Search Results: Authors starting with F from pacaritambo books

Texas: Wildflower USA, 1997. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Stacey McCarthy color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1997 Wildflower USA hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, second printing. The dust jacket shows some shelf wear top spine - not too bad, but there making the jacket As New. The end pages are decorated with a map of Furello's travels. Color illustrations by Stacey McCarthy. CONTENT: Furello, a young unicorn, teams up with Kelton, an elk who is also the captain of three ships, to find the answer to the question, "What is the most important thing in the world?" On their way, they travel through the Kingdom of Fittle and visit the Island of Ekberg. When not coping with the elements, the two companions must deal with a variety of strange and often difficult challenges and characters such as Mr. Fobknot and Ms. Sneazel Weasel. The friends finally return to Furello's valley and discover that they have succeeded in their quest when it is… Read More

Touchstone, 1996. 1st Paperback Edition 4th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W artifact photos, sketches, floorplans, etc.. CONDITION: NEW 1996 Touchstone trade paperback, first PB edition, 4th printing. B&W era artifact photo section plus many B&W maps. CONTENT: In case you have never heard of him, Brian Fagan (b. 1936) is an English author with work in both archaeology and anthropology. Fagan is an archaeological generalist, with expertise in the broad issues of human prehistory. He is the author or editor of 46 books, including seven widely used undergraduate college texts. Fagan has contributed over 100 specialist papers to many national and international journals. He is a Contributing Editor to Archaeology Worldwide,[4] American Archaeology and Discover Archaeology magazines, and formerly wrote a regular column for Archaeology Magazine. He serves on the Editorial Boards of six academic and general periodicals and has many popular magazine credits, including Scientific American and… Read More

Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Eugene Yelchin color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2008 Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Adorable nd fun color illustrations by Eugene Yelchin. CONTENT: This droll fable tells how stylish ants once needed many pairs of beautiful shoes for their busy lives and favorite dance. Because the Tick-Toe-Hip-Clog-Tock-Hop requires a pair of ants to make 36 hundred steps, the cobbler ant works around the clock and becomes very rich. When he accidentally bites his foot, he decides he is working too hard and leaves town. Unable to buy new shoes or have their old ones repaired, the fashionable ants despair. One evening, Red Ant arrives at the party without shoes-or clothes-and dances gracefully. Soon all of the ants discard their shoes. Since then, all of these tiny creatures walk barefoot. Smartly dressed ants with large heads and… Read More

University Press of Florida, 2002. Updated Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: INSCRIBED BY MS. FARRELL ON TITLE PAGE. UNREAD, but AS NEW due to the Inscription by Author, 2002 University Press of Florida trade paperback, updated edition, 2nd printing. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Suzanne Farrell, world-renowned ballerina, was one of George Balanchine's most celebrated muses and remains a legendary figure in the ballet world. This memoir, first published in 1990 and reissued with a new preface by the author, recounts Farrell's transformation from a young girl in Ohio dreaming of greatness to the realization of that dream on stages all over the world. Central to this transformation was her relationship with George Balanchine, who invited her to join the New York City Ballet in the fall of 1961 and was in turn inspired by her unique combination of musical, physical, and dramatic gifts. He created masterpieces for her in… Read More

Lorenz Books, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Color Photos. CONDITION: UNREAD 1998 Lorenz hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Color photos of completed houses and of the "how-to" steps. CONTENT: Here are 24 wonderful gingerbread projects to make - from a medieval castle and gilded crown to a woodcutter's cottage and a gingerbread Christmas tree. Whether decorated with piped icing, gold leaf paint or tiny candles, the irresistible projects taste as delightful as they look. Gingerbread is tasty, fun and very versatile; there are light and dark gingerbreads, chocolate gingerbread and even gingerbread laden with fruits, nuts and candies. This delightful book contains all the traditional gingerbread recipes but is also a highly original collection of gingerbread castles, animals, cottages and cakes to create for Christmas, birthday parties and as gifts for children and adults throughout the year. Using simple techniques, the projects are easy to… Read More

Philomel Books, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Matt Faulkner. CONDITION: NEW 2005 Philomel Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Excellent color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Whether you call her Granuaile or Grania or Grace, or Granny O'Malley as Faulkner does, the sixteenth-century Irish pirate led a life full of stories. She narrates this one herself, beginning with her childhood on her father's pirate ship, to her first marriage and her return to pirating. Her son Toby grew up to be captured by Elizabeth I, who Granny calls Red Liz. In a fabulous scene of manners and mores, Granny -stages a rescue. She promises to raid Red Liz's ships na' more, but she can't quite keep her word. Faulkner uses a rich palette in strong gouaches to create evocative seascapes and cityscapes, and he accents the telling with characters whose features and gestures are slightly exaggerated. This is a nifty pirate… Read More

