Search Results: Authors starting with P from Capricorn Books

Oxford: Osprey, 2002. 96 pp, 9 3/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs plus 15 pages of colour photographs, profiles, nose art. "From November 1942 through to May 1945, the backbone of the USAAF's medium bomber force was provided by the clutch of bomb groups equipped with the B-25 Mitchell. First seeing action in North Africa in the wake of Operation Torch, and in the Battle of El Alamein, the 'bombing twin' proved to be one of the most successful allied combat types in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations (MTO). Possessing a greater bomb-load, better range and higher top speed than the previous generation of British and American medium bombers that had struggled to defeat the axis powers in-theatre since 1940, the B-25 was to equip five USAAF bomb groups. From low-altitude ship strafing over the Mediterranean to high-altitude bombing runs on the Po River Valley, the B-25s in the MTO proved themselves to be a most successful brood of combat aircraft."… Read More

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1958. 143 pp, 8 1/4" H. "Desmond Pacey was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, and educated in England and Ontario." Contents: Foreword; The Picnic; The Boat; That Day in the Bush; The Mirror; The Black House; The Test; The Misses York; Silo; No Young Man; The Hired Man; The Trespasser; The Field of Oats; Aunt Polly; The Odour of Incense; The Ghost of Reddleman Lane; The Lost Girl. Minor edge soiling, minor wrinkle at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wear/wrinkling, minor edge browning, a few very tiny scuffs on front panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good.

London: B. T. Batsford, 1961. 183 pp, 8vo (8 15/16" H). B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "In March 1941 Britain faced the Axis powers alone. Her army was still in disarray after Dunkerque, her fleet was stretched to the uttermost. It was in this context that, 100 miles off Cape Matapan in Greece, there was fought an action in which the Italian fleet was so signally defeated that it never voluntarily offered battle again so long as the war lasted. The engagement, the first major fleet action since Jutland a quarter of a century earlier, was of historical significance for two reasons; it was the first time carrier-borne aircraft had played a vital role, and the first time that the use of radar was of preponderant importance in a large-scale fleet action. Here is an account of Matapan which, illustrated by unfamiliar action photographs, will satisfy the expert no less than it will engross the general reader." The author, Captain Pack, was present throughout the Battle in the… Read More

New York: North-South Books, 1994. Unpaginated, 13 3/8" H, in mylar dustjacket. Bookmark consisting of a thick cut-out of the Moon's face that can be inserted in various places throughout the book, on brown string. An imaginative and brightly coloured story of how the Moon comes down to watch a troop perform a circus-like play. The actors are clowns, cats, pigs, etc. and there is a section of 3-part flip pages where the faces/bodies/legs of the actors can be interchanged. Book is Fine. Dust jacket has light rubbing.. Not Signed. First North American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Kveta Pacovska..

Zurich: Nord-Sud (North-South), 1995. Unpaginated, folio (13 5/16" H) - pictorial boards in clear plastic dust jacket. Another wonderfully colourful and quirky picture book by Czech artist Kveta Pacovska. *French text.* "LE SOIR, AU CREPUSCULE, UN VIEUX REVE DEVIENT REALITE: DEUX TOURS S'ENVOLENT FAIRE UN TOUR, ET AVEC ELLES DECOLLENT LA LUNE, LA GENOUILLE, LE RHINOCEROS ET BIEN D'AUTRES ENCORE ET MOI AUSSI. ET POURPOI PAS TOI? MAIS CHUT, TOUT CECI ET UN SECRET." A small corner tear on the first page cut-out, the large fold-out page at the rear of the book has two very small holes in the centre fold and some wrinkling on the lower centre fold. Dust jacket has heavy rubbing and tears on the spine.. Not Signed. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Fair. Illus. by Kveta Pacovska..

New York: North-South Books, 1994. Unpaginated, 13 3/8" H, in mylar dustjacket. Bookmark consisting of a thick cut-out of the Moon's face that can be inserted in various places throughout the book, on brown string. An imaginative and brightly coloured story of how the Moon comes down to watch a troop perform a circus-like play. The actors are clowns, cats, pigs, etc. and there is a section of 3-part flip pages where the faces/bodies/legs of the actors can be interchanged. Very light rubbing on mylar jacket.. Not Signed. First North American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. Illus. by Kveta Pacovska..

