Titles starting with P from David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

1884. first edition. Rare Variant IssueGREENAWAY, Kate. A Painting Book. With Outlines from her Various Works for Girls & Boys to Paint. London: George Routledge & Sons, [n.d.,1884]. Later edition, a rare variant unrecorded in Schuster and Engen. Octavo (9 x 6 7/8 in; 229 x 178 mm). 80, [2, blank] pp. Numerous black and white illustrations. White glazed color-pictorial wrappers with "One Shilling" at upper margin and "George Routledge & Sons" within lower border. Borders are... more information

1884. First Edition, The Color IssueGREENAWAY, Kate. A Painting Book. With Outlines from her Various Works for Girls & Boys to Paint. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1884]. First edition in wrappers, issued simultaneously with the cloth binding issue. Octavo (9 1/2 x 6 7/8 in; 242 x 178 mm). 80, [2, blank] pp. Color frontispiece and title page. Numerous sepia and white illustrations.Pale straw glazed color-pictorial wrappers with green borders outlined in black, and George Routledge & Sons L... more information

1873. first edition. Thomas Hardy on Frank SinatraHARDY, Thomas. A Pair of Blue Eyes. A Novel. In Three Volumes. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1873.First edition in book form (first published in Tinsleys’ Magazine from September 1872 to July 1873). One of presumably 500 copies printed. Three small octavo volumes. [6], 303, [1, blank]; [6], 311, [1, blank]; [6], 262 pp. Complete with half-titles.Bound ca. 1910 by Zaehnsdorf in three quarter green crushed morocco gilt over green cloth boards ruled in gilt. ... more information

1922. A Superb Original Arthur Rackham Watercolor Drawingfor Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “A Wonder Book” RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939). “The Paradise of Children.” London: 1922. Original pen-and-ink and watercolor drawing for the tinted line drawing illustrating “The Paradise of Children” (“Pandora’s Box”) in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s A Wonder Book (London: [n.d., 1922]). Signed and dated at lower right. Image size: 15 x 11 inches (381 x 279 mm.). Matted, framed,... more information

c.1865-80. Robinson & Leadbetter Parian ShakespeareSHAKESPEARE, William. Parian Bust of Shakespeare. Robinson & Leadbeater, c. 1865 -1880. 18 inch Parian bust atop 3 1/2 inch socle, joined by contemporary brass nut and bolt, the joint sealed with plaster of Paris. Faint hairline fissure from upper button of shirt across shoulder and around to rear. Mild soiling typical of Parian, otherwise an exceptional example notable for its exquisite detail and translucence. This superb Parian bust of the Bard ... more information

19th C. Parian Bust of Shakespeare. 9" tall nineteenth-century Parian bust of William Shakespeare. Occasional light scattered flyspots and minimal areas of slight discoloration, as expected on English Parian busts of this age. A short linear fissure in the lower neck area which is not a crack, but which occurred in the making. A fine example.Parian, a "highly vitrified version of soft paste porcelain, was invented in the Staffordshire potteries and first advertised for sale by Copeland and Garret... more information

1896. first edition. First London Edition[TWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens)]. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. By the Sieur Louis de Conte…Freely Translated out of the Ancient French into Modern English from the Original Unpublished manuscript in the National Archives of France by Jean François Alden…With 12 illustrations by F.V. Du Mond. London: Chatto & Windus, 1896.First London edition. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in; 188 x 123 mm). xvi, 435, [1], pp. plus 32 pp. publishers catalog da... more information

1850. first edition. A Near Fine and Complete Set in the Original PartsWith All of the Required Advertisements Including the Rare Lett's Diary in Part VIIIDICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850 [i.e., May 1849-November 1850]. First edition in the original monthly parts, twenty numbers bound in nineteen; first issue, following all points in Hatton & Cleaver. Octavo 8 1/8 x 5 9/16 in; 220 x 142 mm). [i-vii] vii... more information

1850. first edition. David Copperfield In the Original Monthly PartsDICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850 [i.e., May 1849-November 1850]. First edition in the original monthly parts, twenty numbers bound in nineteen; first issue, following all points in Hatton & Cleaver. Octavo 8 1/8 x 5 9/16 in; 220 x 142 mm). [i-vii] viii [ix] x-xii [xiii] xiv [xv-xvi], [1], 2-624. Forty inserted plates, including frontispiece... more information

1912. Extremely Scarce 1912 Deluxe Editionof Arthur Rackham’s “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens”[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BARRIE, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. From The Little White Bird by J.M. Barrie. A New Edition. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1912].Deluxe edition, one of fifty (?) copies. Large quarto (10 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 279 x 219 mm.). [2], viii, [2], [1, illustration], [1, blank], 122, [1], [1, printer’s imprint] pp. Fift... more information

