Search Results: Titles starting with I from Bath and West Books (PBFA)

Fasano, Italy: Schena Editore, 2010. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From the library of John Julius Norwich, signed and inscribed to him and wife Mollie by the author. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean and bright with minimal rubbing to top edge only and no chips or tears. There is a small area around the spine tail where the red colour has turned yellow due to water damage and there is slight fading to the upper board in the same place but the boards are o/w clean with gilt bright, corners sharp and spine tips a little bruised. A few spots to top page edges and one dog-eared page but contents clean and tight without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or markings other than the author's. 313 pp; Italian text. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Terry Stanfill is a first generation Italian-American author and art expert. Orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1932. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover without dust jacket. Brown cloth with black titling to spine: rubbing, staining and marking to cloth, fading to spine. Boards cocked. Age-toning to page edges. Contents generally clean with minor marks here and there. No bookplates or inscriptions. Firmly bound. 190 pp. 23 b/w photos and 8 charts. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "The Baltic has an attraction of its own, and nowhere is this greater than in the north, where it divides into the great Gulf of Bothnia penetrating between Finland and Sweden almost to the Arctic Ocean, and the Gulf of Finland running east as far as Russia. This book describes a cruise of the Author, his wife, and (during the latter part of the voyage) a friend, on a small yacht exploring this part of the Baltic and navigating in the channels amongst the Aland Islands." -… Read More

London: George Redway, 1888. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dated 1888 but no edition specified. Assumed first or early edition. Brown cloth with gilt titling to spine. Dark brown endpapers. Minor soiling to cloth with rubbing to corners and spine tips; minor wear to gilt. Age-toning and minor marking to page edges. Many of the top page edges are unopened but can easily be opened with a sharp knife. First blank appears to be missing. Contents mostly clean with a few marks here and there but no bookplates, inscriptions or foxing. Sewn binding, all intact and tight. 632 pp. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1894. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Publisher's green cloth with titling and decoration in gilt and black. Rubbing to edges and corners, and pushing to spine tips, but gilt bright and overall an attractive copy. Dark green endpapers. Gift inscription to front blanks (J or F Meakin, St. Austell). xviii, 322 pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece + 11 other full-page illustrations from photographs. At the back is a fold-out map of New Zealand which is crisp and clean with a 1" tear to blank joining sheet, not affecting map itself. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Mrs Robert Wilson's journal begins June 1889 with the news that she will be going to live in New Zealand for three years. It's a charming and fascinating introduction to the natural and social world of New Zealand at the turn of the nineteenth century. The 'Tui' of the title being a native songbird.

London: The St. Catherine Press, 1912. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An uncommon title with no other examples to be found at time of listing. 24 pp. Illustrated throughout in black and red by Chas (Charles) Pears (1873-1958). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A lovely copy of this rare title. Light wear and marking to boards with minor splits to front joint. No bookplates or inscriptions. 'In the Press and Out Again' is a book for children "all about making books". In humorous fashion, Robert Percy Gossop (1876-1951), tells the story of his book's production, from finding an artist, through the printing and binding processes, to the bookshop. 'In the Press and Out Again' was produced for the first of two Children's Welfare Exhibitions in London which ran for three weeks in 1912-13. The exhibitions encouraged debate around the nature of childhood and child… Read More

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1956. First Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Andrew Graham to ffep with an inscription to John Julius Norwich which states: "This is the first copy that I ever received of the first book I ever wrote.". The front pastedown bears Norwich's bookplate. The book comes from John Julius Norwich's library in his country home near Castle Combe, an old mill house. Norwich left most of his books for the new owners when he sold up but as the library had been flooded, many were ruined. I've sold most of what I salvaged but have just found a box with this and a few others belonging to Norwich. This book has some water damage but I saved it because of the inscription. There are signs of water damage to the spine tail, spreading onto the bottom edges of the boards which are a little warped. The page edges have spotting and a little red staining from the cloth. The endpapers have… Read More

London: Aquarian/Thorsons, 1992. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed presentation copy from author, Virginia McKenna, to violinist, Iona Brown, and husband. Inscribed to half-title page: " To Iona and Bjorn, with my love, Virginia" and also signed "Virginia McKenna" below that. Hardcover in price-clipped dust jacket which is clean and bright with some surface scratching and a 2 cm repaired tear to top edge of back panel. A few spots to the top edge of half-title page but o/w clean without markings or inscriptions other than author's. 144 pp with photographs and drawings throughout. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 'Into the Blue' is a celebration of dolphins and an appeal for their rescue from captivity and return to the wild. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers may be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders… Read More

Edinburgh: Messrs. T. & T. Clark, 1909. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Holborn; Ian B. Stoughton. Interesting little book in an attractive binding of blue cloth with design and titling in gilt to upper board and spine. All edges uncut and age-toned. Contents a little age-toned but generally clean except for owner's signature to front pastedown and very occasional spotting. Includes chapters on Aegean, Greek, Roman, Latin, Byzantine, Gothic, Kelto-Saxon, English Gothic, and Renaissance architectures, with a Bibliography, Glossary and Index. 264 pp with 124 b/w ills by the author and 4 half-tone blocks. Bound into the back is a booklet of the author's 'Syllabus on Mediaeval Art and Thought', published by Cambridge University Press. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.