Search Results: Authors starting with P from Bountiful Books

Mexico: Impresas por Ignacio Cumplido. Brown calf binding with gilt trim and red spine label have rubbed corners and spine ends. Ex-library with blank sticker on front paste-down and stamp on back end paper, else pages are unmarked. Active in the Liberal Party, Pesado served in a number of government positions in addition to his work as a poet and novelist. He is also known for his efforts to translate Aztec poetry and songs into Spanish, to bring alive the literature of pre-hispanic Mexico. This work, following the poet's Prologo, is divided into three parts: Rimas Amorosas, Poesias Morales, and Poesias Sagradas, plus four compositions which are imitations or translations of Alfonso de La-Martine. xi + 240 pages + Indice + Errata. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1839.

Philadelphia: Peterson's Magazine. Five hand-colored fold-out plates taken (by a previous owner) from the 1869 bound edition of Peterson's Magazine. Plates show edgewear, light soiling, occassional slight tearing at center fold, else intact and lovely. . Very Good. Disbound. 1869.

Paris: Didot. 1847-1853. A handsome set with black leather spines, raised bands, gilt trim, marbled boards and endpapers. Minor rubbing and chipping at extremities, light foxing, else clean and sturdy. Contents: Moyen Age (1 vol); XIV et XV Siecles (1 vol.), XVI Siecle (1 vol.), XVII Siecle (2 vol.), Epoque Revolutionaire (1 vol.), and XVIII Siecle (2 vol.). Covers everything from the Bible to Hume, from Chaucer to Voltaire. In French . Very Good. 1/2 Leather. First Edition. 1853.

Chez J. Auger. White calf spine and corners with red/gilt spine label and marbled boards appear to be a later rebind, which includes unusual cloth-like patterned endpapers. Leather shows light soiling, rubbing, else binding is sound and tight. Book plate on front paste-down. Two pages of tiny writing on newer free end papers attribute the work to Jean Jacques Pujol, and show the publication date to be 1810, although no author or publication date is shown on the book. The written commentary explains the history of the work, which includes political satire of the times, as well as a brief biography of Pujol. Original endpaper illustrations in red show Jesus on the Cross. These (primarily) religious chants from the Castres region of France are in two languages. Most are in French, with a smaller number in Occitan or Langued'oc, the language prevalent in the Pyranees during earlier eras. Index included. . Very Good. 1/2 Leather. 2nd Edition. 1st Printing. 1810.