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Patterson, Richard North. Balance of Power. New York. Doubleday. 2003. 1004 pps. Large Print. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. New large print edition. Never read. $7.00 Book #18 from Friends of the West Plains Library, West Plains, MO

P. Henderson. Gardening for Pleasure. New York. Orange Judd & Co.. 1912. 404 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. New Enlarged Version $20.00 Book #50 from Friends of Shuter Library, Angel Fire, NM

PACEPA, ION MIHAI. RED HORIZONS: CHRONICLES OF A COMMUNIST SPY CHIEF. WASHINGTON D.C.. REGNERY GATEWAY. 1987. 446 pps. 6.5"x9.5". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. book is in very good condition. Dj has a little shelf wear on upper part. First Page has previous owner name in ink. Before he defected, the author was the head of the Romanian version of the KGB. Communist Spies, Rumania, 1st Person Account, Secret Police. nr - 1/05 $15.00 Book #NR64 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PALDER, EDWARD L. MAGIC WITH CHEMISTRY. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1964. 92 pps. 8"x11". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, white & black titles on the front cover & spine. Color drawing on the front cover. 200 exciting demonstrations, safe & easy. All pages are tight, with b/w drawings throughout the book. Page 81 has small hole upper edge of page. First Edition Not Stated. wd 10/07. $25.00 Book #WD462 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PANTALEONE, MICHELE. THE MAFIA & POLITICS. New York. coward-mccann. 1966. 255 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in gray cloth, with gilt titles on the spine. Boards & D/j are in fine shape. B/w Illustrations following page 96. Map of Sicily page 22. All the pages are tightly held & clean. Stated, Introduction by Carlo Levi. Stated, First American Edition 1966. wd 1/08. $19.00 Book #WD520 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PARK, RUTH. SECRET OF THE MAORI CAVE. Garden City. Doubleday. 1964. 168 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Discarded library book w/ markings on page edges. Gray cover w/ picture characters of story. Edges slightly bumped, otherwise in good tight condition. Juv mystery, adventure. Michael A. Hampshire illustrator. mj 9/01 $12.00 Book #A141 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PARKER, BERTHA MORRIS. ELECTRICITY. Evanston. ROW, PETERSON AND COMPANY. 1950. 36 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. The Basic Science Education Series, 1950 edition of copyright 1944, pages are tight and clean, normal library markings, last page has small fold on corner. N 5/04 $10.00 Book #N-04 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PARKER, BERTHA MORRIS. PLANT FACTORIES. evanston, illinois. row, peterson & co.. 1950. 36 pps. 6 1/2"x8 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Green cloth boards are in very good condition. White titles on front board, with brown titles on the spine. All pages are tight, with beautiful color illustrations. The Basic Science Education Series. First Edition Not Stated. wd 5/07. $10.00 Book #WD258 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PARSHALL, CRAIG. CUSTODY OF THE STATE. Eugene, Oregon. Harvest House Publishers. 2003. 362 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Chamber of Justice, Book 2. Book is in near new condition. Spine has no creases with slight rubbing at bottom. Pages are clean/tight. N 5/04 $9.00 Book #N-40 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PASLEY, VIRGINIA. 21 STAYED. New York. Farrar, Straus. 1955. 248 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book with all the markings. Boards are covered in red & black cloth, with black titles on the front board & spine. Which show slight wear along the edges. D/j was cut & glued to the first endpage. "Never before has a group of American prisoners of war chosen to remain with their captors". Pages are tightly held. First Edition Not Stated. wd 5/07. $10.00 Book #WD288 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PATMAN, WRIGHT. OUR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: ANSWERS TO ONE THOUSAND AND ONE QUESTIONS. Chicago. ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1948. 143 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Spine is bumped and worn. Edges are frayed. Pages are yellowing with age but clean and tight. Boards are slightly soiled. Great book on American Government, if you're studying for your Naturalization test. American Government, History nr - 1/05 $18.00 Book #NR68 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PATRICK, DIANA. NEXT YEAR'S ROSE. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1934. 287 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Cover tight with minor stains. Dust jacket summary glued on to inside page. Love story of three sisters. Time period 1910 to 1930.03/03 JF $15.00 Book #JF-06 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PATTERSON, GEORGE, N. JOURNEY WITH LOSHAY. New York. W. W. Norton. 1954. 248 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex lib. book with usual ink stamps & pocket. The boards show slight shelf wear. Spine & binding are strong. First Edition stated on front end page. The dj was cut with the end flaps glued to the first end pages. Route covered by the author is shown on back end page. B&W photos throughout book. Pages are clean. This is an amazing book. There is no other adjective to describe it-no matter what other books have come out of travels in the mountains of the East. wd 11/06. $9.00 Book #WD-40 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PAULING, LINUS. THE NATURE OF THE CHEMICAL BOND. New York. Cornell University. 1960. 644 pps. 6 1/2"x9". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex lib. book with usual ink stamps & pocket. The boards are cloth covered blue with gilt printing on spine & front cover. A few spots on the cover & back cover. Very little shelf worn, with strong spine & binding. The pages show no marks, very clean. Book is stated Third Edition. In this book the author shall attempt to present only an introduction to the subject with emphasis on the most important general principles. wd 11/06. $25.00 Book #WD-55 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PAULL, MRS. H.B. GRIMMS FAIRY TALES. Chicago. M. A. Donohue. 0000. 543 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in burgundy cloth. Boards show slight wear. Gilt titles on the spine. Previous owner signed in ink name & address, on the inside of the cover. All other pages are without marks & smudges. No year stated on the book. Stated, by Mrs. H. B. Paull, translator of "Hans Andersens Fairy Tales". Specially adapted & arranged for young people. First Edition Not Stated. wd 12/07. $25.00 Book #WD485 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PAYNE, STEPHEN. RAIDERS OF THE RIMROCK. New York. avalon books. 1956. 224 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are in red cloth, with black titles on the spine. Boards show slight wear along bottom edge. All the pages are tightly held, with no tears or rips. First Edition Not Stated. wd 9/07. $12.00 Book #WD417 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PEABODY, WEBSTER. FAVORITE PICTORIAL DICTIONARY. None. Hurst & Co.. 1891. 320 pps. 16mo. Reprint. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. An 1895 copy of the dictionary, pages are tanned with minor markings on some of them. Hinges have let go at front and back, cover is well worn...to be expected by its age! Previous owners names are stamped at front and back of book. bl/5-06 $20.00 Book #BL109 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PEARSON, B.H. HEAD-HUNTER'S BRIDE. Los Angeles. Cowman Publications, Inc.. 1951. 223 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Cover tight,gilt spine lettering,very clean. Missionary love story of two cultures. Very exciting reading.03/03 JF $18.00 Book #JF-09 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PEASE, ELEANOR FAIRCHILD. BRAVE TALES OF REAL DOGS. Chicago. albert whitman. 1959. 160 pps. 6 1/2"x8 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book with ink stamps. The boards are well worn. The spine cover is riped. Cover is brown cloth, with color picture glued to front board. Inscription of previous owner on the first endpage. D/j was cut & glued to first endpage. Page 123 has hole, that was cut. Six lines of paragraph is missing. Brown spots on the endpages both front & back. B/w drawings illustrated by R. J. Rice. Stated Copyright, 1931. Stated Fifteenth Edition 1959. 21 dog stories, in easy to read large print. "Dedicated to a little dog named Boots". wd 3/07. $10.00 Book #WD185 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PEATTIE, DONALD CULROSS. THE STORY OF THE FIRST MEN. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1937. 0 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-library book with usual stamps, markings, and pocket. Boards are faded and slightly bent. Pages are yellowed with smudges from use. First page has pink stain with opposing stain on board. One page has small tear repaired with tape. very nice illustrations in four colours by Naomi Averill. The story of pre-historic man. nr - 1/05 $10.00 Book #NR44 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PEDERSON CARLTON, WRIGHT MILBURN. SALESMANSHIP: PRINCIPALS AND METHODS. HOMEWOOD, ILLINOIS. RICHARD D. IRWIN, INC.. 1955. 657 pps. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Spine and edges with slight shelf wear. Writing in pen on inside front board and first page. One page is dog eared. Three pages has writing in ink and pencil. Pages are clean and tight. nr - 1/05 $15.00 Book #NR96 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PELCZYNSKI, Z. A. HEGEL'S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES. London. Cambridge University Press. 1972. 246 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Wrappers have edgewear along spine, small crease down spine, light markings/stainings on back wrapper. Pages are clean/tight, few contain penciled notations. This collection contains 13 origional essays on various aspects of Hegel's political thoughts. N 7/04 $12.00 Book #N207 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PEMBERTON, MAX. PRO PATRIA. New York. Dodd Mead. 1901. 292 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Book has been wet and dried, has swollen pages but undamaged for reading and eight fine black and white painting-illustrations all undamaged. Frontispiece loose from binding. Signature on paintings looks like A. Forestier. Story is future history set in England. Literature. Blue boards with worn white lettering. jc 12/04 $8.00 Book #C182 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PEPIN, HARRIET. APPAREL DESIGN. New York. funk & wagnalls. 1948. 250 pps. 8"x11". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in gray cloth, with maroon titles on the front board & spine. Boards & pages are in good condition. B/w Illustrations throughout the book. This book is large for easy viewing & reading. First Edition Not Stated. Additional Postage may apply, due to size. wd 421. $37.00 Book #WD421 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PERSON, W.T. NO LAND IS FREE. philadelphia. the westminster press. 1946. 272 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in Tan cloth, with green titles on the spine. Boards show slight shelf wear. D/j was cut & glued to the first endpage. Drawings by Sidney Quinn, Jr. All the pages are clean & tightly held. First Edition Not Stated. wd 4/08. $85.00 Book #WD573 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PETERS, TOM. THRIVING ON CHAOS. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1987. 561 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. COLLECTIBLE COPY, FINE CONDITION,DJ FINE, BRAND NEW. NATIONAL BESTSELLER THAT OFFERS PRESCRIPTIONS FOR AN ECONOMIC WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. $20.00 Book #39 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX

PETERSON, HAROLD L. U.S.S. CAIRO. washington, d.c.. u.s. department of the interior. 1971. 56 pps. 6 1/2"X 6 1/2". First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. The National Park Service did an excellent job, with keen insight & understanding in writing this booklet. Their accounts will spark the readers interest. With exception of a price sticker on the cover, the booklet is crisp & clean. With no ink or pencil marks. The Story of a Civil War Gunboat. Comprising a narrative of her wartime adventures by Virgil Jones. And an account of her raising in 1964 by Harold L. Peterson. First Edition not stated. wd 10/06. $9.00 Book #WD-29 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PETRIE, WILLIAM. KEOEEIT THE STORY OF THE AURORA BOREALIS. London. Pergamon Press. 1963. 131 pps. 7-1/2X10". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Excellent X-libris copy. Many black & white and eight fabulous color plates of various forms of the Aurora. Full page color plates are of "A homogeneous Arc as commonly seen at Saskatoon", "A Series of Homogeneous Arcs", "A Type-B Arc seen at Saskatoon in 1951", "A Type-A Arc...", "Homogeneous Bands over Churchill", "A Bright Rayed Band...", "A Bright Drapery seen at Churchill", "A Spectacular Corona seen at Saskatoon in 1951". Red cover with gold lettering on spine. jc 11/03 $10.00 Book #C132 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PETTIT, PAUL. THE SPANIARD. New York. Harpers. 1953. 238 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Blue boards have bumped corners, slight edgewear, and label at base of spine. Pages are clean/tight. Ffe has synopsis taped to it. Condition is VG+/near fine. This is a first novel, in the clasic form of chase, escape, revenge, set in Spain and later in England. $8.00 Book #N325 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PHELPS, ROBERT. LETTERS FROM COLETTE. New York. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1980. 214 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Book is in VG+ condition. Cover has a slight bumping on bottom corner. Pages have some dog-earing, no markings. Binding is tight. N 5/04 $8.00 Book #N-38 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PHILLIPS, MAURICE. LIGHTNING ON ICE. None. Doubleday. 1963. 143 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in fine dust jacket. Book is relatively clean and tight. It has the usual markings of a library book. Contains illustrations by Ray Quigley. As a library book, it is protected with a plastic cover. bl-11/05 $5.00 Book #BL-62 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PHILLIPS, MICHAEL. MY FATHER'S WORLD AND DAUGHTER OF GRACE. New York. Guideposts. 1990. 585 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Keywords, California Gold Rush 1852, Non-Fiction Religion Michael Phillips and Judith Pella, collaborate on this story.Cover illistration by Dan Thornberg. ISBN 1556611048 My Father's World and ISBN 1556611056 Daughter of Grace. The Book is tight,very clean with slight bumping on corners. Owner's name on a very small label on inside page. Fiction, California Gold Rush 1852. The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister, a young girl's story of her life in the Gold Country. JF 09/03 $10.00 Book #JF-59 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PIERIK, ROBERT. ROOKFLEAS IN THE CELLAR. Philadelphia. Westminster Press. 1979. 103 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. First Edition stated. Multi-colored boards have slight edgewear along bottom edge, spine has label taped on bottom. Pages are clean/tight. Condition is fine/near new. N 8/04 $15.00 Book #N306 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PINES, AYALA. KEEPING THE SPARK ALIVE. New York. ST MARTINS PRESS. 1988. 291 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. COLLECTOR ITEM, FINE CONDITION WITH DJ $25.00 Book #36 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX

PIRMANTGEN, PATRICIA. THE BEATLES. Mankato, Minnesota. Creative Education. 1975. 31 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-library with usual markings. Stapled (2)along binding, some scuffing, and bumped corners. Pages clean/tight. N 6/04 $15.00 Book #N-66 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PITZ, HENRY C. CHARCOAL DRAWING. New York. watson-guptill. 1974. 159 pps. 6 1/2"x9 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book with usual ink stamps & pocket. There are no other marks or smudges. Nice tight pages. Blue boards show slight fading. D/j is in excellent shape. The drawings are by the author, unless otherwise indicated. "Warm-up exercises" redy to go. Stated First Printing, 1971, Second Printing, 1974. wd 2/07. $8.00 Book #WD158 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

POBESON, JERRY & CAROL. STRONGMAN'S HIS NAME...WHAT'S HIS GAME?. Woodburn, OR. Shiloh Publishing House. 1985. 157 pps. 4to. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Pages are clean and tight. Cover is marginally soiled. Corners of book are somewhat worn and bent. Lots of b&w illustrations throughout. bl-11/05 $7.00 Book #BL-76 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

POPE, ALEXANDER. THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. New York. Hurst & Co. none given. 348 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Edition not given, no date of publication. Clean and tight, albeit discolored with age. Contains a 23 page introdution by Theodore Alois Buckley. bl-12/07 $5.00 Book #BL152 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PORTER, BARTON. LISTEN TO THE MILLRACE, paintings by Mike Casad. Seattle. M.J. Stone Co.. 1978. 252 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in fine dust jacket. Discarded library book. Dust jacket in excellent condition protected w/ library cello cover. Book in excellent condition. historical fiction of Thorp, WA. fic mj 9/01 $10.00 Book #A125 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PRATT , MARA L. AMERICAN HISTORY STORIES. Boston. EDUCATIONAL PUB COMPANY. 1891. 178 pps. 5 1/2 " x 7". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Boards are soiled and faded. Spine has bumps and slightly worn. Edges are worn with some board showing. Binding is loose but mostly intact. All pages are there. Pages are smudged with finger prints and one page is torn. School district stamp on one page with more stamps on front inside board and back page. Some writing on inside front board and first page. Abraham Lincoln, Civil Wars, covers in poetry & prose all the major battles & personalities. nr - 1/05 $10.00 Book #NR66 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PRATT, SHERMAN W. DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE KOREAN WAR. New York. vantage press. 1992. 377 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. This book is in NEW condition. Boards are covered in black cloth, with silver titles on the spine. D/j is in excellent condition, in white, green & black. Author, Lt. Col. Sherman W. Pratt, U.S. Army, Ret. All pages are tight, clean, no marks or smudges. ISBN: 0-533-09584-0. Stated, First Edition. wd 3/08. $65.00 Book #WD550 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PRESCOTT, WILLIAM H. MEXICO, FERNANDO CORTES. New York. peter fenelon collier. 1898. 490 pps. 6"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in red cloth, with gilt titles on the spine. Mexico & the life of the conqueror Fernando Cortes. Vol. II, in two volumes. Illustrated. Pages are clean & tight to the spine & binding. First Edition Not Stated. wd 5/07. $13.00 Book #WD305 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PRICE, ELIZABETH. FREDERICA DENNISON, SPINSTER. Boston. The Pilgrim Press. 1916. 243 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Sage green hardback, edges bumped. slight stain on front cover. Contents good and tight. Signature on front flypage of previous owner dated 1919. Hard to find edition of this author. mj 8/03 $225.00 Book #A226 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PRICE, MARGARET EVANS. MOTA & THE MONKEY TREE. New York. harper & brothers. 1935. 146 pps. 7"x8 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. School Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in green cloth,with white titles on the spine. Boards show very little wear. D/j was cut & glued to the first endpage. With b/w drawings by the author. All the pages are tightly held, & written in large print. A few pages pages have smudges. Stated, First Edition. wd 7/08. $40.00 Book #WD624 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PRINCE, THOMAS R. INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL. homewood, illinois. richard d. irwin. 1975. 653 pps. 6"x9". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in blue boards, with gilt titles on the front & spine. No wear at all to the boards. Stated Thired Edition, 1975. ISBN 0-256-01647-X. Previous owner marked in yellow highlighter 4-5 pages. Previous owner stamp on first endpage. Pages are tight to the binding & spine. wd 6/07. $12.00 Book #WD320 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PROVENCE, JEAN. MISS JIMMY. minneapolis, minnesota. the northwestern press. 1937. 80 pps. 5"x7 1/2". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Softcover is yellow paper, with blue titles on the front cover & spine. All the pages are tightly held. No marks or smudges, all clean pages. A cast of (Six Women, Three Men). A Farce in Three Acts. This is a hard to find print. First Edition Not Stated. wd 1/08. $20.00 Book #WD515 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PUTNAM, H. E. BOTTLE IDENTIFICATION. JAMESTOWN, CA. H. E. Putnam. 1965. 91 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Pages clean with sound binding. Visual aides for the identification of old and rare bottles 1810 to 1904. BOTTLE IDENTIFICATION is a wonderful resource for those who want some help in visually identifying old bottles. nr - 1/05 $10.00 Book #NR38 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

