Search Results: Titles starting with P from mdpinc Books

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Warner Carr. This book is clean, tight, square and unmarked. The ends of the spine and lower corners are lightly rubbed. It has bright, clear pages extensively illustrated with drawings most in color bound in glossy blue checkerboard boards with red & black titles and a color drawing on the front.

Tokyo: Toto Shuppan, 1957. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Shiomi Seisei, et al.. This is a stated first printing originally published as volume V of the deluxe edition in 1953. It is clean, tight, square with very good corners and internally unmarked, but there is a name on the ffep. The dust jacket is clipped and has light edge wear. It has 180, clear pages profusely illustrated with black & white photos (some in color) bound in silver boards with blue decorations and black titles on the spine and front.

Tokyo: Toto Shuppan, 1957. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Houkusaii, et al.. This are stated first printings originally published as volumes I and II of the deluxe edition in 1952. They clean, tight, square with sharp corners and internally unmarked, but there is a name on the ffep. The dust jackets are clipped, have some small chips and has light edge wear. It has 167, 166 clear pages profusely illustrated with black & white photos color plates bound in silver boards with blue decorations and black titles on the spine and front.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1904. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book is clean, tight, square and unmarked. There is light bumping at the edges and ends of the spine. It has 339, bright, clear pages plus ads bound in dark green cloth covered boards with black & gold titles and drawings on the spine and front.

Northampton, MA: AILSA Press, 1990. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book is clean, tight, square with sharp corners and unmarked. It has a copyright by Tara B. DeCoster and she has signed and inscribed it. This edition of sixteen (of which thi is number 14) was handset, printed, and bound in the Spring and Fall of 1990 at the student printing office of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Each copy was printed on Rives Lightweight paper with the text and half-title having been set in Arrighi and the remaining pages in Lutitia. The cover papers include a selection of Canso, Fabriano, and Roma Papers. A front flyleaf is inscribed: "For Craig - who well deserves the copy of his choice. Love, Tara June 10, 1991".

New York: Frank Music Corp, 1954. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Light blue, paper, stapled wraps with black titles. It has light rubbing, light surface soil and on small scribble on the front.

Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1934. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rojan . This book is clean, tight, square and unmarked, but there is a small, 1939 name at the top of the title page. It is minimally rubbed and slightly age darkened. It has 35 pages profusely illustrated with color drawings bound in color pictorial wraps. It is longer than it is tall and the text is in French.

New York: Paperback Forum, 1984. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thsi book is clean, tight, square and unmarked. It is minimally rubbed. It has 52, bright, clear pages illustrated with black & white photos bound in stapled black & white glossy wraps. It contains "Rudolph Belarski" by Schreuders, "Bonibooks Last Gasp" by O'Connell, "SF Porn" by Leland among many other articles.

New York: Morehouse-Gorham, 1940. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. This book is clean, tight, square with sharp corners and unmarked. It is mildly sunned at the edges. Addison apparently gave this to his wife Margaret as her name is on the ffep and he has inscribed the half title page: "To M. C. A. with dearest love from J. T. A. December 18, 1939". The boards are covered in red cloth with gold titles on the spine. It has 75 pages.

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald , 1859. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This book is tight, square and unmarked. It is rubbed at the edges, through places and at the corners which are rounded. It has end papers (several) with ads for other books and 152, clear pages illustrated with black & white drawings in a one-quarter binding with black cloth on the spine. The boards are covered in pink paper with as on the back and drawings and titles on the front.

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1881. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This assumed first edition is clean, tight, square with lightly bumped corners and unmarked (the copy right date is 1880). It is lightly bumped/rubbed. It has 261, bright, clear pages bound in brown cloth covered boards. The front board is covered with light blue paper with red titles and drawings of a stage and audience. The rear board is covered in light blue paper with ads.

St. Louis, MO: Art Publication Society, 1923. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This folder is clean, tight, square and unmarked. Its pages are bright and clear and minimally toned and the sheet music has no notes, It has plain white wraps with black titles and a photo of the composer on the front.

New York: Belwin Mills Publishing Corp., 1976. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This copy would be fine, but for some light edge wear. Blue stiff cardboard folder with black titles and a drawing of pianos around two sets of sheet music 16 pages each.

Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This book is clean, tight and square with good corners. It is signed on a front end paper by Amasa Norcross in his incredibly tidy hand; otherwise it is unmarked. Norcross (1824-1898) represented the Massachusetts 10th district for a couple of terms. There's some very light bumping/rubbing mainly at the ends of the spine. The boards are blind stamped with a young fellow in fig leaf and sash and covered with green cloth. It has gold titles and designs on the spine. It has brown end papers and 410 pages.

Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This book is clean, tight and square with good corners. It is signed on a front end paper by Amasa Norcross in his incredibly tidy hand; otherwise it is unmarked. Norcross (1824-1898) represented the Massachusetts 10th district for a couple of terms. There's some very light bumping/rubbing mainly at the ends of the spine. The boards are blind stamped with a young fellow in fig leaf and sash and covered with green cloth. It has gold titles and designs on the spine. It has brown end papers and 222 pages.

Caldwekk, IDaho: The Caxton Printers, 1934. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book is clean, tight, square with sharp corners and unmarked in a very good dust jacket in mylar. There is narrow fading at the base of the boards. The dust jacket has edge wear and light soiling. It has 428, bright, clear pages bound in maroon cloth covered boards with gold titles on the spine and maroon titles (in a gold diamond and gold Idaho) on the frone,

New York: Dodd & Mead, 1872. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This cbook clean, tight, square with good corners and unmarked. There is light bumping/rubbing at the edges most noticeable at the ends of the spine and the corners. The spine is a bit rubbed and there is occasional foxing. The boards are covered in brown cloth with the gold titles on the spine and stamped titles and designs in black on the front. The book is illustrated with a series of very nice colored glossy drawings. The pages are gilt edged at the top. NAP indicates first edition. There's a very small stain on the rear board.

St. Louis, MO: Art Publication Society, 1916. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This folder is clean, tight, square and unmarked. The outer wrap is split to about halfway up the spine. Its pages are bright and clear and minimally toned and the sheet music has no notes, It has plain white wraps with black titles. Revised edition with biographical sketch, notes on form and structure and method of study.

New York: G. Schirmer, 1919. First Thus . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This copy is lightly rubbed and the outer wraps are separated. There is some light surface soil. Colored wraps with orange titles over a great, comic drawing of red headed boy in orange checkered shirt and patched pants climbing a fence to snitch and apple from a tree. On the back is a very small name and a few bars of "Mississippi Moonlight" by the same artists.

Dallas, TX: Woolaroc Museum, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sid Latham, et al.. This assumed first edition is clean, tight, square with sharp corners and unmarked. It is minimally rubbed. It has 232, bright, clear pages profusely illustrated with photos and plates (some in color) bound in dark blue cloth covered boards with gold titles and drawings on the front and spine. Phillips has inscribed the ffep: " To my friends Lou and Dickie Beck(?) - I hope this will be of some interest to you both - Sincerely Philip R. Phillips Dec. 1979