Dressings and Finishings for Textile Fabrics and Their Application
by Polleyn, Friedrich
London: Scott, Greenwood and Son, 1911. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. Translated from the German by Charles Salter. Very Good+ in green leatherette with gilt lettering. Spine slightly faded, nick to head of spine, light rubbing to corners. Illustrated in black and white. Fashion and Textiles. TXT1/02211.
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The Course of Time: A Poem
by Pollok, Robert
Philadelphia: Uriah Hunt & Son, 1846. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo. Lovely little book bound in red cloth covered boards with faded gilt title and decoration to spine and embossed decoration to boards. Minor rubbing and edgewear to exterior. Sporadic foxing throughout though text remains bright. Hymn has been pinned to front paste down and previous owner's name... Read More
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Angelo Pontecorboli. Paintings, Collages, Objects, Drawings, and Graphic Design for Publishing
by Pontecorboli, Angelo
Florence: IAAS; self published, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. SCARCE. Signed and inscribed by the artist. First Edition. Angelo Pontecorboli is an Italian artist known best for his graphic design and work in the field of publishing. This book includes a long biographical interview with the artist as well as a catalog of his range of work including paintings,... Read More
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Memorial Sketch of Dr. William Frederick Poole
by Poole, Dr. William Frederick
Chicago, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Beige paper covered boards with gilt title to front board. Minor dampstain to foot of spine and edge of front board. Clean interior with frontis and purple decoration to title page. Original glassine jacket. Dampstain and a few chips to glassine. 34 pages. BOB/080508.
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The Progress of the Nations in Its Various Social and Economic Relations from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
by Porter, G. R., F. W. Hirst [revised and brought up to date by]
London: Methuen & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Scarce. 8vo. Blue cloth covered boards with embosed title to front board and gilt title to spine. Minor fading to spine. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Interior hinges starting but remain tight. Browning to end pages. Else is clean and bright with tables throughout. English History. ENGHIS/012119.... Read More
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The Deserted Altar
by Posner, David
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1956. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. The Newdigate Prize Poem 1956. First edition. Side-stapled in blue paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front cover. Ink name and date on the inside front wrapper. Otherwise fine in lightly soiled, unevenly faded wrappers. 20 pages. In white envelope. POE/110316.
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The Public: A Journal of Fundamental Democracy and a Weekly Narrative of History in the Making (4 ISSUES)
by Post, Louis F. (editor)
Chicago: The Public, 1905. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Vg in wraps/magazine/slight browning to edges/illus/advertisements/the buyer gets four issues from 1905 being April 1, April 22, May 6, May 20. Periodicals. PER111131.
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The General's Daughter
by Potapenko, I.N.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. I. N. Potapenko (1856-1929), was a Russian writer and playwright who was born in a village now part of Ukraine, where his father was a priest. Potapenko studied at Odessa University, and at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His first works were about Ukrainian life. He is best known... Read More
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Des Gosses et des Bonhommes
by Poulbot
Paris, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. An interesting HB rebinding of the paperback 1st with the wrapper bound-in and a gilt-title affixed to spine, much of which has been chipped away. Area of stain to back board which does not effect the text. WWI-era cartoons Art. ART208271.
