Search Results: Titles starting with G from Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA

Andersen Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. F. 1st edition, 1st Impression. 26.4 x 22.4 cm landscape laminated pictorial boards with title to the front and spine and �10.99 price to the rear, pictorial endpapers, unpaginated [24] with author's signature and date to the title page. A fine 1st edition copy of the book that tells in Steadman's own inimitable way the story of Garibaldi both the man and the biscuit. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Parvanu Press, 1998. Limited Edition. Hardcover. F/NF. A miniature version of the original large format, leather bound, limited edition of Gawain produced by the same press in 1997 and which won the Society of Bookbinders competition for the complete book in that year. This much smaller concertina book measures 13.5 x 17.5 cm, having green paper covered boards with a wood cut image to the front and 40 concertina sections containing 20 woodcut images on hand made Nepalese lokta paper with accompanying computer generated text. Signed by the artist on the final leaf. The book is housed in a dark green cloth solander box with a gold embossed image to the front and lined with green and gold marbled paper. A lovely copy of this beautifully produced signed limited edition in a very lightly rubbed solander box Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

The Four Seas Company, 1922 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/VG. 1st Edition in 1st State binding. 13 x 19.5 cm blue cloth backed grey boards with blue stamped titles to the front and white titles label to the spine. 417 [1]pp. In original dust jacket with $3.50 price on the spine. There is a touch of shelfwear and pushing to the spine tips and a hint of toning to the edges. Internally clean and without name inscription or bookplate. The dust jacket is toned and rubbed on the spine. There is chipping to the spine tips and corners with loss of up to 1.5 cm. The lower joint has some reinforcement with Japanese paper. The book contains the first publication of Miss Furr & Miss Skeene considered to be the first published use of the word "gay" to mean homosexual/lesbian. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Jonathan Cape, 1981. VG++/NF. BLAKE, Quentin. 1st Edition, 14.5 x 23.3 cm. Pale blue boards with gilt stamped titles to the spine 96pp with black and white illustrations by Quentin Blake throughout. In original unclipped dust jacket priced at �3.95 Net. The boards are clean with just a hint of shelf-wear consisting of a tiny bruise on the bottom corner of the upper board. Internally there is an ownership name on the front free endpaper but otherwise the book is very clean. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is in near fine condition, clean and bright with the merest hint of rubbing to the bottom corners. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Alfred A Knopf, 1982. 1st Thus. Hardcover. NF/VG+. BLAKE, Quentin. 1st US Edition, 1st Impression. 17 x 23.5 cm Purple boards with yellow cloth spine with blind stamped titles on the front and purple stamped titles on the spine, pp 88(2) with black and white illustrations by Quentin Blake throughout. With original unclipped jacket priced at $7.95. A near fine book in a very good plus dust jacket which has a little surface rubbing and creasing to the spine tips and edges with some loss of colour and a small 3mm tear to the head of the spine. Internally, there is no name, inscription or bookplate and the pages are very clean, bright and fresh. A lovely copy. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Jonathan Cape , 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++. BLAKE, Quentin. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 23.2 x 32cm laminated pictorial boards with titles to the front and spine and �5.95 price to the rear, blue endpapers, unpaginated (32)pp with illustrations by Quentin Blake throughout. Some fading to the top 2cm of the spine, a little pushing and creasing to the foot of the spine and a few light but visible scratches to the boards, a small bump to the top edge of the front board and a small bruise to the rear board. Internally clean with no spotting and a barely visible inscription on the front pastedown. A very presentable copy. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Maclehose Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/NF. 1st Edition, 1st Impression. Red boards with silver stamped titles to the spine. Blue endpapers, 532 (6)pp, in an unclipped dust jacket priced at �14.99. A near fine book in a firm, sharp binding and without name, inscription or book plate and just a hint of creasing to the very tips of a few corners in last few pages. The dust jacket which is now protected in a clear removable cover is in near fine condition with the merest hint of shelf wear along the bottom edge. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Cecil Palmer & Hayward, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/NF. BRANGWYN, Frank. 1st Trade Edition. 19.2 x 25.7 cm brown cloth with black stamped titles and decoration and titles to the front and a white label with black title to the spine. Top edge brown, other edges uncut. (x) 78(6)pp with decorative borders in orange to each text page and 4 full page tissue-guarded colour plates by Frank Brangwyn. The book comes with its original dust jacket with decorations echoing the cover and a 7/6 red price sticker to the spine. The book is in lovely condition clean and bright with the merest touch of shelfwear. Internally there is no name, inscription or bookplate and the merest hint of toning to the very edge of some of the uncut pages. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), is surprisingly well preserved with a touch of toning to the spine and a little rubbing to the price label corners and spine tips with minimal loss to the joints at the head of the spine and… Read More

