Search Results: Titles starting with I from GN Books and Prints

The Immaculate Forest: An account of an Expedition to unexplored territories between the Andes and the Amazon by Dr. W. R. PhilipsonHardback, 1952, first edition, with 32 illustrations and 2 maps, published by Hutchinson, London, 223 pages. Scarce copy.Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8 3/4" by 5 3/4" by 7/8". No dust jacket. Green cloth binding, title detail to spine somewhat faded, slight discolouration. Some scuffing and marking, including cup marks. Signs of shelf-wear. Binding reasonably firm, a little slack to upper spine. Page edges a little browned, scuffed and marked. Page surfaces clean, the odd mark but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

In Search of Peace: Speeches 1937-1938 by the Right Honourable Neville Chamberlain, M.P., Edited by Arthur Bryant

















Hardback, undated but 1939, published by The National Book Association / Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London, 303 pages.











Measures around 8 5/8" by 5 5/8" by 1 1/8". No dust jacket but the front portion of the jacket is contained loose within the book. Cloth binding, black lettering to spine. A little marking but quite clean. Signs of wear. Bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked. Some marking to endpapers, previous owner signature on front free endpaper. The odd mark to page surfaces, some marking and slight foxing the preliminaries and hindmost pages but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

In an Unknown Land by Thomas GannHardback, 1924, first edition, published by Duckworth and Co., London, 263 pages.An exploration of the East Coast of Yucatan.Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8 5/8" by 5 5/8" by 1 12/". Red cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering and detail to spine. Some fading to spine though gilt still visible. Boards are a bit scuffed and marked but generally clean and have largely retained their colour. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear, small tear at top of spine. Corners bumped and a little torn. Inner hinges are cracked, especially front one, where textblock only attached by a small amount at base. Page edges browned, foxed and marked. Previous owner inscription to FFEP and library sticker and stamps to rear pastedown. Plate between pages 202 and 203 has jagged edges and is partially loose. The odd little tear to an edge here and there and a little foxing to page surfaces but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm by Norman Hunter, with 76 illustrations by W. Heath Robinson.

Hardback, 1933, first edition, published by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 203 pages.

In fair condition. Orange cloth boards and spine which show considerable wear, with much marking, scuffing and wear. Pictorial front board. Spine has some tearing at top and bottom. Inner hinges cracked, boards only lightly attached to textblock by cloth tabs and netting. Browning, scuffing and marking to page edges. Previous owner name in pencil on recto of FFEP. Several pages loose but all pages present. Some pages have tears and chips. Some marking to page surfaces, though no marginalia, underlining, etc. apart from a few pencil dots on contents page. See pictures for further information.

Eric Gill: The Inscriptions by David Peace

Hardback, 1995, first US edition, published by David R. Godine, Boston, 208 pages.
In good condition. Scuffing to dust jacket, marking, some edge-wear and a few small tears. Dark green cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, very clean, the odd dent. Bumped corners. Small signs of shelf-wear. A little marking to page edges but quite clean. Page surfaces generally clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

The Interpretation of Contracts by Kim Lewison, Q.C. Hardback, 1997, second edition, published by Sweet & Maxwell, lxxiii + 460 pages.
Like new. Binding clean. The slightest of marking to lower page edges, slight scuffing to page fore-edges but very clean. Page surfaces also clean, price written in pencil on front free endpaper but otherwise no inscriptions, marginalia, highlighting, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.
In The Interpretation of Contracts the author states the various rules in the form of short propositions of law, which are followed by extensive critical discussion, and in many cases the real application of the proposition is illustrated. Subjects considered include the object of interpretation, the materials available, law and precedent, the meaning of words, implied terms, the canons of construction, ambiguity and inconsistencies, mistakes and inconsistencies, and preliminary parts of a deed.

Inventing Ethan Allen by John J. Duffy and H. Nicholas Muller III

Paperback, 2014, first print, illustrated, published by University Press of New England, Hanover & London, 285 pages + xii.
In good condition, close to very good. A little scuffing and slight marking to covers but clean, label to back cover. No creasing. Binding firm. Front cover a little bowed open. Some marking and scuffing to page edges but page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

The Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol. I, September 1925 - November 1927: A Magazine of Natural History, Antiquities, Ethnology, Edited by J. A. S. Stendall.
Hardback, illustrated, published by Irish Naturalists' Journal Committee, Belfast, iv + 288 pages + viii.
Measures around 10 1/2" by 7 1/4" by 7/8". Black cloth binding, faded lettering to spine. Some discolouration to spine and boards. Scuffing and a little marking, signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Book has forward tilt. Binding reasonably firm, a little cracking of textblock towards inner hinges. Page edges browned, scuffed and a little tanned. Previous owner name written on verso of front free endpaper, the occasional mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Iron Stove and Other Fairy Tales from Grimm, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Laite.
Paperback with cloth covering, 1924, published by Ginn and Company, Ltd., London, 96 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 6 7/8" by 4 5/8" by 1/4". Blue cloth and paperback binding, black lettering, pictorial detail and patterning to front cover. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges, corners a little bumped. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit foxed. Some foxing to endpapers and insides of covers. The off bit of foxing to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Israel's Settlement in Canaan: The Biblical Tradition and its Historical Background, by the Rev. C. F. Burney, D.Litt. The Schweich Lectures 1917, Second Edition.g
















Hardback, 1919, containing six colour maps (two that foldout) to rear of book, published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press for the British Academy, London, 104 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 9 7/8" by 6 3/8" by 1/2". Ex-library book with typical markings, stamps, etc. No dust jacket. Black cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Some marking and scuffing to binding and tape marks. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumping to spine corners, a little tearing to corners and upper and lower spine edges. A little slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked but reasonably clean for age. Some marking to endpapers and pastedowns, library plate, stamps, etc. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia,… Read More