Search Results: Authors starting with P from Last Word Books LLC

Originally published in 1853 in London. New introduction by Hugh A. Dempsey. Author was the leader of a British government expedition to explore the area between the Red River and Rocky Mountains and from the North Saskatchewan River to the American border. Light green full cloth boards, 326 pages. Top edges of boards lightly sunned, faint abrasion to front board (but no loss of fabric. Jacket has light wear to top and bottom edges, bottom corner of front flap clipped (not price clipped), small red mark on front flap.

Inscribed by author "to E***, dear friend of the Luther Douglas family, Nancy J. Parezo". Douglas helped perfect the technique to preserve sand paintings helping create a market for this art form. Book is fine in VG+ dust jacket. Dust jacket has a small wrinkle to jacket at head of spine, light rubbing to front and rear panels.

Prescott was a fur trader, supervisor of Indian farming, interpreter and businessman and killed by the Sioux uprising in 1862. Very good in VG- dust jacket. Head and heel of spine bumped, light shelf wear to bottom edge of boards, tip of front board, light foxing to top edge of text block. Jacket has closed tear to heel of spine, chip to head of spine, chip to rear panel, overall age toning to jacket.

Full beige cloth covered boards, extensive notes, bibliography, index. Very good in VG- dust jacket. Heel of spine bumped and binding lightly pushed at head band, Dust jacket is price clipped, chip to head of spine panel (but present) overall light shelf wear.

Two volumes, red speckled top stain. A collection of over 400 of Parkman's letters from his Oregon Trail days to the close of his career in 1893. Slip case is in near fine condition. No jackets as issued.

Full blue cloth covered boards, illustrations, maps. Vol. 1. Has a slight bump to head of spine at left side. Slip case is in VG- condition with wear along all edges, crack along right rear seam. Spines of jackets of both volumes slightly aged toned, price clipped, small nick to jacket at head of spine near gutter.

A biography of Zane Grey, a disappointed baseball player and unhappy dentist turned wildly successful author. Full rust colored cloth covered boards. Heel of spine lightly bumped, hence VG+ grade. Review copy, review slip pasted to half title page. In fine dust jacket.

Quarter red cloth and blue paper covered boards. "Peavey shares both her visceral joys in the land and her fears about losing a rural western way of life." Peavey is the daughter of noted historian Alvin Josephy, Jr. Fine in fine DJ.

Author's tenth crime/noir novel set in Washington, DC.

The third Brother Cadfael mystery. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Very light bump to heel of spine, hence NF grade. A beautiful copy—no fading or age toning.

The 14th Brother Cadfael mystery. Light blue cloth covered boards. Very good in near fine DJ. Head and heel of spine no longer crisp, bump to edge of front board. Jacket has light wear to head of spine panel, hence NF grade.

The 19th Brother Cadfael mystery. Signed by author on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket.

The first book in the the Brother Cadfael series of mysteries set in England during the middle ages. First edition first state with duplicate line printed on page 97. Very good in good dust jacket. Small stain to bottom edge of front board near spine, book slightly cocked. Dust jacket has small indentation and wrinkling to front panel, wrinkling to rear panel, Some lettering on front panel rubbed, verso of jacket has abrasions with some paper loss possibly from removal of old dust jacket cover material.

The 18th Brother Cadfael mystery. Signed & inscribed by author "To Paul, with best wishes". Near fine in NF dust jacket. Head and heel of spine no longer crisp. Dust jacket has very light wear to upper tips of front and rear panels.

Ex-knight and now monk, Cadfael takes on the case of two thwarted lovers. Near fine in very good+ dust jacket. Dust jacket has two creases to front flap.

The second book in the Brother Cadfael series of mysteries set in England during the middle ages. Very good in VG+ dust jacket. Book is slightly cocked, previous owners signature on first free endpaper. Dust jacket has several very small indentations to front panel.

The first book in the the Brother Cadfael series of mysteries set in England during the middle ages. First edition first state with duplicate line printed on page 97. Very good in good dust jacket. Small stain to bottom edge of front board near spine, book slightly cocked. Dust jacket has small indentation and wrinkling to front panel, wrinkling to rear panel, Some lettering on front panel rubbed, verso of jacket has abrasions with some paper loss possibly from removal of old dust jacket cover material.

Brown paper covered boards, 281 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Near fine in NF dust Jacket. Light bump to heel of spine. Jacket has small wrinkle to bottom edge of spine panel.

Full red cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on front board, 12 plates, numerous other illustrations. Near fine in VG- dust jacket. Jacket has chipping, small tears and wear along top and bottom edges, indentations on front panel but not affecting front board.

Full green cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorations, endpaper maps, 575 pages including notes, references and index. Numerous illustrations. Very good+ in VG dust jacket. Binding lightly pushed at headband and heel of spine. Jacket is faded, wear along top edge with some paper loss to rear panel and head of spine.