Man Ray
by Roland Penrose
Paris: Editions Du Chene, 1975. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. The 1975 1st French edition of Roland Penrose's important biography of Man Ray. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 208 pgs., translated from its original English by Dominique Le Bourg.
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Tunnels and Tunnelling
by Edited by C.A. Pequignot
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1963. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasing along the front panel's lower-edge and light rubbing --and the small ghost of a former price-tag-- along its top-edge. Thick octavo, "Thirteen specialists... Read More
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The Moviegoer
by Walker Percy
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. The April 1962 stated 4th printing, in a 1st printing dustjacket (with the "$3.95" price and the "0561" code along the jacket front flap). Solid and VG (very small name tag at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine... Read More
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Who Will Wash the River
by Wallace Orlowsky and Thomas Biddle Perera
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1970. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Richard Cuffari. A tight, presentable copy of the 1970 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp,price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel and light wear along the spine and the flap-folds. Nicely illustrated throughout in both color and black-and-white by Richard Cuffari. Part... Read More
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The Land of the Golden Scarabs
by Diomedes De Pereyra
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1928 stated 1st edition. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling along the spine and rear panel. 12mo, 309 pgs.
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Notes on American Confectionery (The Library of Congress "Duplicate" Copy)
by Charles C. Huling ("Perfecto")
Philadelphia: Self-Published, 1891. Bevelled boards. Very Good +. The exceedingly scarce 1891 1st edition, with no other copies currently on the market and no copies having ever reached the mainstream auction world, according to this bookseller's research. Furthermore, this specific copy is awash in history, having been de-accessioned from the Library of Congress, by every indication shortly after... Read More
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La Guerre des Boutons
by Louis Pergaud
Aux Editions de la Mappemonde, 1947. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Joseph Hemard. A clean, bright copy of the 1947 1st edition. #1,639 of 2,400 copies issued. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with light offsetting to the rear panel. Octavo, full-page illustrations in rich color by Joseph Hemard.
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The Boats of Venice
by Riccardo Pergolis
Venice: Cooperativa Editoriale L'Altra Riva, 1981. 1st. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. Detailed, well-illustrated history of the boats of the canals of Venice. Dual text, in both Italian and English. Oblong octavo, 191 pgs. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket. 1981 1st edition. Appendix (including color plates) plus bibliography plus 16 elaborate fold-out plates at the very end of... Read More
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Geisha of Pontocho
by P.D. Perkins
Tokyo News Service, Ltd, 1954. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1954 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (with light offsetting and former owner bookplate at the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine base. Quarto, crisp, very impressive black-and-white photos thruout by Francis Haar.
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Inside Muni: The Properties and Operations of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco
by John McKane and Anthony Perles
Glendale, CA: Interurban Press, 1982. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A handsome copy of the 1982 stated 1st printing. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Quarto, 256 pgs. plus fold-out illustrations at rear.
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Mother Goose Gift Box: Three "All About" Books, Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle ("All About Mother Goose", "All About Little Red Riding Hood", and "All About Cinderella")
by Charles Perrault
New York: Cupples & Leon, 1916. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Johnny Gruelle. (GRUELLE,JOHNNY) illus. MOTHER GOOSE GIFT BOX: THREE "ALL ABOUT" BOOKS BY GRUELLE. NY: Cupples & Leon (1916). The box has a pictorial label and measures 4 1/2 x 6" and except for slight soil is in Near Fine condition. Inside the box are 3 titles in... Read More
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Pretenders and Popular Monarchism in Early Modern Russia; The False Tsars of the Time of Troubles
by Maureen Perrie
Cambridge University Press, 1995. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A clean, bright copy of the 1995 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 269 pgs.
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The Thought and Character of William James (Briefer Version)
by Ralph Barton Perry
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1948. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1948 "briefer version". Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with very mild darkening along th spine. Octavo, the handsome, condensed version of the 1935 Pulitzer-winner in 2 volumes.
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Seamarks
by St.-John Perse
New York: Pantheon Books (The Bollingen Series), 1958. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY SAINT JOHN PERSE (USING HIS REAL NAME, "ALEXIS SAINT LEGER") TO PRE-EMINENT LITERARY SCHOLAR AND YALE PROFESSOR HENRI PEYRE on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1958 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine (just a... Read More
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Vents
by St.-J. Perse
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1946. Original wraps. Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ST.-JOHN PERSE TO PRE-EMINENT LITERARY SCHOLAR AND YALE PROFESSOR HENRI PEYRE on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1946 1st edition. #2,236 of 2,350 copies "sur papier de chataignier". Bright and VG+ in its off-white wrappers, with very light... Read More
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My Experiences in the War ("The Author's Autograph Edition") -- In the Pictorial Slipcase
by John J. Pershing
New York, 1931. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1931 signed/limited edition ("The Author's Autograph Edition"). #862 OF 2,100 COPIES SIGNED BY GENERAL PERSHING at the limitation. Both volumes clean and easily VG+ to boot in their olive-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panels and lightly-rubbed gilt-titling along the spines. Thick octavos, top-edges gilt, a number of... Read More
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How to Beat the System and Get Rich: A Paralegal Strategy for Achieving Business Success
by Carl E. Person
New York: Paralegal Institute, Inc, 1973. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A solid, presentable copy of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG (light wear to the lower-half of the panels) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very minor rubbing and soiling to the panels. Octavo, 402 pgs.
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Mahler Discography
by Peter Fulop, Ed
New York: The Kaplan Foundation, 1995. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1995 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 473 pgs.
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Encyclopedia of Microscopy and Microtechnique
by Peter Gray, ed
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1973. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A nice clean copy of the 1973 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Thick quarto, 638 pgs.
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Robert A.M. Stern Architects: Buildings and Projects 2010-2014
by Peter Morris Dixon and Jonathan Grzywacz, Eds
The Monacelli Press, 2014. Cloth. As New/As New. A pristine copy of the 2014 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall, thick quarto, high-quality color photos thruout.
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Oasis in the City: The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden at The Museum of Modern Art (In the Publisher's Box)
by Peter Reed and Romy Silver-Kohn, Eds
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2018. Cloth. As New. An immaculate, as new copy of the 2018 1st edition, limited to 2,000 copies. Tight and Fine in its oatmeal cloth. And including a pristine copy of both the MoMA wraparound band and the pictorial cardboard box housing the book. Oblong folio, lovely color and black-and-white plates thruout.... Read More
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John Heartfield
by Peter Pachnicke and Klaus Honnef, Eds
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1992. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1992 catalogue based on the May-July 1991 exhibition at Berlin's Akademie der Kunste. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of creasing at the lower fornt tip. Tall, thick quarto, 342 pgs.
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Fassbinder
by Peter Iden, et al.
New York: Tanam Press, 1981. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. 1981 1st US edition. Clean and Near Fine in its original black cloth. Without dustjacket, as issued. Octavo, 249 pgs.
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Art and Architecture of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club
by Peter N. Lewis, Fiona C. Grieve and Keith Mackie
Scotland: Royal And Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, 1997. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A solid, crisp copy of the 1997 1st edition, #1798 of 1995 coipies issued. Clean and Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and several very small closed tears along the panel top-edges. Still though, very presentable. Quarto, 127 pgs.... Read More
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The Story Book of Wheels Ships Trains Aircraft
by Maud and Miska Petersham
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co, 1935. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good -. Maud and Miska Petersham. A solid copy of the 1935 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering at the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with chipping to the spine ends and tips --and light wear along the flap-folds. Still though, a very... Read More
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