Search Results: Authors starting with C from Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers

Piccadilly: J. Towers, 1762. Wraps (softcover), 15, [1] pages. (8 x 5 inches). Letter press printed on laid paper. Internally clean, later protective wrapper showing some toning and wear. An exceedingly scarce item.. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. Octavo.

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1905. Pictorial tan cloth (hardcover), (8 3/4 x 7 inches). 79 pages, plus publisher's adverts at rear; illustrated (cover illustration initialed "MLP"). First Edition published October 1905, with introduction by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Spine title rubbed, else a clean, tight copy showing light wear. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good.

Washington, D.C.: Stone Wall Press, 1991. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 259 pp., w/ appendix and index; illustrated with drawings by Hines and photographs by Cadieux. An important study of animals in danger of extinction. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Bob Hines.

Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1985. Red cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust jacket. 273 pages, w/ index. A scholarly collection of essays by the renowned critic of Surrealism. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Manchester: Jos. Harrop, 1761. Full calf (leather), rebacked. (8 1/4" x 5 1/2"). Fourth Edition, with Improvements. List of Subscribers, plus 429 pages, plus Index. Subjects include: Atheism, Books, Beauty, Cowardice, Drunkeness, Death, Happiness, etc., etc., Showing general overall exterior wear and rubbing, previous owners signature on title page dated 1799 with scribblings, else internally clean. Size: Octavo. Leather.

London: Frederick Warne and Co. (n.d.), tan cloth, embossed illustrated front board. pp.30 containing The Three Jovial Huntsmen, Sing a Song for Sixpence, The Queen of Hearts and The Farmer's Boy. Illustrated with full-page chromolithographs and drawings. light soiling to boards, some foxing to endpapers, all plates are clean and bright. Size: Square Octavo. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Robert Caldecott.

Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2005. Blue cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket, (11.75 x 10 inches). First Edition with "1" on publisher's number line. 216 pages; color illustrations. Reveals the working process behind the creation of the first handwritten and illuminated bible since the invention of the printing press. A clean, tight copy in collector fine condition. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Donald Jackson. Folio.

New York: Aperture / Museum of Modern Art, 1976. Special Museum Edition. Black cloth with photograph laid-on front board. 203 pp.; illustrated with 166 plates. This specially bound edition of "Callahan" is published on the occasion of a major exhibition of the photographs of Harry Callahan. A clean, tight copy. Freitag 1227 Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine.

American Motorcycle Association, 1976. Double set of 12 (5 x 7 inches) photographs (24 total) of the "Motorcyclists of the Seventies" series of twelve paintings depicting street and track motorcyclying in the 1970's. The series was painted by figurative artist Shirley Aley Campbell at the request of Joseph M. Erdelac. The paining began in 1973 and was completed in 1976. The paintings were first exhibited in Cleveland before being exhibited worldwide. The paintings reside in the Cleveland Historical Society collection. Each photograph has a description of the original painting.. Fine. Photographs.

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1964. Black cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. Limited 1/2000 copies. xii, 207 pages; jacket by Frank Utpatel, illustrated endpapers. The author's first book, published by Derleth when Campbell was only 18 years old. The stories are accepted as legitimate additions to the Cthulhu Mythos. An exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy in like clipped jacket. Size: Small Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

St. Louis, Mo.: Von Hoffmann Press, 1958. Yellow tan cloth in dustjacket, title in black on spine and front board, (9.25 x 6.5 inches). Limited first edition, one of 1000 copies. 195 pages. SIGNED and numbered by Campbell on front free endpage. The author was a leading contemporary American painter who has exhibited in most of the major museums in the country. A clean, tight copy in a toned jacket showing some light wear. Presents nicely in mylar jacket protector. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo.

Los Angeles, California: Scream Press, 1987. Cloth (hard cover) in publisher's slipcase. 173 pages; illustrated. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by both author and artist. A clean, tight and bright copy in collector's fine condition Size: Tall Octavo. Signed. Limited First Edition.. Cloth. Fine. Illus. by Ramsey Campbell.

Ft. Myers, Florida: West Summit Press, 1992. Cloth (hardcover) in dust-jacket, (9.75 x 12 inches). 142 pages, w/ Glossary of Terms, Bibliography, and Index of Homes. Profusely illustrated with 253 color photographs, maps and plans. This work on the historic suburban ohio community contains a history of the Van Sweringen brothers and their role in founding Shaker Heights and the rapid transit line. A wealth of information is presented on each photographed home. A clean, tight copy. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Oblong Quarto.

Paris: H.J. Jansen, 1802. Original quarter calf over marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers (35 x 53 cm). xii, 108 pp.; illustrated with 20 engraved plates. French text. An exceedly SCARCE copy of an important anatomical monograph on the elephant. Nissen 798, Schrader-H. 327-328, DSB III, 38. Some expected light foxing, significant dampstaining to leading edge of text pages, plates not effected. NO library stamps or markings. Binding remains tight and sound. Size: Elephant Folio. First Edition.. Quarter Calf.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1907. Original wraps (soft cover). 239 pages; 147 plates of photographs, maps and charts (many fold-out). Stands as an extensively detailed and prolifically illustrated report on the construction of the Panama Canal. Wrappers showing some chipping and light wear, internally clean Size: Thick Octavo. First Edition.. Wraps. Very Good.

New York: Tudor Publishing, 1935. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 275 pp., with four color plates and ninety-five b&w illustrations. A thorough and expert study tracing the complete history of tapestry from its beginnings in classic times down to the 2oth century. A clean, tight copy in a lightly chipped dust jacket. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.

Boston: Ginn and Company, 1912. Red cloth w/ gilt titles and black embossed image of "Grillo" on front board. 226 pp., translated and edited by M. Louise Baum. Illustrated with full-page and in-text, b&w drawings by Harriet Baum. An exceptionally clean, tight copy Size: Octavo. Cloth. Near Fine. Illus. by Harriet N. Baum (after Renard).

New York: Duffield & Company, 1906. Red cloth, gilt titles, deckle edge, 95 pp. Spine sunned, some light soiling to boards. Size: 12mo. Cloth. Very Good.

New York: TOR, 2001. Cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dustjacket, gilt title, (9.5 x 6.5 inches), 365 pages. First Edition/First Printing with number "1" on publisher's number line. SIGNED by author on half-title page. The Sequel to the bestseller "Ender's Shadow." An exceptionally clean, tight copy in like unclipped jacket, collector fine condition. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Octavo.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1987. Black cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 191 pages. Noted authors including John Fowles, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, et al., contribute essays in tribute on Goldings 75th birthday. A clean, tight copy Size: Octavo. First American Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.