Search Results: Titles starting with I from CraigsClassics

Rare, original sheet music for "I Wish I was in Dixie's Land" - the unofficial national anthem of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. 1860; Firth, Pond & Co.; New York. First edition, presumed 2nd issue with the "No. 1 Popular Vocal Music" advertisement on the back cover (the version with a blank back cover is given precedence and is considered the 1st issue). Complete in six pages and securely bound at the spine with stitching. Written and Composed expressly for Bryant's Minstrels by Dan. D. Emmett. Arranged for the Pianoforte by W.L. Hobbs.Condition:Foxing to the pages. There is a light stain at the lower-inner corner of the pages. All pages are present and bound at the spine with stitching present. There is a 1.5" separation at the top where the front and back pages have pulled from the center page. Old name written in pencil at the top-right corner of the front cover. Overall in Good condition.

"ICE CREAM, CARBONATED BEVERAGES - With a short introduction to the study of Chemistry and Physics. A handbook for ice-cream makers, sodawater bottlers, and students taking short courses in Dairying, etc." Written and published in 1924 by Warner-Jenkinson Mfg. Co. in St. Louis. Illustrated with a frontispiece and various photographs and figures. Here are a few examples of the contents: Milk Hygiene; Viscosity and Ripening of Cream; Estimation of Fat in Milk; Testing for Bacteria in Dairy Products; Stability of Ice Cream; Using Skim Milk, Milk Powder and Butter; Freezing; Small Scale Production of Ice Cream; Bisque and Marshmallow Ice Cream; Frozen Puddings; Sherbets; Lemon Ice; Vanilla and Vanilla Extracts; Jell Test for Gelatine; Micro-organisms; The Yeasts; Food Colors; Vegetable Dyes; Carbonated Beverages; Sugar; Syrup Table; Medium Dry Ginger Ale; Root Beer and Sarsaparilla Flavors; The Carbonation of Soda Water...and much more.

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The cloth has scuffed at the top, bottom, and right hand… Read More

This is a rare, first edition copy of "THE IDIOT" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. 1913 1st American edition, 1st printing; The Macmillan Company; New York. Constance Garnett translation. Gilt top page edges.Condition:There is a light stain at the lower-inner corners of the covers, and light staining to the spine; sharp corners; 2 tiny cloth tears at the top edge of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. The text pages are in terrific condition - clean with only a very light stain at the outer margin of page 66. Some light soiling to the front blank end paper. Light, pea-sized stain at the center of the inner page edges between the title page and opposing end paper. Light stain at the hinge between front and rear end papers and pastedowns. Staining to the bottom edge of the text block.

"If I Were King" by Justin Huntly McCarthy. 1901 1st edition; R.H. Russell; New York. Illustrated with numerous full-page photographic plates from the play (of the same name). Also included in this copy is a cut-out from a playbill of the play, a cut-out portrait of the author with his facsimile signature, and a cut-out of actor E.H. Sothern (who played "Francois Villon" in the play).Condition:Clean front cover and spine; light soiling to the back cover. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks. The illustrated plate after page 260 is present but detached. Pages 259-262 have foxing. Page 187 has a pair of quotation marks " " written in pencil...no other writing found. A picture of the author and a cut-out of his signature (facsimile) have been affixed to the front end paper. The facing pastedown has a cut-out from the playbill affixed. A cut-out of one of the actors in the play (E.H. Sothern) has been affixed to a following front end paper. There is the embossed name stamp of "Clarence H.… Read More

"An Illustrated History of the HASTY PUDDING CLUB Theatricals" by Lloyd McKim Garrison. 1st edition; Hasty Pudding Club; Cambridge. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and facsimile documents throughout. Gilt top page edges. With an Introduction by J.T. Wheelwright. "The Hasty Pudding Club Theatricals" is the oldest theatrical organization in the United States. Oversized - the book measures 12 1/4" tall x 9 1/2" wide.Condition:Soiling/staining to the covers. Some mottling of the cloth - these are patches where the red cloth color has faded (these areas are not stains). Sharp cover corners. Tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Bright gilt top page edges. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. There is a 1" tear to the paper at the bottom of the hinge between the front end paper and pastedown. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean with only an occasional light smudge. A slip of paper with a previous owner's name has been… Read More

