Search Results: Authors starting with P from Books & Company

Pansy is the pen name for American author Isabella Macdonald Alden, who was born in 1841. She wrote her first book in 1865 at the age of 24, and went on to be a prolific author of novels intended to communicate wholesome Christian messages to young people.
Pansy's books were incredibly popular, and by 1900 100,000 Pansy books were being sold a year. Rev. Francis E. Clark in 1895 wrote of the popularity of the series that, "Probably no writer of stories for young people has been so popular or had so wide an audience as Mrs G.R. Alden, whose pen-name, 'Pansy,' is known wherever English books are read."
This particular Pansy book, A Sevenfold Trouble, tells the story of an unhappy family to which harmony is brought when its members look to Christ for guidance.
This copy is in good condition. There is some slight bumping and wear to the fabric covering the boards, specifically on the corners and the top and bottom of the spine. There is a handwritten note on the front flyleaf, reading "Mrs I.A. Smith… Read More

This is a two volume set of the first books in Coventry Patmore's The Angel in the House, The Espousals and The Betrothal. Better known than the later volumes, in these volumes Patmore espouses in verse his conception of the ideal Victorian woman, based off of his first wife. The work provides fascinating insight into ideas of gender roles and relationships between men and women in the Victorian Age.
This edition of The Espousals was published in 1856 and The Betrothal in 1857. Both volumes are in Fair condition, with significant wear to the cloth covering the boards. There is also significant bumping to the corners. There are long stretches along the edges of the covers where the fabric has worn away entirely, and there is some discolouration to the fabric on the covers. However, they still present and attractive embossed design on both the front and back covers. The Espousals appears to have possibly had a page cut from the very front, but fly leaves and the title page are still present. Both… Read More

A beautiful photographic tribute to the unsung, everyday architecture that makes Toronto what it is. Patrick Cummings spent more than thirty years taking "mugshots" of the various buildings populating Toronto's streets and neighbourhoods. Various sections collect together photographs of similar types of buildings, such as convenience stores and garages while others are devoted to particular architectural styles from the various periods of the city's history.
Of special interest are the combined photos of the same house prior to an after renovation.
With an introduction and accompanying text by freelance Toronto Star contributing columnist Shawn Micallef, this book provides a fascinating pictorial account of Toronto's architectural history.

A short little pamphlet containing a heart-warming Christmas story about the widow Goode, who while on her sick bed on Christmas Eve thinks back on her sons, one fighting personal demons at home, and the other she fears wounded on the battlefields of France during the First World War.
This copy is in Very Good condition, with some age-related discolouration and small tears to the paper covers. The inside, however, is in excellent shape, and the pamphlet is still tightly bound together. A lovely Canadian story of a wartime Christmas miracle.

This volume is part of Ward and Lock's Sevenpenny Net Novels series, which began to be published in 1912, many of which were stories of adventure and mystery. This work by E. Phillips Oppenheim fits into that category, recounting one man's adventures on the African continent. This volume is in Good condition. The red publisher's cloth is somewhat dulled by age, and there is minor bumping and wear to the corners. The gilt lettering and decoration on the spine is still clear and relatively bright. There are signatures of previous owners on the front endpaper, and a slight crack to the front hinge.

The Black Box was a serial film, co-written by E. Phillips Oppenheim, an early 20th century author famous for his stories of adventure, intrigue, and mystery, and released in 1915. This book was a tie-in with the film, and includes a number of images from the film. The story tells of Sanford Quest, a renowned criminologist, who is trying to solve a mystery involving a series of strange messages left in a black box, which leads him to confront a master criminal.
This copy is in fair condition, and does not have a dust jacket. The cloth is quite faded on the spine, and worn in a variety of places, and there is some bumping to the corners. One of the pages with images from the film has become detached but is still present. The front hinge is cracked, and there is a lean, and some foxing to the endpapers. The internal pages show some age related discolouration, but the pages are all present and the text is legible. There is an inscription on the front fly leaf reading, "To Ida From Harry Birthday… Read More

A collection of poetry by Canadian poet David Phillips, previously called Sea Wall.

Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was one of the most recognisable figures of English history. Especially after he became prime minister he was a popular subject for caricature artists of the day, given his lack of regard for the public's opinion of him as well as his unique appearance. This book collects together some of the best examples of nineteenth century caricatures of the Duke of Wellington.
These images were collected from The Department of Prints and Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum and compiled in this volume by John Physick who, in addition to working his entire career at the Victoria and Albert Museum, was a notable scholar, writing numerous volumes, including one on the museum itself.
Such caricatures are of unique historical significance, as they typically reflect sentiments that do not necessarily always find their way into the historical record, that of the average person.
Each image is accompanied by an explanation of the symbolism employed in the caricature… Read More

Marjorie L.C. Pickthall (1883-1922) was born in England, but spent most of her life in Canada, where she was a widely published poet and author. She has been called the greatest Canadian poet of her generation. She returned to England for a time, where she published a historical novel called Little Hearts (originally called Porsuite Joyeuse) in 1915. This copy was published by McClelland & Stewart of Toronto in 1926. It is missing the dust jacket, but otherwise is in Good condition, with foxing to the front and back past downs and fly leaves, as well as some fading to the printing on the Dovers and spine. There is also some age-related discolouration to the pages, but the text is clear.

This volume is a collection of poems in praise of the unique natural beauty of the Ottawa Valley. Likely published around 1940, it presents an account of life in rural Ontario of a bygone age. These nature poems were written by Janet Pollock Graham, who knew firsthand of what she wrote, being a farmer's wife in Aregenteuil County on the banks of the Ottawa River. In addition to poetry, she for a number of years wrote a column for children in the Lachute Watchman and the Granby Leader-Mail which consisted of fairy tales of her own invention.
This small volume is in very good condition, and is signed by the author on the title page. There is some wear to the paper covers particularly near the spine ont he back, but otherwise it is in excellent condition.

A fascinating little historical reference work on the appropriate ways to address various church and state officials in official letters, presented in easily-consulted charts. Organised by type of rank or title. Has the signature of a previous owner on the front flyleaf as well as a stamp indicating that it is from the office of the Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General of Military District 5 of the Canadian Armed Forces, which is the region of Eastern Quebec. Published 1926.

Volume one of Potter's Antiquities, containing "The Civil Governance of Athens" and "The Religion of Greece." This is a fascinating edition from 1751, including engravings. This volume is in fair condition. There is significant damage to the leather covering the front board and the spine, and there is staining from what would appear to have been a now missing decoration on the front and back cover. There is also damage to the spine, and cracking to the hinges. Other than age-related staining however, the interior of the book is in excellent shape and the binding is tight.

An account of the Chicago fire as told by two Washington Tribune journalists who witnessed it, James Washington Sheahan and George Putnam Upton.
As described in the preface, "This volume is devoted to a connected account of the great Chicago conflagration, with an incidental narrative of the destruction caused by the terrible forest fires in Wisconsin and Michigan, and a necessarily brief statement of the great fires of the world, which may serve for purposes of comparison. It is the account of witnesses of, and actors in the terrible scenes that closed with the destruction of a great city."
This volume is in good condition. There is some bumping to the corners, wear especially to the top and bottom of the spine, and some minor staining to the fabric on both the front and back covers.
There is a hand written note on the front fly leaf reading "Please except [sic] with the compliments of a friend" and a previous owners name written in pencil on the title page.
The front and back hinges are both… Read More