Search Results: Titles starting with P from The Plantagenet King

Filmfair. Pack of 37 playing cards Hong Kong: Paddington and Company Ltd./ Filmfair Ltd., 1974 37 playing cards (8.5 x 6cm approx); printed one one side with 'Whitman' logo in red, and the other in full-colour; complete in the original box with a photograph of the famous bear, and BBC logo; a couple of cards with some small red marks, else fine; the box a trifle creased and sunned, else also near-fine. Here, the author of Paddington has signed the box in black biro 'I REFUSE TO SIGN EACH CARD! Michael Bond'. This set together with one additional card (36 called for). A simple game, with nine sets of 4 cards, each showing the bear in a variety of different poses. The aim of the game is for players to collect sets, and the first to place down two correct sets is the winner. Released concurrently with the BBC series, production of which was completed in 1975. The first series did not air until 1976. Scripted by Bond himself, it proved extremely popular, and ran up until the early… Read More

Collins Crime Club. First UK edition published  by Collins Crime Club in 1961. This is a near fine copy. The wrapper and book are both in excellent condition. Both clean with minimal handling wear. No bumps or rubbing and no previous owners ink. There are no foxing marks. The wrapper has been price clipped. Overall a near fine copy. [Wagstaff & Poole p213]  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1961.

Faber & Faber. First UK edition published by Faber & Faber in 1952. This is a very good or better copy. The Barnett Freedman illustrated dust wrapper has a couple of small tears to the corners and mild wear to the spine. It is not price clipped. There is a mark to the back panel but other than that overall bright and clean. The book is excellent with only a patch of browning to the front free end paper and a couple of mild creases to the top right hand corner. Overall a very good or better copy. The first african novel published outside of Africa, it is based on Yuroba Folktales. A classic african novel and rare in this condition. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1952.

Faber & Faber. First editions published by Faber and Faber between 1968 to 1978. The first volume published is the second in the series : Pax Britannica (1968), the first in the series is : Heavens Command (1973) followed by Farewell the Trumpets (1978). This is a near fine set.  Jan Morris' masterworks - a three volume epic run through of the history of the British Empire including an in depth look at the East India Company and post colonialism. Highly regarded works, they are becoming increasingly rare to find as first editions and as a set. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1968.

Dennis Dobson. First edition published by Dennis Dobson in 1964. This is a very good or better copy. The jacket has no loss at all and hasn't been price clipped. There is minor wear to the top left hand corner of the front panel. The boards have discolouration to the edges. There is a previous owner's name on the half title page along with faint foxing marks to the side text block. Overall a very good or better copy. It has been signed by BB to the title page without dedication.  A true rarity from 'BB' and is hard to find in collectible condition with the wrapper in commerce. I've not seen a signed copy before. BB carries out several expeditions into the countryside and writes about it here along with providing some lovely illustrations. A very rare book to find signed.  . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1964.

William Heinemann. 8vo., brown cloth lettered in gilt to spine; dust jacket with a reproduced image of Pepys from Magdalene College, Cambridge, pp. [vi], vii-viii, [iv], 380; lightly creased along spine, upper edge a little dusty, minor spotting to outer edges; endpapers lightly offset; a very good copy in like dust jacket, chipped along edges and corners, particularly affecting spine, one small hole to spine, which is also a touch faded. First edition, inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. The author inscribes "This copy of the first edition of 'Pepys' is a stray one from a booksellers' stock. John Drinkwater, London December 4 1931'. The author then quotes a line from the book taken from page 63 "Nor could any man have been less of a humbug than he' - p63". John Drinkwater was an English poet and dramatist who also wrote critically on William Morris, Abraham Lincoln and King Charles I, among others. He was also a playwright, actor, director and… Read More

Macmillan. London: Macmillan (1918). 8vo., original blue cloth boards, elaborately ruled and decorated to gilt on upper board and spine with a rose motif by Sturge Moore; with the original dust jacket; pp. [vi], v-94, [ii]; A very good copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped. Slight bumping to corners and pushing to head and foot of spine. The jacket is creased in places, particularly to inner front flap and edges; spine stained and a little chipped to head and foot, and one small brown spot to lower panel. A fresh copy in the rare original dust wrapper.  One of only 1500 copies printed. By 1917, the poet saw a need to explain his mystical perspective to his readers. Per Amica therefore was written by Yeats in an attempt to rectify this. Yeats called it a little philosophical book. Within the pages is his poem Ego Dominus Tuus along with a primer of his views in two parts Anima Homins and Anima Mundi.  [Lickindorf].  . Very… Read More

Collins. First edition published by Collins in 1962. This is a near fine copy. The wrapper has a small chip to the top right hand corner of of the front panel. It is price clipped and there are a small handful of spots to the back panel. Otherwise it is in a clean and crisp condition. The wrapper is a better example than is usually found for this title. The book, in blue cloth is excellent with no foxing, browning or ink. It is a superb copy.  Juster's fantasy tale about a boy called Milo and his journey through a magic tollbooth. It has already been adapted to the big screen but the film made in 1970 was widely panned. A remake has been long mooted and kicked about by Warner Bros. The book has over 100 wonderful illustrations by Jules Feiffer and is rare with these attributes.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1962.

