Search Results: Titles starting with P from Stella & Rose's Books

Published by James H. Heineman, 1990. 1st edition.. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Very Good. Illustrated by Van Straaten, Peter. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper. This comprehensive bibliography and checklist opens wide the doors to the books, plays, verse, short stories and lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse. This volume is directed to the scholar, the researcher, the collector, the casual reader and, not least, to the fan of the man whom 20th century literary giants have called "The Master". Large format. Grey cloth boards with gilt plum titles. Plum, patterned endpapers. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. xlix and 489 pages. Small plain white sticker to top corner of front endpaper else contents clean. Purple pictorial wrapper is edge-worn. A nice copy.

Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 1st edition.. Hardback. Nearly Fine. Illustrated by Lloyd, W.W.. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. Oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to front. B/w and colour sketches by W.W. Lloyd of life aboard ship. A lovely copy.

Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 1st edition.. Hardback. Nearly Fine. Illustrated by Furniss, Harry. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. Pen and ink sketches of the many interesting sights invariably to be witnessed during a voyage on a P. & O. Steamer. Oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title & vignettes to front. B/w sketches throughout. Text block a little dusty. Contents clean.

Published by Osprey Publishing, 2012. 1st edition.. Paperback. Fine. Fine condition. Card wraps. Osprey Combat Aircraft 92. Colour illustrations and b/w photos. 96 pages.

Published by Squadron Signal Publications, 1998. 1st edition.. Paperback. Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition. D&S Vol. 54. Includes a special section for scale modelers. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos, b/w line drawings. 80 pages. A nice copy.

Published by Airlife, 2002. 1st edition.. Paperback. Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition. Card wraps. Combat Legend series. B/w and colour photos. 96 pages. Corners rubbed.

Published by Tempus, 2000. 1st edition.. Paperback. Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition. B/w photos. Card wraps. Images of Aviation series.

Published by Tempus, 2006. 1st edition.. Paperback. Fine. Fine condition. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The last of six volumes of White Funnel Fleet history from 1887 to 1968 and the second of two volumes dealing specifically with the years prior to the First World War. 255 pages including index. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page.

Published by Tempus, 2006. 1st edition.. Paperback. Fine. Fine condition. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. A definitive history of the turbulent early P&A Campbell years. 223 pages includes index. SIGNED by author. A fine copy.

Published by Canongate, 2010. 1st edition.. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A unique historical perspective on the war against Japan during the Second World War. True stories of five men and their fellow servicemen who put their lives on the line for their country. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Horixontal crease to cloth near top of spine else a fine copy in a pictorial wrapper which is lightly creased at edges.

Published by Interurban Press, 1990. 1st edition.. Paperback. Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition. A tour of the Espee's Pacific fleet, from passenger to freight operations, and from streamlining to WWII-era basic black. A look at Pacific 2472. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos.

Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 'Never tell lies' say the grown-ups to the children - but what about the lies the grown-ups tell?... SIGNED with inscription by author to title page. Base of spine a little bumped. Wrapper spine sunned with a little creasing to edges. 2nd impression

Published by Dennis Dobson, 1974. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Tuckwell, Richard. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Who hasn't dreamed of a holiday free of grown-ups and rules?... SIGNED by author 'With Best Wishes' to front endpaper. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with browning and a little light scuffing.

Published by Leicester University Press, 1980. 1st edition.. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Very Good. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A network of routes travelled by packmen, carriers and packhorse teams carried much of Britain's trade before the era of the turnpike road. In many parts of the country, a wealth of visual evidence survives - holloways, causeys, guide stoops and packhorse bridges. This book studies the system of routes, taking as an example the wild and difficult terrain of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. Board corners lightly bumped. Minor mark to lower edge of text block. Contents otherwise fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and lightly scuffed.

Published by Collins, 1964. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Fortnum, Peggy. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. The fifth book of the little bear's adventures in which he is as enterprising and funny as ever! Blue boards with silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations throughout. 128 pages. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and foxed.

Published by Oxford Publishing, 1992. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The GWR's forgotten route from London to Birkenhead. Large format. B/w photos. Wrappers spine is faded.

Published by Blandford Press, 1979. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Large format. B/w photos. Some light wear and some bumps along cover edges. Wrapper is price-cut with uneven browning and fading.

Published by GMS Enterprises, 1995. 1st edition.. Paperback. Very Good. Very good condition. Compiled and Edited by Russell Plummer. published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War Two, commemorates the part played in it by British paddle steamers and a tribute to the men who served aboard or were rescued by them. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean.

Published by Ian Allan, 2002. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Very good condition with no wrapper. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Glory Days Series. 'This book was slightly damaged in transit and is now being sold at a bargain price' stamped in red to front endpaper. Cannot find any obvious damage! A very nice copy.

Published by Ian Allan, 2002. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Glory Days Series. Some fading to red title on spine.