Search Results: Authors starting with P from The Book Shelf

Dargaud Editeur. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Small white tag on front endpaper. ; Decorative endpapers. Text in French. Because of weight or size of some books, additional postage may be required. We will notify you if it is necessary to charge you an additional amount. You will then have the option of cancelling the order. ; 46 pages .

Kansas City: Circulation Service. Very Good. 1985. Paperback. Compiled by the St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Ellsworth, Maine. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 74 pages .

New York: Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine. 1990. Paperback. 0395549973 . Book is in pristine condition - probably bought and stored. Would make a wonderful gift. Cutouts, paper doors, mirrors, and bright colors involve the reader in the experience of counting from one to ten. Binding is spiral so it is easy to lay the book flat for every page in order to study it closely. Also child-friendly with the smooth, glossy paperstock. ; Pop-Up; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

Italy: Hoepli. Very Good-. 1936. Paperback. Lower section of spine missing. Dampstaining and chips to the lower edge of the last several pages - minor effect on the text's legibility. ; Scarce item. Design drawings and photos of interior furniture and decoration. Scarce. Italian language. ; B&W Illustrations, Photos & Drawings; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good-. 1896. Hardcover. Some surface soiling to front cover - see image. Light rubbing to some corners and top and bottom of spine. ; Book is in Very Good - condition. Tight binding and clean, unmarked text and illustrations. "the author is known for depicting the South as being finer than any real place could ever be, but he satisfied the nostalgia of his readers for what might have been—a place where heroic men and women adhered to a code of perfect honor." [Anne E. Rowe] In a word, he was a racist. [see Wikipedia article] ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pages .

New York: Macmillan. Very Good+. 1929. Hardcover. First few pages have small closed tears on upper top edges. ; ; 24 pages .

London: MacGibbon & Kee. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. The author writes of the life-cycles of ants, spiders, beetles, solitary wasps and bees. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 244 pages .

CT: Yale University Press. Near Fine. 1919. Hardcover. Book is in excellent condition. Bright gilt lettering and image on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Volume 36 of The Chronicles of America Series. Abraham Lincoln edition. All plates have pristine tissue guards. "This work is an Introduction to the history of the American merchant marine. Paine covers from pre-Revolution days to the Civil War, with a chapter about the fishing industry to finish off. Profusely illustrated with plates depicting ships, places and people. Previous owner's bill of sale laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages .

South Africa: Jonathan Ball. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0947464700 . Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Dustjacket protected in a plastic sleeve. The original work is "considered the standard text on the subject and this sensitively abridged illustrated edition brings it to a wider public. " Over 200 color and black-and-white photographs and maps. ; Color & B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 304 pages .

New York: New American Library. Very Good+. 1973. Paperback. Excellent condition with tight binding and clean, unmarked text. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 189 pages .

Providence, Rhode Island: Brown Alumni Magazine Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1911. Hardcover. Scuff mark on the front green cloth board and some very minor scuffing on the top and bottom of the spine. [see image]; ; 96 pages .

Maine: Down East Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0892722584 . Both book and dustjacket are in pristine condition. "Available-light shooting is my favorite. I don't set up my shots. For me the best photography captures something as it is actually happening." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Utica, NY: The Indium Corporation of America. Very Good. 1956. 1st. Paperback. Previous owner's name on inside front endpaper. ; Black & white photographs and charts and tables; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 93 pages .

Camden, Maine: Down East Books. Near Fine. 1979. Paperback. 0892724633 . Book is in excellent condition. This novel "is a tale of the last fragile innocence before World War I, an idyll of love lost and love found during Bar Harbor's most memorable summer." ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall314; 314 pages .

Canada: Self-Published. Near Fine. 2005. Paperback. 0973518103 . Book is in pristine condition. "The American hunter needed a wilderness retreat to pursue his passion for big game. He liked what he saw in New Brunswick, and thus began the Golden Years. This is the story of that romantic era." ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 264 pages .

New York: Henry Holt & Co. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0805034838 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 237 pages .

Buckingham, England: Barracuda Books. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0860231453 . Slight trace of a watermark on a few pages - does not affect the attractiveness nor the integrity of the book. Previous owner's inscription and identification of 3 places on the front endpapers' map written neatly in red ink. ; Drawings; 120 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. 1st. Hardcover. 0684163926 . Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. "This liberally Illustrated book offers advanced potters detailed instructions on the time-and-money-saving techniques of raw glazing and drain oil firing. Economy and ecology are the watch-words," ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 112 pages .

CA: Ten Speed Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0898155525 . Both book and dustjacket are in pristine condition. Beautiful illustrations printed on glossy heavy stock in a fold-out/fan manner. Originally published in 1923.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

CA: Pomegrante. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 1566403111 . Book is in pristine condition. "Reproduced in full color in this book are eight of Maxfield Parrish's finest works. The pop-up format adds a third dimension - and a touch of whimsy - to Parrish's magnificent paintings." ; Pop-Up; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .