Search Results: Authors starting with P from Bailey Bonzo Books

Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Co., 1958. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Yellow cloth hard cover with black title plate to spine, black rules to front. This copy is NEAR FINE in a VG, unclipped ( no price) yellow DJ. Part of the Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics. Exterior has a modest, Library locator number to the spine. Otherwise rich with bright lettering and sharp edges. Inside has the bookplate of the Cornell University Library to the front paste down. Otherwise no other library markings. Unmarked, crisp, and tight . DJ is rich . Minimal wear around edges. One small, (1/2") horizontal closed tear to the modestly sunned spine along with a couple of other small closed tears to edges. Uncommon in DJ. .

Museum of New Mexico Pr, 1997. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Red cloth with embossed title to front cover and gilted tiles. This copy is FINE in a FINE, unclipped DJ. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on a color 4" x 6 " pictorial business card by Jack Parsons to a family friend . The card is housed in a hand addressed envelope. Exact inscription available upon request. No noticeable blemishes to the book or the DJ.other than a tiny bump to the front edge and a tiny chip on one point of the DJ..

New York: Follett Publishing Company, 1955. Book. Illus. by W.T.Mars. Fine. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light brown cloth with dark brown sketch to front and dark brown lettering to spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " To Helen Muller, with love to her and her parents. Reba Paeff Mirsky Nov.18, 1955". This copy is FINE in a VG, price clipped DJ. Illustrated by W.T. Mars. Exterior is rich. Sketch and lettering are crisp. Only mere hints of wear. Inside is otherwise unmarked, crisp and tight with very modest toning. DJ has modest chipping at spine ends, modestly sunned spine, and a couple of tiny edge tears at front/back tops. SCARCE SIGNED..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1910. Book. Illus. by J.M.Conde. Very Good. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Copyright noted as 1910, with "B-X" , denoting a publication date of February 1923. Green cloth with pictorial paste on front cover with black tiles to the spine. This copy is VG in a VG, unclipped ( no price) , matching DJ to the paste on, protected by Mylar. 115 pp. with 4 pp. of advertising to the back. Exterior has modest wear to the tips and top/bottom of the spine, and a lightly soiled paste down. Inside is unmarked, clear, and firmly bound. Hollow Tree Stories version with the " Good Wishes to all Hollow Tree Friends From the Story Teller Z " facsimile page at the front. Modest toning throughout. DJ has moderate chipping at spine ends, an open triangular, 1" x 1 1/2" tear at front bottom, one 1/4 " x 1/2 " L shaped chip mid spine, and minimal soiling. This particular edition with the 1910 copyright and the facsimile… Read More

New York, NY: Knopf, 2004. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition, so stated. Published 8/04 . Quarter black cloth with red hard cover and silver tiles to the spine. This copy is FINE in a FINE DJ. Book shows no noticeable blemishes inside or out. Covers are bright and clean. Interior is crisp, clear, unmarked and tightly bound. DJ is likewise clean, bright, and has no noticeable signs of . Looks and feels unread..

Massachusetts: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1931. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Second edition, so stated. Blue cloth with gilted tiles and Massachusetts seal. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Herbert Parker, Chairman, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Tercentenary Commission to Hollis M. Gott, a member of House of Representatives in Massachusetts from 1933 to 1958. Outstanding provenance ! This copy is VG. Some sunning to the spine and board edges, minimal edge wear, but still bright and clean. Inside is clear, unmarked, and firmly bound. Over 100 photographs. 212 text pages, not including the photographs .Top page edges gilt, others are deckled. Some pages moderately toned from previous laid in 5 x 8 's, but modestly, evenly toned otherwise. A must have for Massachusetts history buffs. RARE and SCARCE as such..

Univ of California Pr, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is FINE in a VG, price clipped DJ. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Edges/tips/spine ends sharp. Small remainder mark across outside bottom page edges. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight. DJ has a small, faint price sticker residue at top front and a bit of rubbing to the rear, otherwise, rich and crisp. The definitive reference for researching late medieval English scribes. Uncommon. .

Boston: Little, Brown,and Company, 1865. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Pioneers of France in the New World. Second Edition. ", so stated. 420 pp. with the erratum notation on the last page. Brown cloth with embossed rules to the front and gilted tiles/ rules to the spine. This copy is VG. Spine is a little faede but gilt still bright. Top and bottom of spine has modest fraying. Boards are clean with modest rubbing. Boards ' tips modestly worn but edges, much less so. Brown EPs. Neat gift inscription dated Christmas 1865 to FFEP as well as neat PO signature dated 1906. Frontispiece with tissue guard of Menendez. Text is unmarked, firmly bound, and with minimal/even toning. FEP's have minimal foxing. Multiple maps. Very nice..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Yellow cloth with black drawing of boy to the front and black lettering to the spine. 1951 Newberry award winner ( no sticker to DJ). This copy is VG in a Vg, unclipped ($2.75) DJ. Exterior has moderate /significant foxing toward the edges, but little edge, tip, or spine end wear. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and firmly bound. Pictorial/story EPs. 184 pp. DJ has modest foxing, soiling, but little edge wear other than two very small closed tears. A lovely, touching example of using a beautifully written story to teach the ABC's..

