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

The Phoenix Publishing Company, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with light foxing, tanning, water marks and thumbing. Some rubbing and thumbing to the board edges and wear to the spine ends. A few marks to front and rear boards. Boards are in a plastic cover.

Purnell, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. 1969. 92 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial boards. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Methuen, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. First Edition. 152 pages. Dust-jacket over green cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription and sticker to front endpaper. Unequal tanning to half title page and page 164 corresponding with jacket flaps. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Jacket has heavy tanning.

The Building Estimator Publications, 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1963. 533 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. 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. Tabs corners are a little creased. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Climbers' Club, 1968. Paperback. Acceptable. 1968. 211 pages. Plastic laminated pictorial covers. Contains black and white diagrams by C. Fishwick. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild tanning to pages throughout with occasional thumb marking present. Occasional annotations made in pen. Some dark marking and foxing to text block edges. Plastic cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and bubbling to plastic laminate.

Jonathan Cape, 1930. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1930. First Edition. 254 pages. Unclipped illustrated jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains monochrome photographic plates. Pages remain mostly clear and bright with minimal tanning and foxing throughout, light occasional marking. Moderate foxing to text block edge. Binding remains firm. Boards are lightly marked and have mild edge wear, slight bumping to corners, light crushing and wear to spine. Jacket is moderately marked and has moderate edge wear, creases, chips and tears, some small areas of loss.

Royal Alfred Lodge, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 41 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages remain mostly clear and bright with minimal tanning and foxing throughout, light occasional marking. Binding remains firm. Boards are lightly marked and stained and have mild edge wear, slight bumping to corners, light crushing and wear to spine.

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.

Oliver and Boyd, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1962. 90 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial boards with plastic covering. Binding is firm. Sello-tape staining to endpapers and paste downs. Light tanning and thumb marking throughout. Mild foxing, mainly affecting the endpapers and page edges. Light page scuffing with some dog-eared corners. Boards are covered by stuck down jacket. Jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Plastic covering is heavily creased.

Mallingschen Buchdruckerei, 1879. Hardcover. Good. 1879. 318 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with lettering. German language text. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm, with heavy tanning overall. Boards are slightly warped.

Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Acceptable. 1962. Reprinted. 240 pages. Orange striped penguin cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout and mild cracking to front hinge. Paper cover has moderate edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Heavy marking and tanning.

Macmillan, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1952. Reprinted. 387 pages. Brown dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Water staining to both boards. Slightly bowed and forward leaning. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Substantial area of loss to edges. Brown staining and black marks overall.

Penguin, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. 333 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 sunning.

Penguin, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. 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. Water marks to page edges and corners. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Penguin, 1961. Paperback. Good. 1961. Penguin edition. 331 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Covers remain in good condition with some tanning and little creasing. Reading lines are present. Book has forward lean.

Penguin, 1963. Paperback. 6. 1963. Reprint. 317 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Some pages are dog-earred. Covers have moderate tanning with creasing and reading lines. Book has forward lean.

Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. 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 Limited, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1952. 387 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with heavy foxing and tanning to text block edges. Moderate foxing to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean.

Macmillan, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. 390 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper, pencil to rear pastedown. Boards have mild shelf-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light sunning to spine.