Search Results: Titles starting with P from Grinning Cat Books

First Edition, First Printing. Signed by President Carter on the title page. Fine in a fine dustjacket, with black cloth and gilt lettering on the spine. Rich, pictorial dustjacket.

First Softcover Edition. Fine. Signed by Vidal on the title page. 435 pages. Published in 1995, the author's debut memoir, and one of the greatest American memoirs of the 20th century. Occasionally illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of photographs. A lovely copy, rare thus.

First Edition, First Printing. A classic work by Hunter, profusely illustrated in black & white. Uncut pages. Fine in original brown cloth, red and gilt title label affixed to spine, top edge gilt, and near fine very slightly sunned at spine with top and tail wear. Octavo. 6.5 x 9.5 in. xviii, 358 pp. An incredibly lovely copy of this classic.

First Edition, First Impression (true first edition as the UK edition preceded the American edition by one year). Limited to 250 copies signed by authors Chatwin & Therouxs on the limitation leaf, of which this is number 184. With beautiful engravings by acclaimed artist, Kyffin Williams. A collaborative text, written in the form of an alternating dialogue, by two writers who both penned influential travelogues about Patagonia in the late 1970s: Chatwin's 'In Patagonia' (1977) and Theroux's 'The Old Patagonia Express' (1979). Fine in original red and grey cloth, titles to spine gilt, horseman design to boards in red, blue-grey endpapers. With the original (and rare) glassine jacket, near fine. Octavo. 6 x 8.625 in. 62 pp. An excellent copy with the scarce glassine jacket crisp and intact.

First Edition, Later Printing (c. 1925, with early printing points satisfied). Profusely and wonderfully illustrated throughout with richly colored and black & white illustrations. A good copy for the Oz collector and fan.

Patchwork Girl is an important edition of the Oz Canon as it marked a return to Oz by Baum after his decision to end the Oz series with the Emerald City of Oz (published in 1910) to work on an entirely new fantasy series. After that new effort failed, Baum, at the urging of his publisher and friends, wrote and published The Patchwork Girl of Oz in 1913. A good decision in hindsight as the book was a major critical and popular success. Baum's dreams of turning the title and tale into a play and toy merchandising phemon didn't work out, but his return to the land of Oz set the stage for more than 50 years of Oz tales, not the least of which was the now classic MGM film, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

This title is quite rare to find in top condition, especially as there was no dust… Read More

First edition. A wonderful look at the Civil War through the eyes and utterances of 30 men and women who lived through the Civil War. These people played a special role in connection with the Civil War or experiencing its impact in some interesting ways. Fine in very good dustjacket with a few small, closed tears, and contemporary ownership signature. An excellent way to view and study the Civil War written by one of the best literary writers of all time.

First Edition of this story book with lovely full color illustrations throughout. Very Good. No Jacket, as published. Winter Milo (illustrator). A little rubbed to edges and small 1/4 inch mar on lower front cover, otherwise very bright with only light spotting on a few pages. Ex Lib on rear board. A truly lovely copy of this 100 year old children's classic!

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. Inscribed by Bezner on the title page; very rare thus. "In the early and most intense years of the Cold War, social documentary photographers often found themselves in ideological turmoil or in trouble with the government. In this volume, Lili Corbus Bezner argues that many of the photographers of this period retreated from overt political content. Although many critics defended the trend, arguing that truly visionary art transcended politics, Bezner notes that the Cold War era effectively silenced some of the most socially engaged photographers in American society. Bezner aims to bring back many of those silenced voices and offers a detailed analysis of social documentary photography from the Depression through the early Cold War years. She traces the political and artistic struggles of socially concerned photographers in interviews with the artists, and explores the history of controversial, black-listed Photo League and member Sid Grossman.… Read More

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in original stiff white, softcover wrappers with silver lettering, and in a fine publisher's protective slipcase. Signed by Bob Rauschenberg with his unique signature opposite the title page. Wonderfully illustrated with 45 black-and-white reproductions of photographs. Quarto. 10 x 12.75 in. A beautiful celebration of the amazing American city that is Boston!

First English Edition, First Printing. Fine in original black cloth and fine pictorial dust jacket; first issue with $8.95 on the flap. Inscribed by Ford on the front free endpaper. Ford's first book and now a classic. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.25 in. 297 pp. An excellent copy.

First Limited Edition, this being number 772 of 1,500. With an Introduction by Carl van Doren. Very good condition, light blue cover faded at spine and along edges. Illustrated in color by Richard Floethe, and signed by Floethe. Translated by Walter S. Camp. Interior pages and illustrations near fine, bight and unmarked. Rare in original slipcase in very good condition for age. A scarce title thus.

