Search Results: Authors starting with P from Wykeham Books

H.P. Kraus, New York, bookseller's catalogue, 1950. Illustrated printed wrappers, 4to,. 50 pp. 127 items. Includes Kraus newsletter 'Rare Books Vol VII No. 1 June 1950' at the front of the catalogue. Wrappers creased, part of cover-title ringed in ink, otherwise Good.

Aug.-Fr. et Pr. Dondey-Dupre, Parisiis, first edition, 1826. Contemporary plain wrappers, 8vo, 23 cm,. [6], 518 pp. First edition of an early and scarce erotic glossary in Latin by Pierre-Emmanuel Pierrugues (1760-1827). RareBookHub records only one copy at auction since 1902. An unauthorised reprint intended to appear as a different work was published in 1833 in Stuttgart under the title "Thesaurus eroticus linguae latinae.." purportedly by a 'Carl Rambach'. Quérard states that the work "donne l’explication des mots techniques de la jurisprudence et de la médecine, qui tiennent aux moeurs, à la physiologie et aux lois du temps, de ces expressions figurées en usage dans la classe élevée des Romains, enfin de ce langage populaire qui n’est devenu licencieux que dans les livres modernes... Rien n’a été négligé pour rendre ce Glossaire digne d’occuper un rang distingué parmi les… Read More

Bodleian Library, Oxford, first editions, 1966-73. 3 vols, Cloth, 4to,. xvi, 108 pp and 66 plates + xii, 161 pp,and 88 plates + xiii, 167 pp and 120 plates. From the blurb: "The Bodleian library collections of Western illuminated manuscripts are among the richest in the world, but only a small proportion of them have ever been published or studied for their illumination alone. Here for the first time they are all arranged chronologically and by country of origin. Post-medieval manuscripts are included if they are illuminated." Volume 1 includes some 900 manuscripts of the Continental schools other than the Italian, with nearly 450 illustrations; Volume 2 lists over a thousand manuscripts of the Italian school, arranged chronologically from the sixth to the nineteenth century, and representing nearly all the main centres of illumination. The text is supplemented by over 600 illustrations. Very Good set in used and somewhat torn dustwrappers, a few red spots to the fore-edges of Volume I.

Bodleian Library, Oxford, first editions, 1966-73. 3 vols, Cloth, 4to,. xvi, 108 pp and 66 plates + xii, 161 pp,and 88 plates + xiii, 167 pp and 120 plates. From the blurb: "The Bodleian library collections of Western illuminated manuscripts are among the richest in the world, but only a small proportion of them have ever been published or studied for their illumination alone. Here for the first time they are all arranged chronologically and by country of origin. Post-medieval manuscripts are included if they are illuminated." Volume 1 includes some 900 manuscripts of the Continental schools other than the Italian, with nearly 450 illustrations; Volume 2 lists over a thousand manuscripts of the Italian school, arranged chronologically from the sixth to the nineteenth century, and representing nearly all the main centres of illumination. The text is supplemented by over 600 illustrations. Volumes 1 and 2 are Very Good in dustwrappers, voume 3 is an ex-library copy with a small stamp on the… Read More

Harvey Miller, London, first English edition, 1986. Cloth, large 8vo, 28 cm,. 221, [2] pp, 210 illustrations, 32 colour plates with gold. From the preface by J.J.G. Alexander : "This book is an introduction to one of the most significant art-forms of the Middle Ages by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject, Professor Otto Pacht. It is not a history of book illumination in the conventional sense but a unique account of facts and ideas gathered during several decades of teaching and research. Based on lectures given at the University of Vienna, the present text not only examines all types of decoration and illumination from the point of view of format and style, but also goes far beyond the factual. The author explains the basic vocabulary and concepts by which this art-form is to be understood, and offers deep insights into the fundamental philosophy, theology, technology and cultural ambience that underlie the production of book illumination throughout its long history. In… Read More

Pacific Rim Conference on Children's Literature, first edition, 1997. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 26 cm,. [2], 282 pp, ills. Wrappers slightly marked, otherwise Very Good.

Library Association, published for The Cricket Society, London, second edition, 1984. and supplement, 1991. 2 vols, cloth, 8vo and 4to,. xxxiv, 877 + 251 pp, ills,. Near Very Good set in dustwrappers.

The Library Association, London, first edition, 1977. Cloth, 8vo,. xxi, 649 pp. 8,294 entries. A carefully prepared bibliography describing over 8,000 items (including books, pamphlets, journals and articles) on every aspect of cricket in Britain and around the world. The items are arranged in a detailed subject order and full bibliographical information is given for each item. The majority of entries are annotated on points of interest in bibliographical history or subject-matter. The 32 main sections cover general works (reference books and other bibliographies of cricket); the game at all levels in England and Wales (nearly 4,000 entries of the total 8,000 come under this section); the Commonwealth and other parts of the world; international cricket; cricket in literature; pictorial records; biography and reminiscences. The book is completed by a 12,000-entry index of authors and titles, a full synopsis of contents and a Foreword on the literature of cricket by John Arlott. Section headings… Read More

Library Association, published for The Cricket Society, London, second edition, 1984. Cloth, 8vo,. xxxiv, 877 pp, ills,. A carefully prepared bibliography describing over 8,000 items (including books, pamphlets, journals and articles) on every aspect of cricket in Britain and around the world. The items are arranged in a detailed subject order and full bibliographical information is given for each item. The majority of entries are annotated on points of interest in bibliographical history or subject-matter. The 32 main sections cover general works (reference books and other bibliographies of cricket); the game at all levels in England and Wales (nearly 4,000 entries of the total 8,000 come under this section); the Commonwealth and other parts of the world; international cricket; cricket in literature; pictorial records; biography and reminiscences. The book is completed by a 12,000-entry index of authors and titles, a full synopsis of contents and a Foreword on the literature of cricket by John… Read More

xxx edition, 1975. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo,. 61 pp, ills. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front inside wrapper. Wrappers a trifle rubbed, otherwise Very Good.

British Library, London, first edition, 2002. Laminated illustrated wrappers, small 4to, 25 cm,. 64 pp, colour plates. From the blurb: "Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts describes the dazzling complexity of western medieval astrology and its place in society, as revealed by a wealth of illustrated manuscripts and historical background. As new.

Chatto & Windus, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. xi, 227 pp, [4] leaves of plates. From the foreword: "Caxton is one of the most famous yet least known of great Englishmen. The sources for his eventful life are unexpectedly rich and varied, but have not as yet been adequately studied and interpreted. They range from the abundant contemporary documents in which his name and affairs are mentioned, to the hundred surviving editions of books from his press, with their texts, types, and woodcut illustrations, and the revealing and entertaining prologues and epilogues which he wrote for them. An attractive and original but distinctively English character emerges, a man of gusto, piety and humour, of business acumen and enduring political loyalties, a gifted compulsive writer with a special delight in printing his own works, an editor-publisher of Chaucer, Gower, Lydgate and Malory who enriched English literature by translating the bestsellers of France and Burgundy, and the… Read More

