Search Results: Authors starting with I from Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books

The Hague: Pieter de Hondt, c. 1763. A fine and handsome example. . Edition: First Edition. , Binding: Contemporary full mottled calf. Spine in seven compartments of raised bands with gilt ruled decoration throughout. Title on red Morocco label on 2. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. All edges dyed red. Gilt dentelles on top and front edges. , Notes: Text is in French. This is an illustrated history of the Dutch East India Company, with descriptions of the lives of all 28 Dutch Governor-Generals from Pieter Both, appointed in 1609, to Jacob Mossel, appointed in 1752. The end of the book contains a fascinating treatise on the condition of the Dutch East Indies by the late Governor-General Gustaaf Willem Baron Imhoff. He confronts the fact that the Dutch East Indies had been on the decline for the past fifty years and gives some suggestions as to how it could be rejuvenated. Jakob or Jacobus, van der Schley (1715-1779) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733)… Read More

London: Cadell & Davies, 1816. Very Good, . Size : 502x597 (mm), 19.76x23.50 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline, Category: Maps Europe Romania; Maps Europe Greece, Macedonia;

Venetiis, Munich, [possib. Anvers]: : Joann. and Raphael Sadeler, , c. 1594-1606. . An illustrated work in very good condition with plates clean and mostly wide margined; a few of the plates are reinforced with fine tissue paper; also occasional marginal tears repaired.. Edition: First edition anthology of five works. , Binding: 18th century full vellum; rebacked expertly saving the original spine; flat spine with gilt lettered and dated title on morocco label; edges marbled; renewed endpapers., Notes: Captions in Latin. The work depicts hermits, saints with one of five parts devoted to female believers; this anthology is rarely offered. The members of the Sadeler family were among the most successful Flemish engravers and publishers of their time. , Size: Oblong folio (335x263mm)., Illustration: 103 copper-engravings; of these 102 illustrated; these include: three titles [to the first three works]; the paragramma with engraved border. The first work, “SYLVA SACRA” being one complete series… Read More

US: Shriners, 1918. Very Good. Notes: A composite series of twelve individual posters by Mecca Temple: New York, 1918. Official posters published in the interest of the Shrine Sociability by Mecca Temple of New York, N.Y., The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. , Image Size : 733x669 (mm), 28.86x26.34 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 780x707 (mm), 30.71x27.83 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Posters;

St. Petersburg, 1911. An excellent copy.. Edition: Second edition, Binding: Decorative gilt-embossed contemporary green cloth binding. All edges marbled. Decorative gilt endpapers., Notes: Text in Russian., Size: 8vo., Illustration: Illustrated with head and tail pieces and text illustrations., Pages: Pp. title-page, contents, (i), 1-275., Category: Book Russia; Book Science & Technology

Andre Collot. , c.1925.. Very good example, slight age toning, occasional period marginalia around the notes.. Edition: First Edition. , Binding: Full original blue-green morocco boards, slightly worn. Gilt lettering with small gilt designs beneath author name and title. Gilt lettering on spine. Decorative paste-in endpaper and free endpaper featuring gilt floral motifs on green background with white marks. Bottom, top, and front edges uncut. , Notes: Text in French., Size: Oblong 4to (244x270mm), Illustration: French songs arranged for voice and piano, featuring twenty-five art nouveau illustrations. , Pages: P. 1 – 48. P. 41 – 47 are misplaced, with p. 45 – 48 appearing ahead of p. 41 – 44; order of last two songs, “Il Pleut Bergère” and “Frère Jacques,” reversed according to contents. All pages and songs present., Category: Book Musical;

London/New York: John Lane, William Brendon and Son. , 1919.. A very good example. Interior and plates are clean and crisp.. Edition: Fifth Edition., Binding: Full red cloth boards. Upper with triple blind framing and black lettering. Spine with blind rules and black lettering. Top edges red., Notes: Stephen Leacock (1869 – 1944) was a Canadian teacher, writer, and political scientist. He was the best-known English-speaking humorist in the early 20th century. , Size: 12mo. (190x126 mm). , Illustration: With coloured frontispiece and numerous illustrations throughout. , Category: Book Literature;

