Search Results: Titles starting with P from JWMah

Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, 1986. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, but the front endpaper has been removed, thus Good used copy in Near Fine dust jacket. Black boards, 182pp, Full-page B&W photographic reproductions of portraits of celebrities such as Sir Edmund Hillary, John Diefenbaker, Muhammad Ali, Joan Collins, Dolly Parton. A heavy book. (4.0 JM LVR 206/a6. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

France: Rem Editions, 2010. (FR) One compact disc in jewel case with original inserts, REM 311161 3397463111617. Signs of very very light use. Near Fine. Louise Fortin and Pierre Bouchard on organ and keyboards. (1.3 JM WDLeft01. Near Fine. Audio CD.

Clairmont CA: Pomona College Museum of Art, 2015. (USA) Presumed 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY EDITOR: " For E---/ In creatie solidarity!/ Warm regards, Frances", no other markings, Fine. Stiff wraps, 152pp, B&W photos and illus augmeented with a few colour illus. Bentivoglio (who died in 2017) was an Italian sculptor, poet, performance artist and curator.In the 1960s she joined the international concrete poetry movement. She participated in exhibitions all over the world, including the Venice Biennale (eight times from 1969 to 2001) and the Museum of Modern Art (1992). This was an exhibition of her selected works with contributions by Rosario Abate, Leslei Cozzi, Benjamin Kerstein, Jh=ohn David O'Brien, Frances Pohl, Franca Zoccoli. (1.8 JM LVR 202/b4. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Exhibition Catalogue.

Victoria BC: Friesen Press, 2014. (CAD) Stated 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "To R----C----/ Thanks/ Jerry Gbardy/ aug 26/14", no other markings, Fine. Wraps, 215pp, no illus. From the back cover: The author fled his native Liberia to begin life anew as a refugee in neighboring Sierra Leone in 1990. Little did he know that he was going to be on the run again when nine months later, rebels crossed the border from Liberia and attacked his country of asylum via the very village in which he and his family had taken refuge. After almost being shot that morning, he fled inland and trekked for three days and three nights through winding and treacherous forest roads, surviving solely on wildlife. Four years later he was on the run again with his family when the war entered their refugee camp. This book is powerful narrative of the writer's unyielding struggle and unwavering determination to survive in the face of danger, deaths, and a pervasive stream of human suffering.caused by two… Read More

Surrey: Studio Beckett Publications, 1997. (CAD) INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, Fine. In addition to the author's inscription, laid into the booK is a photocopied price list for this book with a signed note by the author, signed as "Robert". Photo wraps, 160pp, index. A book of art ideas and guidance by one of Canada's most popular painters. (1.3 JM HOZ 401/2. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Paris: Unesco / Flammarion, 1992. (FR) Presumed 1st English language edition. No markings, Fine in Very Good only dust jacket with 1" tear to the top edge of front panel and another tear to the top edge of the back panel. Hardcover, 239pp,index, colour photos of the pages of the codices augmented with smaller B&W illus. The authors examines the cultural clash between the Spanish and the indigenous artists in today's Mexico in the new world through the illustrations found in the over 1000 codices produced by these artists during the 16th century. Among these hauntingly beautiful codices are the Codex Badianus, the Florentine Codex, Ixltlilxochitl Codex. They are examined in this book in an attempt to gauge the strenght and scope of Mexican creativity in the face of cultural shock. The text is in English. A heavy book. (4.1 JM 0112. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Klon: Konemann, 2000. (GER) 1st English language printing. No markings, but the top corner of the front end paper has been cut off (possibly to remove a owner;s inscription) no other markings m thus Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Boards, 324pp, index. A fabulous book with many colour photos of aristocratic homes and interiors. 25 villas, palazzi and castelli are discussed with their luxuriant gardens, rich furnishings and ancient mosaics. Sicily, seems to have encourage the individuality of expression of many of the grandees that set foot there, if their home are any indication. A heavy book, (3.7 JM HOJ 300/b4. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by Minnella, Melo. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Germany: H.F. Ullmann, 2007. (GER) SOFTCOVER. 1st of this edition, No markings, tiny nick to spine edge at back cover, about Fine. Glossy flexible covers, 398pp. index, colour photos. A heavy book, (3.7 JM HOJ 300/b4. 1st. Flexicovers. Near Fine. Illus. by Listri Massimo. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

