Auntie and Celia Jane and Miki
by Maud and Miska Petersham
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1932. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Maud and Miska Petersham. The 1932 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges, mild darkening to the spine and light chipping at its... 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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Only the Ball Was White (Jackie Robinson's Copy)
by Robert W. Peterson
Englewood Cliifs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very important ASSOCIATION copy, BELONGING TO JACKIE ROBINSON! LAID-IN IS AN IMMACULATE PRENTICE-HALL REVIEW SLIP, ADDRESSED TO JACKIE ROBINSON VIA HIS NEW YORK AGENT. An unusually clean, crisp copy to boot of the 1970 1st edition of this highly-regarded, very influential history of the Negro Leagues.... Read More
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The Gang of 4: Kung-fooey to the Rescue!
by Yaacov Peterseil
Woodmere, NY: Simcha Publishing, 1988. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR YAACOV PETERSEIL on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1988 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Nicely illustrated by Miri Rosenfeld.
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Le Rime Del Petrarca (2 Books in 1)
by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch)
Livorno, Italy: Dai Torchi Di Glauco Masi, 1820. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. Lovely 1820 edition of one of the first great modern collections of love poetry, written by the Renaissance poet viewed as the "first true reviver of learning in Medieval Europe" (Encyclopedia Britannica). The story of Petrarch's love for Laura is well-known but the spirituality and... Read More
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The Civilian Elite of Cairo in the Late Middle Ages
by Carl F. Petry
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1981. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1981 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 475 pgs.
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Tripping Corpse #3
by Raymond Pettibon
Lawndale, CA: SST Publications, 1983. Stapled wrappers. Very Good +. Early work by the celebrated "Punk" artist Raymond Pettibon. The 1983 stated 1st edition of #3 in his "Tripping Corpse" series, limited to 500 copies and numbered (#87 of 500 copies) in red marker by Pettibon himself at the front panel's bottom-edge. Solid and VG+ in its stapled... Read More
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Gypsies: Some Curious Investigations, Collected, Translated, or Reprinted from Various Sources, Concerning This Particular Race
by J. Watts de Peyster
Edinburgh: E.&G. Goldsmid, 1887. The uncommon 1887 1st edition of this examination of the world of gypsies. A solid, VG example of the fragile, original paperback, in its printed, light-blue wrappers. Minor chipping along the rear panel and very light soiling to both wrappers. Front panel as well is tender but still holding. Octavo, 61 pgs. Scarce as such,... Read More
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Gerard Mulot (Patissier a Saint-German-des-Pres)
by Alba Pezone
Geneva: Edition Minerva, 2004. Pictorial boards. Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY CHEF GERARD MULOT on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2004 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny chip along the rear flap-fold. Text (exclusively in French) by Alba Pezone, lovely color photographs throughout by... Read More
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New Liturgical Feasts in Later Medieval England
by R.W. Pfaff
Oxford University Press, 1970. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, fresh copy of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 143 pgs.
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Theory of Measurement
by J. Pfanzagl
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1968. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1968 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (very light staining at the rear endpaper and pastedown) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling and spotting to the panels. Octavo, 235 pgs.
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Religiositat und Hysterie
by Dr. Oskar Pfister
Leipzig: Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag, 1928. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very solid copy of the 1928 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its light-yellow card wrappers. Octavo, 149 pgs. (a number of them uncut) plus publisher's ads.
