Titles starting with P from McBlain Books

1932. 3. Yale University. P. W. Gym. [cover title]. [New Haven?]: n.d. [1930s?]. 10 cloth-backed sheets of drawings showing the floor-by-floor layout of the gymnasium. Hardcover in old black cloth. Oblong (46 x 22cm.). Front free endpaper detached. Minor fraying around edges of cloth backing. Relatively light soiling. Good/No Jacket (as bound). The Payne Whitney gymnasium was built at Yale University in 1932 and is still one of the largest gymnasium buildings in the world. This odd item probably dates fr... more information

1973. Paperback. 3. [Valuation of Penn Central Assets] Day & Zimmerman, Inc. PCTC Physical Asset Valuation Study. n.p.: April 1973 (Revised May 30, 1973). 5 folding tables, 24p. Softcover. Thin black binder strips along left edge. 28cm. Most of an unsightly large white adhesive label present on upper right corner of front cover. Contents sound and clean. Good. ... more information

1967. 2. Lang, Olga. Pa Chin and his Writings; Chinese Youth between the Two Revolutions. Cambridge: Harvard, 1967. 1st ed. photos index, x, 402p. Hardcover. dj. 24cm. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

1969. Brookfield, H. C., editor. Pacific Market-Place: a Collection of Essays. Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1969. maps, index, xvii, 161p. Somewhat worn dj. 24cm. ... more information

1968. Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's Who. Sydney: Pacific Publications, (c. 1968). 10th ed. frontis (folding map), ills and photos (in adverts), maps (many folding), index, 64, xcvi (adverts), [65]-288, xlviii (adverts), [289]-718p. Boards. Worn dj. 22cm. Edited by Judy Tudor. ... more information

1957. Coulter, John Wesley, 1893-. The Pacific Dependencies of the United States. NY: Macmillan, 1957. 1st ed. index, xv, 388p. Cloth. 21cm. ... more information

1913. Peixotto, Ernest. Pacific Shores from Panama. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. 1st ed. frontis, ills (by the author), map (on endpapers). Dark green cloth, with gilt title and ornamentation. 23cm. Edges frayed. Top edge gilt. ... more information

1861. 3. Marx, Francis. The Pacific and the Amoor: Navel, Military, and Diplomatic Operations from 1855 to 1861. London: Hardwicke, 1861. 28p. Wrapper (almost detached). 21cm. Small library stamp on front. Browned at edges and rather brittle throughout. Good. Consists of two articles from Fraser's Magazine for August, 1856 and March, 1861, under the titles "The Last Naval Campaign in the Pacific" and "Another Chapter on the Amoor." ... more information

1926. 2. U.S. Hydrographic Office. Pacific Islands Pilot. Washington: GPO, 1926- 1928. 2 vols. 3rd ed. 4 folding maps, xi, 619, xxxii, 788p. Hardcover. 23cm. Covers darkened. Institutional stamp (a dealer in nautical instruments). Very Good/No Jackets. Vol. I (Western Groups); Vol. II (Eastern Groups). ... more information

1946. 2. Pacific Stars and Stripes, Vol. 2, No. 92 (April 3, 1946). Four-page full- sized newspaper on reasonably good-quality newsprint. Later folds. Very Good. Published daily for U.S. Forces in Japan and Korea. Major headline is "Giant Tidal Waves Whip U. S., Hawaii. Monster Walls of Water Sweep across the Pacific at 300 Miles per Hour. ... more information

1946. 2. Pacific Stars and Stripes: Christmas Edition (December 25, 1946). photos, [20]p. Wrapper. 36cm. Slight rippling. Very Good. On cover: "For American Occupation Forces in Japan and Korea." ... more information

1945. 2. Pacific Stars and Stripes: Occupation Forces Souvenir Edition (December 25, 1945). photos, [12]p. Wrapper. 37cm. Newsprint. Very Good. For American Occupation forces in Japan and Korea. ... more information

1946. 2. Pacific Stars and Stripes: ... the First Year (Sept. 2, 1946). photos, [20]p. Wrapper. 36cm. Very Good. Apparently issued to commemorate the first year of Occupation of Japan. ... more information

1948. 2. Pacific Stars and Stripes: Far East Weekly Review, Sunday, January 11, 1948. 16p. Newsprint. 41cm. Later folds. Moderately browned. Very Good. ... more information

1970. Paperback. 2. Packard Cars 1920-1942. Cobham: Brooklands Books, n.d. [1970s?]. photos (many are rather grainy), 100p. Softcover. 27cm. Some cover scuffing and wrinkling. Very Good. ... more information

1929. 2. Anthony, Irvin. Paddle Wheels and Pistols. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1929). frontis (color), ills (3 color), 329p. Cloth. dj. 23cm. Jacket backstrip quite faded. Very Good/Good. ... more information

1994. 1. Hong, Wontack. Paekche of Korea and the Origin of Yamato Japan. Seoul: Kudara International, (1994). illustrations, map, v, 407p. Hardcover in original pale red cloth. dj. 23cm. Fine/Fine. ... more information

1952. 2. Tokyo National Museum (Staff Members). Pageant of Japanese Art. Tokyo: Toto Bunka Co., Ltd., (1952). Six Volumes. Illustrated (some color). Hardcover. djs. 37cm. Jackets have some edge wear and light fading. Very Good/Very Good. Vols. I & 2 Painting; Vol. III Sculpture; Vol. IV Ceramics and Metalwork; Vol. V Textiles and Lacquer; and Vol. VI Architecture and Gardening. ... more information

1957. 2. Tokyo National Museum [Masao Ishizawa and other Staff Members]. Pageant of Japanese Art. Tokyo: Toto Shupan Company, (1957-1958). 1st ed. of the Popular edition unabridged. 6 vols. Hardcover. djs. 19cm. Corners trimmed on jacket flaps. Very Good/Very Good. Slipcase (has some wear). Small format edition of a work first published in 1952. Distributed in the USA by Charles E. Tuttle Company. Vols. 1 and II Painting; Vol. III Sculpture; Vol. IV Ceramics and Metalwork; Vol. V Textiles and Lacquer; V... more information

1922. 2. Hutton, Edward (text) & Frank Brangwyn (drawings). The Pageant of Venice. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1922. 1st trade ed. frontis, illustrations, 146p. Hardcover in original cloth. Partial dj. 32cm. Jacket lacks most of backstrip panel and is edge-worn. Very Good/Fair. ... more information