London: Macmillan and Co. , 1872 [1871]. Very good example. Hinges and text block weak in places, interior largely clean and crisp.. Edition: First Edition. First State., Binding: Full red gilt-stamped cloth boards bound by Burns & Co., original bookbinder’s ticket pasted to lower left corner of lower pasted endpaper. Spine lettered in gilt. Black pasted and free endpapers. All edges gilt. , Notes: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 – 1898), known as Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer, widely known for his iconic children’s books, most notably being Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Through the Looking-Glass (1871) is its sequel.John Tenniel (1820 – 1914) was a prominent English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist of the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist.… Read More

Paris: Nicolas, 1927. A very good uncut example, plates and text are clean and crisp. . Binding: Contemporary suede wrappers, title in gilt on upper wrapper. Flat spine., Notes: Also included with the book is an original note from the publisher. , Size: 8vo, Illustration: 8 tipped in plates depicting various types of wine glasses, 9 charming art deco plates depicting various techniques to serving and appreciating wine. , Pages: P. title, printer’s imprint, title, (1), 5-120, (1), printer’s imprint., Category: Book Food & Drinks; Book Modern

Clarke, Irwin, & Company, Canadian edition, R. & R. Clark., C. 1931. A very good example of the famous Christmas poem. Some sunning and wear to spine. Hinges broken. . Binding: Full red paper boards. Brown lettering on upper. Colour-printed paste-in and free endpapers. Front and bottom edges uncut., Notes: Clement Clarke Moore (1779 – 1863) was an American writer and Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Biblical Learning. He is credited with writing the Christmas poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” first published anonymously in 1823. It later became widely known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and has been published in numerous illustrated versions in various languages. Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed… Read More

London/Glasgow: Blackie. , 1965.. Light wear to jacket.. Binding: Full blue-white cloth boards. Spine with blue lettering. With publisher’s dust jacket in Mylar. Price sticker, 6 net. Code on jacket: 0710. , Notes: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 – 1898), known as Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer, widely known for his iconic children’s books, most notably being Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Through the Looking-Glass (1871) is its sequel., Size: Small 8vo.(185 x 110 mm), Illustration: Very good example. Colour frontispiece and other black-and-white illustrations throughout. , Pages: 124 pp., Category: Book Literature;

London: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. A very good copy.. Edition: limited edition # 303 of 1500, Binding: contemporary full cloth, flat spine with black label., Size: large 8vo, Illustration: 16 colour lithographs., Volume: 2, Pages: Volume 1. P. half-title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, v-xix, blank, half-title, blank, 1-375, (1); Volume 2. half-title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, v-xi, blank, half-title, blank, 1-380, (1), blank, (1)., Category: Book Literature

Racine (Wisconsin): Whitman Publishing Company. , 1945.. Some toning, jacket worn at edges, torn at spine centre and top.. Binding: Pictorial paper boards. Illustrated pasted and free endpapers. All edges red. With publisher’s dust jacket. , Notes: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 – 1898), known as Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer, widely known for his iconic children’s books, most notably being Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Through the Looking-Glass (1871) is its sequel., Size: 8vo.(210 x 155 mm), Illustration: Very good example. Illustrated in black-and-white. Whitman #2140. , Pages: 234 pp., Category: Book Literature;

New York: Heritage Press. , 1961.. Light toning, else clean and crisp.. Binding: Beige cloth boards. Upper stamped with illustration of boat in green. Spine in gilt and green design. Top edges green. No dust jacket. , Notes: Small quarto.(265 x 185mm). , Size: Small quarto, Illustration: Very good example. Illustrated with colour plates, plus other in-text. , Pages: 354 pp., Category: Book Literature;

