Search Results: Authors starting with C from Joseph Valles - Books

[Madrid] : Espasa-Calpe, 1960., 1960. Very Good. 4th ed. ; 230 pp. (Colección Austral ; 264) paper covers ; a few marks; foxing, VG

London : John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited ; [London ; Aylesbury : Made and Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney], 1926., 1926. Very Good. xv, 312 pp. ; 19 cm. ; OCLC: 3363061 ; LC: PS3505.A153 ; grey cloth with decorative embossed designs, with dark grey lettering ; top edge in faded purple ; includes a poetic dedication to Carl Van Doren ; a picaresque medieval novel by one of the mo st underrated fantasy writers, in a British edition, and fantastically claiming to be based on "Poictesme en Chanson et Légende by G. J. Bülg (Strasburg, 1785)", a wholly fictitious work and author ; Extract from the extended subtitle: "Herewith beg ins the history of the birth and of the triumphing of the great legend about Manuel the Redeemer, whom Gonfal repudiated as blown dust, and Miramon as an imposter, and whom Coth repudiated out of honest love...and hereinafter is recorded the manner of the great legend's engulfment of these persons." ; slight foxing, slight marks on bottom of textblock, else VG

Freeport, N.Y., Books for Libraries Press, 1968, 1968. Good. x, 304 p. 22 cm. ; LCCN: 68-14897 ; LC: PS3505.A153; Dewey: 814/.5/2 ; OCLC: 174998 ; "Ladies and Gentlemen is a volume of essays, in the most elegant Cabell manner, in the form of imaginary letters to real, legendary, and imaginary persons, discussing a wide range of literary and philosophical matters. It is not only essential to the appreciation of the range of this important author's imagination and concerns, but a very entertaining collection of midnight conversations with, among others, King Tut, Solomon, Julius Caesar, Ananias, Sir Galahad, Hamlet, Tamerlane, Falstaff, Dr. Faustus, George Washintgon, Edgar Allan Poe, John Wilkes Booth, and Cabell's own Jurgen of Poictesme" ; blue cloth ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, date due, pocket ; Contents: Prologue, Which treats of writing without tears -- To Penelope, the daughter of Icarius -- TO Tutankhamen, Lord of the Two Lands -- To Solomon, King over Israel -- To Egeria, the… Read More

New York : Plymouth Music Co., Inc, 1958, 1958. Sheet music. Very Good. Soft cover. approx. 23 copies ; SATB ; XM-103.

New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1994., 1994. Very Good. 1st paperback ed. ;OCLC: 28256267; ISBN: 051788075X (pbk.); 9780517880753 (pbk.) ; LCCN: 93-2355 ; 256 pp. ; "Through his powerful photographic portraits and his subjects' illuminating narratives, Bruce Caines provides a celebration of blacks who are changing the face of America by changing the way America views black people. A stunning tribute to ordinary people living extraordinary lives. " ; several photographs of interviewees, some in color ; a little wear, else VG

New York, Negro Universities Press, 1969, 1862., 1969. Very Good. 171 p. 23 cm. ; LCCN: 75-75548 ; LC: E458.2; Dewey: 301.451/96/073 ; OCLC: 17337 ; brown cloth ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Introductory, the case stated -- The economic basis of slavery -- Internal organization of slave societies -- Tendencies of slave societies -- Internal development of slave societies -- External policy of slave societies -- The career of the slave power -- The designs of the slave power -- General conclusions. ; includes the text of the Emancipation Proclamation ; foxing on gutters of end papers, else VG

Des Moines, IA :; Meredith Books, 2002., 2002. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. [1st edition], 1st printing ; 96 pp. ; color illustrations ; 28 cm ; ISBN: 0897214811 (pbk.) ; 9780897214810 (pbk.); LCCN: 2001-132250 ; OCLC: 48896327 ; LC: SB411; Dewey: 635.9/33734 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Roses for Every Garden - How to Use This Book - A World of Flowers - Plants in All Shapes and Sizes - Roses in the Landscape - Success the Easy Way - Buying Healthy Plants- Soil Preparation and Planting - Planting and Caring for Roses in Containers - Watering and Fertilizing - Pruning - Top Roses for Disease Resistance - Top Roses for Cold Climates - Top Roses for Hot Climates - Top Roses for Partial Shade - Ortho's all-Stars - Ortho's All-Star Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras - Ortho's All-Star Floribund as and Polyanthas - Ortho's All-Star Miniatures and Mini-Floras - Ortho's All-Star Old Garden Roses and Species - Ortho's All-Star Shrubs : Classic and Modern -… Read More

