Search Results: Authors starting with P from Midnight Books

Rivista Di Idrobiologica, 1997. Softcover. Like New. Massive G.P. Moretti collection catalog of Italian Trichoptera (caddisflies). Superb technical fly fishing resource. Text in Italian. 431 pp. 9 1/2" x 6 3/4". Scarce. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Elsevier Applied Science, 1992. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x0. Compilation of technical articles presented at the 1992 International UNEP meeting. Topics focused on water quality, coastal zone management, sea-level rise and the risks and consequences of erosion and flooding. Chapters include: The Regional Programme on Assessment and Control of Marine Pollution (CEPPOL) of the Caribbean Environment Programme; Mediterranean Water Quality: The Mediterranean Action Plan and Its Environmental Assessment Component; Predicted Sea-Level Rise in the Wider Caribbean: Likely consequences and response options; Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean Region: Likely Consequences and Response Options. Coastal Zone Management: Experience of Mediterranean Action Plan - UNEP; and Final Recommendations. Illustrated with charts and maps. Scarce. 153 pp. 9 3/4" x 6 1/2". Tight, ex-library copy with light shelf wear and library stamps to top and bottom text block edges and title page. Photographs of or additional… Read More

Florida State University, 1954. Softcover. Good. Sidney Kobre and Juanita Parks intriguing analysis of newspaper coverage of the notorious Bayard Peakes murder case. On July 4, 1952 Peakes murdered 18-year-old secretary Eileen Fahey at her desk at Columbia University after his paper attempting to disprove the existence of electrons was rejected by the American Physical Society. Scarce. 35 pp. 8 1/2" x 11". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and small closed tear to fore edge of front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Saenz Editores, Ltd, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Stunning 34-print collection of 15 3/4" x 11 3/4" Patrick Rouillard photographs of Western Columbia. Emphasis on trains and associated themes of El Valle del Tren. Limited printing. Includes prints, 12-page informational booklet and outer box. Scarce. Booklet and prints flawless. Minimal shelf wear to buckram-covered outer box. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed. Softcover. Like New. Compilation of traditional Chinese herbal medicine and China-West herbal formulae. Includes extensive lists of Chinese herbs and their uses. "Dr. Franken, along with Dr. Peary clipper and Dr. J. E. Wilson developed 25 Chinese herbal formulas based on the classical approach to traditional Chinese medicine and added small amounts of key ingredients and Western herbs to enhance the effectiveness of these Chinese herbal formulas." Limited printing. 55 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, immaculate copy. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 2006. Softcover. Very Good. WWII memoirs of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces guard John Paul Bailey. Bailey was variously assigned to Generals Bradley, Eisenhower, etc., and arrived in France on D-Day Plus Six. Illustrated with photos. Scarce. 76 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1980. Softcover. Very Good. Compilation of historical articles published by The Council on Appalachian Women, Inc., examining the lives of Appalachian women in North Carolina. Scarce. 51 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Retro-Art, 1997. Softcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Pawel Komorowski, et al's compilation of historical articles on Lida, Belarus by various authors. Illustrated with maps. Text in Polish with English chapter summaries. Scarce. 158 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1982. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Detailed history of Newhall, Iowa, Eldorado Township, Benton County. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, many family histories and much more. Densely illustrated with historical photographs and plat maps. Full index. Includes ca. 1885 11" x 8 1/2" plat map of Eldorado Township laid in. Limited printing. 249 pp. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight copy with one bumped corner and light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Area of slight discoloration to front panel and 8" x 5" rectangular stain to back panel. Odor free. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

A. S. Barnes and Co, 1974. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Collectible first and only edition of noted occultist Robert W. Pelton's Voodoo Signs and Omens "With Special Coverage of: Secret Voodoo Rituals, Methods of Casting Hexes and Curses, Sexual Love Sorcery That Works, Special Voodoo Illness Cures and Making Charms and Conjuring Others." Includes list of voodoo sources and bibliography. Priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. Scarce. 284 pp. 8 1/2" x 5 3/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Academic Press, Inc, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x5x1. First and only edition of C. H. Johansson and P. A. Persson's classic study of the detonics of high explosives. Industry-level content useful for petroleum exploration and extraction. Dense formulaic content and dozens of charts, graphs and photos. Extensive bibliography and index. Scarce. 330 pp. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and lightly bumped corners. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

