Search Results: Titles starting with P from Star Cat Books

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Candlewick, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Schuett, Stacey. This is a beautiful children's book, dealing with the pain of two little girls and their father, celebrating Chanukah for the first time after the death of the girls' mother. The warm pastels of the illustrations support the story and help convey a message of love and memory that are more durable than loss. This is a first printing, with complete number line, of the first edition. The top of the front cover has been slightly damaged in two small spots, one of which also caused a 4 mm. chip in the top of the front jacket. Otherwise this is a copy that appears unread, and it would make a great addition to a family holiday library. Because of the size of this book there may be extra shipping charges. If so, the buyer will be told. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company, 1925. Salesman's Copy. Fine. Fine Condition. Some bumping to spine from shelf wear. Black boards with gold lettering on back and front. Unique, rare, salesman's copy. Slim volume with "selling talk" ("follow the general instruction with references to the approach entry to the home"), and samples of the encyclopedic entries, maps, foldouts, instead of the full text. Example of premium green cover bound on backboard inside. Blank sales sheet for subscribers to pledge their purchase in back. Appears never used. Everything tight clean and crisp. Some staining from glue on inside of boards. This is a rare edition, only one on the internet. If you are a bible scholar, or collector don't miss this. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1966. 1st. Good-. Marvin Bileck. 1st edition. 1st printing. Good- condition. 5.6x4.3in octavo. Pages clean some pages loose, spine slightly loose. Cover has some minor bumps and creases. A little girl, no bigger than a penny, is adopted by an old man and an old woman who try to find her a husband, but she rebels in this sweet adventure. 62 pg. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Dublin, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1996. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. New-condition paperback of this rare book. Published in Ireland. No markings, crisp edges, no buffs or foxing. Notes, bibliography, index.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: The MacMillan Company, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 1967 5th printing of the 1965 MacMillan Co. paperback edition of this C.S. Lewis classic, 2nd in the series of his "space adventure" trilogy. Some buffing to spine, some age discoloration to edges of pages, crease on upper left corner of back cover. Otherwise, this has clean pages, crisp edges, and is unmarked except for a previous owner's name on the first page. Very collectible C.S. Lewis book.

Cincinnati, OH, USA: Horticulture, 2005. Soft cover. Near Fine. From the Horticulture Garder's Guides series, this volume will be invaluable for gardeners who don't wish to replant every year, but who do want a range of plants so that something of beauty will be present throughout the growing season. Full of spectacular pictures, this is a terrific reference guide! This copy has been lightly read and shows minor traces of wear. There are no notes or damaged pages, the binding is square and tight, and the spine is undamaged. If extra shipping costs are needed because of the size and weight of the book, the buyer will be notified. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

New York, NY: DAW Books, 1976. 1st. Very Good+. George Barr. Mass market, Very Good+ condition. 1st edition, 1st printing of Andre Norton, one of the earliest women SF writers, renowned for outstanding in the field. DAW #196. Small crease on spine edge towards cover, creasing on top part of spine but no telltale "reader's" creases. Typical DAW yellow spine is slightly faded from light damage. Tight, clean, looks unread but shelved several times. 199 pages. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Boston, MA: David R. Godine Publisher, 1987. Good+. Arthur Ransom. First printing of this edition. Good+ Condition. Bending at edges of spine from reopening book. Back top left corner ever slightly bent. Some glue from binding visible inside book. Pages clean and tight. 414 pg. Full Illustrations by the author: Arthur Ransome throughout. This is the third book in the Swallows and Amazons series. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ace, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. This is the first of Asprin's Phule's Company series. The book is As New, with an uncreased spine, and the embossing of the title is still sharp. Great collector's copy! 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.

Marchainville, France / Trois Rivières, Québec: Écrits des Forges / Éditions Proverbe, 2000. 1st Edition. Soft cover. New. 1st edition poetry edition in French with hand-cut (still uncut edges) pages of heavy cotton fiber. Lovely small book inscribed by the author just after publication in April 2000.

Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Cooke, Donald E.. 1st edition, 1st printing. Book in Very Good condition, with only minor wear from shelving; jacket in poor condition with tears and chips, but still intact around book itself. Book straight and spine strong. Written by Lester Del Rey, who went on to be a very famous science fiction writer & founder of the Del Rey line of science fiction books along with his wife. This book marks part of the beginning of his career as an author, and as such is a real treasure for science fiction aficionados. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 1st ed., 1st printing in as-new condition; dust jacket is fine, with slight rubbing on back interior (spine) edge from shelving. Spine tight, pages crisp and sharp, no marking. Appears never to have been read. Olbermann's opus - quite collectible. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Good-. Good- condition. Warping on front board. Slight stain on front board. Front flyleaf stained. Black boards with gold lettering on spine. Black-on-black embossing of death with a sickle on front board. Spine tight. Pages clean and clear. Deck led edges. Wood cut decorations throughout.11th printing of this translation. 278 pg. Colophon in back.

New York, NY: Random House, 1948. 1st. Very Good. 1st ed. 1st printing. Signed by the author. Very Good Condition. No DJ. Water stain on front. Some wear to spine. Pages clean and tight. Boards are tight. Blue boards with red lettering on front and spine. 348 pg. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, NY: Random House, 1934. 1st. Good-. 1st ed. 1st printing. Good- Condition. Back board loose. Front board slightly loose at top. Pages clean and tight. Red boards gold lettering. Bumping to corners. Some fading. 218 pg. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1956. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vintage Books number K-39. This is their first paperback reprint of the Harvard edition of 1947. The book is a rare insight into music in general and his own work by Stravinsky. The interior pages are unmarked and show even aging. The cover has light spotting and slight yellowing, but is tight and intact beyond a light bump at the bottom of the spine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ace Books, 1968. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/Very Good Considering Age. ACE DOUBLE, rare edition from Ace Books of '60s doubles with two books back-to-back, bound upside-down to each other. Some creasing on cover of the Faucette title, some chipping on spine Faucette. Pages slightly yellowed from cheap pulp paper used for science fiction paperbacks during this period but otherwise unmarked. Spine is remarkably intact & uncreased -- clearly never opened and never read. All wear seems to be from age and shelving.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Folio hardcover, coffee table book of the famous Monty Python group, written by the Pythons themselves. Fine condition with almost-fine dust jacket (one small bump to upper left corner, back, from shelving). Indices. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.