Jonathan Cape. London: Jonathan Cape (1933). First edition. 8vo., red cloth boards, lettered in light blue to the spine with the publishers logo to the tail, with the original dust jacket; pp. 224; A very good copy, the book has a couple of lightly pushed corner tips. The front and last free end paper has a couple of light tape scorch marks, presumably from an old jacket protector. A publishers book mark is loosely placed at the front of the book. The jacket is sunned to the spine. It hasn't been clipped.  The author considers what he calls inward happiness and refers to this as a modern handbook of contemplation against the hurly burly of life. His non fiction book about dealing with solitude, a reoccuring theme that runs through his novels.    . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1933.

The Cresset Press. London: The Cresset Press, 1947 8vo., red publisher's cloth, titles gilt to spine and upper board; preserved in the pictorial dust jacket (12/6 net); pp. [iv], v-x, [ii], 3-224, [ii]; with frontis and a further 14 black and white photographs of various scenes around Japan; a very good copy, slight dulling to title and small damp mark to lower corner of both boards, causing minor discolouration to the cloth; a couple of small spots internally, the jacket slightly browned along backstrip, with minor shelf wear, marking, and nicking; also very good.  First edition. A handsome presentation copy, inscribed to Sir Philip Gibbs: "To Sir  Philip Gibbs - from a life-long admirer of 'The Street of Adventure' - John Morris 27.7.57 '' Also loosely tipped-in is a letter, presumably sent at the same time, from Morris to Gibbs. Written on Broadcasting House headed newspaper (although sent from his home address as written below) Morris refers ro a lunch… Read More

Barrie & Jenkins. Large 8vo., blue publisher's boards, backstrip lettered in gilt with publisher's device to foot; unclipped pictorial dust jacket (£12.95 net) designed by David Fordham, with an illustration by Terry Pastor; [vi], 7-207, [i]; a couple of small spots to prelims and upper edge, else a fine copy in like jacket, perhaps a touch sunned, with a couple of miniscule marks to the lower flap. First edition, signed and dated by the author in blue ink to the title page. A series of short essays exploring the numerous experiences of this much-celebrated writer, and encompassing biography, travel, history and much more. Described by some as her second volume of autobiography following the success of Conundrum (1974), and with the former concentrating on gender identity and her transition from James to Jan, this book focuses on her passions, desires, and idiosyncrasies, with subjects ranging from the smell of books to her imaginary affair with a long-dead Admiral and, of… Read More

Dent. London: Dent (1960). First edition. 8vo., original green cloth boards, decorated with gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [iv] 5-206; A very good copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped. There is wear to the top of the spine and this has been repaired with tape to the reverse of the jacket. The lower edge has a small tear and the remnants of brown tape on the reverse also. Otherwise a clean copy.   The book comes with the original artwork illustrated by B.B. (Denys Watkins-Pitchford). B.B. has created the illustration for the front cover of the book in watercolour and has signed his name to the bottom right of the board. He has glued the title of the book to the top of the board. There are three scuff marks in the middle, which may have been caused by the illustrator gluing the author's name on the board as well, as this is the exact place on the jacket where Fred Kitchen's name sits. The board measures 23x15… Read More

Faber & Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1940. This is a very good or better copy. The wrapper is not price clipped displaying the correct price of 2/6 net. Someone has written their name (from Charles) neatly on the inside flap. The spine is toned. Otherwise there is no loss to the wrapper and it is in presentable condition. The book is also in excellent condition. A couple of pages of foxing to the front and rear otherwise clear. Stephen Spender has inscribed this copy to fellow author Laurie Lee to the title page. He has inscribed "To Laurence Lee inscribed by Stephen Spender". An early collection of poetry from Stephen Spender and very rare to be inscribed to Laurie Lee. Spender was an early supporter of Laurie Lee's work and along with Cyril Connolly his fellow editor at Horizon, they published his poems. A rare literary association.  . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1940.

Privately Printed. First edition privately published in 1923. This is a very good copy. Beige soft wrappers. There is a crease to the bottom right hand side of the upper wrapper. Author Dennis Wheatley's copy with his elaborate bookplate to the reverse of the upper wrapper. Errata slip in place on the first page. opposite the contents page Noel coward has signed without dedication along with Gladys Calthrop as Hernia Whittlebot. A satirical collection of poetry from Coward about Edith Sitwell. The feud between Coward and the Sitwells initially started over Coward satirising them in a playlet earlier in the year called 'The Swiss Family Whittlebot' and would last for years, with both sides having plenty to say about the other. This copy is particularly rare to find signed by Coward and Gladys Calthrop as Hernia Whittlebot.  . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1923.

London: Macmillan. First UK edition. The Victor Reinganum dust wrapper is in near fine condition. It has a crease to the bottom of the front panel. Along with very minor rubbing to the spine ends and corner tips. The jacket is complete and not price clipped. The book has a small number of light marks to the top of the front board. The pages are very clean without foxing or ink. Overall a near fine copy. Muriel Spark's best known works and a highlight in modern first edition collecting. With the fantastic dust wrapper artwork. It was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 novels of the 20th Century. And also adapted to the big screen in 1969.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1961.