Search Results: Authors starting with P from High Castle Books

San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1997. (194) pp., pictorial wraps; book shows some minor edge & corner wear; prev. owner's name-date to top corner of title page / "The leading poet of his generation . . . one of Mexico's most esteemed and beloved writers." /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Bantam Books, 1984. 186 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows stress lines & lean to spine w/ color flaking to edges; light to moderate edgewear overall w/ small area of stress lines to front cover near spine; a couple of light scratches to back cover; red marker line to top edge of page block / "The sensational true story behind the novel 'Blood and Orchids." "Clarence Darrow's controversial last case. Rape, revenge and murder on an island paradise about to explode." /. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good +.

Sedina, AZ: Aquarian Educational Society, 1974. 96 pp., blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Book has previous owner's stamp to front endpaper; publisher has placed label at bottom of title page, changing place of publication from Agoura, CA to Sedona, AZ / Illustrated with B&W portraits of Nicholas Roerich and the author. / . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990. 208 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows light wear to corners & bottom edges; light creasing to front cover w/ some curling at edge; some light to moderate rubbing to back cover; light creasing to laste several pages / Illustrated with color photos. /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, UK: W. H. Allen, 1978. 146 pp., blue boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light bumping to bottom corners; prev. owner's notations to front endpaper & contents page; pages browning, esp. towards edges; Jacket shows some wear to ends of spine & ends of flap folds / "This book reveals the many facets, and the many expressions of one eminent person, face to face with history. Of all these reflections, there is one image of the Shahbanou on which all agree: that of Farah of the thousand and one good intentions." Illustrated with four pages of color photos and twenty pages of B&W photos. / . Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: McGraw - Hill, 1979. 230 pp., 1/4 blue cloth w/ white boards & white lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows slight bumping to bottom corners of boards; Jacket shows only minor edgewear / "The subject is mass murder, and Robert Paier is not afraid to confront it head on." / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Walker & Company, 1992. 193 pp., yellow binding w/ purple lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a little wear to heel of spine; small light bump to top edge of rear board; Jacket shows creasing to top edge of rear panel w/ some very light creasing to top edge of front panel / Author of "The Open Range Men" and "Riders of the Trojan Horse." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Illus. by Rick Farley (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Walker, 1987. 214 pp., light blue binding w/ copper lettering: Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows some wear to heel of spine; a few spots of foxing to top edge of page block w/ one or two spots to free endpapers; prev. owner's initials to title page; Jacket is price-clipped & shows slight yellowing to inside flaps; a little very light rubbing overall / Sequel to "The Horseman." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Norton, 1963. 188 pp., deckled edges, putty colored cloth spine w/ red-black patterned boards & red lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has light wear to bottom edges w/ bottom corners bumped; Jacket has light soil overall w/ rubbed soil lines & punctured tear along spine; spine is sunned w/ wear & short worn tears at ends; front panel has short closed tear at bottom stained from tape repair w/ same to top edge of rear panel; front inside flap has smudge near top & bottom corner clipped / "Adventures, mostly humorous, in a New Hampshire village." Biography of author working as feature writer for newspaper in small New Hampshire town. / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Fair to Good. Illus. by Larry Lurin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Putnam, 1996. viii, 259 pp., 1/4 dark blue binding w/ dark blue boards & gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book has light bump to bottom corner of rear board / Paper SIGNED by Emme glued to half-title page. /. Signed by Author on Half-Title Page. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Ballantine, 1977. 160 pp., wraps / Original Ballantine light cardboard cover-sheet (for display purposes when book was shrink wrapped) laid in. Illustrated with B&W drawings. /. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. As New. Illus. by Doug Drexler / Anthony Fredrickson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

San Francisco, CA: KQED Books, 1995. 325 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows a little wear to corners of covers w/ back cover showing a tiny crease to top corner & a limination peeling some at bottom corner; a well-made paperback w/ a sewn binding / "Companion to the major PBS series." Color and B&W illustrations. /. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco, CA: KQED Books, 1995. 262 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows a little wear to top rear corner of spine w/ covers showing slight wear to corners; tiny spot of soil to bottom edge of page block; a well-made paperback w/ a sewn binding / "Companion to the major PBS series." Color and B&W illustrations. /. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newport, RI: Seven Seas Press, 1984. xx, 169 pp., 1/3 orange cloth w/ white boards & white lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has bottom corners bumped, a little very light foxing to top page edges, else fine; Jacket has very short tears & small creases to head of spine, some wear & chipping to corners & flap folds, else clean & bright / ". . . a sailor's manifesto. Reese Palley found health and happiness living the sailorly life on unpolluted oceans, and he says you can too. . . . unlike anything you have read before. It is scatological and spiritual. It is practical and philosophical." B&W illustrations by Susan Le Van. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Saturday Review Press, 1972. 83 pp., pictorial wraps; book is worn at ends & edges of spine, small crease to top corner of front cover plus light rubbing & a few minor nicks, some light soil & minor stains to back cover / "A complete program of golf strategy by one of the world's greatest pros . . ." Illustrated w/ B&W paintings & photos. /. First Trade Paper Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Illus. by Jesus J. Gutierrez. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1980. 173 pp., cream paper-covered boards w/ red lettering, Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has top corners lightly bumped, a little wear to upper portions of boards, faint price erasure & minor spots of foxing to front endpapers; Jacket has a little chipping at bottom of rear fold, minor edge wear, curling slighly at top and bottom edges / "The true story of confession writing as told by a professional!" "How to get your share of today's most accessible and best-paying fiction market for new writers." /. Revised Edition, First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Aurora, CO: Write Way Publishing, 1995. 197 pp., maroon cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows bumping to bottom corners of boards; small blue check mark inked to front endpaper near gutter; Jacket shows a little crinkling to bottom ends of flap folds w/ a few light bends to edges overall; small crease to top corner of rear inside flap / "Highlighted by the original, unpublished Civil War letters of William T. Shepherd, 'The Sherman Letter' travels between the Gulf War era (beginning in 1991) and the Spring, 1865 odyssey of Stanford Short and the notorious SHERMAN LETTER." /. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1997. x, 241 pp., black boards w/ gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows slight bump to head of spine: DJ shows a little light rubbing to rear panel / Third in a series following "The Highwayman and Mr. Dickens," and "The Detective and Mr. Dickens." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Mark Lang (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1977. viii, 268 pp., blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some fading to extreme bottom edges of boards; light bump at fore edge of rear board; some faint foxing to edges of page block; Jacket shows some light foxing, light soil & a few small rubs / ". . . innovatively couples General John Burgoynse's invasion of the American colonies from Canada with the concurrent operations of General Sir William Howell in Pennsylvania." Illustrated with B&W maps, photos and reproductions. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Collins, 1965. 384 pp., brown cloth w/ copper lettering; Book has rubbing to boards, wear to corners & bottom edges w/ corners beginning to fray, underlining & margin notes in (india?) ink to some pages, stamps to bottom corner of last page / Illustrated with 32 glossy pages of B&W photos. A charming and informative book. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair to Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.