Search Results: Titles starting with P from Pelargos Bookstore, MBS

Greek American Bouquet of America. Constas Licourie Editor and Publisher, San Francisco California. 27,5x21 cm.
--- Cloth-bound (publisher's binding), blindstamped cover. Some edgewear and light wear on hinges. Text in english and greek. Richly illustrated. Pages bright and clean.
--- The volume contains a variety of articles, History (of Greece, America, Greece's role in World War II), information about local businesses, travel within the USA, and advertisements, all directed toward the Greek-American community. Articles include: Our Debt to Greece An address from Claude Pepper, Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Line and Column in Greek Tactics (during World War II), The Tragic Chorus in Greek Plays, History of Fresno Historical Sketch of Sheridan, Wyoming A Sketch of Colorado's History, Greek War Orphans' Charity Benefit, Seattle, Washington Missoula, Montana, etc.Richly illustrated with black and white photos of persons and places, some evidently veterans in WWII.

Complete and Arranged Chronologically. Edited by Merritt Y. Hughes. lxiii+633 pp. The Odyssey Press, NewYork, 1937.
--- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth), gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Light edgewear. Pages bright and clean.

With 14 maps and 41 plans. Seventeenth revised edition. liv+490+48 pp. 16x11 cm. Karl Baedeker, Publisher, Leipzig, 1910. --- Text in english. Clothbound (publishers cloth) with gilt letters on front cover and spine. All edges marbled, pages clean and bright, colored folding maps h.t. Light wear.

Mit 17 karten und 41 plänen und grundrissen. Neunzehnte auflage. xlvi+428+60 pp. 16,3x11,3 cm. Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1923.
--- Text in german. Clothbound (publishers cloth) with gilt letters on front cover and spine. All edges marbled. Pencil notes on the last blank page, previous owner name written on front endpaper. Colored folding maps h.t.

Farce. 74 pp. 13,6x9,6 cm. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1896.
--- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth), with gilt decoration on front cover. Minor wear to the corners of the covers and spine. A name written on the first blank page. Pages bright and clean, no foxing. Unmarked.

Roman. Edition originale, avec quinze compositions de D. Galanis. 387 pp. 20,4x15,2 cm. Editions Stock, Paris, 1942. Edition numérotée, N.1991/2500 sur vélin supérieur des papeteries Bellegarde.
--- Some wear on the spine+covers and some discoloration on back cover. Uncut copy. Pages in near fine condition. Unmarked, no foxing. 15 pl. by D. Galanis.
--- Geneviève Fauconnier (1886-1969) est une romancière du sud charentais, l'une des représentantes les plus sensibles de ce qu'on a appelé le Groupe de Barbezieux. En 1933, elle obtint le prix Femina pour son roman Claude. Le roman Pastorale, ainsi que Christine et les Micocouliers devaient faire partie d'une œuvre, composées de quatre romans, intitulée La Joie parfaite. Ils portaient les titres Pastorale, Andante, Quasi una fantasia et Finale.

A Story of Pioneer Missionary Work and Adventure. Illustrated by photographs taken by the author. xv+385 pp. 19,5x14,3 cm. W. A. Hammond, London, n.d. (1910)
--- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth), with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Wear at covers, dense foxing on pages. B&W photographs.

Editées par André Kundig, maître imprimeur à Genève. 96 pp. 3,9x2,8 cm. Imprimé sur papier bible, Genève, 1962.
--- Simili-leather covers, gilt lettering on front cover.

Editées par André Kundig, imprimeur à Genève. 95 pp. 4x2,8 cm. Imprimé sur papier bible, Genève, 1958.
--- Simili-leather covers, gilt lettering on front cover. Pages are perfect.

328 pp. 5,3x3,5 cm. Allied Newspapers Ltd., London and printed by Andersons Edinburgh, n.d. (c.1930)
"This is a highly imaginative romance culled from an old Greek Legend. Shakespeare's treatment introduces beauty to a somewhat sordid work".
--- Cloth bound (leather look), flexible covers. (publishers binding). Some discolouration on top edges. Pages bright and clean. Unmarked.

