Search Results: Titles starting with P from The Bookworm

San Francisco:: A L Bancroft & Company, 1871.. 2nd Edition.. Leather bound . BINDING/CONDITION: full leather with red and black spine labels; the labels are chipped; the leather much stained, cracks in the leather are starting at tops and bottoms of the spine joins; the paper is generally ''healthy'', but with some scattered foxing; Fair condition. The binding is sound.. about 9.5 inches tall by 6.25 inches wide . Appendix, index. Description: The subtitle reads: ''Of all matters ordinarily coming before judges, attorneys, justices of the peace, sheriffs, county clerks, coroners, notaries, jurors, guardians, corporations, banks, boards of supervisors, boards of education, trustees, directors, insurance officers, farmers, merchants and business men, such as laws of business, bankruptcy, mines, attachments, homesteads, mills, deeds, mortgages, leases, notes and bills, husband and wife, marriage and divorce, mechanics' liens, arbitrations, apprentices, pre-emptions, licenses, partnership, bonds,… Read More

New York:: Thomas Dunne Books / St Martin's Press, December, 2006.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black boards; a Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Steve Snider.

Buffalo, New York:: Self Published, 1912.. 18th Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth with gilt; owner's notes on the front endpapers, the binding is sound; shows its age with handling soil and wear; a Fair copy.. small 8vo (about 7.25 inches tall) . Testimonials, index. Description: 39 figure illustrations. The title as stamped into the books cover is ''Painless Childbirth and Diseases of Woman and Children''. The front paste-down endpaper has a printed ad declaring that since the first edition of this book was published, demand for the ''indigenous remedies'' contained therein made it necessary for the Dr. J H Dye Medical Institute to produce and sell these remedies, and warns against purchasing any product claiming to be just as good as Dr J H Dye's Mitchella Compound.

Germany:: Kierdorf, 1992.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; there's a very faint stain on the fore-edge of the text block, otherwise in Very Good condition; no dust jacket.. about 9.75 inches tall by 7 inches wide . References. Description: Well illustrated in black and white and color. The publisher's blurb reads: ''An authoritative book on a breed that is truly an American treasure, the American Paint Horse. Meet old-time greats like Painted Joe and Calamity Jane, prominent breeders, foundation sires and dams. Learn about the fascinating subject of color genetics and the outstanding achievements of modern-day Paint Horses.'' (remember this written in 1992). In the foreword, Ed Roberts states, ''The American Paint Horse has come a long way. A beautiful and useful breed, Paints have grown to be a vital part of the light horse industry throughout the world. Mr. Oelke's delightful book is a valuable record of this great breed's progress.''

New York:: Modern Library, 1983.. 2nd Modern Library Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark rust binding with black;; gilt spine text; owner's name and date on the half-title page; otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. small 8vo (7.5 inches tall) . Modern Library 'postage stamp' endpapers. Description: Dust jacket design by R D Scusellari; jacket woodcut illustration by Stephen Alcorn. This is Modern Library number 15 (although this newer edition does not bear the number).

Cincinnati, Ohio:: North Light, 1998.. 2nd Printing, this edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark green cloth; light corner wear, otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. about 10.25 inches square . Glossary, index. Dark teal endpapers. Description: Profusely illustrated with color photographs and instructional drawings. All the practical aspects of painting murals -- materials and equipment, preparing the surface, choosing a subject and style, and how to transfer your design -- are covered in the first part of the book. This section is followed by eight special projects taken from design to completion. For the keen amateur artist who has little or no technical skill, there are numerous demonstrations and ideas for less ambitious murals, such as flat, decorative themes, a fun project for the nursery and a surreal mural for the bathroom. Other projects cover spatial illusion, a mural for the garden, projects for smaller more… Read More

Cincinnati, Ohio:: North Light, 1998.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue boards; a Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket.. about 11.25 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide . Index. Description: Profusely illustrated in color. Features 20 step by step demonstrations, including eight complete painting demonstrations. Learn which colors to blend to create realistic skin ones, hair and shadow areas.

Austin, Texas:: Encino Press, 1978.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light yellow cloth; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall) . Description: This is volume number XLI from the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Linda Miller Roach; also includes black and white photo illustrations. A collection of folklore miscellany -- primarily Texas folklore. The anthology begins with J Frank Dobie's article on Paisanos (roadrunners) which the Folklore Society first published in 1954.

Albuquerque, New Mexico:: University of New Mexico Press, 1953.. 2nd Edition, Revised.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark rust colored cloth; EX-Library copy, with all the usual markings, the spine is badly slanted; other than the library markings, which are plentiful, the text is unmarked; strictly a reading copy; the jacket has good color, only moderate edgewear, but is reinforced with clear tape on the reverse side, and is missing the front flap; still quite attractive, but graded Poor.. small 4to (about 10.5 inches tall) . Appendix, index. Illustrated map endpapers (front only). Description: Chapter caps for the four sections headings; not credited, but quite handsome. The panoramic jacket art is by Native American artist Velino Shije Herrera (Ma Pe Wi). Ma Pe Wi (meaning Oriole), was of the Zia Pueblo. Features 84 figure illustrations, plus a section of black and white plates ( XV numbered plates, printed double sided). Figure illustration numbers 51 and 52 are shown on a large fold-out.… Read More

New York:: Modern Library, 1965.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with the ML torch bearer blind stamped on cover; gilt spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: This is book number 45 in the Modern Library series. The most recent printed date is 1965, which is close to this publication for this copy (circa 1965-66). Dust jacket rear panel style is l2; binding style 11.