This is a charming United States history book, the "Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme" by Robert C. Adams. 1891 1st edition; A.M. Thayer & Co.; Boston. With full-page portraits and illustrations throughout by "the best American artists." The book tells the history of America in verse from its discover by Christopher Columbus through the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and ending with the presidency of Benjamin Harrison.Condition:The front cover has a couple small, light stain spots and some darker staining at the top-right corner; heavy staining to the back cover (see photo); tiny cloth tears at the outer corner tips of the front cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. A front blank end paper has been removed. The text pages are in very good condition - clean with no notable issues found. Some light foxing to the end papers and pastedowns. Overall the book is in Good- condition.

This is an antique collegiate poetry anthology, "In College Days - Recent Varsity Verse" chosen by Joseph Le Roy Harrison. 1901 1st edition; Knight & Millet; Boston. Dozens of colleges are represented including Amherst College, Boston University, Cornell University, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Harvard University, M.I.T., Notre Dame, The University of Michigan, Princeton University, Yale University...and many more. Gilt top page edges.Condition:Some light soiling to the front cover; the back cover has a bit heavier soiling as well as a few small stains; sharp corners. The lettering and illustration on the spine has faded a bit. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt top page edges. There is a very light stain that appears at the outer page edge starting around page 168 and continues throughout the rest of the book. Some pages are still attached along the outer edge; a few pages have been separated, resulting in tears at the outer edge. Overall the… Read More

This is an original MARK TWAIN CENTENNIAL souvenir book "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Famed as MARK TWAIN." 1935; Standard Printing Company; Hannibal, Missouri. The booklet features photographs on every page. Softcover. Dedicated by the citizens of Twain's hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. The contents are as follows: His Boyhood; His Life on the Mississippi; America's Most Beloved Writer; His Tom and Huck Live On; Tom Sawyer's Home Town Has Grown Up. Unique "spider web" style front and rear end papers.Condition:The covers have creasing along the inner edge by the spine. Small tears along the perimeter of the front and back covers. Tight binding with no loose pages - both covers are firmly attached. There is a light, horizontal crease at the bottom half of the booklet. The pages are in nice condition - clean with no notable issues found. Name written in pen at the top edge of the inside front cover. Overall the booklet is in Good condition.

This is a handsome set of "The Ingenious Gentleman DON QUIXOTE of La Mancha" (complete in four volumes) together with "Miguel de Cervantes ~ His Life and Works" by Henry Edward Watts (complete in one volume). 1895; Adam and Charles Black; London. Don Quixote has been translated into English by Watts. "A New Edition with Notes, Original and Selected." The "Life of Cervantes" volume has a frontispiece portrait of Cervantes with facsimile handwriting. This set has been beautifully custom bound by "MacDonald - New York" (presumably James MacDonald, a Scottish bookbinder who came to the United States in 1873 and established his own business in New York in 1880). The volumes are bound in three-quarter leather with marbled covers and end papers, gilt lettering and decorations on the spines, gilt top page edges, and five raised bands on the spines.Condition:Light tanning at the top edge of the covers. Wear/rubbing to the leather along the edges of the spines. Small bits of leather have chipped away at various… Read More

"THE INGOLDSBY LYRICS" by Thomas Ingoldsby (author of "The Ingoldsby Legends"). 1881 1st edition; Richard Bentley and Son; London. With a frontispiece portrait of Ingoldsby. The book is a collection of humorous poems, political skits, parodies, songs, epigrams, epistles, etc.

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Clean covers and spine; there is a bit of light "bubbling" beneath the cloth to a few areas on the covers. Small cloth tear at the bottom of the spine; there is a thin strip of cloth missing at the top of the spine, and a tear at the top-left corner. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Occasional light foxing to the pages (though heavier on the frontispiece, title page, and the tissue guard in between). Overall the book is in Good condition.

