Search Results: Authors starting with C from Argosy Book Store

London: Cassell, 1948. First. hardcover. very good/very good(-). Illustrated throughout with sheet music. 511 pages. 8vo, blue cloth in a tan d.w. (discoloration and some tears around the edges). London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1948. Minor bumping to the first 100 pages, still a very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

Warsaw: Panstwowy instytut Wydawniczy, 1953. hardcover. very good(+)/good. Translated into German from the original Polish. Profusely illustrated with 142 large plates (122 fine gravures & 20 mounted color) all depicting the fine wood carvings by the master German sculptor, at St. Mary's Church in Cracow. Folio, gilt and black-stamped green cloth, torn d.w. (Warsaw: Panstwowy instytut Wydawniczy, 1953). Top of spine lightly bumped, otherwise a very good(+) copy in a good only dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro.<br/><br/>

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013. First. paperback. fine. Color and black & white illustrations throughout. 198 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed pictorial boards. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2013). First edition. A fine copy.<br/> <br/>

Paris: Albin Micgel, 1932. hardcover. very good. 30 black & white gravures. 412pp., small 8vo, red cloth, gilt-lettered spine; (spine a bit buckled). Paris: Librairie Albin Michel, n.d. [1932]. Second Series. Very Good.<br/><br/>

paperback. 368pp. Small 8vo, pr. wrs. Paris, 1926.<br/><br/>

Paris: Crapart, Caille, 1804. hardcover. very good. 438pp., several pages foxed, 8vo, 1/2 contemporary leather-backed boards, gilt spine. Paris: Crapart, Caille & Ravier, 1804. First Edition. Very good.<br/><br/> First edition of the principal work of Cabanis the physician. "A history of medicine, retraced by Cabanis in the beginning of the book (chap. 2) allows him to affirm that the succession of nosological systems and the erroneous application of other sciences (physics, chemistry, mathematics) to medicine have discredited the art of healing." -- D.S.B. III, p. 2.<br/><br/>

Paris: Crapart, Caille, 1804. hardcover. good. 438; 106 pages. Two titles bound together. 8vo, 1/2 contemporary boards (spine entirely lacking but still firmly sewn; several pages foxed and toned but generally rather clean). Paris: Crapart, Caille & Ravier, 1804. First Edition. A good copy.<br/> <br/> First edition of the principal work of Cabanis the physician. "A history of medicine, retraced by Cabanis in the beginning of the book (chap. 2) allows him to affirm that the succession of nosological systems and the erroneous application of other sciences (physics, chemistry, mathematics) to medicine have discredited the art of healing." -- D.S.B. III, p. 2.<br/> <br/>

Paris: Galerie Patrice Trigano, n.d.. paperback. very good(+). Andre Masson. Text in English and French. With color and b/w images. Unpaginated. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Paris: Galerie Patrice Trigano, n.d.). A very good(+) copy with sunning to spine and edge of rear cover.<br/> <br/>

unbound. Poster. Offset lithograph. 40.75" x 27". Unlined<br/><br/> A theatrical movie poster for the 1916 short comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Bessie Love, and Alma Rubens. A short silent film about a drug-abusing detective, this comedy is a parody of Sherlock Holmes and a lighthearted portrayal of cocaine and opium use in the early 20th century. A year prior to the film's release, the Harrison Act was put into effect, beginning an increasingly strict attitude towards drug enforcement and use in America. Original poster re-issue circa 1961. Folded as issued. Repair to the upper right margin. The film was written by Tod Browning, best known for directing 'Dracula' (1931) and 'Freaks' (1932), and directed by John Emerson. Hard to find poster of a unique cult film.<br/><br/>

San Francisco: Chronicle, 1992. paperback. fine. 200 color illustrations of letterhead. 119pp., tall, thin 8vo, glossy, pictorial wrappers. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1992). A fine copy.<br/><br/>

Havana: Arazoza, 1814. hardcover. good. 66pp. Slim square 8vo, full contemporary calf, leather label; (first 10 pages damp stained on lower inside corner).. Habana: Arazoza y Soler, 1814. Good.<br/><br/>

New York: Doubleday Page, 1909. First. hardcover. very good(+). 8vo, cloth. N.Y., 1909. First Edition. The scarce first issue, lacking the word "the" on spine & front cover.<br/><br/> White lettering on the spine slightly rubbed.<br/><br/>

New York: McBride, 1927. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Tall thick 8vo, vellum-backed boards. New York: Robert McBride, 1927. Limited First Edition. One of 850 signed copies.<br/><br/>

Westport: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Limited. hardcover. very good(+). Virgil Burnett. With Illustrations in color by Virgil Burnett and an introduction by Edward Wagenknecht. Color frontispiece and other plates. 290 pages. Short 4to, gilt decorated purple cloth (spine evenly faded), slipcase. Westport, CT: The Limited Editions Club, (1976). A very good(+) copy.<br/> <br/> Limited Edition, one of 2000 copies signed by the illustrator.<br/> <br/>

New York: McBride, 1936. First Edition. hardcover. fine/near fine. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: McBride, (1936). First Edition.<br/><br/>

New York: McBride, 1923. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Pape. Illustrations & decorations by Frank Pape. Tall 8vo, black cloth. New York: McBride, 1923. First Illustrated Edition. The front cover of the dust jacket has been preserved.<br/><br/>

New York: Doubleday, 1904. First. hardcover. very good(+). Illus. 8vo, red cloth, very slightly rubbed. N.Y., 1904. First Edition. First issue of the author's first book, with the dedication "To M.L.P.B." Owner's name on flyleaf.<br/><br/>

New York: McBride, 1929. Limited. hardcover. very good(+). Pape, Frank C.. Illustrated in black and white. 209 pages, 8vo, tall cloth, gilt-stamped blue boards with a vellum spine (slightly darkened). New York: McBride, 1929. Limited large paper edition.<br/> <br/> No. 196 of 850 copies; signed in full by the author on the limitation page.<br/> <br/>

New York: McBride, 1929. First. hardcover. fine. Pape, Frank. 8vo, cloth backed gilt-decorated boards. New York: McBride, 1929. First Edition.<br/><br/> Fine, in publisher's slipcase with glassine wrapper<br/><br/>

New York: John Day, 1926. First. hardcover. very good. Eight wood engravings by Leon Underwood. 54pp., tall slim 4to, black boards, paper spine label. New Yorkl: John Day, 1926. Very good.<br/><br/> Limited Edition, one of 3000 copies printed by W. E. Rudge on Vidalon Velin paper. The binding is lightly rubbed.<br/><br/>