Search Results: Authors starting with P from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

Virginia City, MT: Virginia City Trading Company. Very Good+. 1970. 2nd Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Monochrome; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the dedication page. This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1863 Bill Fairweather and his party discovered gold in southwestern Montana. They were on their way to Yellowstone Country from Bannack but were waylaid by a band of Crows. While hiding from the Indians in a gulch they found gold. They named the gulch after the alder trees lining the gulch. Alder was one of the great gold producers of all time. The site of the largest placer gold strike in world history. It produced $10,000,000.00 during the first year. " (from a Montana website) ; Signed by Author .

San Jose, CA: Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission. Near Fine. 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. .

San Francisco, CA: Southern Pacific. Very Good+. 1965. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Founded in 1865 by a group of businessmen in San Francisco, the Southern Pacific was created as a rail line from San Francisco to San Diego. By 1883, the line extended all the way to New Orleans. In 1885, the Southern Pacific leased the Central Pacific Railroad until eventually merging with it in 1959. Through the years, the line expanded to more than 13,000 miles of rail covering most of the southwestern United States." .

San Francisco, CA: Southern Pacific. Very Good+. 1963. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Founded in 1865 by a group of businessmen in San Francisco, the Southern Pacific was created as a rail line from San Francisco to San Diego. By 1883, the line extended all the way to New Orleans. In 1885, the Southern Pacific leased the Central Pacific Railroad until eventually merging with it in 1959. Through the years, the line expanded to more than 13,000 miles of rail covering most of the southwestern United States." .

Canadian Pacific Railway. Very Good+. 1974. Stapled wraps. B&W and Color Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with self covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. This booklet has been illustrated throughout with full color and black and white illustrations. "Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the railway owns approximately 20,100 kilometres (12,500 mi) of track in seven provinces of Canada and into the United States, stretching from Montreal to Vancouver, and as far north as Edmonton. Its rail network also serves Minneapolis–St. Paul, Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago, and Albany, New York, in the United States. The railway was first built between eastern Canada and British Columbia between 1881 and 1885 (connecting with Ottawa Valley and Georgian Bay area lines built earlier) , fulfilling a commitment extended to British… Read More

Chicago, IL: Poole Bros. Inc.. Very Good+. 1947. 2nd Printing. Stapled wraps. Color Photographs; This is a small format booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. Printed by the Union Pacific Railroad company, the booklet covers most of the western United States, including: Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, California, Washington, Nevada, etc. "The first dude ranch was located in the Dakota Badlands. Back in the 1880’s, cattle was booming in that region. An enterprising man by the name of Howard Eaton and his brothers started the Custer Trail Ranch and fell in love with the Western cowboy lifestyle. They wrote letters to their friends and family back on the East Coast about all the wild adventures they were having." (Lazy U Ranch) .

San Francisco, CA: Southern Pacific. Very Good+. 1963. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Founded in 1865 by a group of businessmen in San Francisco, the Southern Pacific was created as a rail line from San Francisco to San Diego. By 1883, the line extended all the way to New Orleans. In 1885, the Southern Pacific leased the Central Pacific Railroad until eventually merging with it in 1959. Through the years, the line expanded to more than 13,000 miles of rail covering most of the southwestern United States." .

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 1951. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and beginning edge wear. There is some beginning pulling to the laminate on the book covers. The text pages are generally clean, but have noticeable generalized toning. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the reverse of the front endpaper. .

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1924. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a small bump with tearing to the bottom front corner, along with a small chip to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, saveral smallish edge tears, chips and generalized toning. "Walter Hines Page (August 15, 1855 – December 21, 1918) was an American journalist, publisher, and diplomat. He was the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom during World War I. He founded the State Chronicle newspaper in Raleigh, North Carolina, and worked with other leaders to gain legislative approval for what is now known as North Carolina State University, established as a land-grant college in 1885. He worked on several newspapers, including the New York… Read More

Meridian, CA: Self Published / RevivalistOffice. Very Good+. 1905. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning edge wear and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some toning to the edges of the text block. The endpapers have some light toning and spotting / foxing to the endpapers. Illustrated throughout with 30 photographs. The front endpaper has a previous owner's penciled gift notation. The contents include information about his travels through the middle east, including Egypt, Syria, Baalbec, Damascus, Caesarea Phiullip, Palestine, Dan, Taters of Merom, Sea of Galilee, Can, Nazarath, Mount Carmel, Jerusalem, Solomon's Gardens, Jericho, Dead Sea," Jordan River, Merdeba, Mount Nebo, and more. "John Alsop… Read More

New York, NY: W W Norton & Co Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0393027392 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

New York. NY: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0847802507 . Color & B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ condition. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text block is slightly loose. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has some beginning fading to the spine but is otherwise clean and crisp. "Since its invention in the nineteenth century, photography has been the subject of ongoing critical examination and dispute as well as the focus of enormous popular fascination. Interest in the history, theory and practice of photography has never been more intense than it is today." (from the introduction) .