PYLE, ERNIE. HERE IS YOUR WAR. New York. Henry Holt. 1943. 304 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Bookplate on inside front cover of owner. Drawings by Carol Johnson. World War II correspondant stories. Book in good tight condition. nonfic mj 9/01 $15.00 Book #A130 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Pace, Dick. Golden Gulch, The Story of Montana's Fabulous Alder Gulch. Virginia City, Montana. Virginia City Trading Co.. 1970. 96 pps. sm 4 to. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Front cover creased and slightly soiled, otherwise a very nice copy. Second Edition. Lots of sepia toned photos and maps along with a descriptive text. $8.00 Book #340 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Pacific Coast Committee of the American Advancement of Science. Nature & Science on the Pacific Coast: A Guide-book for scientific travelers... San Francisco. Paul Elder and Company. 1915. 302 pps. sm 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. Upper corner of half title page chipped. "To Walter K. Fisher with sincere regards of J. Grinnell" (editor and also author of one chapter.)There are 3 more inscriptions from others who gifted the book to friends.Illus. with 19 text figures, 29 half-tone plates and 14 maps (some fold-out). Ded. to John Muir. $35.00 Book #578 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Pacific Gas & Electric Progress. California's Historical Monuments. San Francisco. Pacific Gas & Electric. 1965. 48 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. The text presented here is compiled from a series of articles in P.G. and E. Progress with a foreword by Governor Edmund G. Brown. The background and history of 42 monuments in California are covered herein.Illus with sepia-toned illustrations throughout. $5.00 Book #1636 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Packard, Edgar. Picture Readings A Study of Paintings by the Great Masters. Bloomington, Illinois. Public School Publishing Co.. 1918. 135 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown boards w/ picture paste-on & design, brown cloth spine, wear to edges. Text clean, shows wear. Famous masterpieces in b&w are followed by a critical interpretation. Introduction discusses tensions between realism and idealism in the world and in art. $9.00 Book #2104 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Packer, Kenneth L.. Puberty. New York. Franklin Watts. 1989. 120 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. This book answers questions teens might have as they experience physical changes in their bodies. The pastedown inside front cover has a flaw at bottom where it was tucked up a bit when glued. $8.00 Book #422 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Padgelek, Mary G. In the Hand of the Holy Spirit: the Visionary Art of J.B. Murray. Macon, GA. Mercer University Press. 2000. 96 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Year 2000 Winner: Georgia Author of the Year in the category of biography. The story of how an illiterate farm worker in rural Georgia rose to become an artist of national acclaim. Padgelek tells Murray's fascinating story and analyzes his art and spiritual message. $22.00 Book #103 from Friends of the Athens Clarke County Library, Athens, GA

Page, Ben M. Talc Deposits of Steatite Grade, Inyo County, California. San Francisco. Division of Mines. 1951. 35 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. In good condition,contains, illustrations, pictures and maps. Binding is tight and no marks on cover or pages. $10.00 Book #169 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Page, Brett. Writing for Vaudeville. Springfield, Mass.. The Home Correspondence School. 1915. 639 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Cloth maroon cover with gilting on spine and cover. Scuffing on top and bottom of spine and corners of cover. A book on how to write and sell playlets, monologues, to acts, burlesques, musical comendies, songs and full vaudeville acts by Richard Harding David, Edgar Allan Woolf, Aaron Hoffman and other authors. Written on first leaf "Jessie Wood - Stanford '17". $150.00 Book #13 from Friends of the Lodi Public Library, Lodi, CA

Page, Victor. Model T Ford Car. New York. Norman W. Henley. 1920. 410 pps. 12 mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Very detailed reference on model T's including trucks and tractors. Many drawings and repair procedures. $20.00 Book #1 from Groton Public Library, Groton, CT

Paggie, Michael. Some Days Nothing Goes Right. New York. Barnes and Noble. 1993. 95 pps. 5.75"w, 8.5"h. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. This is a compilation of newspaper stories about ordinary people with bizarre bad luck, and bizarre people and events. Although brief, it is well worth the price if you need a laugh now and then. $5.50 Book #1749 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Pahl, Editor, Ellen. The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide from A to Z - Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Successful Quiltmaking. Emmaus, PA. Rodale Press. 1997. 240 pps. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. isbn 0-87596-987-9 This book is filled with information and techniques, ideas and inspiration for quilting. Many colored plates enhance the information. $10.00 Book #118 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Paine, Albert. Th. Nast: His Period and His Pictures. Princeton. Pyne Press. 1974. 583 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Hard Cover w/Dust Jacket. DJ edgeworn, two scratches on front, o.w. clean, bright & tight. Facsimile of the 1904 Macmillan Edition. $20.00 Book #72 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Paine, Albert Bigelow. Mark Twain A Biography -Two Volumes. New York. Harper & Brothers. 1912. 1719 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Very good copy of Mark Twain's biography. Centenary edition. Four volumes in two. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Little or no sunning. Bindings tight. Previous owner's name and date in ink inside front cover of each volume. $25.00 Book #1002 from Friends of the Buncombe Libraries, Inc., Asheville, NC, United States

Paine, Thomas. Rights of Man. New York. Heritage. 1961. 269 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Introduction by Howard Fast and illustrated by Lynd Ward. Linen cloth with red "flame" design and gilt lettering on navy blue spine in blue(faded) slipcase. 22 x 29 cm (app.) $20.00 Book #17B from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ

Pakula, Hannah. The Last Romantic. New York. Simon & Schuster, Inc.. 1984. 424 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Subtitled "The life of the legendary Marie, Queen of Roumania, the most famous beauty, heroine and oryal delebrity of her time." First paperback edition. Photographs. Creases to corners of covers, otherwise fine condition. $18.00 Book #1571 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Palfrey, Thomas Rossman. Claude Farrere: L'Homme Qui Assassina. New York. The Century Co.. 1930. 263 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Assumed first edition. Book is in French (except Preface and Introduction is in English). Corners are barely bumped. Some light pencil notes throughtout book. Otherwise, excellent copy. V 3/04 $12.00 Book #V165 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Palladino, S. J., L.B. Indian and White in the Northwest. Baltimore. John Murphy & Co.. 1894. 400 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Cover is separating from spine. Some pages are loose and stiff pages may pull away more when read. $90.00 Book #138 from Mammoth Lakes Friends of the Library, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Pallis, Marco. Peaks and Lamas. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1940. 428 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. This book, with its adventure element, its study of Buddhism and its survey of Tibetan art and living, has a treble value, which is enhanced by the addition of manyh beautiful and unusual photographs taken by the author and his friends. D/J is ragged at edges with small chips missing. It is clean, tightly bound, and is generously illustrated with photos from the authors travels. Special postage and handling costs may be required due to size and weight. $26.00 Book #740 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Palm, Carl Mangus. From ABBA to Mamma Mia!. New York. Billboard Books. 2000. 256 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Stated First US Printing. Some rubbing on back of dust jacket. A few slits at top and bottom of front of dust jacket. The author is recognized internationally as an authority on ABBA. Anders Hanser is an award winning photographer/ producer in Sweden and a personal friend of ABBA. The book is filled with photos, many full page and in color along with the author's text. Price reduced. $12.00 Book #49 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Palmer, , Frederick. With Kuroki in Manchuria. New York. Charles Scribners. 1904. 362 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Written by a news reporter from the Collier's Weekly magazine as he followed the Japanese for five months on the battle field..Illus. are b/w. There is a table of contents,a list of illustrations and a list of 3 maps to helpthe reader when he reads this reporter's work. Deep red cover with gilt lettering. Cover is mildly marred but binding seems strong and text is clean and bright and a nice size for reading. Here's some history you may not have read about. $40.00 Book #1565 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Palmer, Martin and Kwok Man Ho. The Fortune Teller's I Ching. London. Rider. 1986. 195 pps. 5.75"w, 8.5"h. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. This is the first translation of the I CHING to be based on the editions of the book as used by Chinese fortune tellers and the first edition to introduce the method of casting the coins used by the Chinese, the eight-coin "Pa Ch'ien" method. Includes reproduction of portions of original Chinese text in addition to the 195 page English text. $10.00 Book #1666 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Palmer, R.R. Twelve Who Ruled - The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution. - Bicentennial Edition. Princeton. NJ. Princeton University Press. 1989. 415 pps. regular Trade. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $10.00 Book #34 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Palmer, Russell. British Music; An Encyclopoedia of British Musicians. London. Skelton Robinson. 1947. 283 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Published in England. Many illus. DJ is covered in Mylar jacket. A welcome reference book for a musicians library. $13.00 Book #593 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Palmer, Sara. The Competing Artists. Chicago. The Bible Institute Colportage Ass'n. 1918. 126 pps. 5 3/4 x 6 3/4. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Edges of jacket slightly worn, otherwise perfect $6.00 Book #11 from DeMotte Friends of the Library, DeMotte, IN

