Search Results: Authors starting with P from Crooked House Books & Paper

Albany: Charles R. and George Webster, 1792. Soft cover. Very Good. Likely extracted from "The Writings, of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Congress of the United States of America, in the Late War." Bound in plain wrappers, 7-3/4" tall, [t.p.], [letter to La Fayette], iii-v, [6]-90. Some toning and foxing to pages, all text easily legible. A scarce & early American reprint of one of Paine's most important writings.

Harry N. Abrams, 1964. Soft cover. Very Good. Trade paperback, French wraps, 11" x 9-1/2" 519 pp. Wear to jacket at edges, short tears at bottom of spine panel, but generally a nice copy. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping, please inquire.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pictorial paper backed in black cloth, folio, not paginated, beautifully illustrated throughout, including vibrant illustrated endpapers; a crisp and clean copy, dust jacket lightly edge worn and now protected in a mylar cover. A quaintly illustrated Nordic tale complete with Alpine skiing and a fishing adventure in a village on the Arctic Ocean.

Toronto: The Copp, Clark Co., Limited, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, full green cloth boards with black decorations and gilt lettering to front cover and spine, 7-5/8" tall, 470 pp., illustrated by W. Hatherell. Minor bump to top front cover, minor toning to spine, bookseller stamp and owner's inscription to front endpaper, front hinge shaken and endpapers partially split. A complex love story, set at the beginning of the Boer War, complete with vocabulary. Like many of his works, this was the basis for a film.

Kalispell, MT: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Signed by Author(s). First edition. Signed by the author. Blue paper boards over black cloth spine. Light edge wear and faint bumps to corners. Dust jacket shows mild rubbing. Now in protective mylar cover. Signed by Parker and inscribed to previous owner on front free end paper. 183 numbered pages. Robert B Parker (1932 - 2010) was renowned for his Spenser novels, featuring the wise-cracking, street-smart Boston private-eye, which earned him a devoted following and reams of critical acclaim. He also launched two other bestselling series featuring, respectively, Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stone and Boston private detective Sunny Randall.

New York, New York, U.S.A: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Signed by Author(s). First edition. Signed by the author. Black paper boards over black cloth spine. Light edge wear. Dust jacket rubbed with some faint creases near edges. Now in protective mylar cover. Signed by Parker and inscribed to previous owner on the title page. 182 numbered pages. Robert B Parker (1932 - 2010) was renowned for his Spenser novels, featuring the wise-cracking, street-smart Boston private-eye, which earned him a devoted following and reams of critical acclaim. He also launched two other bestselling series featuring, respectively, Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stone and Boston private detective Sunny Randall.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. N. C. Wyeth. Full black cloth with color illustration pasted to front board, 8vo, 364 pages, frontispiece plus 4 additional color illustrations by N.C. Wyeth, pictorial endpapers. Just a bit of wear at extremities, name inked to top of front endpaper, else internally clean and sound. Handsome copy.

London: William Heinemann, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Full brown cloth with black lettering and rules to front board and spine, bottom edge untrimmed, 8-3/4" x 6", 308 pp., 4 black & white plate illustrations. Mild slant, light wear to edges. Very good condition. A fascinating look at all aspects of English innkeeping, from legal matters to cookery. The author seems to have a few particular passions, one of which is salad, and he provides his opinions on ingredients and preparation "not included in the ordinary Cookery Books." (pp. 72-74) Idiosyncrasies aside, his chapter on catering (which "include wines, spirits, cigars, cigarettes, minerals, liqueurs, and cordials") is a valuable cookbook in itself, yet his chapters on staff management, buying of inventory, and bars are all of interest to cookery enthusiasts.

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. Binding designed by Sarah Wyman Whitman, the "Household Edition of the Poets" series. Hardcover, full brown cloth binding with gilt and black decoration and lettering to front cover and spine, dark blue clay-coated endpapers, 8" tall, 689 pp., illustrated with black and white plates. Minor spine slant, light wear to head of spine, buckle to cloth below spine title, toning to pages.

Princeton University Press, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. 8x6x1. Blue & white trade paperback, 8vo, 422 pp. Near fine condition with no flaws to note.

Dodd, Mead and Company, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Wood, Stanley. 1899 reprint. Hardcover, brown cloth boards with black, blue, red, and orange decorations, gilt lettering, 7-5/8" tall, 329 pp., plate illustrations by Stanley Wood. Spine toning and modest slant, owner's name to front endpaper. A historical novel of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.

New York, NY: Modern Library, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5. 201 pages; blue flexible leatherette with gilt title and publisher's device, light shelf wear, especially at corners, spine rubbed and spine tail lightly fraying, small crack to tail of front internal hinge, pages toned from age, first Modern Library edition stated, Bernhard end papers, Toledano binding style 4 (1925-1929); featuring 32 reproductions of the artist's works in the "aquatone process.

London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Golden cloth with brown decoration and titles, 4to, not paginated, fifty-six drawings by Joseph Pennell; head and tail of spine turned in, light toning to end papers, small stamp from previous owners on front free endpaper; dust jacket is dust soiled, has chips along extremities, now protected in mylar.

Portland, Oregon: Trask House Books, 1994. Soft cover. Fine. 8x5x0. Sewn wrappers, salmon covers with grey endpapers, 8-3/4" tall, 32 pp. Fine copy in all regards. Early chapbook by Oregon's sixth Poet Laureate.

Continuum, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 6x0x9. Black paper-covered boards in pictorial dust jacket. Soiling to boards, though DJ is near fine, previous owner probably took the jacket off to read it. The great jazz pianist's own life story.

New York, NY, U.S.A: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Dust jacket scuffed and edge worn with some scratches and indentations to front panel. 204 pages. Profusely & vividly illustrated.

Konemann, 1999. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x1x12. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Full green cloth with gilt lettering, black decorations with fish-hook motif, probably designed by Sarah Wyman Whitman. Near fine with minor toning & slant to spine. The story follows the adventures of a young minister in a fishing town (probably based on Gloucester, MA) as he tries to apply the teachings of Jesus in ways the church doesn't necessarily approve of. As with most Phelps books, there is a strong emphasis on women's role in society.

Collins, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Full red cloth binding under white pictorial dust jacket. Crease to bottom corner of front endpaper. A well-illustrated overview of the period; delightful to browse through. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping.

Philadelphia, PA: Courage Books, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9. 127 pages, beautiful full color reproductions of classic artworks throughout, blue cloth boards with blue titling, only a tiny amount of shelf wear at corners, dust jacket now in protective mylar sleeve. Cover and interior design by Corinda Cook.