nd(1996) 1996. VG+. An original illustration for The Glass Angels by Susan Hill published in 1996, on paper measuring 38.2 x 50.2 cm with the image itself measuring 30 x 21 cm. Signed by the illustrator. A lovely bright image with a few marks to the white margin. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Allan Wingate, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG. Hugh Stevenson. Blue cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine (vi) 118pp (2) cast list from original production with 8 full page colour plates by Hugh Stevenson. Together with original unclipped jacket priced at 9s 6d net. Letter, on the author's stationery, laid in. A very good plus book with minor shelf wear along the bottom edge and a small ownership name on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket, which is slightly larger than the book, as called for and there are five small pieces of tape 1.5 x.5 cm reinforcing the top edge on the inside. It has some dust staining on the rear panel and is a little rubbed and lightly creased on the top and bottom edges. There is minimal loss to the fore edge corners and a small 1/2 cm chip from the top of the spine. The Glass Slipper is a retelling of the story of Cinderella complete with talking furniture very reminiscent of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. It was first performed at the St. James… Read More

G. Putnam's and Sons , 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG++. with no statement of printing to the copyright page as called for. 8vo., 17 x 14.4cm pale blue boards with black titles to the spine. 189pp, together with an unclipped dust jacket showing a price of $5.95. The boards are clean and bright with only slight bruising to the bottom corner of the upper board. Internally, there is no name, inscription or marks and the pages are clean and bright. The unclipped dust jacket has slight rubbing to the front edge and spine tips and light toning to the rear panel but the colours remain bright. It is now in a protective removable jacket (not shown in the photographs). Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

The Department for the Production of State Documents, 1910. 1st Edition. Softcover. VG. BILIBIN, Ivan. 1st Printing. Landscape Folio, 32.4.5 x 25.9cm card wraps with chromolithographic titles & decoration to the front and vignette & original price to the rear. 12 pages including 4 full page chromolithographic images and 5 smaller ones by Ivan Bilibin. The text is in Russian Cyrillic. The covers are a little dust stained and toned with rubbing to the spines and edges and creasing to all corners. There are two closed tears of 1cm and 1.8cm to the top edge and 4cm to the fore edge of the front cover and 1.5cm to the rear cover. Internally the book is clean with no inscriptions and virtually no off setting from the images onto the facing pages. The original staples are very slightly rusted. This is a very nice example of this beautifully illustrated volume. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All… Read More

Vantage, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/ VG-. HOLM, R G. 1st Edition. 14.3 x 21 cm yellow cloth with black vignette of a witch to the front and black stamped titles to the spine, 96pp with black and white illustrations. With clipped dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper and with a note from her stuck to the front pastedown. A very good book with just a hint of shelfwear, extensively inscribed by Carmen Penn Flinn to the front free endpaper, including her address. The dust jacket, which is now protected by a clear protective cover (not shown in our images), has four closed tears of 0.5 to 1.2 cm with associated creasing and minor loss to the spine tips and corners. An excellent signed edition of this tale of a witches cat. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Faber & Faber, 1932. VG++/VG-. 1st Edition, 1st Impression. 13.6 x 20.2cm pictorial cloth, with titles to the front and spine. Top edge green 273pp with black and white illustrations by Edward Bawden throughout. The original dust jacket is priced at 7s 6d net. The boards are clean and bright with just a hint of dust marking along the bottom edge. Internally clean, without name, inscription and just a tiny Times Book Club label on the rear pastedown. There is a small 3mm closed tear on the fore edge of p95 with an associated crease and very light spotting to the edge of the text block and very faintly on the prelims. The dust jacket is generally very clean with just a hint of toning to the spine and a touch of creasing to the flaps. There is minor loss to three of the four corners and chipping to the head of the spine and small closed tears of less than 1cm along the top and bottom edges. There is also a large repaired tear of 3 cm down from the head of the rear joint and 6 cm across the rear… Read More