London:: Southwater, 2003.. Oversize paperback . BINDING/CONDITION: a quality paperback with flaps; a Very Good book.. nearly square format: about 9.25'' tall x 8'' wide . Index. Description: Lavishly illustrated with color photographs, including many step by step instructional photos; also includes pattern drawings. Over twenty projects using a range of easily available materials, all with easy to follow instructions.

Tucson, Arizona:: Abbetira Publication, February, 1984.. Limited first edition printing.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Very Good condition.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Description: The publisher's blurb reads: ''Paradox is the autobiography of an extraordinary man who has led an even more extraordinary life. Born into the powerful and influential Coppola family, related to other Costra-Nostra families, he reveals the reasons for his rejection of this wealth and power, delves into our American system of justice, the altered consciousness movement, and touches upon psychic phenomena.'' William Crazy Horse Coppola or Iron Thunderhorse; is an author and prisoner.

New York:: Macmillan, 1980.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light gray boards with purple cloth at the spine, silver spine text; a Very Good book, with a Good+ dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. The jacket has two short closed tears and a few short creases on the front panel, otherwise Very Good.. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Bob Silverman; jacket art by Hector Garrido. Even though Campbell had been writing short stories for many years prior, this was one of his first full length horror novels. (Several of Campbell's earliest novels were movie novelisations, this however is an original work)

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1988.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: tan marbled boards with half black imitation leather (corners and spine), all edges gilt, ribbon place marker, Very Good condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Printed endpapers. Description: Originally published in 1943, this reprint edition is part of the Time-Life World War II Classics series, In 1940, Etta Shiber, a shy 62-year old American widow living in Paris, and her friend Kitty Beaurepos helped smuggle more than 150 British servicemen out of occupied France. This is Shiber's account of their extraordinary accomplishments, and offers evidence that the most ordinary people can perform heroic deeds in their own quiet, everyday manner. The two women lived an uneventful life, attending concerts and the theater, and after the outbreak of the war, visiting hospitalized solders as volunteers for the French equivalent of the USO. But in June 1940, their lives, like those of… Read More

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1988.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: tan marbled boards with half black imitation leather (corners and spine), all edges gilt, ribbon place marker, Very Good condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Printed endpapers. Description: Originally published in 1943, this reprint edition is part of the Time-Life World War II Classics series, In 1940, Etta Shiber, a shy 62-year old American widow living in Paris, and her friend Kitty Beaurepos helped smuggle more than 150 British servicemen out of occupied France. This is Shiber's account of their extraordinary accomplishments, and offers evidence that the most ordinary people can perform heroic deeds in their own quiet, everyday manner. The two women lived an uneventful life, attending concerts and the theater, and after the outbreak of the war, visiting hospitalized solders as volunteers for the French equivalent of the USO. But in June 1940, their lives, like those of… Read More

Chapel Hill, North Carolina:: University of North Carolina Press, 1989.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: purple cloth; owner's name and impression seal; the spine is cocked, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo (about 8 to 9.5 inches tall) . Notes, bibliography, indexes.

New York:: St Martin's Press, January, 1991.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: bookplate, otherwise book & dust jacket are both Near Fine; the dj is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) .

Norman, Oklahoma:: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973.. 1st Printing, Thus.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: olive green marbled boards with black and gilt on the spine; owner's name, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped.. small 8vo (about 7.75 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art and four double page illustrations by W H D Koerner; two of these are in color. Introduction by W H Hutchinson. This is Volume number 50 in the Western Frontier Library. Originally published in book form in 1927 (together with Once in the Saddle); this is a first printing of this University of Oklahoma Press edition. 50 Great Western Illustrators, Koerner, Number 77a.

Pleasantville, New York:: Reader's Digest, 1989.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: deep maroon-plum binding, marbled boards with a solid strip at the spine; gilt text; Fine condition.. 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall) . Dark olive endpapers. Description: This is from the Reader's Digest World's Best Reading series. The text is complete and unabridged. Color illustrations by award-winning artist Christopher M Magadini. Afterword by Scott Russell Sanders. This copy includes the publisher's insert.

New York:: Macmillan, 1970.. 1st American Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green boards; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. small 8vo (about 7.75 inches tall) . Index. Description: Illustrations by John W Wood and others. Following is taken from the jacket blurb: ''This is the second volume in the Macmillan Cars of the World in Color series. This coves the period 1863-1904 -- the pioneering years -- and shows the transformation from horseless carriages, which in fact were often simply carriages with an engine attached, to the 'real' motor cars in their own right designed and built by such people as De Dion, Benz and Bernardi. Technical changes, not all of them improvements, came slowly and in great variety. The designers were feeling their way in unknown territory. These motor cars were custom built by craftsmen and as such contained a great deal of personal character, as can be seen from the 192 illustrations in color.'' Also… Read More