Search Results: Authors starting with C from RC Books

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Intimate and interesting account of Stalin, Russia, and the second front of World War II. Age-toning and light soiling to boards and paper. Unclipped dust jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover, has edge wear and a sticker removal scar on spine. 375 indexed papers. Endpaper maps.

New York: HarperCollins, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. From the dust jacket, "a tour de force of speculative autobiography in which Chabon devises and reveals a secret history of his own imagination." 431 pages. Superb copy with a mylar protected jacket.

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1998. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Very Good-. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. The lives of some 300 of the greatest jazz artists in history. 352 indexed pages featuring almost 300 photographs in black and white and color. Previous owner's note on rear endpaper. Dust jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover has edgewear including a one and a half-inch tear.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1988. Reprint. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Guide to the creation of marbled paper in the use of bookbinding. 88 pages with 82 illustrations including 54 in colour. Mild soiling to covers. Some colorful, beautiful, marbled examples.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Full-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frederick Schneider. A limited edition. Handsome black full-leather binding containing nine of Chekhov's classic stories. Frontispiece illustration by Herbert Tauss. Other illustrations by Frederick Schneider. Selected and with an introduction by Edmund Wilson. 481 pages. All edges gilt with silk end papers and silk page-marker. Gilt designs and titles. Mild wear to gilt edges. Previous owner's name on front free end paper. These high quality leather books are no longer produced by the Franklin Library and are now sought after by collectors.

New York, 1928. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Interesting piece of literary Americana. A chapter written as part of, but not included in, The Prince and the Pauper. First separate printing. Originally published in the Bazaar Budget in 1880, this copy privately printed by Merle Johnson in 1928. BAL #3545 and #3387. A single sheet folded once to make four unnumbered pages, measuring 8.3 by 6.25 inches. In a protective folder. Extremely scarce.

London: The Folio Society, 2005. Cloth. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Autobiography/memoirs of the Admiral Lord Cochrane (1775-1860), naval hero of the United Kingdom. Introduction by Brian Vale. 311 pages with more than 30 illustrations, many in color. 5 pages of maps. Color frontispiece of the Admiral. No names or marks. A beautiful book housed in a fine, pictorial slipcase.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Full-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. David McCall Johnston. A limited edition. Beautiful red binding containing four of Colette's classic stories including "Gigi." Frontispiece illustration by Chris Duke. Other illustrations by David McCall Johnston. Translated by Roger Senhouse. 438 pages. All edges gilt with silk end papers and silk page-marker. Mild pulling scar at spine head and very mild soiling to boards. Light wear to gilt edges. A very lovely book with no names or marks. These high quality leather books are no longer produced by the Franklin Library and are now sought after by collectors.

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Colts, 1969. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Information guide for the 1969 Colts; the year Baltimore and Don Shula lost in the Super Bowl to the Joe Namath and the Jets. 104 numbered pages with several small black and white photographs.

Taunton, MA: William Sullwold, Publishing, 1971. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A definitive guide and reference for the collecting, identification, and appreciation of ink bottles, inkwells, and related items. 431 pp. 1,780 b&w illustrations grouped into 28 categories. Unclipped dust jacket protected in a Brodart cover. Very mild foxing to edges of text block, with a light touch of same to front bottom panel of dj. A surperb and essential tool for the collector of ink bottles, as well as a very handsome book.

Dallas, TX: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1971. Stapled Wraps. Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1971 Season outlook. Includes Cowboy history, player profiles, and review of upcoming opponents. 108 numbered pages with many small black and white photographs. Very mild foxing to fore-edge of text block. No names or marks. Tom Landry, and the Doomsday Defense - Bob Lilly, Jethro Pugh, et al.

New York: The Monacelli Press, Inc., 1996. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Bessler. This beautiful book combines Wharton's personal history with her design style. 208 pages, well illustrated with historical photographs and special photography by John Bessler. No names or marks.

New York & London: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1927. Cloth and Paper. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Charles Cullen. Early reprint in the same year of the original publication. Code C-C on copyright page. 89 pages of gifted American poetry. Age toning to paper. Offsetting to end papers from jacket. Price clipped dust jacket, protected in archival plastic, has fading to spine and light wear to edges. The jacket remains quite attractive with the stunning artwork. Includes "From the Dark Tower." Appealing black and white vignettes from the artist.