The Wanderings of Joe and Little Em
by Paine, Albert Bigelow; J. Conacher (illustrations)
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with faded white title to spine and front cover. Minor brown spots to foot of spine. Illustration in white, black, red, and green to front cover with title. Pen inscription dated 1903 to front free endpaper. Clean interior. 146 pages. CHILD/122018.
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Picasso The Early Years 1881-1907
by Palau i Fabre, Josep, editor
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1981. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Hardcover. "This beautifully produced volume - a fitting monument to the artist on the centennial of his birth - presents an almost complete catalog of Picasso's paintings and drawings from 1882, when he was eleven, to the epoch-making Demoiselles d'Avignon of 1907. A remarkable panorama is... Read More
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Madonna in Tenebris
by [Palladium Press] Houwink, Roel as Elro, H. Van
Haarlem: Palladium, 1925. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 1 of 160 copies. A collection of poems. Bound in chipped blue paper wrappers with black title and red press stamp to front panel. Both covers are present but detached. Printed for Palladium under direction of J. van Krimpen on the handpress of Joh. Enschedé. In Dutch. 16 pages. PRI/011623.
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Man's Journey Through Time: A first step in Physical and Cultural Anthropochronology
by Palmer, L.S. D.Sc., Ph.D.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. L.S. Palmer was a professor of Physics who was Professor Emeritus at the University of Hull and Honorary Curator of Wells Museum, Somerset at the time of this book's publication. This is an unusual effort to trace the morphology of man with the passage of chronological time. Palmer appears... Read More
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The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India
by Pal, Pratapaditya
Los Angeles, New York, London: Thames and Hudson; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994. Hardcover. Fine in near fine jacket. Hardcover. 4to. Fine in black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt emblem to front board. Pristine with 225 illustrations, 80 of which are in full color. Near fine dark red jacket with white title... Read More
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Adele Wiseman, an annotated bibliography
by Panofsky, Ruth
Toronto: ECW Press, 1992. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Red cloth boards with black title to spine and front cover. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. 130 pages. BOB/111616.
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Louis the Fourteenth, and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century. Volume III Only
by Miss Pardoe [Julia Pardoe]
London: Richard Bentley, 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Volume III ONLY. Very good in red cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Wear to spine ends. A few spots of foxing to interior, but clean overall. Previous owner signature to front pastedown dated 1852 and notes in pencil to rear pastedown. 457 pages. FRE/082516.
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Louis the Fourteenth, and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century. Volume II Only
by Miss Pardoe [Julia Pardoe]
London: Richard Bentley, 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Volume II ONLY. Very good in red cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Wear to spine ends and bumping to corners. A few spots of foxing to interior, but clean overall. Previous owner signature to front pastedown dated 1852. 456 pages. FRE/082516.
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The Catholic Church in Detroit, 1701 - 1888
by Pare, George
Detroit: Archdiocese of Detroit / Wayne State University Press, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Reisued on occasion of 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Detroit. Purple and white paper wrappers with gilt title to spine and front panels. Red pen notes on half-title page and rear endpaper, else clean. A few illustrations included. 717 pages. REL/071520.
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Burgundy. A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers, Appelations, and Wines
by Parker, Robert M.
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good DJ. Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Red cloth backed grey paper boards with gilt title to spine. Clean, bright interior with several maps and illustrations. Black dust jacket with gold title to spine. Minor wear to edges of jacket and a few scuff marks to panels of jacket.... Read More
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The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805, Together with other Documents, Official and Private, Relating to the Same Mission, to Which is Prefixed an Account of the Life of Mr. Park
by Park, Mungo
Philadelphia: Edward Earle, 1815. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A desirable copy of the relatively scarce first American edition of this important book about the last African expedition conducted by Scottish explorer of West Africa, Mungo Park (1771- 1806). After his first successful exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book... Read More
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The Lion of Caprera: A Biography of Giuseppe Garibaldi
by Parris, John
New York: David McKay Company, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./frontis./text crisp and clean/map endpapers/352 pp. Italian History. ITH12/5092.
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The History of Torture in England
by Parry, L.A.
