Search Results: Authors starting with P from Adrian Harrington Rare Books

New Jersey: Wiley, 2007. [Finance] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.196. Publisher's cloth in dust-jacket, priced at $27.95/£18.99 A clean, fine copy. Musings on investing from the boss of Pabrai Investment Funds.

Trajecti ad Rhenum [Utrecht]: Typis Rudolphi a Zyll, Bibliopolae, 1680. [Roman Law] REVISED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.[34] 854 [26]. In a mid-nineteenth-century binding of quarter brown calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to an orange label, and further gilt decoration to bands. Brown grained cloth over boards, marbled endpapers, and edges trimmed for the new binding. Armorial bookplate of the Brompton Oratory, London. A lovely clean copy, neatly trimmed with plenty of margin remaining. Moderate wear to spine, including rubbing to joints. Very good.

London: Methuen, 2009. [Cricket] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xii; 288; [4]. Publisher's black paper covered boards, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket with printed price of £18.99. With a foreword by Sir John Major. inscribed by the author to the title page: "To Leonard F. Johnson | Best Wishes | Roger Packham". Slight toning to edges, binding slightly pushed to spine ends, wrapper lightly handled. Near fine.

Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2020. [Rock Autobiography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Quarto (36 x 29cm), pp.400. Number 902 of 2500 copies thus, now fully subscribed. Quarter-bound in black leather, with gold leaf blocking and gilded page edging, the book is presented in a lined slipcase within a felt bag. The case design is inspired by the Selmer case of Jimmy Page's first electric guitar, his 1958 Resonet Futurama. Each copy in the limited edition is hand-numbered and individually SIGNED by the author, Jimmy Page. A fine, as-new copy, complete with the original card mailer. 'Following the sell-out success of Jimmy Page's first book, this new signed, limited edition documents Jimmy Page's musical career through selected material from his rich personal archives. Jimmy Page: The Anthology is narrated entirely in Jimmy Page's own words, and includes contextual photography spanning six decades. Hundreds of items from Jimmy Page's private collection have been personally selected for inclusion. From iconic… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2014. [Psychological thriller] SIGNED COLLECTOR'S EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[2]; 208. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the limitation page. Grey full morocco over boards, gilt ruling and embellishment to both. Gilt titles, gilt embellishment, and raised bands to spine. Watered silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Bookmarking ribbon included. Fine, as-new. An unnamed protagonist suffering from insomnia seeks extreme outlets for his pain such as an illicit underground fighting ring as well as the creation of an alter ego who at times seems more real than he. The basis for the cult movie starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.

New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 1996. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.208. Publisher's purple quarter cloth with silver titles to spine and black paper over boards. Fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket designed by Michael Ian Kaye, priced at $21.00. Very light rubbing and bumping to board edges. Fine. Basis for the 1999 cult film starring Brad Pitt. The first rule of... ....

Paris: Editions Pac, 1985. [Bond Film reference] FIRST (and only) EDITION. Quarto (32 x 23cm), pp.108. Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs. Publisher's photographic hardcovers. Text in French (no English language edition was published). A decent example showing some light handling, corners a little bumped as often found; near fine. Includes rarely-seen photographs, some of which are topless/glamour shots, some from 'Never Say Never Again' alongside the official series from Eon, and many of the photos were unauthorised; subsequently the book was withdrawn and it is now a rarity. From the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled note and signature to pastedown. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography.

London: Ernest Benn, 1933. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[2], blank; XIV; 237; [1], imprint; [2], blank. With Errata slip inserted opposite p.[8]. Title page is a cancel. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Includes an inscribed and hand written Christmas card as well as a typed poem given as a Christmas gift from the author loosely inserted. Slight toning to textblock edges and top edge blue sunned, untrimmed bottom edges, inscription from author, rolling to spine and slight bumping to corners. Near fine. First edition collection of poems with an inscription and gifts.

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1963. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.254 [2]. Publisher's cream quarter cloth with mottled orange paper over boards, and black titles to spine. Top edge orange; others untrimmed. With the orange pictorial dust-jacket designed by Lawrence Ratzkin, printed price $3.50. Heavily toned throughout to low quality paper. Some light sunning to jacket spine, and minor wearing to edges. A near fine copy. An Inner Sanctum Mystery.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914. Government publication, Miscellaneous No.12 (1914). Printed pamphlet, pp.viii; 76. Original price 4 1/2d. Slightly browned, simple later paper spine. Near fine.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1898. [Economics] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Demy octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xiv; 315; [1] blank; [4] advertisements. Publisher's dark red cloth ruled in blind, gilt titles to backstrip, edges untrimmed. Neat ink name to flyleaf, some scholarly notes and marginalia, cloth a little dusty and handled. A very good copy of an important text.