Avon Books, 2010. First MMPB Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Patrick Kang DJ art. CONDITION: NEW 2010 Avon Books Mass Market Paperback, first MMPB edition, first printing. Patrick Kang dust jacket art. CONTENT: The thrilling 13th book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan's paranormal Carpathian/Dark series. They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light ... Destiny's childhood had been a nightmare of violence and pain until she heard his voice calling out to her. Golden and seductive. The voice of an angel. Nicolae had shown her how to survive, taught her to use her unique gifts, trained her in the ancient art of hunting the vampire. Yet he could not bend her to his will. He could not summon her to him, no matter how great his power. As she battled centuries-old evil in a glittering labyrinth of caverns and crystals, he whispered in her mind, forging an unbreakable bond of trust and need. Only with him can she find… Read More

Little, Brown, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD 2002 Little, Brown hardcover (grey boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Feinstein tears the scab off one of the deepest wounds in the history of professional sports. In 1977, during a Lakers-Rockets match, L.A. forward Kermit Washington forever altered the course of his career and that of Houston's Rudy Tomjanovich when he threw a punch that nearly killed the Rockets' captain. From that moment on, each man's life became defined by the incident and its aftermath. Seamlessly weaving the event itself into the fabric of pro basketball's rocky pre-Magic/Bird/Jordan history of constantly relocating franchises, dismal television support and chronic violence, Feinstein tells a moving story of two men branded by a moment frozen in time, and how the incident changed the game it could well have destroyed. The narrative never… Read More

Hachette, 2021. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: AS NEW - why? - because it was my book - read and enjoyed and treated very very gently. As New 2021 Hachette hardcover (white cover - why oh why?) and dust jacket, first edition, first printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: Based on dozens of shocking interviews with some of the most influential names in sports, this is the urgent and revelatory examination of racial inequality in professional athletics America has been waiting for. Commentators, coaches, and fans alike have long touted the diverse rosters of leagues like the NFL and MLB as sterling examples of a post-racial America. Yet decades after Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a display of Black power and pride, and years after Colin Kaepernick shocked the world by kneeling for the national anthem, the role Black athletes and coaches are expected to perform-both on and off the field-still can be determined as much by stereotype… Read More

Houghton Mifflin, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Color photos of completed dishes. CONDITION: What makes this book AS NEW? The first 2 pages were trapped behind the flap of the front DJ causing a "pull" on those 2 pages (production error). The rest of the book is UNREAD, 2014 Houghton Mifflin hardcover (red boards with title in white) and dust jacket (NEW condition), first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Color photos of completed recipes. CONTENT: An irresistible guide to simple, delicious, gluten-free recipes made in thirty minutes or less As a top gluten-free teacher and writer, Carol Fenster knows what cooks need: easy recipes for every day. 100 Best Quick Gluten-Free Recipes is Fenster's answer to her fans. In this book, she offers an easy collection of satisfying recipes that take thirty minutes or less to make, showcasing thirty gorgeous photos to inspire any cook. Recipes include favorites like Microwave Muffins in a Mug, Breakfast Pizza, Garlic… Read More

St. Martin's Press, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: "AS NEW" due to small remainder mark bottom edges. UNREAD 2017 St Martin's Press hardcover (orange boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Sure doesn't look like "Large Print" to me. No illustrations. CONTENT: 9 March 1876 My name is Meggie Kelly and I take up this pencil with my twin sister, Susie. We have nothing left, less than nothing. The village of our People has been destroyed, all our possessions burned, our friends butchered by the soldiers, our baby daughters gone, frozen to death on an ungodly trek across these rocky mountains. Empty of human feeling, half-dead ourselves, all that remains of us intact are hearts turned to stone. We curse the U.S. government, we curse the Army, we curse the savagery of mankind, white and Indian alike. We curse God in his heaven. Do not underestimate the power of a mother's vengeance... So… Read More

Barnes & Noble, 1995. First Thus 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. CONDITION: LIKE NEW, UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1995 Barnes & Noble hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first thus, 3rd printing. No illustrations. No major problems, just an older book ever so slightly out of square. CONTENT: This is a dictionary of biography that chronicles the lives of the men and women who dominated the time between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. Each portrait provides a historical outline of a life and assesses that life in relation to the contemporary background. But the author does more than just present the basic historical facts; he reveals new, fascinating details formerly inaccessible of buried in obscure sources. All of Christendom is covered - rulers, rebels, saints and scholars. Each entry, in reality a short essay, offers not only an understanding of an individual, but insights into the process of change at work during this period.