This is a beautifully illustrated, antique copy of "THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS" - or, Mirth and Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby. 1911; Macmillan and Co.; London. With 16 full-page color plates by H.K. Theaker, as well as a few black & white in-text illustrations. The book is a collection of myths and ghost stories that blend humor with the grotesque. Here are a few examples of the stories: The Witches' Frolic; The Ghost; The Spectre of Tappington; The Tragedy; The Dead Drummer; Raising the Devil...and many more. The page edges are (intentionally) stained blue on all sides of the text block.Condition:There is a very light stain near the top-right corner of the front cover; some fading of the blue cloth at the center of the back cover; light wear to the cover corners. Tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. There is a small 1/4" cloth tear at the bottom edge of the back cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are lightly age-toned, but mostly clean… Read More

This is a beautifully illustrated antique copy of "AN INLAND VOYAGE" by Robert Louis Stevenson. 1908; Chatto and Windus; London. This edition features numerous illustrated plates by Noel Rooke in both color and black & white. (There is a "Note" by Rooke at the front.) Gilt top page edges. Maps on the end papers.From a review: "'An Inland Voyage is a travelogue about a canoeing trip through France and Belgium in 1876. It is Stevenson's earliest book and a pioneering work of outdoor literature. As a young man, Stevenson desired to be financially independent so that he might pursue the woman he loved, and set about funding his freedom from parental support by writing travelogues, the three most prominent being 'An Inland Voyage,' 'Travels with a Donkey,' and 'The Silverado Squatters.' A fundamentally Romantic work in style and tone, the book paints a delightful atmosphere of Europe in a more innocent time, with quirky innkeepers, traveling entertainers and puppeteers, old men who had never left their… Read More

This is a handsome, fine binding antique set of "The Innocents Abroad" - or, The New Pilgrim's Progress by MARK TWAIN. Circa 1880's - 1890's; Bernhard Tauchnitz; Leipzig, Germany. (Though the title page states "1879," the actual date of publication is unknown; Tauchnitz used the same title page for a number of years, making the actual date of publication difficult to determine.) Complete set in two volumes. Nicely bound in three-quarter leather with marbled covers, gilt lettering and accents on the spines, speckled page edges on all sides of the text blocks, and four raised bands on the spines. The set is smaller in size - each volume measures 6 1/4" tall x 4 5/8" wide. From the "British Authors" collection - Tauchnitz Edition.Condition:Clean covers and spines. Some very light wear to the leather on the cover corners, and at the bottom edge of the spines. Both volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. All covers are firmly attached. Bright gilt lettering and accents on the spines.… Read More

This is a rare, early edition of "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the WEALTH OF NATIONS" by Adam Smith. 1796 2nd American edition; Thomas Dobson; Philadelphia. Complete set in three volumes. Uncommon in original, full-leather binding as issued. Rare, early 2nd American edition of the first great work in political economy (following the 1st American edition in 1789). The work offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economics. By reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the work touches upon such broad topics as the division of labor, productivity, and free markets. (Note: within volume I is an "Advertisement" for the "Third Edition," and one for the "Fourth Edition" - the references to these editions take into account earlier UK publications since the first UK edition of 1776. The set offered here is the 2nd American edition from 1796, following the 1st American… Read More

Nice condition antique copy of "Instructions for Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to GUNS AND SHOOTING" by Lt. Col. P. Hawker. 1833; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman; London. The book is nicely illustrated with numerous full-page engraved plates and in-text illustrations. There is a 16-page publisher's catalog at the front.The contents are as follows: Guns and Gunmakers; Implements for Flint-Guns; Detonating System; Gun Cases; Powder; Shot; Flints; Wadding; Loading; Powder Flask; Shot Belt; Dress for a Shooter; Shooting; Dogs; Diseases in Dogs; Preservation of Game; Duck Guns; To Make an Old Gun Shoot Well; Duck Shot; Duck-Gun Wadding; Water Boots; Water-Proof Dressing for Shoes; Dresses Proper for Wildfowl Shooting; To Preserve Gunning Clothes from the Moth; To Preserve Guns from Rusting with Salt Water; Wilkinson's Oil; Wildfowl Shooting; Launching and Canoe Shooting; General Instructions; Stanchion or Punt-Gun; Explanation of My Plan; Gunning-Punt; Boat Shooting Under Sail;… Read More

