Search Results: Authors starting with P from Furrowed Brow Books

Apostoliki Diakonia, 1994. Paperback. Apostoliki Diakoni PB, 2001 printing; 284 numbered pp. Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Moderate wear to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 2011. Paperback. Paffhausen, Metropolitan Jonah : Reflections on a Spiritual Journey. Yonkers (NY) : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2011. First paperback printing. [1-4], 5-207, [208] blank. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean; binding tight. Cover shows light wear with no spine crease. We personally inspect every book we offer.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. First Edition. hardcover. Pagnamenta, Peter : Prairie Fever: British Aristocrats in the American West 1830???1890. New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. First/first. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's light gray paper boards, dark gray paper spine, latter with gilt lettering. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Xxiv pp prelim material, 338 numbered pp, plus six blank. 16 pp glossy b&w photos inserted. Author's intro, maps, prologue, 10 chaps, epilogue, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a lovely, clean copy, tight and square, unmarked, light wear to dj. We personally inspect every book we offer.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1997. paperback. Papadakis, Aristeides : Crisis in Byzantium: The Filioque Controversy in the Patriarchate of Gregory II of Cyprus (1283-1289). Crestwood (NY) : St Vladimirs Seminary Press, 1997. Revised edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [i-iv], v-xiii, [xiv], 1-256, [257-258] blank. Abbrev, chronology, foreword to the SVS (revised) edition, preface, intro, nine chaps, appendices (the Tomus of 1285), Exposition of the Tomus of Faith against Beccus, Mark's Report to the Synod), bibliography, index. Notes passim. Condition notes: an excellent, clean copy, light wear to wrappers. Smudge to tail corner edge. Important study of Byzantine theology in the Filioque struggles between East and West. We personally inspect every book we offer.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 2003. Paperback. [i-vi], vii-xiii, [xiv] prelim material, including foreword by Bishop Kallistos Ware; 1-76, [77-82] blank. Not ex library. Pages clean and binding tight; no notes or highlighting. Discreet sticker on spine, no crease. A handsome little book organized by the hours/offices. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Hill College Press, 1987. First Edition. hardcover. Parrish, Tom Z. : The Saga of the Confederate Ram Arkansas: The Mississippi Valley Campaign, 1862. Hillsboro (TX) : Hill College Press, 1987. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's burgundy leatherette, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xviii pp prelim material, 237 numbered pp, plus one blank. List of illus/maps, preface, intro (by Harold B. Simpson of Hill College), five chps, notes, bibliography, biographical sketches, index. Condition notes: a very nice copy indeed, with the following flaws - dj is clipped, and its spine is lightly sunned. Else excellent. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Savas Beatie, 2013. hardcover. Patchan, Scott C. : The Last Battle of Winchester: Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7 - September 19, 1864. El Dorado Hills (CA) : Savas Beatie, 2013. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's black paper over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. [i-x], xi-xxi, [xxii], [1], 2-553, [554] about the author. Contents, author's intro, acknowl, 22 chaps, appendices (OOBs, strength reports, casualties, medals issued, etc); bibliography, index. Notes passim. B&w maps/photos. Condition notes: an excellent, square, tight, unmarked copy; light wear to dust jacket. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Riverhead Books, 2001. First Edition. hardcover. Payne, Peggy : Sister India. New York : Riverhead Books, 2001. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's orange paper boards and light brown cloth spine, gilt lettering to latter, debossed floral pattern to part of former. Matte color photographic dust jacket. Plain gray endpapers. [xii] pp prelim material, [1], 2-275, [276] blank. Acknowl. Condition notes: a collectible first printing association copy, inscribed by Payne to fellow writer Nancy Tilly. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket; boards/binding square, with lower spine end rolled, and a pinhead sized stain to tail rear; lightest of soiling to top edge. Binding weakening at verso half-title page. Interior unmarked but for inscription. Of "Sister India", North Carolina novelist Lee Smith says "...that rarity, an utterly original novel." We personally inspect every book we offer.

Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry, 1997. paperback. Pederson, Duane [editor] : Orthodox Christian Catechism: A Basic Instructional Guide to the Ancient Christian Faith (Orthodox Christian Journey Series, Book Two). Hollywood (CA) : Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry, 1997. Second printing. Translations by the editor and assistants. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.625"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [i-iv], v-xiv, [1-2], 3-127, [128-130] blank. Acknowl, opening prayer (an adaptation of Metropolitan Philaret's famous prayer for peace and strength), intro, three parts (Nicene Creed, study, and prayers); about the Ministry. Condition notes: a solid and unmarked copy with no spine crease, light wear to wrappers, and an occasional smudge. Publisher's discreet stickers/contact info to rear wrapper and title page. Adapted from materials provided by the Antiochian Orthodox Church. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Greenwood Pub Group, 1990. First Edition. hardcover. Findling, John E. [Editor], Pelle, Kimberly D. [Ass't Ed] : Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988. New York : Greenwood Press, 1990. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.625"/24.2cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering and ornamentation over black to spine and front board. Lacking dust-jacket. Plain white endpapers. Xx pp prelim material, 443 numbered pp, plus one blank. Editor's preface, intro, entries for approx 94 world's fairs and expos, from London 1851 to Brisbane and Glasgow 1988; appendices (statistics, "fairs that never were", etc), bibliography, index. B&w photos. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and sticker indicating such. Lacking dust-jacket. Spine ends rolled, top corners bumped. But actually quite a nice copy: binding square and tight, interior clean and bright. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 1996. hardcover. Pergrin, Col. David : Engineering the Victory: The Battle of the Bulge: A History (Schiffer Military History). Atglen (PA) : Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1996. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's burgundy cloth, black lettering to spine and front board. Glossy color photographic dj. Marbled endpapers. Coated pp. 441 numbered pp, [442] blank, [443] "Also from the publisher", [444] blank, [445-447] ads/photos. Dedication; foreword (by Maj. Gen Richard S. Kem), author's preface, acknowl, intro, prologue; 48 chaps ("parts"), from "Hitlers Secret War Plan" to "The Attack of the 26th Division into the Siegfried Line"; epilogue, bibliography. Heavily illus w b&w maps and photos. Condition notes: an excellent copy of a handsome volume; light wear to dj; light wear to boards, spine ends rolled. Faint foxing to top edge. Interior clean/unmarked. A combat engineer's view of the momentous Ardennes Offensive, Hitler's… Read More

