Search Results: Titles starting with P from SmarterRat Books

RC Publications, 1987. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1987 RC Publications. Single Issue Magazine. Volume 41, number 2. March-April 1987. High-quality glossy paper plus various other textured papers in advertisements. 156 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear, front cover has two vertical white streaks. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages clean and unmarked. Articles include: The Philadelphia Experiment, on AIGA show organizers; Travel Logs, on Norman Cousineau and Peter Kuper's illustrations; When More is More, on Crabtree & Evelyn's Packaging; Designer in the Round, on Michael Vanderbyl; Cheering Up the Universe, on Fortunato Depero and Italian Futurism; The Art of Medicine, on an exhibit at the Museum of American Illustration; and Maps of the Mind, on map illustrations influenced by Saul Steinberg's classic New Yorker map.

Merriam Press, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 2000 Merriam Press. Oversize hardcover has maroon textured paper-covered boards with paper paste-on illustration on the front cover. Black and white photographs. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. 96 pages. Series: World War II Memoirs, no. 55. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with two small dents in the front surface and very light wrinkling at the spine ends. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Legacy Books, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good+ ; Very Good+ DJ. 1997 Legacy Books. First edition, first printing. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with an inscription: "Thank you for reading this book". NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has navy textured paper-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Spine ends lightly bumped. Bottom front corner lightly bumped. Shallow dent on bottom edge of back cover. Black & white photographs and illustrations. Pages clean and unmarked. 289 pages + glossary. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. "A Legacy Book". Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Panda Books, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1985 Panda Books - Chinese Literature, Beijing, China. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Paperback. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. 260 pages. Translated by Gladys Yang. Text in English. Distributed by China International Book Trading Corporation.

Museum of Modern Art, 1960. Softcover. Good. Good+. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Museum of Modern Art Bulletin. Volume XXVII Nos. 3 & 4, 1960. Softcover, with stapled binding. Black and white photographs. 39 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly soiled. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Oxfam Publishing, 2003. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2003 Oxfam Publishing. Revised edition. Oxfam Country Profiles Series. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover, oversize, 7.5 x 9.25 inches. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 72 pages. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at tips. Pages clean and unmarked.

Palm Beach Show Group, 2015. Hardcover. Fine. Fine. 2015 Palm Beach Show Group. New, in original shrink wrap. Oversize hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards. Book is gift quality. No dust jacket, as issued. Books are bound back-to-back and inverted. Each contains various informational sections about the shows; main portions devoted to list of participating show exhibitors, with a photo and description of one singular items from their wares and their complete contact information. This copy is still sealed in original clear plastic shrink wrap Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Office of Panorama of Thailand, 1969. Softcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good. 1969 Office of Panorama of Thailand. Fourth revised edition. Softcover with internal stapled binding has a clear fitted plastic jacket. Dolor-illustrated front cover. Fold-out map. Color and black and white photographs. 131 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Due to the plastic cover being to tight, the front cover is a little curled and wrinkled at the edge. Pages clean and unmarked.

Editions Genva. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. Editions Genva. No date in book. Small oblong softcover souvenir booklet with internal stapled binding, Pale yellow cardstock cover with red lettering and photo of exterior of Panorama building on back cover. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Twelve glossy color plates, each preceded by a page of descriptions in six languages (French, Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish) . Title in six languages on cover. Very light surface wear; front cover has light diagonal crease. The first page is pulled at the staple.

Harcourt Brace & Co., 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1998 Harcourt Brace & Co. First US Edition. First printing. Full letter line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has textured brown paper-covered boards with black paper-covered spine and copper spine lettering. 265 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Top back corner and spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light rubbing at the corners, spine ends and fore edges. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Originally published in Great Britain as Elephant Gold. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1970 Charles Scribner's Sons. Book Club Edition. Oversize hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white photographs and illustrations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 176 pages. Color-illustrated dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

PublishAmerica, 2008. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2008 PublishAmerica. Trade paperback. SIGNED by author inside front cover, with a personal inscription. First Edition. First printing, stated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. 172 pages. Binding tight. Light edge wear. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages clean and unmarked.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961. Trade Paperback. Good. Good. 1961 Charles Scribner's Sons. Later printing. Trade paperback. 176 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine has only a trace of a crease. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Six pages in the first chapter have small margin marks in ink. Four pages in the last half of the book have a few paragraphs highlighted in yellow.

Doubleday Books, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Near Fine ; Fine Jacket. 2009 Doubleday Books. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. NOT Remaindered. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with gray textured paper-covered spine and black spine lettering. 197 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is like new. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Picador, 2005. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2005 Picador - Henry Holt. Trade paperback. 359 pages + 12 page author interview & discussion questions at end. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Corners lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Maisie Dobbs Book 3.

The Penn Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1924 The Penn Publishing Company. Oversize hardcover, 8.2 x 10.8 inches, has black textured cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations with a red, blue and gold shield. Top page edges are gilt. 24 color and 23 monochrome plates, each with a labeled tissue guard; all are illustrated by the author. 436 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Corners rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Spine ends lightly bumped. Spine and spine lettering somewhat faded. Blank bookplate on front endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket and slipcase are missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

John W. Lovell Company / Worthington. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair+ ; No jacket. John W. Lovell Company - Worthington. No publication date in book, but circa 1883. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Spine and front cover have brown stamped floral and geometric decorations. Endpapers have light brown and white floral pattern. Cover title: Lord Lytton's Works. Tail of spine has publisher as Worthington; title page lists it as Lovell, 14 and 16 Vesey Street. Hinges NOT cracked. Binding cracked behind title page; webbing visible, but pages not loose. There is another light crack between two pages a few pages from the end of the book. Binding otherwise intact. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Boards exposed at tips. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing, heavy at some edges. Covers have a few small stains. Spine is darkened. Pages tanned but still supple. A few pages have a small… Read More

George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good ; Good Jacket. 1952 George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Top page edges are blue. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Top page edges have some staining to color. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Blue ink from top page edges has bled down slightly into top margin on a few pages. Several chapter numbers circled in pencil on table of contents page. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. 296 pages. Printed in Great Britain. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, small to 1 inch tears, light stains, and creases. Spine of jacket has additional paper label at bottom: "Distributed by Macmillan". Dust jacket is price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

All-Pets Books, 1957. Softcover. Good. Good. 1957 All-Pets Books. Softcover. Third edition. NOT ex-library. Color illustrations of parrots on front cover. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine creased. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 80 pages. Personality and Training by Cessa Feyerabend; Maintaining Health by Irving E. Altman.

Springer, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good / No jacket. 1997 Springer. Original 1997 printing. No other dates listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red and black pictorial paper-covered boards with white lettering. 110 black & white figures. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. 365 pages. No dust jacket. Series: Texts in Theoretical Computer Science, An EATCS Series. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.