Search Results: Authors starting with P from Clevedon Community Bookshop

St Peter Port, Guernsey: Seagull S.A., 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. First edition and printing. Foreward by Sir Brian Kenny. In as new very bright red cloth boards with brilliant gilt titles and crest to front and gilt titles to spine. The boards are in amazing condition for 1966! The end papers feature colour photo of oak leaves. The text block is also in as new condition, with glossy pages full of vibrant colour photos. No dedications etc. 4to size. Inside fine red bordered dust jacket with central colour photo of the Chelsea Pensioners and black titles. Very slight wear to top edge. This jacket could pass as new. Not price clipped.

London: Gay And Hancock Ltd, 1913. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In 'The Story Hour' series. First edition and printing. In very good dark red cloth boards, white titles to front and gilt titles to back strip. The covers are tight, straight and clean; small nick to front, fore edge. Lightly tanned free end papers and cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, straight and quite clean (not tanned) with four pretty colour illustrations (including frontispiece with tissue guard). Very good condition. No dedications etc. Without jacket. Rare.

London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1960. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6_ - 7_" tall. In 'Car Maintenance Series'. Second edition, first printing. In good pale blue boards, black 'MG' logo on front, black titles to spine; tightly bound, clean covers, spine sunned. Lightly tanned free end papers and cut edges. Very good tight, unmarked text block, with 118 illustrative figures. No inscriptions etc.

London: Faber And Faber, 1979. 4th Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition and printing. In good illustrated card, with orange titles to front. The covers are quite firm and straight, a little grubby and with worn edges. Tanned top cut edge. The text block is in very good plus condition, tightly bound and with unmarked pages. Name in red pen on half title page. Overall condition very good. Issued without jacket.

Leicester: The Dryad Press, 1959. 5th or later Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tenth edition and first printing. In near fine bright green cloth boards, white titles to front and back strip. The boards are very clean, tight and straight. Very lightly tanned free end papers. Fairly clean cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, square and not tanned, foxed or marked - very good plus. With slight vertical crease from front free end paper to page 17 (fading gradually). With 20 pages of b/w plates. No dedications etc. In very good minus bright green dust jacket with b/w image of handbag to front. The jacket is quite clean; edges chipped and with a few tiny open and closed tears. Not price clipped.

Paris: Editions Radio, 1977. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7_ - 9_" tall. Field Effect Transistors". Third edition, first printing. In very good orange and yellow card, dark brown lettering to front and back strip; tightly bound, unmarked covers. Very lightly tanned end papers. Slightly tanned cut edges.Very tight text block, lightly tanned around the edges. Without any inscriptions etc.With figures.

Sheffield: Civic Information Service, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition and printing. In very good plus pale blue card self-covers, with raised silver titles to front. The card cover is firm, flat and with one small mark to front. The front inside side flap features a map of Sheffield; the rear flap lists municipal services and a large unmarked coloured fold-out map 'The Golden Frame of Sheffield". Unmarked cut edges. The text pages are in near fine condition, firm, straight and unmarked, with bright colour and b/w photos. No dedications etc. Issued without jacket.

London: The Folio Society, 1985. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Carel Weight. First printing from The Folio Society. In fine plus beige cloth boards with red abstract pattern and green titles to back strip. The boards are very clean, firm and flat. Bright red unmarked end papers. Clean cut edges . The text block is also in fine plus condition - nearly as new with very clean, tightly bound pages illustrated by Carel Weight. In fine red slip case.

Bath: Spa Committee of the Bath City Council, 1965. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Third edition and first printing. In good plus pale blue cloth boards, gilt titles and crest to front. The covers are very tight and straight; with small white marks to front top edge, pages otherwise unmarked. Clean, white end papers. Top cut edge a little grubby; the fore and tail edges are unmarked.The text block is in very good condition - tightly bound, square and very clean, with 60 bright b/w plates. Text is in English, French and German. Mo inscriptions etc. In good dust jacket with photo of the Roman Baths to front and white titles; top edge chipped with one inch closed tear. Not price clipped.

London: Faber and Faber, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 8vo - over 7_ - 9_" tall. Black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Slight bumping to board corners and spine and some fading on spine although lettering is clear. Slight tanning to page edges otherwise pages and text are clean. Only the front half of the jacket accompanies the book.

London: George Newnes, 1900. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. From 'The Library of Useful Stories'. Believed to be first edition and first printing. In very good blue cloth boards, with birds and fowl outlined in black, black title field and white titles. The covers are bright, clean and tight and excellent for age. Green and white patterned end papers; crossed out name on front paste down; the free end papers are slightly tanned.Foxed and lightly tanned cut edges. The text block is in very good condition; firm and straight and very clean pages - with just a few foxed marks. Frontispiece and b/w illustrations in text. Without jacket.

David St John Thomas, 1988. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

London and Glasgow: Pickering & Inglis Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Illustrated green cloth boards, black titles and on faded spine. Light shelf wear, residue of price label and small frayed spot on spine. Coarse cut edges darkened, mottled. Endpapers lightly tanned and speckled. Age faded text block, scattered discolouration, text clear. 9 b/w plates and illustrations including frontispiece. Binding firm.

New Generation Publishing, 2017. Soft cover. Fine. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

US: Bird's Farm Books, 2001. Paperback. Good. ISBN 9780905232256. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a good condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is extremely heavy, we will need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

London: Design Council 1988., 1988. Soft cover. Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

White Tree Books, 1996. Soft cover. Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

US: Marlin Books / Hutchinson Group, 1976. Paperback. Good. ISBN 9780091301811. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a good condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is extremely heavy, we will need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

Five Star, 2011. Hardcover. Fine. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

Errol Fuller Publishing, 2012. Hardcover. Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs