Search Results: Titles starting with P from Arabesque Books

Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, (1993), 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - 12 1/4" tall. pp. xvi, [2], 1-360. Illustrated. Includes errata slip. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Slightest of browning on fore-edge and first page. The first important and detailed book on the Ming Imperial court and Zhe School painters. An attractive copy.

Singapore: China Today Press, Mandarin Art Galleries, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio, (13 7/8" tall). 111 pages. Illustrated in color. Text in Chinese and English. Foreword by Seah Kim Joo. In a slipcase with slightly bumped corners. Book and dust jacket are in beautiful condition. No previous owner's names or marks, a tight, clean, scarce copy.

Lookout Mountain, GA: Mountain City Publishing Company, (2009), 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Oblong 4vo. 112 pages. Illustrated in color. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. No previous owner's names or marks. A very clean, solid, square, tight, attractive book.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 239 pages. Illustrated. Signed by the author on the half title page, signed only, not inscribed to anyone. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped. Except for a 3/4" closed tear on the dust jacket, the jacket and book are in fine/fine, excellent, gift quality condition.

Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii: Coast Publishing Book/Limited Editions Press, (1999), 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 4vo. Unpaginated. Reproductions of 24 paintings in full color. Signed by the artist, Van Megert, on the front free end paper. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has very light wear. An attractive copy.

Philadelphia, New York: Turner & Fisher. Full-Leather. Very Good Minus.. 32mo - 4" - 5" Tall. 224 pages. Illustrated with engravings. No date, but most likely 1830's or early 1840's. Original full leather binding is worn, especially along all edges with the front hinge slightly cracked, but holding strong. Spine is decorated with gilt tooling, slightly rubbed. Interior of the book is in very good condition. Popular songs of the period that you may not find elsewhere, including 59 pages of Negro songs (some using the "N" word), some with miniature engravings. This book is a rare piece of early Americana, not often seen.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo. 176 pages. Illustrated. Dust Jacket protected in mylar. Signed by Pepper Rodgers on the free front end paper, signed only, not inscribed to any individual. Dust jacket has a 1/4" by 1/2" chip at the top of the spine, some minor edge wear and is not price clipped. Book is very clean. A scarce signed copy by the former Georgia Tech football coach.

Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta History Center, (2005), 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Folio. 176 pages. Illustrated in color. Signed by the author, Rebecca B. Moore, on the title page. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has a few scratches on the rear panel. No previous owner's names or marks in book. Beautifully illustrated showing a life time collection of fine antiques assembled by this famous Atlanta architect. An attractive, signed copy.

Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta History Center, (2005), 2005. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Folio. 176 pages. Illustrated in color. Protected in mylar. No dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated showing a life time collection of fine antiques assembled by this famous Atlanta architect.

Boston: Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. pp. vi, [3], 10-367. Illustrated. Frontispiece. Third American Edition, Improved. Book protected in new mylar. In original cloth covered boards. Slight wear to the top and bottom of the spine, paper label lightly rubbed, but legible. Very light staining on boards. Previous owner's names on the front paste down and title page. Light foxing on a few preliminary pages, otherwise a tight, solid, square, clean copy.

Century, Florida: The Alger-Sullivan Historical Society, (1993), 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. pp. [7], 181, [4]. Index. Illustrated. Imitation leather binding. Protected in mylar. Florida, Alabama history with photos of local folks and buildings. No previous owner's names or marks. In like new condition of a fairly scarce book.

Chicago: Goodspeed Brothers, 1893, 1893. First Edition . Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. 392 pages. Illustrated with original quality photographs. Protected in mylar. Binding is embossed full leather with gilt, some wear to corners, small chip ( 1/4" x 1/2" ) missing from bottom of spine otherwise attractive. Interior is clean with one small ink correction on page 152. Hundreds of biographies of personalities, with photos of individuals and buildings. Scarce in the original 1893 edition.

Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Thick 8vo. pp. xxxviii, [2], 1-495. Map end papers. Dust jacket is protected in a new mylar sleeve, price clipped. Gift inscription from a previous owner on the front free end paper. Otherwise a very clean, unmarked, solid, square, attractive copy.

Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. 96 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has some very minor edge wear, not price clipped. Binding and interior of book are very clean, solid, tight, no previous owner's names or marks. From the front dust jacket flap, "One of the most beautiful, romantic, and historic areas in the world is the Lafourche country of southern Louisiana. Driving along Bayou Lafourche, Bayou Terrebonne, Little Bayou Black, Bayou Black, and Bayou Boeuf, one can see fine old plantation homes, cottages, and townhouses, as well as significant public buildings and historic sites. Also focusing ... on the area as far west as the Atchafalaya River." Includes historical and architectural descriptions of the many photos throughout this attractive book.

Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. 96 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear. Binding and interior of book are very clean, tight, and solid. No previous owner's names or marks. Covers the area ranging from Opelousas to Abbeville, and the prairielands of southwest Louisiana. Includes historical and architectural descriptions of the many photos throughout this attractive book.

Sanibel Island, Florida: Shell Museum and Educational Foundation, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Thick 8vo. pp. v, 457, 65 plates. Illustrated with 100's of shells. 1990 reprint of the 1953 edition. No previous owner's names or marks. A very clean, solid, square, attractive copy.

Minneapolis: Edmund D. Brooks, 1902. First Edition, Limited to 350 Copies. . Paper Covered Boards.. Good Plus Condition./No Jacket. 8vo. Unpaginated. On the page opposite the title page, "This edition is limited to 350 copies on handmade paper. This is No. 197." Binding has some chips at top and bottom of spine and general wear. Protected in mylar. Interior of book is in very good condition with a previous owner's book plate on the front paste down. A hard to find, scarce book.

London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. Thick 8vo. John Gilbert, J. Wolf, Birket Foster, Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. pp. [21], 1-379, [1]. Beautifully bound in full, green morocco with raised bands and gilt decorations on the spine and front and rear covers. The name of the Trinity Church School, Springfield in gilt on the front cover. Very slight edge and corner wear. All edges are in gilt. No former owner's names in the book. Includes 100 illustrations. Interior of book is fairly clean with very light to moderate foxing. Book is very solid, square, and tight. Exterior and interior hinges are un-cracked. A handsome copy on the shelf.

Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, (1932), 1932. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 65 pages. Book protected in new mylar. Binding corners are bumped, edges worn, rear cover has stain. Front free end paper missing. Interior is very clean, no former owner's names or marks. The scarce first book in a series of books (at least eight) on tree poems.

New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 125 pages. Illustrated with photographs by the Hampton Institute Camera Club and decorations by Alice Morse. Protected in mylar. Attractive decorated cloth binding. Minor wear on the binding. Interior is very clean.