Search Results: Titles starting with P from Well Read Books

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1938. Pahang (The Saga of a Rubber Planter in the Malay Jungle) "FIRST PRINTING" stated with no subsequent printings listed. 6" x 8 1/2". 284 pages. Possibly dark blue leather. Good/No Jacket. 7" x 5".

London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press
4 little burgundy leather bound books, all in burgundy boxes. Gold gilt lettering on spine and along page edges. All boxes are stamped bottom right "British Made". Not dated but circa late 1800's, early 1900's.. Library Classics. Full-Leather. Good to Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 7" x 4". Boxed Set
All books in clean very good condition. The Pickwick Papers has pulled away from spine on inside 2nd page, not totally, but almost.

6 George Street, Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis No date, but circa 1850's. Illustrations throughout the book as shown in the picture. Inside front states "Six Engravings on Steel". Illustrated Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7" x 5"
Blue cloth boards with gilt insignia and writing on front and spine. Page edges are gilt. Inside of book is clean. Small ink stamp on inside cover. Some foxing on inside front few pages. Top and bottom of spine have about 1/2 inch of cover missing.
Book is at least 150 years old. In good condition for age.

Tyrant Industries, 2015. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations, maps, notes, pronunciation, bibliography, index. The corners and spine are lightly bumped. "The Polish Saber was the mark of a man 17th century Poland. A Polish szlachcic (nobleman) didn't leave the house without his saber firmly buckled at his side. The saber was the guarantee of, not only his Golden Freedoms, but also of his personal honor.". 1st Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued.

London: Third Millennium Publishing, 1973. From the dust jacket:. 1st. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 11" X 10".

Cambridge, USA: The MIT Press, 1995.
The Principle of Hope is a book by the Marxist philosopher Ernst Bloch, published in three volumes in 1954, 1955, and 1959, in which the author explores utopianism, studying the utopian impulses present in art, literature, religion and other forms of cultural expression, and envisages a future state of absolute perfection. The Principle of Hope has become fundamental to dialogue between Christians and Marxists.. Pictorial Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 10" x 8".

New York: The Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1938. Book is missing dust jacket. Inside is in good clean condition. Inside front cover and first page are showing stains possibly from scotch tape. Cover has black boards with red picture and red lettering on spine. Edges and corners of cover are bumped and showing wear.. 1st US Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8" x 5 3/4".

London UK: Henry Frowde, 1909. Winthrop Mackworth Praed (born July 26, 1802, London, died July 15, 1839, London) was an English writer and politician remembered for his humorous verse.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket (as issued). 7 1/2" x 5".
Book is in good clean condition on inside. Previous owner's name in ink on inside 2nd page. Spine is tight. Pages have discoloured due to age.
Outside cover hark green/black boards with gilt trim around the edge and a gilt design on front and spine. Cover has some staining on it.