Search Results: Titles starting with P from Epilonian Books

New York: Christie's, 1995, 1995-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. New York: Christie's, 1995. PART I ONLY. Softcover, 163 pp. Acceptable +/ NO dust jacket. Glossy pictorial soft covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. About 20 pages have light highlighting in pink but pages are otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Includes descriptions and estimates (many with photos) of 302 items offered at auction. A good reading copy.

Foreign Languages Press, 1981-01-01. Paperback. Good. Foreign Languages Press [Published Date: 1981]. Soft cover, [118] pp. First Edition, 1980. Parallel texts in Chinese and English. Mostly color illustrations by a young Bu Di. In good+ condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers with French flaps. light bumping and creasing to edges and corners of covers and light overall scuffing> Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From foreword] There are many things said about China abroad. Some say that China is mysterious. What does she look like? How do her people live? What is she thinking about and where is she going? In this book, I wish to introduce to the world the paintings of a chinese boy, Bu Di, who started drawing at the age of four and at six kept a diary by means of painting. At seven he participated in the All-China Children's Painting Competition where he won first prize. At the age of eight he had already had an exhibition of his work. Now he is… Read More

American Polar Society, 2002-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. American Polar Society Spring-Summer 2001, Vol. 3 No. 1. Single issue magazine, paper covers, 31 pp. Staple bound. Black and white illustrations throughout with covers and centerfold in color. In very good condition with light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Contents include: Science and innovation in the Arctic; Iceberg breaks off Antarctic shelf; Another big berg calves; Global Warming: Perspectives; Thompsons win Common Wealth, Heineken awards; A chilling effect on the great global melt; Bipolar Order: professor Gunter Weller interview; An Alaskan hot spot, even at 50 below zero; Ozone hole now seen as cause for Antarctic cooling; Large ice shelf in Antarctica disintegrates; Global warming interpretation irks scientists; Researchers tie El Nino, Antarctica; U.S. sees problems in climate change;Due North: High… Read More

REUNION DES MUSEES NATIONAUX, 1994-10-03. Paperback. Very Good. REUNION DES MUSEES NATIONAUX [Published Date: 1994]. NOTE: Hard cover (same ISBN), 59 pp. Text in French. Very Good/ NO dust jacket. Glossy illustrated paper over boards have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Nice illustrations throughout.

U.S. Gov't Printing Office, 1963-01-01. Paperback. Good. U.S. Gov't Printing Office [Published Date: 1963], Ppaer covers, 43 pp. Good /NO dust jacket. Cream paper covers have light soiling and aging and light bumping to edges. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks.

University of the Pacific, 1974. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. University of the Pacific, Volume 18 No.1, Spring 1974, Paper covers, 86 pp. In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. Includes articles on The Life and Times of Two Early Californians: Our Grandparents by Edith Smyth Sears, Margaret Smyth Robers; Seeing the Elephant by Edward J. Phillips; The Story of a Friendship: Mark Sullivan and Herbert Hoover by Will Kollock; Annual tour to the grave of Eugene Manlove Rhodes by Mrs. Tome Charles; The Huguenots by Aileen Ross;, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Atherton. Black and white illustrations

University of the Pacific, 1971. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. University of the Pacific, Cumulative Index Volume XII to XIV Inclusive, 1971. Paper covers, 52 pp. In very good condition. Green pictorial paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing and aging. Binding tight( (Staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. The purpose of The Pacific Historian (1957-1987) was to promote, through research and study, an interpretation of life in the Western United States, especially California. The articles dealt with social, cultural, political, and economic aspects of Western regional history. Articles emphasized ethnic culture in the West's growth, and evaluated Western writers and their writings.

Pacific Center for Western Historical Studies, 1968. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. photographs. University of the Pacific, Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 1968. Paper covers, 64 pp. In very good condition. Cream and green illustrated paper covers have a small tear to the paper over the bottom staple along the spine and light bumping and creasing to edges and corners. Light overall scuffing and soiling to covers as well. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Contents include: History begins at home: An editorial on the need for centripetal and centrifugal forces in history; A Man, A Mission and A Book: Abound Serra who began Mission in California 200 years ago by Maynard Geiger); Concerning the Origins of the University of California: Several were Clergymen by Leon L. Loufbourow; A Scout with Buffalo Soldiers by Frederic Remington; Back East Background of Jedediah Smith by Robert West Howard; A Jedediah Smith Redwoods National Park? by Warren H. Atherton).