UK: Duckworth, 2004. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/As New. B&W photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2004 Duckworth hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, no printing given - assumed first. Problem: Pale tanning to bottom page edges and tiny DJ edge wear. B&W photo section. CONTENT: This book considers the way two Anglo-Irish poets, W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, have used archaeology in their work, and how it surfaced in their lives. As well as providing new insights on Yeats and Heaney, their poetry and its analysis provides a filter for an original reading of the history of archaeology as it emerged from the mid-nineteenth century. Christine Finn draws on an array of data, tracing the path of the poets through museums, their childhood landscapes, and archaeological sites in Ireland, Italy and Scandinavia. Past Poetic reveals the ways in which these two great poets received the past, as images in books and… Read More

Little, Brown, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W maps. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2017 Little Brown large hardcover (red boards) and DJ, first edition, first printing. PROBLEM: small remainder dot top edges at spine - that's it - no other problems. Map of 1917 Petrograd only illustration. CONTENT: From the mega-bestselling author of White Oleander and Paint It Black, a sweeping historical saga of the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of one young woman. St. Petersburg, New Year's Eve, 1916. Marina Makarova is a young woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints of her genteel life, a life about to be violently upended by the vast forces of history. Swept up on these tides, Marina will join the marches for workers' rights, fall in love with a radical young poet, and betray everything she holds dear, before being betrayed in turn. As her country goes through almost unimaginable upheaval, Marina's own… Read More

Usborne Publishing, 2016. Reprint Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Various artists color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Usborne hardcover (pictorial boards - NO DJ ISSUED), reprint edition, no printing given. Color illustrations (and a few B&W) by various artists. Art reproductions. CONTENT: Think you can't interest kids in the Middle Ages? Well, they haven't seen the "newspaper" books published by Usborne. Contemporary language geared to kids and a great selection of stories for them to relate to. "Ring around the rosie (red rings showing you have plague), pocket full of posey (to ward off the evil spirits), ashes, ashes, all fall down (you turn black and fall down dead.)" An alternative way to learn the history of the Middle Ages, this amusing book which is cunningly disguised as a tabloid newspaper. Including stories about The Black Death, The Crusades, and features such as 'What's new at the Spanish Inquisition?', 'What's on the monastery menu?' and 'How to support… Read More

Disney-Hyperion, 2009. 1st US Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Steve Stone cover art. CONDITION: UNREAD 2009 Disney-Hyperion hardcover (light blue boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first US edition, first printing. Cover art by Steve Stone. CONTENT: The city of London is in the middle of one of its most destructive wars in history. And yet most of its inhabitants don't even know it. The battle between the statues and gargoyles of London rages on. The stakes are high, with the spits engaged in a struggle against the evil taints that will determine the fate of their very souls. Twelve year old George Chapman and his friend Edie are caught in the middle. A glint with the ability to "see" the past, Edie has become a crucial asset in the ongoing war. The Gunner, a statue of a World War I soldier, continues do his part to help them in their quest. But George knows that he is the one who must play the biggest role in helping to bring an end to the war. With the Walker intent on forcing his… Read More

Voyager Books, 2002. 1st Paperback Edition 6th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Douglas Florian color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2002 Voyager Books large paperback, first paperback edition, 6th printing. Color illustrations by the Author, Douglas Florian. CONTENT: The silly, imaginative verses about whirligig beetles and waterbugs (almost) match the exquisite pictures in playfulness and wit. The result is downright stunning. "Mosquitoes are thin./Mosquitoes are rude./They feast on your skin/For take-out food." Children will delight in the playful language and hilarious illustrations while they learn about twenty-one insects that will bug or beguile them. From swooping dragonflies and twirling whirligig beetles to marching army ants and feasting mosquitoes, here is one pest infestation you'll welcome into your home! Ages 7+. So much fun.

Houghton Mifflin, 1990. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Lynd Ward color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW c. 1990 Houghton Mifflin large paperback, either 1st paperback edition or a Reissue edition, 15th printing (c. 2005). Originally published in 1946, this edition retains the wonderful color illustrations by Lynd Ward. CONTENT: Detailed history of Revere's life and his legendary "ride."

Kensington, 2018. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2018 Kensington hardcover (brown boards) and dust jacket (embossed title), first edition, 2nd printing. CONTENT: Based on true events in pre- Civil War America, CSA. Two decades before the Civil War, a middle-class farmer named Samuel Maddox lies on his deathbed. Elsewhere in his Virginia home, a young woman named Kitty knows her life is about to change. She is one of the Maddox family's slaves-and Samuel's biological daughter. When Samuel's wife, Mary, inherits her husband's property, she will own Kitty, too, along with Kitty's three small children. Already in her fifties and with no children of her own, Mary Maddox has struggled to accept her husband's daughter, a strong-willed, confident, educated woman who works in the house and has been treated more like family than slave. After Samuel's death, Mary decides to grant Kitty and her children their freedom, and travels… Read More

Zoe Company, 1996. Assumed First Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Laura Fiedler-Ates color & B&W illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 1996 Zoe Company paperback (stapled wraps), probably first paperback edition, no printing given. Edited by Sand Warren Marmillion and illustrated by Laura Fiedler-Ates. B&W interior illustrations - with borders. CONTENT: It appears that this was compiled and edited for the visitor's center at Laura Plantation in Louisiana. This plantation was one where Alcee Fortier wrote or recorded the folk tales of the Trickster Compair Lapin as told by the descendants of slaves who were taken to the plantation from West Africa. The language of this story has been faithfully reprinted as Alcee Fortier originally wrote it. Spelling, grammar and punctuation reflect the speech patterns of the creole dialect as translated into English. Includes historical notes on the Plantation. I see this as a "scholarly" work rather than a work of fiction for children.… Read More