Search Results: Titles starting with P from Raptis Rare Books

New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. First edition of Warhol's sensational 1980 memoir. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by Andy Warhol on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Additionally signed by Warhol on the front panel of the dust jacket. The man whose pictures, parties, films, and life-style set the tone for the sixties here reveals the man behind the Pop mask. In this book, for the first time, he gives the story of the sixties as he lived them, from his initial conquest of the New York art world to the intimate scene at the Factory where he brushed shoulders with such celebrities as Tennessee Williams, Jim Morrison, William S. Burroughs and Jane Fonda and superstars Nico, Viva, and Ultra Violet. Now, looking back more than a decade later, Warhol coolly assesses the whole Pop phenomenon and his place in it in a unique, informal, and absolutely fascinating book.

New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. First edition of Warhol's sensational 1980 memoir. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a large drawing of a heart on the front free endpaper, "Best Wishes To Tim Andy Warhol." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The man whose pictures, parties, films, and life-style set the tone for the sixties here reveals the man behind the Pop mask. In this book, for the first time, he gives the story of the sixties as he lived them, from his initial conquest of the New York art world to the intimate scene at the Factory where he brushed shoulders with such celebrities as Tennessee Williams, Jim Morrison, William S. Burroughs and Jane Fonda and superstars Nico, Viva, and Ultra Violet. Now, looking back more than a decade later, Warhol coolly assesses the whole Pop phenomenon and his place in it in a unique, informal, and absolutely fascinating book.

New York: Basic Books, 1996. First edition of this thorough history of public relations. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For John: For the greater good to prevail, we need to give ourselves a greater public, Best Stuart Ewen." Fine in a fine dust jacket.

London: Collins, 1941. First edition of this collection of autobiographical essays by the great golf writer. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, name to the front free endpaper.

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1938. First edition of this collection of poems of the hunt. Small octavo, original publishers three quarters morocco with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt with others uncut, illustrated by Paul Brown. One of 950 numbered copies, this is number 551. In fine condition. Bookplate. Founded in 1927 by Princeton University graduate Eugene V. Connett III, The Derrydale Press published several series of outdoor books for North American audiences during the first half of the 20th century. It was the only publishing house in the world devoted exclusively to sporting books.

London: Collins, 1964. First edition of the sixth book in the Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Michael Bond on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

London: Collins, 1961. First edition of the fourth Paddington book in his classic series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, "with all good wishes Michael Bond December 2013." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed. The Browns are going on holiday to France, and Paddington is in charge of the "eyetinnery." He has the whole trip planned down to the last marmalade sandwich, but somehow he takes the family far off the beaten path. With Paddington in charge, one should always plan on the unexpected.

London: Collins, 1970. First edition of the ninth title in Bond's classic Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Signed by the author on the half-title page, "With all good wishes Michael Bond." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Paddington is as irresistile as Peggy Fortnum's drawings of him that illustrate the book" (Christian Science Monitor).

London: Collins, 1979. First edition of the eleventh book in the Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Michael Bond on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

New Haven: Yale School of Architecture, 2008. First edition catalog of the Painting the Glass House exhibition organized by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum with the Yale School of Architecture. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated with photographs. In fine condition. One of the constituent professional schools of Yale University, The Yale School of Architecture is generally considered to be one of the best architecture schools in the United States. Held between February 11th and May 9th 2008, Painting the Glass House explores Modernist architecture through an array of contemporary artistic mediums including sculpture, photography, painting and film.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1940. First edition of this classic novel, basis for the 1957 film starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Sally Cooke, with every confidence and all good wishes for success in her new undertaking (and no cracks about undertaking). Sincerely, John O'Hara, Quoque. August 29, 1943." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small chip to the spine.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1940. First edition of this classic novel, basis for the 1957 film starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1962.

London: Quartet Books, 1979. First edition of the award-winning journalist's work. Quarto, original cloth, photographs by Donald McCullin. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover design by Mike Jarvis. In this book, I have focused particularly upon the Palestinians who are in exile in the Lebanon, in the belief that they are the spearhead of the Palestinian Resistance to which the overwhelming majority of Palestinians in the diaspora and under occupation owe their allegiance. The conflict in the Middle East will be solved only when Palestinians and Israelis are able to work out their joint salvation with each other" (Jonathan Dimbleby, Introduction).

Jerusalem: Headquarters, Chief Engineer, Palestine & Transjordan, 1946. Very rare restricted British Army manual dealing with terrorist explosive devices and methods. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, frontispiece and 6 plates, 16 full-page text-illustrations. Only 2 copies can be traced in institutions (National Library of Israel and Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto). In very good condition. This work is both an instruction manual on how to detonate various types of mines and booby traps, and also a history of terrorist activity in 1946 undertaken by Jewish groups. Plates of various attacks are included, such as the partially destroyed King David Hotel in July 1946, and the demolished building in the David Quarter, Jerusalem, bombed in November 1946. Of that attack the booklet reads, "This incident is included for its illustration of the extreme methods which Jewish Terrorists may employ when planning deliberate murder.

Palm Beach Life, 1962. Small octavo, original blue wrappers. It lists "Kennedy, President of the United States and Mrs. John F." at 601 No. County Road. The president's father, The Honorable Joseph P. Kennedy, is also listed as residing at 1095 No. Ocean Blvd. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable. 1095 North Ocean Boulevard served as the "Winter White House" during the John F. Kennedy administration. The original part of the house was designed by well known Palm Beach architect Addison Mizner in 1923, with additions designed by another famous Palm Beach architect, Maruice Fatio. Originally built for Rodman Wanamaker, a member of the Philadelphia family that owned department stores, the house was sold in 1933 to Joseph Kennedy as a family vacation home for $120,000.

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1931. First edition, second printing of socialite Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.'s classic novel set in 1930s Palm Beach. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Vanderbilt's Palm Beach concerns the debutante daughter of a captain of finance and the clash between her ideas of a desirable husband and those prevailing in the circles of bargaining matchmakers. She comes to Palm Beach fresh from finishing school, eager to join the gayest entertainments of the season with an unspoiled capacity for enjoying herself. How this vivacious girl tries out the modern ways of sophistication among the richest and most aristocratic people in America is constructed into a delightful story drawn from Vanderbilt's unique and privileged knowledge of the gilded characters and lavish venues of Palm Beach.

Palm Beach, Florida: The Junior League of the Palm Beaches, Inc, 1976. Early printing of this work capturing the fabulous people and places of 1970s Palm Beach. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with 65 photographs. Written and edited by Mrs. John T. Murray. Recipe coordination by Mrs. Gary Wiren. Research and interviewing by Mrs. David Reese and Mrs. Dan H. Campbell. Food consulting by Maurice Moore-Betty. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. All the glamour and style that the name "Palm Beach" evokes in the imagination are captured in this beautiful book, which is at once a history of the fabulous resort and a guide to giving parties the modern Palm Beach way. Opening with the story of Palm Beach's fabled past, most of the book is devoted to the more than 150 delectable recipes and menus for a variety of parties from seated dinners and cocktail parties to informal patio suppers and boat picnics. "A truly outstanding collection of the recipes of the people of Palm Beach"… Read more

Palm Coast, Florida: The Palm Coast Symposium, 1974. The first Palm Coast Syposium inaugurated a series of great dialogues on the human condition featuring a distinguished group of participants. Lecture topics included Human Nature and Human Destiny, Uplifting the Underpriveleged, The Universities: For What and Whom?, and Popular Culture and Elite Culture.