Search Results: Titles starting with P from Bytown Bookery

Faber and Faber Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0571116353 . Brown hardcovers with bold titles to the spine, a tightly bound copy with an unmarked text. Light spine end and corner bumping. Overall in Very Good condition. A charicature frontispiece of Fender. The DJ is clipped, glossy with light cover scuffing, small tear to the back cover spine hinge top. "One of the cleverest captains ever seen in cricket and a ferocious hitter who still holds the record for the fastest century: these are Fender's chief claims to fame." ; B&W Photographs; 8.60 X 5.70 X 1 inches; 194 pages .

Ten Speed Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1988. Paperback. 0898152399 . Trade paperback in very good condition. Tightly bound, an unmarked text with an inscipture to the prvevous owner on the title page. "One man's perceptive view of women and relationships seen through 96 very telling cartoons. "; 0.4 x 6.9 x 6.8 Inches; 96 pages .

Crest Book. D523. Good. 1962. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback. In good condition, the first page is loose, pages are unmarked but have age yellowing to them. Heavy wear to the cover edges and the spine ends and corners. Black & white photo section. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 160 pages .

Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394545389 . Tan hardboards with burgundy cloth spine covering. In Very Good condition, tightly bound, an unmarked text with light spine end wear. Ex-library with the pocket and stamps. Stated First Edition. The DJ is unclipped and protected by a clear plastic covering. "Victorian London and Paris in the grip of the revolutionary fervor, political and artistic , of the 1830s and 1840s provide a vibrant background to the 40-year correspondence of the Courtland family beginning in 1828. Chief letter writers are Charles and Frederick, sons of a renowned London architect. "; 9.30 X 6.20 X 1.20 inches; 273 pages .

McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics. New with no dust jacket. 2004. Trade Paperback. 0071373241 . Trade Paperback, a like new copy, glossy, clean, no marks or scuffs. "Here's everything the robotics hobbyist needs to harness the power of the PICMicro MCU. In this heavily-illustrated resource, author Iovine provides plans and complete parts lists for 11 easy-to-build robots each with a PICMicro "brain." ; 0.63 x 9.06 x 7.32 Inches; 274 pages .

London, England: Picador. Very Good+. 1984. Trade. 0330280945 . Trade Paperback in very good + condition. Tightly bound, unmarked with light tanning to the interior page edges. Light cover wear. "He climbs a ladder to reach another man's wife and gives himself up to her beauty, but then Pilgermann descends into a mob of peasants inspired by the Pope to shed the blood of Jews." ; 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.1 Inches; 240 pages .

Toronto, Ont: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394221427 . First Edition. Blue boards with gold lettering on the side. Small mark on bottom edge. Interior text is clean bright with a solid binding. The DJ is unclipped with scuffing and edgewear. A water line on the inside bottom edge of the DJ, does not show on the outside of the DJ. "The story of Bell Canada is, quite literally, the story of communications in Canada." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 479 pages .

Ottawa , Ont: Department of the Environment. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. Textured hard cover in blue with gold titles, great condition with very good jacket. Some foxing to the top text block. Jacket unclipped, spine top chipped and two small tears on cover. Previous owner's name and date on content page. Map endpapers; drawings; color plates. Protected by a Brodart jacket clear plastic cover. A detailed guide to the fish that can be found in the waters of the Canadian Pacific: includes descriptions of species, analytical keys for identifying species, and their roles in the Canadian economy. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 740 pages .

Amber Lane Press Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1983. Trade Paperback. 0906399513 . A small Trade Paperback copy in very good ++ condition. Previous owner's name stamp on the top of the title page. Interior text is clean & unmarked. ; Plays; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 95 pages .

Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0698110412 . Brown hard covers in Very Good++ condition. A tightly bound copy with a bright & unmarked interior. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good condition with a small sticker scar to the front cover. ; 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.9 Inches; 151 pages .

W. W. Norton & Company. Near Fine. 2011. Paperback. 0393339912 . A Near Fine Trade Paperback with a solid binding and a clean, unmarked text. Moderate cover war with an uncreased spine. "The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can't walk for a year? Have sex? Smell flowers?"; B&W Photographs; 8.20 X 5.50 X 0.80 inches; 334 pages .

Harpercollins Canada / Children's. Very Good+. 1975. Hardcover. 000182113X . Yellow Hard covers, picturesque cover with Paddington on the cover. The pages are fully illustrated and are very clean, a tight binding. Moderate cover edgewear, overall in Very Good++ condition. ; 7.7 X 6.2 X 0.3 inches .

Puffin. Very Good+. 1972. Paperback. 0140303367 . Trade Paperback. In Very Good+ , a solid binding, pages are clean & bright with light age tanning to them. ; 7.60 X 5.20 X 0.40 inches; 126 pages .

McClelland & Stewart.. Near Fine. 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0771054505 . First Edition Hardcover in Near Fine condition with a sound binding, birght & unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped, no tearing to the edges, some foxing to the covers." Steeped in the glories of the past, it tells the story of Canada's Athabasca area in Northern Alberta. There, one of nature's mightiest rivers and the gigantic lake into which it flows have witnessed the exploits of fur-traders, explorers, missionaries and pioneers. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 190 pages; Vox 68 .

McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0771082398 . Black hard boards with silver titles on the spine. Paste downs and end-papers are maps of the Northwest Territories. First Edition. 'Excellent' written on the front free end-paper. The interior is clean & bright and the book has a solid binding. The DJ is unclipped, glossy and has some edgewear on the covers, small tear on the top spine hinge on the back cover. "Don Starkell decided to paddle a kayak from Hudson Bay 3,000 miles through the Northwest Passage. Paddle to the Arctic is Don's diary of his journey from Churchill, Manitoba, north and then west all the way to Tuktoyaktuk, close to Alaska. "; B&W Photographs; 1.25 x 9.5 x 6.25 Inches; 313 pages .

Padi. Near Fine. 2010. Paperback. A Very Good+ stapled Paperback, the first log page has been filled out, the balance of the book is bright & clean. ; Square Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 80 pages .

Delacorte Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0385333927 . Yellow / black hardcovers in As New condition, tight, bright & unmarked. First Edition, September 2000, with a full number line indicating a First Printing. The DJ is unclipped and in As New condition. " Elmore Leonard offers a new hero so devilish he defies description. He's Father Terry Dunn, a survivor of the war in Rwanda--but is he really a priest? And when his new friend, an ex-con named Debbie, learns the bizarre truth about his past, she sells him on going in for a much bigger payoff than either could manage alone. " ; 9.50 X 6.50 X 1.10 inches; 263 pages .

Mariner Books. Fine with no dust jacket. 1998. Paperback. 0395957877 . A Trade Paperback in Fine conditon. Very light shelfwear & corner bumping. "At the age of 18, Paul Porterfield dreams of playing piano at the world's great concert halls, yet the closest he's come has been to turn pages for his idol, Richard Kennington, a former prodigy who is entering middle age." ; 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 Inches; 244 pages .

Ottawa , Ont: National Gallery of Canada. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1967. 1st Edition. Trade paperback. Oversize Trade Paperback with bright red wrappers. Light wear on the spine ends with creasing on the spine. Many beautiful historic portraits, illustrations and photos in black & white & color, throughout the book. Clean & bright interior with a solid binding. The text is in the French and English language. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 313 pages .

Editions Du Bastberg. As New. 2000. Hardcover. 2913990444 . French text. An As New Hardcover . ; 8.7 X 5.9 X 0.8 inches; 157 pages .