Search Results: Authors starting with P from 4Shadows Books, IOBA

Vantage Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. Previous owners blindstamp seal to ffep, no other marks. Clean hardcover in red cloth with gilt spine print, square binding and barely nudged bottom corners. Unclipped ($7.50) dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover. NY: Vantage Press, 1975. Stated First Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. 238 pages; illustrated throughout with b&w photos. - The true story of the Medal of Honor winner, told in his own words. Rare in hardcover with jacket. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Oxford University Press, 2000-05-25. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Lightly used library discard, a few typical stamps and stickers; clean text. Hardcover with square binding and corners, unclipped dustjacket in mylar cover, no price on unclipped flap. Oxford & NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. No edition or printings stated. 356 pages, illustrated. - Brief biographies of 17 20th-century physicists. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Simon & Schuster, 1985-03-01. 1st/3rd. Hardcover. VG/VG. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover with square binding, gentle bumps to bottom corners. Price-clipped dustjacket with light wear including a 1/4 inch tear to top front hinge corner and a 3/4 inch tear to top back edge. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1985. 3rd printing of the First Edition. 510 pages; 32 pp. of b&w photos. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Presidio Press, 1978-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal and inked name to front and rear endpapers, no other marks. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Unclipped ($12.95) dustjacket with very light wear, in mylar cover. San Rafael: Presidio Press, 1978. First Edition (unstated) with no printings indicated, 1st printing. xxiv, 277 pages; maps, index. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/None. Partial bookplate and previous owner info on front endpapers, no other markings. Red cloth with white print on front cover and spine. Binding square with no hinging and endpapers intact. Corners and spine ends are lightly worn and soft. Print on spine is worn, but bright on the front cover. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. First Edition. 8vo, 344 pages plus 4 black & white illustration plates by Alonzo Kimball. - Author's first novel. Palmer was a war correspondent for 50 years beginning in 1897 and wrote three non-fiction books before this novel. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Vintage, 2000-04-04. Paperback. Like New. Technically used, but appears new and unread. No marks inside or out, clean trade paperback with negligible wear, square binding with no spine creases. NY: Vintage Departures, 2000. x, 381 pages; maps, photos. - A novelistic mixture of travel, adventure, and scholarship centered on the Lemba people of Southern Africa. Includes a new epilogue examining the impact of new DNA testing on the puzzle. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Doubleday, 2008-03-18. First American Edition. Hardcover. VG+/Fine. Previous owners blindstamp seal to ffep, no other marks and otherwise about like new. Fresh, clean hardcover with square binding and sharp corners. Crisp unclipped dustjacket with negligible wear and no tears. NY: Doubleday, 2008. First US Edition with full number line, 1st printing. xxvi, 530 pages; maps, b&w illustration plates, bibliography. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989-01-01. Hardcover. VG/VG. No marks inside or out. A few smudges to the page edges, otherwise clean hardcover in unclipped dustjacket with light wear and no tears. Square binding, nudged corners. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989. Stated First American Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. Originally published in Great Britain. xii, 465 pages, [24] pp. of b&w plates. Endnotes, bibliography, index. - Biography of the English writer (1896-1967). "Parker's engaging, frank, and moving narrative of Ackerley's public and private life is an engrossing and provocative portrait of a singular man who is coming to be appreciated as a major figure in modern English letters." - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Basic Books, 1988-12-16. First Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author to the front endpaper with inscription dated Fall, 1989. No other markings. Clean hardcover in unclipped jacket. Binding and corners square, light shelf wear and a 1/4 inch tear at top front edge. NY: Basic Books, 1988. First Edition (unstated) with full number line, 1st printing. - About the White House Staff and it's expanding role in government. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Soho Press, 2003-02-28. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. No marks inside or out (no remainder marks). Clean hardcover, crisp unclipped dustjacket with mild spine end wrinkle, in mylar. Binding tight and square, corners sharp. NY: Soho Press, 2003. First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. - Authors first novel, winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in 1939 provides the bleak setting for a murder mystery that transcends the formulaic crime story. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Health Professions Press, 1997-10. Paperback. Fine. Clean new trade paperback with very light shelf wear. Binding tight and square with no spine creases. Baltimore: Health Professions Press, 1997. vi, 377 pages. - Nonpharmacological therapies. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

St. Martin's Press, 1987-07-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean unmarked hardcover with square binding and sharp corners, unclipped dustjacket with very light wear and no tears. Light tanning to page edges and flap ends. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1987. Stated First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 358 pages. Authors third novel. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

St. Martin's Press, 1992-04-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author to the title page without inscription, no other marks inside or out. Clean hardcover with tight square binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dustjacket with nearly negligible wear and no tears, in fresh mylar. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Stated First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 216 pages. - Authors first novel. A Nick Stefanos mystery, set in Washington, D.C. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

St. Martin's Press, 1992-04-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover with tight square binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dustjacket with light wear including a crease and tiny tear to the back bottom edge. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Stated First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 216 pages. - Authors first novel. A Nick Stefanos mystery, set in Washington, D.C. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Harper & Brothers, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/None. No marks. Hardcover in green cloth with lettering and design in black, color illustration by Albert Levering pasted to front cover. Binding square, cracks at both hinges, corners barely bumped and rubbed. Ffep and frontis. illustration missing. No dustjacket. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1907. 340 pages. First Edition per Smith, American Fiction, 1901- 1925 P-239 and Hubin, a number of copyrights 1904-1907 indicates some or all of the 16 stories in this collection were previously published elsewhere. - First published work by the author of "Kings of the Missouri." - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Minotaur Books, 2006-07-11. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Crisp unclipped dustjacket with negligible wear and no tears. Very minor flaws may be found with a magnifying glass in good light. NY: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006. Stated First St. Martin's Minotaur Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 312 pages. - Authors first novel, winner of the Anthony and Barry Awards. (First US Edition, originally published in Great Britain by Headline Book Publishing) - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Minotaur Books, 2006-07-11. First American Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover with tight square binding, one bumped corner else fine. Unclipped dustjacket with negligible wear and no tears. NY: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006. Stated First St. Martin's Minotaur Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 312 pages. - Authors first novel. (First US Edition, originally published in Great Britain by Headline Book Publishing) - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Random House, 1996-04-23. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal and inked name/date to ffep, no other marks and otherwise about like new. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover. No price on unclipped flap: full-sized Book Club Edition. NY: Random House, 1997. xvii, 663 pages; maps, photo plates, endnotes. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Random House, 2004-04-20. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal to ffep, no other marks. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover, no price on unclipped flap. NY: Random House, 2004. xvii, 470 pages; maps, endnotes, b&w plates. - A full-length account of Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief. Casts new light on Lincoln and his generals, his admirals, his controversial Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, and his outspoken confidant Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Fawcett Crest, 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. No marks inside or out. Clean mass-market paperback with very little wear, square binding with no spine creases. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1990 7th printing of 1981 Fawcett Crest Edition. 256 pages. - An early Thomas and Charlotte Pitt Victorian London mystery. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.