Search Results: Authors starting with P from B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA

New York: A. L. Burton & Company, 1905 Early reprint. Publisher's decorative mustard yellow cloth with an illustration of three figures framed by a rectangular background stamped in black, orange, and white to front board beneath the title and author lettered in black, ruled in orange, lettered in black to spine, with a black and white frontispiece and six pages of publisher's ads after text. About fine with some light toning to text block edges and a few tiny spots to rear endpapers; lacking dust jacket. This historical fiction novel tells the story of Raoul de Coubert, a former French soldier who is approached by a military leader to come to the country's aid in breaking the pact of peace between France and England. A journalist and author, Parrish began his career working for the Associated Press and related newspapers, later to devote his work to novels, many of which were bestsellers.. Hard Cover. Fine.

Wellington, NZ: A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1966 First edition, first printing. Personal copy of mountaineer George Lowe, with his bookplate adhered to the verso of the front free endpaper. Signed by Lowe on the half-title. Presented to Lowe by his mother and inscribed to him by her on the half-title: "from Mum / 1967". Publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial endpapers illustrated with maps of the Haast; in the original pictorial blue dust jacket, with a photograph of the Haast Pass to the front panel, lettered in yellow and white. About fine, with a hint of wear to the spine ends, bookseller's plate to the front pastedown, else fine; unclipped dust jacket, with some light wear and rubbing to the extremities, bright spine, short closed tear to the front panel at the spine head, otherwise fresh panels. Overall, a bright and pleasing copy, signed by Lowe. The Haast in South Westland is a historical survey of New Zealand's Haast region that specifically focuses on the… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1975 First edition. Signed by Ferguson Jenkins on title page. Publisher's orange boards with sports illustration in green to front board, titles in black to front board and spine; original dust jacket with Jenkins illustration to front panel, jacket design and illustration by Kong Studios. Near fine book with a touch of rippling to covering; near fine dust unclipped dust jacket with light blue ink soiling to rear panel. Overall, an attractive and sturdy copy. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

New York: Souvenir Publishing & Distributing Co., 1964 Designed and photographed by Robert Freeman. First edition. Signed on front wrapper by Les Paul in gold marker. Publisher's wrappers with purple and black photo of The Beatles members to front wrapper, title lettered in green, in-concert photo to rear wrapper, illustrated with black and white photos throughout. Very good or better copy with light edgewear and a few light nicks and scratches to wrappers. Overall, an excellent copy with clean pages. This concert tour program was released during the Beatles' 1964 North American Tour. After first coming to the US in February of 1964 and making their famous appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the group returned to the US in August for a 25-city tour. The tour spawned a lot of significant events in the Beatles' storied history, including the recording of what would later be released as The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, and their legendary encounter with Bob Dylan and marijuana. This… Read More

Philadelphia: George R. Graham, 1843 (January-December)., 1843 Illustrated with color and b&w plates by various artists. First edition. Finely bound in black calf, with cross hatch pattern in blind to boards, board margins decorated in gilt, four raised bands to spine, extensive gilt decoration to spine, titles in gilt to spine, and colorful, marbled endpapers. Very good, with light rubbing to boards, gilt bright except for a bit of dimming to spine bands, light wear to head of spine, some minor splitting to calf at top of front joint, some wear to corners, light dampstaining to endpapers and a few pages at front and back of book, contemporary inscription to front flyleaf, and some foxing to pages and plates. Overall, a beautiful and unrestored example. This book, which combines Vols. XXII and XXIII of Graham's Magazine, is notable for containing the first appearances of multiple pieces by Edgar Allen Poe - namely, "Our Amateur Poets: Flaccus," "Our Amateur Poets: William… Read More

London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1935. , 1935 Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, with twelve color plates, 17 plates in black and white, and illustrations throughout the text. Limited first edition. One of 460 numbered copies signed by Rackham, this being number 113. Large quarto. Original publisher's full vellum, decorated and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, and pictorial endpapers by Rackham; in its original publisher's red cloth slipcase. Some light spotting to text block edges, else fine book; about fine slipcase, with light rubbing to corners. Overall, an exceptional copy, with bright and pristine illustrations. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was a prolific British artist and illustrator, best known for his deluxe editions of popular children's books. Artistically inclined since childhood, Rackham started out illustrating for newspapers, but it was not until he began drawing for children's literature that he received critical acclaim. In response to his burgeoning fame,… Read More

