Search Results: Authors starting with P from RC Books

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Madison's own writings as a political philosopher and pragmatist. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. 361 indexed pages. The publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. A handsome book.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1989. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Selections from the public and private writings of George Washington. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 430 indexed pages. Genuine Light brown leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. A very handsome book with a classy shelf presence.

New York: Purdy Press, 1928. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nine short stories depicting social life in colonial and revolutionary days in the ocean state. Settlers, farmers, ghosts, patriots, and other interesting characters.181 pages. Some age browning to cover with corners bumped with some loss, board edges worn, and head and tail of spine frayed. Clean and tight interior with some page yellowing and previous owner's name neatly typed on front of inside cover. Nice addition to any collection of New England or Americana. Quite scarce.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1986. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two volume biography of our 35th President. Covers his personal life and his presidency. Includes publisher's "Collector's Notes" for Volume One. There is an apparent publisher's error in that identical notes for Volume One are laid-in both volumes. Volume One 586 indexed pages and Volume Two 407 indexed pages. Volume One includes 48 photographs. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. An attractive two-volume set.

Birmingham, Alabama: Gryphon Editions, Ltd., 1981. Full-Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately printed facsimile of the classic work from 1858. Part of "The Classics of Medicine Library" series. Full brownish-orange, leather binding with decorartive endleaves. Cover stampings and all edges gilded in 22-karat gold. Attached ribbon pagemarker. 143 pp.with an additional 13 illustrated plates along with a 32 page list of publications from 1858. A basically unnoticeable scar from bookplate removal on front endpaper. Additionally included is the publisher's "Notes From the Editors" 23 page introductory booklet.

River Vale, NJ: D. Carleton Rail Books, 1980. Third Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. No ISBN listed. Story of the Reading Company, one of the largest railroads in the United States. 320 pages with well over 300 outstanding black and white photographs. Light edgewear to dust jacket. No names or marks.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of President James A. Garfield. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 716 indexed pages. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. A scholarly, beautiful book in rich green leather.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Acclaimed biography of Jefferson by a Bancroft prize-winning historian. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. Light shelf wear. 1,072 indexed pages with about 16 illustrations. The publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. A handsome, comprehensive book.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First American Edition . Paper Covered Boards. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Simon Marsden. Square 4to. With photographs and an introduction by Simon Marsden. Brilliant visual interpretations of Poe's works through atmospheric, b&w photographs by Marsden. 23 Selections with about 37 photographs. 128 pp.

Downsville, Ontario, Canada: Listen For Pleasure, 1981. Audio Book (Cassette). Very Good -. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Two audio cassettes in stiff-paper cover. Superb reading of five of Poe's best: Hop-Frog, The Raven, The Masque of the Red Death, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. One part of inside cover torn but otherwise solid.

New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1933. Cloth. Fine/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Harry Clarke. The classic printed and bound by J.J. Little & Ives Company, New York. First Tudor Edition. Black cloth with spine titled in gilt. Pictorial paper label onlay to front cover. 412 pages with all 8 color plates and 24 black and white plates from the fantastic Harry Clarke. Interior very clean and fresh. Original, still-attractive dust jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover, has some serious tears with cello taped repairs. Lacking the original box. Truly an artistic triumph both in the book's art and production.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1974. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A Franklin Library limited edition. Twenty-one of Poe's best tales. Very handsome brick red leather covers with gilt titles and designs. All edges gilt. Hubbed spine. Moire fabric end sheets. Satin-ribbon page marker bound in. 322 pages. Four pages have mild foxing not affecting any text or artwork. Great collection of Poe's stories.

Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Media Group, LLC, 2002. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Thirty-five tales from Poe in a handsome, black leather binding. Very mild soiling & very mild rubbing to edges of textblock. No names or marks.

Baltimore, MD: Limited Editions Club, 1941. Limited . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. William Sharp. The classic designed by George Macy and printed by Garamond Press. #934 of 1500 copies. Bound in full black buckram with silver gilt stamping. Illustrated with aquatints by Sharp. The silver gilt is rubbed, especially on the spine as is usually the case. No slipcase. Small stamp of an art museum on title page . SIGNED by the illustrator. 476 pages. Very attractive book with marbled page edges and wonderful illustrations.

Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press. First Edition . Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alan James Robinson. No date listed. A four page pamphlet/advertisement consisting of one folded single sheet. Portrait of Poe and one other engraving by Alan James Robinson. Light age-toning and light soiling to paper.