Search Results: Titles starting with P from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

San Francisco: Luna's Press, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Redo. Unpaginated [34 pages]. Black and white drawings throughout. Illustrated staplebound wraps, square octavo. Some light soiling, sticker residue to wraps, interior clean and bright. Bilingual love poems in Spanish and English.

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1810. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good. City of Washington: A. & G. Way Printers, 1810.First edition. 8 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches: pp. [14] including 3 foldout tables. Sewn binding. Removed from a book of pamphlets. Title-page wrinkled near spine, impression from paper clip near upper left-hand corner, and small fold on bottom edge. Two vertical, parallel creases run along length of pamphlet. First leaf has come loose from the thread. Pages lightly tanned with minimal foxing. (Poore, Feb. 21, 1810). Most likely a forged bill of lading. "In the normal course of events the seller of a cargo (‘the shipper') delivers the cargo to the sea carrier at the port of loading, and the sea carrier issues a bill of lading to the shipper. The shipper  then sends the original bill to the buyer of the cargo (‘consignee'). The consignee presents the original bill to the carrier, at the port of unloading, who in return issues a delivery order to enable the consignee to… Read More

Arcadia Publishing, 2006. Softcover. Very Good. Charleston, SC, Chicago, IL, Portsmouth, NH & San Francisco, CA: Arcadia Publishing, 2006. 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. 128. Black pictorial paper cover with yellow type. Illustrated throughout with numerous images depicting the history of Paradise California, which in 2018 was devastated by wildfires. Two mildly dogeared pages near front. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. A lightly used copy. "The images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today" (Taken from back of book).

Chicago, IL: Carson Pirie Scott & Co, 1914. Paperback. Very Good. Chicago, IL: Carson Pirie Scott & Co., 1914. 13 x 10 inches: pp. 104. Gray wraps with gray taped spine with titles in black on front and spine. Cover titles are embossed. With over 550 color illustrations of patterns for rugs and carpets and 29 pages of black and white illustrations of hardware [curtain rods, window shades, shade rollers, carpet hardware for installation, etc.]. General light wear to wraps. Some age toning. Corners are lightly creased. Interior clean and bright, binding strong. No price list included. The Carson Company was founded in 1854 and at one time had expanded to over 50 locations mostly in the Midwest. Louis Sullivan designed the iconic Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building in 1899 which stands at the corner of State and Madison in Chicago.

Millerton, New York: Aperture, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Good +. Millerton, NY: Aperture, 1972. First edition. 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Gray photographic paper jacket with black lettering. Gray cloth-covered boards with black lettering to spine. Volume II only. Creasing to dustjacket front flap, a couple of small closed tears, light chipping at upper edges. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. "The period of Strand's life which forms Volume II of this monograph is characterized by a gradual absorption of the life and nature of ancient lands, of the old civilizations and the new, and a sympathetic perception of the eternal qualities of endurance and renewal of seemingly distant people." (from the dust jacket).

Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort: 1948. THIRD PRINTING. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. 303. Mustard paper dust jacket with etchings and illustrations in red, with black type. Gray boards with California Republic flag design on front board, and black type. Twenty-one illustrations. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to front free endpaper - "Greetings" with signature and date. Heavy edge wear, chips, sunning to spine, rubbing to dust jacket panels. Rubbing to spine caps and bottom edge of rear board. Age-toning. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. "The story of romance, history and chivalry concerning "The People of the Pueblo' and the scene of so much of the cradling of the history of this great State," (front flap).

Norfolk, Virginia: New Directions, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. Norfolk, Virginia: New Directions, (1926) 1946. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. (16), 231. Blue cloth with titles in gilt on cover and spine. Liveright on bottom edge of spine. New Directions printed on bottom of title page. Corners bumped, light wear to head and tail of spine, cover bright. Some toning to endpapers, text clean and bright. Gift inscription [see below] inside front cover and small sticker from Paul Elder Books in San Francisco on rear inside board. Binding tight. No dust jacket. Note: First published by Liveright in 1926 as stated on the copyright page. According to Gallop's Bibliography of Ezra Pound [pg.40], in 1946 New Directions took over 465 copies and 525 sets of sheets of the sixth impression from Liveright, and the sheets, with a cancel title-leaf were bound up in red or blue cloth and a new dust jacket. This is one of the bindings from the sheets, with the cancel leaf. There is a gift inscription in ink on the front… Read More

London: W.H. Allen & Co, 1976. First edition thus. Mass market paperback. Good Plus. London: W. H. Allen & Co. (A Star Book), 1976. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches: pp. 157. Red illustrated cardboard covers with whit and yellow type. Light edge and corner wear. Some scuffing, rubbing on spine edges and covers. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight. Science fiction novel featuring Russ' recurring character, Trans-temporal agent, Alyx, this time in a science fiction setting.

New York: Ballantine, 1972. Third Printing. Mass market paperback. Near Fine. New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. Third printing. 7 x 4 1/4 inches: pp. 288. Illustrated cardboard covers with black type. Cover illustration by Roger Coleman. Light edge wear. Small bit of creasing at lower corners. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight. A clean and bright copy.

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1966. 7 1/4 x 5 inches: pp. xiv, 137. Maroon cloth with titles in white. Plus errata page. Reprinted from the Bodley Head 1926 printing. Cover bright, with just a touch of wear. No dust jacket. Interior fine.