University of the Pacific, 1969. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. University of the Pacific, Volume 13 No.1 Winter 1969. Paper covers, 75 pp. In good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing and soiling. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. Contents include: California and the "North American Road to India" by Richard W. Van Alstyne; Enchanted Garden by Jean L. Rossi; I Am A Citizen by Trisha Bantly; The Japanese Language in America by Yusuke Kawarabayashi; American-Japanese Marriages - How Stable are They? by Henry Taketa; The Japanese Cultural and Trade Center by Trisha Bantly; A Lodestone in Time by Dorothy Tye; Mining in the Sky by Michael H. Marleau; A Black Pioneer's Trip to California by Phil Montesano.

Pacific Pathways, Inc, 1946-01-01. Single Issue Magazine. Good. Pacific Pathways, Inc. Vol 1. No. 10, December, 1946. Single issue magazine, 46 pp. Color and black and white photos throughout. [from contents page] It has always been our determination to publish a magazine of such distinction that it would be worthy of properly telling the story of our great Pacific Wonderland. Our determination has not faltered. The enthusiasm of our many readers as evidenced by the great volume of letters and personal calls is so impressive as to constitute a positive mandate to all of those connected with the staff to ever strive to attain higher standards of perfection in each succeeding issue. Starting publication as we did while paper and other materials have been in short supply naturally has posed many problems. However, as these matters right themselves we will gradually be able to develop many plans we have under contemplation, including the addition of more pages to our magazine both in color and black and… Read More

University of the Pacific, 1971. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. University of the Pacific, Volume 15 No. 4 Winter 1971. Paper covers, 82 pp. In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing, aging and soiling. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. Contents include: On the Bicentennial Preparations; California Biography in Poetry by Julia Cooley Altrocchi; Try, Try Again by Marvin E. Locke; Memories of Edwin Markham by Marie Breniman Farley; Significant Firsts in San Francisco by Claire D. Sprague; Secret Ravine: The Rise and Fall of a Gold Mine by Ronald H. Limbaugh; Looks at Western Books; Henry Meade Bland by William J. McGregor; and Memorial to Dale Morgan.

University of the Pacific, 1974. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. University of the Pacific, Volume 18 No.4 Winter 1974. Paper covers, 114 pp. In good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing with a bit of the color scuffed near edges and spine. Binding tight . Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. Contents include: New Home of the Pacific Center for Western Historical Studies; A Ghost of Christmas Past by Walter Frame; Timminway by Ruth Jordan Peterson; Philatelic California by Kenneth M. Johnson; Minor Chipman and the Law and Order Committee of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 1917 by Steven Levi; Schoolgirls on Olympus by Iola S. Young; Kathleen Norris: The Philosophy of a Woman by Donna Paoli Gumina; Eugene Field Comes to California by Joen E. Bauer. Black and white illustrations.

Morley P. Thompson, Berkeley, CA, 2010-01-01. Paperback. Good. Privately Published, Berkeley, CA [Published Date: 2010]. Soft cover, 132 pp. Black and white illustrations. In good+ condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges and spine. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks.Contents include: I. America's Oldest Profession: Land Acquisition and the Role the American Ambassador Livingston Played in the Louisiana Purchase; II. The Trial of the Century: The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr, which Established the Three Branches of Government; III. Gold, Fingered: The Story of the Spies Who Worked to provide Britain with the French Gold for the Financing of World War Two; IV. The Uncrowned Queen of Iraq: The Role of Gertrude Bell, along with T.E. Lawrence, in Establishing the Kingdom of Iraq; V. Literary Lady: The Role of Elisabeth Marbury in… Read More

