Joseph P Pearce (36 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A paperback book in fine condition, dated 2005. A collection of myths, stories and legends from old West Lancashire.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd enlarged ed. Booklet 34pp. Illus plates & line dwgs etc. + fold out sketch map at rear. Sl creased but VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A collection of true stories about various parts of Lancashire. With illustrations. / This is a cloth-bound 1st edition hardback in good condition-the cloth of the cover is marked & the text pages are slightly foxed. (142 pages).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 4to cloth pp148 bw drawings VG-/G Nicely illustrated history of the old Lancashire county. Also an early use of the term Merseyside as an area. Bookplate neatly pasted inside front. Minor edge tearing to scarce dustwrapper.

Condition: Used - Good. Good paperback. No edition stated; dated 1928 at rear. Light scattered foxing. Flexible orange paper boards, browned with large red stain across rear cover; spine quite worn with repaired splits and rubbed black lettering.

Hardback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 190 pages illustrated. A good copy in faded cloth covers. Neat previous owner's inscription on the endpaper. Lacks dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A history of the area starting from the 'pre-roman' time. Illustrated through out. This is a 'cloth bound' 1st edition in good condition-the spines edges are scuffed & the cover is dirty, basically its worn, but the text is fine. (176 pages). There is no date of publication, but possibly published 1920.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Bumping. Content is clean and bright. Previous owner name to front pastedown. DJ with some edge wear, tears and fading.

Paper Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 35pp., paper cover pamphlet, circa 1933, a selection on b & w photographs throughout, acommpanied by b & w fold out map towards the back, slight wear on front and rear covers with 0.75" water mark on front, slight discolouration around staples on spine, 'Liverpool Education Committee' stamp on half title page, pp17 and rear free end paper. Size: 7.35" x 5".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Publisher Mercury Press, Liverpool, no date. Good condition. In green boards with black lettering. Corners bumped, wear to ends of spine. Spine and edges of boards faded, sellotape marks on endpapers. Pages tanned. Tight binding, all pages intact, no markings in text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. nor paginated but c32 pps, nicely illustrated, bound in original illustrated green hard boards; Octavo.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 2nd. Clean sturdy paperback. No torn or missing pages. TJM.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A softback book of 248 pages profusely illustrated and in v.g. condition. Slight damage to bottom half inch of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1947 Charles Wilson first edition hardback, no dj; acceptable reading copy; ex-school library with stamps etc; clean inside but the boards are very worn with part of spine missing; reading copy of this rare title, price reduced because of poor condition; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. no date circa 1915, original decorated cloth hardcover, illustrated, 176 pages, attractive private bookplate, a very clean near fine copy. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 331.

Condition: Good. 1947. No edition remarks. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and light marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped.

Original Cloth. Condition: Fair. Green cloth binding with black titles and illustration to front. 176 pages. Edges rubbed and bumped plus a few small chips. Minor damp-stain to lower edge of pages but not affecting text or illustrations.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Stated. 142 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges.Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight forward lean to text block.

Printed Brown Card. Condition: VG (-). 1st ed. undated but 1953 latest. ill.t.p+f/piece+printed t.p.+219, numerous unnumbered plates throughout (inc.in pagination)+ small text ills. Internally clean nd unmarked but some brown flecking to recto side of f/piece, occ. incipient gutter opening but firm, light brown card covers with galleon woodcut ill. to front are clan and unworn bar rubbing to top spine. Size: 14.5 Cm x 22 Cm.

An Enlarged Edition of "PICTURE STORIES of ANCIENT LIVERPOOL". xvi+247pp. P/b.with numerous illust. Contents clean; much rubbing to cover, which has crease down middle; slight staining to margin of first couple of pp., not affecting text.

A hard cover publication of 160 pages, 8vo. with line drawings. A complete d / w. is present whose subject matter, I strongly suspect, has absolutely nothing to do with the content of the book. Notwithstanding it's a very good d / w. indeed with just minor rubbing to extremities.

Hardback. Condition: nrVG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. UNDATED. Inscribed By the Author 'With the best wishes of the author JPP' Slightly cocked. Spine is faded. Minor bumping to corners. Top edge spotted. Internally very good clean bright copy. Inscribed By the Author.

Illustrated. Booklet. Paperback. Some creasing / soiling to covers and small stain to spine area, a slight tear to rear map, otherwise good. 34pp.

[viii], 142 pp, numerous sketches within the pagination. Original printed limp card wraps. 24 cm x 16 cm. Wraps lightly soiled with some random marks, uniform fading to rear wrap margins, contents slightly age browned.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp 190 illustrations.

Staple. Condition: Very Good. Undated, c. post-war 1940s based on the adverts. 34pp, pages clean and bright, staple binding firm. Size: 12mo. Booklet.

1st edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains quite well-preserved overall. SIGNED. Physical description; 142 pp.: ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Legends England Lancashire. Folklore. Social life and customs. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains quite well-preserved overall. SIGNED. Physical description; 142 pp.: ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Legends England Lancashire. Folklore. Social life and customs. 1 Kg.

Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark. EB 90.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. presumed first. Some sun fading to front boards. General age/reading wear. 176 pages. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; England; 1920s; Photography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53124.