Search Results: Authors starting with P from Bazaar of Books

"Ripping Yarns" by Michael Palin and Terry Jones. New York: Pantheon Books, [1979]. pp. 188. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (interior unmarked; crack on back cover- see last photo; inside covers & text margins are browned; red remainder mark on bottom edge).Size: 9 5/8" x 7 1/2" (24.5cm x 19cm).Very good condition.

"Woodchips & Beans: Life in the Early Lumber Woods of Nova Scotia" by Mike Parker. [Halifax, N.S.]: Nimbus Publishing, [1992]. pp. 239, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (owner's signature on title page, otherwise interior is unmarked and very little wear).Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 1/4" (25.5cm x 18.5cm).

"Historic Annapolis Valley: Rural Life Remembered." (Images of the Past). by Mike Parker. [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2006]. pp. 162, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (little wear to corners, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" (23.5cm x 16.5cm).

"Guides of the North Woods: Hunting and Fishing Tales from Nova Scotia, 1860-1960" by Mike Parker. [Halifax, N.S.]: Nimbus Publishing, [1990]. pp. 240, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (front cover soiled, corners a bit worn, foxing to edges, and price sticker on free, front endpaper). Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 1/4" (25.5cm x 18.5cm).

"The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower" by C. Northcote Parkinson. London: Michael Joseph Ltd., [1971]. Third impression, May 1971. Originally published in 1970. pp. 304. 5 maps and various b. & w. illus. Hardcover, grey cloth with gilt title on spine (corners slightly bent, pencilled price on the front free endpaper, interior clean & unmarked). dw., clipped (slightly worn at corners and spine).Very good condition.Size: 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" (22cm x 14.5cm)

"Jo Manning- Etchings, 1965-1980." (introduction by Doris Pascal). [Toronto: Gallery Pascal, 1980]. unpaginated (8pp.). 17 b. & w. illus. Softcover (some wear at edges, interior is unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5cm x 28cm).

"Drawings by Mervyn Peake." [London]: The Grey Walls Press, [1949]. (Introduction by Mervyn Peake). First published in 1949. pp. 11 + 62 b. & w. plates (some with colour). Hardcover, green/grey cloth with black title on spine (corners square, covers pretty clean but for a smudge to front lower corner, spine bumped & bottom a bit frayed, covers bowed outwards, top edge foxed, interior is clean & unmarked, though the paper throughout has darkened). d.w., unclipped (spine darkened, spine chipped some to both top & bottom, some wear and a few tiny tears, a large mark of foxing on upper corner, but several large portions of foxing are visible only on the inside of the dust jacket, also are a few marks on the covers).Very good condition (Dust jacket in good condition).Size: 9 7/8" x 7 1/2" (25cm x 19cm).The title page says "Drawings by Mervyn Peake." On the dust jacket and the book spine the title is "The Drawings of Mervyn Peake." The first issue had a gilt title on the spine. Other printings have black or… Read More

"Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt" by Kit Pearson. (Dear Canada series). [Markham, Ontario]: Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2002]. pp. 220. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards with book ribbon (corners rubbed, lower spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked). inscribed by author and signed.Very Good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/2" (19.5cm x 14cm).

"Houses of Nova Scotia: An illustrated guide to Architectural Style Recognition" by Allen Penney. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Formac Publishing Company and The Nova Scotia Museum, 1989. pp. 145. numerous b. & w. illus. and 1 chart. Paperback (soiling on edges, some toning on page margins, price on front free endpaper, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm).

"Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma" by Michael Peppiatt. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1997]. First American edition. pp. 366. Many b. & w. illustrations. Two pages of notes inserted. Hardcover, dark grey cloth with gilt title to cover and spine (spine is bumped, annotations & underlining in pen in text-see photo, notes in pen on front and back endpapers). dj., unclipped (a few creases, price sticker residue on front cover, price sticker on back cover, otherwise in very good condition). Size: 9 3/8" (23.5cm) x 6 1/2" (16.5cm).Good+ condition. (Dust jacket in Very Good- condition).Francis Bacon- one of the most original artists of the 20th Century. His painting both repels and attracts the viewer simultaneously. His works are unique and without comparison. This book is a portrait of both the man and the artist. His experiences are surely strongly connected with the images he created. Love him or hate him- there's no one like Francis Bacon.

"Summer Days" by Gladys Peto. London: John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd., [n.d.] circa 1920s. unpaginated. 4 colour plates (incl. frontispiece) and numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, salmon pink cloth spine with black title and pictorial boards (gift inscription on free front end paper, foxing to edges & title page, corners bent & frayed, spine bumped, some knicks & dents to cover edges, back cover marked & scratched, a few marks to end papers but text is unmarked). Good condition.Size: 11" x 8" (28cm x 20cm).

"Degas 1879- Paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture from around 100 years ago in the context of his earlier and later works." Catalogue by Ronald Pickvance. An exhibition organised by the National Galleries of Scotland and the Edinburgh Festival Society, in collaboration with the Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries. [Edinburgh]: The National Galleries of Scotland, 1979. pp. 88, Bibliography. 16 colour plates and many b. & w. illus. Paperback (covers soiled, some wear, interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 10 1/2" x 8 1/8" (26.5cm x 20.5cm).Exhibition held at the National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, 13 August to 30 September 1979 for the Edinburgh International Festival 1979.

