Search Results: Authors starting with P from Black Sheep Books

Bloomington, Indiana, USA: AuthorHouse, 2010. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good. This story of Olive Ann Oatman is the fictionalized account of a real person. In 1851 Royce Oatman took his pregnant wife and seven children across the Arizona desert on his way to California. They were attacked and killed, only two children survived - Olive, fourteen and Mary Ann, eight. They were captured and taken to the Apache village as slaves. Only Olive survives and after five years of captivity she returns to civilization. She has to re-learn the ways of white society without letting out the secrets of her past. Blue cloth, gilt titling to spine, 207 pages. Minor shelf wear, cloth shows several tiny holes, white sticker with ISBN number to back. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear and is now protected in a Brodart cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please… Read More

Erin, Ontario: The Porcupine's Quill. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edited, with an introduction by Eric Ormsby. Book contains a selection of poems from Pages two volumes of poetry as well as new poems. Signed by the author on title page. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with blue and off-white titling, blue end papers, 207 pages. Cover has light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto, ON: Ryerson Press, 1946. First Edition. . Hardcover. Light blue paper covered boards with dark blue titling to front and spine, 43 pages. Illustrated gift inscription on the ffep adds considerable charm to this copy. Some age darkening to spine and edges, light shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Sparkford Yeovil Somerset England: Haynes Publishing Group, 1965. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-/-. Sunbeam & Singer 1955 to 1965. 1390 cc, 1494 cc, 1592 cc Alpine I to IV, Rapier I to IV, Gazelle IIa to V, Vogue I to III. soft cover, many drawings and black and white photographs, 216 pages. Light shelf wear, some rubbing, a few smudges to cover and textblock edge, page 136 + 137 show a few smudges, otherwise clean inside. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, 1977. Card Cover. Very Good/-. A collection of songs derived from two villages in Wiru-speaking par of the Pnagia are in the Southern Highlands Province. The songs were translated by Paia and Strathem and they are mostly personal ones that express feelings about kinsfolk, courting partners, friends, enemies, spouses, neighbours. Orange card cover with illustration and white titling to front, staple binding, fold-out map at back, 121 pages. Light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Victoria, B.C.: Trafford Publishing. Soft cover. Very Good-. Book is the biography of a woman born into wealth and privilege in Victorian England who ended up immigrating to North America during the Depression. Colourfully illustsrated red soft cover with yellow titling, illustrated with several pages of black and white photographs, 290 pages. Cover has minor shelf and edge wear, book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Mill Valley, Ca, 1987. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-/-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Painter reviews his own method 'Postural Integration' and also introduces the general reader to the benefits of bodywork. His work together with Rebalancing, Lomi Work, Rolfing and Heller Work helps the individual by a direct, deep softening and reorganizing of the connective tissue with envelopes and coordinates the entire muscular system. Red soft cover with black illustration and titling to front, many line drawings illustrate throughout, 203 pages. Some shelf wear with a light crease to top free corner of back cover, previous owner's name to half title. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Cape Town, South Africa: A.A. Balkema, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/-. This large three-volume set offers an extrodinarly detailed look of the titled Southern African countries (South West Africa being modern Namibia), complete with thorough black and white in-text and plate photographs and drawings, a few beautiful plate colour photgraphs are included in the series as well; after an introductory section in the first volume looks at prehistory, men and trees, trees and magic, and other topics; the books then look at the trees by family type; volume three includes a bibliography and index. Brown cloth with gilt decoration on front and gilt titling on spine, errata notice taped onto front free endpaper of first volume. A few bumped corners, ex-library books with usual markings, pages very lightly browned on side edge, but pages and illustrations are clean and bright, tightly bound. Total of 2235 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for… Read More

London, UK: Broadbent, 2004. Card Cover. Very Good/-. Palmer, Kate. Exhibition Catalogue for the 2004 solo exhibition "Everything happens" at the Broadbent, London, UK. Light green card cover, white titling to front, staple binding, unpaginated. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Chicago: Privately Printed, 1907. Hardcover. Grey boards, gilt titling on faux vellum spine, gilt titling on spine includes the years 1847-1899, gilt upper text block edge, leading edge untrimmed, black and white frontispiece, contents include: Personal Reminiscences; Interest in Club Life; Extracts from Mrs. Parker's Letters; Memorial Resolutions; and Newspaper Editorials. Illustrated with ten black and white photographs, 130 pages. Light edge wear most significantly to corners, shelf wear, cover lightly soiled, text block edges darkened, foxing to end papers, small damp stain to front end paper, foxing in text particularly to pages adjacent to plates. Binding is very sound, gilt edge bright - this is a nice-looking book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might… Read More

