Search Results: Authors starting with P from Peruse the Stacks

HarperCollins, 2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine first printing, signed by author on special page tipped in.

U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Thomas Fogarty. First edition. Good condition with some wear to extremities, soiling to front cover label, and both hinges starting.

Doubleday, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing, signed by Palahniuk on half title page. Near fine, unread copy with pushing to spine ends in jacket with similar wear to ends, and light wrinkling along top edge, else fine.

[Austin, TX]: The Texas Book Club, 1950. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. First edition in this form, Ransom's introduction revised from "A Renaissance gentleman in Texas," published in Southwest Historical Quarterly. 8vo, 63pp. Near fine in gray wrappers with light soiling and wear.

London: Head of Zeus, 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First U.K. edition, limited and signed on special tipped-in sheet. Fine in fine jacket.

London: Watts & Co, 1919. First edition. 18x12cm, 47pp. Printed orange wrappers show some staining to rear cover, else clean and very good. Uncommon occult spiritualist pamphlet issued for the Rationalist Press Association, Ltd.  The subtitle on the cover describes the work as "A searching criticism of the evidence for a Future Li9fe, and of the pretensions of Modern Spiritualism."  Chapters include The Dread of Extinction, the phenomena of dreams, science and the soul, ghosts underlie all modes of religion, spirit gibberings, and others.

Brentford, Middlesex: Discovery Times Press, 1996. First edition. 4to, [2], 24, [1]pp plus single page of color photographs at front and 7 pages of diagrams/photos at rear. Printed recto only. Spiral bound with illustrated wrappers by "Poppy" Palin. Nearly fine. Uncommon publication from paranormal investigator, Albert Budden whose theories describe events from hauntings and apparitions to alien abductions as being instances of electromagnetic disruption.  This particular work explores the various phenomena of Canadian inventor, John Hutchison's machine, known as "The Hutchison Effect", from levitation, spontaneous combustion of objects, inducing lights out of thin air, etc., all of which are known to be associated with poltergeist outbreaks.   We find no listing for this title in OCLC.  .

Greenwillow, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Greenwillow, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Greenwillow, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Arthur a Levine, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Light wear to top edge of jacket, else fine.

U.S.A.: Clarion Books, 2001. Book club edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good with some scuffing to top edge of boards in like jacket with some smudging to top edge, and back panel.

New York: Clarion Books, 2001. First edition. 8vo, 152pp. Signed by Park and dated in year of publication on the title page. Publisher's oatmeal paper boards, spine lettered in gilt in illustrated jacket by Jean Mou-sien Tseng. Bumped at head of spine else fine in like jacket. Signed, first printing of this Newbery Medal-winning book from Park, set in 12th century Korea.    This somewhat recent book is surprisingly uncommon in the first printing.

New York: Clarion Books, 2001. First edition. 8vo, 152pp. Publisher's oatmeal paper boards, spine lettered in gilt in illustrated jacket by Jean Mou-sien Tseng. Former owner's name along top edge of half title, light pushing at spine ends else fine in like jacket. Sharp first printing of this Newbery Medal-winning book from Park, set in 12th century Korea.    This somewhat recent book is surprisingly uncommon in the first printing.

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2019. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. #248 out of 1000 signed copies. Fine in fine jacket.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons and the Knickerbocker Press. Soft cover. Very Good. Part of the Ariel Booklets series. Small, red leatherette volume with gilt lettering and design. Very good with covers worn at edges and a small split at heel.

New York: Lodestar Books / Dutton, 1991. First edition. 8vo, 182, [2]pp. Signed and inscribed by Paterson to Charlotte Huck on the title page. Two color paper boards in illustrated jacket. Some toning to edges of boards and light wear to jacket else near fine. Signed, first printing of this work from two time Newbery award winning author, Katherine Paterson.   This copy from the library of children's literature expert and Ohio State University professor, Charlotte Huck (1922-2005), bearing her signature on the ffep.  Huck served on both the Caldecott and Newbery Honor committees and authored the standard textbook, Children's Literature in the Elementary School.  In 2014, the National Council of Teachers of English established an award in her honor, each year recognizing a transformative, compassionate work of children's fiction.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1978. Second printing. 8vo, 148pp. Signed and inscribed by Paterson to Charlotte Huck on the title page. Blue cloth backed paper boards, spine lettered in yellow in illustrated jacket. Cocked spine with fading, most notably at spine ends. Huck's signature to ffep and her notes and markings in pencil throughout. Jacket with significant chipping and loss at head of spine and along upper edge. A good, well-loved copy. Laid in are a few newspaper clippings on the author as well as six further pages of notes and analysis in Huck's hand. An important association copy of this National Book Award winning and Newbery Honor Book about a young girl navigating the foster system, family dynamics, and preteen emotions. This copy comes from the library of children's literature expert and Ohio State University professor, Charlotte Huck (1922-2005).  Huck served on both the Caldecott and Newbery Honor committees and authored the standard textbook, Children's Literature in the… Read More

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Very scarce stated first edition of the trade issue hardcover. Very good with light fading to top edge of boards in fair jacket with one large tear to front panel, some general edge wear and chipping, and a 1" x 2" section missing from the back panel.