Search Results: Titles starting with P from Wheeler's Bookshop

Ventura: Patagonia Books, 2018. Softcover. Paperback edition. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. A kayaking classic. The author's adventurous travels by kayak in the Alaskan coast and islands. 303 pp. B/w maps. Colour illustrated bu Yoshiko Yamamoto. A nice edition. FINE

Ely, Minnesota: Raven Productions, 2013. Softcover. Early Printing. 8vo. Colour and b/w photos. Clean and bright. No inscriptions. VG+

Chichester: Chichester Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Undated. Circa 1980. 4to. 24 pages. B/w historical photos throughout. Just a little light foxing to thte covers, else clean. VG

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. First Printing. 1912. Large 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt-titled spine. 507 pp. B/w plates (highly detailed illustrations and photographs of myriad artefacts) and line illustrations. Near as-new condition. No inscriptions. A superb copy. NEAR FINE

Chichester: Pallant House Gallery Trust, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 4to. 64 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. The history of the famous Chichester town house. Clean and bright. No inscritions. Included is a six-page quarto (same size as main book) 1996 illustrated booklet, 'Pallant House, Chichester: A Brief History with a Description of the Restoration of the Historic Rooms'. Both book and booklet VG+

Barcelona: Ariana Books, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. With jacket. 108 pp. Colour and b/w plates. B/w diagrams. Near as-new. NEAR FINE / NEAR FINE

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens & The International Palm Society, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 4to. With jacket 475 pp. Colour photos, maps. Detailed b/w illustrations. Signed by both Dransfield and Beentje to title page and also a signed dedication from the two to a friend, the previous owner, a fellow nature photographer. Book and jacket near as-new. NEAR FINE / NEAR FINE

London: John Murray, 1917. Hardcover. Early Reprint. January 1917. 8vo. Grey cloth with red titles. 235 pp. B/w maps. One small inscr. to front pastedown. Overall clean and sound. VG

Oxford: The Plough Press, 1982. Hardcover. 1982 facsimile re-printing of the magazine articles from 1833. 4to. Marbled boards with dark green cloth spine. 39 pp. B/w illustrated. Great collection of detailed and well-illustrated articles on printing processes...and nicely printed itself. Prev. owner's printed presentation plate to ffep, else as-new. Includes the original insert card, "A brief history of The Penny Magazine". FINE

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd / University of Aberdeen, 1964. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. With dustjacket. 130 pp. Small inscr. to ffep. Just light wear to jacket. VG / GOOD+

London: Abacus, 1973. Softcover. First UK paperback printing. Abacus, 1973. 690 pp. Cinema history. Brownlow's classic study of Hollywood in the Silent Film Era. Copiously illustrated with b/w photos throughout. Clean and sound. No inscriptions. VG+

London: Smith, Elder & Co. , 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth. 289 pp. plus ads. B/w plates. Light occasional foxing and lighty marking to cloth. No inscriptions. VG

Brighton: Dolphin Press, 1979. Softcover. Revised Reprint. Small 8vo. Pictorial grey cover. 24 pp. B/w plates. As-new. FINE

London: BBC, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. With jacket. 216 pp. Colour and b/w plates. FINE / FINE

Chichester: West Sussex County Council / Parklands Community Map Project, 2001 & 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Two volumes (published 2001 & 2006). Staplebound A5 booklets. Pictorial covers. 20 pp. & 20 pp. B/w photos and illustrations. History of the 20th Century-built estate to the west of Chichester, and its progrees into the early 21st Century. Second volume has the signed dedication from the author at inside front cover. NEAR FINE; NEAR FINE

London: Peter Davies, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. First modern edition. 1926. 8vo. Dark grey patterned cloth. 256 pp. Pictorial bookplate and one small inscription to front pastedown. Clean and bright. Just light occasional foxing. VG

London: Heinemann, 1956. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. No jacket. Light green cloth. Biology studies. 342 pp. B/w illustrations and photos. Clean and bright. VG+

London: Scala / Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2010. Softcover. Early Printing. Large 4to. 168 pp. Superb colour and b/w plates throughout. As-new. FINE

London: Robert Hale, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. With jacket. 221 pp. Colour and b/w plates. Clean and bright. FINE / NEAR FINE

London: Hammond, Hammond & Co, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. With jacket. 256 pp. Inscr. to ffep, else book and jacket near as-new. VG+ / VG+