Laurel, 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Perkins, Robert : Into the Great Solitude: An Arctic Journey. New York : Laurel/Dell, 1992. First mass market paperback printing. Part of the Laurel Expedition Series. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7"/17.7cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. Xvi pp prelim material, 222 numbered pp, [223] about the accompanying PBS show, [224] blank. Narrative, maps. Condition notes: an excellent condition mass market paperback, signed by the author on title page. No spine crease, light wear to wrappers, no interior markings other than signature. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Naval Inst Pr, 1990. hardcover. R. Dawn Sollars. Perla, Peter : The Art of Wargaming: A Guide for Professionals and Hobbyists. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 1990. 2nd printing. Octavo (8vo). Bound in publisher's red cloth, silver lettering to spine. Glossy color dust jacket. Plain white endpapers. xxvi pp prelim material, 1-364, [365] about the publisher, [366] colophon; 10 leaves coated b&w illus section to center, unpaginated. Forewords by Adm Thomas B. Hayward, and James F. Dunnigan. Intro, 11 chaps. Notes, bibliography, index. B&w photos, maps, charts. A solid work of its era (late 80s/early 90s). Condition notes: moderate wear, no chips/tears to dj. Light sporadic soiling to edges. Interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Authorhouse, 2009. First Edition. hardcover. Perlin, Elliott : Breaking Addictions with Biblio/Poetry Therapy. Bloomington (IN) : AuthorHouse, 2009. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color photographic dust jacket, sheathed in library mylar. Plain white endpapers. xx pp prelim material, 1-90, [91-94] blank. Preface by Dr. Varsha Morar, contents, intro; Part I -The Addictions; Part II-Therapeutic Applications of Biblio/Poetry Therapy; Part III- How Biblio/Poetry Therapy can help heal the Addicted; conclusion, glossary, further reading, postscript. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and stickers indicating such. Otherwise a lovely tight, square, unmarked copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Casemate, 2016. Hardcover. Perry, David : Bluff, Bluster, Lies and Spies: The Lincoln Foreign Policy, 1861-1865. Philadelphia : Casemate Publishers, 2016. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm H. Bound in publisher's black paper boards, bright gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj. Plain white endpapers. 320 numbered pp, plus 16 unnumbered glossy pp of b&w photos inserted to center. Endnotes, glossary, bibliography, appendices, index. Valuable appendices include 'dramatis personae' of USA, CSA,and Great Britain, comparative strengths of US and British navies, etc. Condition notes: Practically flawless, light wear to DJ (wrapped in mylar), no notes or highlighting. Possible first edition, but no information on Casemate's edition-marking practices. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2003. First Edition. hardcover. Peterson, Brian [Photographer]; Gruchow, Paul [Foreword]; Brandenburg, Jim [Foreword] : Voices for the Land: Minnesotans Write About the Places They Love. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2002. First/first. Quarto (4to) size, oblong, height 9.375"/24cm, l 12.5". Bound in publisher's tan cloth, silver lettering to spine. Glossy color/b&w photo pictorial dj. Plain peach endpapers. X pp prelim material, 116 numbered pp, plus two pp list of "1000 Friends of Minnesota". Forewords (one each Gruchow and Brandenburg), acknowledgements, Peterson's intro, b&w photos/essays organized by season, beginning w/Winter; map/list of locations, index of authors. Condition notes: a lovely clean copy marred only by a slight bowing to the oblong boards; otherwise, clean, tight, square, bright. Light wear and several small and not very noticeable edge folds and scratches to dj. If you can live with the slight board bow, gift appropriate.… Read More

Savas Beatie, 2013. Hardcover. The Gettysburg Campaign in Numbers and Losses, by Petruzzi, J. David; Stanley, Steven. Ed Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie. Stated 2012. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm. Bound in publisher's black cloth over boards, bright gilt imprinted lettering on spine. Glossy DJ. 112 leaves (xiv pages introductory material, plus 210 numbered pages. Blank flyleaves. Condition notes: A lovely copy. Corners sharp, binding tight and square, boards unmarked. Glossy DJ has light wear, sheathed in mylar. Inside no notes or highlighting. We personally inspect every book we offer.

PhysicalMind Institute, 2009. Spiral-bound. Pilates PhysicalMind Institute : Pilates Chair Encyclopedia. New York : PhysicalMind Institute, 2004. Quarto (4to) size, 11"/28cm h. Spiral-bound in publisher's glossy color photographic wrappers. Ii pp prelim material, 83 numbered pp, plus one blank following. Intro, fundemantals, guidelines, positions, exercises for: prone/supine, seated, kneeling, standing; workouts; numerous illustrative photos. Condition notes: Moderate wear to covers, no notes or highlighting. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Event Horizon, 2012. Paperback. Pignataro, Anthony : The Dead Season: A Charley Ridgway Novel. Sequim (WA) : Event Horizon, 2012. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. [Viii] pp prelim material, 239 numbered pp, [1] blank. Condition notes: Signed by author on first page/front flyleaf. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light wear to cover and just a bit of curling to corners. Sequel to author's Small Island, set on Maui. We personally inspect every book we offer.

New American Library, 1984. Paperback. Pincus, Edward & Ascher, Steven : The Filmmaker's Handbook . New York : New American Library, 1984. 4th printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [I-vi], vii-xii pp prelim material, 1-434 numbered pp, [435-436] ads. B&w photos/diagrams. Condition notes: .Not ex library. Pencil notes fairly common in this volume; otherwise pages clean, binding tight. Three inch closed tear to tail front wrapper, and one inch closed tear to head front wrapper at spine; else moderate wear to cover. Possible former owner's name printed to verso half-title page ("Hisham Bizri...9/9/1988"). Lebanese filmmaker Hisham Bizri launched his career after this date. We personally inspect every book we offer.