Palmer, Tony, Editor. The Things I Love, Liberace. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1976. 222 pps. sm 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Over 250 personal photographs, many of them in color. Liberace, a great entertainer, invites you on an intimate tour through his homes and shares the treasures of his fabulous world.Silver and black cover; d/j is discolored along edges on inside, but does not show with Mylar jkt attached.Some closed tears also. Price clipped. $15.00 Book #1262 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Palmer, William R. Pahute Indian Legends. Salt Lake City, Utah. Deseret Book Company. 1946. 134 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in poor jacket. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beige cloth bound boards with red decoration. The red titling and decoration is bright and clean. The book is tight and sound in pictorial dust wrap which is chipped and torn to edges. Internally the book is NEAR FINE with lovely black and white illustrations. $28.00 Book #1945 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Palmero, Alan. Scale Aircraft Drawings: Volume 1 World War 1. Wilton, Conn. Air Age Inc.. 1986. 154 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Binding is tight,no marks or tears. ISBN 091129502x $12.00 Book #350 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Palmquist, Peter. J. J. Reilly: A Stereoscopic Odyssey 1838-1894. Yuba City. Community Memorial Museum. 1989. 48 pps. 10x81/2 inches. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $15.00 Book #42 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Palmquist, Peter E. Photographers of the Humboldt Bay Region vol 1-7. Eureka California. Eureka Printing Company. 1985-88. 0 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. by Peter Palmquist and Lincoln Kilian. A comprehensive work on the photographers of the Humboldt Bay Region. Includes works by Edgar Cherry & Company; A.W. Ericson; covering period from 1850 to 1885. Limited to 500 copies. A seven volume set. Small white scuff marks on back righthand corners of volumes- perhaps some kind of labels removed? $225.00 Book #33 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Panati, Charles. Sacred Origins of Profound Things. New York. Penguin Books. 1996. 594 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Black , white, and gilt dust jacket--quite handsome. The stories behind the rites and rituals of the world's religions. This is an indispensable resource for all those interested in the history of religion and the history of ideas. (An Arkana Book) $9.00 Book #1498 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Papa, Mario. Famous British Songs and Their Cultural Background. None. AV. 1988. 74 pps. 5x7 1/4. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Glossy paper cover, text written in Chinese and English, no writing, no wrinkles $35.00 Book #58 from DeMotte Friends of the Library, DeMotte, IN

Pargeter, Edith. The Heaven Tree Trilogy: The Heaven Tree, The Green Branch, The Scarlet Seed. New York. Warner Books. 1960. 899 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Pages 269-290 slightly wrinkled $1.50 Book #686 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Parham, William L. A Habitation of Devils. Arlington, Virginia. Veritas Publications. 1978. 275 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in poor jacket. Book is in good condition, however the dustjacket has some small tears and is a little weathered. Interior is in great condition with the exception of the previous owners signiture on the title page. $8.50 Book #9 from Friends of the Hays Public Library, Hays, KS

Parish, Peggy. Littlest Raccoon. New York. Golden Press. 1961. 0 pps. 8x6 1/2. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Cover wear, golden spine paper separating, #459, 25 cents. No marks except on back inside cover. Excellent binding. Ill by Claude Humbert. $6.00 Book #4 from Friends of the Mansfield Public Library, Mansfield, TX

Park, Andy and , Smolan, Rick. A Day in the Life of Australia. Australia. Dilta. 1981. 286 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. 12" - 15" tall. Boards straight & tight, half faux leather with tan binding. Gilt lettering on book edge. D/J has wear on edges, text clean.First Australian Edition. A collection of photographs mainly in full color taken across Australia during a single day, March 6, 1981, by 100 of the world's leading photojournalists. $42.00 Book #2044 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Parker, Dorothy. The Viking Portable Library. New York. Viking Press. 1944. 544 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. The Viking Press. 1945. 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Good. binding tight and solid, cover and spine worn, edges of pages slightly yellowed very solid book overall. Has introduction by W. Somerset Maugham. $35.00 Book #317 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA

Parker, Geoffrey. The Military Revolution. New York. Cambridge University Press. 1988. 234 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Blue cover with red block outlined and lettered in gold. xvii 234pp. Index.Many B/W pics, graphs, & photos. Tight with no marks of any kind. $25.00 Book #218 from Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA

Parker, Gilbert. The Power and The Glory. New York. A. L. Burt. 1925. 339 pps. 12 mo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Good condition. Spine slightly faded. $10.00 Book #4 from Friends of the Mariposa Library, Mariposa, CA

Parker, MD, Thomas C. New Marriage Guide. New York. J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Co.. 1918. 187 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Black cover shows some wear. Pages are tan with age, edges are spotted. Very conservative views on marriage, sex and relationships. Rare book, not many for sale. Has stamp from bookstore on front flyleaf: From J. Mac Donald, 53 Washington St., Binghamton, N.Y. $16.00 Book #122 from West Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL

Parker, Percy L. Heart of John Wesley's Journal. New York. Fleming Revell Co.. none. 512 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Red cloth cover stained; endpapers have foxing; hinges worn. $10.00 Book #6 from Friends of the Roddenbery Memorial Library, Cairo, GA

Parker, Robert B. A Year at the Races. New York. Viking Press. 1990. 176 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Dark green cloth with gold lettering & picture. Very tiny bump to top of spine-all else perfect. Cover has small bump to top of spine, no splits. Smaller bump to bottom. Includes letter from Dogwood Stables as a gift. $50.00 Book #251 from Friends of the Poway Library, Poway, CA

Parker, Tom. In One Day: The Things Americans Do in a Day. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1984. 94 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This interesting and humorous book has 365 entries--a fact a day for a year. We Americans eat 2,900 tons of chocolate candy every day! Jog 28 million miles a day and use 550,000 pounds of toothpaste every day. 110 lucky golfers make a hole-in-one every day. Illus. in b/w and color add to the interest of the contents of this fun book. The soft cover is slightly rubbed but is a very nice copy. $9.00 Book #991 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Parker,, Morris. Mules, Mines & Me in Mexico 1895-1932. Tucson, Arizona. Univ. of Arizona Press. 1979. 206 pps. 12mo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. White cover w/red & blk. lettering & picture.Some smudges on cover, fold marks on tips. Book plate on inside cover, name written on next page. Several pages have bends, a few smudges, a brown spot that goes from pg.175 to 225. John Day editor. $15.00 Book #376 from Friends of the Poway Library, Poway, CA

Parkhurst, Daniel Burleigh. The Painter in Oil. Boston. Lothrop, Lee and & Shepard Co.. 1898. 405 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. The corners and spine ends are rubbed, bumped and worn. Some soiling to back outside cover which is greenish-blue cloth, with brown decoration (pallette with tubes of paint arranged around it) and lettering. Text is clean, bright and illus. with b/w illus. and paintings."A complete treatise on the principles and technique necesary to the painting of pictures in oil colors". In the back of the book are specimen tints of artists' oil colours, with 24 different samples. A wonderful book for beginners and also the more learned art students.This book is scarce and highly sought after. $180.00 Book #1615 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Parkin, Jacqueline. Flyball Training...Start to Finish. Loveland, CO. Alpine Publications. 1996. 200 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Co-author: Ohala, Catherine (editor) Parkin has been involved in the sport of flyball for over a decade. $30.00 Book #78 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Parkinson, O.B. Outlines of Commercial Law; A Text Book for Schools and Colleges. Stockton, CA. None. 1905. 244 pps. sm 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Orig. date 1898; title page 1905.Black HB cover is worn at edges, esp. corners and ends of spine, w/two small stains on frt cover. Gilt lettering with title and author's last name on spine.Ink stp inside frt and back cvr w/owner's name-"Roy Colburn, M.H.S." There are tests at the end of ea chapter, (32 chapters). $10.00 Book #615 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Parkman, Francis. France and England in North America: Pioneers of France in the New World. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1870. 427 pps. 8 3/8" x 6". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. A bit of explanation needed here. I would call this Good++. The spines ends, on this beautiful dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover, are roughed, with small piece missing at top. Bright. Tight. Owner name in pencil on front of frontispiece page. Oddly, this has two title pages. The 1st reads "France and England in N. Am, Part First", the 2nd reads "Pioneers of France in the New World, 7th edition". The first Contents page is partially loose, but repairable. All other pages are Very Good. $20.00 Book #71 from Chase Township Public Library, Chase, MI

Parkman, Francis. The Oregon Trail : Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life. London. Folio Society. 1973. 309 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Introduction by Martin Ridge ; Linocuts by Peter Pendrey. Brown cloth coverboards with orange pattern and gilt title in fine beige slipcase. 14 x 22 cm (app.) $25.00 Book #68B from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ

Parkman, Francis. The Oregon trail. Garden City. Doubleday. 1945. 328 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton, beautiful color plates and dust jacket. Clean copy, no marks $25.00 Book #08-03 from Public Library of Steubenville & Jefferson County, Steubenville, OH

Parrott, Dr. Bob W. Albert C. Outler, the gifted dilettante. Anderson, Indiana. Bristol House, Ltd. 1999. 504 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN:1885224281 Anderson, Indiana. Bristol House 1999 First edition. Hardcover F/F. As new condition. $60.00 Book #165 from Friends of the Fletcher Hills Library, El Cajon, CA

Parry, Edward Abbott. The Law and the Poor. Nashville, Tennessee. Falcon Press. 2002. 316 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Leatherbound. fine copy with no dust jacket. "This special facsimile edition has been printed for the members of the Legal Classics Library by Falcon Press, Nashville, Tennessee. Film was prepared from a copy of the first edition of 1914. New type matter was composed by P&M Typsetting, Inc., in Caslon. The text paper was specially made for this edition by P.H.Glatfelter Company. The volume has been bound in genuine leather by Bind Tech, Inc.,Nashville, Tennessee. End leaves are a specially commissioned design of Richard J. Wolfe. Edges are gilded; the spine is stamped in gold. Cover stampings and design of the edition by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer." A wonderful gift for the graduate law student. $60.00 Book #0042 from Friends of the Santa Ana Public Library, Santa Ana, CA

Parry, J. H. Romance of the Sea. New York. National Geographic Society. 1981. 312 pps. 11x14. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Pictures and descriptions of types of boats from the smallest to the largest, the men who sail them, the adventures of travel as well as warships, and ending with modern luxury liners are included in this book. There is a glossary of nautical terms as well as museums and ships to visit. This book was removed from our shelves to make room for other books. It is a beautiful book. $30.00 Book #3 from Friends of the Lnacaster Veterans Memoiral Library, Lancaster, Tx

Parson, Steve R. Transforming Schools into Community Learning Centers. New York. Eye on Education. 1999. 176 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Assumed first edition. New condition, except for Office of Education abbreviation written on first page. V 2/04 $15.00 Book #V-80 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Parsons, Denys. Say It Isn't So. New York. A.S.Barnes & Co.. 1962. 95 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. A collection of hilarious misprints. Blank and whilte drawing throughout by Emmwood & Anton. DJ covered in mylar. $4.00 Book #431 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Parsons, Louella O. The Gay Illiterate. Garden City. Doubleday, Doran Co.. 1944. 194 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. Maroon covers with gray decorations and lettering. Signed by author on front free-endpaper. $15.00 Book #2207 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Parton, James. Captains of Industry: A Book for Young Americans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1884. 399 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Ornate, gilt cover. Slight tear at top of spine. Front cover coming loose from binding on inside. Includes portraits of Ichabod Washburn, Chauncy Jerome, Gerrit Smith, Myron Holly, John Bright, John Duncan, Peter Cooper, and Sir Rowland Hill. Advertisements for upcoming Houghton Mifflin books in the back. $20.00 Book #6 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Parton, James (editor). Some Noted Princes, Authors, and Statesmen of Our Time. New York. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.. 1885. 354 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Brown cloth with beveled edges, bright gilt titles with gilt and black portraits and flourishes on cover. Floral end papers. Pages in fine condition. Some wear on cover edges; hinges loose. Some portraits and in text illustrations. Reminiscences and recollections by the featured person or about the person. Dickens, Hugo, Carlyle, Scott, Emerson, Prince of Wales, Queen Victoria, Lincoln, and more. $20.00 Book #6 from Burlington Library Association, Burlington, CT

