Search Results: Titles starting with P from JimsOldBooks

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1937. Creasing and tear to the edges, particularly to top edge, of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, school prize label dated 1939 inside front board, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Part of the publisher's "Horizon Books" series, this is a re-telling for children of the story of Ferumbras and Charlemagne freely adapted by the author from the mediaeval "Roumance of the Sowdone of Babylone" and from the tale of Ferumbas in Caxton's "Life of the Noble and Crysten Prince Charles the Grete" . 168pp, colour frontispiece, 5 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Tozer, Katherine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kristiania og Købenavn: Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1919. Large format paper-covered edition published by Gydendalske Boghandel in 1919. An edition of 1000 copies, of which this is number 1080. A previous owner has stuck purple cloth tape along the edges of the covers and on the spine, writing "Pan - - Hamsun" on the spine in white lettering edges in black. Some foxing to outer pages and yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this early novel by the author. Printed in old-style Dano-Norwegian or Riksmål. 213pp, b&w frontispiece,.. Numbered. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Collins, 1946. Some creasing to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also a small bit missing from bottom edge. Minor bumping to spine ends of yellow cloth-covered boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1934, this is a later edion from 1946. The story of a panther (or cougar) on Vancouver Island. 191pp, 4 full-page black & yellow drawings, other small b&w drawings in the text.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Lee-Elliott, Theyre. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Nottingham: Strange Chemistry, 2013. A dent to the front cover which carries through the first thirty pages or so, very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. The first in the author's "Micah Grey" trilogy, a YA fantasy set in a nineteenth century-type world,(Gaslight Fantasy) the story involves a girl from a noble family running away to the circus disguised as a boy The first two books in the trilogy were published by Strange Chemistry, the third one by another publisher. Signed by the author on title page "Fly me lovelies! Laura Lam x". 394pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Oxford University Press, 1972. No dustwrapper. Ex college library copy with paper labels and ink stamps inside front board, on f/ep and inside back cover, some shelf wear to bottom edge of green cloth-covered boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the audiences for the theatre in Paris from the early 1600s up to the Revolution in 1789. Quite a lot of quotes in French. 293pp, 3 b&w illustrations and a graph.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London: Robson Books, 1988. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to the top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, a larger tear at the top end of the spine has been mended with tape. Some bumping to top end of spine of dark red boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in the US in 1987, this is the frst UK edition from the next year. Looks at music and musicians in Paris from the death of Berlioz to the time of Ravel and Debussy. The author was Professor of Music at New York University until her death in 1987. 359pp, some b&w illustrations. . First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: B T Batsford, 1954. Some creasing and small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also some rubbing to sides of spine of same. Minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards and some fading to ends of same. Original owner's embossed stamp on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1935, this is a later, seventh edition from 1954, edited and with additional material by Charles Bradley Ford. Part of the publisher's "British Heritage Series", this one looks at English Parish churches. 126pp, 149 b&w illustrations, also a few b&w diagrams in the text.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Royal Institute for International Affairs, 1998. A crease to lower corner of back cover, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this paperback book looking at the changing coverage of parliamentary proceedings in the British, German and French media between 1986 and 1996. 164pp.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1982. A good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper of this hard-cover book. A selection of prose writings from the seventeenth century relating to the conflict between the Church and State in Scotland at that time. 221pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Treviso: Edizioni Canova, 2000. Some tears to the bottom edge of the back of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of pictures taken by the author of streets and buildings in the city of Treviso in north-east Italy. Text in Italian. 158pp, b&w illustration throughout.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hutchinson, 1980. Some creasing to the edges of price-clipped dustwrapper and fading to spine, remains of a price label on inner front flap, minor bumping to spine ends of red boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The autobiography of Harry Llewellyn, well-known in equestrian circles in his day. He competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics in the British show-jumping teams, winning a bronze and a gold medal with his horse Foxhunter. 261pp, 16pp b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987. A crease to bottom corner of front cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A collection of essays by different authors on aspects of presenting History to the public, all from an American perspective as of the mid 1980s. The essays are: ''Past Meets Present: Field Notes on Historical Sites, Programs, Professionalism and Visitors'' by Jo Blatti, ''Taking Down the Velvet Rope: Cultural Geography and the Human Landscape'' by Peirce Lewis, ''Public History and the Historic Preservation District'' by Elizabeth Collins Cromley, ''The Politics of Public History'' by Michael Wallace, ''What Might Have Been and What Has Been: Fictional Public Art about the Real Past'' by Jane Greengold, ''History Museums and the Culture of Materialism'' by Michael J Ettema, ''Photographs 86'' by Patricia… Read More

