Search Results: Authors starting with P from Sparrow's Bookshop

Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Acceptable/N/A. Aside from previous owner's inscription on first free paper, all other pages are clean and unmarked. Spine is sun-tanned and has some reading creases and chipping along edges. Bottom spine starting to peel. Heavily tanning pages.

Arkham House, 1965-1976. Hardcover. Very good/Near fine. First edition, first printings of volumes 4 & 5, second impressions of volumes 1, 2, & 3. The monumental five volume set of Lovecraft's letters. Collected & edited by August Derleth, Donald Wandrei & James Turner over a quarter of a century, these five volumes of letters cover the years from 1911 - when Lovecraft was 21 - through to March 1937 - shortly before his premature death. Illustrated throughout with photographs, reproductions of letters, etc. Original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel, each in each their original unclipped Ronald Gore designed jackets. The jacket flaps on Vols 1 & 2 were previously taped down at the edges onto the front & rear endpapers, these are tape remains on the edges of the flaps and on the endpapers; Some small stains to rear panel of the jacket of Vol 1, ink name on front endpaper and the yellow spine lettering has faded on Vol 4. A sound, decent set in dust jackets. All… Read More

Arkham House, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, stated limitation of 5,000 copies. All pages are clean and unmarked. Binding and hinges secure. Jacket protected in mylar and remains bright, crisp and free of any tears or scuffing. A remarkably sharp copy.

Delacorte Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. First edition. With black and white drawings by the author. Pages are unmarked and have deckled fore-edge and publisher's yellow top stain. Binding has slight lean and starting to separate in several places throughout. Boards are faded around edges but show minimal shelf wear. Jacket shows a lot of color transfer. Several rips around the edges and slight chipping on some corners and spine ends. Spine is sunned.

Franklin Library, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/None. Signed. Limited first edition signed by the author. Full leather bound with gilt accents on boards and spine, all three edges gilt, marbled endpapers and silk reading ribbon. Firm binding and all pages are clean and unmarked. Heavy rubbing to top gilt edge and tiny spots of rubbing to boards here and there, else fine and no other signs of shelf wear.

Librairie Poussielgue Frères: Paris, 1879. Hardcover. Near fine/None. Selected Thoughts of R.P. Lacordaire of the Order of Preachers. Complete in two volumes. Text in French. Three quarter bound in leather over marbled paper boards. Gold gilt accents on boards and spine with four raised bands on spine. Bright marbled endpapers. All pages are clean and unmarked aside from mild foxing throughout. Bindings tight and secure, but both front hinges cracked. Very minor shelf wear.

Indiana University Press, 1969. Paperback. Very good/N/A. No markings. Light edge wear and reading creases on covers and spine. Small area of staining on bottom of back cover. No pages were affected.

Vanguard Press, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. First edition. Jacket is scuffed, dinged, and edgeworn, with tears and chips along edges and at corners and spine ends. Jacket spine is sunned. Inner flaps are clipped at corners. Pages are tanned and unmarked. Board corners are bumped and lightly worn, and spine ends are softened. Binding is starting at prelims, but otherwise secure.

Chatto & Windus, 1959 & 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. First edition. Complete in two volumes. Pages are unmarked except for previous owner's blind stamp on front endpapers. Publisher top stains on both volumes. Bindings are firm. Volume 2 has a lean. Boards are browned around edges and spine ends. Volume 1 jacket has a few large chips around spine ends and top back edge. Both volumes show rubbing and wear around corners.

Writers and Readers Publishing, 1995. Paperback. Very good/N/A. Pages are unmarked and binding is tight. Rubbing, wear to edges.

Writers and Readers Publishing, 1996. Paperback. Very good/N/A. Pages are clean and unmarked and binding is tight. Cover has some rubbing, scratches, and indentations.

Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. First edition. Pages are unmarked and lightly browned. Binding is firm and square. Boards are clean with light bumping on spine ends. Dust jacket has rips on two edges, corners and around spine ends. Chipping and rubbing around all ends. Slight sunning on front. Previous owner's initials in pencil on inside flat of jacket.

Premier Books, 1961. Paperback. Good/N/A. Third printing of Premier edition. A handful of pages throughout have minor pen underling. All other pages are clean and unmarked. A light reading crease on spine and moderate edge wear to covers.

Pocket Books, 1939. Paperback. Good/N/A. Fifth printing of this Pocket edition. All pages are bright, clean and unmarked aside from previous owner's notes on front endpapers. Binding is tight and free of any reading creases. Moderate rubbing, shelf wear and edge wear to covers. Plastic coating peeling everywhere.

Sun Dial Press, 1940. Hardcover. Good/None. Boards are solid aside from burn mark on bottom of front cover, and scuffing on the spine and back cover. Ever so slight spine lean. Binding is firm, the pages are bright, crisp, and unmarked aside from minor fore-edge staining and previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper.

Random House, 1992. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. First Wings Books edition. Jacket is clean and colorful, spine is square, and the binding is firm. The pages are bright, crisp, and unmarked aside from a red marker line across the bottom fore-edges also leaving a mark on the bottom of the back cover board.

Little, Brown and Company, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed. First edition. Photographs by Chuck Henningsen. Signed by R.C. Gorman. Jacket is scuffed and edge worn, with fraying to corners and spine ends. Bottom edge of back jacket has a tear. Inner front flap is price-clipped. Pages are clean and unmarked aside from author's inscription on title page. Boards are firm and even, with very little shelf wear. Gilt lettering on cover and spine is clear and unfaded. Binding is starting to separate throughout, but otherwise secure.

Citizen-Times Publishing Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Near fine. Signed. First edition, second printing. Signed by the author. Jacket protected in archival cover. Price clipped. Signed by the author and inscribed "Best Wishes" on front endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound and corners are sharp. Very light fraying to board edges and some staining to top and bottom page edges. Bumping to spine ends. A beautiful copy.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. First edition. Pages are unmarked except for inscription on title page. Binding is tight. Boards have no apparent wear. Jacket has a little staining on front and spine is sunned. Price clipped.

P. Asselin & Cie, Paris, 1880. Paperback. Good/N/A. Copy by Paul Fajon. Signed by the author on half-title page with a dedication to his friend. G. Pécholier, associate professor at the Montpellier School of Medicine, tackles an interesting subject. The question of the use of opium as a sedative is dealt with. Partially cut copy. Softcover In good overall condition. Foxing.