"The Japan Expedition 1852-1854: The Personal Journal of Commodore Matthew C. Perry." Edited by Roger Pineau, With an Introduction by Samuel Eliot Morison. City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1968. pp. 241, Bibliography, Index. many illus. (some colour). Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on front cover and spine (corners square but worn, spine bumped & worn, marks on both covers, top edge foxed, interior clean & unmarked). d.w., clipped (dampstained & some foxing, 2 tiny tears, some wear). Dust Jacket covered in mylar (small crack in corner).Very good condition (dust jacket, Good condition).Size: 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" (28.5cm x 22cm).++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavier book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your destination.

"A Painter's Camera: Buildings and Landscapes in Britain, 1935-1985" by John Piper. [London]: The Tate Gallery, {1987]. pp. 141. 119 b. & w. plates. Hardcover, beige cloth with brown title on spine (corners bit bent, foxing on top edge, covers slightly warped, some toning in page margins, no marks, gift inscription on front free endpaper). dj. (some wear, short tear to upper right corner, few marks mostly to back, some toning to front & back).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/8" x 10" (23cm x 25.5cm).

"Le port d'Halifax Harbour 1918: Harold Gilman & Arthur Lismer." Edited by Annabelle Kienle Ponka, with contributions from Lily Foster, Sarah Fillmore, and Kirsten Appleyard. (Published in conjunction with the exhibition Halifax Harbour 1918: Harold Gilman & Arthur Lismer, organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and presented in Ottawa from 12 October 2018 to 17 March 2019 and in Halifax from 12 April to 2 September 2019). [Fredericton, New Brunswick:] Goose Lane Editions and [Ottawa:] National Gallery of Canada, [2018]. pp. 124, 1 map, Bibliography. Text in English and French. 28 plates (many colour & 1 foldout) and 33 illus. (some colour). Paperback (interior is clean & unmarked, some faint smudges on back cover, otherwise like new condition). Price is the publication price, as printed on inside back flap.Very good condition.Size: 10" x 9 1/8" (25.5cm x 23cm).

"The Complete Peter Rabbit Library" by Beatrix Potter. 23 vol. in a slipcase. [London]: Frederick Warne (Published by the Penguin Group), [2006]. This edition with new reproductions of Beatrix Potter's book illustrations, first published in 2006. Each volume with illustrated boards and titles on front & spine. Each book is in Very Good or better condition. Three of the books have some damage, as follows: The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (corners bent); The Tale of the Pie and The Patty-Pan (1 dog-eared page); The Tale of Samuel Whiskers (back cover dented and spine dented).Slipcase is creased along top edge, and paper is peeling off boards, also at top edge.Very Good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 6 3/4" (21cm x 17cm)- slipcase size

"I Know These Dictators" by G. Ward Price. With Eight Half-tone Illustrations. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., [1937]. pp. 256. Second printing. Hardcover, black cloth, gilt title on spine (gift inscription on front free endpaper dated Christmas, 1937; library stamp on back free endpaper, covers chipped, worn & soiled, both endpapers and title page have brown stains, text is unmarked). No dust jacket.
Size: 8 ½" x 6" (21.5cm x 15cm).
Good condition.
G. Ward Price, for much of his career, was a reporter for the Daily Mail. In the early to mid-1930s he was given preferential treatment in interviewing Hitler because he wrote a more favourable report of Germany's activities. After 1938 he became a strong opponent of the Nazi regime.

"Great Tales of the West." Compiled by Bill Pronzini ^ Martin H. Greenberg. [New York]: Galahad Books, [1985]. pp. 445. Hardcover, brick boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, spine bumped, few spots of foxing on edges, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (spine faded, some toning inside jacket, wear along top, some soiling on back cover).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/4" (24.5cm x 17cm).

"I Wanted a Pony." by Diana Pullein-Thompson. Illustrated by Anne Bullen. London: Collins, [1947]. Second impression. pp.160. many b. & w. illustrations. Hardcover, yellow cloth, brown title on spine (spine bumped & worn, corners bent & worn, dent to front cover edge, endpapers dampstained, some foxing, rear free endpaper missing, text is unmarked). dj., unclipped (very tattered and many losses from chipping, long tear on spine and to back cover edge).Fair condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).
A classic horse story by the famous weaver of horsey tales, Diana Pullein-Thompson.

"The Sea Road To Halifax: Being an Account of the Lights and Buoys of Halifax Harbour" by Rear Admiral Hugh F. Pullen, RCN (Ret'd). Drawings by Cdr. L. B. Jenson, RCN (Ret'd). (Occasional Paper No. 1). Halifax, N.S.: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1980. pp. 80, Bibliography, maps. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (spine & corners chipped, back corner creased, front cover scuffed & scratched, 3/4- inch tear at top of spine, owner's book plate on title page, pen notation on a single page otherwise interior is unmarked).Good condition.Size: 9" x 10 5/8" (23cm x 27cm).