Search Results: Titles starting with I from finecopy ltd

Arthur Barker, London 1934. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good. First edition, 1934, with folding genealogical table at end. A Very Good copy of the first impression in original black cloth with gilt title to spine. Dust jacket cleaner and brighter than usually found but with a significant loss to head of spine, smaller losses top foot of spine and foot of fore-edge, not clipped, no owner's names. Textblock notably clean and bright. A Very Good unrestored and original copy. 8vo.

London: Booth-Clibborn 1997 . First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First Edition, 1997. A Fine copy in a Fine Jacket, Colour illustrations throughout, including folding plates, pop-ups, moveable parts, glassine overlays, stencils and loosely inserted poster, publisher's decorative cloth, dust-jacket,Complete and Fine. Large 4to.

Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1900. later edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Second edition published one month after the first also in 1900 8vo, original red publisher's cloth gilt, slightly faded to spine, a few very light odd spots else a very good c25/09/2023opy.

Giovanni de Rossi Militello 1617. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition of one of the scarcest early Italian chess manuals, and the first book printed in Militello, at the private press of Prince Francesco Branciforte. Woodcuts of chessboard on title and page 531; large woodcut arms of the dedicatee, Francesco Branciforte, Prince of Pietrapersia and Marquis of Militello, on title verso. 556 pp, [87] pages. 4to, 196 x 144 mm, small marginal tear with loss to kk7 (1cm). Bound in contemporary calf, spine gilt in 6 compartments with raised bands (joints cracked), all edges marbled. Additional to the provenance noted below there are a few other ink or pencil names or references on the preliminaries. Generally in excellent condition. A rare and important early work on chess. Just 5 sold at auction since WW2 including the Christie's sale of this copy. Collates complete : 556 [i. e., 552], [87] pp. [Brunet I 1599]Provenance : Robert Blass (stamp on blank), Tetschner Bibliothek (stamp… Read More

Soliani Bartolomeo 1769 Modena. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition, Modena 1769. 4to 22x16 cms. Collates complete viii 383pp [1] (errata). 3 parts in 1 volume. Wood engraved drop caps and tailpieces, 3 diagrams in the text. Later full vellum over boards, with black morocco spine label, renewed endpapers. Occasional light intermittent spotting but overall a close to Fine copy. RARE.

Henry G. Bohn no date but 1828 - 1829 London.. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps, by which Italy communicates with France, Switzerland, and Germany, 2 vol., first edition, 96 engraved plates, and 13 maps, complete, contemporary half morocco, worn and rubbed with hinges splitting at head and tail of spines, gilt lettered, but bindings very solid. Internally superb with bright clean plates , maps and text. , 4to.

Tokyo Tokio 1879. later edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. Third Edition 1879 published in Tokyo (the first 2 editions were Kyoto issues) text leaves at front with 80 leaves of b&w etchings, 70 with etchings to recto and verso, 10 recto only many with multiple etchings on the page. Some images faded, especially to rectos. 18 x 29 cms. inscribed by author to General Cunicliffe, small (1cm) marginal closed tear to 1 etching, original limp cloth, lightly worn, oblong 4to, Tokio, 1879. Scarce. Collates : Inscribed blank; [10] preface 80 pp illustrations. General Sir Robert Cunliffe Low GCB Indian Army eventually Commander in Chief Bombay Command.  Signed by Author

London: R. Ackermann, 1821. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. First and only edition. Complete set of Illyria & Dalmatia 2 vols in 1 with all 32 colour plates as issued. Bound in attractive and very tidy half calf, with raised bands and spine label. No inscriptions and no foxing, exceptionally clean and bright.

Printed for James Vade, 1681. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. The Impostor Expos'd, in a Dissection of a Villanous Libell, Entituled, A Letter to a Person of Honour, Concerning the Black Box, 1st edition, London: James Vade, 1681, 182, [2] pp., publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, modern bookplate of the Fox Pointe collection to front pastedown, early ownership inscription 'F Tasburgh' to front blank, lightly dust-soiled, modern half calf gilt, 8vo.A response to Robert Ferguson’s A letter to a person of honour, concerning the black box; including the text of the letter' (ESTC). The black box belonged to Protestant chaplain John Cosin which, he claimed, contained evidence that Charles had in fact been married to Lucy Walter while in exile. ESTC R15254; Wing I104. Rare, we can only trace one other copy appearing at auction. And ESTC records only the Beinecke Library copy in N. America (and 7 copies in B. Isles).A treatise concerning Papists, Jesuits, rebellion and treason in… Read More

