Search Results: Titles starting with I from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press, 1975. Two vols. Tall thick 8vo. xxvi, [4], 825, [1]; vi, [2], [827]-1625, [1] pp. Frntsps. both vols., numerous maps, plates. Green cloth, gilt lettrng, (slght shlfwr, lbl residue on frnt pstdns), w/ d.j.s. still VG/NF set. First edition of this remarkable record of China under the late Qing court of the Empress Dowager Tzu-hsi (Cixi). Hart built up an international staff of 1000s, facilitated foreign trade with China, gave the late-Qing court its new revenue, fostered China’s modernizing of schools, administration, naval development, postal service, and many other lines. He settled the Sino-French war, changed Macao’s status, managed to get borders drawn with Burma and India, and more.

New York: Viking Press, 1945. 12mo. [42 pp (unpaginated)]. Colour-illust. in red & blk throughout. Colour-illust. boards, illust. endpapers, w/ d.j. (chppng & wear to spine, mnr tears, w/ mnr loss to a few letters, mnr scuffng lwr fore-edge frnt cvr), still VG/G- copy. First edition of this delightful and scarce early Chalmers title of the adventures of a young girl on a quest to spend her penny.

[New York]: Creative Age Press, Inc., [1942]. 8vo. xiv, 354 pp. Illust. title, maps on endpapers. Blue cloth, white lettrng (slght bmpng hd & ft of spine), w/ d.j. (chppng hd & ft of spine, mnr tear crnrs), still VG/G. First edition of this excellent memoir and travelogue through Australia and New Zealand during World War II.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., [1939]. 8vo. vi, 222 pp. Numerous photo illustrations, text illustrations. Red cloth, blue lettering front cover & spine, map illustrated endpapers, w/ d.j. illust. of Eskimo hunters hauling sea lion, and photo of author (minor edgewear, small hole at foot of spine), NF/VG-, signed by author on half-title. First edition, stated & inscribed, of this record of a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman’s experiences in the largest and loneliest police district in the world -- Baffin Island.

Garden City, NY: Halcyon House, [1942]. Lg. 8vo. 376 pp. With over 60 photo illustrations. Illust. beige cloth in zebra pattern, w/ d.j. (minor edgewear, couple minor closed tears, slight creasing), VG/VG copy. First Halcyon House edition of this great travelogue detailing the pair’s big game hunting safaris in East Africa, and travels in the South Pacific.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc., [1963]. 8vo. 272 pp. Numerous illust. Quarter-blk cloth over red tweed boards, silver lettrng (slhtly cockd), w/ d.j. (mnr edgewear, creasng), VG/VG, signed by Bob Hope on 2nd flyleaf. Early printing, signed.

Nashville: Abingdon Press, [1965]. Sml. folio. 48 pp. Colour-illust. throughout. Orange cloth, illust. in blk on frnt cvr, blk lettrng, w/ d.j. (couple vry sml clsd tears), F/VG, from library of Ardyth & Ann Shapiro, w/ frmr ownrshp signature at guttr mrgn on ffep. First edition of this story of a visit to the hospital to have tonsils removed by a little girl named Susy.

[Chicago]: Childrens Press, [1956]. 4to. [32 pp (unpaginated)]. Double-page illust. in pink, illustrated throughout in pink & blue. Colour-illustrated cloth, gingham cloth spine, brown lettering (slight shelfwear), w/ d.j. cover art of boy bandaging a horse by Eckart (small closed tear head of spine, edgewear), NF/VG- copy, w/ former ownership signature on ffep. First edition of this imaginative tale of a young boy who wants to become a veterinarian.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1933. 8vo. 288 pp. Photo frontisp., numerous photo plates, illustrations. Quarter-black cloth over photo-pictorial boards, cover art images of WWI (rubbing & wear to lower fore-edge, very minor bumping to couple corners), w/ d.j. photo cover art of images from World War I (minor edgewear, creasing), VG-/VG copy. Second printing of this remarkable memoir recounting the World War I espionage adventures of this Belgian nurse working at a German military hospital in Roulers, and passing on information to British Intelligence during the war. She was eventually captured after a sabotage bombing of an ammunition depot, and served two years as a prisoner-of-war rather than being executed due to having received prior the Iron Cross from the German Army.

[Buffalo, NY & Pittsburgh, PA]: Slow Loris Press, 1976. 8vo. 44 pp. Printed softcovers, F, w/ $ 1.50 price on rear cover as issued. First edition, 1st printing, of one of the Northwest author’s scarcer anthologies of poetry.

[London]: Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1938. 4to. 31, [1] pp. Numerous diagrams, charts, graphs. W/o wrappers as issued, minor dustoilng, VG, w/ annotations of H.J. Howard on bk cvr. First edition of this proof copy of paper to be presented before the IEE.

Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press for the Center for the Study of the First Americans, [1999]. 4to. [8], 536 pp. With 100s of photos, charts, diagrams, text illustrations, maps. Blue cloth, silver lettering, w/ d.j. NF/NF copy. First edition of this work providing an excellent summary of important new discoveries earlier thant 10,000 years old from Northeast Asia and North America which impact our changing perceptions about the origins of the First Americans. This work offers a detailed compendium of late-Pleistocene Paleoamerican archaeological records.