2005. Soft cover. Very Good. Parker, Randolph. A collection of paintings bySalt Spring Island artist Randolph Parker. Colourfully illustrated blue soft cover with white titling, illustrated throughout with colour photographs, 71 pages. This is a handsome copy - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1915. Paper Cover. A publication of the Department of the Interior, Canada. Subtitled: Surveyed by P.A. Carson, D.L.S. and M.P Bridgland, D.L.S. Grey paper cover with black titling on front, staple binding, list of Errata at front, illustrated with black and white photographs and illustrations, a folded colour map (Outline Map of Part of the Railway Belt British Columbia) at back of book, 81 pages. Paper cover has edge wear with multiple small closed tears, heavy foxing around edges, significant damage to spine cover with creases, cracks and detached portions, front cover detached, cover is lightly soiled, text block and page edges darkened, light damp damage to staples, some instances of foxing in text, text is generally clean and tight, map has foxing at fold lines and a one-inch closed tear at left edge. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees.… Read More

Prince George, BC: Repository Press, 1975. Card Cover in Wraps. Limited edition of 500. Blank card cover with staple binding, illustrated title page, unpaginated. Card cover shows glue remnants which match the ones inside the dust jacket, light creasing to top and bottom of cover where it exceeds the textblock. Dust jacket shows sunning to the outer edges, tears along the spine, light creases and a few spots of discoloration. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Langley, B.C.: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd., 1977. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Book covers Canada's often violent history. Yellow cloth with black titling on spine and front, illustrated end papers, black and white frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, 248 pages. Text block edges slightly darkened, otherwise book is in great shape. Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, has edge wear and light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good-. Novel by the author of "Cry, The Beloved Country", set in South Africa. Light green cloth with yellow and blue titling on spine, yellow and blue illustration on front, glossary at back of book. 276 pages. Light edge wear with light bumps to top free corner, bump to bottom of board, textblock edges darkened, foxing on end papers. Dust jacket is not price-clipped, has suning to spine, edge wear, chipping and small pieces missing at spine ends and corners, a small hole to back, a few smudges. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Oslo: I Kommisjon Hos Gunnar Stenersens, 1942. Hardcover. Good. Written in Norwegian, book is about the art and culture of Northern Norway. Blue cloth with gilt titling and black illustration on front, gilt titling and decoration on spine, top text block edge is blue, yellow end papers, blue illustration on title page, illustrated throughout with black and white plates. Edges and corners have light wear, bottom edges have three light pressure marks, spine ends worn, upper spine end has a one-inch by half-inch open tear, spine is sunned but gilt is still bright, edges of boards are lightly sunned, text block is clean and tight. In spite of flaws listed, this is a handsome book. 246 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" -… Read More

Marseille, France : Universite De Provence Marseille, 1981. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Written in French, book is a detailed study of dance movements from India. White soft cover, five large fold out charts of body movements, one has scotch tape reinforcement, black and white illustrations throughout, 141 pages. Cover has edge wear and shelf wear with multiple small spots of discolouration, spine - which is is cloth tape - has title penned on and is soiled, text block edges darkened and soiled, spine cracked at title page. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Mayne Island, B.C. & Vancouver B.C., 1955. Soft cover. Good. Book appears to be self-published, printed by Chapman & Warwick, Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. The foreword is by Wilf Bennett of The Vancouver Province, which printed her poetry in a column called "The Lantern." Book is inscribed by the author to Wilf Bennett on the front cover. Book has a blue card cover with black titling, staple binding, 31 pages. Cover and text block edges are darkened around edges, text is clean. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1977. Leather. Fine. A two volume set by Easton Press in fine condition. Praised as one of the best fantasy novels this leatherbound edition is a gorgeous looking set. Black leather with gilt decorations to front, back and spine, six raised bands to spine, decorated endpapers, gilted textblock edges, ribbon marker. First volume has frontispiece by Jill Bauman.

Anne Pearson, 1986. Soft cover. Good. A scarce copy of this history of the Coldstream and Lavington area. Illustrated white and red soft cover with black titling, a two-page black and white map of Coldstream Estate precedes title page and another black and white map inside back cover, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, 176 pages. Cover has shelf wear, cover and first several pages stained/darkened around edges and spine, 2.5" split to lower front spine end and first page, lower end of spine cover worn, name in ink on first page, interior is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall