Search Results: Authors starting with P from The Mortuary Korps

First Edition, stated. 310 p. Black cloth hardcover with illustrated spine. A vintage, well-loved first edition with that classic scent of old book and all the marks of repeated use. Worn with significant edgewear, shaken, cracked but holding at half-title and rear cover, browned pages with stains here and there throughout, small tears to edges, and some pencil, pen, and perhaps even lipstick (see images) from its proud previous owner, who signed her name, location, date, and age (13) to the ffep."The Gray Seal and the Tocsin again join forces in a thrilling battle against the underworld."

RARE. 27 p. Covers have a few insignificant closed tears, front cover has a small light stain, and the pages have been slightly creased at the bottom corner, but the book is otherwise Fine. This zine, formerly known as KIMOSABE, is a rather rudimentary publication of bare-bones text, for the most part, which seems to be the journal of Parker, discussing daily activities and events, including his experience on a "lemon water cleanse" and vandalizing surfaces with his resume in an attempt to get a job (which garners him a TV interview).

Presumably first edition, first printing. English and French language.
40-44 p. ; 28 cm. ; ill. [some colour]
Bilingual edition of an executive report containing a CD-ROM. (ISBN#0-662-49448-2) Exhibits minor shelf wear, including creasing on the cover page, otherwise, fine. CD unopened.

Autographed copy, presumably First Edition. 159 p. ; illustrated ; contains bibliography and index. Minor edgewear and slight curl to cover, otherwise Near Fine. Plantations included are: Myrtles, Rosedown, Frogmore, Loyd Hall, Chretien Point, Oak Alley, San Francisco, Ormond, Destrehan, La Branche, Pitot House, Woodland, and the burnt plantations La Petit Versailles (Valcour), Cottage, and Viala. From the back cover: New Orleans has been called the most haunted city in America, and with good reason. But there are more ghosts in Louisiana than can be held in one city and the plantations of this state, with their luxurious buildings and centuries old trees, are the ideal resting ground for spectral inhabitants. In come places there are questions about the existence of ghosts. At Louisiana's plantations the question is how many? In this collection of thirteen chilling tales you will explore ghosts along the River Road at some of Louisiana's best-known plantations, and also along the back bayous of the… Read More

The Winnipeg Free Press, 1970. Paperback. Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (jimdisc)

Presumably first edition. 160 p.; ill.; 24 cm. Includes Index (pp. 157-159).Softcover book shows minor shelfwear to covers, mainly edges, and cover curl, as well as expected aging (yellowing) of both covers and pages. The book has the occasional unobtrusive checkmark or underline in pen, but is otherwise internally in Near Fine condition. Profusely illustrated with both artwork and photography.From the rear: Seven distinguished crime writers look at the past, present and future of crime writing in this book, which springs from a BBC Television series. They examine the great landmarks of crime fiction, and a richly illustrated linking commentary reflects on the origins and developmentof the most popular of all fiction genres. But the point of view is not just historical; the essayists show how detective stories reveal a great many of the prevalent social attitudes of the last hundred years. And the essays deal not only with crime fiction in printed form but also on television and film.

Hart Pub. Co, 1977. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

Goldencraft, 1982. Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

253 p.; some creasing to spine and very minor cover/edgewear, otherwise Near Fine in highly decorative gilted cover. From back cover: In 1141 England is still torn by the civil strife caused by the struggle for the throne between King Stephen and the Empress Maud. Among the victims of the carnage is the Abbey of Hyde Meade, totally destroyed. Its brothers are scattered far and wide. Two seek refuge in Shrewsbury: Brother Humilis, who has abandoned his intended marriage and entered the cloister after crippling injuries received on Crusade; and the mute Fidelis, his devoted attendant. All is well until Nicholas, once Humilis' squire, resolves to pay court on his own account to the girl who was his lord's affianced bride, and comes to ask his blessing on the suit. Then a latent tragedy becomes a present reality, and only the ever-indefatigable Brother Cadfael can distinguish between the innocent, the guilty – and the victims foredoomed by the demands of honour, love, and Fate. 'Brother Cadfael must… Read More