Zurich: Nord-Sud (North-South), 1995. Unpaginated, folio (13 5/16" H) - pictorial boards in clear plastic dust jacket. Another wonderfully colourful and quirky picture book by Czech artist Kveta Pacovska. French text. "LE SOIR, AU CREPUSCULE, UN VIEUX REVE DEVIENT REALITE: DEUX TOURS S'ENVOLENT FAIRE UN TOUR, ET AVEC ELLES DECOLLENT LA LUNE, LA GENOUILLE, LE RHINOCEROS ET BIEN D'AUTRES ENCORE ET MOI AUSSI. ET POURPOI PAS TOI? MAIS CHUT, TOUT CECI ET UN SECRET." Slight waviness to one edge of cut-out on first page, two tiny corner bumps, on tiny edge bump. Plastic dust jacket has rubbing, edge wrinkling at top, small tears and chips at top of spine.. Not Signed. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. Illus. by Kveta Pacovska..

Danville, Illinois: Interstate , 1992. 409 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. Biography of pioneering cold-weather aviator, Carl Ben Eielson (1897-1929), winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Harmon Trophy. Interior - small crease at bottom corner of last page and soft crease on adjacent pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very small soft crease at bottom front corner and small soft crease at bottom rear corner.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Guild Publishing, London, (1989), book club edition. 192 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Many b&w photographs. "After a vividly-described journey up the Taff, the author evokes the very smells and sounds of the railways with a series of thematic chapters, such as on moving the coal, weekend excursion seaside traffic, engine sheds large and small, valley sheds and stations. Rural byways, the LMS in the valleys and the railway ports are all informative, entertaining and illustrated with the very best of photographs superbly prod uced..." Slight waviness to fore-edge of textblock, area of print mis-alignment and ink smudging within text of page 79 - still legible. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top edge, tiny chip at top of rear hinge, very light rubbing. VG- /VG-.

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1985. 191 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w illustrations by the author. "P.K. Page has selected her finest work for this unusual collection. In addition to her best-known poems, it includes work previously published only in literary magazines, and several unpublished poems. Two short essays about poetry and nine original drawings (under her painter's name, P.K. Irwin) complete this important volume." Interior - gift inscription on first page, pages browning, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor browning to covers, moderate browning to edges of textblock.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by P.K. Irwin (painter's name of P.K. Page)..

New York: Norman W. Henley, 1948. 896 pp (collated), small 8vo (7 5/8" H) - medium blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board. Stamped at bottom of title page: General Publishing Co. Limited, Toronto, Canada. Profusely illustrated throughout with b&w technical drawings, photographs. Title page continues: "Maintenance and Lubrication. Includes Up-to-date, Thorough and Easily Understood Instructions on Chevrolet Servicing and Repair, Prepared by Factory Service Experts and Suggestions for Tuning, Inspection and Trouble Shooting - .This Book Includes the Complete Range of Models from 1931 to 1940 Inclusive. Illustrated by Over Three Hundred Specially made Diagrams and Authoritative Photographs. A New, Revised and Greatly Enlarged Edition." Previous owner's name in ink and two "whited out" numbers on front free endpaper, moderate browning to pages, heavy browning to edges of text block, two small corner bumps, light wear at edges and corners, light wrinkling… Read More

Toronto: Macmillan, 1978. 412 pp, small 4to (10" H). The definitive work on traditional French-Canadian furniture. A valuable sourcebook of basic information on the design and workmanship of French-Canadian furniture from the 17th C. to the first half of the 19th C. Over 600 b&w photos and numerous pen and ink drawings. Interior - previous owner's bookplate on free front endpaper, bump/crease to top corner of pages - mainly at front half of book. Exterior - light edgewear - mainly on spine, minor rubbing, soiling to bottom of text block, soft creases at top corner of covers.. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Hodder & Stoughton 459 pp, 9 1/2" H. No date. Orange cloth with black lettering and black and blue decoration on spine and front board, top edge orange. 12 colour plates (including frontispiece) tipped on heavy gray stock with tissue guards bearing captions - collated. Includes Index of Writers and Index of First Lines. Very small edge tear on half-title and contents pages - achivally taped; small stain at top edge of frontispiece page (does not effect tipped-in plate); minor toning to endpapers; two tissue guards have one ot two light wrinkles, a third has a tiny hole; light edge wear to boards; light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine; light browning to fore-edge and bottom of text block; two tiny dents on bottom edge of front board; narrow scuff across bottom of text block at spine; come darkening to spine colour and on a 1/2" band at bottom of rear board. Book is protected in a stiff mylar sleeve.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale..

