261 results for "Old Rare Books (Paperback)" between $5.00 and $300.00

London: Jonathan Cape, (1977). Quarto. (13)ff. First printing of this edition. A traditional nursery rhyme comprised of comical tongue twisters, counting from one to twelve. Each number is illustrated with a different animal by Nicola Bayley, in her characteristic soft, stippled style. Extremely fine in illustrated boards. (Item ID: 23040)

8.2 x 11.7", 213 pp., fully illustrated in b/w, text in Japanese, paper, Tokyo, 1976. (o.p.; rubbed/some wear to cover spine, pen marks bottom margin of first page, sl bumped corner/pages, soil mark to the fore-edge, text vvg)

Pages: 292, Paperback, Main Street Books

London/Philadelphia: Augener Ltd. , N. D. . Oblong quarto with blue cloth covers in original dust wrapper with some chips and tears. (Item ID: 23919)

Description: NEW YORK: BRUCE J. RAMER BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, N.D.. B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 70 pages Softcover. VG+. Item # 57381 $21.00 Buy Now

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

Louisa May Alcott once wrote that she had taken her pen for a bridegroom. Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, friends and business partners for fifty years, have in many ways taken up their pens and passion for literature much in the same way. The "Holmes & Watson" of the rare book business, Rostenberg and Stern are renowned for unlocking the hidden secret of Louisa May Alcott's life when they discovered her pseudonym, A.M. Barnard, along with her anonymously published "blood and thunder" stor

From the Jacket About the Author Dr. B.N.K. Sharma, Retired Professor of Sanskrit, Ruparel College, Bombay, has attained international renown and recognition by his scholarly contributions to the Dvaita Vedanta literary treasure. His ‘History of Dvaita School of Vedanta and its Literature’ is a monumental work which brought him the highest national literary distinction of the Sahitya Academy Award in 1964. His works, dealing with the Brahma Sutras and different commentaries on it, have Brought him...

Mineola, New York, U.S.A. 2001 Trade Paperback Dover Edition of 1907 Edition Very Good 8vo-over 7"-9" tall. "First published in 1879, this famous treasury of authentic tales from ... Celtic mythology has long been regarded as a classic in the field. It was compiled by a noted folklorist who selected and translated the tales from rare Gaelic manuscripts at Trinity College and in the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Often based on historical events and legends, these popular narratives were handed down...

We all know what happened to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones but what about The Mindbenders, Freddie and The Dreamers and The Four Pennies? Where are they now and what do they look like? This fascinating book revisits an old Omnibus rock encyclopedia and traces the fortunes of the pop idols of 40 years ago. Contains a wealth of photographs.

167. ( Tern Press ) Brief Comments From the Old English Herbals. Selected & translated by Bill Griffiths. Illustrated by Mary Parry. [Market Drayton. Shropshire.] 2005. n.p. 11.25″ x 8″. Handprinted on Whatman paper. Illustrations hand water-colored. Bound in half light green binders’ cloth with natural flecked paper over board sides. Paper title label on spine and front cover. One of 25 copies, signed by the Parrys. Fine.

Preface In huge Sanskrit literature, the books published on yoga branch are very little in number. Through ancient times yoga has been considered as a strictly secret subject to be taught only to a deserving disciple. But now time has come to unveil the obscure literature of this occult science to popularize this knowledge in the interest of humanity. Swami Keshawananda yoga Sansthan has determined to publish these rare texts along with translations in English, Hindi and other Indian languages. The...

Preface Prof. Vidhusekhara Bhattacharya published his edition of Gauda-padakarikas (or Agamaastra) some years ago. A close perusal of that edition clearly showed that Prof. Bhattacharya had allowed himself to be carried a little too far by his leanings towards Buddhism, and hence some of his interpretations appeared clearly to be biased and forced. While teaching Gau4apadakarika to the M. A. students, I had occasion to criticise Prof. Bhattacharya’s interpretations, and I felt that it would be better...

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Ballads, Scots; Scottish ballads and songs; Music / Genres

Boston: Bromer, Anne & David, 1984. (31)ff. One of thirty copies. A whimsical ABC manuscript, drawing on the fertile soil of gardening for its inspiration. The book is lettered and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, the work done in vibrant colors entirely by hand. Included are such plants as fava beans and vetch, some letters also representing the work of gardening, hoeing, and "under the old oak tree" as examples. Bound by Arno Werner in full maroon morocco, with a gilt-stamped alphabet on the front...

Twin 15-year-old siblings Sophie and Josh Newman take summer jobs in San Francisco across the street from one another: she at a coffee shop, he at a bookstore owned by Nick and Perry Fleming. In the vey first chapter, armed goons garbed in black with "dead-looking skin and... marble eyes" (actually Golems) storm the bookshop, take Perry hostage and swipe a rare Book (but not before Josh snatches its two most important pages). The stolen volume is the Codex, an ancient text of magical wisdom. Nick...

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment...

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, (1928). Quarto. 308pp., + (16)ff. plates. Illustrated throughout with sixteen full-page color plates, protected by titled tissue guards, and numerous black & white drawings by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Sterrett was just nineteen when Penn Publishing commissioned her first book, Old French Fairy Tales. She illustrated only three books in her short life, Arabian Nights, her last completed and most critically-acclaimed of the three, appearing three years before...