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Morris, Burne-Jones & the Quest for the Holy Grail
by Poulson, Christine
London: William Morris Society, 2001. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. The Kelmscott Lecture 1998. Poulson examines what the legend of the Holy Grail meant to William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones personally and "also to place their interest against a broader context that takes in issues of religious controversy, religious doubt, spiritualism, the occult, female sexuality and masculine celibacy" (page 1).... Read More
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Lisiera. Immagini, Documenti e Problemi per la Storia e Cultura di una Comunita Veneta. 2 volumes
by Povolo, Claudio (editor)
Vicenza: Parrochia di Lisiera, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Near fine in very good dust jackets. 2 volumes. Blue leatherette boards with no titling. Includes black and white photographs and illustrations, with a few color plates. In illustrated dust jackets with white spine panels and black titles to spines. Bumping to bottom corners. Clean, bright interiors. Minor wear... Read More
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Scrapbook of actress Eleanor Powell photographs
by [Powell, Eleanor]
n.p.: n.p., 1950. Near Fine. Whoever created this scrapbook was an ardent fan and admirer of the famed dancer and actress, Eleanor Powell. It is a compilation of 33 pages of photographs of Ms. Powell, most being color or black & white publicity stills and portraits, with a few signed or autographed items. There are also a few... Read More
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Scrapbook of actress Eleanor Powell photographs
by [Powell, Eleanor]
n.p.: n.p., 1950. Near Fine. Whoever created this scrapbook was an extremely ardent fan and admirer of the famed dancer and actress, Eleanor Powell. It would be a valuable item for any Eleanor Powell collection or for a collection of memorabilia from that era. It is a compilation of 71 pages of photographs of Ms. Powell, most being... Read More
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Three Autograph Items
by [Eleanor Powell]
Very Good. Three disparate autograph items from Eleanor Powell, the popular movie actress and dancer. They include: * A black and white photo of her with some fans with her name written in ink at the top * Autograph written on small green sheet of paper with "Best Wishes Always, Don't forget, Eleanor Powell, 1933. Accompanied... Read More
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The Echo Maker
by Powers, Richard
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Signed by the author on a bookplate. First Edition, later printing. Powers declines to sign his books but he will sign bookplates, one of which is laid in and dated October 15, 2007 from a reading series. A portion of a ticket to... Read More
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Poems
by Powys, John Cowper
London: William Rider and Son, Ltd, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. This is the author's uncommon second book. Very good in original white parchment covered boards with gilt title to spine and front board. The elaborate gilt cover with floral and geometric design is by Gleeson White. Browning to spine and rubbing to spine and boards.... Read More
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Poems
by Powys, John Cowper
London: William Rider & Son, 1899. Hard Cover. Very Good. Hard Cover. First Edition. Inscribed by the author "L. Gesner from J.C.P." on the front free endpaper. Bookplate of Herbert Mortimer and Louise Cheney Gesner to front pastedown. John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) was an eminent English novelist, poet, critic, and philosopher. This early work was his second published... Read More
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An Hour on Christianity
by Powys, Llewelyn
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition; part of The One Hour Series; VG orange boards w/ VG Dj, mylar cover; 157 pp. Religion. REL/10212.
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The Soviet Estimate: U.S. Intelligence Analysis and Russian Military Strength
by Prados, John
New York: The Dial Press, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./contents bright, crisp, and clean/367 pp. Russian History. RUS17/5132.
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La Mitologia Nella Vita Dei Popoli. Tomo I.
by Prampolini, GIacomo
Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Second edition. VOLUME ONE ONLY of a two volume set. Bound in modern blue cloth library style binding with stamp on front flyleaf, call number at rear and rubbed out on spine. Clean and bright (aside from library markings). With 380 figures and 96 plates, all in black and... Read More
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Dromkeen: A Journey into Children's Literature
by Prentice, Jeffrey and Bird, Bettina
Melbourne: JM Dent Pty Limited, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover. First Australian edition. The book is concerned with the Dromkeen collection of children's books kept at Dromkeen in Victoria. In lavender dust jacket with pictorial cover and title in blue to spine which has faded to light blue. Jacket shows Minor edgewear and scuffing including a small... Read More
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Guide to the Archives and Preliminary Inventory: Diocese of Wilmington
by Prentzel, John J.
Wilmington, DE: Diocese of Wilmington, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Scarce. A presentation copy with letter from the Diocese of Wilmington taped to the front pastedown, signed by the secretary. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Minor wear to edges of boards. Red pen marking to front free endpaper, else clean. Includes photographic... Read More
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Second Supplementary Catalogue of Hebrew Printed Books in the British Library 1893-1960. Volumes I and II
by Prepared for publication by Diana Rowland Smith. Based on the work of David Goldstein, Cyril Moss, and Others
London: The British Library, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards with gilt to spines. 4to. Barely noticeable scuff mark to front board of Volume II, otherwise mint condition Pristine interior. Written in English with some Hebrew characters. Indexes, 1136 pp. Books on Books. This set may require an extra shipping fee. BOB /01074.
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History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella The Catholic
by Prescott, William H.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 3 volumes. Very good in three quarter tan leather with marbled paper covered boards. The title labels are no longer present and one of the black leather author labels is also missing. There is a large chip to the author label of volume 1. All volumes are decorated... Read More
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History of The Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, The Catholic. In Three Volumes. Ninth Edition
by Prescott, William H.
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1843. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. Ninth Edition, 3 Volumes, 8vo. Good plus full leather w/gilt bordered bands to spine; brown & gilt title label to spine is only present on vol. 2, and lacks right half. Boards are quite scuffed and worn, especially along the edges, hinges, and head/foot of spine.... Read More
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