Search Results: Authors starting with P from Michael's Pride and Joys

PARKER, Dave First Water, Tigers! A History of the Victoria Fire Department Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1987 - History of the Fire Department and Fire-fighters of the City of Victoria, British Columbia. 234pp, photo illustrated. Fine copy, bright and fresh. Dust jacket has small closed tear and corner crease and edge rubs

Parrott, D. F. (Donald Fleming) Red Lake Gold Rush Red Lake: Ont 1967/68. About FINE. 1967 second edition stated on title page. On back of contents page is a map "Plan of Mining Locations, District of Keewatin, Canada. First edition was in spiral wraps. This is the 2nd edition and the FIRST in hard cover. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black illustration. Small bump at top and a small ink signature on fep. High quality paper. End page maps. NEAR FINE. There was an earlier book NORTH FOR GOLD The red Lake Gold Rush of 1926 by a different author 164 p.; illus.; maps; index; bibliography; 22 cm. This is the second edition (stated) Red (leather-look) boards, ABOUT Fine. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black illustration. Small bump at top and a small ink signature on fly. High quality paper. End page maps

by PhillipsHard cover. John Lane, New York (1913) Very good. 368 p. Includes illustrations. NEAR FINE, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1913 EDITION PUBLISHED in Canada by Bell and Cockburn and in the USA by JOHN LANE COMPANY. 1912 on copyright page: 1913 on title page. Oodles and oodles of illustrations. No dust jacket as issued. Better than Very Very Good-more like near fine. Name on blank end page. 368 p. Dark green, almost black boards with heavy incuse gilt title on front and faded gilt title/publisher on spine. Top edge gilt Life of the famous author, with some particular reference to Otsego hills where he lived. Born 1789 Burlington N.J. eleventh child of William Cooper, founder of Cooperstown, and Elizabeth Fenimore. In 1826 he petitioned legislature to change his name to James Cooper Fenimore: that request was refused but change was made to James Fenimore-Cooper. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION Cooper Memorial Screen given by author James Fenimore Cooper in memory of his father Judge Cooper

Brand spanking book in brand spanking new dust jacket. Perfect gift qualityIllustrated dust jacket. bright blue boards168 photograpjs. Maps on end pages

FIRST EDITION 119 pp. A high quality copy that is LIKE NEW but toned WITH DUST JACKET that has a half-square inch)chip at bottom right front and another chip at top of spine. All tissues there. All plates/photos there. Plus printed letter from Canadian Field Comforts Commission. Gift inscription on fep. Highly unusual and collectible.: IMPORTANT This book must have ben very expendive to producd because it consists not only of text and the usual printed illustrations but ALSO a large number of lightly tipped in photographs:Full sepia plate of General Hugheshalf plates Valcartier; half plates at seafull plate General AldersonHalf plate King George Vhalf plate General Carltonhalf plates training Sussexhalf plates Salisbury Plainhalf plates "at the front"half plates at the frontone third (3) plates artilleryfull plate General MacDougall Shorncliffehalf plates Folkestone and Dibgatehalf plate ShorncliffeThus it has the full complement of tipped-in plates all like newThe illustrated dust jacket that is… Read More

Colour reproductions of Russian miniature paintings. Text in French with an introduction and plate descriptions in English. Book is in new condition except for the scratch you see on scan (front board). Boards are brown leatherette with an illustration on the front. Gilt lettering and ribs on spine are as new Book has the original decorative slip case rubbed and bumped at edges but is in very good condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

SIGNED first edition First printing. Hard cover. Oolichan Books, Lantzville, B. C (1988) Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. 159 p., [20] p. of plates (2 folded): ill.; 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates. Book is like new but on front end page has a former owner's name at the top, well above the inscription and signature of the author. Dust jacket is about like new but at bottom back is a small blemish about a quarter inch by one inch. I show it on a scanShadows come from the scanner, not the book

Brand new gleaming untouched gift quality The original book was published by MacMillan in 1895. When the copyright expired it was reprinted in 1971 by Meridian Publishing, Amsterdam. In later years other publishers produced their own reprints. This 1971 edition is produced to a high standard in brown boards with gilt titling and 742 pages, a great list of full-page illustrations, , plans, maps, views.