Search Results: Authors starting with P from World of Rare Books

Chapman and Hall, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. First Edition. 196 pages. Beige dust jacket over purple cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Harper and Row, 1976. Paperback. Good. 1976. 478 pages. Black pictorial paperback. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Paperback is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Tanning to spine and edges.

Methuen & Co, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. No edition remarks. 228 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Notable tape staining to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Small stain to spine.

Concrete Publications Limited, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1962. First Edition. 294 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Mild sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Moderate water staining to upper edge of front panel. Mild tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. First Edition. 164 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning to spine.

Paul B. Hoeber, 1944. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1944. No edition remarks. 900 pages. Beige dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing.

Trustees of the British Museum, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Volume 6. No.7 with pagination continued from previous volume. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Intercontinental Book Productions, 1976. Paperback. Good. 1976. 1st Edition 3rd Impression. 220 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Methuen, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. 260 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

R.D. Irwin, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. 3rd impression. 535 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning.

D.C. Heath & Company, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 375 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

Oliver & Boyd, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. 460 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges.

Penguin Books, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. Reprinted. 320 pages. Orange penguin paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Covers have mild edge-wear with curling to corners. Visible tanning to spine and edges with scuffing to spine ends.

Penguin, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 344 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Edward Arnold, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. Reprint. 430 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback. Acceptable. 1968. Reprint. 333 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners and reading creases. Light sunning to spine and edges.

Penguin Books, 1956. Paperback. Acceptable. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 312 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Slight cracking to hinges. Minor dog-eared corners. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Paper cover has mild edge wear with scuffing to edges and creasing. Small splits to joints. Book has rolled spine. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Mild rubbing to surfaces with curling to corners.

Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. Reprint. 387 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Light tanning to pages with minor foxing to text block edges and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with light crushing to spine ends. Spine has light sunning. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Light scuffing and marking overall.

Longman, 1973. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1973. First Edition. 110 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to first few pages, text remains readable. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Light wear marks overall.

Penguin Books, 1956. Paperback. Acceptable. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 312 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with scuffing to edges and creasing. Small splits to joints. Book has rolled spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. Mild rubbing to surfaces with curling to corners.