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

Chapman and Hall, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. First Edition. 196 pages. Beige dust jacket over purple cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Harper and Row, 1976. Paperback. Good. 1976. 478 pages. Black pictorial paperback. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Paperback is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Tanning to spine and edges.

Methuen & Co, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. No edition remarks. 228 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Notable tape staining to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Small stain to spine.

Concrete Publications Limited, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1962. First Edition. 294 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Mild sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Moderate water staining to upper edge of front panel. Mild tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. First Edition. 164 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning to spine.

Intercontinental Book Productions, 1976. Paperback. Good. 1976. 1st Edition 3rd Impression. 220 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.

Methuen, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. 260 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

R.D. Irwin, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. 3rd impression. 535 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning.

Frederick Warne and Co.Ltd., 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 207 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with decorations. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

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.

Penguin, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. Reprinted. 235 pages. Paperback book with pictorial 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.

Penguin, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. Reprinted. 235 pages. Paperback book with pictorial 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.

Penguin Books, 1966. Paperback. Acceptable. 1966. Reprinted. 217 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Title page is nearly detached. Pencil markings to first page textblock. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners. Visible wear marks to spine and covers.

Penguin, 1964. Paperback. Acceptable. 1964. Reprinted. 317 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil markings to first page textblock. Moderate water staining to top edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Moderate tanning and wear marks to spine and covers. Price sticker to back cover.

Penguin Books, 1960. Paperback. Acceptable. 1960. Reprint. 312 pages. Orange striped penguin cover. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil marks to some pages and notes to rear reverse cover. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Light tanning and foxing overall. Slight curling to corners and some small tears. Book has rolled spine.

Faber and Faber, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 392 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

Macmillan, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. Reprinted. 310 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Book has slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Hardcover. Good. 1913. 123 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Macmillan, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1966. Reprinted. 320 pages. White dust jacket over blue cloth and gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Clipped jacket. Jacket has light edge-wear with closed tears and creasing.

Edward Arnold, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. Reprint. 430 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.