Search Results: Authors starting with P from World of Rare Books

Chapman and Hall, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. First Edition. 196 pages. Beige dust jacket over purple cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Harper and Row, 1976. Paperback. Good. 1976. 478 pages. Black pictorial paperback. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Paperback is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Tanning to spine and edges.

Methuen & Co, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. No edition remarks. 228 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Notable tape staining to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Small stain to spine.

Concrete Publications Limited, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1962. First Edition. 294 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Mild sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Moderate water staining to upper edge of front panel. Mild tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Intercontinental Book Productions, 1976. Paperback. Good. 1976. 1st Edition 3rd Impression. 220 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Methuen, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. 260 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. First Edition. 164 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning to spine.

The Oakwood Press, 1973. Paperback. Good. 1973. 84 pages. Yellow pictorial paperback. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine.

R.D. Irwin, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. 3rd impression. 535 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning.

Frederick Warne and Co.Ltd., 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 207 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with decorations. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

D.C. Heath & Company, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 375 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. Reprinted. 333 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Macmillan & Co, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 342 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Macmillan, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 204 pages. Yellow dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

Macmillan, 1970. Paperback. Good. 1970. First Edition. 346 pages. Illustrated paper cover with lettering. Uncorrected proof copy. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Moderate sunning to spine and covers. Visible wear marks to spine and covers.

Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 316 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. Reprinted. 312 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Macmillan, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. 391 pages. Beige jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The clipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Loss to spine ends.

Penguin Books, 1959. Paperback. Good. 1959. Reprinted. 312 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. 349 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green & black cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.