British-Continental Syndicate LTD. Softcover. Very Good. Peter Jordan and Alexander Janta's history of the First Polish Bomber Squadron in WWII Britain, July 1st, 1940 - July 1st, 1943. Illustrated with photos and maps. [1943?] Scarce. 23 pp. 9 3/4" x 7 3/8". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 2004. Softcover. Good. Major Philip P. Gilbert, Jr. (Ret.)'s memoirs of his experiences as as an Aviation Cadet in the USAF, 1953-1955, commencing at Lackland AFB. Major Gilbert later distinguished himself as a pilot during the Vietnam War, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, 13 Air Medal Awards and the Air Force Commendation Medal. He was awarded the DFC "for extraordinary achievement as a forward air controller near Due Co. Vietnam on August 1, 1968. He flew in support of beleaguered ground forces and, despite the hazards of approaching darkness, low clouds and intense ground fire, skillfully guided his unarmed aircraft low over the enemy forces and successfully directed tactical air power against their fortifications." Rare. No copies listed in commerce or located in WorldCat library database at the time of this posting. 111 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Ring bound. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this… Read More

Alachua Press, Inc, 2001. Softcover. Like New. 9x7x0. John B. Pickard's detailed historical tribute to Alachua County, Florida. Includes histories of Gainesville (University of Florida) and area towns. Densely illustrated with historical photos of buildings and sites. Full index. Scarce. 188 pp. 10" x 7". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1991. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Detailed photographic history of Noble County, Ohio. Densely illustrated with hundreds of historical photographs. Includes views of streets, residences, businesses, churches, coal mining and logging operations and much more. Accompanied by historical text for each township of Noble County and numerous photo annotations. Of special note is a grouping of photos taken in 1925 at the crash scene of the USS Shenandoah, most never before published. The Shenandoah was the first rigid airship (or blimp) to use helium as a fuel. Scarce. 228 pp. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Ecco, 2011-02-01. Hardcover. Like New. 5x0x8. Hannah Pittard's debut novel. Collectible first edition, first printing (full number line starts at 1) signed by author Hannah Pittard on title page. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Limited edition (1 of approximately 800 copies) in dust jacket with matching pictorial slipcase in publisher's shrink wrap. Includes associated Powell's Indiespensible signing ephemera and accompanying booklet. Tight, immaculate copy. Flawless, price-intact dust jacket and slipcase. Handled only for signing purposes. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Signum, 1998. Softcover. Very Good. Gorgeous compilation of Gio Pomodoro sculptures and paintings published on the occasion of the 1998 Seventh International Cairo Biennale. Extensive introductory article by Pomodoro. Scarce. 88 pp. 13" x 9 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1924. Softcover. Very Good. Original exhibition catalog issued on the occasion of an exhibition of books containing illustrations by celebrated painter, engraver, publisher and illustrator Jean-Gabriel Daragnes - specifically, woodcuts. Illustrated with an original portrait etching of Daragnes by Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, 11 black-and-white Daragnes plates, three depicting lesbian scenes, and an original Daragnes hand-colored engraving laid in showing a husband walking in on his wife in bed with her lover - a scene from Fielding's Tom Jones. Signed and inscribed on front free endpaper thus: "Pour Madame Legat | Ce registre d'etat und des infants | qu'un pere demature confie a | l'assistance publingier | le pere indigne | Daragnes." Translation: "For Mrs. Legat: This register of state and children that a father has entrusted with the assistant publisher. The unworthy father, Daragnes." Also signed and inscribed on front free endpaper by an… Read More

McLoughlin Brothers, Inc, 1936. Softcover. Good. Early-century, large format children's picture book, Funny-folk fables. Full page color Priscilla Pointer illustrations throughout. Twelve stories. Scarce. 24 pp. 14 1/2" x 9 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with faint creasing near spine on front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Simon & Schuster of Canad, 1971. Softcover. Very Good. Jim Proudfoot's 1971-72 National Hockey League annual. Signed on front cover by two Hall of Fame players: Boston Bruins wing John Bucyk, named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players of all time, and Boston Bruins center Milt Schmidt, also named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players of all time. Both signatures unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. 192 pp. 8" x 5 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and light age toning to internals. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.