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Bismarck and the Development of Germany (Complete in 3 Volumes)
by Otto Pflanze
Princeton University Press, 1990. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of this sweeping study of 19th century Germany, complete in 3 volumes, all 1st editions. And all pristine as well. Each volume is clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Vol I: The Period of Unification, 1815-1871; Vol. II: The Period of Consolidation, 1871-1880; and Vol. III: The... Read More
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A History of the Expansion of Methodism in Texas 1867-1902
by Macum Phelan
Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co, 1937. The 1937 1st edition of this uncommon study of early religious history in Texas. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light, inconspicuous staining to the inside of the jacket which has bled just a bit thru to the spine. A bit of light creasing as well and very... Read More
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American Sanitary Engineering
by Edward S. Philbrick
New York: The Sanitary Engineer, 1881. Pebbled Boards. Very Good +. The uncommon 1881 1st edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its tan bevelled boards, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Small former owner name at the top of the title page, otherwise very clean internally. Octavo, a collection of lectures by Edward... Read More
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Chess Analysed: By Which a Perfect Knowledge of This Noble Game May in a Short Time Be Acquired
by A.D. Philidor
London: J. Nourse and P. Vaillant, 1762. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1862 2nd English language edition (following the 1850 original English language edition, also published out of London) of this great 19th century classic of chess instruction. A respectable, generally sound copy. Bound in a contemporary-to-the-period speckled calf, with 5 raised bands, gilt-rule to the compartments and... Read More
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Ghostwater
by Eden Phillpotts
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp copy of the 1941 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine (with a touch of offsetting to the rear endpaper) in a bright, price-intact (and clipped), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with very light wear at the spine crown. Octavo, 284 pgs.
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Navy Yearbook
by Phillip Andrews and Leonard Engel, Eds
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1944. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1944 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing --and several small closed tears-- at the panel edges. Oblong quarto, 376 pgs., crisp black-and-white photos thruout.
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Sylva Florifera: The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically Treated; with Observations on the Formation of Ornamental Plantations, and Picturesque Scenery (2 Vols.)
by Henry Phillips
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1823. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1823 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and VG in their original duotone cloth. Octavos, 669 pgs. all told, deckled fore and bottom edges.
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Elastic Architecture: Frederick Kiesler and Design Research in the First Age of Robotic Culture (In Dustjacket)
by Stephen J. Phillips
The MIT Press, 2017. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2017 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, generous black-and-white and color plates thruout.
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Paul De Lamerie: Citizen and Goldsmith of London -- A Study of His Life and Work A.D. 1688-1751
by Philip A.S. Phillips
London: B.T. Batsford LTD, 1935. Cloth. Near Fine. The uncommon 1935 1st edition, limited to only 250 copies. Re-bound in an institutional --though still handsome-- red cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and rule along the spine. Also, new endsheets and pastedowns, as well as new headbands. The result is a stronger binding and a sturdy, very clean example of... Read More
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Gingerbread Houses: Haiti's Endangered Species
by Anghelen Arrington Phillips
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Self-published, 1975. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Anghelen Arrington Phillips. A handsome copy of the 1975 stated 1st edition, #684 OF 2,000 COPIES ISSUED AND, IN THIS CASE, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR/PUBLISHER/ILLUSTRATOR ANGHELEN ARRINGTON PHILLIPS at the copyright page. Clean and very sharp. Bright and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, skillfully illustrated... Read More
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Nationalism and Popular Protest in Ireland
by C.H.E. Philpin
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1987. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp copy of the 1987 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 466 pgs. A Review Copy to boot, with Review Slip laid-in.
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Allen-Isham Genealogy: Jirah Isham Allen Montana Pioneer Government Scout, Guide, Interpreter and Famous Hunter, During Four Years of Indian Warfare in Montana and Dakota--From 1839 to 1929
by Mary A. Phinney
Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Publishing Co, 1946. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The 1946 1st edition of this uncommon study of the Allen-Isham family and specifically Jirah Isham Allen, the renowned 19th century Montana settler and hunter. #183 of only 200 copies issued. This copy also includes a tipped-in handwritten letter from the author, Mary A. Phinney, offering this... Read More
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Seth Kinman, California Hunter and Trapper
by Alexander Gardner (Photographer)
Washington, D.C.: Philp & Solomons, 1860. Photograph. Very Good. Rare CDV (Carte de Visite), circa 1860s, of a California mountain man named Seth Kinman (1815-1888), a hunter and trapper and early settler of Humboldt County (and, incredibly, a chair maker famous for once giving Abraham Lincoln an elk horn chair). Perhaps most importantly though, the Carte de Visite... Read More
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