Search Results: Authors starting with P from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

Cleveland, OH: Northeast Ohio Jazz Society, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Cleveland, OH: Northeast Ohio Jazz Society, 1997. First edition. 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. xx, 282. Photographic dark blue paper dust jacket with red, yellow, white, light blue and gray type. Dark blue cloth boards with gold gilt titles. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Edge wear, creasing, some rubbing to dust jacket. Bottom corner of front board is bumped. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. First edition. 10 1/4 x 8 inches: pp. xxii, 429. White and brown illustrated dust jacket with black, brown, purple and white type. Brown cloth with black type. With references, index. Illustrated. Forward by F.S. Nathalie and Richard B. Woodbury. Light wear, creasing, sun fading to dust jacket. Light rubbing to board edges. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. "Essays in this book, which grew out of the landmark conference known as Daughters of the Desert, help to rectify the appropriation, erasure, disparagement, and invisibility that many women anthropologists have suffered." [dust jacket flap].

Berkeley, CA: Image Comics, 2016. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Berkeley, CA: Image Comics, 2016. Second Printing. 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches: pp. [104]. White illustrated stiff cardboard covers with black spine and red and white type. Light edge and corner wear, creasing. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight.

Paris, Edinburgh, New York, London: Goupil & Co, 1906. Limited Edition. Leather_bound. Good. Paris, Edinburgh, New York, London: Goupil & Co., 1906. Limited First Edition, #233 of 800. 13 x 10 inches: pp. 202. Half red leather over red linen covered boards, five raised bands on spine, titles in gold gilt. Color frontis, numerous engravings [many from original paintings] with tissue guards. Limitation and title page in red and black. Corners bumped, bottom of spine frayed and top of spine has small chip and tear. Some fading to boards, edge wear, scuffing. Scattered foxing. Pencil writing inside front cover. Otherwise, text is unmarked. Binding shaken but solid. Chapters include, Politics, Literature and Society. Anne reigned from 1701-1714, first as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, then in 1707 under the Acts of Union, became Queen of Great Britain. She was suceeded by George 1.

Philadelphia, PA: American Baptist Publication Society, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Philadelphia, PA: American Baptist Publication Society, 1864. First edition. 8 x 5 1/4 inches: pp. 360. Green, textured cloth boards with faded gilt lettering. Lithograph frontis of Mr. Peck. A couple of small spots on boards. Wear, and rubbing to extremities, but still quite solidly bound Previous owner's penciled name to title page. Some soiling and foxing on pages. Otherwise text is unmarked. Binding sound. All for the sake of the Mission, herein are selected transcriptions from the voluminous and thorough half-century of recollections and correspondence kept by the remarkable man of faith, John Mason Peck, interlaced throughout with commentary and elucidation by the editor. When he came there were not a score of Baptist churches, and when he left, just under 2000 had been established. His "outpostings" and influence were well-known in New York State, in St. Louis and other towns in Missouri and… Read More

Freeman, South Dakota: Pine Hill Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Freeman, SD: Pine Hill Press, 1970. First edition. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. xv, 383. White photographic and illustrated paper dust jacket with black titles. Blue cloth with titles in black. Includes appendix. Color illustration of Glider Gladiator shoulder patch, two pages of photos, photo on dedication and title page, one text sketch. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper. In complete dust jacket which has some wear along the top edge and bottom rear. Some light general wear, square and tight. The author was a former combat glider pilot. Novel which "discloses love affairs, personal anecdotes, rigid-trtaining and militarty air-grouind missions up to and including the Allied invasion of Sicily" [dust jacket].

New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First edition. 11 1/4 x 9 inches: pp. [64]. Illustrated gray illustrated paper dust jacket with red spine and black type. Illustrated, colorful gray boards with red spine and black type. Dust jacket with Brodart wraps. Two 1-inch chips to dust jacket at top and bottom of spine, edgewear and one more chip along bottom edge of dustjacket. Light rubbing to extremities of boards. Light bit of soiling on page edges. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Said to be one of the Petersham's most elusive titles. The story of the adventures of Get-A-Way, "an old worn out [toy] horse from America, and Hary Janos The Obsitos, a one-armed toy wooden soldier.

Eugene, Oregon USA: New American Gothic Publications (Self-Published), 1993. Fourth Printing. Paperback, with Comb-Binding. Very Good. Jerry Williams. Eugene, OR: New American Gothic Publications (Self Published), 1993. Fourth printing. 8 1/2 x 11 inches: pp. 62. Handsome, decorated card covers with thick stock paper within, brown ink. Wonderful drawings by Jerry Williams. Including Bibliography. Light foxing on fore edge. Text is unmarked. Binding solid, sound. The story of "A wagon train with over 1500 emigrants... lost in the Cascade Mountains in 1853.

Portland, OR: Press-22, 1970. Limited Edition. Paperback. Very Good/Good. Portland, OR: Press-22, 1970. Limited edition of 1,000 copies with this numbered #373. Consisting of eight sheets [7 by 7 inches] on fine weave arches type paper with poetry or drawings, a seven page story by Greg Keith [folded], folded ink drawing and a 33 1/3 vinyl record [small one] with three songs [Somebody Stole My Stash, Sinkin' Down, Changes] with Greg Keith on guitar and vocal and other musicians. Housed in black cardboard box with limitation number and information on label taped to inside of top cover of box. Upper box is cracked at two corners. Interior contents are very clean. Nicely produced collection of individual poems signed by Roger Weaver, Michael Parrish, James Phillips, Greg Keith and signed ink drawings by Frank Elliott.

Charleston, SC: The Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction, 1919. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Charleston, SC: The Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction, 1919. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. vi, 861. Red, textured cloth with engraved borders and emblems on front and back cover, front emblem has gold gilt, titles on spine in gold gilt. Gold gilt on head of book. Boards have rubbing on corners, some scuffs and scratches (heavier on back cover). Front board has one small and one large bump on fore edge. Some scratches, scuffs to gold gilt on head. Some light foxing on fore edge. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

Seattle, WA: Wood Works No. 38, 2001. First Edition. Broadside. Fine. Limited, numbered and signed broadside, Number 92 out of 150 copies. Poem followed by woodblock illustration by Paul Hunter in grey ink of the tomb of a female queen. Ponsot (1921-2019) was a much-awarded poet, critic, teacher and translator of children's books.

London, England: Oxford University Press, 1963. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Good. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1963. First edition. 8 3/4 x 5/34 inches: pp. xii, 151. Green, cloth-covered boards, with gilt lettering to spine. Plus Appendix, Selected Bibliography, and Index. 4 photographic plates (B & W), and 6 maps, one of which is a fold-out. Slight spine lean. Wear to cloth on spine edges, upper corner is slightly torn. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown. Occasional pencil bracketing throughout. Binding shaken, but sound. A revision of the author's dissertation on "The Development of the Creole Society of Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Study in Social Stratification and the Processesof Social Mobility"

USA: Harry Brandt, 1943. Stated First Edition. Paperback. Good. Leopold de Postels. USA: Harry Brandt, Inc., 1943. First edition. 12 x 9 inches: pp. 99. Color illustrated wraps with white type. Illustrated throughout with maps and period advertisements at rear. Cover illustration by Leopold de Postels. Maps show war in chronological order up to 1943. 49 pages of well illustrated and patriotic company ads. Cover wear. Rubbing, tears, chipping on spine, cover itself detached from the rest of the book. Gift inscription, date written inside front cover. Text is unmarked. Binding solid.

Westport, Connecticut USA: Greenwood Press, 1978. First Thus. Hardcover. Good. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1978. First edition thus. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 448. Brown cloth with black type on spine. From the library of Alice Notley, noted American poet. Tiny nicks to top and edge of spine. Rubbing to extremities and rear corners nudged. Small stain to fore edge. Previous owner's (Alice Notley) name to front free endpaper. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

Norfolk, Virginia: New Directions, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. Norfolk, Virginia: New Directions, (1926) 1946. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. (16), 231. Blue cloth with titles in gilt on cover and spine. Liveright on bottom edge of spine. New Directions printed on bottom of title page. Corners bumped, light wear to head and tail of spine, cover bright. Some toning to endpapers, text clean and bright. Gift inscription [see below] inside front cover and small sticker from Paul Elder Books in San Francisco on rear inside board. Binding tight. No dust jacket. Note: First published by Liveright in 1926 as stated on the copyright page. According to Gallop's Bibliography of Ezra Pound [pg.40], in 1946 New Directions took over 465 copies and 525 sets of sheets of the sixth impression from Liveright, and the sheets, with a cancel title-leaf were bound up in red or blue cloth and a new dust jacket. This is one of the bindings from the sheets, with the cancel leaf. There is a gift inscription in ink on the front… Read More

New York: Del Rey, 1979. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus. Beekman, Doug. New York: Del Rey/ Ballantine Books, 1979. First edition, first printing. 7 x 4 1/8 inches: pp. (6), 330. Purple illustrated wraps with yellow and white type. Cover art by Doug Beekman. Edge and corner wear, rubbing. Rubbing at spine edges. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight.

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1906. HARDCOVER. Fair. J. Watson Davis. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1906. 7 1/2 x 5 inches: pp. 69. Light green cloth with paste down illustration of a squirrel and etched and painted design on front board with red, blue and black type. Thirty illustrations by J. Watson Davis. Missing color frontis. Some shelf wear. Front and ack hinge cracked, book is hanging literally by threads. Front paste down is scuffed away from top corner. Name written in pencil on free facing end page. Tear on bottom of pages 31-32, some text is affected. Foxing, text is unmarked.

New Haven, Connecticut: Price, Lee & Co, 1877. Hardcover. Good Plus. New Haven, CT: Price, Lee & Co., 1877. 9 1/2 x 6 inches: pp. 158. Cloth boards with black binding and ads on boards, endpapers as well as throughout. Wear and rubbing to extremities. Text is unmarked. Solidly bound. In addition to numerous ads, city directory lists: last name, first name, profession ("shoe bottomer", "loom fixer", "bill poster", "widow Thomas", "overseer" "spectacle maker", "stair builder", etc.); and address (including such as "bfs factory boarding house, "Main below Railroad"; Other sections include Business Directory; Banks; Churches; Masonic; Corporations; Societies;.

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1912. Pamphlet. Very Good Minus. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1912. 9 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. iv, 226, [2]. Gray paper covers, ruled and lettered in black. Bump to top right corner, which extends throughout text block. Small bit of writing on upper corner of title page. Otherwise text is unmarked. Binding tight. This is an original booklet. American Cultural Marginalization and Cultural Destruction of The Native American Population of North America.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1915. First edition. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xii, 492, (10). Burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles to spine and blind stamp border to front. A selection from the catalogue of G. P. Putnam's Sons 10pp, appendix on The European War (World War I), index. Photographic frontispiece portrait of the author by Vanderwyde, with tissue guard. Inscribed in violet blue pencil at top of fly leaf "To Colonel W. D. Mann with the cordial regards of Geo. Haven Putnam Oct. 1915 (faint blind imprint of this inscription on the following page). A 1/2 x 1/2 inch triangular bump to the bottom right of the front board. Minor bumping and shelf scuffing to other corners and edges. Top edge of pages gold gilt, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. Newspaper (still present) toning to front end papers, and faint print to rfep top left corner from a bookseller's label. A couple of dog-eared pages. Two margin markings with… Read More