Titles starting with I from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

New York:: Harcourt Brace,, 1935.. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Black cloth with lavender diagonal stripes, spine titles in yellow. 289 pages. 12mo, about 7.75 inches tall. A rather scarce book which is surprising given its cult status in the 1930's, this was apparently one of only three books written by Marlowe, the other two even less common than this one. He is credited in some places with the script for the 1934 motion picture, "David Copperfield", although the official credit went... more information

North Hollywood CA:: Plato Publishing / Players Press,, 1993.. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. First published in England in 1981. Small quarto, a bit over 10 inches tall, in gilt decorated blue cloth. 223 pages illustrated by photographs, poster art. The book is clean, bright, soundly bound, but just a hint of wear to the lower extremities. The jacket is crisp and bright, complete and without tears. ... more information

Caldwell ID:: Caxton Printers, Ltd.,, 1977.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octav0. Bright orange cloth stamped in black. 337 pages illustrated by photographs, document facsimiles. Wood's freight lines (horse drawn wagons) hauled everything needed for the development of Colorado's Western Slope, generally from the end of the Denver & Rio Grande trackage to the west. According to the jacket, his passenger and freight wagon service was the biggest to operate in Colorado. The book is written by his... more information

Earlton NY:: Audio-Visual Designs,, 1973.. First Edition. Hardback quarto. Gilt stamped maroon cloth. 168 pages illustrated by photographs, some in color. An excellent pictorial by a professional photographer showing steam engines of the Pennsy during the 1950's (with a few diesels thrown in). Very well done. Clean, bright and sound with just a touch of extremity wear and a minor lower front corner bump. The jacket has small chips at the head of the spine; modest general edge wear; a couple of sho... more information

Bloomington IN:: Indiana University Press,, 1958.. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in black cloth. 455 pages. Davis, who wrote a prize winning biography of Stuart, has presented a new edition of what Davis calls the most objective account of Stuart by any of his intimates. This was first published in 1885 under the title used here as a subtitle. Howes, M41. CWB II, 73. Light edge and extremity wear; paper lightly toned. Otherwise a clean, soundly bound, book. The jacket shows modest ... more information

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1969.. First Edition . Hardcover. Hardback octavo in blue cloth. 305 pages illustrated by a frontis and 10 illustrations including one double page and 7 full page drawings. Jacket art by Peter Bramley. A wonderful collection. A clean, bright copy with very minimal extremity wear and slight fading to the top edges of the boards. The jacket is complete and without tears, but there is minimal wear to extremities and folds, and the front flap is dog-eared. ... more information

Akron, Ohio:: Saalfield,, Ca. 1935.. None Stated. Folio, 12 unnumbered, Very nice kid's book, beautifully illustrated in color with extremity wear, one-inch edge tear, rubbing. ... more information

London:: Hodder & Stoughton,, 1934.. First Edition. Hardcover. Twelvemo, almost 7.5 inches tall, in black cloth. 271 pages. An important memoir of the "Oxford Group", a precursor to, and a strong influence on, the development of Alcoholics Anonymous. Previous owner name on the front endpaper; endpapers mildly toned; textblock spotted (foxed) lightly. Inside is otherwise clean and soundly bound. The covers have modest edge and extremity wear; light general soiling. ... more information

Minneapolis MN:: Minneapolis Institute of Arts,, 1976.. First Edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog. Squarish quarto in illustrated black wraps. 93 pages illustrated by photographs, some in color. An interesting exhibition catalog picturing clothing of Plains Indians (Arapaho, Kiowa, Sioux and Cheyenne). Modest edge wear; inside clean and sound. Previous owner name discreetly embossed on the corner of the rear cover, that of Hollis Williford, a well regarded artist and sculptor of western and Native ... more information

No place:: Robert E. P. Cherry,, No date (ca 1970).. First Edition. Softcover. Oversize staple bound softcover, about 10 inches tall, in red paper decorated in gilt. 33 pages illustrated by photographs. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, the inscription being personalized "To my good friend, . . . .". A catalog of Bowie knives with a history of the weapons produced by George Wostenholm & Son, Ltd. of Sheffield. A fairly degraded copy with moderate staining to the covers, an ink notation ... more information