First Edition, First Printing. With 12 full color plates, including the frontispiece. Binding A variant, near fine dark green cloth with front cover pastedown label in full color. Spine imprint of publisher "Reilly & Lee" in Black boldface (as opposed to semi-script, which demonstrates a later printing. (Bienvenue & Schmidt). Endpapers printed in black. All edges yellow stain. Interior fine, some edge toning on title page, else clean and unmarred with no foxing or offsetting. Binding is a bit tender, ever so slightly cocked, with color illustration on page 257 loose and 147 starting. Lacking the very rare dust jacket. Octavo. 280 pp. Overall, a very nice copy is this grand Oz tale.

First Edition, First Printing. Limited edition of 1,000 hardcover copies. Profusely illustrated with 22 two-page duotone plates and 52 black and white reference illustrations. Fine black cloth with title stamped in silver on front cover and spine, no dust jacket as issued. Photographs by Daido Moriyama. Text in English and Japanese by Minoru Shimizu. Printed on fine paper by Tada Printing. 4to. 10-1/4 x 6-1/4 inches. A wonderful copy.

First Edition, First Printing. From a limited edition of 25 copies, this one is unnumbered. Near fine in original yellow cloth, mild spotting to spine. Translation of the only description in classical literature of the making of paper from papyrus. Pliny was killed in Pompeii during the eruption of Vesuvius on 79 A.D. Thin sextodecimo. 4.75 x 7.5 in. 14 pp. A lovely collector's copy.

First Edition. Limited edition of only 1500 copies, this being number 1079. Signed by Thomas D. Mangelsen and also includes a beautiful, original Mangelsen Ilfochrome print, also signed. Fully illustrated with color photographs by Mangelsen. Text by Fred Bruemmer, edited by Cara Blessley. Fine in full black cloth, titled in blind with large pictorial onlay affixed to upper cover, with beautiful color map end pages. Housed in a near fine matching black cloth clamshell case with color photographic inlay, top edge very slighted faded. Oblong Folio. 13.25 x 12.25 in. A stunning, collectible work.

First Edition, First Printing. Very good in a very good dustjacket. Burgundy cloth richly colored, with quarter sized stain on rear lower edge and a few spots. Dustjacket with small chip at spine head, closed tear on front cover, and wear and spotting along the front top edge. Thin, oblong quarto. Unpaginated. Overall, a nice copy of this Caldecott Medal winner.

First Edition, First Printing. Fully illustrated with color reproductions of illustrations by the author. Endpapers mildly toned, else fine in blue cloth and fine pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed by Haley on the title page. Oblong quarto. 26 x 21 cm. 32 pp. Winner of the Kate Greenway Medal.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine. First Edition. A lovely copy. Near fine in original cloth backed boards, Mild spotting to edge of page trim. Fine pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed by Conroy on the title page. Thick octavo. 6.5 x 9.5 in. 567 pp. 'A masterpiece than can compare with Steinbeck's East Of Eden. Some books make you laugh; some make you cry; some make you think. The Prince Of Tides is a rarity: It does all three.'-- Detroit Free Press. 'A brilliant novel that ultimately affirms life, hope and the belief that one's future need not be contaminated by a monstrous past.'-- Chicago Tribune. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Used/Fine.

First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated with original artwork by Cris Cristofaro. One of only 200 copies. Fine in original blue-black cloth with pictorial onlay on front cover. Bill Matthews, one of the most important contemporary poets, left behind a large archive containing numerous prose poems and short stories. However, Matthews included only one prose poem in any of the dozen or so books published during his lifetime. Here, we have a selection of the poet's lost prose pieces, presented here for the first time in book form, comprising eight short stories and fourteen prose poems. Provisions is a terrific read, and important for future scholars working on Matthews. Edited and introduced by Sebastian Matthews. Octavo. 79 pp. An absolutely love copy.

First Edition, First Printing. Personal account of the 'Putumayo Affair' and international scandal. Personal account by Hardenburg who, on his way from Panama to visit the Amazon, stumbled upon the atrocities being committed under the auspices of Julio Arana, a local rubber baron living in Iguitos, Peru. This occurred in the early 1900s when rubber was in demand world-wide and fortunes were made but labor was exploited. Hardenburg saw first-hand the maltreatment of the Huitoto Indians who were forced to tap rubber trees. Arana was the local representative of a British rubber concern and Hardenburg took it upon himself to travel to London to expose what was going on the British having no idea of the situation. After years of rejection, the British press finally published his story and the entire 'Putumayo Affair' became an international scandal. Includes extracts from the famous report of Sir Roger Casement confirming the occurrences. (Casement was knighted in 1911 for his investigations into the… Read More