Search Results: Authors starting with C from Ernestoic Books

New York: Cornell University Press, 1953. Revised Edition. Revised edition. Measuring approximately 8.75" x 5.75" with 176 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate sunning to all edges of textblock. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine and around all edges of panels. Moderate staining to rear panel. Original 3.00 price on front flap. The book contains a detailed explanation and analysis of the 5th-century BC Chinese military, from weapons, environmental conditions, and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun also stressed the importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort. Considered one of history's finest military tacticians and analysts, his teachings and strategies formed the basis of advanced military training throughout the world. Please view the many other rare titles available for… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Spirit of French Letters" by Mabell S. C. Smith. First edition. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1912. 12mo, 374 pp [6 pp advertisements]. The book is in very good plus to near fine condition. The cobalt blue boards are extremely well preserved with crisp edges. The gilt lettering on the front board and spine is clear and vivid. Previous owner's inscription and erasure on the front endpaper. The textblock is impeccably clean and bright with sound binding. A beautiful example of literary criticism and analysis of French discourse. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store.

New York: Routledge Taylor Francis Group, 2018. Second Edition. Second edition. Measuring approximately 9" x 6" with 273 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Moderate staining to front panel. Old bookstore sticker on rear panel. Interior pages are bright and clean. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N9-88).

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Rickey" by Charles Calitri. 1952, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York. Signed by the author with its original dust jacket. 5.75'' x 8.5'', 216 pages. The dust jacket is in good condition. Toned, with the cover illustration clear and clean. A little scratched and creased with some small amount of tearing and paper loss, mainly on the spine. The original price of $2.75 is present on the front flap. Small stains on the back flap and on the author's biography on the back cover. The book is in very good plus condition. The boards are a little sunned and faded, more so on the back board and the spine than the front. The silver lettering on the spine and front board is well-preserved. Very little shelf wear to the spine, with no bumping and only slight scuffing on the corners.A previous owner's signature is at the top of the front endpaper. The author's signature is below that in black ink, with what appears to read "N.Y.U.… Read More

Chicago: Central Camera Co, 1920. This book measures approximately 8.75" x 5.75" with 27 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Small closed tear to top edge. Top corner of front panel is creased. Small stain on front panel. Minor sunning to both front and rear panels. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N6-163).

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing with the year 1921 on the bottom of the title page and no additional printings listed on the copyright page. Poor condition. Spine is nearly detached from binding. Moderate staining on front and rear boards. Pencil marks erased on title page. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N4-123).

Buffalo, New York: Foster & Stewart Publishing Corporation, 1953. This book measures approximately 9.25" x 6.25" with 287 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine still full and vivid. Minor scuffing and staining to both boards. Book pocket at the rear of the book with letter from author to previous owner of book. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N6-185).

Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000. Collector's Edition. Bound in Genuine Leather. Alan Reingold. This book measures approximately 9.25" x 5.75" with 341 numbered pages. This book is in near fine condition and is likely unread. Gilt decorations vivid and well preserved. All edges gilt. Easton press collector's notes insert loosely laid in. "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote details the 1959 murders of four members of the Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory# (N2-20).

New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition, Second Printing. This book is a first edition, second printing. No book club dot on rear board. Measures 5.5" x 8.5", 343 pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate scuffing to bottom edge of textblock. Minor stain on top edge of textblock. Dust jacket is in fair condition. Heavy chipping to head of spine. Minor chipping to tail end of spine. Moderate staining to both panels. Original 5.98 price on front flap. "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote details the 1959 murders of four members of the Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory# (N6-127).

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future" by Captain A. T. Mahan, D.C.L., LL.D. First UK edition. Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, 1897. Illustrated with two pull-out maps. The book measures 5.25" x 8", 314 pages. The book is in very good minus condition. Wear and soiling to the boards with a few dings at the edges. The gilt titling to the spine is vibrant and intact. Previous owner's bookplate and sticker on front paste-down. Foxing to the preliminary and terminal pages, with stamps, paper remnant and smudge. The textblock is clean, bright, unmarked, and complete with sound binding. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(G7-36).

