Search Results: Titles starting with I from Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB

Rome. La Libreria Dello Stato. 1939. Bound in half cloth and pictorial covered boards. 4to. First Edition. Magnificantly illustrated in the art deco style with colour plates maps and assorted vignettes by Beryl Tumiati. Introduction by our personal favorite 20th century tyrant- Benito Mussolini, extolling the virtues of Itallian Seafaring history (Facist Dictator as children's book censor- Quite Odd.) Very small "Printed in Italy" stamp to rear cover, small staining to edges, mild wear to extremities, corners bumped, private library stamp to title page, some toning to page edges. A Good solid copy.

Indianapolis. E. C. Seale and Company, Inc. 1963. Printed in sepia. 8vo. 1963 reprint. Illustrated by photographs. Factual saga of that small group of American Flyers who flew for France during World War 1, before the US entered the war. Very good in good only dustwrapper.

Derbyshire. Moorland Publishing co. 1987. 4to. 1st British Edition. Profusely illustrated with a splendid collection of Color and monochrome plates. A stunning and authoritative production. Immensely nostalgic and entertaining. Very fine in Very Fine dustwrapper.

New York. Green and Spencer. 1848. Bound in full calfskin. Gilt ruled spine compartments with raised bands. Black morocco labels with gilt tooled titles.Marbled endsheets. Thick 8vo.'s Illustrated throuhout with 175 hand-coloured and monochrome plates after engravings. A superb, alebit, incomplete set of Strong's epic work. 49 deliciously handcoloured plates in Volume One ( 1 un-coloured).Plates of Volumes Two and Three are un-coloured. Volume Three ( as well as the lacking Fourth volume are extremely rare. Various mild rubbing and light soiling to covers. Interiors remarkably crisp with only some mild, sporadic foxing innouously affecting several plates.A Very Good set.

Boston. New York Graphic Society. 1979. Cloth with silver gilt titled spine. 4to. First edition. Illustrated by photographs. Very light soiling to edges, ink to ffep, else Near Fine in Very Good dustwrapper.

New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1887. Bound in pictorial decorated, gilt titled green cloth. 12mo. The First Edition. Includes an ALS by the author to "Mr. W.M. Burnettlaid-on to the front free end sheet. Written in a bold hand in ink upon a single sheet (4.25" x 7") bearing the imprint "Jekyll Island Club, Brunswick, Georgia". Letter reads, "My dear Mr. Burnett: I not only comply with your request with pleasure, but thank you for a great favor you have done me. Your pleasant words the other day made a green spot in what was a dry and tedious journey and I have born them in kindly rememberance ever since. Yours very sincerely Thomas Nelson Page. Slight lean to volume. Covers very mildly worn. Corners gently bumped. Bookplate to flyleaf. Some very occasional and incidental internal soiling. Letter presents evidence of offset due to insufficient blotting at time of composition. A Very Good copy of the authors first book, with a Very Good crisp and most legible… Read More

Salt Lake City. Gibbs M. Smith, inc. 1983. Bound in titled cloth over boards. 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs. A Fine copy in a Very Good dustwrapper.

Stoughton. Western Hemisphere, Inc. MCMLXX Bound in gilt titled red cloth over boards. Gilt motif of scale to front cover. Thick 4to. Illustrated with monochrome plates. A Very Fine, crisp copy.

Glasgow. William Maclellan. 1956. 4to. 11.0 in. x 8.5 in. 2nd printing. Illustrated with decorations by John Duncan Fergusson. A Fine copy in a Fine dustwrapper.

New York. The Limited Editions Club. 1987. Hand-bound and sewn by Carol Joyce in stitched Velum over boards. Cased in felt lined linen covered Solander box. Tall 8vo. 7.25" 10.25". This Edition Limited to 800 numbered copies of which this is # 724. Signed by Michael Hafftka to Colophon. Illustrated with lithographs by Michael Hafftka. A Very Fine pristine presumably unread copy.

Edinburgh. John Grant. 1934. Bound in gilt titled blue cloth with embossed picture of two Native Americans on horses to front cover. Thick 8vo. Wonderfully illustrated with 123 full page colour plates and maps. Covers rubbed, corners bumped, 2 small holes in cloth at spine hinges ( see scans), small red discoloration to tail piece, further stain to spine. A Good Copy with bright crisp internals and plates.

London. Richard Bentley. 1867. Bound in 3/4 gilt tooled green grain morocco. Ornate gilt tooled spine compartments. Raised bands. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 8vo. The Carmine edition. Illustrated with illustrations after engravings by John Leach, George Cruikshank, etc. Moderate rubbing to covers. Corneres gently bumped. A Very Good, tight, crisp copy.

New York. Oriole Editions, Inc. 1973 Bound in cloth. 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated with drawings, facsimiles, etc. A wonderful study of William Morris' works, and a preface by Joseph Riggs Dunlap. Very Fine cloth binding with slightly torn paper dust wrapper, else Very Fine

New York. Abbeville Press, Inc. n.d. Bound in titled and embossed black cloth. Square Folio. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with colour and monochrome photographs of sculptures. Ink inscription to front paste down,pages and fore-edge a bit warped ( no internal damage apparent ), else a Fine, bright. copy in a Very Fine dustwrapper.

Cleveland. J.H. Jansen. 1929. Bound in pictorial gilt decorated royal blue cloth. Folio (10.25" x 14"). The First Edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs and full page plans printed on Krome-Coat paper. The consummate study of the subject. Endsheets a bit bare at hinges, else a Fine copy in a chipped and somewhat soiled, unclipped dustwrapper.

New York. Abrams. 1954 Large 4to. Illustrated with magnificent tipped in colour plates of illuminated miniatures. A beautiful book. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.

New York. The Century Company. 1920. Bound in multi-chromatic pictorial gilt decorated cloth. 4to. 7.0" x 10.25". Illustrated with full page tissue-guarded colour and monochrome plates by Maxfield Parrish. Very mild, sporadic foxing to top and fore-edges. A Fine, tight copy.