Search Results: Authors starting with P from Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA

Henry Perkins, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Hardcover, 1840, Henry Perkins. 140 pages. Full bound brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and design to spine. Fair condition - boards faded and worn, with ring marks to front, ink splash at midpoint of left front board, and two 1/2 inch tears to cloth on rear exposing underlying board. Foxed throughout. Previous owner's name in very light pencil to front free endpaper "Miss N Lane(?) / Canterbury / Orange Co / N.Y." The town of Canterbury (now known as Cornwall On Hudson) is a few miles north of West Point, on the west bank of the Hudson. "Fred W Haida Collection" stamped to title page. Research shows bibliographic references to Sabin 58634 that apparently calls for folding map at front; no map present in this copy. "Hallowed by the footsteps of Washington and Kosciuszko, adorned by nature with surpassing variety of scenery, consecrated by a nation to the Spartan-like training of her chosen youth for… Read More

RecordedBooks, 2000. Audio Cassette. Good. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris. Published by Recorded Books. Unabridged audiobook on 8 cassettes, approximately 9 hours. Narrated by Johanna Parker. A retired library copy, with typical markings; case and cassettes in good condition. Number 9 in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire mystery series. Source for the HBO series True Blood.

RecordedBooks, 2009. Audio Cassette. Good. Unabridged audiobook on 10 cassettes, approximately 12 hours. Narrated by Johanna Parker. A retired library copy, with typical markings; case and cassettes in good condition. Publishers Weekly Starred Review: "The mysteries of the human heart fill Fowler's first of a sweet new series about Love Mercy Johnson of Morro Bay, Calif... Love, photojournalist and co-owner of the Buttercream Cafe, takes center stage with former Las Vega cop Melina "Mel" Le Blanc and Love's 18-year-old granddaughter, Loretta Lynn "Rett" Johnson. Rett suddenly arrives in San Celina County with a banjo stolen from her two-timing ex-boyfriend, Dale Bailey. Thirteen months have passed since Love lost her husband, Cy, and 14 years since Tommy, Rett's father, died. As Christmas approaches, Love must deal with Dale's hot pursuit of said banjo, her father-in-law's struggle with Alzheimer's and Mel's brush with a menace from her Vegas… Read More

Hudson-Kimberley, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover. 1899. 207 pages, with four pages of advertisements at the rear. Original dark brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to front. Spine has been repaired/reinforced with black cloth tape, and a tan label with "Machine Guns (Tactical) Parker" nearly handwritten has been placed on the spine. Green and white floral design endpapers; small label with previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Two maps present: one full page, and one foldout. Shows disposition of forces during the Battle of Santiago in 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Author held the tank of 1st Lieutenant 13th Infantry, Commander of Machine Guns in the Santiago Campaign.

Nimbus, 2005-11-25. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Trade paperback, 2005, ISBN 1895900743. Ex-lib, but only indication is single sticker to inside rear cover. Ho highlighting, underlining, etc. Binding is solid, with no creasing to spine. Small diagonal crease to lower left bottom corner of rear panel. Faint fold to front cover, from middle top to bottom right corner. Sixty true stories of strange and curious marine disasters - piracy, collisions, explosions, disappearances, mutiny and murder, weather, and more - that occured in the North Atlantic between the 1850s and 1950s.

Library Reproduction Services, 2000-10. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Large Print hardcover edition. ISBN 158118073X. 270 pages, with advertisements to rear. Ex-library, with stickers to rear cover and lower spine, date stamp to rear endpaper. Light soiling to edges of page block. No other markings; binding solid and square. "Set in the bleak Chesapeake Bay in the early 1940's this award-winning novel perfectly describes the feelings and frustration of an adolescent girl with a more popular sister." From the author of Bridge to Teribithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and The Summer of My German Soldier.

Heritage Media Corporation, 2003-01-30. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good hardcover in Very Good DJ, 2003. DJ has light surface wear and two creases to rear panel. No markings to this profusely illustrated "coffee table" book. The first 120 pages are divided into nine chapters exploring aspects of Dallas history. The remainder of the book features one to two page profiles of "Partners in Dallas" - important members of the cultural and business community - including Old City Park, Preservation Dallas, and Mary Kay.

Doubleday, 1991-03-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed. Signed in full by Mickey Mantle with no inscription to half title page. Hardcover, ISBN 0385412614. Fine hardcover quarter bound with white cloth boards, and black cloth at the spine with gilt lettering. Clean inside and out; binding is solid and square. Stated First Edition, with numberline counting down to 1, and dated April 1991. Very good dust jacket, not price clipped. Some very light edge and surface wear, and three little parallel indents to lower left corner of front panel. Mickey Mantle's autobiographical account of 1956, what many consider to be his greatest season. Mantle took the MLB Triple Crown: batting average (.353), RBIs (130), and home runs (52). He also captured the first of back-to-back AL MVP Awards, and led the Yankees to beat the Dodgers in the World Series in seven games. Signed by Mantle to the half title page.

Dodd Mead, 1984-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Hardcover, ISBN 0396081916, 1984. 329 pages, with index. Fine hardcover, in Near Fine dustjacket. Only flaw is light scuff/bump to upper right front cover of dustjacket. based on the author's articles in Yacht Racing/Cruising magazine, this book covers every aspect of sailing competition: topics include teamwork, rule analysis, developing boatspeed in light and heavy air, tactics for starting and finishing in lee or weather, tactics for racing upwind or downwind, and racing in current.

