Search Results: Authors starting with P from Ghost River Books

Vega, Texas, 1923. Hard Cover. First Edition. Self-published. The sub-title on the title page: "A True History of His Guerrilla Warfare on the Missouri and Kansas Border During the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. As Told by Captain Harrison Trow, One Who Followed Quantrell Through His Whole Course". Text includes intro. by Burch. Photo of Jesse James, Quantrell and Trow. Other b/w illus. Red cloth binding, gold lettering , discolouration, stains on front and back covers.The bottom of the front spine has torn. 5 pages with min smudges in margins. Endpaper tight, clean. Some evidence of hinging, still reasonably tight. Overall cond. fair.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

Totowa, N.J.: Copp, Clark, 1924. 320 pp. Brown paper on boards binding has small bends to corners, bright, a bit of faint discolouration, a little rubbing to head and foot of spine. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. A couple of smudges on endpaper but text looks clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good-/No Jacket.

Cassell, 1934. Hard Cover. Cheap Edition. 6 6/8 x 4 1/2. 315 pp. A very interesting collection of five short stories set for the most part, in Phodesia: Far From the Limelight; There is Nothing of Any Importance; Th e falling Gods; His Job; Some Chronicles of the Honourable Dicky Baird and Other Rhodesian colonists. Stories concerned with Rhodesian colonists, farming, and war. The women in these stories are part i culaly interesting. Not always "happy ever after stories". Geography, Landscape, described well. Attention given to accuracy. Language (dialect vocabulary and syntax) appears authentic. Black cloth bi nding with faint gilt decorative elements and lettering on front and spine. Slightly faded. Endpapers have former owner's name. Evidence of foxing on some pages. Book has no tears. Basically clean and tight. A good copy of this extraordinary book. overall cond: good.. Hard Cover. Good.

Vancouver, BC, Canada: D&M Publishers Incorporated, 1992. 170 pages includes index and reference list. Soft cover has a small crease to bottom front cover that extends to first few pages of text. Signed by author on title page. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked. Clean. By Author on Title Page. Soft Cover. Good.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1997. A wee Penquin 60s book.89 pp. 4 1/4 x 5 1/2". Book has very minimal rubbing. In nice tight condition.. Soft Cover. V. Good.

Citadel Press, 1998. 190 pages. Cover has rubs to corners and a wee nick from bottom edge of front. with a biographical introduction by Philip S. Foner. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Paperback. Good.

Portland, Oregan: C & D Publishing, 1992. 82 pages. Cover has rubs to corners, an upward bend to bottom front cover and pages, cover is clean. SIGNED by author on first page. Text is clean and unmarked.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Good-.

Chicago: Moody Press 128 pp. Soft cover has some creasing along spine from opening, some edge rubbing and some scuffing. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Text is unmarked.. Soft Cover. Good+.

Chicago: Moody Press, 1967. Former title: Jim Dunlap and the Strange Dr. Brockton. Soft cover has minimal rubbing, slight tear to front bottom of spine, bright and clean. Former owner's stamp inside front cover. Text is clean. A nice copy.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mayfield Pub Co, 1988. 399 pp includes index and glossary.. "An instructive, thoroughly enjoyable journey through what many have supposed to be painful terrain." Soft cover is bright and clean, small rubs to corners, no creases. No former owner's name. Text has about 20 pages with highlighting. Still a good, usable reference.. Trade Paperback. Good- V. Good.

Heinemann Educational, 1977. 429 pp includes index. Historians look back and rediscover the history of peasant prosperity and subsequent impoverishment in the eleven states from Zaire to South Africa. They question the conventional wisdom of many development planners who blamed poverty on the stagnant traditionalism of rural Africans. Soft cover is in good clean condition, just a bit of edge rubbing, no creases. Former owner's name on first page and a book store stamp. Text is very clean, tight and unmarked. A nice copy.. Trade Paperback. V. Good.

Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.A.: Jameson Books, 2014. A nice, clean, Unmarked copy. No former owner's name.. Paperback. Very Good.

London: A Grasshopper Book. Abelard Schuman Ltd. 1982, 1982. HC and DJ. First Edition. 8 x 5 1/4. ISBN:0-200-72774-5. 63 pp. The Grasshopper books are beautifully made slender volumes for children approx gr. 3-6. Parkin's Storm is the story of an old man with a dog named Parkin and 2 children - Judy and Alan, who discover something about the dog's courage, when all seem lost at sea. The dustjacket of this copy is in absolute mint condition. No tears, scuffi ng or chips. Binding is black cloth - mint cond. Endpapers are white and pristine. Illustration on dj wraps around depicting 2 children and a dog; a stormy sea. Very nice full page sketches throughou t . This is an exceptionally lovely copy: as new. DJ: v. fine. Binding and text: v. fine..

Madras: Ganesh & Co, 1968. 78 pages. Third edition, 1968 Red dustjacket has edgewear and fading to spine. Improved by plastic protective cover. Some mud stains to top of back dustjacket. Gift inscription and notations on front free endpaper. Text is unmarked.. Third. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.

N. Y.: Alfred A knopf, 1991. 78 pages. Pankey's third book of poems. Dust jacket is bright and clean, one 3/4" tear along bottom edge. Protected by plastic cover. Fuschia coloured cloth on boards binding is clean, unmarked. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. HC and DJ. V. Good/Good.

N.Y., London, Toronto, Sydney: McGraw Hill, 1966. 128 pp. Miss Pickerell and her friends begin an archeological dig. They must be quick because the bulldozers are waiting! DJ has spine label, plastic cover. School stamps and discard stamps to ffep and pocket to back free endpaper. A good copy for reading.. Sixth. HC and DJ. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Charles Geer. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4.

Plain City, Ohio, U.S.A.: Willowisp Pr, 1990. 30 pp. With a few wisps of hair, some frightening fangs and a dab of fake blood, you can transform yourself into four spine tingling monsters. Soft cover has a bit of edge rubbing, crease to back bottom corner, a stain to back bottom corner. No former owner's name. There is a pencil drawn monster on the "special page for your own scary ideas" page. . Stapled Softcover. Good. Illus. by Lynn Bird. 8 1/2 x 11.

Montreal: VLB, 1993. 124 pp. Prix letteraire Jacques-Poirier 1993. Le Silence de la terre represente une admirable lecon d'amour ou la'aureur cherche a reconquerir l'eclat des choses, en des poemes qui conferent justement tout son sens a l'eclat. Soft cover has minimal edge rubbing, a bit of scuffing to fold over added award banner but cover itself is bright, clean, no creases to corners, one crease to spine. No former owner's name. Text has a few erased pencil notations to a few pages but is basically clean, no corner folds.. Trade Paperback. Good+.

Montreal, Toronto: Heritage, 1986, 1986. Soft Cover. 8 1/2 x 8 1/2. ISBN:2-7625-5175-7. Forr ages 2 and up. This English version by David Homel. Original title: Les Chiffres Great text and illustrations.2 Two big rhinos on a bike / Who'll f all off? Sue or Mike? It's suppertime in the brook./Seven fishes swim around the hook. Softcover has tiny bumps to corners. No former owner's name. Text is very clean and secure . No wear to spine. Ov erall cond: v. good - near fine..

Toronto, ON, Canada: Annick Press, Limited, 1989, 1989. Soft Cover. 8 1/2 x 8 1/2. ISBN:1-55037-044-8. Written by Roger Pare with Bertrand Gauthier and illustrated by Roger Pare. Translated by David Homel from the poem Plaisirs d'ete. A Wonderfully illustr ated book with rhyming text. Two dogs have lots of fun in the summertime. Softcover has slight rubs to corners but is in very good condition. No former owner's name. Text has a bit of finger crinkling but is clean and secure. Overall cond: v. good++.