Search Results: Titles starting with P from the booksniffer

Hutchinson, 2011 An essential work for all Plum collectors. Gorgeous writing as ever, and some great photographs to go with it. A wonderful job of editing by Sophie Ratcliffe. NEW & UNREAD, and the perfect jacket is protected. Language: eng *****THIS IS THE UNEXPURGATED TEXT! Penguin have decided to deface Wodehouse's original words.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. New/New.

Aperture New York, 1975 Drawing on Emerson's own writings to define both the historical and artistic significance of this scientist, naturalist, physician and artist (1856-1936) who believed in fidelity to nature- a man whose work and ideas influenced the development of photography as an art form. Over 70 b&w plates many of the Norfolk Broads plus images in the text. A neat former owner nameand blind stamp and a slightly scuffed stiff card cover. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Soft cover. Near Fine.

Insight Editions USA, 2013 Guillermo Del Toro SIGNED. A remarkable SIGNED edition of this extraordinary book. Lavish - almost as lavish and extravagant as the movie - with revealing details and examinations, enough for any cinephile. This is rare in the States, and almost unheard of here in England. Guillermo Del Toro signed VERY FEW copies, and this is one of them. SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE BY THE OSCAR WINNER. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. Special Edition.. Hardcover. New/New.

A gorgeous original painting by the great artist and illustrator, Harry Rountree. This is framed and mounted and under glass. It is therefore going to need a lot of protection. Panther watercolour and gouache 53.3 x 29.2 cm. Signed bottom right on the original.. Signed by Illustrator. No Binding. Fine.

Daily Mirror London, 1948 This is the Daily Mirror Vintage Learn To Cook Book from 1948. It is filled with insights into the post-WW2 years, with the rationing restrictions. Brilliant drawings by the great Jack Dunkley; this is the core of the book, many pages of easy to follow recipes using the restricted ingredients available in those times. And the recipes and tips are still useful today. Obviously, this is a perfect book for cook book collectors, but it is also useful for research into those far off times. Fascinating insights into 'normal' family life and cooking. Brilliant ads dotted throughout the book. This is becoming quite RARE. And the fact that it is also well-used means that there are a few bent over corners, and could that possibly be a tiny bit of organic matter here and there???? Spiral bound, with stiff card covers. Utterly beguiling! Beautiful drawing from the great Jack Dunkley.. Soft cover. Very Good.

Lund Humphries London This is the standard work on the artist, and it is the revised second edition text, which made a large number of alterations after subsequent research findings. This copy is obviously well read, but it is not abused. No annotations, or marks in the text. It lacks the jacket. Numerous illustrations in colour and mono, with line examples, and a comprehensive index, chronological list of works, and bibliography, all combine to give a still unrivalled look at this charming and complex artist's work. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Henry Holt New York, 1934 Beautifully signed and numbered on a limitation page, copy number 18 of only 500 copies. Fabulous stylish illustrations by Lovat Fraser! A justly celebrated collection from this always fascinating author. Grading this as Fine takes into consideration the age issued, 1934. That's even older than I am, folks! I'm a fan of WDLM, and have been since I was a nipper in the last century. Beautifully bound in cream buckram with a great lily cartouche on the cover. Clean and tight binding and a bit of a bonus; on the inside endpaper there is a contemporaneous bookplate, very stylish, and named for May Vreeland. It has what I assume is an original clear wrapper. An altogether delightful collector's item.. Signed by Author. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Fine.

FOLIO London, 2022 Le Carré understood that espionage is an extreme version of the human comedy, even the human tragedy. A Perfect Spy will very likely remain his greatest book. Widely regarded as John le Carré s masterpiece, A Perfect Spy is also the author s most autobiographical work, drawing on his own early life and experiences. The result is a novel that is both a thrill ride of interconnected mysteries, and a moving portrayal of a life marked by subterfuge and betrayal. For this first ever illustrated edition, The Folio Society and artist Sam Green worked closely with the le Carré estate to ensure that the illustrations captured all the novel s tension and poignancy. When talking about the book, le Carré commented: Although I've never been to a shrink, writing A Perfect Spy is probably what a very wise shrink would have advised me to do . This very special novel represents a chance not only to read one of the greatest spy stories every written, it also provides… Read More

Snuggly Books, 2023 THIS HARDCOVER EDITION IS LIMITED TO 90 COPIES ONLY. This issue is the first complete reprint of the 1930 original, and it has the author's original introduction. This wonderful occult writer has always had a following among esoteric collectors so Snuggly Books issued this attractive limited edition. It has the original Harry Clarke cover design. Issued without a jacket, and the copies are not numbered.. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. New.

