Search Results: Titles starting with P from Bird's Books

London: London, Methuen & Co., 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. London, Methuen & Co., 1904. 1st Edition . Good. First Edition viii+268 pp. 27 black and white plates. Original cloth with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Ex reference library with bookplate inside front. Library stamps on reverse of plates.

This is more than just a biography, it covers the reformation, moving to an American colony, rise of puritanism in America, interactions with the native populations etc., as well as personal history. 319pp including index and glossary, illustrated with photographs, figures and maps. Decorated endpapers.

London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1950. First edition. Softcover. Very good. Lent by the Duke of Bedford. Softcover Illustrated catalogue 40pp with 12 black and white plates. Front cover creased at one corner.

Search Press Ltd, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. Folio, 128pp well illustrated throughout in colour. A craft book dedicated to portraying our furry and not so furry friends on rocks. Full of useful techniques applicable not just to rock painting, but drawing and painting animals in general. Step by step guides make this a perfect book for children, parents, artists and animal lovers.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very good /Very good +. 8vo, purple cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket designed by Clarke Hutton in excellent condition with minor shelf wear to the top. A couple of marks on the boards and a small mark on the title paper. Minor light spotting top edge, otherwise in near fine condition inside. 220pp. A light hearted satire on the follies of bureaucracy. Suitable as a gift copy.

Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, Glasgow, 1770. Hardcover. Poor. Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, Glasgow, 1770. Poor. Approx. 13'' by 8.25''. Full leather binding, spine with raised bands, outer binding original, but in poor condition. Inner book is generally clean & still well bound. Subscriber list, summary of the arguments within the poem. 466pp of the poem plus index. Portrait of Milton on title page and marbled endpapers. 3 pages at front have a tear and there is an ink stain on the edge. (see pictures). From the library of Lockhart of Cleghorn with their bookplate on the front pastedown. With an inscription 'Barbara Lockhart from her sister Mrs Jamieson' on the front endpapers.***Heavy & will require overseas postage***

London: J. M Dent Ltd, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. The five novels in the chronicles translated by de Holthoir being, News from Havre, Caged Beasts, In Sight of the Promised Land, St. John's Eve and The House in the Desert. 8vo, blue cloth boards, with dust jacket in poor condition. 848pp. ***Over 1kg when packed & may require extra overseas postage.***

London: The Bodley Head, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo, red cloth boards with titles on spine. 157pp. Spine sunned. Inner book very good and clean, some age toning. Spine cracked at front pastedown. Scarce. A novel

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887. Hardcover. Good. Gordon Browne. First edition. Small 4to. Illustrated paper covered boards. Some edge wear. 58pp illustrated in black and white by Gordon Browne. Undated circa 1887. A Christmas story and at the rear, the Christmas Mumming Play that inspired the story.

Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1931. Hardcover. Good +. Ottilia Adelborg. 4to, landscape format. Cloth boards with coloured illustration of Pelle Snygg and titles on front. Decorated endpapers. 24ppo illustrated throughout. A Swedish classic, a tale of grubby children persuaded into cleanliness by Clean Peter. Occasional marks as befits the subject, generally nice and clean inside as the children become. Corners a little bumped, binding cracked at front and rear pastedown.

London: The Cresset Press, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Slim 8vo, red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket with faded spine and some edgewear, not price clipped, generally very good. 188pp. 'The story of life in the capital of a Baltic state in the Spring of 1941. It gives an account of the small British colony ... during that last fortnight as the inevitable crisis came nearer and nearer and finally broke over them.'

Newport: Starling Press Ltd, 1975. First edition. Softcover. Good. 8vo, illustrated, bound in original blue card covers. Vol 1 (1975) has some marks/creases to covers, 84pp with fold out map, photos etc. Signed by author. Vol 2 (1976) 204pp with 290 black and white photos and accompanying text. Also a couple of 70s/80s tourist guides.

London: Penguin, 1941. Softcover. Very good. 16mo. Printed orange card covers with black and white titles. 156pp. Adverts on rear cover & inside. Volume 1 of the Penguin New Writing Series edited by John Lehmann. Contributors include; George Orwell, André Chamson, Christopher Isherwood, Leslie Halward, M. R. Anand, George Garrett, Louis Guilloux, William Plomer, Alfred Kantorowicz, Nikolai Ognev, V. S Pritchett, Morton Freedgood, Ralph Fox & Tchang T’ien - Yih. Small tear to front cover and some age toning, edge wear. Generally very good.

London: Penguin, 1940. First edition. Softcover. Good. Complete set, numbers 1-40. 16mo. Printed card covers. Some illustrated with portraits/ photographs/ photogravures/ tailpieces/ line drawings, mainly monochrome, some coloured. Mixed condition, moderate edgewear with small chips and tears, occasional parts missing from covers, some repairs/ marks, overall fair to good. Some volumes very good, some in fair condition only with the card covers very delicate. Generally the later volumes are printed on higher quality paper and are therefore in better condition. Please see pictures. A rare complete collection of this series, which includes contributions from new and emerging writers of the time as well as established talents. Contributors include; George Orwell, W. H. Auden, Robert Graves, C. Day-Lewis, B. L. Coombes, André Chamson, Jean Paul Satre, Edith Sitwell, Graham Greene, Saul Bellow, Stephen Spender, V. S. Pritchett, Tennessee Williams, John Wain, John Hampson, J.F. Tuohy, William Goyen,… Read More

Hurtig Publishers, 1975. Softcover. Good +. Folio, 159pp illustrated throughout with photographs. An Inuit record of Seekooseelak - the Land of the People of Cape Dorset, Baffin Island. A life story with photographs by Peter Pitseolak. Peter Pitseolak took his first picture in the 1930s and the pictures in this book range from the early 1940s to the 60s. He the first native Baffin Island photographer, born in the November of 1902. As a child he lived a traditional nomadic life followed by his ancestors, but the intrusion of modern life - government, schools, nurses etc. was to change the Inuit way of life dramatically by the time of his death. A fascinating photographic history. This copy itself is interesting as it has what I assume are Inuit syllabics, written in pencil on the front and rear inner covers. Crease to rear cover and some edge wear, generally in good clean condition inside.

Essex: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2010. Paperback. Very Good +. Essex: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2010. Very Good +. Complied from Social Psychology by Baron, Abnormal Psychology by Butcher & Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence by Maltby. A custom publication for Glasgow Caledonian University, module code : M2C811549. **Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage.**

British Crop Protection Council, 1989. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good. British Crop Protection Council, 1989. 3rd Edition . Good. 8vo, 732pp illustrated with plates, tables and diagrams. Ex college library with college address stamped on front & rear endpapers. No other library markings, inner book is in near fine condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. Xxxiii + 160pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. The classic children’s story with Tinker Bell et al. We have a few more from this series in stock. Private library mark on front end paper and half title page.

London: Darton & Co, 1854. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Small 8vo, red cloth with faded gilt decoration. All edges gilt. 264pp plus 16pp publisher's catalogue. Black and white illustrations throughout. Stories, antedotes, poems and essays for a youthful audience. Frontis, title page and contents page absent, a couple of pages loose. Edgewear. Previous owner's name on endpaper.

Oxford University Press, 1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Oxford University Press, 1944. 1st Edition . Good. Oxford Medical Outline Series. Approx 8.5'', red cloth binding with black titles. Vi + 482pp. Ex reference library with some of the usual treatments. Inner book is clean with no obvious library markings in very good condition.