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. This is an interesting, albeit grisly book, by L.A. Parry, who was a medical doctor who wrote some other titles such as on famous medical trials, criminal abortion, and the 19th century murder trial of Dr. Thomas Smethurst. In his introduction Parry writes that what he has... Read More
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Blunt
by Parry, Nigel
Brooklyn: Powerhouse Books, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. Nigel Parry's images of famous cultural and political figures have appeared in W, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Esquire, and many other publications. This is a collection of stunning, black-and-white photographic portraits of many celebrities, many full-faced and "blunt." The list of subjects is far too long... Read More
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Villa Gloria. Sonetti
by Pascarella, Cesare
roma: Enrico Voghera, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A nice printing of 25 sonnets in Italian. Quinta Edizione con prefazione di Giosue Carducci e con ritrallo dell'autore inciso all'acqua forte da Cesare Biseo. Very good in off white boards with orange title on front cover. Some staining and spotting to covers and wear to edges and corners. Frontispiece... Read More
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Incunabula Leaf from Die vierundzwanzig Alten oder Der goldene Thron
by Otto von Passau
Straussburg: Johann Prüss, 1483. Fine. A Franciscan devotional scripture which translates to "The 24 Elders or the Golden Throne." It was originally written in 1383 and was first printed around 1470 / 80. Text in black with initials and markings in red. 36 lines on recto with one three line initial; 38 lines on verso. In German. ... Read More
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André Masson: Gravures 1924 - 1972
by Passeron, Roger
Fribourg, Switzerland: Office Du Livre, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Number 307 of 650 copies. With three original color lithographs. A comprehensive retrospective in French of the lithographs and etchings produced by noted French Surrealist painter and graphic artist André Masson (1896-1987). There is a lengthy introduction discussing Masson's life and work, and a detailed catalogue of the... Read More
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The Angel of the House and Espousals 2 Volumes
by [Patmore, Coventry]
London: John Parker & Son, 1856. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Editions. Inscribed by the author, “With the author’s compliments” in first volume. The Angel of the House became extremely popular in its time, and the title became a Victorian phrase used to describe the ideal wife/woman. Patmore wrote this about his wife, Emily, whom he thought was... Read More
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![John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides. An Autobiography, Edited by His Brother. [Two volumes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/783/585/1690585783.0.m.jpg)
John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides. An Autobiography, Edited by His Brother. [Two volumes]
by Paton, John G.
New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. John Gibson Paton (1824-1907) was born in Scotland. He was ordained by the Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1858, and he and his wife landed on the island of Tanna, in the southern part of the New Hebrides, later that year. In those days the natives of Tanna were... Read More
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The Letters of James Kirke Paulding
by Paulding, James Kirke
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Edited by Ralph M. Aderman. Very good in very good, price-clipped dustjacket. Some wear along top edge of dustjacket. Grey dust jacket with white title to spine. Naval History. NAV1/7260.
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Old English Catholic Missions
by Payne, John Orleane
London and New York: Burns & Oates, Limited and Catholic Publication Society, 1889. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. A list of Catholic Missions in England and their registers which contained records of baptisms, marriages, and deaths - arranged by town and in some cases specific chapel. In some cases there is simply a note that a register exists and... Read More
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![John Howard Payne, Dramatist, Poet, Actor, and Author of Home, Sweet Home! His Life and Writings [Stage Biography]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/667/494/1213494667.0.m.jpg)
John Howard Payne, Dramatist, Poet, Actor, and Author of Home, Sweet Home! His Life and Writings [Stage Biography]
by [Payne, John Howard] Harrison, Gabriel
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition, Illustrated. Theater owner and playwright, Augustin Daly's copy, auction record 1545. Presentation copy from the author to Augustin Daly, dated September 6th, 1887. Also includes a tipped in letter from the author to Daly. Playwright, actor, and photographer, Harrison (1818 - 1902) is best known for... Read More
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Cantos del Ocaso
by Paz-Soldan, C.E.
Lima: Biblioteca de la "Reforma Medica, 1959. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. Good+ in wraps. Chipping to head of spine and soiling to foot of spine. In Spanish. SAME1/3112.
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The Law and the Prophets
by Peake, Harold and Fleure, Herbert John
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg in red boards/8vo./188 pp. Religion. REL51072.
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PRINT - "The Chinese Plate
by Fern Bisel Peat
1930. Very Good. Fern Bisel Peat was an American illustrator (1893-1971). She founded an interior-decorating studio with her husband, where she specialized in designing material for children, including textiles, wallpaper, and murals, and illustrated multiple books. She was the illustrator for Children's Playmate, and well as for Raggedy Ann, The Bird Book, Farewell to the Farm, The Night Before... Read More
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