Search Results: Authors starting with C from High Castle Books

NY, NY: Random House, 1991. 258 pp., 1/4 red cloth w/ blue boards, gold & metallic-blue lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has small light brown stain to bottom corner of page block; "Friends of Library" stamp & small black "x" to front endpaper, else fine; Jacket has short closed tear to bottom end of rear flap fold, else fine / "A novel of suburban frustration." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Blakiston / Knopf, 1944. xv, 327 pp., deckle edges; maroon binding w/ gold lettering/decoration; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows wear to corners & spine ends w/ extra wear to top of rear board near spine; boards curved slightly inward towards corners; minor blemishes to boards; endpapers-pages browning; Jacket shows chipping & short tears to edges; some foxing esp. on & near spine; rear panel has portion eaten away at bottom left & some flaked off surface areas; about half of rear fold eaten away / Jacket shows publisher as Blakiston, book as Knopf. Book League of America book club reviews for this and 2 other volumes laid in at rear. /. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by E. McKnight Kauffer (jacket drawing). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Crescent, 1979. 64 pp., black cloth w/ white lettering, Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows slight wear to spine ends, bottom corners lightly bumped, a little foxing to top & bottom of title page & last page, 1/2" internal rub/creases to pages 61-62; Jacket shows some very light rubbing, crease to upper central area of rear panel (possibly manufactured in) / The book is written as nonfiction of the 23rd century. Illustrated with 31 full-page or two-page color pictures, showcasing the talents of artists Jim Burns, Bob Fowkes, Fred Gambino, Colin Hay, Robin Hiddon, David Jackson, Bob Layzell, Chris Moore, Cesare Reggiani, and Tony Roberts. Also features a number of smaller B&W illustrations and diagrams. Part of "Galactic Encounters" series of books. /. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Signet, 1951. (159) pp., wraps, #838 / "One of Erskine Caldwell's most fully realized families, Chism Crockett and his daughters are important additions to Caldwell's broad and compassionate canvas of underprivileged Southerners." /. 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

NY, NY: McGraw - Hill Book Co., 1948. xvi, 398 pp., drab green covers w/ gold & dark blue lettering & decoration; Book shows mild wear & light bumping to ends of spine & corners of boards; browning & a couple of small abraded areas to edges of page block; previous owner's name & bookplate to front endpapers; foxing to a couple of pages preceding title & preceding rear endpapers w/ very occasional spots of foxing to interior / Illustrated with B&W photos. NOTE: What looks at first glance to be underlining and marginalia are actually examples a director's marked script. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

NY, NY: Macmillan, 1932. x, 644 pp., brown cloth w/ gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book has very worn area to head of spine, but otherwise has only light shelfwear w/ corners very slightly bumped; browning & light foxing to edges of page block & browning to endpapers; DJ has darkening to spine w/ pieces missing at both ends; spots of soil & a small pen mark to front panel; chipping and-or creasing to all edge; darkening & small holes along folds w/ front flap detached (but held in place by jacket cover); some light foxing overall / ". . . gives the first 'general historical view' of American relations with Mexico from the standpoint of American foreign policy . . ." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. / A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, 1969. 152 pp., red orange cloth w/ black lettering to spine & embossed design to front board; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Jacket shows 1" closed tear to bottom edge of front panel w/ a very short tear & small crease nearby & a 1/2" tear next to spine; some fairly light wear to ends of spine & ends of flap folds; a little light rubbing to front panel w/ a very small rub or scrape toward top of rear panel; creases to very fore edge of front inside flap, but price is un-clipped / "Brilliantly entertaining fantasies merging mathematics with poetic imagination, by the author of 'Cosmicomics.'" /. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good + to Very Good. Illus. by Anita Walker Scott (jacket design). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Hutchinson, 1987. 195 pp., blue cloth w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has 2 bumps to top board edges, small dent to rear board; front end paper torn out, small pen line to top corner of blank page; some wear to ends of spine/folds, wear & creasing to extreme top edge; a few minor nicks & scratches to rear panel / Author of "Total War" and "Top Secret Ultra." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair to Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. xvi, 283 pp., pale orange cloth w/ dark green lettering; Book has usual ex-lib faults: Dust jacket in Mylar, taped to boards; library & withdrawn stamps to top & bottom of page block, endpapers, dedication page; card pocket-barcode to front endpaper; also 2 small stains, marker lines, & faint foxing to edges of page block; Jacket shows edge wear esp. to ends of spine; label to bottom of spine w/ small area of adjoining surface lifted by previous sticker removal; light soil to rear panel / "This is the first extended study of the life and works of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, who in the estimation of many critics is one of the best American writers of the first half of the twentieth century." Includes a B&W plates with a portrait photo of Roberts. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair to Good/Fair to Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