London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819 First edition, third Sherwood issue (Viets IV), with no author credited on the title page and without the references to Mary Godwin and Jane Clermont, and "lmost" to page 36. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco, with two raised bands to the spine, boards ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, light marbled endpapers. Near fine, with only some light scattered spotting and foxing throughout, lacking the half-title and ads at rear. Overall, an attractive copy of the first vampire story in English literature. The Vampyre was originally published by Henry Colburn in the April 1, 1819 issue of New Monthly Magazine under the title "The Vampyre: A Tale by Lord Byron." Although the tale was in fact written by John William Polidori, Byron's physician, this false attribution was continued in the first book form, also by Henry Colburn. Colburn's first state, with himself as publisher and Byron credited as author, was suppressed and no… Read More

London: S. Crowder, C. Ware, and T. Payne,, 1770 Eight volumes. Finely bound in brown calf, five raised bands to spine, compartments decorated, lettered, and ruled in gilt, red leather label to spine, and red speckled edges. Very good set, with mild dimming to spine gilt, light margin offsetting to endpapers, shallow chipping and splitting to spine joints, some light wear and bumping to corners, Vol. I with partially separated front free endpaper, some wormholes to calf on front board of Vol. I, front endpaper and rear board of Vol. II, and front joints of Vols. II and VII, nicks to lower spines on Vols. I and III, light blue stain to upper edge of front board on Vol. II, Vol. VII with outer front joint faintly cracked. Overall, a very attractive and complete set in an unsophisticated contemporary binding. This set brings together many of Alexander Pope's works, with the material separated as follows: Vol. I: Juvenile Poems and Translations, Vol. II: Imitations and Moral Essays, Vol. III:… Read More

London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906 First edition. 16mo. With a color frontispiece and 26 color plates by Beatrix Potter. Publisher's red paper-covered boards with illustrated circular paper onlay to front board, lettered in white. An excellent copy with a touch of wear to the upper spine and some very mild rubbing to the extremities, else fine; in the extremely scarce printed glassine dust jacket with some chipping and loss to the spine and at folds, otherwise a nice example. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher is a children's book by Beatrix Potter about a frog who endeavors to fish for minnows, so he can host a dinner party for his friends. Though he goes to his usual spot, Jeremy encounters a host of obstacles, including a rat hiding nearby, a stickleback fish who pricks his fingers, and a trout who nearly eats him. Notably, the book features Potter's detailed and charming botanical illustrations, which were inspired by those of the noted naturalist illustrator Randolph Caldecott..… Read More

[no place]: [s.n.], 1888. First edition. Publisher's off-white wrappers, printed in black. Near fine, with a light soiling to front wrapper, previous owner's name in pen to top of front wrapper, and some very light vertical creasing to wrappers. Overall, a very well- preserved 19th century baseball guide. In The Art of Curve Pitching, Prindle explains the mechanics of pitching a curveball in simple yet detailed language. He starts off by outlining the two "indispensable conditions" for pitching a curveball: "the resistance offered to the ball by the air" and "a rotary motion of the ball on its own axis." Some chapters in the pamphlet are: "The Theory," "The Practice," "Reasons for Failure," "Accuracy in Pitching," and "Strategy." Other baseball books written by Prindle include The Art of Batting (1888), Baseball and How to Play It (1896), and The Art of Base Running (1890). . First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1966 First edition, first printing. Publisher’s yellow cloth-backed gray boards, with three muted post horn symbols in blind to front board, titles in black to spine, black topstain, brown endpapers with “w.a.s.t.e.” in gray lettering, book designed by William Gray; original dust jacket with muted post horn symbol to front panel, titles lettered in orange and blue, jacket designed by Milton Charles. About fine book with a tiny scratch to bottom of rear board, a hint of soiling to fore edge, and a very minor dent to tail edge of text block; near fine unclipped dust jacket with very light wear to edges and foot of spine, a hint of rubbing to rear panel, and lightly nicked bottom rear corner. Overall, a very handsome and fresh copy of Pynchon’s masterpiece. Set in 1960s California, The Crying of Lot 49 begins with Oedipa Maas learning that she has been appointed as the executor of her recently deceased ex-lover’s large estate. As Maas… Read More