Search Results: Authors starting with P from Well Read Books

UK: Pneuma Springs Publishing, 2011.
An account of the last days of Captain James Cook.
From the Preface: "My book....deals only with the events immediately prior to Cook's death and the circumstances surrounding the eventual return of his remains for burial...are truthful to eye witness accounts". Signed by Author on Title Page. 1st. Pictorial Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 8" x 5 1/2".

Altona, MB: Friesen Press, 2006 1st. Pictorial Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket (as issued). 11" X 10".

Edmonton, Canada: The University of Alberta Press, 1984. "explores Europe's responses to the richly varied spectrum of Amerindian societies during the last 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. When the two cultures met in the 15th century, it meant upheavals in cultural and political landscapes for the Amerindians". Signed by Author. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 10 1/2" x 10". Clear Brodart Covering.

New York London Toronto Bombay Calcutta and Madras: Longmans, Green and Co., 1923. "In a lonely valley of Iceland, nearly two hundred and fifty years ago, a leper lay dying - triumphant to the last. Through these translations from his writings, which became the great religious classic of his people, it is possible, in this our wider life and day, to learn something of his open secret.".Book is in very good condition, although previous owner has written in pen and pencil on some pages. Otherwise book is clean and binding is tight. Dark blue cloth boards with with name of book and cross indentation. Name of book down the back spine in gold lettering. Dust cover is fading and has some staining and some tears.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode (Publishers) Limited, 1929. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt titling to spine; some sunning to front and spine. Corners and spine ends bumped; one black mark to the bottom edge of the front board. Small, neat inscription to the front paste-down, dated 1931. Page edges and end-papers toned; pages untrimmed. Spine Shaken. 11 1/2" x 9". Beautiful watercolor illustrations of game birds tipped in and protected by fine tissue paper. A lovely, clean copy. "The glory of the moors in mid-August, partrige on the golden stubble in September, the reds and bronzes of the covert side in Novembers; blue sky and racing cloud overhead and frost tang in the air; birds rising well over the screen trees and coming down wind at a swerving forty miles an hour; snipe rising from the bogs of a lonely Irish mountain, duck flighting in before a north-easterly gale over the mud flats and salt marshes of a estuary - what other sport can give you these?". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very… Read More

London UK: Henry Frowde, 1909. Winthrop Mackworth Praed (born July 26, 1802, London, died July 15, 1839, London) was an English writer and politician remembered for his humorous verse.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket (as issued). 7 1/2" x 5".
Book is in good clean condition on inside. Previous owner's name in ink on inside 2nd page. Spine is tight. Pages have discoloured due to age.
Outside cover hark green/black boards with gilt trim around the edge and a gilt design on front and spine. Cover has some staining on it.