1900. An Original Watercolor Drawing of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterPOTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). “Peter Rabbit Sledging.” [N.p.: n.d., ca. 1900]. Early pen-and-ink and watercolor drawing. Depicts two rabbits, wearing blue sweaters, in the snow, with one rabbit pulling a sled which has overturned on the other rabbit. Image size: 3 x 4 inches; 90 x 115 mm. Exhibited: The British Art of Illustration 1800-1995. Matted, framed, and glazed.Anne Wright Hobbs (past curator of the Victoria and Albe... more information

1935. first edition. An Extraordinary CopyWith the Manuscript Leaf of the Forewordand an ALs to the ComposerPOTTER, Beatrix. LE FLEMING, Christopher. The Peter Rabbit Music Books For Piano Forte. Book I. Six Easy Pieces. Music by Christopher Le Fleming. With Illustrations by Beatrix Potter [together with] One Autograph Letter, Signed, and One Leaf of Manuscript. London: J. & W. Chester, Ltd and Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, n.d. [Dec. 1935]. First edition. Quarto (12 1/8 x 9 1/2 in; 305 x 240 mm). 17... more information

1847. first edition. Piracy, Banditry and Disorder"Bewitching Beauty Inflames DesiresUncut, in the Original Printed WrappersSAND, George. Le Piccinino. Paris: Desessart, Éditeur, 1847.First edition. Five octavo volumes (9 1/16 x 5 7/16 inches; 231 x 139 mm.). [4], 315, [1, blank], [1, “Table”], [3, blank] (final blank leaf pasted to rear pastedown); [4], 301, [1, blank], [1, “Table”], [1, blank]; [4], 307, [1, “Table”]; 308, [1, “Table”], [3, blank] (fina... more information

1817. first edition. Large-Paper Copy of “Picturesque Rides and Walks,”with 120 Hand-Colored Aquatint PlatesHASSELL, J[ohn]. Picturesque Rides and Walks, with Excursions by Water, Thirty Miles round the British Metropolis; Illustrated in a Series of Engravings, Coloured after Nature: with an Historical and Topographical Description of the Country within the Compass of that Circle. London: Printed for J. Hassell…Islington; and sold by all Booksellers, 1817-1818.First edition. Large paper copy... more information

1934. first edition. Signed Limited Edition[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1934]. Limited to 410 numbered copies of which 400 copies are for sale (this copy being No. 202), signed by the artist. Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 inches; 232 x 152 mm.). 44, [1], [3, blank] pp. Four color plates and fourteen drawings in black and white (including one double-page). Original full limp vellum lettered in gilt on fro... more information

1934. Signed Limited Edition[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1934]. Limited to 410 numbered copies of which 400 copies are for sale (this copy being No. 89), signed by the artist. Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 inches; 232 x 152 mm.). 44, [1], [3, blank] pp. Four color plates and fourteen drawings in black and white (including one double-page). Original full limp vellum lettered in gilt on front cover. Top ed... more information

1906. BUNYAN, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. [The Royal Library Chef d'Oeuvre Series]. London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906.Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches; 233 x 166 mm.). [4], 327, [1 blank] pp. Title-page printed in red and black. Printed on handmade watermark rag paper.Bound by Bayntun in early twentieth-century three-quarter brown morocco, ruled in gilt, over marbled boards. Spine lettered in gilt with five raised bands. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy.An elegantly printed version of Bunyan's cele... more information

1906. BUNYAN, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. [The Royal Library Chef D'Oeuvre Series]. London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906.Octavo. (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches; 233 x 166 mm). [4], 327, [1 blank] pp. Title-page printed in red and black.Bound by Bayntun in early twentieth-century three-quarter dark blue polished calf ruled in gilt over blue cloth boards. Spine with five raised bands and red and green morocco gilt lettering labels, marbled endpapers. Printed on handmade watermark rag paper. Top of spine a litt... more information

1906. BUNYAN, John. The Pilgrim’s Progress. [The Royal Library Chef d'Oeuvre Series]. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906.Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches; 233 x 166 mm.). [4], 327, [1 blank] pp. Title-page printed in red and black. Printed on handmade watermark rag paper.Bound by Bayntun in early twentieth-century three-quarter red polished calf, ruled in gilt, over blue cloth boards. Spine with five raised bands and maroon and blue morocco gilt lettering labels. Marbled endpapers. Top of spine a littl... more information

1934. One of the Greatest American PlaywrightsO’NEILL, Eugene. The Plays of Eugene O’Neill. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, [1934-1935].Wilderness Edition. Limited to 770 numbered sets (this set being No. 411), signed by the author. Twelve octavo volumes (9 3/8 x 6 3/16 inches; 239 x 159 mm.). Photogravure frontispieces (portraits and scenes from the plays). Decorative title-pages printed in blue and black. Decorative head-pieces. Designed by Elmer Adler and printed on specially watermark... more information