Search Results: Authors starting with P from The Book Shed

Amherst: University Of Massachusetts Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book and jacket, clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Boston: Winthrop Packard, 1920. self-published. Hardcover. Good/fair. The privately published hardcover edition which likely preceeds the Small and Maynard trade edition. Signed by the author. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket which is chipped with losses to the upper and lower spine, top edge dusty, previous owners' names and addresses.. First printing, full number line. Winthrop Packard, a resient of Plymouth was a writer of fiction and non-fiction, primarily nature writing, in the early years of the 20th century. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Washington DC: Regenry Publishinton Co., 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. About As New in all respects. Clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. "The son of an alcoholic, Arnold became a wealthy merchant before he took up arms against the British, but distinguishing himself on the battlefield was not enough to earn Arnold the prestige he perpetually sought. Washington, who grew up on a tranquil farm, was the beneficiary of guidance from influential figures and was groomed to be a leader. Palmer has a talent for building momentum and suspense, but his most skilled turn is as profiler of the military comrades who would later be foes."--Publishers Weekly. Palmer, a military historian, was a colonel of the 2nd Armored Division, an adviser to the ARVN military academy and armored units, during the Vietnam War. He rose to become Superintendent of West Point were he had been a teacher of military history. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items… Read More

Harrison, NY : Harbor Hill Books, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; more to the jacket; previous owner's name and address to the front endpaper, else clean and unmarked. First printing (of 750) stated. An important history of Lake Champlain. Harbor Hill Books publishes reprint of classic works of Adirondack history. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. wear to the book and jacket, previous owner stamps to page edges and endpapers, else clean and unmarked; jacket is sunned on spine and front panels. Volume 5, part 2 of this work in similar condition is also available. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. wear to the book and jacket, previous owner stamps to page edges and endpapers, else clean and unmarked; jacket is sunned on spine and front panels. Volume 4, part 1 of this work in similar condition is also available. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Henry Holt, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. About As New in all respects. Inscried by the author to a colleague. First printing, full number line. Parini's second novel. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!  Hardcover

New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed. Third printing. Light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book and jacket, clean and unmarked. Third printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. "Deftly moving among a colorful cast of characters, drawing on the writings of the people on whom they are based, Jay Parini has created a stunning portrait of an enduring genius and a deeply affecting novel." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Buffalo, NY: The Park & Pollard Co, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Good. A collection of articles touting agricultural pursuits. Originally published in soft cover. Tips worn, corners and edges worn through, (see scan) a bit loose in binding, small tear to spine, covers rubbed/soiled. Philip R. Park was the proprietor Jefferson Farms, Jefferson, Maine and the Director Demonstration Farms, Buffalo, New York where the Park & Pollard grain company was located. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, covers stained in places, previous owner's bookplate else clean and unmarked. Blue cloth with paper label, the Centenary Edition. The fourth part of Francis Parkman's extrordinary multi-volume work, France And England in North America, the definitive history of the continent through the fall of Quebec and the English Conquest of Canada which concluded what we call the French And Indian War. An attractive set. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, covers stained in places, previous owner's bookplate else clean and unmarked. Blue cloth with paper label, the Centenary Edition. The fifth part of Francis Parkman's extrordinary multi-volume work, France And England in North America, the definitive history of the continent through the fall of Quebec and the English Conquest of Canada which concluded what we call the French And Indian War.From Wikipedia:" Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (May 22, 1622 – November 28, 1698) was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France from 1672 to 1682 and from 1689 to his death in 1698. He established a number of forts on the Great Lakes and engaged in a series of battles against the English and the Iroquois." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, covers stained in places, previous owner's bookplate else clean and unmarked. Blue cloth with paper label, the Centenary Edition. The seventh part of Francis Parkman's extrordinary multi-volume work, France And England in North America, the definitive history of the continent through the fall of Quebec and the English Conquest of Canada which concluded what we call the French And Indian War. rubbed blue cloth, some discoloration, corners bumped. teg, partially unopened. Opposing Generals Montcalm & Wolfe led the armies that finally decided the future of Canada. An attractive set. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good-. light shelf wear to the book and priced jacket, front flap creased, a few short closed tears. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Francestown, NH: Golden Quill Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Harrison Cady, Richard H. Recchia, Lloyd Coe and others. . light wear to the book and price clipped jacket. Author's signature to front free endpaper. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors if applicable.

New York: Macmillan, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. Just about As New, unread. First printing, full number line. Spicy recipes from around Asia presented by Jacki Passamore an Australian chef and cooking teacher who has written extensively on world cuisine primarily with a focus on Asia. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: Harper , 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. Remainder marked else As New in respects. First printing, full number line. “An absorbing reconstruction of Trotsky’s last years in Mexico. . . . Patenaude’s hyrbrid history and detective story grips from start to finish. With rare narrative verve, he chronicles the last years of a revolutionary’s life, with its sexual jealousies, paranoia, and finally murder.” — Ian Thomson, The Sunday Times. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1898. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good/very good. very light wear to the book and jacket, previous owner's small label. Sewn card covers. Limited second edition of 425 copies stated at colophon. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

London: Macmillan, 1922. Library Edition. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. Later printing. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, numeral to spine, covers a bit mottled, bookplate and front endpaper removed. First published in 1897 this is the sixth printing of the 1910 Library Edition. "Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 – 30 July 1894) was an English essayist, literary and art critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists....In 1895, a friend and former student of Pater's, Charles Lancelot Shadwell, a Fellow and later Provost of Oriel, collected and published as Greek Studies Pater's essays on Greek mythology, religion, art and literature. This volume contains a reverie on the boyhood of Hippolytus, 'Hippolytus Veiled' (first published in Macmillan's Magazine in 1889), which has been called "the finest prose ever inspired by Euripides". The sketch (it is in genre another 'imaginary portrait') illustrates a paradox central… Read More

Kingston Upon Thames: Kelly Directories, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/no jacket. Just about As New in all respects, clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. A guide to the proper forms of address for all manner of dignitaries from the royal family on down plus the proper pronunciation of surnames. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: Hermitage Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Very light wear to the book and just a bit more to the jacket which has a sunned spine. First printing, no others noted. The book describes the development of psychoanalytic theory from its early stages in the 1890's to its contemporary phase. The major theories of Freud, Adler, Jung, Rank, Fromm and Sullivan are clearly outlined Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.