Search Results: Authors starting with P from BiblioStax

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1965. Stated first edition. Signed by Jack Paar at title page, "Best Wishes, Jack Paar." Smooth black cloth boards, grey cloth spine wrap, dk. blue spine titles, slight shelf wear. Deckled pages fine; vintage signature inside cover. Bind fine; hinges intact. Dj moderate edge wear, discoloration; clipped, protected in clear sleeve. Very attractive. Paar, the first host of The Tonight Show, offers up an account of his travels. For nearly ten years Paar traveled across America via television, bringing wit, entertainment (and some lively battles) into millions of homes. Off the screen he has travelled to the far corners of the globe in search of exciting stories. This is not the sometimes bold and outspoken Paar but the sensitive, courageous, and adventurous man traveling w/ his wife and daughter to Russia, Africa, the South Pacific, steamy Amazon, Berlin Wall, and Zanzibar. And he does not forget to bring along his sense of humor and… Read More

Gedichte - University of South Dakota Lt. shelf wear. Pages fine. In German. 61 pages. Few bookstore marks. (Olive wraps) (Peter Pabisch: Sioux....). Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Scientific American, 1999. Moderate wear. Pages very good. Illustrated articles inc.: The Origin of Birds and their flight; Greenland ice corps: frozen in time; How erosion builds mountains; The mother of mass extinctions - the end-Permian mass extinction.. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

St. Petersburg Beach, Florida: The Page Foundation, 1971. Original early printing. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. Health can be attained and maintained through balanced body chemistry. Clearly written guide that covers various aspects of health and common sense choices. Written from a highly knowledgeable perspective and contemporarily relevant. Chapter headings include: To be healthy or not to be healthy; cave man, primitive peoples and civilization; dental decay; your blueprint of construction; you and your glands; diet and nutrition; vitamins; minerals; sugar - the curse of modern diet; artificial sweeteners; milk - the not so perfect food; coffee, tea tobacco and alcohol; marriage patterns and family life; degenerative diseases; and, body chemistry. Five page bibliography. Card sleeves at back, few stamps inside cover. 106 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

U. S. Department of Education, 2004. Blue wraps slight wear. Pages fine. 68 pages.. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Mexico: Fondo De Cultura Económica, 1986. Some cover wear, discoloration. Pages very good, no writing. String bind good. Good working copy. Scarce edition. In Spanish. 262 pages. Missing front blank endpaper.. Segunda Edición. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

The River Conservation Fund, 1977. Grey and white wraps, slight shelf wear. Pages as new. Illustrated w/ maps, photography. 76 pages.. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1979. Dk. gray full cloth boards, white stamped spine tites, fine. Pages very good, few w/notation, marginalia. Dj some edge wear, fully intact. Presents a moving personal account of Vivian Paley's account teaching an integrated kindergarten class of predominantly white children from middle class b.g.'s w/her motto "see no color, hear no color, speak no color." 140 pages. Bookstore marks.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Amherst, Wisconsin: Palmer Publications, 1967. Rare material. Matte pictorial wraps, moderate edge, corner wear. Pages very good. Printed in color. Amazing glimpse into the time and human perceptions of the unexplained and mysterious. Pieces contributed include: "Predictions for the Year 2000"; The "God" Death Forgot; How to Light the Earth; and, Caves and Other Secret Hiding Places." Many colorful and rather amusing adverst. 79 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Amherst, Wisconsin: Palmer Publications - WISCO, 1961. Rare classic, early UFO periodical from minds of Ray Palmer and Gray Barker. Moderate cover, corner wear. Pages very good. Close-up b&w cover shot of early jet pilot w/oxygen apparatus, helmet, in cockpit. Saddle-stitch bind good; fully intact. Unique 4"x6" design. Includes nine fascinating articles and sections on phenomenon inc.: Flying Saucers - From Under the Sea? by Will Carson; Saucers from Fortland (Charles Fortean slant) by Cecil Roberts; Saucer Over Our Carab Tree by Rosalind John; From the Critics Corner - Saucer Clubs - Twentieth Century Cults by Peter Kor; UFO's and Telepathy by Australian Flying Saucer Review; Chasing the Flying Saucers by Gray Barker; an editorial by Ray Palmer; Letters from Readers, Saucer Club News and an unusal personals section. Many unique and timely adverts such as the class Rosicrucian message at back and Oahspe book inside frt. cvr. Contents page states October, 1961; cover… Read More