White Rock BC: The Cherry Tree Press, 1975. (CAD) Light soiling to front cover, no makrings, VG. 14 x 22 cm, Gray wraps with red titles, 58pp. Poems printed with red ink: "Alice/is earth/ long / roots/ reach/ for her/ alice / is sea /small / fish / search / for her". (0.99 JM HOX 1/5. Paperback. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. (USA) presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in about Very Good dust jacket with small scratch to rear panel just breaking the paper surface, 1/4" tear to head of spine panel of DJ, spot to lower edge of front panel of dustjacket visible only from the back, Boards, 367pp, index, 1000 B&W and colour illus. This is a well- illustrated survey of the entire epoch of the Renaissance, including government, science, religion, art, daily life, exploration, business, woemn, royalty, fashion, and learning. (5.0 JM LVR 200/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Lisbon: Lisma, 2003. (PORT) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 200pp, colour photos. The text of this bread making book is in Portuguese. Recipes for about 60 different kinds of bread . A heavy book,. (5.0 JM LVR 202/b6. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Brambilla, Francesca. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Helsinki: Otava, 2000. (FIN) Presumed first English edition. I believe this copy may be inscribed but as the signature is a squiggle, I cannot be sure, no othe rmarkings Fine in Fine dust jacket, Boards, 528pp, index. B&W photos. This history of Finnpap, covers the development of the Finnish paper industry from the early 20th century. (3.0 JM HOJ 303/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Toronto: Irwin Publishing, 1985. (CAD) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Maroon cloth, xviii, 540pp. Comprising THE DIARY, THE TABLE TALK and A GARLAND OF MISCELLANEA by Samuel Marchbanks, enlarged to include a Biographical introduction. Patterned endpapers. (2.5 JM LVR 202a/4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dijon: Bibliotheques Gourmands, 2002. (FR) No markings, soft crease to cover, Near Fine. Wraps, [80]pp, B&W illustrations. This was produced in an edition of 500 copies of which 54 were hand numbered for members of the Bibliotheques Gourmands. This copy is not numbered. The text is in French: includes recipes, Les Joyaux Gourmands du Sud-Ouest a Paris; Du gustatif a l'ethique autour du supplice de Tantale par Maryvonne Perrot; Herbes et Legumes du Potager, ou comment se soigner en mangeant par Laetitia Cornu; Le Livres ses Singularities par Gabriel Peignot Philomneste; Actualites Gourmandes. (1.3 JM HOJ 300/b3. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Surrey BC: Sono Nis Press, 1971. (CAD) First Edition Thin 8vo, illus wrappers, unpaginated (28 pp.). SIGNED BY POET on the title page. Light rubbing to cover, Near Fine. (0.7 JM LVR 206/b1. Signed by Author. 1st. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Los Angeles / Princeton : Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Princeton University Press, 1992. (USA) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, about Fine. Wraps with flaps, [336]pp, index, colour reproductions of artworks augmented with B&W photos and illus. Parallel Visions, an exhibition and catalogue organized and produced by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, reveals the considerable influence that outsider art has had on the development of twentieth-century art. The work of such "marginalized" artists and compulsive visionaries as Antonin Artaud, Ferdinand Cheval, Henry Darger, Howard Finster, Madge Gill, Martin Ram!rez, P. M. Wentworth, Adolf Wlfli, and Joseph Yoakum is juxtaposed with the work of devotees of outsider art among modern artists. Essays by the curators of the exhibition, Maurice Tuchman and Carol S. Eliel, and by other commentators offer a history of this phenomenon as well as an exploration of issues crucial to the formation of our aesthetic and critical judgments and… Read More

NY: Rizzoli, 1989. (USA) 2nd edition, revised and endlarged. Owner's name to half-title, no other markings, sbout Fine in about Very Good dust jacket with a few minor edge imperfections; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Cloth, 280pp, index, 350 illus, 85 un colour. This i abd many others. (s a survey of Art Nouveau architecture in Paris: Hector Guimard, Frantz Jourdain, (the creator of La Samaritaine), Jules Lavirotte (Salvador Dali's hero), Charles Plumet (4.7 JM HOZ 401/6. 2nd. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Paris: Editions Le Musoir, 2002. (FR) No markings, Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Boards, 128pp. Colour photos of the rooftops of Paris with captions in French and in English. (2.5 JM LVR 202/b1. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Koln: Taschen, 2002. (GEr0 presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine, no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, 320pp, colour photos throughout show the beautiful homes and apartment interiors of Parisians such as Isabelle Adjani, Azzedine Alaia, Gilles Dewavrin, Loulou de la Falaise, Bruno e Moult, and others.(3.5 JM HOJ 200/4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: Early English Text Society / Oxford University Press, 1967. (UK) 2nd Printing Remainder mark to top edge of pages, owner's name and date to endpaper, "Withdrawn" stamp from library to endpaper, (This is NOT an ex-library copy), sun line to cover, no other markings, clean, tight, VG; no Dj perhaps as issued. Brown cloth, 100pp, index. . This is an Old-English text of a poem, originally pubished by the Early English Text Society in 1959. (1.6 JM HOQ 101/a2. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.