New York: Garden City Publishing Company. , 1934.. Light toning, shelfwear, occasional pencil notations. . Binding: Full red cloth boards. Upper lettered in blind with mounted illustration in gilt border. Spine with paper title label. Pictorial pasted and free endpapers. No dust jacket. , Notes: Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s – 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature" and was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971) was a prominent American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager. , Size: Quarto.(235 x 155 mm), Illustration: Very good example of this De Luxe Edition of Chaucer’s famous work, illustrated with many plates by noted American illustrator Rockwell Kent. , Pages: 627 pp., Category: Book Literature;

London: Ward, Lock & Co. , 1916.. Light rubbing. . Binding: Full blue cloth boards. Upper stamped in gilt with pictorial paste-on. Spine lettered in gilt. Pictorial pasted and free endpapers. , Notes: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 – 1898), known as Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer, widely known for his iconic children’s books, most notably being Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Through the Looking-Glass (1871) is its sequel., Size: 8vo.(210 x 150 mm), Illustration: A very good example of Carroll’s quintessential work. 1st Tarrant edition. 44 colour plates, as issued, despite title claiming 48 plates (endpapers possibly included as part of this count of 48). , Pages: 340 pp., Category: Book Children; Book Literature;

Chicago: University of Chicago Press. , 1962.. Jacket lightly rubbed, some edgewear, tearing at top of spine.. Edition: First Illustrated Edition., Binding: Full red cloth boards. Upper with mounted illustration. Spine lettered in gilt. With publisher’s dust jacket, price partially clipped ($13.50). , Notes: Homer (born c. 8th century BC) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.Leonard Baskin (1922 – 2000) was an American sculptor, draughtsman and graphic artist, as well as founder of the Gehenna Press 1942–2000). One of America's first fine arts presses, it went on to become "one of the most important and comprehensive art presses of the world", often featuring the work of celebrated poets, such as Sylvia Plath and James Baldwin, side by side with Baskin's bold, stark, energetic and often dramatic… Read More

Washington: Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey. , 1882.. Corners bumped, occasional marks to boards, light dampstain to bottom of upper. Interior generally clean and crisp. . Edition: First Edition., Binding: Original brown cloth boards backed in black cloth leatherette, rebacked. Upper lettered in gilt. Silver lettering on spine. Beige pasted and free endpapers., Notes: Atlas volume only.Lithographed by Julius Bien & Co. (New York). Large Folio (505 x 445 mm). Clarence Edward Dutton (1841 – 1912) was an American geologist and US Army officer who began working as a geologist in 1875 under the direction of John Wesley Powell of the US Geological Survey (USGS) department. Working chiefly in the Colorado Plateau region, Dutton wrote on several subjects, including geological studies of the high plateaus of Utah (1879–80), the earthquake in Charleston of South Carolina in 1886, and the present monograph of the Grand Canyon district (1882), which was the USGS’s first… Read More

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation. , 1923.. Dust jacket rubbed, some tears to edges, piece lacking from front cover top edge. Ownership inked on front pastedown.. Edition: First Edition., Binding: Full teal cloth boards. Upper lettered in gilt with pictorial illustration mounted on. Spine lettered in gilt. With publisher’s dust jacket in Mylar. , Notes: Nora Archibald Smith (1859–1934) was an American writer of children's literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Jessie Willcox Smith (1863 – 1935) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American Illustration, considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators.” A contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Smith illustrated stories and articles for clients such as Century, Collier’s, Leslie’s Weekly, Harper’s, McClure’s, Scribners, and Good Housekeeping, that latter of which included a long-running Mother Goose series of illustrations and also the creation of all of… Read More

London: G. Bell & Sons. , 1913.. Extremities lightly rubbed.. Binding: Full blue cloth boards. Upper with pictorial design stamped in black., Notes: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 – 1898), known as Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer, widely known for his iconic children’s books, most notably being Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Through the Looking-Glass (1871) is its sequel., Size: Small 8vo. (185 x 120 mm), Illustration: A very good example of Carroll’s quintessential work. Illustrated in black-and-white. Publisher’s ads at back. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Round label “Cox & Co. Kindergarten Importers, London” mounted on title. , Pages: 119 pp., Category: Book Children; Book Literature;