Search Results: Authors starting with P from Dark Parks Books & Collectibles

[London:], [1825].. 210 x 134mm.. Single leaf. Trimmed. Minor pin-hole in center, no true affect, still very attractive. Suitable for framing. View of DukeÕs Theatre from the River Thames. Also showing boats and surrounding bankside buildings.

New York:: Charles Scribners Sons,, 1899.. First edition.. 8vo. Hardcover.. Publishers decorative red cloth, spine decorated in gilt, minor shelf wear, rubbing at corners, spine head caps lightly chipped, slightly cocked. Text leaves clean, minor soiling to outer edge of half-title, outer margins rough, uncut. Overall a very nice copy. In protective mylar. Illustrated by W. Glackens.

New York:: St. Martins,, 1992.. First edition.. Publishers cloth over boards very minor shelf wear some light spotting to textblock no affect else near fine in a near fine jacket. Priced to go.

New York:: Knopf,, 2008.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Publishers cloth over boards very minor shelf wear still about near fine. Illustrated dust jacket about near fine in new protective mylar. First edition priced to go.

New York:: G.P. Putnam Sons,, 1999.. First edition. Number line match.. Hardcover.. Publishers cloth over boards, gilt title to cover and spine. Pictorial dust jacket with autograph copy sticker on outside, no affect. Signed and dated by author, 10/31/99 on the title page in black ink. In protective mylar. A near fine copy.

New York:: Garden City Publishing,, 1930.. First edition Star Books Series.. Hardcover.. Publishers red cloth over boards in excellent condition which is scarce. With b&w photos. Pictorial dust jacket [rare] minor edge wear. Inside flaps clipped shortly at corners but price still intact. Presents excellent in new protective mylar. A rare copy with jacket. Priced to go.

[17th-century].. 98 x 140mm. Single leaf.. Single leaf. Engraved title page. Trimmed at borders. Mounted at edges on verso, repairs to verso edges, no affect. On white paper backing. Suitable for framing. Unidentified engraving by Dutch engraver Gerard Valck (1652-1726), after Crispin de van de Passe, Dutch artist (1564-1637).

New York:: Grand Central,, 2016.. Large softcover.. Publishers pictorial large paper back very minor shelf wear about as new. Priced to go.

London:: Thomas Evans,, 1779.. 4to. 2 vols.. Two volumes. Contemporary Etruscan calf bindings some corner edge wear with rebacked spines. Marbled endpapers with brown binding tape at inner margin. Pencil note to first endpaper binding by ÔEdward HalifaxÕ. Plates with some light ghosting to opposite leaves. Foxing spots mostly to outer margins. Volume two with heavier foxing first several leaves at start and center of few pages later. Large margins. Overall a very good copy. With frontispiece and 9 full-page engraved plates. Francis Peck (1692-1743) priest of the Church of England and antiquary best known for his Desiderata Curiosa. The work deals with the history of England and the reign of Queen Elizabeth I during the 17th century.

[Tucson:]: McMillan,, 1999.. First edition. Likely a publishers copy, the book was released as a limited edition of 400 copies, this is the same book without the limitation page. Gifted to a friend of the author.. Hardcover.. Quarter calf over marbled boards, title gilt to spine, endpapers with beautiful gilt devil illustration, clean and crisp, about as new and fine. Signed by author in black ink to title page. Illustrated dust jacket (Joe Servello, illus), about fine, in new protective mylar. Priced to go.

[France]., 19 March, 1925.. 12.25 x 9.75 inches.. Single page, original, from the French magazine Le Sourire. Minor edge wear. Translates to: ÒMosaic of the RoomÓ. Suitable for framing. Le Sourire was a popular French satirical magazine in the 1920Õs featuring erotic and humorous artwork by a variety of talented French illustrators.

Lipsiae:: Mart. Gabrielis Hubneri,, 1702.. 8vo.. Contemporary full vellum gilt title at top of spine. Title page red and black text in Latin & some Hebrew. Old owners name in contemporary ink at bottom of title. Inner hing at title open a bit but no affect and strong. Engraved frontispiece and 17 plates most of them folding. Plates are of Eastern languages, alphabets and syllabaries. August Pfeiffer (1640-1698), German Lutheran theologian, orientalist, writer and superintendent of the city of Lubeck. He is considered one of the theologians that strongly influenced Johann Sebastian Bach. His works can be found in Bachs theological library and in some of his titles.