Des Moines, Iowa : Meredith Books, 2000, ©1999., 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 4th printing ; 96 pp. : color illustrations ; 28 cm. ; ISBN: 0897214285 (pbk.) LCCN: 98-66913 ; OCLC: 41670992 ; LC: SB411; Dewey: 635.9/33734 ; color, stiff paper wrappers ; endorsed by the American Rose Society ; store stamp at front ; "Reliable, expert growing techniques that ensure success; complete information on the 300 most highly rates roses; new insights on eay-care shrub roses for the landscape"-cover ; "The most compact, accessible and easy-to-use rose book in its price category.Endorsed by the American Rose Society.Selection and growing guide presents complete cultural and pruning information about more than 300 recommended varieties.At-a-glance design and organization help readers quickly find the information they need.Discusses every major rose groupwith complete growing instructions for each variety.Author Thomas Cairns is one of the top rosarians in the… Read More

Madrid : Ediciones Cátedra, c1981., 1981. Book. Fine. Soft cover. -- 3rd ed. -- 165 pp. isbn: 8437600634 OCLC: 8322995 (Letras Hispánicas ; 39) pictorial paper covers, FINE ; "There is no cloak-and-dagger comedy of Calderon's more celebrated and, apparently, better known than La dama duende [The phantom lady], written by the dramatist in 1629."- Manuel Delgado Morales ; Esta obra es el prototipo y la mas alabada de las comedias de "capa y espada" de Calderon. El manejo habil de la intriga y el enredo, en este caso llevados a cabo por una dama audaz, confiere a la obra una comicidad fresca y un pretexto para la satira de costumbres, entre ellas, la creencia en supersticiones..

Madrid : Espasa-Calpe, 1967., 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 5th ed. ; 195 pp. (Colección Austral ; 289) paper covers ; numerous markings ; crease in cover ; a reading copy, G.

México : Editorial Porrua, 1965., 1965. Very Good. xxxvi, 165 pp. (Colección "Sepan Cuantos"... ; Num. 41) paper covers; a few pencilings; some text bleed-through, pp. 145-160 ; foxed; VG

Boston, et. al. : D. C. Heath & Co., 1918., 1918. Fair. xxxviii, 198 pp. red and black decorative cloth ; heavily marked ; a reading copy, FAIR

[Salamanca] : [Ediciones] Anaya, c1971., 1971. Fine. 137 pp. (Biblioteca Anaya ; 1) decorative paper covers; signed presentation copy by Valbuena-Briones; FINE

Madrid : Espasa-Calpe, 1954., 1954. Fine. xcii, 223, [1] pp. (Clásicos Castellanos ; 137) paper covers ; pages partly uncut ; name on flyleaf ; a few pencilings, else FINE

Madrid : Espasa-Calpe, 1969, ©1938., 1969. Good. 16th ed. ; 3 pp., leaf, 217 pp., 18 cm. ; [Colección austral ; 39] ; paper wrappers ; foxing ; a few defects, LC: PQ6282 ; OCLC: 10887541 ; G

[Madrid] : Espasa-Calpe, 1964., 1964. Fair. 3rd ed. ; 168 pp. (Colección Austral ; 659) paper covers ; markings ; repair to cover ; a reading copy, FAIR

Farmindale, NY : Ediciones Musicales Zafiro, for United States and Canada by Radmus Publishing, Inc., sole selling agent: Larry Shayne Music, Cimino Publications, Inc; 1973, 1974, 1974. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 52 copies ; SAB ; "recorded by Mocedades on Tara Records TRA 100 ; .

La Jolla, Calif. : ALTI, 1992., 1992. Very Good. 192 pp. ; 185 color photographs ; 32 cm. ; ISBN:0962539945 (Edición de lujo); OCLC: 27662524 ; LC: F1216.5; Dewey: 917.200222 ; color photographic boards, in similar dustjacket ; presentation copy by the organizers of the XVII Congreso de la Asociacion Mexicana de Actuarios; text in Spanish ; fantastic aerial photographs of ancient Mayan and Aztec ruins, modern cities, public art, farms and natural wonders of Mexico ; VG/FINE

1975Chapel Hill, NC : Hinshaw Music Inc., 1975, 1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. approx. 45 copies ; unison ; HMC-112 ; "transposed for B flat trumpet, page 10".

New York : The H. W. Grey Co., 1963, 1963. Sheet music. Very Good. Soft cover. approx. 15 copies ; SAB ; 2808 ; "to the Chaltic choir of the San Marino COmmunity Church".