Dramatists Play Service, Inc, New York, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/No Jacket. First edition 1969 A Fine copy, signed by the author on frontispiece recto. Original publisher's wrappers. Signed copies are rare. Signed by Author

New York, New Directions, [1956].. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. In the Winter of Cities, number 18 of 100 copies signed by the author, original boards, slip-case with paper label to upper cover, also with limitation number 18/100. Trivial toning to edges of slipcase, else Fine. [Crandell A16.I.a], 8vo, New York, New Directions, [1956]. Signed by Author

Sampson Low , Marston & Company, London , UK, 1892 - 1901. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. A collection of the naval history works of Capt Mahan. The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, 2 vol., First Edition, 13 plates and maps, 1892; The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain, First Edition, 1897; The Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783, tenth edition, c.1901. Volumes generally very clean and bright internally, 2 vols have both joints cracked 2 vols have one joint cracked, there is trivial light spotting intermittently, contemporary inscription to all 5 minor cockling to spine of 2 and light rubbing to spine ends. 8vo.

Faber and Faber 1980. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition 1980. Fine copy flat signed to title and dated 1997, textblock unifromly toned throughout in a Near Fine Jacket with slight sun fade to spine. Not clipped. Octavo Signed by Author

John Murray, London 1875. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. John Murray, London, 1875 First edition 2nd thousand. Original green cloth, backstrip very slightly darkened, trivial rubbing to head of spine and corners but overall a very bright and square copy. Internally much cleaner than is often the case with this work, free from foxing and staining.

Lisbon Imprensa Nacional 1834. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. iBorges (José Ferreira) 8vo Half title xxxix 344pp. Very Good later quarter calf. [Innocencio IV 330] Excellent copy. Borges laments the failure of Portugal to study economicsBorges (1786-1838) was a Portuguese economist, jurist and politician. He was a councillor of state under D. Pedro IV, but when an absolute monarchy was declared he was forced to flee to London, where he lived from 1823-1827. During this time he was an active member of Freemasonry. Rare COPAC lists 4 worldwide

M. Calero, Londres, London 1825. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. iBorges (José Ferreira) Instituiçoens de direito cambial Portuguez, com referencias as Leis, Ordenaçoens, e Costumes das principaes praças da Europa acerca de letras de Cambio, first edition, errata leaf, ink presentation inscription to title, , contemporary mottled calf, gilt, spine richly so and with light orange morocco label, foot of spine joints very slightly split, upper cover little marked, [Innocêncio IV, 328], London, M. Calero, 1825. Library Hub shows only BL and Oxford.Borges (1786-1838) was a Portuguese economist, jurist and politician. He was a councillor of state under D. Pedro IV, but when an absolute monarchy was declared he was forced to flee to London, where he lived from 1823-1827. During this time he was an active member of Freemasonry.

London ex officina Rogeri Danielis 1651. later edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Later edition Rogeri Danielis, 1651 (first published 1626). Period full calf blind tooled, re-backed. Contemporary ink to front free endpaper, last 2 text leaves with minor wormtrail. Signatures [par] 8 A-Y8. Collated xvi 288 62 pp [Wing B5632], a few odd light spots else a good, clean and complete copy of one of the earliest editions of this scarce and influential work. Bibliographic note - This copy matches exactly the copy ESTC citation R508817 no. 006486632 ending with a text leaf (no rear blank) and with "par" for the first signature and oval title page ornament. Wing does not differentiate the editions.

McGee, Dublin, 1887. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. The Irish Chess Chronicle A complete run of the 16 issues of Volume 1. Original wrappers, staples rusty but a Fine set. Rare. Betts 7-35

Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner, And Co. Ltd, 1898. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Isabella, or the Pot of Basil ... Illustrated and Decorated by W.B. Macdonald. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1898, first thus, [56] pages, quarto, illustrated throughout, original cloth gilt, better than Very Good, very slightly bumped and nicked to corners.

Parma, Stamperia Carmignani, 1818. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition 1818 original plain paper wrappers, with later cloth spine, occasional light marginal spotting, good wide margins. This copy bound with Lettera del Dottore Giovanni Labus a D Pietro de Lama intorno a due IScrizioni Velejati with separate title and imprimatur dated 1817. Overall a very clean copy of this scarce work on the Scala Farnese 130pp [2] (errata) [2] (title) 13pp [1] [2] Imprimatur