Search Results: Authors starting with C from BUCKINGHAM BOOKS

Humboldt: C. H. Ferrell & Co., 1882., 1882. First edition. 9 1/2" x 6" letter accompanied by the original mailing envelope. The letter is addressed to Mr. W. H. Moon of Morrisville, PA, and is written in ink and they are advising Mr. Moon concerning an order of peach trees. A few fold creases, else very good.

N.P.: Privately printed, n.d. [ca 1915]., 1915. First edition. 7 1/2" x 4" burnt orange envelope with trademark picture of a long-horned snorting steer on the front of the envelope; "MARLEY RUBBER ROOFING "THE BEST." Greatest Strength and Durability. Especially adapted for Poultry Houses, Barns, Sheds, Etc. It costs no more to put on a good roof than a poor one. When next in need of roofing, use "THE BEST." C.S. GARRETT & SON CO., MANUFACTURERS. PHILADELPHIA on the flap of the envelope. Inside envelope offers listing of their various products along with a statement saying that, "This Wallet is made of Garrett's 7 1/2" RED ROPE Waterproof Paper." Contains five different information brochures on various products to include Pyramid Cement, Garrettite Red and Green Slate Covered Strip Shingles, Garrettite Sale Surface Roofing, Garrettite Roll Shingle Roofing, and Tilo-Kote (distributors). Each brochure offers information about the product and also… Read More

McGregor: Times Printery, 1910., 1910. First edition. First edition. 4" x 12 1/2" in pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine and with string for hanging. [14]pp, including wrappers. Color illustrations. Introduction to McGregor, Iowa, and what it has to offer the tourist. Color photographs by Manz Colortypes, Chicago, to include 2 views of McGregor, 2 scenes of the Mississippi River, and a photo of the C.M. & St, P. Pontoon Bridge. On the reverse of each page is information on C.W. Bean & Sons roofing materials and pricing for each. Inside ear wrapper offers information on how cheap roofings are made and why they are sold. Pages lightly soiled. Wrappers scraped and with chipping to edges. Very good.

Grand Rapids: Dickinson Bros., 1912., 1912. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Original 10 1/4" x 6 1/8" green embossed, decorated, stiff wrappers, 32 pp., illustrated with 27 different photographic-style images of various aspects of the car, including chassis, engine, brake assembly, springs, etc. plus six photographic images of Cadillac cars and four images of roof tops that are available for the line of vehicles. The models shown are the Cadillac Touring Car, the Phaeton, the Torpedo, the Roadster, the Limousine, and the Coupe. Billed as The Car That Has No Crank. Front cover has a dealer's label affixed to the lower portion, date "1912" in red color at top of front cover, top corner edges of front and rear covers are lightly "nibbled," tiny closed tear to the fore-edge of the last page, else a very good copy. OCLC locates only one copy (Rochester Museum). The story of Cadillac is told very nicely in this booklet.

[Denver: Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1965]., 1965. First edition. First edition. Limited edition of 6000 volumes signed by the author and numbered. This is copy 5617. Thick quarto. Black cloth, gold stamping on front cover and spine, timetables on endpapers, xv [1], 467 pp., frontis. [the Colorado Midlands famous Ute chief emblem], preface, acknowledgments, double column, illustrated, four full-color paintings, maps, bibliography, index. Five folding maps in a pocket affixed to rear fly leaf, depict 1). the system map of the Colorado Midland Railway, 2). the Leadville Mining District, 1905, 3). Aspen and vicinity, 4). East and West approaches to Hagerman Pass, and 5). Map, Profile and Rail chart of the Colorado Midland Railway. In 1921, the Colorado Midland Railway went out of business and, at the time, constituted one of the largest business enterprises in the State of Colorado. It had less than 350 miles of track when it was abandoned, and only 63 locomotives remained on its roster. By rights… Read More

