Search Results: Titles starting with P from Uncharted Books

New York: Belmont, 1965. Paperback. Very good. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback science fiction book combining two short novels.

New York: Signet, 1967. Paperback. Very good. 12mo. Minor shelf wear. Sticker on front cover. This is a nice vintage paperback copy of Porter's classic novellas.

New York: Baen, 2002. Paperback. Very good. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback science fiction book.

Florence: Privately printed for subscribers by G. Orioli, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Publisher's decorative cloth. 166 pp. Signed twice by Douglas. Signed and numbered on limitation page and inscribed on half-title. Spine covering is removed and laid in. Binding is tight. This is a twice-signed limited edition (no. 214 of 250 copies) first edition of Norman Douglas' (1868-1952) essay on aphrodisiacs. Privately printed for Giuseppe "Pino" Orioli's (1884-1942) Lungarno Series, of which this is No. 5. Orioli was known for printing small batches of uncensored books by Douglas, D.H. Lawrence (including the unexpurgated edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover), and others out of his studio in Florence to skirt London obscenity laws. During his lifetime, Douglas was regarded, at best, as a literary scoundrel, and at worst, as a serial pederast. Douglas remains a controversial figure, and many scholars agree that he was the direct inspiration for Humbert Humbert in Nabokov's… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Boards. Lacks jacket. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by the author on half title page. This is a signed first edition of Pulitzer-winning journalist and Catholic historian Wills' book. This item previously belonged to literary agent Lydia Wills, daughter of Garry Wills, to whom it is inscribed from "Pa."

Berkeley: Image Comics, 2016. Paperback. Very good. 8vo. Wraps. Full color. Gift inscription inside vol. 1. This is a complete set of the Paper Girls graphic novel series in trade paperback.

Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1987. First Thus. Cloth. Fine. 8vo. Cloth. Vol. 1: 960 pp. Vol. 2: 820 pp. No jackets as issued. A fine set. This is a collection of the diplomatic writings of prominent American statesman Webster.

New York: Putnam, 1986. First Edition, 3rd printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 208 pp. Sticker residue on front jacket cover. Remainder stamp on bottom block edge. This is a first edition, 3rd printing of Barthelme's post-modern novel.

New York: Ace, 1981. Paperback. Very good. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback science fiction book.

Rock Island, IL: East Hall Press, 1988. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. 8vo. Wraps. 87 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by several of the contributors above their pieces. This is a literary festschrift for the late Dr. Parkander, a beloved English professor and Lutheran minister who taught at Augustana College for many years.

New York: Random House, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Large 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Shelf wear to jacket, with a 2" loss at top of front jacket cover and 1" tear on rear cover along with scuffs and creases. This is a first edition (later printing) of Ludlum's bestselling thriller. By the author of The Bourne Identity.

Toronto: Speakeasy Comics, 2005. Paperback. Very good. 8vo. Wraps. Black and white. Association copy. Inscribed on title page from Andrew Foley to fellow comics creator Chuck Satterlee. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon indie comic signed by writer Foley. This copy is from the collection of comics writer Chuck Satterlee.

Detroit: Detroit Unity Association, 1952. Pamphlet. Fine. 8vo. Folded pamphlet. 4 pp. This is a pamphlet collecting quotes and devotions from a sermon by Rev. Butterworth. Butterworth (1916-2003) was a prominent minister of the Unity movement, a spiritualist Christian movement with ideals similar to Christian Science and transcendentalism. Butterworth is notable for preaching the prosperity gospel ("Prosperity will occur when we do put spiritual practices into business!") and for his memorable appearance on Oprah.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1909. First Thus. Hardcover. Good +. 12mo. Cloth. Minor shelf wear and scuffing to cloth, with most of the white titles rubbed. Front hinge overopened. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is the first prose edition (the title was originally published as a play) of Jerome's classic work.

New York: Tor, 1984. Paperback. Good. Minor shelf wear. Puncture on spine. This is a vintage paperback science fiction book.

University of Chicago Press, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/good. This is a first edition sociological study of eight Chicago neighborhoods, focusing on "decline, gentrification, or stability in the face of high and low crime rates and minority presence."

Ellignies-Sainte-Anne, Belgium: Centre "La Pommeraie", 2000. Wraps. Very good. In French. 4to. Wraps. 56 pp. "Gallery copy" sticker on front cover. 1 copy in OCLC. This is an uncommon exhibition catalog of the works of Belgian outsider artist Duhem. This copy was previously part of the archives of Chicago's Intuit Gallery, the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art.

Tokyo: Japan Fellowship of Reconciliation, 2005. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. In Japanese and English. 8vo. Mixed pagination. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon book about constitutional law in Japan, particularly as it pertains to the global peace movement. From the collection of the late peace activist Kathy Kelly. OCLC lists one copy.

Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2011. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Boards. Mixed pagination. This is a complete set of Praeger's history and analysis of global peace movements. These copies were part of the collection of influential peace activist Kathy Kelly.

New York: Pocket, 1994. Paperback. Good. Minor shelf wear. Chips to left edge of rear cover and a 1" closed tear to top of rear cover. This is a vintage paperback gothic thriller by the author of Flowers in the Attic.