Mel Bay Publications, Inc, 1994-08. Spiral-bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Spiral-bound, with illustrated, laminated stiff cardboard covers. Mel-Bay Publications, 1994, ISBN 0786601515. 126 pages, with 40 songs. From the publisher: "Beautiful, sparkling, lyrical harp solos on 40 Christmas songs and carols gathered from around the world. The arrangements are wonderfully scored and may be played by non-pedal or pedal harp." No markings or writing, some pages have corner folds. Very light surface and corner wear - overall in Very Good condition.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor/Poor. Type: Ex-Library Exlib, with usual faults, including cardpocket to rfep (shows "Withdrawn" on pocket). DJ has no stickers or other defacements, and is pasted down. The first Brother Cadfael novel, and a high spot in collectible modern mysteries.

New York: World Publishing Co, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. First American Edition stated, 1969. In Fine/Near Fine condition - This copy is NOT exlib, and it has the hard to find dustjacket. An exceptional copy. DJ is price clipped, with hint of edge wear at head of spine, and tiny nick on fore edge of rear panel. Very difficult to find without library markings, and most of the few ex-library copies are missing the dustjacket.

Underwood-Miller, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x6x1. Signed. Hardcover, 1982. Signed, limited edition. Signed by Wendy and Richard Pini to the limitation page. Near Fine, full bound in dark blue faux leather (Skivertex), with lettering and designs in silver, gold and red. Clean inside and out, with no markings; binding is solid and square. Narrow vertical dull streak on front cover, to the right of the silver elf figure - only really visible when the book is held at an angle to the light.

LSU Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x6x1. Signed. Hardcover. ISBN 0807161284. Louisiana State University Press, 2015. First Printing stated. 321 pages, with genealogical charts (Descendants of Edward Butler), chapter notes, bibliography and index. Fine hardcover in Fine dustjacket. Signed by the author - name only, no inscription - to title page. No other markings inside or out; binding solid and square. 46 pages of chapter notes provide extensive additional detail, and a full bibliography provides pointers to sources of additional research. Index guides the reader to person and place names, as well as research topics such as "smallpox" or "sugarcane". 18 pages of photographs, primarily of people and places, and three period plan maps related to Dunboyne Plantation. While specific to a particular family's genealogy, this also serves as a good resource for information on antebellum plantation life in the US South.

Recorded Books, 2006. Audio Cassette. Good. Unabridged audiobook on 6 cassettes, approximately 8.75 hours. Narrated by Richard Poe. Retired library copy, with normal markings; case and cassettes in good condition. The souls of the dead inhabit the City, and will remain there as long as anyone living on Earth remembers them. But a terrible disease is loose, and all the people on Earth are dying. Laura Byrd, a lone researcher isolated at an Antarctic research facility, may be the last person on Earth, and is running out of food. The last residents of the City realize that they are all united through Laura, and that her memories are beginning to fade. "Brilliant in concept and execution, The Brief History of the Dead is a spectacular achievement that lingers in the mind long after the final word.

Easton Press, 1990. First Edition. leather_bound. Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Signed. As New, in original shrinkwrap; never opened. Part of the Easton Press Signed First Edition series. Personally signed by Frederik Pohl. Full color plate illustration by Frank Kelly Freas. Introduction by James Gunn. Full bound in blue leather. 22kt gold designs and lettering on the hubbed spine and both boards. Smyth sewn pages, with bound satin-ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute. No jacket as issued.

Easton Press, 1989-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Signed. As New, in original shrinkwrap; never opened. Part of the Easton Press Signed First Edition series. Personally signed by Frederik Pohl. Full color plate illustration by Barclay Shaw. Introduction by James Gunn. Full bound in dark red leather. 22kt gold designs and lettering on the hubbed spine and both boards. Smyth sewn pages, with bound satin-ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute. No jacket as issued.

Easton Press, 1988. First Edition. leather_bound. Fine/No Jacket. 10x6x2. Signed. As New in original shrinkwrap. Part of the Easton Press Signed First Edition series. Personally signed by FREDERIK POHL. Full color plate frontispiece illustration by A C Farley. Introduction by James Gunn. Fully bound in tan leather. 22kt gold designs and lettering on the hubbed spine and both boards. Smyth sewn pages, with bound satin-ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute. No jacket as issued.

Harvard University Asia Center, 1991-12-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG, hardcover; ISBN 0674454464. Harvard East Asian Monographs, 151. 1992. 400 pages, with Chapter Notes, Bibliography, Glossary and Index. Seven pages at rear listing other titles in the Harvard East Asian Monographs series. Near Fine hardcover in black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Clean inside and out, with no writing, underlining, highlighting, etc. Binding solid and square. Only fault is scuff mark to bottom edge of page block. Very Good dustjacket, bright and glossy. Only fault is two tiny (less than 1/8 inch) closed tears, one at head of spine and another along upper rear edge. From the inner flap: "Why did defeat in the Opium War not lead Ch'ing China to a more realistic appreciation of Western might and Chinese weakness? James Polachek's revisionist analysis exposes the behind-the-scenes political struggles that not only shaped foreign-policy decisions in the 1830s and… Read More

Voyageur Press, 2004-12-25. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good, large format hardcover. Some very light surface wear, some light bumping/wear at the corners. Clean inside and out, with no markings of any kind. Updated and expanded Second Edition.