Search Results: Titles starting with P from Scraps of American History

Secaucus, New Jersey: Panasonic Industrial Company, 1986. Not stated. Vintage paperback. Good/No jacket. Spiral bound to lay flat, this is a manual of operating instructions for a Panasonic Impact Dot Matrix Printer, Model KX-P1080i. Covers installation, operation, software commands, interfacing and maintenance with troubleshooting. Book measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches, copyright 1986 Panasonic Industrial Company. Spotting and staining of cover, corners a bit bumped, light edge wear, interior pages bright with a little edge tanning, information block with serial number filled out on inside front cover.

London: John Murray, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 78 pages plus reference list. By the author of "Letters from a Veiled Politician" 1910. Dedicated to the Peace-Lovers of the World in Truth and Sincerity. Written by a former armchair politician about British economy, freedom of speech and more. Maroon cloth binding with orange anchor symbol on front cover and orange titles on front cover and spine. Spine a little cocked and faded, some edge war, spotting, corners and spine ends bumped, interior pages lightly tanned, binding tight, small stain on back fixed end paper.

New York: Shooting Star Press, 1996. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 49 pages, with color illustrations and facsimiles of real letters in envelopes attached to pages and quotations from lovers' correspondence through the ages. In the back is a section of transcriptions of the facsimilies. Pink cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine, marbled end papers. Very light wear to cover, minor spotting, interior pages bright, binding tight. Illustrated dust jacket with pink and tan titles shows minor edge wear, small dent in back cover of jacket, not clipped.

New York: Viking Press; A Viking Compass Book, 1974. Ninth Printing. Paperback. Good/No jacket. 364 pages, indexed. The story of Native American resistance, told in the biographies of nine leaders who fought for their people. Included are Hiawatha, King Philip, Pope, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola, Black Hawk, Crazy Horse and Chief Joseph. Orange wraps with black titles on front cover and spine. Cover faded and worn at edges, bottom leading corner and first few pages creased, spine faded with light reading creases, some scrubbing to front and back cover, spotting, interior pages clean and bright with a few ink markings, former owner's name on front free end paper, binding tight. Trade paperback, measures 5 x 7 3/4 inches.

Chicago: Monarch Book Company, 1894. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 516 pages, illustrated with "superb phototype engravings and line drawings." Instruction and selections for reciting in public. Handsome engravings of Cyril Scott and Ada Rehan as frontispiece. Blue-green illustrated cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine, decorative end papers. Gilt mostly rubbed off, heavy edge wear with bumping and fraying of corners and spine ends, back cover scrubbed, some spotting and scratches on cover, hinges a little weak, interior pages a little tan, binding seems a bit weak.

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1957. Second American Edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. 437 pages, illustrated with black and white and color plates. Arranged alphabetically and with encyclopedia style entries, containing a fascinating collection of short biographies of interesting people. Illustrated cloth binding with yellow title block and black titles on front cover and spine, illustrated end papers. Light edge wear, some bumping of spine ends and light bumping of corners, minor spotting, interior pages clean and bright, binding tight.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Unpaginated, illustrated with black and white political cartoons. This book points out in our times that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Yellow illustrated boards with black titles on spine. Some soiling and spotting of cover, back cover a little scratched, corners and spine ends bumped, former owner's bookplate with drawing of naked woman on front fixed end paper and gift notation dated 1958 on front free end paper, end papers a bit stained, interior pages bright, Oversized, measures 8 1/4 x 11 inches

New York: Random House, 1984. First edition, as stated. Paperback. Good +/No jacket. 73 pages. National Poetry Series. Poems with controlled passion and a political sense from a poet with a working-class background. Black wraps with multicolored titles on front cover and spine. a little edge wear to cover, minor scuffing, former owner's name on front free end paper, interior pages bright, some spotting of page edges, binding tight. Trade paperback

Orlando, Florida: Harvest Book / Harcourt, Inc., 2004. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good/No jacket. 311 pages with acknowledgments. A talented thirteen-year-old singer faces the challenges and terrors of celebrity after winning a TV talent show in this novel by the award winning author. Illustrated wraps with white and yellow titles on front cover and spine. Light edge wear to cover, slight scuffing of back cover, corners a little creased, interior pages bright. Trade paperback. Measures 5 1/4 x 8 inches.

New York: W. F. Burgess, 1850. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 264 pages, double columned, illustrated title page and black and white illustrations throughout text. An early edition of the classic story of a young man's coming of age. Half leather over marble boards, brown title block with gilt titles on spine and gilt bands on spine. Some wear to leather with a bit of cracking along spine edges and small tear across spine about an inch down, gilt still bright, some edge wear to boards, corners and spine ends bumped and a bit worn, owner's names on front end papers, crease in front free end paper, some foxing of interior pages with light tanning, glue stains on end papers, binding tight. Measures 6 x 9 1/4 inches.

Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 194 pages with index. A guide for anyone who wants to be more influential in a business setting. Red boards with gilt titles on spine. Gilt very bright, minimal wear to cover with a little spotting, corners and spine ends bumped a little, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Gray dust jacket with white titles on front cover and spine shows a little edge wear, tiny tear in bottom of front dust jacket, a little tanning, $12.95 price not clipped.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 474 pages with notes and glossary. A Cavalier is in love with a Roundhead's daughter but he is accused of helping engineer the "Popish plot" of 1678. Blue cloth binding with a paper label with black titles on spine. One of a set of 15 volumes we have in stock. Some scuffing of cover with spotting, paper label tanned, corners and spine ends bumped, some light edge wear to cover, glue stains on end papers, interior pages bright and clean, page edges speckled with stain on page edges, binding tight. Average size, measures 5 1/2 x 8 inches.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1913. Later printing. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. 313 pages with index, illustrated with black and white plates. A biography of a Civil War general, written by his wife, and praising the men that served under him. Maroon cloth binding with gilt titles on frong cover and spine. A little rubbing of gilt, light edge wear, corners and spine ends a bit bumped, former owner's name "Lt. Col. R. E. Rickel?" on front fixed end paper, interior pages bright, binding tight.

Scottsdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1967. Not stated. Hardcover. Good +/good. 288 pages. A historical novel about Michael Sattler, a leader in the rise of the Anabaptist movement during the 16th century. Orange tweed cloth binding with black titles on spine. Minor shelf wear, gift inscription and former owner's address label on front free end paper, interior pages clean and lightly tanned, binding tight. Orange and white illustrated dust jacket with orange and white titles on front cover and spine shows a little edge wear, small chips along edges, particularly at spine front, spine darkened, a little spotting of jacket, inner corners clipped but $4.00 price intact.

Hammond Incorporated, 1969. Hardcover. Good +. Woodson, Jack. 93 pages, indexed and beautifully illustrated with color images. Compliments of Disabled American Veterans. An early history of flight and airplanes and the pilots who first flew them. Illustrated red and white boards with white and black lettering on front cover and spine, birght red end papers. Light edge wear, a little spotting, scuffing of white on back, interior bright and may have never been read.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. Tenggren, Gustaf. 96 pages, illustrated with colorful and beautiful artwork. Delightful stories and poems with some interesting lessons for children. A Giant Golden Book. Illustrated boards with yellow and blue titles on front cover, list of Golden Books on back cover, illustrated end papers. Heavy wear to cover with spine cover missing, scratches, corners heavily bumped, some laminate lifting, former owner's name "Peter Rusk" and address on front end papers, hinges weak, interior pages bright and clean with a few stains, binding otherwise tight.

Denver, Colorado: Unbridled Books, 2007. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 394 pages. A fictional account of the West Indian women involved in the life of Errol Flynn. Red boards with gilt titles on front cover and spine, brown end papers. Very good condition with minor shelf wear, interior pages bright. Mylar covered illustrated dust jacket with red and gray titles on front cover and spine shows minor edge wear with slight wrinkles along bottom edge, possibly a little spotting on front cover of jacket, not price clipped.

New York: American Book Company, 1899. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 384 pages. A different approach to teaching geometry. Quarter leather over brown cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, imprinted titles on front cover. Heavy chipping and cracking of spine leather, gilt still bright, back cover a bit scuffed, some edge wear, corners bumped, former owner's name "Edw. K. O'Meara, 133 Chancellor St" on front fixed end paper, notations on back free end paper, interior pages lightly tanned, binding tight.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. New Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 475 pages. Arranged by subject and alphabetically. Red cloth binding with paper label and black titles on spine, gilt top edge. Paper label scrubbed, tanned and chipped, some spotting of cover, water ring on front cover, light edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped with chips in top of spine, stains on cover, creases and former owner's name and 1892 date on front free end paper, hinge a little weak with end papers wrinkled and a little split at hinges, interior pages lightly tanned, binding otherwise tight.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 338 pages, illustrated with tissue protected black and white frontispiece and black and white plates. Translated from the French into English. Historical romance set in France. Blue cloth binding with imprinted border and decoration on front cover, gold titles on spine. Some spotting of cover at spine, otherwise cover is bright, some bumping of spine ends and corners, wrinking of end papers at hinge, interior pages tanning slightly, protective tissue with frontispiece intact but foxed and tanned. Former owner's stamped imprint on front free endpaper and first page of text, binding tight.