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran, 1931. 282 pp, small 8vo (7 5/8" H), red cloth with grey lettering on front board, grey banding on spine, top edge of text block red. 4 pages of b&w photographs. "Almost single-handed Greta Garbo has altered the technique and style of the motion-picture. She is perhaps the greatest screen actress of our generation. In a few years she has risen from a frightened little Swedish girl seeking a tiny part on the Stockholm stage, to a woman whose name is known all over the world, but her personality has remained a closed book, an enigma that no one has been able to penetrate. Portraying sirens, sophisticates, silken women hidden from sunlight and fresh air, she has been none of those things herself. Where did her great ability spring from, what has made her the international figure she is today? In this book you will find the answer." Pages lightly tanned - mostly in the margins, very tiny ink speck on front free endpaper, a few very small areas of… Read More

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 289 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "(P)uts the myths and preconceptions about The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale, the war guilt of Stratford de Redcliffe, the rivalry between Lord Cardigan and Lord Lucan and the patriotic fervour of the English into perspective. Military and naval events are woven into the context of Great Power politics and diplomacy. The Crimean War, often viewed simply as a dramatic incident in the Eastern Question, emerges as a decisive campaign which lowered the stature of both defeated Russia and non-belligerent Austria, thereby changing the power structure of Europe. (This) is the first comprehensive interpretation of the subject stressing the European and Baltic angles, and so bringing the Crimean War clearly and astutely into focus." Page edges browning lightly. Dust jacket has minor edgewear, light edge wrinkling, light browning to spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very… Read More

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 289 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "(P)uts the myths and preconceptions about The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale, the war guilt of Stratford de Redcliffe, the rivalry between Lord Cardigan and Lord Lucan and the patriotic fervour of the English into perspective. Military and naval events are woven into the context of Great Power politics and diplomacy. The Crimean War, often viewed simply as a dramatic incident in the Eastern Question, emerges as a decisive campaign which lowered the stature of both defeated Russia and non-belligerent Austria, thereby changing the power structure of Europe. (This) is the first comprehensive interpretation of the subject stressing the European and Baltic angles, and so bringing the Crimean War clearly and astutely into focus." Previous owner's name in ink at bottom of front free endpaper, light browning to pages and edges of text block. Dust jacket has very light… Read More

New York: Bonanza, 1962. 208 pp, 10 3/4" H. "(H)ere in full nostalgic glory are the Farmans, Wrights, Dorniers, Sikorskys and Martins which created new thrills in a new industry out of man's struggle to fly. Palmer has built a rare book of adventure on the airways by presenting hundreds of (b&w) photographs from his collection which has taken him many years to assemble. With these is the story of development, told in a crisp, readable style with an appendix for the technically minded. Here are the gas bags and gyrocopters - the 'Char-a-banc' and 'City of Glasgow' - the first planes to pack the mail and the first to span the seas. You learn of the early German mosnters and the facts about Henry Ford's 'Tine Goose'. You find pictured the exteriors and interiors of airplanes that made one flight and of others still flying in these days of jets. You read about daring pilots and inventive genius." Appendix I: The Story of the Schneider Trophy Race.… Read More

New York: Perennial / HarperCollins, 2004. 381 pp, 8" H. B&w photographs, maps. "(F)ills in the gaps in the history of the world's first global confrontation with excerpts from recently uncovered letters and diaries of those on the front lines and their friends at home. In their reflections on the vastness of the enterprise of war, these combatants, victims, and eyewitnesses re-create the scope of the conflict with immediacy and tenderness. Written with the frankness and intimacy of words not intended for public eyes - full of private passions, prejudices, humor, and vivid insights - these communiques speak to us directly from within the war itself and from all sides of the conflict. These marvelous historical narratives not only immerse readers in an ongoing dialogue about the meaning of human conflict but also serve as reminders of the individual perspectives and beliefs that sometimes get overlooked during times of global strife." Interior - place, date and signature in ink… Read More

Overbrook Press, Stamford, Connecticut, 1939, from an edition of 165 copies. 66 pp, small 8vo (7 11/16" H), hard cover (light gray cloth spine with gold lettering, marbled-paper covered boards, top edge gilt), glassine dust jacket, gray cloth-covered slipcase. One of an edition of 165 copies. A collection of poems. Light browning to top/bottom edge of spine, light browning to pages, dog-ear crease on page 25/26, two pages with tiny faint mark. Glassine dust jacket is torn, browned and has large chips/tears. Slipcase is sound but is darkened and browned. VG/Poor in VG- slipcase.

New York: W.W. Norton, 1980. 408 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H). B&w illustrations. "Around-the-world sailor and offshore racer answers those questions of supply that must be dealt with by anyone planning a blue-water adventure. It is not a book of recipes. Instead it is a complete guide to store-shopping around the world, preserving food on long voyages, long-range planning with individual needs and preferences taken into account, the problems of water and tanks, health, list-making, wine at sea, seaskickness prevention, and the problem of trash. Here is vital information on outfitting a galley, sinks, counters, cooking in rough weather, scheduling, safety - the myriad problems centering around the gastronomic heart of the cruising or racing yacht. Lin Pardey not only calls on her own vast experience, but also on the results of questionnaires sent to countless other blue-water sailors, including both cruising and racing crews. The result is a distillation of the best information, experience, and… Read More