This is a rare copy of the instructional songbook "THE INSTRUMENTAL ASSISTANT" - Volume I by Samuel Holyoke. Circa 1800 or 1801 (there is no date of publication stated, though the work was copyrighted in 1800 and contracted for in November, 1800); H. Ranlet; Exeter, New Hampshire. Included in this volume is an early publication of the patriotic tune "Yankee Doodle." Full soft leather binding. "Containing Instructions for the Violin, German-Flute, Clarionett, Bass-Viol, and Hautboy. Compiled from Late European Publications. Also a Selection of Favorite Airs, Marches, &c. Progressively Arranged and Adapted for the Use of Learners." There is an Index at the back. "'The Instrumental Assistant' was the most comprehensive volume of its kind published in America up to 1800. In addition, it was the first graded instrumental primer printed in this country." [Willhide]Holyoke, an American composer and teacher of vocal and instrumental music, was among the first in America to attempt to provide instruction and… Read More

"An Introduction to the Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India" by W. Crooke. 1894 1st edition; The Government Press; Allahabad, India. Contents include The Evil Eye and the Scaring of Ghosts, The Godlings of Nature, The Black Art, The Worship of the Malevolent Dead, Tree and Serpent Worship - please see the photos for the complete list. With an Errata sheet at the beginning of the book, and a Bibliography and an Index at the back.Condition:Light stain at the bottom-left corner of the front cover; cloth tears at the bottom 2 corner tips. Tight binding with no loose pages. There are a handful of pages at the front of the book (random pages up to page 23) with a light pencil line in the outer margin highlighting lines or a paragraph of text...other than that, the page are in great condition with no other writing found, and no stains, tears or foxing found. Small bookshop label affixed to the front pastedown. Overall the book is in very good condition. The book comes with a clear protective… Read More

This is a nice condition vintage bartender's guide, "Irvin S. Cobb's Own Recipe Book" from 1936. The book was written by Cobb for Frankfort Distilleries. Softcover with 51 numbered pages. The book features a two-page display of various liquor bottles in color, and numerous in-text illustrations (tinted blue). "Containing authoritative directions for making 71 famous drinks, together with a rollicking dissertation of the joys of King Bourbon and its Brother Rye, by the famous Kentuckian." Contents include Cocktails, Highballs, Juleps, Sours, Rickeys, Fizzes, Collinses, Daisies, Fixes, Slings, Punches, Smashes, Cobblers, Flips, Toddies, Hot Drinks, and Milk & Egg Drinks.Condition:The covers are clean with some some light tanning along the perimeters. The last page of the book and the back cover each have a 3/4" tear at the bottom edge. Tight binding with no loose page. Both covers and all pages are firmly in place. Nice interior - the pages are clean and appear unread with only a couple tiny foxing… Read More

This is a charming, antique copy of the famous Christmas Carol, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear." Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated, but the year 1894 is written on the front end paper); The Art Lithographic Publishing Co.; New York. The book features wonderful full-page chromolithographs, and illustrations within the text. Stiff paper covers with string binding.Condition:Some very light soiling to the covers. There is a stain over the word "the" on the front cover. The bottom-right corner tip of the front cover has chipped away. Light wear to the top and bottom edges of the spine. Bits of paper have chipped away along most of the length of the spine. No loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean with only some tiny foxing specks to a few of the pages. The front end paper has a very neatly written inscription in ink dated 1894. Overall the book is in Good+ condition.