Search Results: Authors starting with P from Greystone Books

Altrincham, Great Britain: Cloister House Press, 2013. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. 269pp. Illustrated with a map of Africa. The account of the author's travel of Africa by public transport. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

London: Chatto & Windus, 2009. First Edition, Fourth Printing (same year as first printing 2009) in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY POET AND AUTHOR, RUTH PADEL, On title-page Ruth Padel is the GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER OF CHARLES DARWIN (1809-1882). Inscription reads, 'To --------/with best wishes/Ruth Padel'. Spotting to all edges; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition. fourth printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, RUTH PADEL.. Signed by Author, Ruth Padel. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. Fine/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative account of the wildlife on the royal estates; including, Balmoral, Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Windsor, the Duchy of Cornwall, the Duchy of Lancaster. With Index. A fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a non-adhesive, detachable, clear sheaf. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL COST.. Signed by Author. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Barton, Cambridgeshire: Bird's Farm Books, 2002. NrF/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. Reprinted same year as first printing, 2002. SIGNED BY EDITOR, ROBIN PAGE, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'With best wishes/Robin Page'. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs of birds by Chris Knights. A near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY EDITOR, ROBIN PAGE. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . Signed by Editor, Robin Page. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Severed Press, 2012. VG+. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, SEAN T PAGE, without specific dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'To the best Zombie/Sean Page/(small drawing of a face)'. On page (iii) 'Complexity Theory' page, the author has written 'Science bit'. (vi),246pp. A zombie novel in which the year 2020 was a good one for the walking dead! Couple of pages have the corners folded; light reading crease to spine; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

Sevenoaks, Kent: Mischief Makers, 2000. VG+. First Limited And Numbered Edition, Signed By The Author. This being number 169 of 250. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PHILIP PAINE, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Listed here are those cricketers who were killed during the First and Second World Wars.Light corner crease to lower corner of front panel; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE edition.. Signed by Author. First Limited and Numbered Edition . Paperback. Very Good Plus.

Woodstock, Oxfordshire: Robin Paine And Roger Syms/Writersworld, 2012. Fine. First edition, first printing. No d/w, (as published). Glazed pictorial covers. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To -----/With best wishes from/Robin/Roger'. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative history of Hoverlloyd, written by two former employes. With details of the invention and development of hovercraft. Hoverlloyd was the company which operated cross-channel hovercraft between Ramsgate, Kent and Calais. With Appendices, Bibliography, Glossary and Index. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK MAY INCUR EXTRA COST.. Presentation Copy Signed By Both Authors. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine.

London: Hutchinson, 2018. Fine/Fine. First Edition, Fifth Printing (same year as first printing) in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MICHAEL PALIN, without dedication or inscription on title-page. The nineteenth century HMS Erebus, launched in 1826, sunk in the Arctic. With Appendix and Index. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of an UNCOMMON first edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MICHAEL PALIN. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. D/w front panel has a small publishers 'signed by the author' sticker.. Signed by Author. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine.

Lydney, Gloucestershire: Palliser Publishing, 1996. NrF. First edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED TWICE BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads,'Jeulie Palliser/Dear ----/It aint spuds & spinach/- but you might/get a few snikkers/Thanks for the bones!/love/Julps'. A collection of poems illustrated with colour reproductions of paintings - both by the author. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Frederick Warne, 1981. VG+. First edition, first printing. No d/w (as published), pictorial laminate covers. Profusely illustrated with 13 colour and 87 black and white photographs. An authoritative book on collecting Victoriana. Number 90 in the Observer's Books series. Light/minor creasing to head and tail of spine; else a near fine copy of a first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

London: Frederick Warne, 1981. VG+. First edition, first printing. No d/w (as published), pictorial laminate covers. Profusely illustrated with 13 colour and 87 black and white photographs. An authoritative book on collecting Victoriana. Number 90 in the Observer's Books series. Original publishers (Warne) price-sticker (£1.95) on rear cover. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine; minor age tanning to covers; else a very good plus copy of a first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus.

Durham, Connecticut, USA: Strategic Book Group, 2011. Fine. Paperback. xiii,263pp. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ROSEY THOMAS PALMER, on title-page. Signing reads, 'To -------/So glad your first/year with new writers/worked well for you/and I wish you/many more./R T Palmer/Oct 2011'. With 'Glossary of island words and phrases'. A novel set in Jamaica. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ROSEY THOMAS PALMER.. Signed by Author, Rosey Thomas Palmer. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

Enfield, Middlesex: Enfield Preservation Society, 1990. NrF/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, DAVID PAM, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative history of Enfield, Middlesex. With Index.Light spotting to top-edge; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of an UNCOMMON first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK MAY INCUR EXTRA COST. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2012. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MIKE PANNETT, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'Best Wishes/Mike Pannett'. (xii),271pp. Illustrated with a map of Yorkshire. Mike Pannett, once of the Metropolitan Police, is back in Yorkshire policing one of the largest rural beats in England. There is a small circular 'Signed Copy' sticker on front of book. Light age-tanning to edges of pages; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MIKE PANNETT.. Signed by Author, Mike Pannett. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Pan Books, 2008. VG. First Paperback Edition, Eighth Printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, HORACE PANTER, without dedication or inscription on title-page. xvii,300pp. Illustrated with photographs. The autobiography of Horace Panter bass player with 'The Specials' punk rock band. With Index. Spotting and dusting to fore-edge and top-edge; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition, eighth printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, HORACE PANTER.. Signed by Author, Horace Panter. First Paperback Edition, Eighth Edition.. Paperback. Very Good.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. VG+. Later printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'January 2012/To my dearest friend/---- with warmest/regards/Italo'. xvi,232pp. Illustrated with two maps. An anthropological study of life in the Italian city of Naples focusing on urban anthropology. With Bibliography and Index. Small bump to right hand side of bottom of spine; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE later printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

Dover, Kent: Riverdale Publications, 2001. Fine. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, DICKIE PARFITT, on title-page without dedication. Signing reads, 'Best Regards/Dickie Parfitt'. Profusely illustrated with photographs. xii,100pp. The wartime memoirs of Dickie Parfitt. During the early years of the Second World War Dickie was an Elvington lad working in the local coal mine. He became a bomb-aimer and served in RAF Bomber Command with 576 Lincolnshire Squadron aboard Lancasters. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Fine.

Seoul, Korea: Tanggulshi, 2006. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE TRANSLATOR, MINHYE ZOH, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'Dear ------/Don't forget!/missing you/already, love you!/Minhye'. 279pp. The autobiography of Jiyoung Park. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE TRANSLATOR, MINHYE ZOH.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition, Frst Printing. Paperback. Fine.

London: Privately Published, 1999. NrF. First edition. No date, (1999). Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO LEAH THORNE, inscription reads, 'To You Dear Leah Thorne/with love Clare/1999'. Leah Thorne is a Jewish Performing Poet. v,115pp. Illustrated with photographs and line-drawings by Moshe Teller. The harrowing autobiography of Klara Parker, (she has now taken the name of Clare), who was born in Hungary in 1932. During World War Two she experienced the horrors of Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition PRESENTED TO LEAH THORNE AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed By Author. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.

Millbank, 1957. VG+. First edition. Paperback. 63pp. A well-researched and authoritative history of schools at St Nicholas-At-Wade, Thanet from 1640 to 1957. Light sunning around spine; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus.