Search Results: Authors starting with P from The Wild Muse

NY: Abrams, 1986. Exhibition Catalog. Trade softcover. Published NY: Abrams, 1996. 4to. wrappers, 295pp., illustrated. The catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Service and shown from September 1986 through September 1987 at four museums. 260 objects are described and illustrated. Very good plus. . Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: Sports Media Group, 2004. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Ann Arbor, Michigan: Sports Media Group, 2004, first printing. Oblong 4to., 9" x 11 1/4", 310pp., lavishly illustrated with full color and b/w photographs. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Toronto: Doubleday, Doran & Gundy, 1930. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Toronto: Doubleday, Doran & Gundy, 1930, first printing. 8vo., 289pp. Black cloth with red titles, patterned end papers. Spine slightly faded, name on fly leaf. Very good minus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo.

Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1839. First edition. Quarter leather and marbled boards. Published Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1839. 16mo., 3 7/8" x 6", 396pp., illus frontis. Black leather with gilt spine title and design over brown marbled boards. tips worn, foxing to endpapers, light random foxing. Very good, clean, bright, crisp. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo.

NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1996. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Wiley, 1996, first printing. 8vo., xvi+560pp., illustrated. Very good in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1985. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Simon & Schuster, 1985, first printing. 8vo., 390pp., illustrated. Examines the scientific theories concerning the origin and evolution of the universe and discusses stars, galaxies, quasars, and astrophysics. Some dust foxing along top edge. Very good in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York and London: R. H. Russell and Kegan Paul,, 1898. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and boards. Published NY and London: R. H. Russell and Kegan Paul, 1898. 8vo., 7" x 9", 119pp., illustrated in pictures by Frank ver Beck. Beige linen cloth spine and printed brown paper covered boards. Wear at the board tips, some soil/smudging to some margins. Binding tight. Good. . 1st. Hard. Good. 8vo.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover.Published Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1918. xviii+393pp., profus. illus. Two small tears to the cloth at top edge of rear cover joint. Otherwise very good. Pages very bright, clean.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Illus.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994. Softcover. Published Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994. 4to. wrappers, 9" x 11 3/4", 279pp., illustated in color and black and white. some pencil notations in margins, inside rear cover, else very good plus. "Over the course of two millennia the Jains have produced a diversive and vital range of art which has hitherto been little known in the West. Illustrated with examples from all ages, it provides a comprehensive introduction to the art of the Jains and an insight into the practices, principles and beliefs of the religion. In a detailed introduction Pratapaditya Pal, presents a history of Jainism and describes the different forms of art produced in each period: decorated temples and shrines; images of wood, stone and bronze; illuminated manuscripts; cloth paintings; architectural reliefs and votive tablets - all bearing their own religious significance. The volume also includes an examination of Jain ritual and… Read More

NY: Aronson, 1980. Hardcover. Published NY: Aronson 1980. Third printing. Some pencil notations in text. Very good plus. . Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.

Richmond, Indiana: Friends United Press, 1974. Trade softcover. Published Richmond, Indiana: Friends United Press, 1974. 8vo. wrappers, ix+172pp., illustrated with tables. Very good. . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

NY: Knopf, 1963. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Knopf, 1963. 8vo., 264pp., illustrated with b/w photos, drawings and reproductions. Blind embossed gray cloth with gilt titles. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Hard. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Pittsburgh, PA: Beta Phi Mu, 1974. First edition thus, limited to 5,500 copies. Hard cover. Published: Pittsburgh, PA: Beta Phi Mu, 1974. 8vo., xiv+80pp., illus frontis plate and maps. Previous owner name on fly leaf, else near fine. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Tel Aviv: Omanut La'am, 1992. First edition. Trade softcover. Published Tel Aviv: Omanut La'am, 1992. 4to. wrappers, 8 1/4" x 10 5/8", illustrated with b/w photos. Text in english and Hebrew. Very good. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

Mansfield, OH: Blazing Flowers Press, 1983. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Mansfield, OH: Blazing Flowers Press, 1983, first printing. 8vo., black cloth with gilt titles. Signed by author on title page. Author's second novel. slight waviness to page block, else fine in fine dust jacket with a short, closed tear. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1972. Softcover. Published Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1972, 20th printing (1999). 8vo. wrappers, xliii+263pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Marker stripe on top edge. Near fine, clean, bright. . Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

NY: Pantheon Books, 1956. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Pantheon Books, 1956. 4to., xiv+158pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Ex-library with rubber stamp on titles page, pocket removal residue on flyleaf. Else very good plus, clean, bright in very good dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

London: New Architecture Group, 2003. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: New Architecture Group, 2003. Folio, 10" x 12", 144pp., illustrated with full color graphics. Fine in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Published NY: Rizzoli, 1994. 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/4." 48pp., illus b/w and colr. Tiny nick to the edge of rear board, else fine, unused copy lacking the dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. Illus.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Guilford Pubn, 1983. Hardcover in dust jacket. xv+248 pages. Small name label on fly leaf, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Hard. Fine/Fine. 8vo..