[Augsburg?]: [Johann Schoensperger?], [1517].. First Edition.. 9 x 13 inches.. Some paper toning and light foxing. Some leaves have an anchor-in-circle watermark and some others a crowned double-eagle.As described in Fairfax-Muray p530. The folios are unnumbered, minor wear at edges (see pic), overall excellent. Suitable for framing. This famously beautiful font was designed by the court calligrapher and personal secretary to Maximillian -- Vinzenz Rockner and cut by Jost Dienecker of Antwerp. The Theuerdank fraktur is almost "modern" and was the model for many subsequent designs. It is embellished with ornamental flourishes . Theuerdank, literally meaning "The Knight of Adventurous Thoughts", is an allegory in the form of epic verse that retells the adventures of Maximilian as he traveled to woo his future wife, Mary of Burgundy. Although she died after only five years of marriage, Maximilian regarded the years of his courtship as the ideal romantic interlude and the epitome of a knightly… Read More

[1723-1739].. 445 x 275mm.. Single leaf. Minor edge tears at top, no affect. Inner margin slightly trimmed. Fine impression, suitable for framing. Large engraving illustrates Mufit, Chief of the (Islamic) Law. Bernard Picart (1673-1733), son of the famous engraver Etienne Picart and a very good engraver himself, although born at Paris into Catholicism, converted to the Reformed faith and so, in search of freedom of worship, moved to Holland in 1710. This work is one the most famous illustrated histories of religion of its period. The plates were often copied but none are as fine as the originals.

[France], [c.1723].. 235 x 177mm. [Engraving 215 x 175mm].. Single leaf. Minor soiling to outer margin edges, minor corner crease, no affect. Bold, dark impression. Top-half page illustration. Illustrates Baptism by priest. Bernard Picart (1673-1733), French engraver, most famous work is ceremonies et coutumes religieuses, an elaborate history of religious rituals and beliefs of the world.

[1723-1739].. 445 x 275mm. Set of four plates.. Four single leaves, one set. Light dampstain at top edges, no affect. Outer margin slightly trimmed. Second plate with minor crease at top corner, no affect. Complete set of thirty five figures showing the ceremony for the Passion of Christ. Plate numbers 20-23. Suitable for framing. Bernard Picart (1673-1733), son of the famous engraver Etienne Picart and a very good engraver himself, although born at Paris into Catholicism, converted to the Reformed faith and so, in search of freedom of worship, moved to Holland in 1710. This work is one the most famous illustrated histories of religion of its period. The plates were often copied but none are as fine as the originals.

[1723-1738].. 445 x 275mm.. Single leaf. Minor browning at very top edge, no affect. Illustrates two acts of Confirmation. Plate number 44. Suitable for framing. Bernard Picart (1673-1733), son of the famous engraver Etienne Picart and a very good engraver himself, although born at Paris into Catholicism, converted to the Reformed faith and so, in search of freedom of worship, moved to Holland in 1710. This work is one the most famous illustrated histories of religion of its period. The plates were often copied but none are as fine as the originals.

[1723-1739].. 445 x 275mm.. Single leaf. Minor wear to inner margin, trimmed, no affect. Suitable for framing. Illustrates Degradation of the Bishop, recovery of the gradient, Excommunication, restoration of the excommunicated and the heretic. Plate number 48. Bernard Picart (1673-1733), son of the famous engraver Etienne Picart and a very good engraver himself, although born at Paris into Catholicism, converted to the Reformed faith and so, in search of freedom of worship, moved to Holland in 1710. This work is one the most famous illustrated histories of religion of its period. The plates were often copied but none are as fine as the originals.

[1723-1739].. 445 x 275mm.. Single leaf. Light dampstain at very top edge, very minor edge wear, no affect. Fine impression, illustrates Turk cutting his arm to show his love to his lover, a Turk child before circumcision, and Turkish dancers, male and female. Bernard Picart (1673-1733), son of the famous engraver Etienne Picart and a very good engraver himself, although born at Paris into Catholicism, converted to the Reformed faith and so, in search of freedom of worship, moved to Holland in 1710. This work is one the most famous illustrated histories of religion of its period. The plates were often copied but none are as fine as the originals.

[1723-1739].. 445 x 275mm.. Single leaf. Light dampstain at very top edge, inner margin top corner slightly trimmed, no affects. Suitable for framing. Illustrates church and Bishop ceremonies of consecration of salt and water, and the blessing of the ground to build a church. Plate number 28. Bernard Picart (1673-1733), son of the famous engraver Etienne Picart and a very good engraver himself, although born at Paris into Catholicism, converted to the Reformed faith and so, in search of freedom of worship, moved to Holland in 1710. This work is one the most famous illustrated histories of religion of its period. The plates were often copied but none are as fine as the originals.