Search Results: Titles starting with P from Good Books In The Woods

London: Quartet Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition poetry anthology of 72 poets balanced between fresh and established talent. Poem "Ground Beneath, Water Overhead" INSCRIBED by Adam Lively. Near Fine with Near Fine dustjacket. Ships same or next buseiness day. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 155 pages; Signed by Contributor .

London: Quartet Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition poetry anthology of 72 poets balanced between fresh and established talent. Near Fine with Near Fine dustjacket. Ships same or next buseiness day. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 155 pages .

London: Quartet Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0704325659 . Presentation Copy. Inscribed by editor on front free endpaper, "With good wishes to Rolland L. Comstock from the editor January, 1991." "Every year the English Centre of P. E. N. , the association of poets, editors and novelists, publishes an anthology of poetry to celebrate the state of the art in Britain today." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, small bumps on corners and spine ends, tiny tears on fore-edge of pages 127-139, small tears and folds on bottom corners of pages 173-194, minor soiling to edges of pages; overall, text is clean and bright. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear, small creases on spine ends, lightly faded on spine. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 196 pages .

New York: Doubleday. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by author on full title page. This novel "takes readers inside the lives, loves, secrets, and scandals of the powerful and beautiful African Americans who reside in an exclusive enclave of Prince George's County." Ships same or next business day. Book's spine is slightly skewed, small bumps on bottom corners and both ends of spine, head edge is lightly faded. Pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 324 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394505808 . "P. G. Wodehouse: the most prolific and funniest comic novelist of our time, whose creations...inhabit some of the most hilarious books ever written...but his work masked an entirely different nature: his enormous creative outpouring was the escapist expression of a man almost painfully shy, a near-recluse throughout his adult life, even at the height of his career. Now, Frances Donaldson - who enjoyed a long, personal acquaintanceship with Wodehouse - gives us, full scale, the life of this prodigious comic genius, enabling us to understand the remarkable dichotomy between the man and his work..." - from the dust jacket. Ships same or next business day. Book plate of noted collector Rolland Comstock on front paste-down, with ink lightly rubbed off onto facing page, tail edge has a tiny dent and corner is lightly bumped, scratches to front board. Dust jacket is tanned at… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0399147195 . SIGNED by author on first blank page. "Dr. Dowan Purcell had been missing for nine weeks when Kinsey got a call asking her to take on the case. A specialist in geriatric medicine, Purcell was a prominent member of the Santa Teresa medical community, and the police had done a thorough job." Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and slightly loose, minimal edge wear, small bump on spine tail; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has some edge and shelf wear, small creases on spine ends. ; Kinsey Millhone Mystery; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 352 pages; Signed by Author .

Boston: Bulfinch Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0821219030 . Ships same or next business day. Signed by author on inside of free endpaper. Book is free from major defect. Dust jacket has small tear on top right corner, tear on top right corner of back cover, minimal edge wear. Heavy book, extra shipping required. ; Color Photographs; 0.6 x 11.2 x 11.2 Inches; 192 pages; Signed by Author .

Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0813311829 . "The finest single-volume history of the American approach to winning 'hearts and minds' in Vietnam. Finely researched and written....Superb." -- Journal of American History. Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark on tail edge. Book has minor edge wear, lightly tanned on inside of covers; otherwise, free from major defect. ; B&W Photographs and Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 352 pages .

Waco, Texas: Texian Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Padre Island might be unequalled in its stories of lost treasure, shipwrecks, and savage Indian tribes. The author traces the history of Padre Island step by step through 28 periods and 400 years of Padre's past. This book contains the first published English translation of the account of Fray Marcos de Mena who was shripwrecked on Padre in 1553. Book contains 23 illustrations including ancient charts, maps, and photographs. Previous owner signature on first free endpaper. Text and illustrations clean and bright. Spine gently bumped at tail. Spine slightly slanted. Bottom front corner rubbed. Dust jacket has its original price. Dust jacket has wear to both ends of spine, heaviest to top edge where a 1x0.5 inch piece is missing. Two pieces of tape have been applied to the inside of the jacket to close small tears. There is a 1 inch open tear to top edge of front panel of DJ. Dust jacket now… Read More

