Search Results: Authors starting with P from Nana's Top Shelf: Rare and Collector Books

1901: The Book Of The Thousand Nights and One Night, Bassorah Edition in 15 Volumes. Bassorah Limited Edition, translated by John Payne. Numbered 123 of 500 total printed. Burgundy linen cloth with tan paper spine labels with brown and red lettering. Gilt page edges on top; other edges deckled; full-page plates with tissue guards. No publisher listed; reads "London: Printed for Subscribers Only."
"The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night: Now first completely done into English prose and verse, from the original Arabic, by John Payne (author of 'The Masque of Shadows,' 'Intaglios,' 'Songs of Life and Death,' 'Lautrec,' ...."
A historical set, richly illustrated; printed as a bespoke collection in 1901; and now a rare investor-grade omnibus. Finest 1001 Nights collection of any set we've seen on any antiquarian site
Condition: Very Good overall. All plates and tissue guards present and clean. Light edge wear to tops and bases of spines, and scattered scuffs to cover boards (less) and spines (a bit… Read More

The Cowardly Lion of Oz, Copyright 1923 by The Reilly & Lee Company, 9.25" x 7" (8vo), 291 pp. Red cloth with a full-color illustrated label that covers the front board. Title printed in black on the backstrip. Illustrated front- and end-papers. Black-and-white illustrations.
This is another listings from "Nana's Top Shelf," a collection of first editions and other fine volumes collected over a lifetime from estate sales and booksellers across the East Coast and Europe. We are now listing books from our early-edition L. Frank Baum, Wizard of Oz collection. All of these books are in outstanding condition and suitable for selective collectors or as investment-grade books.
Condition: Very Good. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm and solid but for hinge at rear cover, which is brittle. Owner's inscription ("This book belongs to Mary C. Mugele") in elegant script. Light shelf wear to cover boards and base and top of spine; light bumping of corners. Creased corners of… Read More

The Wishing Horse of Oz, Copyright 1935 by The Reilly & Lee Company, 9.25" x 7" (8vo), 298 pp. First edition, earliest state. Color plates and black-and-white illustrations throughout. Dark blue cloth with pictorial cover paste down.
This is another listings from "Nana's Top Shelf," a collection of first editions and other fine volumes collected over a lifetime from estate sales and booksellers across the East Coast and Europe. We are now listing books from our early-edition L. Frank Baum, Wizard of Oz collection. All of these books are in outstanding condition and suitable for selective collectors or as investment-grade books. This 1st Edition of Wishing Horse is one of the rarest in the Oz series.
Condition: Very Good. Interior pages and plates are bright and clean. Binding is tight. Owner's inscription ("This book belongs to Doug Robertson ...") and ownership label inside front cover. Light shelf wear; gently bumped corners. ~1" long scuff to lower right of cover (see photo).… Read More

Early edition (1910) of Beatrix Potter's beloved and much-collected tale (1st US edition is 1908). The story of Jemima's determination to take care of her own eggs, when things goes awry. Green boards with applied stamp of dressed goose. 85 pp., 27 color illustrations, color pictorial end papers from her other stories. 5 1/2" x 4".Very Good- condition. Some light foxing on scattered pages, light edge wear to cover boards and paired dings (impression of side of pencil?) on top. Photos give a good impression of the book.We will ship USPS Priority Mail with added insurance. For international shipping, please contact us for a quote. If you have any questions about this or any of our books, feel free to contact us and/or request additional photos.Who are we: This is among the first listings for "Nana's Top Shelf," a collection of first editions and other fine volumes collected over a lifetime from estate sales and booksellers across the East Coast and Europe. The collection… Read More

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher is the collectable story by Beatrix Potter about a frog who fishes for minnows so he can host a dinner party for his friends. Marked as Copyright 1906, but according to the web, "Publisher's address given as 26 East 22d Street, making this edition no earlier than 1920."
Brown cloth cover boards, silver imprint, cover illustration, illustrated end papers. Good condition overall: very nice cover,very light but widespread staining of pages (see photos). Dust jacket in acceptable condition; previous bookseller penciled comment notes that DJ could possibly be from a later edition.
We will ship USPS Priority Mail with added insurance. For international shipping, please contact us for a quote. If you have any questions about this or any of our books, feel free to contact us and/or request additional photos.
Who are we: This is among the first listings for "Nana's Top Shelf," a collection of first editions and other fine volumes collected over a lifetime from estates ales… Read More

Hand-written pre-WW2 journals/archive Col. Grosvenor F. Powell, West Point, Legion of Merit, Philippines etc.
Two volumes of hand-written, pre-World War 2 journals. Grosvenor F. Powell, 1931-1941, including Powell's time at bases in the Philippines, Guam, California, Panama, Texas, and New York. Vol. 1 is 10 1/4" x 8"; vol. 2 is 10" x 8". Approx. 200 total pages + loose materials.
Rare and extensive hand-written journals and archive of notable Army historical figure. Suitable as military memorabilia, bespoke gift for a collector, or investment.
Condition is excellent (see photos). Light wear to exterior covers and edges, but interior pages are bright and clean. We see two slightly torn pages (e.g., p. 51 of vol. 1). Rare condition for documents of this age.
Journals are hand-written on both sides of pages in elegant and highly legible handwriting and script. Extensive accounts of Powell's time at Fort Mills and in the Philippines. First entry dates to Nov. 19, 1931; last is March 16, 1941. Extensive… Read More

1914: Garden Behind the Moon: A Real Story of the Moon Angel, by Howard Pyle. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons: New York, 192 pp., 8.25" x 6.25" (8vo). Copyright 1895. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and color pictorials on cover and spine. Beautiful black-and-white illustrations, including many full-page plates, throughout. Tissue guard over frontspiece illustration.
Gift or collectors' book. Howard Pyle books are widely collected and make excellent gifts for young adult readers and/or lovers of adventure fiction. This early edition/early printing Pyle title is rare in this condition and suitable as an investment-grade purchase.
Condition: Very Good: Light edge wear to cover boards and spine. Faint foxing on selected pages; otherwise interior pages and plates are bright and clean. Inscriptions in neat script reads "David Lanier [?], From his dear Mrs. Chane [?}, March 1915." Page 41 has crease and (3/4 in) early taped repairs on front and rear; only page with any issues. Very… Read More