Boston, Mass: Dana Estes & Company, 1909. Hardcover. Good Plus. Boston, MA: Dana Estes & Company, 1909. Illustrated Sterling Edition. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. 473 / 474. Grey cloth-covered boards, with contrasting black spine label, lettered in gold gilt. 4 illustrations. Sunning to spine. Light edge and corner wear, bumping on upper edge of back cover. Top edge of pages gold gilt, fore-edge and tail untrimmed. Faint tape ghosts to pastedown endpapers. Light toning. Text is unmarked. Front hinge started. Binding lightly shaken. Solid.

Berkeley, California: The Bancroft Library, University of California, 1979. Staplebound Pamphlet. VERY GOOD. Berkeley: The Bancroft Library, 1979. 10 x 7 inches: pp. 15. Tan cardboard wraps with black type. Staplebound, Two faint stains to lower part of front cover. Tip of upper corner slightly dinged. Text is unmarked. Binding solid. Follow up report to the original pamplet which reported an investigation of the brass artifact purportedly left by Francis Drake at a site in California when he claimed the land for Queen Elizabeth on June 17, 1579.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1989. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. Tiny nick to center of rear board. With 12 illustrations. Black lettering to grayish-green cloth-covered boards. 186 pp with bibliographical references, chronology, cast lists, notes and index. Text is unmarked. with little sign of handling. Clean, tight, bright. The revival of the medieval mystery plays in the 20th century.

Wickenburg, AZ: Normount Technical Publications, 1975. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Wickenburg, AZ: Normount Technical Publications, 1975. Presumed first edition. 11 x 8 1/2 inches: pp. vi, 282. Black and red lettering, design,photographs of weapons on white covers. Illustrated with 128 figures. With glossary and appendices. Lightly cover wear, creasing with some foxing, toning. Upper corners bumped. A few small spots on head, foot and fore edge. Clean, unmarked, bright, solidly bound. "This volume explores the most fascinating but least known aspect of the modern spy. It boldly rummages through his legendary black bag of secret tricks. For the first time, it examines the development of the unique weapons and devices which are as essential to this profession as other specialized hardware is to any sophisticated craft, (rear cover).

New York: Leavitt & Allen, 1850. Hardcover. Good Plus. New York: Leavitt & Allen: No date [1850]. 6 x 4 1/4 inches: pp. 288, floral design around text to each page. Blue cloth with embossed design on cover and gold gilt titles and decoration to spine. Corners bumped and chafed, frays to head and tail of spine. Some light discoloration to cover, general edgewear. Top gilt has numerous scuffs, scratches. Some names and writing on front endpapers, enumerated birth date, marriage date and death of previous owner (?). Names and dates of several different members of the Welton family on the upper edge of the next few pages. The book was obviously handed on to several generations within the family. Some spotting to margins and light toning, overall text clean. "Lane County Pioneer Museum - Eugene, Oregon" stamped on bottom of page 33 and blacked out on free facing end page. Eliza Cook [1818-1889] began writing poetry as a child and published her first poetry collection , "Lays of a Wild Harp" when she… Read More

London, England: William Heinemann Ltd, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1958. First edition. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. 255. Dustjacket design (by Michael Harvey) in black and red lettering on sage-green background. Original 21s price to bottom of fold. Green cloth with Maugham's characteristic beehive symbol embossed in blind to front board, and still-bright gilt titling to spine, within contrasting red cloth panel, as well as publisher's name to similar red panel at bottom of spine. Beehive motif repeated in beige to dustjacket. Faint, and not displeasing, pipe aroma. Some darkening, sunning, edgewear and very light shelf-rubbing and cracking to dustjacket spinecaps, and sunning around edges of interior front flaps. Light rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. "Mr. Maugham has announced that this is the last book he will ever publish and since he seems to have a way of doing what he says he is going to do, we may… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xviii, 542. Bound in gray boards with gilt lettering. Very minor rubbing to extremities. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. A very extensive work covering the history and conduct of politics in the Latin American countries.

Salt Lake City, UT: Treacor Publications, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine. Salt Lake City, UT: Treacor Publications, 1985. 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches: pp. 176, (8). Photo essay of the 1985 NFL season with the San Francisco 49ers. No dustjacket AS ISSUED. SIGNED on blank page by Special Teams kicker Ray Wersching, with his 1982 Topps playing card laid in. Book persumably bears bookplate of former basketball player Lynn Grier on front pastedown. Nice condition overall. Binding tight.

Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1866. Hardcover. Fair. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1866. 6 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches: pp. vi, 280. Sewn, worn paper-over-boards binding, with leather spine. Cover reads, rather faintly: "Smith's Second Book of Arithmetic. "Stereotype Edition, Revised and Enlarged, with Exercises for The Slate. To Which is Added a Practical System of Book-Keeping." Previous owner's name several times -- once in pencil and once in (now) brown fountain pen, listing the owner, the date (June 14, 2866), and the school as Old Field School, a type of school usually erected in an unused outbuilding on the grounds of working plantations. Sewn binding, some stains. Paper on cover is worn off at edges. Foxing, toning. Varying degrees of moisture staining on upper corner of pages. Worn but all pages present of this mid-Nineteenth Century math school text. Other than the name and date, book appears to be unmarked. Binding solid. Lovely old second-level arithmetic book,… Read More

Chicago: The Hotel Monthly, 1900. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. Chicago: The Hotel Monthly, 1900. Third edition. 10 x 7 inches: pp. 90 + 4 page publisher catalogue. Original green cloth with cover titles in silver gilt. Frontis photo of author. Foldout diagram of "Ideal Kitchen Management." Corners bumped, some edge wear, chafing, frays to top and bottom of spine, soiling. Name written on free facing end page. Browning at edges of green stock paper in front and back. Text is unmarked, binding sound. Everything you need to know for properly organizing and running a large hotel, circa 1900. Original 1900 copy, not a reprint.