Search Results: Titles starting with P from Dephen Rare Books

First Edition. Very scarce
Hodges Figgis, Dublin 1882. In publisher's original binding.
The author was a newspaper proprietor and ardent Irish Nationalist but after disposing of his newspaper titles became antagonistic to his former Nationalist associates and began to supply information to their political opponents. He attempted to destroy the career of Charles Stewart Parnell by producing forged letters purporting to demonstrate that Parnell had supported the Phoenix Park murders. The letters were proven to be forgeries and Parnell survived politically.
Green cloth bound boards are clean. Gilt lettering on spine. Head and tail of spine somewhat frayed. Joints a little rubbed. Front hinge starting but holding firm. Rear joint and endpaper loose but holding. Generally book is a little shaken. Text block good.
Internally clean with only very occasional spotting. No markings or inscriptions except for previous sale price and owner stamp on title page (see images).
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First Edition. Collins. London 1953
A Miss Marple novel
Binding very good.
Book has red cloth boards. Clean with a little fading to top and a lesser extent tail of spine. Top and tail of spine a little rubbed. Top corner of front board slightly pinched. No markings or inscriptions. Internally clean except for some browning to half title and free end paper. Edges of text block toned with a hint of toning to leaves.
DJ is good with some loss to head a little loss to tail of spine. Also some loss to top of front panel ( see photo). Closed tear at fold of rear panel. Somewhat dust dulled. Now in a protective removeable sleeve.
A collectible First Edition for Christie collectors

London 1906 A H Bullen and Maunsell Dublin.
First Edition.
Very good copy. Original dark blue cloth on laid paper. Decorative gilt on spine and gilt lettering on front panel.
Boards clean with very slight wear at tips. Spine ends slightly pinched. Binding tight. Edges untrimmed. Top edge a little dusty.
Internally clean. No foxing or spotting.
Minor inscriptions in pencil on first blank dated 1906.
A lovely copy. Includes works such as On Baile's Strand, In The Seven Woods and The Shadowy Waters with a Preface by Yeats dated 18 May 1906.
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