P. R. H. Webb (48 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL 1996 Article, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

Paperback. Condition: New. As he turned over its stiff and yellow pages, he noticed with pleasure the smell of corruption that had first repelled him in these decaying volumes, a smell, he now thought, of ancient and secret knowledge. Researchers prying into an obscure manuscript come face to face with its ghoulish guardian. A bookseller digging through an attic disturbs something far more dangerous than dust. An uncanny tome tempts its reader onto a path of untold evil. Welcome to The Haunted Library, a collection of fourteen tales steeped in the dark psychic traces found in the stacks and shelves of libraries, bookshops, and other troves of hidden knowledge. Including stories from rare pulp magazines, classics from the minds of M. R. James, L. P. Hartley and Margaret Irwin, and modern chillers from Penelope Lively and C. J. Faraday, this volume invites you into a hushed realm of cursed authors, ghostly bibliophiles, and readers haunted by the weird powers of the written word.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New. Illustrated.

first edition 245pp VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed).

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Nov. 2 (weekend sale item)* 663 pp., Hardcover, ex library else text clean and binding tight (lacks dust jacket). - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xvi / 553 pp with 88 plates including maps and graphs with colour, and bw engravings of buildings and ships, frontispiece map., brown cloth with gilt and black decorations, black titles. Corners and spine ends a little rubbed, cloth a little rubbed, front hinge cracked. Heavy book will need extra postage outside UK Many other years available.…

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Library withdrawn- interior is nearly like new- CD is included.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2022 University of Utah Press hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. Contents: 1. Introduction: Sourcing Archaeological Lithic Assemblages, 2. The Use of Provenience Data to Formulate or Test Provenance Hypotheses: GIS-Based Models for the Identification of Probable Chert Siliceo Source Areas in East-Central Argentina, 3. Nodules in a Haystack: Tracing Lithic Raw Material Sources in the Atacama Desert, 4. Targeting Coastal Plains Chert in the Wacissa Quarry Cluster, Northwest Florida, USA: A Lidar-Based Geomorphic Model for Locating Terrestrial Chert Quarries, 5. Sourcing Stone and Ochre Artifacts: A Review of Why It Matters in Australia (and Beyond), 6. The Promise and Challenge of Sourcing Chert Artifacts in the North American Great Basin, 7. Sourcing Chert Mortuary Bifaces as Indicators for Hopewell Community Participation at the Crib Mound Site, Indiana, USA, 8. Applying ED-XRF, LA-ICP-MS, and PIXE Analyses to Characterize Pyrenean Cherts: Potentials and Limitations, 9. A Pilot Study in Nodular Elemental Variation, 10. Raw Material Procurement and Territorial Mobility in the Ain Beni Mathar-Guefait Region (Eastern Morocco), 11. Black Obsidian from Pampa del Asador (Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina): A Regional Source, 12. Provenance and Transport of Obsidian in Chubut (Central Patagonia, Argentina): From the Early Holocene to Historical Contexts, 13. Geology and Geochemistry of the Ledge Ridge Chert Source, Western Maine, 14. Sourcing Archaeological Lithic Assemblages: New Perspectives and Integrated Approaches.…

Paperback. Condition: New. As he turned over its stiff and yellow pages, he noticed with pleasure the smell of corruption that had first repelled him in these decaying volumes, a smell, he now thought, of ancient and secret knowledge. Researchers prying into an obscure manuscript come face to face with its ghoulish guardian. A bookseller digging through an attic disturbs something far more dangerous than dust. An uncanny tome tempts its reader onto a path of untold evil. Welcome to The Haunted Library, a collection of fourteen tales steeped in the dark psychic traces found in the stacks and shelves of libraries, bookshops, and other troves of hidden knowledge. Including stories from rare pulp magazines, classics from the minds of M. R. James, L. P. Hartley and Margaret Irwin, and modern chillers from Penelope Lively and C. J. Faraday, this volume invites you into a hushed realm of cursed authors, ghostly bibliophiles, and readers haunted by the weird powers of the written word.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Fine. First editions, except for Book Vol.1, which is a reprint. Hardcover book x 5. Blue cloth and attractive pictorial dust jacket by various artists, all 21.5cm height. All have coloured maps to endpapers. For the first time, a complete survey of New Zealand's plants, native and introduced, published over many years by various authors following on from H.H. Allan's first volume originally published in 1961. Vol 1: Indigenous Tracheophyta (except monocotyledons) 1982 first reprint. 1085pp, with 40 b/w text figures. Vol. 2: Indigenous Tracheophyta. Monocotyledones except Gramineae. 1976 First ed. 354pp, with 43 text figures. Vol. 3: Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous & Spathaceous Monocots. (introduced wild plants.) 1980 Ist ed., 220pp, with coloured photos in plates, and text figs. Vol. 4: Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. 1988, Ist ed, 1365pp, with coloured photos in plates, and text figs. Vol. 5: Grasses. 2000, Ist ed, 650pp, with coloured photos in plates, and text figs. A Fine Five volume set in Fine protected jackets. Book Vol. 4 has some light rubbing to spine ends. Pictures available. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Red cloth, top edge gilt, all 1st editions, illustrations, maps, very nice set, all VG+ to near fine with just the slightest edge wear (the cloth on volumes 1 & 2 are a little darker than the other 10.) Vol. 1. Adventures in the Santa Fe Trade by James Josiah Webb 1931, 301 pages, Vol. 2. Frontier Life in the Army 1854-1861 by Eugene Bandel, 1932, 330 pages, Vol. 3. Journal of a Soldier Under Kearney and Doniphan 1846-1847 by George Rutledge Gibson 1935, 371 pages. Vol. 4. Marching With the Army of the West 1846-1848 by Abraham Robinson Johnston 1936, 368 pages. Vol. 5. Southern Trails to California in 1849 edited by Ralph Bieber, 1937, 386 pages. Vol. 6. WAH-TO-YAH and the Taos Trail by Lewis H. Garrard 1938, 377 pages. Vol. 7. Exploring Northwestern Trails 1846-1854 by Philip St. George Cooke, 1938, 383 pages. Vol. 8. Historical Sketches of the Cattle Trade of the West and Southwest by Joseph G. McCoy 1940, 435 pages. Vol. 9. Pike's Peak Gold Rush Guidebooks of 1859 by Luke Tierney 1941, 346 pages. Vol. 10. Colorado Gold Rush Contemporary Letters and Reports 1858-1859 edited by LeRoy R. Hafen 1941, 386 pages. Vol. 11. Overland Routes to the Gold Fields 1859 from Contemporary Diaries edited by LeRoy R. Hafen, 1942, 320 pages. Vol. 12. Southwest Historical Series Analytical Index 1943, 364 pages. Herd 1385, Mintz 21, Rittenhouse 20, 47, 49, 52, 240, 268, 625. Wagner-camp 182, 305:2, 339a, 346. Six-Score 76, Howes S791, G70, H72, Rader 3592.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Some light cover wear, some light tanning to pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Dark green cloth blindstamped boards with gilt to spine 478pp VG+ (light rubbing to top edge of front board, light foxing to eps, owners name to fep) in VG d/w (moderate rubbing and discolouration, light wear to extremities).

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Features: The Singing Tree - a story from the Bushveld of South Africa; The Road to Romanc - Part I of the amazing round-the-world travels of Cyril Holloway; Photo of ice-fishing in Vladivostock Harbour; Timber-Laden Round Cape Horn - a windjamming tale; An Aeroplane Adventure in Waziristan - the story of a British officer who was captured by the Wazirs; A Tenderfoot in Canada, Part II - a disastrous season on a prairie farm; Trapped in the Volcano of Kilauea, in the Hawaiian Islands; The Hundredth Chance - a story from the Union-Castle cargo-steamer Ripley Castle; What Happened to Ah Fong? - an unsolved Chinese mystery; Monasteries in Mid-Air - the remarkable monasteries of Meteora, in Greece - article with excellent photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy story from Wyoming; The Rogue - a rogue elephant in central Africa; Bakhai, the Rebel of Babban Kurmi; The Mountain of Gold - conclusion of the author's journey to Canada; Nice vintage ads, including photo of Earle E. Liederman, the Muscle Builder. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Sindall, A.; York, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton; Wightman, W.E.; Inns, Kenneth; York, W.G.; Burns, Inder; Abbey, S.; Tresilian, S.; De Walton, John; Hiley, Francis E. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Robinson, T.H.; Gillett, F.; Horne, A.E.; Cleaver, Ralph; Brightwell, L.R.; Prater, Ernest; Tennant, Dudley; Webb, Arch.; Black, A. & M.; Soper, G.; Coller, Hy. (illustrator).…