Seattle:: Superior Publishing,, 1978.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in gilt stamped beige cloth. 175 pages illustrated by photographs, drawings. An illustrated biography of a photographer of the Northern Plains Indians. Barry began his work in 1878 in the employment of O.S. Goff in Bismarck N. Dakota. Lots of Indian portraits, but also some excellent panoramic shots of forts along the Missouri. A bright, clean, sound and unworn copy. Ownership marks of Hollis Williford, a... more information

Alhambra CA:: C.F. Braun & Co.,, 1957.. Reprint. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in marbled boards backed by blue leather. 161 pages with six illustrations by Joe Mugnaini. Apparently a reprint of a Limited Editions Club production, this is a gift book produced by the publisher. Just a bit of wear to the extremities and a little transfer toning from the leather to the endpapers. Close inspection discloses the most minimal of fading to the spine. The clear acetate jacket is just starting to tear at fron... more information

New York:: St. Martin's,, 1989.. First Edition. wraps. Very minor corner wear. A date in green flair written on cover. ... more information

Boston:: The Bibliophile Society,, 1905.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavos in white, vellum-like paper covered boards ("parchment") Gilt titles on spine. One of 477 copies. Bookplate in each volume on the front pastedown, that of Lucius Fisher of Chicago, in the style of the Society's logo but with a fish motif. Pages generally uncut at top edge. Inside very bright and crisp. Very light wear to the extremities of all volumes; spines slightly darkened. Inner slipcases are sound with a ... more information

Leningrad:: Aurora Art Publishers,, 1974.. No Edition Indicated. Hardcover. Small quarto, about 10.5 inches (27 cm) tall, in white faux leather. Text in English and Russian. Unpaginated, but there are 57 full page color plates on the versos with captions on the opposite rectos. Monograph on the post-revolution Russian artist with a decidedly Impressionist view. Interior is clean and bright but for previous owner name on front pastedown, that of Hollis Williford, notable artist and sculptor of the Americ... more information

Milan:: Franco Maria Ricci,, 1989.. First Edition. Hardcover. Square quarto, about 12 inches on a side, in black cloth stamped in gilt with a pastedown illustration on cover. 329 pages. Text in Italian and English. A beautifully produced book, typical of the publisher, picturing and explaining the plans made for a great plaza to honor Napoleon (control of Milan being a product of the French victory at Marengo). The main architect was Guiseppe Antolini. This includes many fold-outs of elevations and cut-... more information

St. Louis:: Levison & Blythe (printed by),, 1873.. First Edition. Softcover. Trade paperback size pamphlet of 62 pages housed in make-shift gray card covers with a red cloth spine, the pamphlet held by gray library tape. Includes a laid-in 10-panel folding map which is complete but exceedingly fragile with old tape repairs to the seams failing. . Library mark of the Bureau of Railway Economics on the copyright page and library number tag on front of the card covers. This railroad should not be con... more information

New York:: Farrar & Rinehart,, 1940.. First Edition . Hardcover. Hardback octavo in gilt stamped red cloth. 355 pages illustrated by line drawings in the text, and four double-page black and white plates by Bohrod. The eleventh book in the Rivers of America Series. Fitzgerald, I, p. 305. A little rubbing to the top front cover. The book is otherwise clean, bright and soundly bound. The jacket is modestly worn at edges with some surface loss at the ends of the front spine fold. ... more information

New York:: Random House,, 1939.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8 inches tall. 303 pages. THE AUTHOR'S COPY, SIGNED BY HIM ON THE FIRST BLANK, in a custom binding and slipcase, the binding and slipcase matching other books from his library. Fowler's 11th book, a novel of the of the South Seas. Bound in full red calf decorated in gilt; gilt turn-ins; top edge gilt; spine with five raised bands; green and orange plaid endpapers. Joints sound but cracking, extremities show a bit of wea... more information

New York:: Random House,, 1939.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.25 inches tall, in cloth patterned boards and light green dustjacket. 303 pages. PERSONALIZED PRESENTATION SIGNED BY AUTHOR, DATED OCTOBER 1939, ON ENDPAPER. A fictional account of an island in the South Seas which Fowler visited and became fascinated with. The book is very lightly extremity worn; endpapers toned by glue offsetting. Jacket is missing a small piece at the head of, and adjacent to the spine; the spine is notable darkene... more information