Southwest Museum, 1962-01-01. Paperback. Good. Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, 1962. Soft cover, 55 pp. No other printings listed. In good condition. Brown paper covers with gold lettering on front. Moderate fading to edges and spine and light overall scuffing and soiling. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Black and white illustrations by DeGrazia throughout. Contents include: Introduction by Carl Schaefer Dentzel; Padre Nuestro : A Strange Story of Now and Long Ago by Ted DeGrazia; Ted DeGrazia Master of Fantasy by Thomas Hart Benton; Kino-DeGrazia : An Historical Perspective by Raymond Carlson; DeGrazia the Artist : An Evaluation by Carl Schaefer Dentzel My Friend, Ted DeGrazia by Ross Santee

Krause Pubns Inc, 1997-09-01. Paperback. Very Good. Krause Pubns Inc [Published Date: 1997]. Softcover, 128 pp. Very Good/ NO dust jacket. Glossy illustrated soft covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Wonderful color photos and illustrations throughout.

Historical Society of Southern, 1997-06-01. Paperback. Very Good. Historical Society of Southern California, 1997. Produced under the direction of The Arthur H. Clark Company, Spokane, WA. Soft cover, xii, 138 pages : illustrations (some color). In very good condition. Glossy illustrated wraps have light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Foreword by Robert H. Winter [From Publisher] The 100 year history of the Judson Studios is now fully told for the first time in this stunning book by award-winning historian, Jane Apostol. The book brings to life William Lees Judson, the Arroyo Guild, USC's College of Fine Arts, the town of Garvanza and the art of making stained glass. It concludes with a personal view of stained glass by Walter Judson and a listing of the locations of the Judson Studios stained glass work.

Marston House, 1994-04-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Marston House [Published Date: 1993]. Hardcover, 95 pp. 1994 reprint. Very good in very good dust jacket. Glossy illustrated Paper over Boards have light bumping and scuffing to edges and corners of covers. Binding tight. Publisher's stamps on front free end paper. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. NOT price clipped Now in an archival-quality Brodart Cover NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Contents include: Introduction; Getting started; Flowers and designs; Relief enamel on bone china; kilns and firing; Glossary; Suppliers; China painters' associations and magazines; Bibliography; Index. Full color illustrations throughout. [From front jacket flap] This is Gigi Branch: I have been painting on china ever since I left school when I went to be trained in Paris by M le Tallec, the china decorator to Royalty. I simply love the traditional designs of Sevres, and… Read More

David & Charles, 1992-09-01. Hardcover. Good/Good. David & Charles [Published Date: 1992]. Hard cover, 96 pp. No other printings listed. Good in good dust jacket. Oversized blue textured paper over boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping to edges and corners. Binding tight. One page has a small yellow smudge in the bottom corner. Otherwise pages are gently read but clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few tiny nicks and light creasing to edges. There are also a few oil/acrylic smudges on the jacket as well. Light overall scuffing and soiling to jacket as well. NOT price clipped . Now in an archival quality Brodart cover. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Wonderful full color illustrations of Howard's works.

Font & Center Pr, 1999-06-15. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Font & Center Press [Published Date: 1999]. Hardcover, 85 pp. Stated First Printing 1999, (with full number line). Very good in very good dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light bumping and creasing to edges and light overall scuffing. NOT price clipped Now in an archival-quality (removable) Brodart Cover. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Full color illustrations. [From jacket flaps] Claudine Bing's Painting Out of Sorrow is a unique and deeply moving portrait of death and remembrance. In 1992, Bing's mother died after a prolonged illness. Within the year, she lost two other close members of her family. A widely respected visual artist and art educator, Bing began a series of paintings and journal entries that chronicled the mourning period that followed. From a quiet hospital room… Read More

China Pictorial Publishing House, 1992. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. China Pictorial Publishing House [Published Date: 1992]. Soft cover, 64 pp. Text in Chinese and English. In good condition. White illustrated paper covers have a 1.5" slit at the bottom of the spine and light bumping and creasing to edges and corners. light overall scuffing and soiling to covers as well. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From front cover flap] Xie Zibo. a native of Wen- chang in Hainan Province, came to love painting when he was a child. In his teenage years, he resolved to learn the art of painting and to make a career of it. His early works were selected for display at children's painting exhibitions held in France. Japan and Eastern Europe. Later, he apprenticed himself to Shao Yu, a master sketcher in China. He has achieved high praise ever since. Xie is well versed in sketching and his works have a strong personal style. In 1988, An Album of Xie Zibo's… Read More