Glencoe, Ill.: Free Press, 1949. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second Edition. Black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine.This copy is NEAR FINE in a GOOD only ,unclipped ($7.50), tape repaired DJ . Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Very minimal signs of wear. Inside has PO, armorial BP of author and Prof. of Economics , George Stolnitz ( Indiana University) .Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest toning. DJ is sunned to the spine with modest wear to spine ends, tips, and edges , tape repaired along the spine and with a 3" closed diagonal tear at spine bottom. . .

New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1961. Book. VG+. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black quarter cloth and gray embossed boards withgilt and red lettering to the spine. Red EPs. 424 pp. plus bibliography. SIGNED by Irene Patai on November 8, 1961. Foreword by Andrew C.Ritchie. Frontispiece and 32 pages of photographs. This copy is VG+ , in a VG, unclipped ($6.50) DJ photo of sculpture entitiled " Encounter", courtesy of Otto Gerson Gallery. Exterior is rich. Lettering is bright. Only a few bumps along the bottom edge. Inside has neat PO signature , in pencil, under the author's ( easily erasable). otherwise crisp, unmarked and minimally toned. DJ has moderate rubbing at edges and joints and moderate chipping at spine top and bottom back. Top edges dyed red..

Boston: Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1981. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Yellow cloth with black tiles. This copy is FINE in a VG+ DJ. DJ has hints of wear to the points and top/bottom of the spine, otherwise is clear, bright , and crisp. Not price clipped and now protected in a Brodart cover. Book itself looks and feels unread. Just a hint of toning..

Crown Publishers Inc, 1979. Book. VG+. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth with gilted tiles. This copy is VG+ in a VG+, unclipped, Brodart protected DJ. Exterior is bright and clean. No edge wear. One tiny bump to top of back board. Interioris clear, unmarked , and tightly bound. Scattered, modest foxing to page ends.Even, minimal age toning to text block. DJ is still bright with only a hint of edge wear and modest age toning..

New York, NY: Minotaur Books, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Map EPs. This copy is FINE in a FINE, unclipped ($24.95) DJ . No noticeable blemishes. Looks and feels unread. Pristine. Edgar Award winning author of "The Skull Mantra"..

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete 5 Volume set in blue , front ruled cloth with gilt rules/lettering to the spines.579,649,529, 743, and 791 pp. respectively. Vol. I is a 1936 3rd printing, Vol. II is 1928 2nd, Vol III. is 1937 2nd, Vol. IV is 1931 1st, and Vol. V. is 1937 1st. All volumes bound identically.These volumes are VERY GOOD with the following : scattered page corner folds, modest toning to EPs, Inside front hinge of Vol. II loose, but holding nicely, Fold out map in Vol. IV pristine, a few illustrations. Exteriors are rich.Gilt is bright. Edges/tips mostly sharp. Volume V has a 1/2 " closed tear at top of spine on each seam and modest fading along bottom edges. Heavy set would require extra postage for non Media Mail. .

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1961. Book. Illus. by Sidonie Coryn. VG+. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, so stated. SIGNED by Rachel Peden on FEP. Cream cloth with brown design to front and black/brown letters to the spine. 382 pp. This copy is VG+ in a VG, unclipped ($4.95) DJ with 0961 at bottom of front flap ( first state) Also laid in are three newspaper articles written by Ms. Peden from 1961 and 1963. Exterior has modest foxing but little to no wear. Top edges dyed light blue. Inside is unmarked , crisp, and firmly bound withminimal, even toning. DJ has minimal edge wear, scattered foxing, and modest toning near the edges. Lovely..

Dallas, Tx: Pressworks, 1980. Book. Illus. by Bill Komodore. Fine. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Marbled boards with quarter black cloth and gilt lettering to the spine. This is an unnumbered copy. SIGNED by BOTH the author and illustrator. Laid in is the musical score by Alexei Haieff along with the publisher's explanation letter for the missing three illustrations by Komodore. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes ( perhaps a bit of rubbing to front cloth. .

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1963. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition. First printing, so stated. Red cloth with black tiles and designs. This copy is FINE in a VG DJ. Exterior is clean and bright. Interior is crisp, unmarked and tightly bound. Hint of toning to page edges . Even, minimal toning throughout text block. DJ minimal chipping along edges and modest even toning..

Indianapolis: Tilford & Carlon, Printers, 1877. Book. VG Minus. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth with gilted tiles and embossed rules to the front. Gilted tiles to the spine, embossed rules to the back. This copy is VG- / Good +. Exterior is rubbed, spine is sunned ( gilt legible, but faded), front gilt still bright, tips and spine ends moderately worn. Inside has bookseller sticker to upper inside front board, a PO signature, and a neat gift inscription on the FEP. Text is unmarked, firmly bound, and modestly/ evenly toned. Scattered foxing to page ends and text. 224 pp.SCARCE..

St Martins Pr, 1981. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Full number line. Brown cloth with gilted tiles. This copy is FINE in a FINE, unclipped ($9.95) , Brodart protected DJ. No noticeable blemishes. Bright, clear, clean, crisp, unmarked, and tightly bound. Minimal, even toning throughout. DJ is likewise blemish free. Looks and feels unread..