Search Results: Authors starting with P from Sparkle Books

Canada: Doubleday Canada, 2009 First Printing, First Canadian Edition (Doubleday, Div. Of Random House). Near Fine Condition, Unclipped Dust Jacket Has Very Slight Edgewear. No Writing Or Marks. Giftable.

High River Alberta Canada: Joyce Pallister, 2008 This Is Another As New And Author Inscribed Local History From The Collection Of Cattle Man Rudy Evenson And Is Inscribed To Him By Joyce Pallister, Who Carried Out This Posthumous Account Of Her Husband, Hank, His Life And His Knowledge, As A Local Cowboy And Alberta Brands Inspector, Of The Cattle Industry In Alberta. Save The Inscription And One Spot (Coffee?) On The Page Edge, This Book Is As New. Illustrated With Black And White Photographs, Includng One Of John And Mildred Ware At Their Sheep Creek Homestead. The Pallisters Trace Ware's Brand, Initially Four And Later Three Walking Sticks From Its Registration To Him In 1885 Right Up To 1986, When The Owner Of Record Was A Calgary Firm. There Is A Wealth Of Information In This Book, From The Section On Brands, Old Timer Biographies, Other Stories And The Appendix Which Describes The 1929 Old Time Range Men's Dinner Held By The C.P.R. At The Palliser Hotel. This Section Includes Rsvp… Read More

USA: Crown Publishers, 1976 First Printing 1976 soft cover editon Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain Crown Publishers. May be unread, no creases on spine and binding is like new. There are a few marks and light wear to covers but no writing or interior draw backs, pages are not age yellowed, crisp clean interior. Focus of book is on the European/British passion for China collecting and the modifications made for export to cater to these tastes. There are 100 illustrations in colour and black and white preceded by a 28 page introduction with bibliography.

Manila: Lifechange Publishing, 2004 2004 revised edition in near fine condition, no reading creases, no writing or marks other than the SIGNATURES OF THE THREE EDITORS on FFEP.377 pp, Includes messge from president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the value of overseas workers who maintain their strong faith.

London: Elek, 1953 Apparent First edition (no mention of any other printings). Maroon boards with gold lettering, good corners and binding, sun bleached at top and bottom of spine where dj missing. Pages somewhat yellowed. The clipped DJ is chipped with loss at top of spine, has two inch tear down spine side and is missing bottom two inches of spine cover plus two and a half by two inch triangle at side of front panel. Detailed and exciting story of escape, capture and imprisonment of this RAF navigator during World War II and his daring activity within the camp to smuggle out information regarding German troop movements.

Canada: Overlea House, 1986 Very Good Plus In Unclipped Very Good Minus Unclipped Dust Jacket Which Has Some Shallow Chipping To Lower Rear Edge. Stated First Printing, Full Number Line. Set In World War Ii Calgary About A Regular Boy With A Musical Gift.

Chicago: Childrens Press, 1978 Very Good Minuscopy Of This Rare Children's Press Book, No Dj If Issued. This Is An Ex-School Library Book And Has Two Stamps As Evidence Of That On Ffep. There Is Also A Gift Inscription On The Inside Cover And A Light Crease To The Upper First Three Pages (Possibly A Production Flaw). Some Light Wear To Board Corners. Interior Is Crisp, Clean And Shows Little Evidence Of Use. Illustrator Ann Elizabeth Baxter Nee Toulmin-Rothe (1946-1997) Was A Studio 2 Artist In Westport, New York. One Of The Artists Featured In Six Artists Paint A Portrait (1974) And Is Frequently Mentioned As A Mentor By Younger Artists.

New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1976 A Very Good Copy Of This 1976 Parent's Offering By Ruth Park. Light General Wear To Exterior. Very Nice Interior. No Writing Or Marks.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962 Stated first printing 1962 edition of Parkinson's followup to Parkinson's Law and The Law of Profits in near fine condition and Very good- dust jacket. Gray linen boards with navy printing and line drawing on front board, binding and corners intact, yellow dyed upper edge, bnright yellow endpapers and crisp clean interior pages. One price in pencil on ffep and another obliterated with black felt pen. No other markings. Very light age toning. Price clipped dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Upper edge has four short (1/4 inch) tears and creases have formed from one tear to another.There is also wear to the spine bottom. The classic tongue-in-cheek success in business manual offering sensible underlying truths, in fine condition.

U.S.A.: Abingdon Press, 1972 This Is A Very Nice Copy Of The First Abingdon Printing (1972) (Nap) by Ethelyn M. Parkinson, author of Never Go Anywhere With Diigby. Humerous chapter book. There Is A Small Gift Inscription On The Endpaper And A Very Slight Sunning To The Bottom Edge Of The Rear Panel. The Jacket Displays Original Price Of $3.95 And Shows Some Loss To Corners And Spine Ends. There Is Some Rubbing To Back Panel And To Edges. Rated Vg+/Vg-

New York: Random House, 1980 This Is A Terrific Book Which Has Retained Its Appeal Over The Decades. I Have Sold Several Copies And Each Time (At Least In My Imagination), It Has Been Purchased By A Fond Uncle For Those Bright And Fearless Nieces Who Can Live Up To The Passion And Scientific Pursuits Of The Pasley Sisters! Very Good Copy Of First Us Edition, 1980 In Good+ Dust Jacket Which Is Unclipped But Has Several Closed Tears And Is Missing A Vee From The Upper Front Edge. Gift Inscription On Ffep. This Is The Publication Of An Album Produced By Two Young Victorian Girls Who Were Keen Amateur Entomologists And Skilled At Drawing. The Book Includes Their Photographs And An Introduction By Their Great-Great-Nephew. 0394509463