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; Ninth Printing. Hardcover. 0805056238 . Pp x, 226. Yellow boards wrapped with dark blue cloth spine with gold spine titles. Boards bowed. Nickel-sized soil mark on front board. Head of spine very gently bumped. Corners sharp. No signs of shelf wear. Page edges clean. 15 full color plate illustrations between pages 116-117. Text is clean of any previous owner marks. DJ clean and bright with no visible scratches or fading. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

New York: Dutton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525935606 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "This powerful novel traces the turbulent but enduring relationship between a man and a woman growing up Catholic in America, spanning across three decades from the fleeting optimism of Kennedy's Camelot to the fearsome age of AIDS." Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark on tail edge. Spine is skewed, bumps on corners and spine ends, faded on head and tail edges of boards and on spine ends, faint soiling to edges of pages, small dark stain on tail edge of front free endpaper to page 22; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge wear, small creases on corners and spine ends, faded on spine and lightly on head edges of flaps, damp stain from book's spine caused bleeding on interior of spine tail. Only evidence of damp stain is fading of book's spine tail and… Read More

New York: Dutton. Near Fine. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0525935606 . SIGNED by author on full title page. Uncorrected Proofs. "This powerful novel traces the turbulent but enduring relationship between a man and a woman growing up Catholic in America, spanning across three decades from the fleeting optimism of Kennedy's Camelot to the fearsome age of AIDS." Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark on tail edge. Book has minimal edge wear, small crease on bottom right corner of front cover, faint creases on covers near spine; otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. Review copy with publisher slip laid in. Bookplate of notable collector Rolland Comstock on front pastedown. Spine slightly slanted. Head of spine slighly bumped. One small tear to head of Dust Jacket spine panel. Dust Jacket flaps slightly age toned. Dust Jacket protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 234 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039575285x . SIGNED by author on full title page. "At eighteen, Paul Porterfield dreams of playing piano at the world's great concert halls, yet so far the closest he has come has been page-turning for his idol, Richard Kennington, a former piano prodigy on the cusp of middle age." Photocopied review from Publishers Weekly laid in. Press release from Houghton laid in. Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark on head edge. Book has minimal edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Back board slightly curves up at fore-edge. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Tiny creases on spine ends and top corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Signed by Author .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. SIGNED by author on full title page. Advance Reading Copy. "The most ambitious novel yet by the best-selling and award-winning author of Arkansas and Family Dancing: an erotic - and surprising - love story." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge and shelf wear. Small bump on spine head. Slightly faded on spine. Faint soiling on fore-edge. Otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Little, Brown & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316641618 . SIGNED by author on full title page. First English Edition. "At eighteen, Paul Porterfield dreams of playing piano at the world's great concert halls, yet so far the closest he has come has been page-turning for his idol, Richard Kennington, a former piano prodigy on the cusp of middle age." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minimal edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Faint blue rubs on interior of jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Signed by Author .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Uncorrected Proof in white wraps. SIGNED by David Leavitt on full title page. "A unique anthology - both entertaining and revelatory - that charts the 'hidden tradition' of gay writing over the last two centuries." "With contributions from Herman Melville, E. M. Forster, Willa Cather, D. H. Lawrence, and more than twenty other literary figures." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant and tanning to spine. Tiny creases on top corners of pages. Some soiling to edges of pages. Small bumps on spine ends. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Protected in archival bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 458 pages; Signed by Author .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0395837057 . First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by David Leavitt on full title page. "A unique anthology - both entertaining and revelatory - that charts the 'hidden tradition' of gay writing over the last two centuries." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Edges of pages are tanned. Pages are slightly rippled. Otherwise, text is clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 458 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Press Eight. Very Good+. 1950. Review copy. Softcover. Review Copy. Information about the book pasted inside of front cover. Ships same or next business day. Book has normal edge and shelf wear, discolored on spine and edges of covers. Pages are pristine. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 96 pages .

New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. "Sixty years of exploration and research have gone into the writing of Pajarito Plateau and Its Ancient People, one of a series of handbooks of archaeological history by the late Dr. Edgar L. Hewett." Fold-out illustration in the middle of book. Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light tanning to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has moderate edge and shelf wear. Tiny tears on corners and spine ends. 1/3-inch chips on spine head. Slightly tanned on spine. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 174 pages .