New York: Avon Book Company, 1943 - 1950., 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950. First edition. New York: Avon Monthly Publications, 1943-1950. Complete set of First Editions or First Separate Editions of James M. Cain novellas published as digest sized paperback originals by Avon. The cornerstone of the set is the first book in the the series, the first appearance of Cain's legendary Double Indemnity, adapted to the screen just a year later by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Edward G. Robinson. Each volume is in a separate black cloth chemise, housed together in single custom black cloth covered slipcase with green morocco spine labels, with titles stamped in gilt. Included are Double Indemnity (1943), The Embezzler (1944), Career in C Major and Other Stories (1945), Sinful Woman (1947), and Jealous Woman (1950). All volumes are in Near Fine or better condition. Provenance: Otto Penzler Collection.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946., 1946. First edition. First edition. Inscribed on the front free fly leaf by the author in the year of publication: "To / Dick Alexander, / An item for the collection, with a ho-ho- / ho and the old rebel yell / Jim Cain / Santa Monica, Calif / April 27, 1946. Faint offsetting to the front endpapers, else a fine bright copy in a near fine dust jacket lightly toned on the spine and with light wear to the top edge and corner of the front cover. Cain's only historical novel about a love affair between a Confederate spy and a prostitute in a mining camp.A Confederate spy in the mining town of Virginia City, a prostitute, and the spy's desperate struggle to possess her - at all cost.

London: Pan Books, [1981]., [1981]. First edition. First paperback edition for the 1981 movie that starred Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange. Lange and Nicholson are pictured on the front cover. Fine in pictorial wrappers. The story of a young woman, married to an older man, who meets a young drifter, and together they plan to and actually murder her husband.

New York: Avon Publications, Inc., [1957]., [1957]. First edition. Fourth edition of the paperback original, as rack-size Avon 768. The printing history on the copyright page of this edition treats all four Avon editions, and the second printing of the second edition, as successive printings of the same edition, though each of the editions has a different publisher's number and different cover art. As a result, this fourth edition copy is identified as the "Fifth Printing..... March, 1957." Using the printing dates in this copy, it is possible to reconstruct the correct early publishing history of SINFUL WOMAN, as follows: Avon Monthly Novel #1. First edition, in digest-size wraps ...Oct 1947 Avon 174. Second edition (first rack-size), with new cover art ... Sep 1948 Avon 174. Second printing, same cover ... Mar 1949 Avon 599. Third edition (rack-size), with new cover art ... July 1954 Avon 768. Fourth edition (rack-size), with new cover art ... March 1957 In anticipation of this fourth… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934., 1934. First edition. First edition. Author's first book. Publisher's response card laid-in. A near fine copy with dark top-staining in dust jacket with light restoration by a paper conservator to corners, spine ends, and two small closed tears to top edge of front cover and with absolutely no sunning to the spine panel. A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband. Even after the deed is done they must live with the consequences of their actions. First filmed in 1946 and starring Lana Turner as Cora, Cecil Kellaway as her husband, and John Garfield as Frank the drifter. Again in 1981 it was filmed and starred Jack Nicholson as Frank, Jessica Lange as Cora, and John Colicos as her husband. A great hard-boiled crime novel with the publisher's response card laid in. An unusually sharp copy of this Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone mystery novel. Also listed as one of the Great Books on the Modern Library list of the 100 Best Books of… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937., 1937. First edition. First edition. A near fine bright copy in a fine bright price-clipped dust jacket, lightly rubbed at the corner tips, with only a few nicks and tiny closed tears. This dust jacket is the purple and red variant (one of several with no priority). A lovely copy of this striking dust jacket designed by W. A. Dwiggins.

New York: Penguin Books, Inc., [1946]., 1946. First edition. First printing of this edition. Signed on the front fly leaf by James M. Cain for founder and publisher of Penguin Books and The New American Library, Kurt Enoch, and from his personal collection. Penguin Books 591. The basis for the 1945 film noir that starred Joan Crawford. Near fine, bright copy in color pictorial wrappers. "Kurt Enoch (22 November 1895 – 15 February 1982) was a German-born publisher who co-founded Albatross Books in Germany and Penguin Books Inc. and New American Library in the United States, bringing high-quality paperback fiction and non-fiction to the mass market in those countries." ---- Wikipedia. A tremendous association copy. A letter of provenance is included with this title.

Hollywood: Saint Enterprises Inc., [1946]., [1946]. First edition. First edition. Digest size PBO. Reader's crease and small diagonal crease to rear panel, else very good in pictorial wrappers. Seven hardboiled short stories from Cain's best Black Mask work. Against the backgrounds of the underworlds, detectives, cops, con men, racketeers, taxi-dancers, ladies of virtue and laides of easy morals, newpapermen, dope runners and others move in and out of. The collection opens with "Black," an account of a mysterious stranger who winds up playing both sides following his macabre discovery in a nameless time. Also in the collection is "Parlor Trick," about beautiful Bella's fast-talking following the discovery of a corpse in her kitchen.