NY, NY: Poseidon Press, 1988. 254 pp., wraps; Book has a few minor dents and creases to the covers, slightly soiled page edges, else fine / A limited-edition special advance reader's copy. /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. Uncorrected Proof.

Pasadena & Webster, TX: Self Published iii, 146 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some light edgewear w/ light to moderate corner wear; a little curling to corners w/ creasing to bottom corner of front cover / Illustrated with B&W photos and drawings. /. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U. S. Postal Service, 1993. 80 pp., maroon simulated-leather w/ light-orange & gold lettering; original box shows wear to corners & some creases to flaps & bottom panel; long scratch to one side / NOTE: Stamps not included. Illustrated with numerous color and B&W reproductions and photos. /. Hard Cover. Fine/Good (box). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Wisdom House, 1961. 160 pp., wraps, # G-2; READING COPY / "This is the most intimate, revealing, exciting book ever written about the inner fears and joys of Hollywood's famous stars. For the first time in any book, they freely discuss their religions in a tinsel town often labeled 'the wickedest city in the world.'" /. Mass Market Paperback. Fair to Good.

NY, NY: Nostalgia Press, 1970. unpaginated, brick-red cloth w/ gold lettering & decoration; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows corners of boards moderately bumped; a few spots & some light soil to top edge of page block; pages browning slightly at edges; DJ shows tears, creasing & small chips to edges, esp. at ends of spine & folds; some minor soil & a few small rubs & scratches overall / Contents: Terry, the Pirates, and I, by Milton Caniff; Milton Caniff Before Terry and the Pirates: a portfolio; Introducing: Terry and the Pirates, by Maurice Horn; First Episode: The Lost Gold Mine; Second Episode: On A Mystery Cruise; Third Episode: Thieves and Lovers. B&W illustrations. /. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +. Illus. by Milton Caniff. 9 1/8" x 12 1/4" (oblong).

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. 220 pp., wraps / Author of "Emperor of the Air." /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine.

College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press ( Sea Grant College Program ), 1985. 77 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows just a little rubbing to front cover along spine w/ a few surface chips to top edge * a very small crease to corner; back cover has a small yellowed rectangle from an old label / Illustrated with B&W photos and drawings. /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good -. Illus. by Suzanne Gillespie Daughtery (drawings); Mary Michael Cannatella (photographs). 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall (oblong).

London, UK: Heinemann, 1979. 178 pp., green binding w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has bump to heel of spine w/ 2 small bumps to bottom edges of boards; light soil & small brown stain to top edge of page block; very light brown spots to endpapers, including reverse sides of free endpapers w/ similar spot to top margin of one page; Jacket shows wear at top of spine; price is clipped from bottom corner of front flap with new price added by publisher's sticker /. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mexico: Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León, Secretaria De Extensión y Cultura, Centro De Información De Historia Regional, 2002. 237 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows slight curling to corners of front cover / . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine.

NY, NY: Hillman Books, 1960. 144 pp., pictorial wraps, # 156; Book shows some light edgewear; Back cover has a bend to cover at bottom & fore edge w/ some light top moderate rubbing; pages are browning lightly toward edges / ". . . sin and sexual torment" - Virginia Kirkus ""The story of a man who had lived too much, and a girl who was just ready to begin." (cover blurb) /. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -.

Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1985. xxi, 348 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some light edge & corner wear; binding is tight & square w/ no stress lines to spine / . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.