Search Results: Authors starting with T from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

Norwood, Mass: Norwood Plimpton Press, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Norwood, MA: Norwood Plimpton Press, 1936. First edition, privately printed. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 61, [3]. Cloth in red and black tartan pattern with illustrated paper label on cover. Plus two page glossary of curling terms, nine full page drawings of various curling techniques to aid the novice. Light wear to cover, some rubbing to corners and edges. Some light toning. Interior clean, unmarked. Binding solid.

London, England: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1900. Hardcover. Good. Frances Brundage. London, England: Raphael Tuck & Sons, no date, circa 1907. 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches: pp. 40 (unnumbered). Blue cloth with cover titles in gilt with large gilt decoration. Large octavo [9x7 inches]. Illustrated by Frances Brundage with four pages of chromolithographs, black and white text drawings. Gilt is bright, cover has some discoloration and a few small scuffs on the rear. No copyright date, but birth page notes baby girl's name (Esther Mae Bliss) and birth on August 27, 1909. Also some pages list gifts, first smile, visitors, etc. All writing is neatly inked with some fading.

Chicago: Sieble Institute of Technology, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Chicago: Siebel Institute of Technology, 1917. First edition. 9 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xiii, 190. Red cloth with titles in red on gilt background on cover and spine titles in gilt. Plus 32 pages of ads of baking equipment. Ten black and white plates, mixing charts. Spine faded, some darkening to gilt cover decoration. Corners bumped, edge wear, soiling, back board has some wrinkling. Some notes on last blank page inside back cover. Otherwise, text clean and bright, binding strong. Note: This is the original printing,

Chicago: The Hotel Monthly, 1900. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. Chicago: The Hotel Monthly, 1900. Third edition. 10 x 7 inches: pp. 90 + 4 page publisher catalogue. Original green cloth with cover titles in silver gilt. Frontis photo of author. Foldout diagram of "Ideal Kitchen Management." Corners bumped, some edge wear, chafing, frays to top and bottom of spine, soiling. Name written on free facing end page. Browning at edges of green stock paper in front and back. Text is unmarked, binding sound. Everything you need to know for properly organizing and running a large hotel, circa 1900. Original 1900 copy, not a reprint.

Washington, Covelo, London: Island Press, 2004. First Edition. Trade paperback. Good. Washington, Covelo, and London: Island Press, 2004. First edition. 9 x 6 inches: pp. xvi, 439. Light green and black photographic wraps with black and white type. With contributor biographies and index. Light edge and corner wear, creasing. Sun fading at spine. Sticker on back cover. Light soiling on spine. Some creased page corners. Scattered discrete margin markings. Binding tight.

Boston: Boston and Hingham, 1938. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Boston: Boston and Hingham, 1938. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches: pp. ccxlx, 615, plus over 70 pages of period ads. Orange and white paper dust jacket with black type. Flexible red cloth with titles in gold gilt. 20 maps. Jacket is in a mylar protector. Dust jacket has edge wear, wear and chips along the folds, light stain to spine and front panel with some soiling to rear. Cover a bit dulled. Interior clean and unmarked with some toning. Binding sound. The dust jacket states 900 pages, 7 maps..which is not the case for this volume. Possibly the publisher did not update the dust jacket. The price is stated as "$3.50 in American Money"

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1965. First Edition. Trade paperback. Good. Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1965. 10 x 9 inches: Unnumbered, approx. 80 pages. White color photographic wraps with flaps. Two page introduction and photo captions. Black and white photos throughout and some color of various accents. Small chip to bottom front corner, edge wear and creasing to cover, spine. Name written in upper corner of free facing end page. A few fingerprint smudges on corners of pages. Interior clean, binding strong. Text in English. Scarce.

London: John Parkinson Bland, 1910. Hardcover. Good. London: John Parkinson Bland, 1910. 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches: pp. 439. Red cloth with gold gilt type on cover and spine. Large frontis foldout map of Japan, two foldouts. Illustrated throughout with photos. Corners bumped, stains and discoloration to binding. Lacks front free endpaper, trimmed out. Text clean and unmarked with very light toning to margins. Binding solid, sound. Articles on all aspects of Japan at time of publication (1910).

New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/No Dust Jacket. Froud, Brian. New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row, 1979 First edition. 10 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches: pp. 32 (unpaginated). Brown spine with tan illustrated boards with brown and black type. With no dust jacket. Light edge wear, some slight bumping on boards. Text is unmarked. Binding solid and sound. An odd, lavishly illustrated tale which describes the spread of the Bubonic Plague during the Middle Ages.

Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co, 1837. Fourth Edition. Leather. Good. Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co., 1837. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches: pp. viii, 365. Full leather binding with black spine label stamped in gilt. Leather scuffed, chafing to corners and along edges, label is bright. Cover is solid with textblock square and binding sound. Tear to front endpaper, damp staining to endpapers, text shows foxing and somedamp staining, but overall is quite readable and bright. Governance of Massachusetts: Town Officers, Taxes, Collectors, Highways , The Poor, etc.