Deming: Council of Abandoned Military Posts, 1973., 1973. First edition. First Edition. Large Map - 20.5" x 29." An attractive map with over 100 sites identified on the map. A single sheet, printed on both sides accompanies the map, and provides a brief paragraph about most of the sites. As described in the Legend, the following describes the types of sites identified on the map: Military Forts--Posts, Camps, Stations, Etc.--Occupied By Military--Indian Engagements--Medal Of Honor Battles--Springs & Cities-- Battle Sites. An excellent and detailed map of New Mexico. Fine condition.

Charleston: The History Press, [2011]., 2011. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Color pictorial wrappers, 446 pp., preface, acknowledgments, appendix, bibliography, index. The preface says it best, "This book is intended to be a comprehensive reference of the Texas lawmen who died during the 1800s ....... the lawmen are listed by the agency for which they served in chronological order." "These are little known stories of brave men who should never be forgotten. The tally of Texas lawmen killed during the state's first sixty-five years of organized law enforcement is truly staggering." "Not merely an attempt to retell a dozen popular peace officer legends..." As new, unread copy. An impressive bibliography is presented. Signed by both authors.

Washington: E. DE KRAFFT, 1818., 1818. First edition. First Edition. Self-Wrappers. 8pp. "Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a Report from the Secretary of War, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, containing A List of the Names of the several agents of Indian Affairs, and of the Agents of Indian Trading Houses, with the pay and emoluments of the Agents respectively." "'April 10, 1818. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States." Names include such familiar names as: Thomas L. M'Kenney, Superintendent of Indian Trade; agents Peter & Benjamin Chouteau; and sub-agents Peter Menard & Manuel Lisa. Interesting early Indian trade document. Scattered very light foxing, else uncut and near Fine.

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1822., 1822. First edition. First Edition. Disbound. Several pages of Charts, plus 2 Large Folding Charts. In response to the request of the House of Representatives, Calhoun provides information that focuses primarily on the annual compensation being received by those performing various functions for the Indian Department: Superintendents, Indian Agents, Sub-Agents, Interpreters, and Blacksmiths.

N.P.: 1936., 1936. First edition. 28" x 24" sheet, folded to 24 panels. 2 bright colorful cover panels showing a woman at the wheel of a car, the wind blowing through her hair. 8" x 5 3/4" map of Yosemite National Park, 4" x 5 1/4" map of Boulder Dam and Vicinity, and 4" x 5 1/4" map of Reno (all Copyrighted by the H.M. Gousha Company);mileage chart. 6-panel 1936 map of the United States showing routes, national parks and monuments, cities, etc. Opposite 12 panels offers a 1936 Road Map of Nevada showing roads, cities, roads under construction, lakes, etc. along with part of California. Down side edges is a listing of cities and their locations on the map. Wear to folds and with tiny hole to one fold. Very good.

N. P.: Privately printed, 1932., 1932. First edition. 6" x 20 1/4" sheet, folds to 3 3/8" x 6" color, pictorial wrappers, 12 panels, An uncommon ephemera piece, published in collaboration between the California State Chamber of Commerce, the California Newspaper Publishers' Association, and others, the pamphlet featured, in a month to month format, "Novel and Unique Presentations" to coincide with the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympic Games and to entice visitors to the "Fiesta State." It listed a calendar of events and festivities held all through the state and included Pacific Coast Dairy Exposition in Oakland, Ski Meet in Portola, Mother Lode Rodeo in Sonora, Annual $10 000 Open Golf Championship in Los Angeles and many other events. Near fine, clean copy.

London: Michael Joseph, [2016]., [2016].. First edition. First edition. Signed by the author. Author's first novel. Fine in dust jacket. In her guise as 'Dear Amy', agony aunt for a local newspaper, Margot Lewis has dealt with all sorts of letters, but never one like this... Dear Amy, I've been kidnapped by a strange man. I don't know where I am. Please help me, Bethan Avery. This must be a cruel hoax because Bethan Avery has been missing for nearly two decades. As the present-day search intensifies for another missing schoolgirl, Margot is unnerved enough to take the letter to the police, hoping they will dismiss it as a sick joke. Instead, they let Margot in on a little secret. One that confirms her darkest fears and tangles her up in the search for the sender, which could save one young girl's life and cost Margot her own...