Alfred Publishing, 1995. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good, clean.. Second Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Illus. by Silverman, David (Illustrations). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1898. First printing; no additional dates. Navy cloth boards, gilt spine titles, moderate wear; 1/8" chip along bottom corner, Embossed American shield and eagle "E Pluribus Unum" at cover, large Holt owl emblem at title page. Frontispiece portrait of Ben Franklin w/tissue. Many artist portrait plates of the great American authors throughout. Pages generally very good. Vintage 1899 pencilled signature, notes, 1899 stamp for West Chester State Normal School at endp. Bind good. A fabulous and learned introduction to American literature during a unique period of American history including insightful period coverage and short bio's of Benjamin Franklin, Poe, Irving, etc.. Includes: The Colonial Period (Cir. 1607-1765) ; Literature in the Colonies; The Beginnings of Nationality (Cir. 1765-1815) ; Poetry and Romance; Literature in the Middle States (Cir. 1809-1835) ; Literature in New England (1835-1894) ; Literature in the South; The Later… Read More

London: Merlin Press, 1996. Lt. shelf wear. Pages as new. 307 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: HarperCollins, Publishers, 1999. Third printing. Green boards, black spine wrap, gilt spine titles, fine. Pages fine. Dj fine; unclipped 22.00, protected in new, clear sleeve. A former Green Beret, private investigator, and financial sleuth proves that it's possible to disappear without a trace. Reveals how to change your identity, cover your tracks, and protect your hard-earned assets. 200 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hatier, 1983. Glossy pictorial boards, fine. Pages fine. Edition mise a jour. 251 pages.. 2. Aufl Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: Self-Realization Fellowship, 2001. Fine glossy pictorial wraps. Pages fine. A classic text - describes the life and teachings of the Hindu monk Paramahansa Yogananda. From his childhood in India that inspired his search for a spiritual teacher, to the time that he spent in the West as a teacher himself, this book gives not only the facts of his life but also the spiritual tenets by which that life in its faith was lived. 596 pages.. Soft Cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Staten Island, New York: Lintel, 1979. Rare book of poetry. Green wraps w/white titles, moderate wear. Pages very good. 62 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Foundation Press, 1997. Dk. blue coated cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles on red fields, slight shelf wear. Pages very good, clean. 783 pages.. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1996. Slight shelf wear. Heavy stock coated matte pages very good. Attractive illustration. From three-time Oscar winner Nick Park come Wallace and Gromit--The coolest claymation couple since Gumby met Pokey (Entertainment Weekly). Join the eccentric, cheese-loving inventor and his brilliant, faithful companion as they muddle through suspense-filled misadventures in More...outrageous, original and ever-endearing style. Soon to be a CBS/Fox video release. Full color photos. 47 pages.. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

London & Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers Limited , 1915. Undated; circa 1915. Rare oblong chromo-lithographic children's book. Unique extra-wide oversize 9" x 13" design. Thick, slate colored pictorial boards, grey spine wrap, some corner, edge wear, rub. Pages generally good; some w/mended closed, open tears. Illustrated endpapers. Bind good, intact. A well loved example of this novelty from another time. Illustrated throughout by Nancy Parker with fourteen richly colored chromo-lithographic scenes spread out across the extra-wide two-page designs. Between these beautiful spreads are simple vignettes and collage scenes of the tiny excitement; few of these brown line drawings partially filled with fairly neat coloring in red and green crayon. A terrific picture book concerning an endearing rivalry between some puppies and kittens. When the they get together, the rough and tumble fun ensues. Ribbon pulling, a beauty contest, a tug of war, and much more with each… Read More