[Seattle, WA & Cincinnati, OH]: Alaska Pacific Salmon Corp., Skinner & Eddy Corp.; United States Printing & Lithograph Co., 1926]. 16mo. 30, [2] pp., printed in red & black, numerous colour lithograph text illustrations, centerforld colour plate. Self-printed colour lithograph softcovers featuring salmon dishes on front cover, can of Icy Point Salmon on back cover (couple very minor rust marks, minor dustsoiling), still VG copy. First edition of this promotional cookbook issued by the Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation to promote canned salmon as a means by which to increase iodine in consumer’s diets, and reduce the incidence of goiter. The beautiful artwork includes illustrations of salmon souffle, scalloped salmon, salmon-stuffed tomatoes, and of course the beloved Creole salmon tartelettes. Worldcat locates 5 copies (Alaska, UC San Diego, Denver, KSU, & NY Historical Society Library).

Chicago: David L. Streeter, Successor to Streeter & Tucker, 134 State St. & 68 Madison St., Donohue & Henneberry, Printers, 1884. Oblong 16mo. 7.5 x 5.2 in. 32 pp. With woodcut engraved text illustrations throughout. Colour chromolithograph softcovers, decorative lettering front cover, two children standing beside giant shoe on back (tear & scuffing affecting small part of image on back cover, minor corner creasing front cover), still G copy. First edition of this scarce catalogue for American footwear in the Gilded Age. The American shoe industry expanded quickly in the 1880’s, and this was also the period of time when shoes made specifically for right and left feet became available, as well as standardized sizes and widths. Styles for women included within encompass leather button high-tops, laced low shoes, lace high-tops, walking boots, French pumps & Oxford Society shoes, house wear slippers, and more. Also featured are men’s boots, children’s shoes, and assorted styles and instructions.… Read More

Chicago & Ypsilanti, MI: Co-Operative Publishing House, 1881. Thick 8vo. 600 pp. Frntsp., numerous plates. Embssd & decorated brown publisher’s calf, gilt decorated spine, raised bands, a.e.g., marbled endpapers (vry mnr rubbng, shlfwr), an excellent copy. Early printing of this charming Victorian anthology of inspirational poetry & prose, including such authors as Marcus Aurelius, Francis Bacon, Henry Ward Beecher, Charlotte Bronte, Edmund Burke, Lydia Maria Child, Confucius, Sir Humphry Davy, Dickens, Goethe, Saint Jerome, Kant, Longfellow, and many others.

[Paris, Vienna, New York, et al: Societe Graphique S.A., Editions de Mode, Classique Modes Co., Importers of Fashions, 303 Fifth Ave., ca. 1930]. Folio. 9 x 13 in. IV pp., leaves as V-XX hand-coloured pochoir plates, [2] pp. (pattern cutting plates). Quarter-embossed gold foil over pink printed softcovers, gilt & black decorative lettering (minor shelfwear, slight bumping to corners, rubbing), still a VG copy. First edition, of this beautifully coloured collection of haute couture Parisian fashion dress designs by Lucien LeLong (1889-1958). Lelong was a contemporary designer alongside Chanel, Vionnet, Molyneux, Lanvin & Patou focusing on designing for cafe society during the 1920’s and 1930’s. These designs emphasize Lelong, Schiaparelli and Vionnet’s move towards a more sophisticated and elegant feminine silhouette during the 1930’s with hemlines dropped to mid-calf or close to the ankle, soft slim-fitting dresses, and backless evening gowns. Classique Modes also distributed other similar… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1923]. 8vo. 415 pp., plus 1 pp. publ. ads. Photo frntsp., 3 photo plates. Blue cloth, blk lettrng, w/ d.j. colour photo cover (mnr chppng hd & ft of spine, rubbng, mnr clsd tears), still VG/G. First photoplay edition of this 1923 Fox silent movie starring Percy Marmont and Ann Forrest.

London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., [1926]. 12mo. 318 pp., plus 2 pp. publ. ads. Red cloth, black lettering (light foxing to endpapers, fore-edges), w/ d.j. great cover art of travelers in pith helmets on camels in the desert by Abby (minor dustsoiling, minor sunning to spine), VG/VG- copy, w/ former ownership signature on ffep. First popular edition of this rousing novel of adventure and romance set against the backdrop of the heavy fighting between Italian colonial forces and Arab Libyan rebels following World War I and the ousting of the Ottoman Empire from North Africa. Very scarce in original dustjacket.

New York: Center Books, The Sun Dial Press, [1936]. 8vo. 301, [1] pp. Red cloth, black lettering & decoration on spine, w/ d.j. fabulous cover art of Hollywood-inspired femme fatale blonde on front cover w/ cigarette (slight sunning to spine), VG/VG copy. Early printing of this post-Jazz Age novel set on a cruise ship to Rio de Janeiro.

Chicago: Illinois Central Rail Road Office, 1857. 8vo. 80 pp., plus [4] pp. of Illinois Central RR promotional ads printed on lavender-coloured paper promoting passage to St. Louis, Kansas Nebraska, the Michigan central Railway Line, the Niagara Falls suspension bridge, and St. Paul, Minnesota via steamer and railroad line. With frontisp. maps (1 double-page) of Illinois RR lands, a bucolic farm scene in Illinois, text woodcut engravings, tables. Light tan printed & illustrated softcovers, cover art of “typical” Illinois farm (minor chipping head & foot of spine, minor wear & bumping to corners, faint soiling, ex-library stamp on verso of title), still G copy. First edition of this illustrated land promotion for Illinois extolling the advantages for prospective homesteaders and settlers for settling in Illinois rather than further west. The promotional work extolls the quality of the soil, the advantages for buying land with direct access to the newly built railroads, with pricing information on… Read More