Red Deer Press, 2008. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

First Edition.189 p.; ill. (frontispiece). Vintage green cloth hardcover with red debossed lettering and blindstamped decorative border shows only minor wear, most notably a slight fading of colour and some edgewear to tip and heel of spine. There is some light foxing of foredges as well as on a number of the pages, the frontispiece has browned the title page (see image) and the binding is cracked but holding at pp. 128/129. The dust jacket is aged with sunning, some edgewear, and chipping, but has been housed in a removable protective sleeve to prevent further wear. See images. From the dust jacket flap: Mr. Eden Phillpotts' book, The Human Boy, has been a joy to many thousands of readers. A Human Boy's Diary takes the form of a schoolboy's diary kept during his first three terms. He is not at all an ordinary schoolboy, and his comrades—the poet, the wicked boy, and the Jew boy who lends money at interest, and many others—are both witty and shrewd. A book for grown-ups as well as their sons and… Read More

DRC Publishing, 2014. Paperback. Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (jimdisc)

RARE. Approx. 44 p. (unnumbered); ill. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamps and sticker, mild shelfwear/rubbing. The autobiographical adventures of the author, a travelling vegan chef, with such episodes as, "Shaving Cactus with a Steak Knife and an Absent Mind", "Uh Oh Mushroom Absinthe", "A Real Sexual Time on the Greyhound- the Worst Damn Bus Sex Story Ever", and "Shit Haven, Bank Robbers and the Angriest Milkshake Ever".

Regensteiner Publishing Enterprises, 1972. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.)

French language. [16] p.; ill. (some colour); 31 cm.

Softcover staple-bound with moderate wear to spine and edges, including small tears and worn areas, some page-curl, etc. Profusely illustrated with colour and black-and-white pictures, the interior bears only a few minor library markings and a taped bookplate stating that it was given by the French Consulate in Winnipeg, 1967, to Monseigneur Maurice Beaudeaux (1902-1988).

Besides owning an extensive library, Beaudeaux was an Officer of the Order of Canada and archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. He was awarded the honour of the OC for his work in the western provinces on behalf of French Canada.

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Langue française. [16] p. ; ill. (un peu de couleur); 31cm.

Couverture souple reliée par agrafes avec une usure modérée du dos et des bords, y compris de petites déchirures et des zones usées, quelques pages gondolées, etc. ex-libris indiquant qu'il a… Read More

xv, 71, [4] p. ; 21 cm. Vintage paperback in bright orange and deep blue pictorial cover, shows minor wear, some sunning to spine, a very faint dampstain accompanied with a slight wrinkling of textblock, but otherwise Very Good. Please see images. From the rear cover: The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A horribly deformed young man, who has been a freak attraction in traveling side shows, is found abandoned and helpless and is admitted for observation to Whitechapel, a prestigious London hospital. Under the care of a famous young doctor, who educates him and introduces him to London society, Merrick changes from a sensational object of pity to the urbane and witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati. But his belief that he can become a man like any other is a dream never to be realized. Bernard Pomerance is a young American playwright born and raised in New York City. While a number of his plays have been… Read More

58 p.; illustrated (colour). Very Good+ small book with minor shelfwear and slight convex cover curl, profusely illustrated in full colour, including endpapers. Publication date is not listed, but it can be placed in the 70's by the printer William Clowes in its Beccles location and a price sticker on the rear which bears an Eaton's logo from the 1970s.

344 p.; ill. (some color); 26 cm

Red cloth hardcover with gilt lion emblem and gilt lettering to spine, shows minor shelfwear and, being ex-library, it has the expected internal stamps, pocket, etc., but no external ones and is otherwise Near Fine, clean & crisp. Dust jacket shows some edgewear and is price-clipped, but otherwise Near Fine. Generously illustrated with facsimiles, genealogical tables, maps, portraits, etc.

32 pages of colour plates, 152 black-and-white illustrations, 7 maps.

From dust jacket:

A thousand years of Scotland's history .. . the growth of a nation . . . its struggle for independence and its surrender of that independence. . . . This is not the story of one people but of six — Pict and Scot, Briton, Angle, Norseman and Norman — all of whom were slowly united in one contentious kingdom, and whose descendants are now called Scots. John Prebble admits that this is a personal view of their history, and if his sympathies lie anywhere it is with those Gaelic incomers of… Read More

MacMillan Publishing Company. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (thrift)

320 p. Includes suggested reading and an exclusive extras section "P.S. Insights, Interviews & More ... " with the author. Very minor shelfwear, otherwise Near Fine. From the back: In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart—to take pleasure in the long and magnificent sentences of Philip Roth and the breathtaking paragraphs of Isaac Babel; to look to John Ie Carré for a lesson in how to advance plot through dialogue and to Flannery O'Connor for the cunning use of the telling detail. And, most important, Prose cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which all literature is crafted. "[It] should be read by everyone who wants to write, and… Read More