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1930. Measuring approximately 7" x 4.75" with 177 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine and around corners of boards. Gilt lettering and design on spine and front board still full and vivid. Moderate foxing to all edges of texblock. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine and all corners. Moderate sunning to spine and around edges of jacket. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O1-114).

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1881. First Edition. First edition. Measuring approximately 9" x 6.25" with 557 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Heavy chipping and scuffing to spine. Front board is loose from binding hanging on with mesh. Moderate staining to all edges of textblock. Old bookstore sticker and previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Moderate foxing to interior pages. Rear hinge is cracked exposing mesh at pastedown. This book is an account of the author's experiences as a war correspondent for the Boston Journal in the eastern theater of the Civil War. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N9-50).

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1875. First Edition, Ex-Library. First edition, ex-library. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 257 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Heavy bumping and sunning to spine and front board. Library markings to spine, front and rear pastedowns. Binding cracked causing some papers in the middle of the book to push out of textblock. No fraying or paper loss. Interior pages are clean. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O4-75).

New York: Hispanic Institute in The United States, 1945. Ex-Library. This book is an ex-library copy. Measuring approximately 10" x 7" with 273 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate creasing to spine from reading. Library markings on spine. Moderate staining and sunning to both boards. Moderate chipping around all edges of book. Library book pocket present on rear endpaper. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N6-30).

1901. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Shakespeare's Family, Being A Record of the Ancestors and Descendants of William Shakespeare. With Some Account of the Ardens" by Charlotte Carmichael Stopes. First edition. Published by Elliot Stock, London, and James Pott & Company, New York, 1901. Octavo [6" x 9"], 257 pages including Index. Illustrated with numerous black and white plates with pull-out reproduction map of London from 1593. With the correct binding and pagination. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with rough-cut paper edges. Shakespeare's family crest and title stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. The book is in very good plus condition. Minor soiling and wear to the boards. Sunning to the spine with small chips to the joints. The frontispiece retains its original tissueguard. The textblock is largely clean and bright. Binding starting at numerous points throughout. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1936. 76th Printing. 76th printing. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.5" with 246 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Masking tape on top and bottom of spine supporting binding. Minor staining to front and rear board. Underlining in pen throughout textblock. Rear endsheet damage. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Moderate scuffing to both ends of spine and around all edges of jacket. Original 6.95 price on front flap. How to Win Friends and Influence People is a 1936 self-help book written by Dale Carnegie. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (N12-47).

New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Measuring approximately 9.5" x 6.25" with 286 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine and front board still full and vivid. Minor foxing to all edges of textblock. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Minor chipping to both ends of spine and around all edges of jacket. Moderate foxing and staining to both panels. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O1-39).

Hati. These books measure approximately 8.25" x 5.5". These book are in good condition. Minor staining and sunning to all front and rear panels. These books are written in the creole language. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N4-60).

New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1907. Hardcover. Fair. Bessie Pease Gutmann. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. Reprint. Published by Dodge Publishing Company, New York, 1907. Measures 5.75'' x 8.25", 164 pages. Illustrated with colorful plates by Bessie Pease Gutmann. The book is in fair condition. Rubbing and soiling to the covers and spine with scuffed edges and bumped corners.The mull is exposed at the rear hinge with paper remnant on the paste-down. The interior is gently toned with some smudges. Wear to the plates, with paper loss at the edges of page 65. The majority of the plate at page 39 is missing. The binding is starting. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(J8-8).

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1930. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.75" with 297 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping and tearing to both ends of spine. Moderate staining to spine and both boards. Moderate staining to all edges of textblock. Front and rear hinge are cracked but no mesh exposed. Interior pages are clean. When Alice sees a white rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket she decides to follow it, and a sequence of most unusual events is set in motion. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory number (N9-17).