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine. 1915. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a slight shadow from a previous owner's address label on the front pastedown page. "Alice Freeman Palmer (February 21, 1855 – December 6, 1902) was an American educator. As Alice Freeman, she was Principal of Wellesley College from 1882 to 1887, when she left to marry the Harvard professor George Herbert Palmer. From 1892 to 1895 she was Dean of Women at the newly founded University of Chicago." "When Durant died, Freeman, at 26 years old, was elected president of the college. When she took the presidency, there was still a strained debate over the education of women. She was the first woman to be the head of a nationally known college. Freeman attempted to take steps forward with the touchy subject of academics at… Read More

London, England: Allan Wingate. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1953. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. . The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and fading, especially the bottom edges. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, with some beginning fingermarks and foxing throughout. The dust jacket is noticeably faded and has toning / foxing. The spine ends and corners have small chips missing. "Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books. The three works were part of what Peake conceived as a lengthy cycle, the completion of which was prevented by his death. They are sometimes compared to the work of his older contemporary J. R. R.… Read More

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. Very Good+. 1898. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are ingenerally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper, and a Sears Roebuck sticker on the front pastedown page. "George Herbert Palmer (March 9, 1842 – May 7, 1933) was an American scholar and author. He was a graduate, and then professor at Harvard University. He is also known for his published works, like the translation of The Odyssey (1884) and others about education and ethics, such as The New Education (1887) and The Glory of the Imperfect (1898)." "In 1870, Palmer became an instructor of the Greek language. When someone commented that Palmer taught Greek, he said "You are mistaken. I do not… Read More

Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of one semi-closed tear to the top front panel and some beginning edge wear to the spine ends and corners. .

Boston, MA: D. C. Heath and Co. Very Good. 1945. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable ground-in dirt, especially to the spine and edges. There are several spots of discoloration to the covers as well. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a young owner's inked name and address on the front pastedown page. "Helen Marion Palmer Geisel (September 16, 1898 – October 23, 1967) , known professionally as Helen Palmer, was an American children's writer, editor, and philanthropist. She was also the Founder and Vice President of Beginner Books, and was married to fellow writer Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, from 1927 until her death. " (from Wikipedia) .

Yokohama, Japan: Motomachi Printing Services / International Women's Club of Yokohama. Very Good. 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; February 1936 bulletin - from a periodical which was issued monthly. This is a trade sized pamphlet with medium cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The cardstock covers have some light bumping and beginning edge wear along with some beginning darkening / toning to the spine ends. There are several little pin hole nicks / dents to the lower spine end that look like cat nibbles. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, though there is some scattered foxing throughout. The bulletin includes information on upcoming and just finished events (in this case, the death of King George V disrupted a violin and piano recital) , lectures given - with summary (last month it was by Prof. T Okada on the subject: The Manyoshu, the oldest collection of Japanese… Read More

Amherst, WI: Palmer Publications. Very Good. 1955. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing and wear. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is some light generalized toning. There is a previous owner's date inked on the front endpaper. Stories include: Mistress of Viridis by Margaret St. Clair, Moonshine by T. P. Caravan, The Bug by Edmond Ritter, They Always Have Brown Eyes, Bart McCaleb, Death Sentence by William C. Hoch, The Atomic Age Sex Murders by Ray Palmer, and more. "US Digest magazine, ten numbered issues June 1953 to March 1955; the first two published by Bell Publications, Chicago, the rest by Palmer Publications, Evanston; #1-#2 edited by George Bell (ghost-edited by Raymond A Palmer and Bea Mahaffey) , the rest edited (officially) by Palmer and Mahaffey. This was a companion… Read More

Chicago, IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. Very Good-. 1947. Magazine. This is a trade sized magazine with illustrated covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and nicking. The text pages are clean, but have generalized toning due to the acid content of the paper. Also included are: Joe Dannon, Pioneer by RIchard S. Shaver, Warlord of Peace by Leroy Yerxe, Chess and Double Chess by John & Dorothy de Courcy, and much more. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones. .