Search Results: Titles starting with I from Maiden Voyage Booksellers

Munich: Prestel, 2004. Hardcover. New/new. 157 pp; thorough examination of the magnificent works of art by Raffaelo Santi, born in Urbino in 1483 and widely acknowledged as one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance; outstanding full-color reproductions throughout; with orignal slipcase, which is in New condition as well.

Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc. Publishers, 1959. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 203 pp; first hand account of the International Ice Patrol, a division of the Coast Guard, that was established after the sinking of the TITANIC; 14 pp b & w photos; inclluding one that claims to be of the icegerg that sunk the TITAnic, AND 2 pp of maps; inscribed to a former owner on the front paste down by the author; has name and address stamp of another former owner on ffep; dj has been price-clipped; has some wear with minor edge tears.

NY: Chubb & Son, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine. 93 pp; the stopry of Chubb & Son Insurance company from its founding in 1882-1957; several b & w photos; published without a dj in full-color pictorial boards; has original bookmark that was included in distribution copies; top corners bumped; gilt lettering on spine slightly faded; else Fine/.

Finmare Gruppo IRI, 1992. Hardcover. As New/fine. 247 pp; translated as THE MYTH OF STEAM; this is a sumptous look at Italian shipping, captured in 275 superb, sepia-tone photos of all their great ocean liners, interior photos, aerial photos, viessels in port and numerous photos of deck scenes, dining rooms, kitchens, etc. etc. with tables of vessels built and for what line, bibliography; end paper aerial photo of the ANDRIA DORIA; includes original in printed slipcase which has two small tears to lower left corners ans light rubbing on one panel (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN ITALIAN); (photos available upon request).

Milano, Italy: Mursia, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 92 pp; fine overview of ships that won the Blue Riband; profusely illustrated with 18 full-color, full-page illustrations plus 18 b & w and 3 pp of detailed line drawings. (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN ITALIAN). The book is the Italian Edition of work originally published in 1981 under the title: THE BLUE RIBAND OF THE ATLANTIC: SHIPS' PROFILES; front free end paper has small "smudge" in upper right corner, dj shows some noticeable scuffing and has diagonal; crease on bottom of front panel.

Milano, Italy: Mursia, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 92 pp; fine overview of ships that won the Blue Riband; profusely illustrated with 18 full-color, full-page illustrations plus 18 b & w and 3 pp of detailed line drawings. (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN ITALIAN). The book is the Italian Edition of work originally published in 1981 under the title: THE BLUE RIBAND OF THE ATLANTIC: SHIPS' PROFILES. Inscribed to the former owner on the ffep.

New York, NY: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Hardcover. As New/new. 304 pp; scholarly overview of how at the end of the first millennium, the beleaguered Christian communities of Spain, who were still dominated by Islam, experienced a profound spiritual crisis. Cut off from the rest of Europe and obsessed by the imminence of God's judgement, these people made of their illuminated manuscripts art forms of extraordinary expressive power. More than 20 manuscripts survive, dating from 900 to 1100, all illuminated in a bizarre and colourful style known as Mozarabic, and depicting an invented world peopled by angelic warriors, demons and beasts, exotic birds and serpents and luxuriant trees. The Bea This study explores the context and role of the illuminations and explains their dense theological meaning without dissipating their magic; profusely illustrated with 146 full-color plates and numerous b & w reproductions. This copy is the 1996 Reprint of worked orignally published by Ediciones Encuentro in 1994.

Los Angeles: Peterson Publishing Co, 1980. Paperback. Very Good. 191 pp; giveds all the informayion needed to choose the correct materials for building a boat; profusley illustrated with highly detailed b & w photos and line drawings; covers scuffed; interior pages all clean and free of marks; in full-color photo wraps.

New York: Hudson River Day Line. Paperback. Very Good +. 96 pp; staple-bound booklet; guide to sightseening cruises around Manhattan; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; circa mid 1950's; in b & w photo wraps.

Hudson River Day Line. Paperback. Very Good. 96 pp staple-bound booklet; guide to sightseeing cruises around Manhattan; profusely illustrated with b & w photos, circa mid 1950's (?), in photo wraps; has some scuffing to covers.

Larvik, Norway: Utgiver B. A. Krohn Johansen & Co, 1982. Paperback. Very Good +. 414 pp; illustrated Norwegian Ship Register of cargo vessels of over 199 tons and ferries/passenger vessels with engines of over 500 HP as of November 1, 1981; details on owners, operators, shipyards, statistics, etc. Vessels are listed in alphabetical order; with b & w photos accompanying most; (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN NORWEGIAN) with exception of a few introductory remarks; in full-color photo wraps.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. 228 pp; first person account of the Santiago campaign of the Spanish-American War by an aides-de-camp of Major-General William R. Shafter, U.S.V.; tissue guard present as is fold-out map; map has small tear of approximately 1" extending from gutter with another of approximatley 4 1//2" last folded panel; gift inscription to former owner, dated xmas 1901.

New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2000.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. 339 pp; fascinating stories of the author's travels in Italy after his anti-government activities made it necessary to flee Spain during the 1896 war with Cuba; this copy is ex-libray with uysual markings, card pocket, etc.; some wear to boards; corners bumped; interior pages all clean and free of marks; lacks dj.

Boston, MA: Nathaniel Noyes, 1857. Hardcover. Very Good. 324 pp; containing facts relating to the discovery and settlement of the mountains, Indian history and traditions, a minute and authenic account of the destruction of the Willey family, geology and temperature of the mountains, together with numerous anecdotes illustrating life in the back woods; sevewral very detailed, full-page etchings; with table of statistics of mountains; and 5 pages of advertisements; label of former owner on front paste-down, ink stamp of his name on ffep 1st blank page, 1st chapter; binding tight; hinges intact; some wear and scuffing to boards; some moisture staining to last 14 pages as well as advertisements.

New York: PowerHouse Books, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 352 pp; fascinating behind the scenes look at the New York fashion world; as seen through 100's of stunning, full-color photos; signed by both Patrick McMulland and Fran Mallis on the half-title page; corners bumped, small tear to foot of spine,die-cut letter "N" has bends to diagonal pieces; internal pages in "As New" condition; published without a dj.

London, England: Shipping World & Shipbuilder.

Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. 318 pp; a "how-to" book for getting published in the Christian marketplace; in full-color photo wraps; some wear and rubbing to covers.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1994. Hardcover. New/new. 319 pp; this stidy challenges a popularly held belief that Christianity came into the world as an essentially iconophobic form of religiousity, one that was opposed on principle to the use of visual images in religious contexts; profusely illustrated with b & w photos and line drawings.

Lowell. MA: Lowell Museum Corporation, 1981. Paperback. As New. 80 pp; reissue of work originally published in 1920 in revised edition dealing with the city of Lowell, MA early Irish community; has original bookstore price sticker on rear cover; in printed wraps.