Search Results: Authors starting with P from Willow Patch Books

Argus and Patriot Printing House. Montpelier, VT. 1904. Fourth of a series. v., 236 pp. Hardcover. The front cover includes title and author on paper pasted onto board. There is some fraying along edges. Moderate bumping/rolling on top and bottom of spine and corners. The title is on a paper label on the spine. The covers/spine are still vibrant in color. The binding is solid. The interior of this book is in good condition. The pages are clean, there is toning, there is no writing, some pages have faint foxing. The book includes 81 full-page plates, several are fold-out; one of the fold out plates is torn in half (both pieces present). Two of the plates are in color, the others are black/white and mostly photographs of geological formations, mining operations, and fossils. A small card, "Compliments of G. H. Perkins, State Geologist", included.

Houghton Mifflin Co. Harrison, New York. 1947. Second Revised and Enlarged Edition, 40th printing stated. xxiv, 230pages. Hardcover. The blue-green covers are in very good plus condition, only minor bumping on top and bottom of spine and corners. The title, author, and bird drawing are in blue on front cover and spine. The dust jacket is generally in good plus condition; there is fraying/wrinkling along the the top and bottom edges, with some toning on back cover. The jacket is not price-clipped; it is protected in a clear, archival removable cover. The binding is solid. The interior of this book is in good condition. The most significant condition issue is a previous owners' name and address written in ink on the half-title page, the front free end paper, and the rear inside flap of the dust jacket. Otherwise, the pages are clean with no additional writing or markings detected. The book includes 60 plates (many in color), numerous line illustrations, and bird silhouettes on the front and back… Read More

P. Force, Printer. Washington. 1841. 52 pages. Ex-Lib. The paper covers of this booklet are missing. The title page is present; it has a date stamped on it. There is a library stamp on the title page as well ("Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City"). The same library stamp also appears on page 52. The pages are lightly to moderately foxed throughout. The binding is tight and all pages are attached. There is no writing on the interior pages except for one stray pen mark on one page. The booklet is protected in a clear, removable plastic sleeve with backing board. The author, Joel R. Poinsett, served as the Secretary of War and Senior Director of the National Institution For The Promotion Of Science (which later became the Smithsonian) at the time of publication. He was also an amateur botanist and during his time in Mexico, sent back some plants to the U.S that later became known as poinsettias.

Freeman and Bolles. Boston. 1845. Paper covers. 16 pages. The tan, paper covers of this booklet are in good minus condition; there are several creases and spots on them; the cover edges are worn and frayed. The front and back covers are partially detached. The only writing detected on the interior pages of the booklet is the number "5" on the title page. The pages are moderately foxed throughout, especially around the page edges. The page areas with text contain much less foxing or discoloration; the text is clearly readable. The booklet is protected in a clear, removable plastic sleeve with backing board.