Palais Galliera, Paris, auction catalogue for the sale held on 6th - 7th December, 1961. Later blue cloth, gilt (original printed wrappers not retained), gilt spine-title, 4to,. [198] pp, 80 plates (some in colour), facs. 315 lots. The highlights included autograph material of Molière, Corneille, Henri IV, Montaigne, Mozart, Balzac, Baudelaire, etc. The sale sections were: De la Renaissance à la Révolution française - lots 1-119; Dix-neuvième siècle 120-267; Époque contemporaine 268-315. The bookbinding historian A R A Hobson's copy though without indication of his ownership. Invitations to the auction viewing tipped-in at the front, extensive contemporary report of the sale (From the TLS?) pasted to rear endpapers ".., it was not the printed books, with a few exceptions, but the autographs which were the most impressive feature of this sale and some of them brought very high prices indeed..". Very Good.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London, first edition, 1894 - 1900 -1899. 3 vols, cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xv, [1], 800 + xvi, 848 + xxii, 762 pp. The first edition of Palgrave's Dictionary, prepared under his own hand - a later edition required several editors - which is generally accepted as one of the great achievements of Victorian scholarship. Contents: Vol.1. A-E Vol 2. F-M Vol 3. N-Z. Minor wear to spine-ends, spines rather faded, half-title of Volume I torn at gutter, slight sticker residue on spine of Volume III, otherwise Good.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London, 1909, 1906 and 1908 reprint (with corrections and Appendix) of the 1894-1899 edition. 3 vols, cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xv, 800 + xvi, 848 + xxii, 881, [2] pp. The first edition of Palgrave's Dictionary, prepared under his own hand - a later edition required several editors - which is generally accepted as one of the great achievements of Victorian scholarship. Contents: Vol.1. A-E Vol 2. F-M Vol 3. N-Z. Name (C K Hobson) on front free endpapers, covers rubbed, joints torn and frayed and slightly tender, otherwise Good.

E. Tzaferis, S.A. Athens / Orthodox Centre of the Oecumenical Patriarchate, Genève, first edition, 1989. Cloth, gilt cover device, folio,. 374 pp, profusely illustrated in colour. From the blurb: "This authoritatively written and splendidly illustrated work is a special edition dedicated to the Oecumenical Patriarchate, 'the Great Church of Christ'. In 376 pages with a wealth of coloured photographs, plans and drawings, the book records the age-long history of the Oecumenical Patriarchate, from the beginning of the Byzantine era (A.D. 330) to the present time, and relates its struggles in accomplishing its holy mission through the centuries. The volume includes descriptions of the celebrated Byzantine monuments of Constantinople, where the Oecumenical Patriarchate has been seated since the time of its foundation. The remarkable illustrations of the magnificent ancient buildings, the exquisite mosaics and wall paintings, the fine icons, illuminated manuscripts and various objects… Read More

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, first edition, [1982]. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. [32] pp, ills. 120 items. A guide to the exhibition held from 4th September to 30th October, 1982. Fine.

Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, Roma, first edition, 1980. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 26 cm,. xxxii, 129, [4] pp. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front inside wrapper, Very Good.

D. S. Brewer, Cambridge, first edition, 1998. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xxii, 761 pp. From the introductory material: "In 1981 the first Arthurian Bibliography appeared, an exhaustive alphabetical author-listing of all critical material recorded in the standard Arthurian bibliographies up to 1978, with summaries and reviews where they existed. This was followed in 1983 by the second volume, giving full indexes by topic, key-word and individual work/author to form a complete subject-index of every major topic in Arthurian literature. .Arthurian Bibliography III ... Updates this invaluable reference work to 1992, including post-1978 reviews of earlier material, and conveniently contains both author-listing and subject-index in one volume. As New.

T. Batsford, London, first edition, 1979. Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm,. 192 pp, ills,. From the blurb: " 'It was in rude rhyme that their love and hatred, their exultation and distress found utterance. A great deal of their history is to be learned from their ballads'. What the historian, Lord Macaulay, wrote of seventeenth-century England is true of the whole of English history. Over the centuries, the ballad singer has fascinated, delighted and disgusted his hearers - as can be seen from this selection of over eighty contemporary ballads which show how ordinary people have reacted to social change and to national events over the last 400 years.The author's historical commentaries and quotations from contemporary writers set the scene for each ballad and explain any otherwise obscure allusions. The book is lavishfy illustrated with contemporary paintings, engravings, woodcuts, ballad sheets, and photographs, and is completed with 50 tunes - for, as a seventeenth-century editor wrote: If thou… Read More