Search Results: Titles starting with P from Soin2Books

First edition. Lovely black and white illustrations by author. Publishers original light green cloth boards with picture of pig to front, black titles to spine. Spine and edges of boards sunned, top edges of boards rubbed and marked. Boards slightly bowed. Tanning and some fox spotting to endpapers. Content generally clean with occasional marks and creases. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 64 pp. A scarce book. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: The Mystery Book Guild, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Binding firm. Slight pushing to spine ends. Pages browned but clean with no markings. Very light spotting to endpapers. Pink and black jacket not clipped with light edgewear with chipping to spine ends and back bottom corner. Jacket reinforced internally across top and bottom of spine. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 191 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Undated but c1920's. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard. Title page in black and red. Red cloth with gilt titles and ornate decoration to spine. Binding tight. Slight pushing to spine ends. A little browning to endpapers. Content generally clean with occasional marks. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 342 pp. A nice copy. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

First Edition. Black cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight with light pushing to spine ends. Content clean and bright. Light crease down centre of front free endpaper and half-title page. Jacket not clipped with moderate edgewear with piece 4 x 2cm missing from top of back panel, 4cm closed tear to bottom of back panel, creasing to edges and chips to corners. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 187pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

A collection of 35 poems for children including fairy stories, accompanied by line drawings by Phyllis Paul, Joyce Mercer etc. and four colour plates (three by Charles Robinson). Undated but British Library gives date of 1927. Original brown weave design cloth with brown illustration and titles to front. Covers are marked and bowed. Head of spine worn with small loss to cloth, small splits to foot of spine, rubbing to corners. Gutters between page 16 and facing colour plate and at back endpaper cracked with webbing exposed but binding holding firm. Small loss to edge of page 11 and 2 cm tear to bottom edge of pages 25/27/29 (does not affect text). Fox spotting to title page and in places in text. Some dog-eared corners and creasing to pages. Pages discoloured with marks in places. A scarce book with only five copies listed on Copac. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 64pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Richard Tod. Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd. Hardcover. Presumed First Edition - No Date. Book Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Colour illustrations by Richard Tod (no page 152 illustration - missing?). Blue cloth covered boards with red and orange holly leaf decoration to front and spine. Red stain to back cover. Binding firm with light corner bumping Mild edge wear with bumping, rubbing and minor splits to spine ends. Fore-edge and ends discoloured and grubby. Some black marks (finger prints?) to endpapers and in text. Not ex-library, no notes or inscriptions. 238 pages.

Undated but c1943. (Illustrations) Drawn directly onto the plate by the author and lithographed in England by W. S. Cowell Ltd. for the Publishers Penguin Books Ltd Middlesex. Stories include Aladdin, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, The Sleeping Princess, Jack and The Beanstalk, Beauty and the Beast. Colour and b/w illustrations. Inside front cover lists some of the books in the series. Illustrated wraps. 5cm split to bottom of spine. Small piece missing from bottom edge of back panel. Light edge wear. Small piece of sellotape stuck to inside of front cover. Contents clean and bright with no colouring-in of b/w illustrations. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 30 pp. A very good copy of a scarce, fragile book. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Signed by author to title page. Publishers blue card wraps with aeroplane design to front and back. 'Signed by the author' sticker to front. Tight binding. Content clean and bright - looks unread. Not ex-library. No other names, notes or inscriptions. 265pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Second UK printing. Jacket design by Stephen Abis. Front and rear map endpapers. Top edge light brown. Brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight. Content clean and bright. A couple of small marks to text block edge. Jacket unclipped 36s (£1.80) net, with light edge creasing and small tears, light spotting to top edge inside and out and to flaps. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 566 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Blackie and Son, 1920. Soft cover. Good. Blackie's English texts. Edited by W.H.D. Rouse. No date but c1920. Green card covers with black decoration and titles to front and black title to spine. Tight copy with light wear to covers. Spine slightly faded and creased. Small blue ink stains to back cover. Front gutter partially cracked. Content clean and bright with some light foxing to edges and prelims. A few page corners turned over. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 126 pages. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Peter Lunn, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Unclipped. Laurence Scarfe. Peter Lunn, London. 1945. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Laurence Scarfe (Illustrator).Light brown cloth boards with gilt design to front and titles to spine. Binding tight with light bumping to corners and spine ends. Light foxing to tops of front and back boards. Content clean and bright. A few occasional spots to endpapers. Small mark to pages 12 and 16 - does not affect text. Jacket unclipped 7/6 net with light edge wear and two small tears. Spine ends chipped with minor loss to head. Jacket a little grubby particularly back panel. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions. 71 pages. All books are individually described.

London: Nicholas Kaye, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Nicholas Kaye, London. 1957. Hardcover. First Edition. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to front and spine. Mild edge wear to boards and spine ends. Some small white marks to front. Binding firm and content clean and bright. Some ghosting to endpapers. Dust jacket edges chipped and rubbed. Small loss to head of spine and crease edges. Several minor tears to edges. Front flap clipped but still shows price - 35s. Slight water stain to edge of front flap. Many b/w photographs and fold out map of Paris. Not ex-library, no notes or inscriptions 248 pages.

Pelham Books Ltd., 1969. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Pelham Books Ltd. 1969. Softcover. Book Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Numerous b/w and colour photographs. Tight condition. Light rubbing and creasing to corners. Covers generally discoloured. Pages browned. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 271 pages. All books are individually described.

Carousel, 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Trevor Parkin. Book Condition: Very Good+. Binding tight. Covers are clean with only very slight wear. Pages are age toned but clean with no markings. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions.144 pp. A very good copy.All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Third edition. Watercolour childrens storybook. Illustrated boards with beige spine. Binding slightly weak. Spine worn and browned. Corners slightly worn. Back board a little discoloured Previous owner inscription to inside front cover. 32 in red ink to top corner of half-title page. Some page corners lightly creased. Content clean and bright. Oblong book 22.5 x 19 cm. A good copy of a scarce book. Not ex-library. 24 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Third Impression. Brown card covers with white titles to front. Tight binding. Light creasing and scuff marks to covers. Content clean and bright. Previous owner names to inside front and back covers. Not ex-library. No notes, underlining or highlighting. 66 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

The Community of Oberammergau, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. The Community of Oberammergau. 1980. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. Text in German, English and French. Light scuffing and surface wear to oblong boards. Content clean and bright. Front endpaper separated slightly from spine. Numerous colour photographs. Separate pamphlet/programme for 1980 included. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions. All books are individually described.

First edition, first printing. B/w frontispiece. Blue cloth boards heavily damp stained and faded. Binding tight. Content in fine clean condition. Previous owners ink name and date to front free endpaper, rear endpaper slightly damp marked. Jacket clipped to top and bottom corners of front flap, with chipping to spine ends, small splits to folds, light rubbing and creasing to edges, slightly damp marked internally. Not ex-library. 107pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Second impression. Signed by author to title page. Numerous photos and illustrations. Orange boards with black titles to spine. Binding tight and boards clean. Content clean and bright. Jacket clipped with just light edge creasing. Not ex-library. No labels, other names, notes or inscriptions. 208pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Burgundy cloth boards with bright gilt titles to spine. Binding tight, boards clean and corners square. Content clean and bright with no markings. Jacket clipped with light rubbing to edges and small split to top corner of back flap. Overall a very nice copy.Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 87 pp plus index. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.