Boston, Mass: William Ware & . Co, 1901. Staplebound Pamphlet. Good. Just a bit of edgewear and spotting to paper covers. Classic month-by-month old favorite publication of rural Americans everywhere. Including predictions with notations indicating weather, ideal planting dates, sunrise/sunset, tides, saint's days, phases of the sun and moon, astronomical calculations, Internal Revenue Table, Post Office Regulations, Also historical tidbits inserted into several days of the month: (eg. in one particular issue are noted: Andrew Jackson born; 18th insurrection of the Commune in Paris, etc.); advertising, household hints, poetry, humor, anecdotes, articles on subjects as varied as Courts of the land, Courts of each New England state, Public Debt, Use of Kites for Exploring The Air, The New Star in Perseus, How to Recognize Trees in Winter, Testing the Quality of Milk, etc. (NOTE: These articles NOT necessarily in this particular issue, but represent the TYPE of typical articles!) Printed by Francis… Read More

Boston, Mass: William Ware & . Co, 1902. Staplebound Pamphlet. Good. Just a bit of edgewear and spotting to paper covers. Classic month-by-month old favorite publication of rural Americans everywhere. Including predictions with notations indicating weather, ideal planting dates, sunrise/sunset, tides, saint's days, phases of the sun and moon, astronomical calculations, Internal Revenue Table, Post Office Regulations, Also historical tidbits inserted into several days of the month: (eg. in one particular issue are noted: Andrew Jackson born; 18th insurrection of the Commune in Paris, etc.); advertising, household hints, poetry, humor, anecdotes, articles on subjects as varied as Courts of the land, Courts of each New England state, Public Debt, Use of Kites for Exploring The Air, The Harvest Moon and the Hunter's Moon, Lilacs; Fighting Plant Disease, etc. (NOTE: These articles NOT necessarily in this particular issue, but represent the TYPE of typical articles!).

Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2021. First edition. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. (4), 296. Red and blue photographic paper dust jacket with vine borders, with red, yellow,white and blue type. Red boards with silver gilt type on spine. With 8 pages of photographs. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear. Unmarked, clean, tight. An intimate memoir by iconic guitarist, Richard Thompson, chronicling his days in Fairport Convention, as a duo with his former wife, Linda, and his embrace of Sufism.

New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1854. Leather_bound. Good. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1854. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. xx, 372, [2]. Full calf binding with ruled borders, five raised bands with gold gilt decoration to spine and black spine label with title in gold gilt. Marbled edges and endpapers. Corners bumped, edgewear, small tears at head and tail of spine, label bright, spine decorations dulled. Light wear, rubbing to boards. Previous owner's stamp on upper corner of title page - faded. Some light toning, foxing. Interior clean, unmarked. Binding tight. Thomson [1700-1748] is best nown for his "Seasons" poems and was a contemporary of Alexander Pope and Richard Savage. He also wrote the words for "Rule Brittania" which was put to music by Thomas Arne.

San Francisco: Chronicle, 1999. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. FIRST EDITION. Charming illustrated endpapers. Black lettering on spine. Illustrations on front of glossy white boards. Navy-blue lettering and photographs on white jacket. Unpaginated (28 pp). Clean, bright, tight. Photographs of Shaker objects such as tools and pies illustrate the numbers from one to twelve.

San Francisco, CA: Aviation Press, 1942. Illustrated Edition. Spiral_bound. Good. Spiral bound, green cover with moderate wear, chipping and slight tear to edges. Some creasing, soiling. Thumbing, soiling to head, foot and fore edge. Previous owners name signed in ink to title page. Spiral slightly rusted, with rust marks to inside of front and rear covers. Text is unmarked. Binding solid, sound.This is an Aeronautical Dictionary from 1942, with definitions ordered from A-Z, and with numerous black and white illustrations throughout.

New York: George Sully, 1914. Hardcover. GOOD. New York: George Sully, 1914. 7 1/2 x 5 inches: pp. vi, 308, [4]. Illustrated light yellow cloth with black type. Frontispiece illustration by Boehm. 1 page catalog of publisher's books at end. Boards are spotted, corners and edges worn, spinecaps frayed. Slight spine lean. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper, in pencil. Age-Tanned but unmarked. Solid. "Well, after all, the country isn't such a bad place as some city folk think," thus begins the tale.

Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1989. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1989. First edition thus. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 368. Black glossy photographic dust jacket with red and white type. Black cloth with gold gilt titles on spine. With foreword by Captain B. H. Liddell Hart. Photographs, illustrations, maps and index. Very light edge wear, slight creasing to dust jacket. Pages are toned at edges. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight. "General von Senger's book is one of the most intersting memoirs of the commanders in the Second World War, and in some important respects the most illuminating of all. No other has provided such an instructive picture of the battlefield conditions and the tactical problems of that war. At the same time it is outstanding in the light it sheds on the diulemma and on the mind-workings of a soldier, brought up in the atmosphere of German culture and in the traditions of the old Army, who found himself serving a Nazi… Read More

Salt Lake City, UT: Treacor Publications, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine. Salt Lake City, UT: Treacor Publications, 1985. 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches: pp. 176, (8). Photo essay of the 1985 NFL season with the San Francisco 49ers. No dustjacket AS ISSUED. SIGNED on blank page by Special Teams kicker Ray Wersching, with his 1982 Topps playing card laid in. Book persumably bears bookplate of former basketball player Lynn Grier on front pastedown. Nice condition overall. Binding tight.

Charleston, IL: Prairie Press, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. Charleston, IL: Prairie Press, 1965. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 79. Bound in red boards, with gold gilt lettering. Several very small stains to boards. Title on front board is slightly faded. Minor foxing to endpapers. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp. The stories from a Canadian Taxi driver told to him primarily in 1946 and 1947.