Search Results: Titles starting with P from Pistil Books Online

PS Artbooks Ltd., 2016. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Pictorial Boards. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Pictorial covers and decorated endpapers, unpaginated, about 250 pages, complete reprint of the comics Strange Suspense Stories from Jan/Feb 1954 - Nov. 1954, Issues 16 -22 with covers on glossy paper and ads for muscle building, baldness remedies, cash and prizes, magic outfits and the ""newest frocks"" for young ladies, and the like, as printed before comics code adopted, reining in sex and crime depiction in comics.

PS Artbooks, 2015. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Pictorial Boards. Book is in excellent condition with some shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Illustrated endpapers, Unpaginated, about 250 pages with full color, full reprints of the 1950's comic, including back page ads for weight reduction, prizes for seed sales,muscle dudes, etc. Contains Strange Fantasy October 1953 - October 1954, Issues 8 - 14

U.K.: PS Artbooks, 2022. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. Whitney, Ogden; George Klein; John Rosenberger; John Forte; al Wenzel; Pete Costanza; Paul Reinman; Kurt Schafenberger; John Buscema. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. I.W. Publishing became notorious for publishing unauthorized reprints of other company's comics, often with new covers. The numbering of most of the company's titles is misleading, often not starting at issue #1 and skipping issue numbers. Incredibly though, the company produced 118 separate titles, no mean achievement, which is where we start with Strange Mysteries: issues #9-2, an eccentric mix of weird and strange tales from Jay Disbrow, George H. Appel, Ross Andru, Ben Brown, Bernard Baily and Carl Burgos. So all in all, quite a potpourri plus you get the additional bonus issue Strange Worlds featuring out of this world… Read More

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1985. Oversize Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. Huge book in excellent condition as new in heavy beige cloth, black print. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind with huge, full page, full color prints throughout. Text and bio to page 128 then catalogue to page 289 with 80 full page, full color prints of the painters work with descriptive text on (L) page. Impressive production.

Dtv, 1981. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Covers show a little edge wear, binding is solid, text/interior is unmarked in any way. 616 pages with full page art on just about every page: 475 plates with descriptions at back, a short forward at the front. Text is in German

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1983. Oversize Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. XL. Bound in brown leather. 9""w x 12 1/4""h. 128 pages. Ribbon bookmark and gilt edges. 46 pages of text with b & w illustrations, followed by full-page color plates faced on opposite page with description of each painting.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1968. Oversize Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Bumped top of spine. Light wear and small tears to dust jacket. 8 1/2""w x 11 1/4""h. Approx. 30 pages. Color illustrations.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 1982. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 121 pages. Many b&w photos.

Nature Study Guild Publishers, 1990. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows very light shelf wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Pocket size oblong format, 105 pages packed with useful info of fish types, areas of population, body parts, food chain, etc. Illustrated throughout.

Seattle: University of Washinton Press, 2013. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Sticker on spine of dust jacket, otherwise a new, unread book in excellent condition. 72 pages.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Sono Nis Press, 1981. Ex Library. Oversize Hardback. Very Good/Good. Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and interior/text is clean with no marking of any kind. 290 pages with over 400 illustrations including b&w photos throughout, mechanical diagrams, layouts, maps, scale drawings, fleet lists, etc.

Binfords & Mort, 1950. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Book shows very light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, save previous owner's name at front end paper. 173 pages, contents include: Victims of the traspacific drift, Indian troubles, Sand, Storm, Fire, explosion and collision, Mystery ships, Conquering the bar, etc. With appendix of ships that have been stranded, foundered, burned or otherwise lost.

Te Papa Press, 2002. Oversize Paperback. Fine. Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 232 pages highlighting some of the ways that Pacific peoples have contributed to tNew Zealand arts from the 1950's to the present day in a range of art forms including tivaevae, tatau, tapa, weaving, film and photography, painting and sculpture, architecture, theatre, literature, costume, jewellery, music and dance.

Sea Challengers, 1998. Trade Paperback. Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 108 pages with a great many color photos.

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Alaska Northwest Books, 1978. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Signed by Author. 143 pages; coffee stain to cover, general wear; complete, unmarked & solid. Signed on title page with salutation, Sitka, Alaska, Aug 23, 1978. DescriptionFor four decades writer-photographer Francis (Frank) Caldwell has fished the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California. In this always readable unfolds a clear, close-up view of the fisherman's day-to-day life. The author shares the excitement of a school of fish biting furiously at dusk, the frustrations and humor of the radiotelephone, the many characters he has known, the close shaves, the storms, the too-frequent tragedies of friends lost at sea, the frightening experience of seeing a UFO off the Oregon Coast one spooky night. Included is a vivid description of the terrible giant wave that occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska, in 1958. About the AuthorFor four decades writer-photographer Francis (Frank) Caldwell has fished the Pacific Coast from… Read More

Monterey, California, U.S.A.: Sea Challengers, 1995. Ex Library. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 87 pages with three descriptions and color photos per page.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2011. Oversize Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full red cloth boards. 8 1/2""w x 8 3/4""h. 144 pages. Many color illustrations.

U.S.A.: Westview Press, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author. 1/4 cloth in black with orange/pink paper covered boards, several dark scuff marks to front and back covers, minor edge wear top and bottom spine, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, page block is tight, straight and square, binding is solid. Inscribed opposite title page to Dave Kobin (?) -- it is not clear -- re his ""help & inspiration when we were at Penn together... ""Pacification"" of course was the American invaders plan to hurd the population under the auspices of our stooge government into little prison camps they would then be required to ""defend"" against their countymen fighting to free their nation. Text to page 281, footnotes to page 337 then Index to 352. Nice flowchart p. 111 with P-O-P-U-L-A-C-E at the bottom -- surely where they belong. In business for 20 years, we provide excellent and responsive customer service and ship in packing… Read More

Tokyo: Chuo Academic Reasearch Inst., 2012. Oversize Paperback. Fine. Brand new book in excellent condition in every respect. 380 pages.

Surrey, BC Canada: Foremost Publishing Col, 1971. Staple Bound. Very Good. A few marks and highlights. 80 pages. Many b&w photos.