Search Results: Authors starting with P from World of Rare Books

P.S. King & Son, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. No Edition Remarks. 301 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Book is ex-library with expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is weak. Some pages are dog-earred. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean.

Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. No Edition Stated. 368 pages. Illustrated jacket over blue cloth with gilt titles to spine.Upper text block edge blue. Pages have slight foxing, intense towards the start and end of the book. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Endpapers have strips of tanning caused by jacket. A few dog-eared corners. Liquid droplet marks to upper text block edge. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Dust mottling and heavy sunning to edges. Gilt is bright. Unclipped jacket has some edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Jacket moderately foxed overall. Jacket is slightly rubbed and marked overall.

Chigwell Press, 1970. Hardcover. Good. 1970. 101 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with photographic black and white plates throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Visible foxing to text block edges and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Boards have light tanning and minor bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends as well.

D.C. Heath & Company, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 375 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

Cambridge at the University Press, 1939. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1939. No Edition Remarks. 207 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Edited by F.C. Green. French text. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Area of bleached staining to front board. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Jacket is in wax paper cover.

Cresset Press, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1965. First Edition. 85 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Minor loss to spine and panel. Moderate wear marks, tanning and foxing to flaps, panels and spine.

Penguin, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. Reprint. 332 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Rapp & Carroll, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. First Edition. 122 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning and mild foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Black marks overall.

Penguin, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. 312 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. Reprint. 319 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen and pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Moderate foxing and tanning to text block edges. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends as well.

Penguin, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. 1965. Reprint. 240 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and moderate tanning.

Heinemann, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Edition. 80 pages. Illustrated dustjacket over grey cloth. Black & white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscription to front endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing.

Penguin Books, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. Reprint. 316 pages. Orange pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

New American Library, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. No Edition Stated. 350 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Publisher's adverts to rear. A Signet book. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. One small tear to upper front.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. No Edition Remarks. 406 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over purple cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light staining to text-block edges. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.

Penguin, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. Reprinted. 312 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking to hinges and mild tanning. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. Reading creases to spine. Curling to corners. Splits to spine tail, front joint.

Macmillan, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1970. First Edition. 346 pages. Purple dust jacket over red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild crinkling and light tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

Macmillan and Co Limited, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. Reprint. 320 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Pen and pencil inscription to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Minimal crushing to spine ends. Top edge painted black. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Closed tears to spine ends. Slight tanning to inside.

Penguin, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. Reprint. 313 pages. Illustrated paperback. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Some pages are dog-earred. Covers have moderate tanning with creasing and reading lines. Book has forward lean. Black staining present.

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. 349 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green & black cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.