Search Results: Titles starting with P from Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA

Scribners, 1990-01-09. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Signed hardcover, Scribners, First Printing, 1990, ISBN 0684191415. First edition, first printing - with full numberline counting down to 1. Author signature on SEPARATE piece of paper laid in. This is the first printing of the first trade edition, NOT the book club edition or later printing. Patricia Cornwell's first novel, the first in the Kay Scarpetta mystery series. Fine dustjacket - no edgewear, bright and glossy - original price of $16.95 intact on front flap. Very small scuff to middle of front panel. Very Good book, quarter bound red boards with black cloth and silver lettering to spine. Clean and bright inside and out, no markings of any kind. Binding is solid, though with some lean.

Easton Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 9x6x1. Signed. Very Good in original shrinkwrap. Part of the Easton Press Signed First Edition series. Personally signed by Kim Stanley Robinson. Full color plate frontispiece illustration by David Deitrick. Introduction by James Gunn. Fully bound in brown leather. 22kt gold designs and lettering on the hubbed spine and both boards. Smyth sewn pages, with bound satin-ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute. No jacket as issued.

Maryland County Press Syndicate, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover, fullbound red cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Withdrawn from Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Research Library, with accession label pasted down to inside front cover and faded call letters to bottom of spine. 337 pages plus 4 unnumbered pages of index. Title indicates "Volume 1" - second volume was never published. "Sketches from the history of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Including much heretofore unpublished matter regarding the work and life of the late John Work Garrett, as well as other facts concerning that great enterprise, and a detailed account of the tragic contest between John K. Cowen, General Counsel and later President of the Company, also member of the National House of Representatives, and Arthur Pue Gorman, Senator of the United States from Maryland.

Thorndike Press, 2007-05-02. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover, Large Print, ISBN 0786295074, 2007. No dustjacket, as issued. In Fine condition. The sequel to Doyle's "The Woman Who Walked Into Doors", this story "triumphantly returns to Paula Spencer at forty-seven, fighting for a better future. Her abusive husband is long dead, and its been four months and five days since she's had a drink. Told with the unmistakable wit of Doyle's extraordinary voice, this is a redemptive tale about a brave and tenacious woman.

Easton Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Signed. As New in original shrinkwrap. Part of the Easton Press Signed First Edition series. Personally signed by Anne McCaffrey. Full color plate frontispiece illustration by Michael Whelan. Introduction by James Gunn. Fully bound in blue leather. 22kt gold designs and lettering on the hubbed spine and both boards. Smyth sewn pages, with bound satin-ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute. No jacket as issued.

Patten, Maine; G. F. Woodbury, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Full bound light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front panel. General edgewear with some fraying; soiling and darkening particularly to spine. Binding is tight and square. No interior markings. Includes chapters on Lowell, Emerson, Holmes, Whittier, Whitman, Longfellow, Tennyson, Browning and more.

Lawrence Erlbaum, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, 1988, ISBN 0898599288. Very Good Hardcover, fullbound in blue cloth with coper gilt lettering to front and spine. No underlining or highlighting; binding is solid and square. Previous owner's name in ink to front pastedown (ie, inside front cover). Very slight soiling to fore edge. No other faults. "The regulation of hunger, food intake, and satiey is of a complexity that defies the imagination.... This book presents information about what happens when such complex regulatory mechanisms some unstuck (Herman), what are the development antecedents of some regulatory disturbances in the stomach (Ackerman), and whether they can be treated (Stunkard) by pharmacological, behavioral, or social means to restore their proper functioning." 229 pages including Author and Subject index.

John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Dust jacket is missing. Hardcover, ISBN 0471996742, 1979. NOTE: no dust jacket. Book is in Near Fine condition, with no highlighting or underlining; no markings inside or out. 632 pages, with section on standard formula notations, designs for teaching experiments, preparation of columns using diatomaceous or Teflon supports, and author and subject indexes. Chapter headings include: 1) Scope of GCM; 2) Basic Theory; 3) Apparatus and Procedure; 4) Physical Properties of Substances; 5) Solution Thermodynamics; 6) Complexes; 7) Phase Transitions; 8) Mixed Second Virial Coefficients and Refined Theory; 9)Finite Concentration; 10) Gas-Solid Adsorption and Surface Areas; 11) Supported Liquid and Its Interface; 12) Diffusion and Rate Processes; and 13) On-Column Reactions.

Recorded Books, LLC, 2007. Audio CD. Good. Unabridged audiobook on 6 CDs, approximately 7.25 hours. Narrated by Christina Moore. Ex-library copy, with minimal markings; case and CDs in great condition. Book 3 in the Brides of Lancaster County series; part of the Recorded Books Inspirational line.

Anson D F Randolph, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Miniature hardcover (2.75" x 2.5"), full bound in white cloth with red and blue lettering and US flag to cover. 77 pages. Covers through Grover Cleveland. Several appendices covering his President is elected, the Treasury, Army, Navy, History of US wars, 1892 electoral college, balance of parties in LIVth Congress. White boards slightly soiled, blue to cover is a little faded. Binding is solid. Previous owner's name nearly written in pencil to front free endpaper, otherwise no markingss inside or out.