Julia MacRae Books, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. F. 1st Edition, 3rd printing. 27.4 x 22.2 cm laminated pictorial boards, purple endpapers, unpaginated (32)pp with illustrations throughout. Signed by the author in two colours, after the pen ran out, on the half title page. A fine signed copy of this very difficult to find edition of the winner of the 1984 Kate Greenaway medal. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Oxford University Press, 1937 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Edition, 13.5 x 21.8 cm black cloth with pink titles label and gilt stamped titles to the spine. Top edge maroon, [x] 131 [1]pp with 6 black and white illustrations. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. In specially made red paper covered slip case [Gilson M638] The boards are clean and bright and the corners firm. There is a small chip to the edge of the spine label. Internally there is just the author's inscription. There is just a little spotting mainly to the edge of the text block. A scarce signed copy of this investigation to the trial of Jane Austen's aunt for theft. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Michael Joseph Ltd , 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. 1st Impression. 12.5 x 18.9 cm red cloth boards with yellow stamped titles to the spine 256pp with original un-clipped dust jacket with 9s. 6d. net price. The spine is a little faded as is usually the case with this book and there is some slight fading to the top and bottom edges and a very slight bruise to the top corner of the rear board. The book has a hint of a lean and, internally, the book is very clean and bright, without names, inscriptions or bookplates. The dust jacket is very good, a little dust stained on the rear panel with rubbing to the, spine tips and corners. There is a chip at the top edge of the front panel measuring 1cm at most and a 1 x 0. 3 cm chip from the head of the spine. There are minor tape repairs / reinforcement to the rear of the jacket, with 3 closed tears to the shoulders ranging from 0.5 to 3cms, a 0.5cm tear along the fore edge and slight loss to each of the corners. The jacket is now protected by a… Read More

Collins, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG. TEMPEST, Margaret. 1st Edition. 14 x 17.5 cm purple paper covered pictorial boards, with white titles to the front and spine. Dark purple line drawn endpapers 63pp (2) list of the books in the series, printed on glossy paper stock, 16 colour illustrations including decorative title page. Original unclipped jacket with a 4/- net price. A near fine book clean and bright with firm sharp corners and just a hint of rubbing to the foot of the spine. Internally there is no name, inscription or bookplate and the book appears unread with possibly just a hint of toning to the free endpapers. The jacket, which is now housed in a removable clear cover (not shown), is in very good condition with no tears or rubs but with some spotting to the picture and titles on the front. All in all a very collectable copy of this the 23rd Little Grey Rabbit story. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images… Read More

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. 1st Thus. Hardcover. VG++/VG. PEAKE, Mervyn. 1st Thus, 17 x 21.5 cm yellow cloth with dark blue titles and decoration to the front and spine. 303[1]pp with 56 black and white drawings and five coloured plates including a double title page. The book cones with its original unclipped jacket priced at 10s 6d net. The boards have been well protected by the dust jacket and are clean with just a tiny 2mm brown bump on the front board that appears to be a manufacturing fault. Internally, the book is clean and bright and without name, inscription or bookplate and just a touch of spotting to the very edge of the text block. The delicate dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), is much less faded on the spine than is usually found. It is generally very clean but there is some scuffing on the rear panel. There is also a little rubbing on the spine tips corners and edges with a little surface abrasion and minimal loss to the bottom corners and… Read More

The Golden Cockerel Press, 1956. Limited Edition. Hardcover. VG++. MORGAN, Gwenda. Limited Edition, No. 291 of 500 copies. 15.5 x 24.2cm purple cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine and vignette of a giant to the front, 160[4]pp with 10 wood engravings by Gwenda Morgan. A near fine book with firm sharp corners noting only a little fading to the spine and a touch of pushing to the spine tips. Internally clean and bright and without name, inscription or bookplate. A really lovely limited edition copy with excellent illustrations. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.