Faber London A RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Near Fine takes into account the age of issue. Protected jacket and this signed on the title page. No owner names or annotations, just the signature of the author in fountain pen ink.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Faber London, 1941 A RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Near Fine takes into account the age of issue and the War Economy production. Protected jacket and this signed on the title page. No owner names or annotations, just the signature of the author in fountain pen ink.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Milton Balch & Co., 1933 It is an unacceptable book if you apply today's values to it. BUT in its day it was an amusing account of geographic exploration. The author's exploration on the Amazon, Rio Negro, and overland to the Orinoco is related with zest and humour. It is redolent of its time, and to criticise it because it does not follow todays restrictions in attitudes is quite the wrong way to look at it. Think of it as another kind of Travels Of Marco Polo if you like. You do not read it because of its facts; it is mostly an enjoyable romp reflecting its time. Holdridge was attached to the Brooklyn Museum's Department of Ethnology and he wrote several books of fiction & non-fiction set on and around the Amazon. Book is graded Near Fine but that allows for its age. The protected jacket is complete despite minor chips and usage. There is a splendid Ex Libris pasted onto the rear of the front endpaper. The end papers, front and back, are a splendid map of the travels covered in… Read More

Ward Lock London, 1931 RARE first edition hardback in a complete and now protected jacket. Very hard to find in any condition, this copy is the best I've seen. It has 242 illustrations, with 102 of them in colour. Splendid design on the scarlet board cover, and the subtitle says it all; "History Of The Pack And Explanations Of Its Many Secrets". The grading of NF takes account of its age. It has a neat former owner initial on the front end paper.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Franklin Library USA, 1982 NEW AND UNREAD. Decorated leather and cloth binding, this is a fine heirloom production of this important classic. Wraparound spine is in burgundy decorated leather, with decorated cloth boards. The endpapers are marbled, a silk marker is bound in, and all edges of the text block are in bright polished gilt. This great text has finally achieved an heirloom standard production, which is richly deserved. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Special Edition.. Hardcover. As New.

Bishopsgate Press Southwark London, 1987 Elisabeth Frink's copy, dedicated to her and her husband and signed by Sam Wannamaker, who has written "For Lis and Alex from Sam". The blue quarter calf backed cloth boards are blocked in gilt, and all the text block edges are gilt. SIGNED by ten of the contributors on the front endpaper. The illustrations are by Rockwell Kent. This deluxe issue was not numbered but it is VERY SCARCE, and with this association unique.. Signed by Author. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Fine.

Henry Frowde Oxford University Press, 1912 Clean and tight and a super binding. There is a presentation bookplate on the front end paper, dated 1913, which is attractive and provides a useful date. A superb portrait plate opposite the title page. A classic series.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine.

LONGMANS GREEN & CO. LONDON, 1937 A rare book, especially in its first printing, because these were issued for schools, and were consequently often ill used. This one is sturdy, and clean and without annotations. No turned corners or signs of abuse; not ex library stamps. The green cloth boards square and tight but a trifle faded. No foxing to the firm text block. An admirable collection, containing some great poetry. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Clare Dales, 2022 First Edition signed by the artist. NEW & UNREAD.. Illus. by Dales, Clare. Signed by Author. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. New.

PS Publishing England, 2005 SIGNED BY ALL CONTRIBUTORS, limited to 150 copies only, and this is copy number 11. Chaz Brenchley, David Herter, Jack Dann, Garry Kilworth, Stephen Volk, Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Joe Hill, Richard Bowers, Gene Wolfe, Lois McMaster Bujold have all signed this splendid and RARE Limited Edition. Issued without a dustjacket but with full colour title page, this is crammed with goodies. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Fine.

World Film Publications, 1950 A fascinating film book, roughly along the lines of Film Review, with loads of photographs and articles on the glamorous film scene of the time. Clean and tight but used copy, no jacket, no abuses. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.