Editor Publishing Co, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Hardcover, 1898, original textblock rebound in later library binding. Reading copy at best. First few and last few pages are heavily edgeworn, and have been re-attached with tape. Full bound green library binding, with title, author and call letters in white to spine. Stamps, stickers, card pocket, etc. 318 pages, with index.

Lippincott, 1905. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover, 1905. 356 pages, plus 11 pages of advertisements at rear. Copyright page lists four copyright dates, each year from 1901 through 1904. Full bound dark green boards, illustrated with a rooster standing on a watermelon in green, red and brown, and with red lettering. Book is slightly cocked; some wear and fraying mostly to corners and head and heel of spine. Green top edge stain is unevenly faded. All six color plates are present, though the frontispiece is detached. Gift inscription (from "Aunt Maggie" and dated 1905) to recto of frontispiece leaf. Same gift inscription to front free endpaper, along with stamped owner name and address. Binding is splitting but still intact between front free endpaper and second blank leaf. Thirteen stories based on people and events related to the African-American community of Polktown, Delaware. While the author stated she was inspired by residents of Polktown who worked for her family, no characters… Read More

National Defense University Press, 1998. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Large, trade paperback copy, in Near Fine condition. No highlighting or underlining, no creasing to spine. 573 pages, with appendices, biographies of contributors, and list of acronyms (an education in itself!). Collection of articles on the importance of revitalizing local public security institutions (including police, judiciary and penal systems)during military peacekeeping operations. Case studies include peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, Cambodia, Panama, Somalia, Mozambique, El Salvador, and Haiti.

National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good, glossy illustrated boards with photograph of the founding father of Pakistan, Quaid-I-Azam, to front cover. The long-delayed proceedings of the International Seminar on Quaid-I-Azam, held in Islamabad from 12/21/1989 to 12/23/1989, to commemorate the Birth Centenary of Quaid-I-Azam. Includes the text of 32 papers presented at the Seminar, along with preface, introduction and notes on contributors.

Michael W. M'Kinley, 1828. Second. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover, 1828. 5.5" x 3". Wear and scuffing to the original brown leather bound boards. Heavy wear along right inch or so of top edge of front board, with Underlying board material exposed. 4 bands to spine, no other decoration or lettering. Binding is secure. No front or rear free endpapers or other preliminary or rear pages - front cover opens to the title page, and rear cover opens to the last printed page, with "FINIS" at the bottom. Each hymn is numbered sequentially, and the page is numbered at the top based on the highest numbered hymn on that page. Pages are numbered 1 through 360 (so, 360 hymns) followed by 12 pages of index of hymns by first line; then an 8 page appendix of additional hymns. Penciled writing to pastedown on inside front board: "Let the word of god dwell in you richly / Isaac ???? book" and dated March 1894. Ink inscription of "John Lutz His Book", written twice to… Read More

Thorndike Press, 2006-11-22. Hardcover. Fine. Fine hardcover, Large Print, pictorial boards, no DJ as issued. 2006, ISBN 0786290382. The third book in the Sister Agatha Mystery series. Sister Agatha is an extern nun - that is, she is the contact with the outside world for the cloisered nuns of New Mexico's Our Lady of Hope Monastery. From School Library Journal - "Sister Agatha, who drives a Harley with a sidecar that is frequently inhabited by either her former police dog, Pax, or Sister Bernarda, a former Marine, regularly lends assistance to the local sheriff. In this outing, a little girl who insists that she can see angels must go into hiding at the monastery after her mother is badly injured in a suspicious car accident.

Thorndike Press, 2009-01-07. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover, Large Print, ISBN 1410411826. Ex-library, but only indicator is stamp to rear free endpaper, and very light mark where sticker was removed from bottom of spine. Otherwise, book looks like new. "L.A.'s rich and powerful rely on Lane Chandler's company, The Private Concierge, to anticipate their every whim…and to guarantee unparalleled discretion. But then one of Lane's celebrity patrons is found murdered in the most undignified manner imaginable. In rapid succession, three other prominent clients become embroiled in separate scandals, thanks to what looks like a security breach of TPC's communications systems.... With no other options, Lane must face a dangerous conspirator who knows more about her every move than she does.

Islander Group Inc, 2001. First Edition. paperback. Very Good. 8x0x10. Large format (~8.5" x 11"), staple bound in illustrated stiff wraps. 44 pages. "[The shells of Ni'ihau] are the only shells in the world gemologists recognize, and therefore are insurable." In Very Good+ to Near Fine condition, with just a slight bump to upper right front corner. Numerous color photos. History of the Pupu O Ni'ihau (shell leis), with descriptions of shell types, shell collection, styles of leis, and constructing the leis. Includes photos of several contemporary artists.