Search Results: Titles starting with P from Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA

London: Cresset Press, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good+. Barnett Freedman (dust jacket illustration). 8vo. Pp. 240. Bound in yellow cloth with black lettering stamped on spine. Foxing to top and fore-edge. In the three-color illustrated dust jacket that has a one-inch closed tear at the top of the fold between the spine and the front panel. Price of 8/6 net intact on the front panel. Hamilton's novel set among the motif of cricket, using the names of famous players of the first half of the 20th century. The Barnett Freedman dust jacket illustration conveys the dramatic themes. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

London: Byblos Productions Ltd, 1977. First Printing. Folding Fanzine. Good+. Erika Eschenberg (photographer of the Heartbreakers). 4to fanzine that folds out to a 36" x 48" poster featuring the Sex Pistols. On verso, articles cover the usual British acts (Sex Pistols, Vibrators, Damned, Clash) as well equal space given Brisbane, Australia's the Saints. Other than Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, the New York bands are mostly ignored. Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photography. Two small perforations (large pinholes) where folds meet at center of poster; pinholes in corners. Price 35p on front cover, top corner. A deliberately sensational publication that appears marketed as much to the followers of London's outlandish punk scene as to tourists. A scarce publication, perhaps a one-off.

New York: Punk Publications, Inc, 1978. First Edition. Saddle stapled glossy wrappers. Good+. John Holmstrom (illustrations); Roberta Bayley (photography). Vol. I Number 15. August 1978. 4to (9" x 12") Unpaginated. Cover features an illustration of the photo spread, "Mutant Monster Beach Party," by Bruce Carleton. Photography by Roberta Bayley, Bob Gruen and Chris Stein, of Blondie. Lower fore-edge corner of most leaves with dampstain-foxing (please see third photo for representative image). Slight edge-wear. A variant issue almost entirely devoted to a photo-play of the titular monster movie starring the lead figures from NYC's CBGB scene and Andy Warhol. The inside front cover features an ad for Sire Records promoting fresh wax by the Dead Boys, Flamin' Groovies, the Saints and Radio Birdman. The magazine is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing.

San Marino, CA: Golden West, 1970. Third Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to. Pp. 112. Contains an index of various lumber concerns and the locomotives they operated. Bound in green textured cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner's name on title page. A bright, attractive copy. Story of the Shay Locomotives, a geared locomotive designed by Ephraim Shay, used throughout the West Coast Logging industry. Dust jacket now enclosed in removable, clear archival protector.

88 pages, approximately [10] leaves of plates : illustrations, folded map. The catalog entry at the University of Washington speculates that the publisher could be the "Oregon Bureau of Immigration.

Snoqualmie, Washington, 1930. Original Poster. Framed Poster. Good-. Framed poster, matted, with exposed area measuring 8.5 x 11.75 inches. Features five bouts, listing boxers names and hometowns, all being Seattle, North Bend, Snoqualmie, Monroe or Issaquah. Printed at Falls Printing Company. With closed tears, two perforations and age-toning. Hands-down one of the best boxing names ever, Shorty Whipp has almost proven elusive in the annals of pugilism with only one boxing site recording his career. A super featherweight, he fought nine bouts, winning three, losing two and drawing four. The first recorded fight for another boxer on the card, Johnny Acceturo, is recorded as 1942. As such, we'll date this poster from the post-WWII era. Scarce. Please excuse the glare and shadows in our photos; it's a fault of the amateur photographer (me) and not a condition of the poster.

Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good-/Very Good. 4to. Pp. [4], 5-172. Frontis. photo of the single stack of an Alaska Steamship vessel. Laden with black-and-white photography from the Joe Williamson collection. Photo index. Bound in light green cloth with black lettering stamped on front board and spine. Previous owner name on front free endpaper. She has also underlined the dedicatee, Joshua Green, on the dedication page. In the color illustrated dust jacket that shows light edge-wear, most notable at the head of spine; price of $10 intact on the front flap. Dust jacket title continues: "All The Color And Stark Drama Of The Ships That Steamed Offshore From Baja California To Nome." Gordon Newell was a maritime enthusiast who wrote for Binfords & Mort; upon meeting Albert Salisbury, owner of Superior Publishing, he would go on to write a bevy of titles for the press including Sea Rogues Gallery, Pacific Lumber Ships, Westward to Alki, and… Read More

Portland: Binfords & Mort, Publishers and The Oregon Historical Society, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. 173. Illustrated with black and white photo reproductions. An appendix lists ships that foundered at the mouth of the Columbia River and the cause their demise. Endpaper maps. Bound in full yellow cloth with black stamped lettering on front cover and spine. The color illustrated dust jacket is in better condition than we usually see, with just a slight suggestion of sunning to spine; price of $3.00 intact on the front flap. Inscribed by Gibbs on the half-title. Inscription reads, "With best regards to -- and -- [signed] James A. Gibbs, Jr. 1954". Contains great factual and anecdotal information on the desperate sailing mishaps, wrecks and accidents. Dust jacket is now housed in a clear, removable archival protector.

Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books Inc, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Oblong 4to. Pp. vi, 201, followed by one page of publisher titles. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of ads, brochures, etc., and many black and white photos. With a list of sources, and cites for further reading. Index. Bound in full black cloth with silver lettering stamped on spine. In a photo illustrated dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads, For -- -- Who preserves the past / [signed] Michael G. H. Scott / October 8, 1985. A superb, fresh copy. Signed copies are scarce. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear, archival sleeve.

Automobile Quarterly Library, 1978. Third Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Lacking. Stout oblong 4to. Pp. 828. Lavishly illustrated with black and white and color photos, reproducing car images, color posters, but also ephemera including production memos, advertising, sales brochures, etc. An appendix provides a roster of Packard cars built from 1899-1958. Bibliography. Index. Lacking dust jacket. Former owner name and address on front pastedown. Slight snag to head of spine, professionally repaired. Laid in is a four-page brochure documenting the discovery of General MacArthur's 1942 Packard, which had been stowed in a Texas garage, no bibligraphical data included, as well as three business cards relating to Packard in the year 1940. All three business cards appear to be facsimiles. A comprehensive treatment of the automobile manufacturer, informed by essays from eminent automotive historians covering various aspects of the firm's history. The book is now protected with a clear,… Read More

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good+. T. [Theodore] Nadejen. 12mo. Pp. 352. Green cloth, titles and decorations stamped in red on the spine, rules and Pan illustration stamped in blind on the cover. Top edge trimmed. Illustrated endpapers, title page in green and black. Spine ends a tad nudged, top edge dust soiled. In the illustrated dust jacket, price clipped.Jacket foxed and edges rubbed, spine color faded and ends chipped. Third novel from the Sicilian immigrant. Set on a Mediterranean island with a mellow and dreamy mood, in the blurb. Russia-born Nadejen was best known for his illustrations of folk tales in Skazki. Dust jacket preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Madras and New York: Hanuman Books, 1994. Second Printing. Stiff wraps with dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Allen Ginsberg (cover photo). 32mo. Pp. 103, iii. Frontis. black & white photo of Burroughs collage. Illustrated with one additional black & white photo of Burroughs and David Bradshaw. Stiff beige paper wraps without titles, letterpress printed in India: leaf edges minimally age toned. In the color photo illustrated dust jacket with titles stamped in gilt: edges lightly rubbed. "The Creative Observer" and "The War Universe" originated as interviews with the publishers. Produced out the Chelsea Hotel by Raymond Foye and Francesco Clemente, this is number 46 in the publisher's eighth and final series. The diminutive format was inspired by pocket prayer books they collected in India. Dust jacket preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good+. Gordon Onslow-Ford. 8vo. Pp. [8], 9-92. Illustrated throughout with ink drawings and sketches by Gordon Onslow-Ford. Decorative endpapers. Bound in paper-covered boards with Onslow-Ford's art on front and rear cover. In the dust jacket, illustrated to mimic the book's boards, that shows light edge-wear. The text is facsimile of handwritten script, as explained in a note by the author-artist: This book is written by hand, as handwriting is a form of drawing. The way in which the words are written is part of the meaning." An exposition of action painting and related abstract styles. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Cairo: Nile Mission Press, 1919. First Edition. Stiff Paper Wrappers. Good-. 16mo. Pp. 54. Illustrated with black & white photo reproductions. Foreword by Philip W. Chetwode. Gray paper wraps, titles and photo printed in black on the cover, side stapled. Yapp edges rubbed, spine tail chipped, front cover hinge splitting, light soiling, staples oxidized, owner name in ink in front endpaper dated June 1st 1923 Jerusalem, light ink underlining and annotations throughout. Payne was Senior Chaplain to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force and author of a companion volume on Jerusalem intended for soldiers. Scarce.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. [viii], ix-xv, [2], 3-404, iii-xvi. Preface by the editor, Stevens' daughter Holly. Notes. Index. Bound in brick-colored cloth with silver lettering stamped on spine. Slight spot to top edge of first six pages of preliminaries. In the dust jacket with original price of $10.00 intact on front flap. A stout, firm copy with dust jacket now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

