Authors starting with I from Antic Hay Books

1932. IACUZZI, Alfred. THE EUROPEAN VOGUE OF FAVART: THE DIFFUSION OF THE OPERA- COMIQUE. NY: Institute of French Studies, Inc., [1932]. Small 8vo, printed wraps. First Edition. Signed presentation from Iacuzzi on the front endpaper: "To Prof. Joseph L. Tynan, with the cordial compliments of Alfred Iacuzzi." Good (some chipping spine & covers). A fragile item. ... more information

0. IBANEZ, Vicente Blasco. THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE. (Los Cuatro Jinetes Del Apocalipsis). Translated From The Spanish of Vicente Blasco Ibanez. Authorized Translation by Charlotte Brewster Jordan. NY: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1919. 8vo., maroon fine-grained morocco leather and cloth, top edge gilt. Author's Edition. Signed presentation from Ibanez on half- title page: "To my friend Mr. Ross Watt Lynn of New York, sincerely yours Vicente Blasco Ibanez. Menton, 1925." The author's... more information

1919. IBANEZ, Vicente Blasco. MARE NOSTROM (OUR SEA). NY: E.P. Dutton, 1919. Small 8vo, cloth and boards. First Edition, Author's Edition. Signed presentation from Ibanez on the half-title page: "Dedicated to Mrs. [illegible word] Griswold by Vincento Blanco Ibanez. November 19.1919." Very Good (paper spine label nice, ink name front endpaper, few small splashes of ink front cover). ... more information

1923. IBANEZ, Vicento Blasco. Signed Photograph. A handsome 8- by 10-inch, black and white photograph of Ibanez in a suit. Signed presentation from Ibanez on the lower white border, Villa Fontana Rosa, 1923. Excellent contrast. Ibanez is most famous for his book, The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse, 1918, which held the world's record for book sales at its time of publication. In an 11- by 14-inch mat and ready for framing. ... more information

1889. IBSEN, Henrik. A DOLL'S HOUSE. Play In Three Acts. Translated by William Archer. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1889. 8vo., original vellum binding, stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Limited Edition of only 115 numbered copies, signed by publisher T. Fisher Unwin. This is copy number 10. First Edition of Archer's translation, with a mounted photographic frontispiece of Ibsen and six studio photographs of the actors. The play opened on June 7, 1889 at the Novelty Theatre and represented a turning point... more information

1974. IGLAUER, Edith. DENISON'S ICE ROAD. NY: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1975. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition, fourth printing. The story John Denison, who engineered a road over the frozen lakes and portages of Arctic Canada- a pionerring feat that many said could not be done. Iglauer was the only woman to accompany Denison and his construction crew while building the road. Sixty-below temperatures made brakes useless, caused steel axles to snap like icicles, and caused unglove... more information

1966. IGLAUER, Edith. THE NEW PEOPLE: THE ESKIMO'S JOURNEY INTO OUR TIME. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Iglauer on half-title page: "For Hobey, with love, Edith. Jaunary 26, 1966." Near fine; little wear & browning d/j. ... more information

1941. IGLESIAS, Santiago. SANTIAGO IGLESIAS: MEMORIAL ADDRESSES DELIVERED IN CONGRESS. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941. Small 4to., black cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Good (portion of spine missing, ink presentation front endpaper). ... more information

1873. FREDERICK II. Steel-Engraved Portrait. A 5.4-inch by 7-inch steel- engraved portrait of Frederick II. From "Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America," New York, 1873. Likeness from a drawing by H. Ramberg with facsimile signature below engraving. Near fine (light dampstain left edge, does not affect image, can be matted out, tint stain lower edge). ... more information

1955. ILIO, Dominador I. THE DIPLOMAT AND OTHER POEMS. Quezon City, Diliman: The Guinhalinan Press, 1955. 8vo., wraps in dust jacket. First Edition. Very Good (ink presentation on front endpaper, some browning rear cover). ... more information

1958. ILMA, Viola. THE POLITICAL VIRGIN. [As Fathomed by L. Edgar Prina]. NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Ilma on front endpaper: "To Mr. & Mrs. Hurok, with Love, Viola Ilma. 4/18/58." Very Good (Hukok name stamp on front endpaper); bit of wear & soil d/j. ... more information

1880. IMBRIE, William. HANDBOOK OF ENGLISH-JAPANESE ETYMOLOGY. Tokiyo??: R. Meiklejohn & Co., 1880. Small 8vo., brick-colored cloth with paper spine label. First Edition. Signed presentation by Imbrie on title page: "Malcolm MacMartin, with kind regards of the Author." Very Good (occasional puckering cloth). ... more information

1857. HANDBOOKS FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT. HOW TO WRITE: A POCKET MANUAL OF COMPOSITION AND LETTER-WRITING. Four Volumes in One, Comprising How To Write, How To Talk, How To Behave, and How To Do Business. NY: Fowler and Wells, [1857]. Small 8vo., embossed slate cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Very Good (bright, nameplate front pastedown). ... more information

1904. INGALESE, Richard and Isabella. FROM INCARNATION TO RE-INCARNATION. NY: The Occult Book Concern, [1904]. Small 8vo, yellow cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Good (wear & soil, rear hinge cracked). ... more information

1924. INGE, W.R. PERSONAL RELIGION AND THE LIFE OF DEVOTION. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1924. 12mo., embossed blue cloth. Fourth Printing. From the personal library of Lucretia Perry Osborn (with her bookplate), wife of well-known paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn. Autograph letter signed from M. Catherine Inge, to Mrs. Osborn laid in (some browning). A four- page typed sermon by Dean Inge is also laid in. Very Good (little sunning to spine). ... more information

1954. INGE, William. PICNIC. [No place]: Columbia Pictures Corp., November 8, 1954. Quarto sheets in punch-bound blue wraps. Original 155-page screenplay by Daniel Taradesh of William Inge's play of the same name. Marked "First Estimating Draft" on the title page and front cover. The 1955 film, starring William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell and Susan Strasberg, won two Academy Awards (for art direction and editing) and received an additional four nominations, including one for Best Pict... more information

1926. INGE, William Ralph. LAY THOUGHTS OF A DEAN. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. 8vo., navy-blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. With two autograph letters signed from Inge, to well-known paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn, laid in. also enclosed is an autograph to note from Inge to Osborn and another related letter from a relative of Inge. Very Good (bright with paper clip mark on copyright page, with Osborn's personal bookplate on front pastedown). ... more information

1867. INGELOW, Jean. A STORY OF DOOM AND OTHER POEMS. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1867. Small 8vo., embossed terra-cotta cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Very Good (bright, some moderate wear). ... more information

1924. INGERSOLL, Robert G. THE LIBERTY OF MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD AND A LITTLE JOURNEY TO THE HOME OF INGERSOLL. East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1924. Small 8vo., brown quarter-leather and boards, stamped in gilt. First Edition thus. Good (bright but some edgewear & little cracking spine, small chip base of spine & tiny corner chipped front endpaper). ... more information

2008. INGLE, Bob. [With Sandy McClure]. THE SOPRANO STATE: NEW JERSEY'S CULTURE OF CORRUPTION. NY: St. Martin's Press, [2008]. 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Ingle and McClure on half- title page. Near fine in dust jacket. ... more information