London: Elkin Matthews and John Lane, 1893. Third edition. Gilt top edge, untrimmed pages. Originally the property of Richard Neville Lynn (1869-1933) who was an author and dramatist. Original owner's name and date on front endpaper (dated October 28th 1893 at 'The Greyhound', Croydon) and on the tissue-protected title page (August 6th the same year at High Wycombe, Great Marlow and Maidenhead), also a handwritten note dated 1896 on a small piece of notepaper . Bumping to the corners of the boards and at the head and tail of the spine. Rather grubby boards and endpapers. Sun mark on rear board where a smaller book has been stored beside this one. Some small pencil marks at back of the book, otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book containing six short stories by the author, namely ''A Last Love at Pornic'', ''Yvonne of Crosic'', ''The Four Bells of Chartres'' (originally published in "Pastorals of France" in 1877),… Read More

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1956. Creasing and tears to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, with some small bits missing along the edges. Minor bumping to spine ends of red boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. 158pp.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hayward Gallery, 2003. Paperback edition issued by Hayward Gallery in 2003. A slight crease to the spine and minor creasing to corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this large-format soft-cover book. Issued to accompany the exhibition ''Paul Klee: the Nature of Creation'' which was shown between January and April 2002 at the Hayward Gallery. Includes an essay on Klee by Robert Kudielka and a response by Bridget Riley. 204pp, numerous illustrations of Klee's works, mostly in colour. Please note: this is a heavy book, packaged weight would be around 1300g, so extra postage would be required from buyers outside the UK.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Very slight wear to corners, otherwise a very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Looks at the use of living things (animals and plants) in scientific experiments, without getting into the ethical issues. 322pp, 17 b&w illustrations.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: James Pearsall and Co, 1907. No dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, binding split inside front and back covers resulting in the text block being almost detatched, but otherwise a not too bad copy, with black titles on front board still clear, od this small hard-cover book. Originally published in 1899, this is a later, "New and Cheaper" edition from 1907. Contains around eighty patterns for kniting or crocheting articles using Pearsall's knitting silks (now no longer available, but there are apparently fly-tying silks which are similar). Includes patterns for ladies' stockings (the old-fashioned type that comes just above the knee), gent's socks, ties, items for babies, gent's waistcoats, and other items such as egg cosies, gent's braces, and silk purses (no sow's ears needed!). Pages not numbered but about 100pp, b&w drawings throughout.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1986. Ex library copy in library binding, blue morocco-style boards with gilt titles on spine and with new endpapers (first page is half-title). Paper labels inside front board and on f/ep, along with a mark where another one has been removed; ink stamp on f/ep, title page and rev, and on top and bottom edges of pages. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some yellowing to the pages, some crumpling to last few pages, but otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book. One of the author's series of police procedural novels featuring Chief Inspector Pel, set somewhere in Burgandy. The author is perhaps better-known as John Harris, author of "Covenant with Death". 217pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1900. No dustwrapper, blind-stamped decoration to red cloth-covered boards and spine, some fading to spine and to the gilt titles thereon, but titles are still readable, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, page just after title page has been torn out (possibly had a previous owner's details on?), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. No publication date shown, was originally published in the US in 1850 but this would be a much later, UK printing, say about 1900? The author was a poet, writer and magazine editor in the US between the 1830s and 1860s, very well-known in his day. 382pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cairo, Egypt: The Arab Foundation for Printing, Publication and Distribution, 1958. Some fading to the edges of the green paper cover, and yellowing to the pages; otherwise a good clean tight copy of this small book containing two pieces by the author. The first deals with ''Travel-Themes in Eighteenth-century Drama'', the other with ''The Development of Journey-Poems During the Last Two Centuries''. Signed by the author on the title page ''with every good wish, Bothaina A Mohamed (Nov '58)''. 162pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.