Pasqualetti, Martin J. (Editor). The Evolving Landscape: Homer Aschmann's Geography. Baltimore and London. John Hopkins University Press. 1997. 445 pps. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4". First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in fine dust jacket. Book is in NF/Fine (As New) condition. Pages are very clean, extremely bright, and very tight. Page 59/60 has been slightly bent on shelf otherwise book is in fine condition. DJ in Fine condition. In this book Martin Pasqualetti brings together, for the first time, the collected writings of Homer Aschmann. "Aschmann radiates an obvious affection for being out of doors as he guides us across landscapes to discern the interplay of climate, history, topography, soils, and vegetation." CR 07/07 $30.00 Book #R220 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Patchin, Frank Gee. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas. Akron, Ohio. Saalfield Co.. 1910. 213 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. Bright green cover with black designs in perfect condition. DJ with wear and tears. Owners name. No additional printings noted. $10.00 Book #94 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. New York. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1977. 128 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in good dust jacket. Blk. cover, silver lettering. Top of Spine bumped, small fray. Bottom tips slight bump. KP embossed on cover.INSCRIBED "For Dee Butler-Katherine Paterson 6/27/78" AND INSCRIBED BY ILLUSTRATOR-"June 1978 For Dee Butler Donna Diamond "DJ has tear on bottom fold,& one on bottom. Nicks & frays on spine and other fold. Caldecott medal $400.00 Book #457 from Friends of the Poway Library, Poway, CA

Paterson, William B. Red Book of Marine Engineering Vol. II Questions and Answers. Cambridge, Maryland. Cornell Maritime Press, Inc.. 1962. 295 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. 6 3/4 x 7 3/4 Tall. Boards are tight & straight, edges bumped. D/J worn & creased, ragged edges. Text clean, no writing. Owner's name on inside boards. Volume II: First Assistant & Chief Engineer. Technical illustrations included. $12.00 Book #1938 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Patterson, James. Black Market. New York. Simon and Schuster. 1986. 365 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Fine book in nearly fine dj, showing only slight fading. S&S remainder stamp on bottom page edge. $20.00 Book #75 from McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Patterson, James. Cradle and All. New York. Little, Brown & Co.. 2000. 280 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $2.00 Book #630 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Patterson, James. Honeymoon. New York. Little, Brown & Co.. 2005. 483 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Large Print Edition $2.00 Book #660 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Patterson, James. Step on a Crack. New York. Little, Brown & Co.. 2007. 383 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $3.00 Book #716 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Patterson, James. The Jester. New York. Little, Brown & Co.. 2003. 457 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $2.00 Book #336 from Friends of the New Berlin Library, New Berlin, WI

Patterson, James. When the Wind Blows. New York. Little, Brown & Co.. 1998. 416 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $2.00 Book #673 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Patterson, Richard North. Dark Lady. Los Angeles. Alfred A. Knopf. 1999. 371 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Owner's signature blacked out. $2.00 Book #636 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Patterson, Richard North. het Oordeel (The Final Judgement?). Sijthoff B.V., Amsterdam. Uitgeverij Luitingh. 1996. 396 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Assumed first edition. Appears to be the Dutch version of "The Final Judgement" Creases in spine where book has been opened, but otherwise, excellent condition. V 3/04 $12.00 Book #V121 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Patterson, Tom. A Colony for California. Riverside, California. Press Enterprise. 1971. 511 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy in good dust jacket. Riverside, CA. Press-Enterprise Co 1971 1st VG/NF 8vo. 511 p. Signed by the author. Includes maps and photos. As new copy with good dust jacket. $42.00 Book #9A from Friends of the Sun City Library, ,

Pattillo, Donald M. Pushing the Envelope: The American Aircraft Industry. Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Michigan Press. 2000. 459 pps. 9 x 6". Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0-472-10869-7 Decorative front cover. This book is an indepth study of the aircraft industry in the United States. $20.00 Book #83 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Paul A. Andereck, Richard A. Pence. Computer Genealogy: A Guide to Research through High Technology. Salt Lake City, Utah. Ancestry Publishing. 1985. 280 pps. 8 1/2" by 5 1/2. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. This is a softcover Computer Genealogy guide for reseach on the internet. This book is in Very Good condition, no curled or damaged pages. Cover in excellent condition except for coloring from age. $5.00 Book #4 from Ogden Farmers' Library, Spencerport, NY

Paul Hutchinson. China's Real Revolution. New York. Missionary Education Movement. 1924. 182 pps. 5 x 7". First edition. Softcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Cover a bit loose. End paper maps of China. Contents..If Marco Polo Should Come Back...Saved by its Students...A Land of Fermenting Minds..."Prove All Things"...China's New Women...Beneath the Smokestacks...The struggle for Faith....American and China's Revolutions $6.95 Book #4 from Friends of Mead Public Library, Sheboygan, WI

Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Uncalled. New York. Dodd Mead. 1898. 255 pps. 12 mo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. gray-blue cloth 19cm. some wear but in very good condition. name and date on first page. virgina I atkins october 20, 1903. $250.00 Book #1 from New Friends/Lake Arrowhead Library, Blue Jay, CA

Paul Vlery. LES MERVEILLES DE LA MER. Paris. LIBRAIRIE PLON. 1936. 31 pps. 8"X11". First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. French text 16 pages with 15 color plates by Paul A. Robert. Light grey cover with a sea shell imprint. A rare and beautiful book. $40.00 Book #00035 from FRIENDS OF THE YGNACIO VALLEY LIBRARY, WALNUT CREEK, CA

