Thompson Pearl (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 494 pages.

Wrappers (Stapled). Condition: Very Good. Wonderful collection of poetry and prose. 1978. Stapled wrappers. Very Good. Former owners name on front cover and twice on first page. light edgewear. 53 pages.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

1st ed. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), purple endpapers, black & white cartoons & frontispiece portrait, some foxing top edge, spine minimally faded jacket as common (some foxing top edge reverse side), owner's written name. 191 pp. A selection of 73 whimsical Lennie Lower columns in the Daiy Telegraph and other newspapers of the 1930s that celebrate his legacy. These short improbable tales are the showcase for Lower's natural anarchy - the fruits of his years as Australia's leading columnist and humorist of the 1930s. Cartoons by Patrick Cook. First edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Printing. (1967) 448 pp. Original purple cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Small faint white spotting to rear cover, and edges of front cover. DJ has modest edge wear. Price clipped. Illust. w/ 17 color plates, 354 b/w illustrations, and 10 picture essays on a variety of subjects from royal mistresses to madams and maisons. Contents very nice.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition red cloth boards with a 7 1/2 inch by 5 1/2 inch color illustrated front cover pastedown and gold spine lettering. Includes Preliminary Page Quote by Washington Irving; List of Illustrations; Illustrator Dedication and Introduction; Acknowledgments; Author Index; Title Index; and Credits. Profusely illustrated with color drawings by Mary Engelbreit and color illustrated front and rear endpapers. Also includes gilt page edges on all three sides, all pages sewn into the binding (not glued), and a bound-into-the-volume green satin ribbon page marker. Engelbreit, Mary (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a historical examination of Virginia's women, focusing on their societal contributions from the colonial era through to the present. It highlights the pioneering spirit and resilience of women during the founding of the colonies, the challenges and sacrifices they faced during the Revolutionary War and subsequent conflicts, and their evolving roles in education, social welfare, and the arts. The author explores the ways in which women in Virginia have shaped the state's culture, traditions, and legacy, examining themes of identity, empowerment, and the struggle for equality. Through its detailed research and evocative storytelling, this book sheds light on the often-overlooked role of women in shaping Virginia's history and provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of the state's social and cultural development. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. paperback,238 pages, a rare historical novel set in Acadia ( Nova Scotia) "Marie Jaquelin, the daughter of a barber in southern France during the time of the great Cardinal Richelieu, ran away from home to become an actress, a profession which in those far-off days was so despised as to be classified as almost criminal. But she was a great actress, and much admired. So much so that her talent and beauty alone brought her to the household of a ruler of New France. There, in Acadie, Marie shocked and pleased the colonists, and left her name forever in history." (quoted from back cover) Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.…