Titles starting with P from Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1955 xxviii, 177 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket has several small tears and creases, and is slightly soiled and shelfworn with one small tape repair; protected in archival mylar. Front endpaper with previous owner's bookplate, and white-out obscuring a name. Contains 168 black & white illustrations. Includes a list of the illustrations, a bibliography of Picasso's graphic work, and a list of books illustrated by Picasso. ... more information

San Francisco, CA: Dewey & Co., 1879 122 pages of text, followed by [vi] pages of advertisements. Hardcover binding with large chip on center of spine, and is heavily soiled, stained and slightly warped. The books suffered water damage, and the pages are lightly to moderately stained on the edges, and the pages are rippled. The text remains intact and readable. Illustrated with one black & white plate. Previous owner's bookplate affixed neatly to front pastedown endpaper.. First Edition. Hardcov... more information

Frankfort, Germany: Taschen, 1993 199 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated over one hundred color photographs. Text is in English, German and French.. Reprint edition. Paperback. Very good+ condition. Quarto (4to). ... more information

Quesnel, British Columbia: published by author, 1995 196 pages with index. Inscribed by author on dedication page "I hope that you will enjoy this bit of Cariboo History. Art Duclos. Nov/95." Errata slip laid-in.. Signed. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine condition. Octavo (8vo). ... more information

Bishop Wilton, York, UK: Wilton 65, 2000 [x], 310 pages of text. Blue hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minor creasing to extremities. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Small stains to page edges.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good- condition/Very good condition (DJ). Octavo (8vo). ... more information

Brooklyn, NY: Dance Horizons, 1978 xvi, 224 pages of text including an index. Green hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate rubbing to the extremities, including a few small tears and creases; spine slightly faded; protected in archival mylar. Inscribed by author on title page "To Rosalie and Ben [Gingiss of tuxedo fame] with very much love from [signed] Ruth Page." Edited and with an introduction by Andrew Mark Wentink. Illustrated with numerous historic black & white... more information

Chicago, IL: Carl Mack Books, 1963. x, 245 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal sunning near the spine and minimal shelfwear. The text is clean and unmarked, in new condition. First edition.. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine condition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

Detroit, Michigan,: Gale Research, 1976 Books about books; periodical. 304 pages; 28.5cm; original faux leather binding, gilt decorated. Volume one (ceased publication). Writing by Malcolm Cowley, Jesse Stuart, Ring W. Lardner, Larry McMurtry, John Gardner, Ray Bradbury, Fredson Bowers, Nathaniel Hawthorne, et al. Signed by Matthew Bruccoli; Fred Ruffner, publisher; Malcolm Cowley; Charles Mann; David Levine (caricature of Ring Lardner); Ring Lardner, Jr. and members of the cast of the After Dinner Opera Co... more information

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1992 viii, 151 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear, and one tiny tear; protected in archival mylar. Contains 140 illustrations in color. China, Chinese, Nature, Photographs, Photography.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine condition/Very good+ condition (DJ). Folio. ... more information

Des Moines, IA: Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 1979 246 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Purple hardcover binding with moderate sunning to spine ends, with slight rubbing there. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate rubbing to extremities, including several small tears, creases and chips, with slight sunning to spine; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with over 500 black & white photographs. Contains 32 color photographs illustrating 192 pieces of glass. Includes identifying marks (... more information

London: Cresset Press, 1929. Four volume set. Number 109 of 500 copies published. Original bindings with decorative paper-covered boards, tan linen spines, and lighter colored linen spine labels. Minor shelfwear, with minor darkening to boards, and moderate darkening to the spines. Most of the inner hinges are weakened, but remain intact and attractive. Minor foxing to first and final few pages. Each volume is illustrated with a color frontis and black & white chapter headings by Douglas Percy Bliss. Vo... more information

St. Louis, MO: National Book Concern, 1902 333 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear and soiling. Illustrated with numerous black & white sketches.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Octavo (8vo). ... more information

Cologne, Germany: Konemann, 2000 324 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by hundreds of color photographs. Text is in English.. First edition in English. Hardcover. Near fine condition/Near fine condition (DJ). Quarto (4to). ... more information

New York: Monthly Review Press, 1968. 192 pages of text. Hardcover; minor sunning to spine and top-edge. Unclipped dustjacket is somewhat worn at extremities, with several creases; spine is slightly sunned; protected in archival mylar. Ink underlining on 3 pages. Revised English edition.. Revised English edition. Hardcover. Very good- condition/Very good- condition (DJ). Octavo (8vo). ... more information

Saint Paul, MN: West Publishing Company, 1928. Three volume set. Hardcover green cloth bindings in excellent condition with minimal shelfwear, except that the gilt lettering on the spine of volume two is darkened. No dustjackets. Vol. I: xxxii, 453 pages. Vol. II: xv, [454]-867 pages. Vol. III: xiv, [868]-1206 pages of text including the index. Each volume is illustrated by hundreds of color and black & white photographs and plates. The texts are clean and unmarked. Scope: The sixteen principal legal sy... more information

London: Printed for C. Bathurst et al, 1781 [iv], 360 pages, [xxxiii] pages of index, followed by [iii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Rebound in full leather with a somewhat more modern-looking spine label. Complete with 28 engraved copperplates. Minor staining and soiling scattered throughout text. Previous owner's name on endpapers: Robert Sharples Book 1783 [and] 1785 Lancashire.. Early edition. Hardcover. Very good- condition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

Detroit, MI: Detroit Library Commission, 1928 2 volume set, complete. This copy is unbound, with pages uncut, waiting for your binder to bind it to your taste. Volume 1: 657 pages including index, frontis., illustrations listed before page 1; Volume 2: 829 pages including index, frontis., illus. listed before p. 1. This is the published account, compiled from the original manuscripts in the archives of fur trader and family on Detroit River in Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library. The ... more information

Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 1965 viii, 96 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. Numerous pages with pencil underlining. Contributions by Oscar G. Brockett, Edwin Black, Bernard Weinberg, Murray Krieger, Marvin T. Herrick, Richard Murphy, and Roger Hornsby. Previous owner's bookplate neatly on front endpaper.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good- condition. Octavo (8vo). ... more information

no place: By Author, 1972. 20 pages including binding, containing 19 black & white photographs and one page of text. Minimal shelfwear to staple-bound paperback binding. Photographs taken 1969-1972. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition.. First Edition. Paperback. Very good+ condition. Oblong octavo (8vo). ... more information