Paul, , Rodman W. California Gold; The Beginning of Mining in the Far West. Lincoln, NE. University of Nebraska Press. 1947. 380 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Very good copy with no dust jacket. This "Bison Book" is a 1947 reprint. The corners of this softcover are just a bit rubbed. Tightly bound, bright light paper with a bit larger type to make for easy reading. Illus, maps, and songs. You will also find a chart showing the value of gold taken each year since 1848-1874. How about the wages paid to miners? You will also find a helpful index. This gets good reviews for it's careful and long researching. $7.00 Book #1336 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Paul, Rodman W,. California Gold; The Beginning of Mining in the Far West. Lincoln,. University of Nebraska Press. 1947. 380 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This "Bison Book" is a 1947 reprint. The corners of this softcover are just a bit rubbed. Tightly bound, bright light paper with a bit larger type to make for easy reading. Illustrations, maps, and songs. You will also find a chart showing the value of gold taken each year since 1848-1874. How about the wages paid to miners? You will also find a helpful index. This gets good reviews for it's careful and long researching. $7.00 Book #1295 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Paulcke, Wilhelm. Hazards in Mountaineering. New York. Oxford University Press. 1973. 161 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Everything from types of rock, and falls on rock, to all about glaciers; weather signs; sunburn, snow blindness and arranging bivouacs. Book contains glossary, Bibliography, and index.Many illus. help the reader understand the hazards of mountaineering. d/j shows some wear at edges. $6.00 Book #511 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Pauling, Linus. No More War!. London. Victor Gollancz Limited. 1958. 254 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Red covers with gold lettering on faded spine. No additional printings noted and small printed paper inserted "With the author's compliments to be published on Monday 8th September 1958" Endpaper stamped "Hirschfeld" drawings by Roger Hayward. $15.00 Book #1069 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Paull, Irene. Everybody's Studying Us. San Francisco. Glide Publications. 1976. 79 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Fine copy with only slight normal wear. No DJ. Illustrator: Bulbul. Describes in cartoons and short stories the Ironies of Aging in the Pepsi Generation. Inscribed: "Hail to our Retirement" $17.00 Book #1401 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Paulos, Dan. He's Put the Whole World in her Hands. San Francisco. Ignatius Press. 1993. 130 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. A fine like new volume and D.J. covered in mylar. Unique book of a beautiful inspiring collection of silhouettes by Dan Paulos, a master of the art of paper cutting. Each picute is complemented with hand-scribed calligraphy with quotations from Mother Teresa.ISBN #0898704669. $20.00 Book #1439 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Paulos, Dan. He's Put the Whole World in her Hands. San Francisco. Ignatius Press. 1993. 130 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. A fine like new volume and D.J. covered in mylar. Unique book of a beautiful inspiring collection of silhouettes by Dan Paulos, a master of the art of paper cutting. Each picute is complemented with hand-scribed calligraphy with quotations from Mother Teresa.ISBN #0898704669. $20.00 Book #1440 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Payne, Howard. Weight Training for All Sports. Great Britain. Pelham Books. 1987. 92 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Price sticker and light soiling on back cover. Otherwise, excellent copy. Improve your body fitness and strength through simple exercises with weights. This book can provide a clear understanding so that readers can tailor their exercises to their sport. V 1/04 $8.00 Book #V-70 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Payne, Robert. The History of Islam. New York. Dorset Press. 1990. 335 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boards straight & tight. Illustrated D/J shows some wear. Text is clean, page edges show wear. This is the first complete popular history of Islam from its beginnings to the twentieth century $9.00 Book #2069 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Payne-Gallwey, Sir Ralph. The Crossbow. New York. Bramhall House. 1958. 366 pps. 7.5"w, 9.75"h. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. copyright date is 1958; no sure when this edition was published. Dust jacket shows some browning, otherwise fine - no rips or marks. The full title is "The Crossbow: Mediaeval and Modern, Military and Sporting, Its Construction, History & Management, with a Treatise on the Balista and Catpult of the Ancients and an Appendix on the Catapult, Balista & the Turkish Bow." 248 illustrations ranging from contemporary battle pictures to scale construction plans. The author was a practical engineer, a ballistics expert, an artist, and an outstanding shot. The blurb claims, "This extensive and learned treatise is the only work ever devoted to the crossbow". $15.00 Book #1695 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Peabody,, Selim H. Cecil's Books of Natural History. Part I.--Beasts. Part II--Birds. Part III--Insects. New York. John B. Alden, Publisher. 1884. 228 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Penciled remarks on front paste down and fep--also on title page--names and dates. "Profusely illustrated". Edges of cover very worn; grey colored bds with gilt lettering and decorations on spine--(lettering is bright and clear). Text and illustrations are bright. Back hinge beginning to loosen. This book is very much a "good" condition book. Illus. are pen and ink--b/w. $23.00 Book #1566 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Peake, Mervyn. Gormenghast. London. Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1950. 454 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. The cover is in black and white with red lettering with design of flame-like clouds over Gormenghast Castle. There is v-shaped tear in the cover at the top of the spine. The book itself is very tight with slight foxing at corners. $150.00 Book #17 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries ll, Grass Valley, CA

Pearl, Richard M. Rocks and Minerals. New York. Barnes & Noble (Everyday Handbooks, #260). 1956. 275 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Colored and b/w illustrations. Bibliography, Glossary, Index. Radioactive and fluorescent minerals, ores and metals, gems, meteorites, etc. with 36 colored illus...a must for the 'rockhound' and student...handsome color plates... $4.00 Book #1591 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Pearlman, Moshe. In The Footsteps of Moses. Jerusalem, Israel. Steimatzky's Agency. 1975. 230 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. 8 1/2 X 11". Hardcover boards straight & tight. Clean text, glossy pages, beautiful photographs, front and rear endpapers decorated with Map of the Exodus of the Israelites by 17th century Jewish engraver in Amsterdam. $9.00 Book #2149 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Pearlman, Moshe. The Dead Sea Scrolls in the Shrine of the Book. Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel Museum Products, Sabinsky Pr. 1988. 96 pps. 12 mo. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Hist. of discovery of Dead Sea Scrolls and summary of their content and significance. Lots of color photos showing scrolls, sites where found, Very nice introd. to the subject. Very attractive book. $10.00 Book #602 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Pearson & Paarlberg, Frank & Don. Food. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1944. 239 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Very good copy with clean tight pagest but cover somewhat faded. No dust jacket. Owner's name on inside front flyleaf. Consequences of war on food supply, farm labor, machinery, black markets and consumption are some of the chapters in this book. $10.00 Book #1490 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Pearson, Henry. Essentials of English: Lower Grades. New York. American Book Company. 1921. 180 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. henry pearson and mary kirchwey co-authors, gray-green boards, cover has some lighter spot on it, previous owner inscription on front end paper and inside back cover, binding is fairly tight with a slight weakening in center of book, text clean and bright, this book has a number of pages in color $7.00 Book #29 from Christian County Library, Ozark, MO

Pearson, Ridley. Blood of the Albatross. New York. St. Martin's Press. 1986. 307 pps. 8 X 5 1/2. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in poor jacket. Stated first. Author's scarce second book. DJ is tattered along edges.Pages tight, clean. Owner's stamp on front inside cover. $45.00 Book #1002 from Del Norte County Friends of the Library, Crescent City, Ca

Pearson, Ridley. The Body of David Hayes. New York. Hyperion. 2004. 344 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $2.00 Book #613 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Pearson, T. Gilbert. Birds of America. Garden City. Garden City Books. 1936. 1000 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. D.J. has edge wear with small tears, the bottom of d.j. has one triangle tear the size of a dime. Book cover is fine tan cloth with two green geese flying, spine is dark green with guilt lettering. Originally published in 1917 as three separate volumes, combined together in this book. hundreds of photographs, drawings, and color pla