1/2" x 9"; Corners bumped, foxing limited to top edge of pages. Jacket rubbed and with tape repairs to rear at folds, in clear protective cover. .

New York / Edinburgh: G. P. Putnam's Sons / Bell & Bradfute. Good with no dust jacket. 1983. Second Edition. Hardcover. Study of the diseased function of the brain. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. ; 6" x 8-3/4"; viii, 388, [14] (ads) pp; Corners bumped, cloth worn at corners and spine top/bottom, solid hinges, pages bumped upper right, paper lightly toned, title page with light soiling and small stamped prior owner name/address, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. .

Elmira, N. Y.: Irving D. Booth, Wholesaler. Good with no dust jacket. [1910]. Hardcover. Catalog issued by The Jobbing house established 1875. Green cloth, gilt lettering to front cover, white spine lettering. Extensive index, items pictured, described and priced. No date of issue indicated, estimate is latest of a number of dates for various adopted manufacturing standards. ; 6" x 9-1/4"; xxii, 663 pp; "Irving D. Book is strictly a Jobbing or Wholesale House; there is no Retail Store connected in any form." Catalogue of primarily metal (brass, steeel, etc) parts for buildings and manufactured goods. Latter pages offer extensive selection of plumbing fixtures Quite uncommon. We find no items held for this company by institutions by Workdcat search. Later issues are themselves scarce in the trade. The fifth-generation family-opwned company remains actuve today with 14 locations in Elmira and the surroundng area as I.D. Booth Inc. & Booth Electric Supply.;… Read More

Karachi, Pakistan: British Women's Association. Very Good with no dust jacket. ca 1950. No edition noted. Softcover. The book by and for the British Women's Association members exiled in Karachi. The book is not dated, but comes after the creation of Pakistan yet while British colonialism remains. From the introduction: "It seems to be an obsession in Karachi kitchens to cook the food as quickly as possible. The hotter the fire, the better. The word 'simmer' does not exist in your cook's vocabulary nor apparently has he ever heard of 'frying slowly'. If you cannot instill this knowledge into him with a rolling pin or some other form of 'persuader', he will effectively ruin for you, many of the dishes given in this book." Wraps with a decorative color printed in red, An appreciation by Lady Symon, Lyn Irwin writing on "Crimes of Karachi Cooks", humorous illustrations by Joan Jessup, and many recipes by Stella. Printer: Pakistan Herald… Read More

Tokyo, Japan: Itami Jun Architects Co. / Hangei Museum. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2008. Softcover. Sliver wraps, French fold flaps, perfect bound, black and white lettering front and spine, well-illustrated with color section at front, b&w illustrations throughout, text nearly entirely in English, a few pages Japanese. ; 7-3/4" x 9-1/4" (24 cm); 325 pp; Slight wear to corners else fine. .

Kingston, Ontario: The Limestone Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0-919642-76-4 . Translated by Glynn R. Barratt. Edited by Richard A. Pierce. Silver stamped blue cloth, blue endpapers reproduce illustrations, text accompanied by 4 pages of illustrations also printed on blue paper, series title list at rear. Materials for the Study of Alaska History No. 14.. ; 6" x 9-1/4"; xiii, 156 pp; No wear of note, sound binding, clean and unmarked. .

Hibiya Park, Tokyo: The Japan Times & Mail. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. The present selection of Japanese wartime legislation includes practically all laws enacted at thje 1939-39 session of the Imperial Diet and ordinances issued later on their bases. Red cloth, spine and front lettered in white. A scarce look at the Japanese legal environment prior to their entry into World War II. ; 5-1/4" x 7-1/2"; 320 pp; Ex-library with the usual inside markings, edgeworn, cover letttering rubbed, bumped at the lower right, hinges a bit loose but still holding well, last two leaves with tiny closed tears. .

San Jose, CA: Izkinelli Productions. Good+ with no dust jacket. (1979). Softcover. A [vintage] restaurant guide to 21 cities from Post Costa to Pleasanton. Stiff white wraps, perfect bound, black cover lettering. ; 5-1/4" x 8-1/4"; ix, 248 pp; Covers lightly worn/soiled, paper toned, inked notes listing additional restaurants on one rear flyleaf .