Search Results: Authors starting with C from Black Paw Books

1903: Smith, Elder & Company. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth Impression. 12mo., 184 pp. Brick red cloth. From private collection. Slight spine slant. Names printed on front pastedown and ffep.

Transcendental Books: Hartford, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. Facsimile copies of pamphlets from the 16th century to the mid 20th century. Heavy quarto, 257 single-sided pages. Blue cloth. Retired library properly deaccessioned with library's stamps.

Chambery: Librairie Dardel, 1930. Hardcover. Good+. French language work by French alpinist. Octavo, 246 pp. Black & white photographic plates. Green buckram binding. Retired library copy with usual stamps and markings. Text remains clean and unmarked; binding, tight.

London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. Launched with an immense invasion force of three million men, Germany's surprise attack against Russia in 1941 was planned by Hitler to crush the Soviets within eight weeks. Instead, hampered by major strategic errors, fanatical Soviet resistance, and the severity of Russian winters, "Operation Barbarossa" lingered on until, in 1943, The German fighting machine finally broke down at Stalingrad in one of the most shattering defeats of the century. Rarely has this war of attrition be reconstructed in such authentic detail and with such starkly dramatic effects as it is in this account. Paul Carell, basing his story on official military records, the memoirs of commanders in both German and Russian armies, and extensive conversations with survivors of all ranks, has drawn an objective, extraordinary vivid pictures of a struggle which, in the size of the forces involved and the ferocity of the fighting, was unparalleled in the history of… Read More

Palacio do Correio Velho, 2004. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto, 176 pp. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated exhibition catalogue featuring the work of Porttuguese painter Manuel Cargaleiro. Scarce.

Rascher Verlag, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1955 printing (zweiter Auflage). Octavo, 195 pages. Red cloth with title gilt-stamped on spine and front board. Clean, unmarked copy.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. Written for a young audience, this book offers a first-person account of the author's experiences fighting for the Union during the American Civil War. Octavo (7"tall). 312 pp. Green pebble cloth. From private collection. Slight spine slant. Cloth binding is rubbed. 1882 gift inscription in pencil on ffep. A few pages toward the beginning of the book show soiling from handling (pls. see images).

A cura dell'Amministrazione Comunale e del Rotary Club di Massa Marittima, 1976. Softcover. Very Good+. Uncommon work explores the art of Massa Marittima and the surrounding areas--architecture, scultpure, paintings, and other works. Tall octavo. 85 pp. in wraps. Italian language edition. Pages are clean and unmarked; spine, uncreased.

Barcelona: Real Academia de Medicina de Barcelona, 1963. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo, 126 pp. In wraps. Wraps are a little yellowed and show some pencil marks and scuffs. Spanish language work on professor of anatomy at the University of Barcelona.

London: T.N. Foulis, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. These memoirs by Scottish minister Alexander Carlyle cover a range of topics, from his observations on the changing attitudes towards religion and morality in Scotland to his encounters with some of the leading figures of his time, including David Hume and Robert Burns. Octavo (21 cm tall), xix, 615 pp. Black cloth. From private collection. Cloth shows a little rubbing. Minor foxing to edges of book block and prelims.

Quezon City, Philippines: New Day Publishers, 1978. Softcover. Very Good. Scarce scholarly work on Philippine educational systems, from pre-school to adult learning. Octavo, 316 pp. In wraps. Wraps are lightly creased and show a little rubbing. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

British Fantasy Society, 1996. Softcover. Very Good. Publication includes histories of the British Fantasy Society and Fantasycon. Octavo, 42 pages. Stapled wraps. Clean, unmarked copy.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1963. Softcover. Good. 8vo. 21 pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Bottom corner of text block bumped. Owner's name stamped on title page. Several pages show penciled lines in the margins. Offered here as a solid reading and reference copy.

New York: Robert Carter, 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. Edited memoirs of Charles Simeon, a prominent 19th century English evangelical clergyman and influential figure in the Church of England. Octavo (8 /3/4" tall), xxvii, 491 pp. Half leather with marbled boards. From private collection. Leather is scuffed and worn, with a little chipping along crown of spine. Label on spine is chipped. Previous owner's name printed on front flyleaf. Pages show a little foxing.

Edinburgh: Printed by R&R Clark for members of the Limited Editions Club, 1940. Hardcover. Near Fine. Detailed and unabashed account of Casanova's numerous sexual encounters over his lifetime--here offered in a handsome decorative set. Complete in 8 volumes. "Now fully annotated for the first time in English." Large, quarto-sized volumes. Red cloth over decorative paper-covered boards. Bindings show minor signs of wear, else Fine. All said, an attractive set.

Solar do Rosario, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Portuguese-English language book celebrates art associated with the Solar do Rosario, a century-old house in the historical center of Curitiba (Parana, Brazil). Our copy is signed by Sergio Pires and includes some material related to his photography. Folio, 113 pages + artist biographies. White paper-covered boards. Dust jacket shows some soiling and wear, and is chipped along crown of spine.

New York: Da Capo Press, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good+. Unabridged reprint of 1938 edition. Octavo, 318 pp. Blue cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Clean, unmarked copy. No dust jacket (presumed as issued).

Boston, n.d.. Very Good. Exchange Book Store, 77 State Street, Walk 'till you're foot-sore, Nothing like meet [?]./ Vols. imperfect, Half the leaves lost, 18 thousand, Half the first cost / Fortunes made here; Mind the entry, Gentle Trader, (Town or Country.) / New, for old Books, Worth a farthing, Dust and Cobwebs, Into the bargain. / (Rare) - (Scarce) - Enough said, once said; (Up-Stairs) Josy Bum-stead." Song by A. Catch parodying the Exchange Book Store. Joseph Bumstead was a Boston printer and bookseller with a reputation for poorly made books. We purchased this item at auction in Rhode Island several years ago. Original sheet music with handwritten lyrics and notation. Paper measures approximately 5" tall x 8" wide. Sheet creased with minor discoloration along folds. No date, but Exchange Book Store was in operation in the early 19th century.

Doubleday. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This listing is for three books by Bruce Catton: The Coming Fury (1961);Terrible Swift Sword (1963); and This Hallowed Ground (1956). All three books are stated First Editions. From private collection. Edges of book blocks show some scuffs and soiling from shelf wear. Texts remain clean and unmarked. Dust jackets are scuffed, soiled and edgeworn. Each has a circular adhesive sticker on the spine. Offered here as solid reading copies. Free domestic shipping with USPS tracking.

A Pelican Book/Penguin Books. Softcover. Good+ to Very Good. This listing is for 10 Pelican books printed in the 1950s and 1960s as follows: Geoffrey Faber, OXFORD APOSTLES; Rupert E. Davies, METHODISM; G.R. Cragg, THE CHURCH AND THE AGE OF REASON (1648-1789); Geoffrey Faber OXFORD APOSTLES (2 copies); J.W.C. Wand THE CHURCH TODAY; H.G.G. Herklots, HOW THE BIBLE CAME TO US; Steven Runciman, THE SICILIAN VESPERS; Stephen Neill, A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS Owen Chadwick THE REFORMATION; and Stephen Neill, ANGLICANISM. Books range in condition from Good+ to Very Good+ and come from the private collection of Boston-area historian.