Search Results: Titles starting with P from 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera

New York: Dolphin [Doubleday], 1986. Hardcover. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket which has a bit of wear at the extremities.. Uncommon first edittion. The story of John Phillips [1935 - 2001], founding member of one of the Mamas and the Papas, one of the most famous and influential rock bands, whose core-lineup included John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Mama Cass Elliot, and Denny Doherty. Includes photographs and an index; 444 pages. $17.95 price on jacket flap.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The PBY Catalina was one of the most versatile aircraft ever built. This definitive study pulls together in a single volume all of the aircraft's fascinating facts. The author carefully analyzes the PBY's dual use in the war as a plane of mercy and as a bomber, and he chronicles the flying boat's contributions in peacetime.

San Marino: Pacific Railway, 1958. Softcover. Fine in color illustrated wraps.. Staple-bound, 8 1/2" x 11,"Ê 63 pp. Vol. 2, No.. 7, September 1958. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and maps.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 221 pp. Book Club Edition. Photographs by Elliot Erwin.

Los Angeles: Pacifica House, 1979. Softcover. Near Fine with some light age-toning. Later printing. 8vo. 96 pp. 180 Traditional Island Recipes & Luau Favorites; History of Hawaiian Cuisine & Cooking Methods; 16 Pages of Polynesian Food Photographs.

Plano: Queen's Ferry Press, 2014. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket.. 8vo. 234 pp. plus Epilogue.

Chicago: Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 2004. Softcover. Fine.. 16" x 11" four color poster on heavy paper. Signed in black ink by eight [8] cast members. The Pain and the Itch is widely considered a darkly funny, bitingly insightful comedy examining one familyÕs dysfunction and darkest secrets during a particularly interesting Thanksgiving. The production concluded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 2004-2005 season. Written by Bruce Norris was directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro and featured ensemble members Tracy Letts and Mariann Mayberry.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Wolfe's sendup of the Modern Art movement.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Wolfe's sendup of the Modern Art movement. Near fine with name on front endpaper in near fine dust jacket which has a few creases to the front flap.

Stevensville: Rainbird, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. George Harrison blurb on front jacket flap.

Princeton: Van Nostrand, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good, lightly soiled and price cut white dust jacket. Contains bibliophaphy, index, map endpapers and b&w photos throughout. Important reference.

Cornerstone Library: New York, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good with an abrasion on the front panel lacking the dust jacket.. 32 pp. with eighteen [18] color plates. Spine and text pages lightly toned as usual, minimal wear to corners. Paper over boards hardcover binding with green leaf design. Black & white frontispiece of Churchill. Reissue of the 1950 original. Includes: The Author at his Easel Frontispiece; Painting as a Pastime; Illustrations - A Vase of Flowers; The Loup River, Quebec; Lakeside Scene, Lake Como; The Tapestries at Blenheim Palace; The Blue Room, Trent Park; Village near Lugano; Olive Grove near Monte Carlo; Church by Lake Como; The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell; The Weald of Kent under Snow; Orchids; The Mill, Saint-Georges-Motel; Near Antibes; The Mediterranean near Genoa; St. Jean, Cap Ferrat; Flowers; By Lake Lugano; Chartwell under Snow.

Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. One volume [illustrations] of the two volume set.

New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1965. Softcover. Very Good in pictorial wrappers.. 4to, 84 pp. Catalogue of the exhibition, April-September 1965. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white.

Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1945. Softcover. Very Good in lightly handled grey wraps.. 8vo. Wrappers. 210 pp. Illustrated with black and white plates.

Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 1980. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. Each booklet is approx. 5" x 8. Very Good condition with a few minor stains and light creases. OCLC lists one copy of the 2003 program. Uncommon Pittsburgh sports ephemera. Contains the following: 1. Silver Anniversary Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Dinner Honoring Dick Groat and Arnold Palmer. Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel, February 5, 1961. 8 pp. Some minor creasing along spine and in the upper right hand corner 2. 44th Annual Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Post-Gazette * Sports * Charity Dapper Dan Dinner Honoring Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh's Man of the Year in Sports 1979. Sunday, February 3, 1980, Hilton Hotel, City of Champions. 16 pp.

Hollywood: Universal, 1968. Softbound. Very Good with some curling and light soiling. Includes two [2] vintage color studio stills for the 1968 comedy film Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? . Approx. 8" x 10." In very good condition.

Philadelphia: E.F. Houghton Co, 1928. Softbound. Very Good. Vol. I, No. 4; January 1928 and Vol. II, No. 6; No binding. 6x9", 50pp., b&w illustrated issue on textiles. Houghton was a manufacturer of chemicals, oils, belting and other products for industry. Articles on spun rayon for cotton goods; correct processing of wool, chafing on silk fabrics, uneven worsted knit goods, small batch bleaching of knits, etc. OCLC lists copies in only three institutions: The New York Public Library, The Hagley Museum Library and Purdue Univ. Library. Very Good with some creasing and soiling on the covers.

Hollywood: American International, 1971. Softbound. Very Good with some curling and light soiling. Includes two [2] vintage studio stills for the 1971 film Murderers in the Rue Morgue. Approx. 8" x 10." In very good condition.

Garden City: Doubleday, 1955. Softcover. Very Good. Each booklet measures 4" x 6." 12pp. Illustratted throughout.