New York: Animated Book Company, 1944. First Edition. Folding Diorama with Loose Animal Figures. Near Fine. Hank Hart. 4to. Full color printed folder that opens up to provide a backdrop diorama. Ten die-cut animal figures, each with a mechanical tab providing movable-book animation, are included. Slight edge-wear and negligible soiling. (Please see photos.) A complete set in superb condition, notably so for piece of juvenilia. The folder opens up to form a three-dimensional barn with the center piece showing the view of the farmhouse outside; tabs allow the side panels to connect to the center piece. Each of the animals has a tab that allows their heads to be moved up-and-down or side-to-side. A charming piece of Americana produced in the era following a large migration from agrarian life to cities, and, curiously, a lavish publication for wartime USA.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1933. First American Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good-. Norman Lindsay. 8vo. Pp. 346. Illustrated throughout with Norman Lindsay illustrations in black-and-white. Bound in bright red cloth with stylized art-deco lettering stamped on front cover and spine. In the dust jacket that shows a small chip, size of a dime, at top of front panel, and fading. First American edition of a later novel by the best-selling author-illustrator. The Norman Lindsay-illustrated dust jacket presents a boudoir scene gone-wrong, with two men scuffling in front of a reclined woman. Dust jacket now enclosed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

New York Washington Atlanta Hollywood: Vantage Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Pp. xiii, 106. Appendix. Bibliography. Bound in tan cloth with black lettering stamped on spine. In the dust jacket with price of $7.50 intact on front flap. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. The inscription reads, "To Mr. and Mrs. George A. Adamson with Kindest Regards / [signed] Skyne Uku Wertimer June 29, 1984". A bright, fresh copy. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

NP: Panama Canal Information Office, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good+. Small 4to. Pp. vi; 122. Laden with illustrations ñ mostly b&w photo reproductions, but also including a few maps. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Inscribed by Robert Fleming, Governor of the Canal Zone 1962 ñ 1967. In a slightly rubbed dust jacket. Fleming's governorship was tested in 1964 when Panamanian citizens demanded that the flag of Panama fly along with the Zone flag. His response was that no flag should fly. Eventually, Panamanian students raised the Panama flag at a high school; when it was removed, riots ensued, culminating in 25 deaths. This copy with Fleming's signature and information relating to his tenure at the page featuring his photo and curriculum vitae.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. x, 102. Glossy black coated cloth, titles and rules in red on the cover and spine. Laid paper, top edge trimmed. NY bookseller tag on back endpaper. In the printed dust jacket, unclipped. Rectangular offset stains on the free endpapers, spine ends lightly rubbed, top edge dust. Leaves mildly age-toned. Jacket edges rubbed. Written soon after MacLeish's return to the US from France, in the midst of the Great Depression. The original production (and last until 1980) featured Orson Welles in his first leading performance. Dust jacket preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.