Search Results: Titles starting with P from PWK Books

Attractive leather-bound illustrated edition of Dickens' work. Dark green leather limp bound cover with gilt stamping on spine. Decorative endpapers. Printed on "India paper," i.e. thin tissue-like paper. Text block has gilt top. Built-in green ribbon bookmark.Cover has wear and rubbing, with some fraying at top of spine. Binding is slightly loose on top. Pages are age tanned. Ribbon bookmark is frayed.

Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers complete in four volumes. Part of Sheldon's "Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition." One B&W illustration in each volume with tipped-in protective tissue. Black cloth (faded) with gilt lettering and publisher medallion on spine; gilt medallion on front. Deckled edges. Binding is quite tight.FON on FFEP of each volume. Volume one is inscribed and dated 1866.Covers are faded and bumped, with wear on the top & heels of spines (volume 2 top spine is frayed). Pages are age tanned with occasional stains.

Beautifully illustrated edition of Browning's take on the folk tale. Cover is illustrated paper over board with sand cloth spinestrip. Illustration is repeated on back. Spine has black lettering. Decorative endpapers featuring a heraldic shield. Full-color illustrations throughout.Child FON's on FFEP, dated 1913. RFEP states, "Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans, Ltd."Cover has extensive chipping on corners and edges, and some bumping and wear. Binding is shaken, with cracking on interior. Pages are age tanned with some staining.

An 1848 edition of Bunyan's classic, featuring a preface and life of Bunyan by Thomas Scott. Brown cloth cover with gold and blind stamping on front and spine, blind stamping on back. Multiple B&W illustrations.Cover has significant wear and tears, with part of spin cover missing. Binding is broken but no pages are loose. Interior is stained and age tanned.

Blue cloth cover with blind stamping on front and back, gilt on spine. Text block gilt all edges. B&W portrait of the author and chapter decorations. "Author's Edition" stated.Wear and bumping on cover, especially corners and top of spine. Spine is darkened. Decorative tissue on frontispiece is torn and missing a piece. Pages are age tanned, and there is some cracking in the interior of the book.

Volume II of the Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson, edited by Eugene Parsons. Red leather limp bound with gilt on front and spine. Floral decorative endpapers. B&W frontispiece with intact tipped-in protective tissue. Title page in black, white & red.FON on front pages, dated 1903.Cover is worn, especially on spine, with fraying on edges and hinges. Upper corner of front cover and front pages are bend. Front endpapers are cracked. Pages are age tanned.

Gorgeous collection of Scott's poetry! Marbled boards, text block edges, and endpapers. Brown leather spinestrip and corners, with stamping on corners and spine, as well as gilt and four raised ribs on spine. B&W illustrated plates. Protective tissue on frontispiece is intact. FON on FFEP.Cover shows rubbing and wear, especially on edges and corners. Pages are age tanned with some bent corners.

Volume 1 ONLY of a two-volume set. Dark blue cloth with gilt on front and spine. Bottom edge of text block is deckled. B&W frontispiece of author; tipped-in protective tissue is intact.Copyright page states date as 1909; FON on FFEP is dated 1924. FON appears written on FFEP, stamped on FFEP, on bookplate inside front cover, and for good measure, on the back of the frontispiece.Cover has some stains and wear. Pages are age tanned.

A rare history of Potowomut, including a genealogical table of the two landowning families. Book is 26 pages long and stapled. Cover is beige heavy textured paper with burgundy and green on front. B&W map, table, and photograph inside.Cover & interior have small stains and are age tanned. Some bumping on corners and edges.

Black leather over padded board with gilt and blind stamping. Decorative endpapers with gilt. Text block all edges gilt. B&W illustrations. FON inscribed on FFEP, dated 1896.Unfortunately the cover of this beautiful book is in very poor shape: The black leather has been torn away in the front, revealing the padding below, and parts of the spine and back are similarly exposed (see photos). Endpapers have cracking and wear on edges. In contrast, the interior is in good shape, with a tight binding and age tanned paper.

An examination of the industrial processes used to spin worsted. Green cloth cover with gilt on spine. Many B&W illustrations, as well as two B&W photographic plates. Appendix contains five drawings printed on glassine and one fold-out illustration on paper, all intact.Jacket has some stains and discoloration on front and back. Small markings on rear endpaper.

Beautiful early edition of Johnston's historical novel. Light blue marbled paper over boards with tan leather spinestrip and corners. Gilt and five raised ribs on spine. Gilt top text block. Light blue marbled decorative endpapers. B&W frontispiece with intact tipped-in protective tissue.FON on frontpapers dated 1901.Cover has stains, wear, and rubbing, especially on corners and spine. Front top hinge is cracked, as are rear endpapers. Pages are age tanned.

A 19th-century paperback edition of Curtis' story collection. Elaborate orange-and-white decoration on full cover. Charming vintage advertisements in back.FON on front endpaper dated 1901.Cover is chipped and stained, spine is flaking and chipped away in spots. Binding is quite fragile. Pages are age tanned.