Roman. 267 pp. 19,5x13 cm. Collection Bleue / Calmann-Lévy, Editeurs, Paris, 1924. --- Half-leather + marbled papers. Spine with 5 bands and gilt lettering. Minor foxing on some pages and some discoloration on marbled papers on covers. Otherwise a very good+ copy. Very tight binding.

Unnumbered. 4,8x3,6 cm. Livermore & Knight Co., Prov.
--- Leather binding, gilt lettering on front cover. Minor wear at corner and spine ends. Pages bright and clean. Unmarked.

Roman. Première édition. 274 pp.+ 4 pl. h.t. (Kipi). Les Amis du Livre Progressiste (Les Éditeurs Français Réunis), Paris, 1952.
--- Half-leather (private binding). Spine in six compartments, gilt lettering to second. Minor wear at corners of the covers. Pages bright and clean. Unmarked.

A Delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations of steel and wood, by eminent American artists. Edited by William Cullen Bryant. 2 Vols. 33x26 cm. Vol.I: 568 pp.+ 25 full-page engravings on steel h.t. Vol.II: vi+576 pp.+25 full-page engravings on steel h.t. Numerous engravings in-text. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1872-1874.
--- Contemporary full leather binding with gilt letters and decoration. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Very tight binding, repaired by professional bookbinder. Previous owner name written on the first two pages of each volume. Some foxing, sometimes affecting engravings. A few pages have traces of water (more photos available upon request - additional postage due to heavy weight).
--- "Picturesque America was a conspicuous presence in the popular culture of the United States in the post-Civil War years. First published as a magazine… Read More

First edition, first printing (stated). xiv+416 pp.+12 plates h.t. 23x16 cm. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1925.
--- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth), with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Some wear to extremities. Tight binding. Pages bright and clean.

24th Series. The Piso Company, Warren, Pennsylvania. 5x3,5 cm.
--- This advertising almanac claiming to cure many ailments was distributed by druggists. Manufacturers of cough medicines, toilet soaps, and toothpowders distributed paper booklets for promotion. Hazeltine, later The Piso Company, began publishing its "Pocket Book" almanacs in 1879. The monthly calendar is present, with dates for eclipses and seasonal changes, together with half-a-dozen testimonials from readers who were cured of coughs, asthma, bronchitis and hemorrhaging of the lungs by the advertised product.

23d Series. The Piso Company, Warren, Pennsylvania. 5x3,5 cm.
--- Signs of scuffing on last pages (see photo). Binding is very good and all pages clean.
--- This advertising almanac claiming to cure many ailments was distributed by druggists. Manufacturers of cough medicines, toilet soaps, and toothpowders distributed paper booklets for promotion. Hazeltine, later The Piso Company, began publishing its "Pocket Book" almanacs in 1879. The monthly calendar is present, with dates for eclipses and seasonal changes, together with half-a-dozen testimonials from readers who were cured of coughs, asthma, bronchitis and hemorrhaging of the lungs by the advertised product.

25th Series. The Piso Company, Warren, Pennsylvania. 5,5x3,7 cm.
--- This advertising almanac claiming to cure many ailments was distributed by druggists. Manufacturers of cough medicines, toilet soaps, and toothpowders distributed paper booklets for promotion. Hazeltine, later The Piso Company, began publishing its "Pocket Book" almanacs in 1879. The monthly calendar is present, with dates for eclipses and seasonal changes, together with half-a-dozen testimonials from readers who were cured of coughs, asthma, bronchitis and hemorrhaging of the lungs by the advertised product.

Praefixa est Epistola ad Senatum Lugdunensem Batavorum. Auctore Carolo Badham. liv+100 pp. 23,9x15,3 cm. Item Edinae Williams et Norgate. Jenae, Fr. Frommann, Londini, 1865.
--- Text in ancient greek, comments in latin. Cloth-bound, gilt letters on spine. Wear at the edges and corners. Name written on front endpaper. Stamps on frontispiece and at the two last pages. Pages bright and clean.

512 pp. 2 engravings. 8,5x6 cm. Pearl Edition / David Bryce and Son, Glasgow, n.d. (c.1890)
--- Full leather (publishers binding). Wear at the edges of the binding. Pages bright and clean. All edges red.