London: Doubleday, 2004. [Fantasy novel] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[14]; 509; [5]. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Publishers blue cloth hardback, with pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by John Jude Palencar, priced at £12.99. With the original 'Eragon' bookmark loosely inserted. Gentle toning of paper to some sections, otherwise a fine, unused copy. Warehoused by ourselves since publication. Christopher Paolini's abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at 15. In Alagaësia, a teenage boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. Beautifully written and taut with suspense, Eragon is the first instalment in an epic fantasy trilogy about a 15-year-old farm hand who discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. Basis for the 2006 movie, starring John… Read More

London: Falcon Educational Books, 1951. [Medicine] FIRST THUS, INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR, with a manuscript letter. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xxiv; 227 [1]. With four wood-engraved portraits of Pare, including a frontispiece, a vignette 'Wound Man' to the title page, and several in-text woodcut illustrations. INSCRIBED by the editor in brown ink to fly-leaf: 'Peter Steel | for May 24, 1952 | with best wishes from | Geoffrey Keynes.' Also with a manuscript letter from Keynes on a single folded sheet of headed note paper in the same ink and hand, wishing the recipient his very best wishes on the occasion of his marriage. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge brown. With the typographic dust-jacket, priced at 15s. Edges a little toned, with some bumping to corners. Jacket toned and rubbed to spine, with wear and chipping to edges, and a red mark to front panel. Very good.

London: Macmillan, 1979. [Romantic fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's green cloth titled in silver to spine, endpapers illustrated with family trees, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Claire Davies, priced at £5.50 net. Slight dustiness to top edge, otherwise a fine copy. Based on Margaret de Burgh, daughter of Hubert de Burgh, and her secret marriage to Richard de Clare, in defiance of the arranged marriages favoured by the 13th century English courtiers.

London: Heinemann, 1994. [Literary Biography] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 614. With two suites of four double-sided black and white photographic plates. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page, dated 29.3.94. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £20.00. Quite heavily toned to edges, and sunned to spine, otherwise crisp and clean. Very good.

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1847. 8vo., pp. 432 + 14. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles and "pea-shooter" motif to spine. Light wear, a little bumped and cloth fraying to top of spine. Occasional very light foxing, small discreet booksellers sticker. A nice clean tight copy. Very Good. John Ayrton Paris (1785-1856), celebrated London physicist, is reputed to have invented the thaumathrope, the optical device which displayed the phenomenon called "persistence of vision.

London: Bertram Park [and] Yvonne Gregory, no date [1934]. [English Theatre] ELEVEN ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS. Seven 22 x 17cm; four 19 x 26cm. Black and white photographs on glossy photographic paper, each with the photographer's studio stamp to reverse. Glue marks to reverse of each photograph. Seven by Gregory and four by Park, each set being a uniform size, with light handling only. Near fine. A selection of press photographs from a star-studded production of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in 1934, directed by John Gielgud, and staring himself in lead role, supported by Jessica Tandy as Orphelia, Jack Hawkins as Horatio, Glen Byam Shaw as Laertes, George Howe as Polonius, Geoffrey Toone as Fortinbras, Anthony Quayle as Gildenstern, Richard Ainley as Rosencrantz, Frank Vosper as Claudius, Laura Cowie as Gertrude, and a young Alec Guinness in a minor role.

London: Bertram Park [and] Howard Coster, no date [1935]. [English Theatre] NINE ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS. Eight 26 x 19cm; one 26 x 20cm. Black and white photographs on glossy photographic paper, each with the photographer's studio stamp to reverse. Glue marks to reverse of each photograph. The eight photographs by Park are of a uniform size, with light handling only. The single slightly larger photography by Coster has tears and some loss to the top left corner and the bottom right corner. Very good. A selection of press photographs from a star-studded production of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' in 1935, directed by John Gielgud, and staring himself and Laurence Olivier interchangeably in the lead roles of Romeo and Mercutio. The photographs also show Peggy Ashcroft as Juliet, Edith Evans as the Nurse, Alec Guinness as the Apothecary, Glen Byam Shaw as Benvolio, and Harry Andrews as Tybalt.

London: A. Park, n.d. [c.1840]. [Humour]. ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Duodecimo (18 x 11cm), pp.12. In publisher's yellow paper covers with a wood engraved illustration, sewn. Black ink ownership inscription to title page date 1904. Very light wear to edges. A rare survival, near-fine. A collection of humorous anecdotes, one-liners and puns.

London: Methuen and Co, 1935. [Roman History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[12] 402 [2]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and blind ruling and titles to upper. Includes four folding maps to rear. Toning and spotting to textblock edge, else internally clean. Green 'Foyles' sticker to front pastedown. Sunning to spine, wear to spine edges, bumping to boards, more so corners, some marking to boards and spine. Very good.