Ann Arbour: Unviersity of Michigan, 1959 Very Good plus copy of the poems of Boris Pasternak, translated by Eugene M. Kayden. Some points of interest: inner jacket flap bears quotation, "For the first time the reader can discover in English, through Kayden's translation, all the beauty and originality of the Russian poems." (Printed Price on unclipped jacket is $3.95). Printing details: 1959. No other information. Just before the preface, there is a statement that Pasternak was very pleased with the translation and sent Kayden the ms of "The Passing Storm." The statement goes on to say. "This manuscript is reproduced in facsimile in this volume." The poem appears, but not in any way 'in facsimile.' Whether this was changed at the last minute, or perhaps was not repeated if this is a later printing, I am not sure. Book is in very nice condition., The spine has some wear and fading at edges. Front board bears a very nice wood cut portrait of the poet by Geroge… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968 Interesting copy of Cry, the Beloved Country (without the subtitle: A Story of Comfort in Desolation]. No date, 24th printing Scribner Library $3.45, 283 pp in Very Good condition, a few light creases and age toning. It has the "Eloff Street" cover. The paperback ISBN [684718634] appears to be a MacMillan number, although all other markings indicate The Scribner Library of Contemporary Classics Number 7. On back cover is listed SL 218, Paton's South African Tragedy, published circa 1965. Scribner chronology website indicates the founding of an education division in July 1968 to promote the SL Paperback Series, which may well have initiated the replacement of the old Scribner Library series standardised covers with those such as the Eloff Street cover with its popart elements. The use of the ISBN suggests 1968 or later, and the nine places on the cover suggest early rather than later.

Toronto: Signet, 1969 Signet P2830 First Printing May 1969 Movie Tie-In Edition Starring Lena Horne And Richard Widmark. Fair Condition. Cover Shows Rubbing And Creasing. No Writing Or Ownership Marks. Lightly Toned.

U.S.A.: Bedrick, 1991 1991 Peter Bedrick Books First U.S., First Printing. This Is A Mixture Of Folk Lore And An Explanation Of The Jewish Tradition, Illustrated In Color And Black And White By Claire Bushe. No Writing Or Marks, Book Is Very Good, Jacket Is Chipped At Lower Back And Has Some Rubbing To Corners.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Lobster Pr Ltd, 2001 Very Good copy of this A-Z (``Aaah`` to Yeast Infection) of sex for young people: explicit, comprehensive and matter of fact, containing both formal and street nomenclature and recommended by Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom Columnist. Former Library book with minimal markings (two stamps and a bit of label residue)

Layton, Utah, U.S.A.: Peregrine Smith, 1998 Readers Loved This Book, And It Has Gone On To Another Edition. I Was Pleased At The Beginning Because It Showed A Schoolboy Maturing, Trying Hard And Taking On Challenges After Tentative Beginnings And Discouragement. That, I Believe, Is An Excellent Lesson. The Book Continues, However, At The End Of His Life, To Talk About Being Loved And The Importance Of That Lesson, Which Of Course, Is Very Important. I Liked The Earlier Lesson Better And Thought It Was Original And Timely. Anyway, Second Printing Of First Edition, Near Fine Condition But In A Very Good Only Unclipped Dj Which Has Some Soiling. Very Attractive Book In General And Nicely Illustrated By Kathleen B. Peterson.

Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Pub. Co., 1937 Very Good Minus Attractive copy with wear. Copyright 1937, undated. No Dust Jacket.. With full 70 pages and 50 titles appears to be a first per WorldCat. Blue Cloth Boards With Tipped In Picture Showing Carolers Against A Blue Background And With A Gilt Paper Frame. (See Scans). Gilt Spine Title Which Is Faded. Cover Corners Are Worn To The Boards, And The Gilt Background Shows Quite Substantial Flaking At Board Edges. No Writing Or Marks, With The Exception Of Red Ink Key Letters Written On O Holy Night and O Tannenbaum. Decorative Endpapers Showing Blue Sky And Shepherds. Musical Arrangements By Wenzel Kubelka. Black And White Illustrations By Peat Illustrate The Christmas Story. There Are A Few Spots On The Title Page, Page Edges Are Browning Slightly And There Is A One Inch Closed Tear To Edge Of Title Page And A Few Other Pages.

New York: Literary Guild, 1938 This Is A Copy Of The 1938 Literary Guild Selection Of Donald Peattie's Description Of The Land That He Lived On, Its History And, In Peattie's Words, Its Biography. If That Should Seem Strange To You, This Land Is Now A National Historic Landmark Near Glenview Illinois And Has Its Own Website! In 1973 The Property Was Threatened With Development But Was Preserved Due To The Efforts Of A Citizens Group. It's Preservation Is Attributed To The Peatties And This Book By The Chicago Wilderness Magazine's Website, Where You Can View A Map Of The Property. The Pages Are Yellowing And There Is A Little Wear On The Spine Edges, But It Is Still A Very Attractive Book And Has No Writing Or Marks Of Any Kind. The Dust Jacket Is Corner Clipped, It Is A Low Gloss Mottled Greenish-Grey With Burgundy Lettering, Is Chipped At Top And Tail Of Spine And Is Splitting But Is Mainly Intact And Has Certainly Done Its Job! (Photo Coming).

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.: Turner Pub, 1992 First edition, first printing, full number line 1992 children's book by M. Scott Peck which addresses issues of spirituality. 39 pages. No writing or marks or creases. Good binding and corners. Clean, like new interior. Unclipped dust jacket, near fine, very light wear, price tag residue on inner flap.