Search Results: Authors starting with P from James Howell Rare Books

Venezia: Dalle Stampe Di Giacomo Zannardi (Con Regia Permissione & Privilegio), 1802. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete set of this rare edition of this classic work on the Council of Trent which was held in three parts between 1545 to 1563. The Ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church was prompted by the Reformation. The Council of Trent was highly important for its sweeping decrees on self reform and for its dogmatic definitions that clarified virtually every doctrine contested by the Protestants. The Council was a key part of the Counter Reformation and played a vital role in revitalizing the Catholic Church.Fourteen volumes in seven, all ltitle pages present Bound in 19th c half calf over buckram covered boards. No foxing present but there is some light toning throughout. Odd volumes of this edition turn up occasionally but a full set is rare.. Volumes 1-1V published in 1802 Volumes V -X1V published in… Read More

London: Simkin,Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd, 1898. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. One of the scarcer histories of 1798. A good tight copy. Pages are age toned without affecting text.Very slight scuffing to boards.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Featuring the Finest Female Sleuths By the Best Women Crime Writers Ever" Shelf wear to bottom of D/W Otherwise a lovely copy

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1906. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 282 illustrations. Top edge gilt. Original green buckram and gilt titles. Preliminaries foxed. Slightly cocked. Name of previous owner on paste down.Internally clean and fresh.1089

Dublin : Folens. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. James McIntyre. No.56 of the Irish Environmental Library Series.

London: Punch, 1922. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good/Not called for>. Coloured print featuring Tim Healey, the First Governor- General of the Irish Free State. Healey is featured with the wings of an angel in flight strumming an Irish harp. The Governor- General of the Irish Free State was the official representative of the British Crown in Ireland . By convention the office was largely ceremonial . Nonetheless, it was controversial , as many Irish Nationalists regarded the existence of the office as offensive and a symbol of continued British involvement in Irish affairs.The role of Governor-General in the Irish Free State was removed, by the Irish Government, from the Irish Constitution in December 1936.

London: Simon & Schuster, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A lovely copy of the author's second novel.

UK: Colin Smythe, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A near fine unread copy.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A lovely fresh copy. There is some light toning to page edges (as usual)

London: J.Callow, 1807. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Not called for>. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Half calf over marbled boards.Gilt decorated spine with matching label. Front board loose, Preliminaries browned, piece missing from top of title page which does not affect title.Sporadic foxing throughout. Piece torn from corner of page 237/238 but does not affect text. A scarce title.

Dublin: O Brien Press, 2000. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A lovely unread copy.

Manchester: William Biggs & Co Ltd.. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Not called for>. Illustrated. Front cover slightly creased and title page mildly toned, otherwise an internally clean copy

Hull & York: A.Brown & Sons, Ltd, 1905. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original quarter white buckram with paper title label. Top edge gilt. Some shelf wear to boards. Preliminaries toned. Internally clean. Eight pages of publishers catalogue at rear. Scarce.

Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good tight copy. Booksellers label on front end paper. Small white marks to front boards.Internally fresh and clean.

Newcastle Upon Tyme: Frank Graham, 1968. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. Oblong Folio. Illustrated. A facsimile of the 1685 edition, limited to 500 copies.Internally "as new" The boards are evenly faded along the bottom of the front boards where it was exposed on a shelf. This edition has become increasingly scarce since its publication in 1968. Extra postage may be required due to size. Delivery can be arranged within a fifty mile radius from Dublin.

London: Dent (Dent's Modern School Geographies), 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated. A school geography. Covers rubbed. Name of previous owner on free end paper. Internally clean.

London: Faber & Faber, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text block lightly toned. DBC Pierre won the Booker Prize for "Vernon God Little" in 1983.

London: St Martins Press, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated.

Dublin.: Clonmore & Reynolds, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A review copy with publishers review slip laid in. There is some minor chipping to wrapper otherwise complete.The front end papers (maps) are mildly toned, otherwise a fresh and clean copy.

Dublin: P.J.Carroll, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Illustrations. A very nice copy of a scarce item. The author James Plunkett is better known for his novel "Strumpet City" P.J.Carroll were manufacturers of tobacco products and this publication was to celebrate the company's 150 years in Dublin.