Search Results: Authors starting with C from Horizon Books

Madrid, Blass y Cia Impresores, [1912], First edition. . original cloth backed boards with title lettering on cover and spine label, edges lightly worn, small mark on cover, endpaper bookplate, interior is clean, fine, unopened and uncut in very good cover. . 4to [29 x 24 cm]; 351 pp, 64 plates from photos, tissue guards with letterpress, 2 maps including one large and folding map, numerous other illustrations from drawings, tables. . A thorough and detailed scholarly work, very well illustrated from photos and drawings, based in part on archaeological excavations A picture of this book is available on request by email.

San Jose, Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica, 1986, First Edition. . original cloth (hardcover), gilt title lettering on spine and cover, pictorial dust jacket, bit frayed at spine end, light crease, owner inscription on blank endpaper, a very good clean copy. . sm folio [33 x 26 cm]; 334 pp, complete with 142 colored plates from paintings, detailed glossary, index. . Text in English and Spanish. An important and useful description of the nu,merous orchids of Costa Rica by four experts in the field. The colored plates are excellent and detailed. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Princeton and Oxford, Princeton University Press, [2005], First edition thus, of this expanded edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, spine and cover title lettering, fine, clean, as new condition. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; xxxvii, [iii], 407 pp, frontis and full page illustrations (mostly portraits of Einstein), bibliography, index. . With a foreword by Freeman Dyson, this is an enlarged commemorative edition published on the 100th anniversary of the special theory of relativity. The author/editor has spend decades working with Einstein material. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Richard R. Smith, 1945, First Edition. . original cloth, dj (wear, tears), else very good, clean copy. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 204 pp, frontis (map), plates from photos. . Travels from Capetown to Mozambique, Zanzibar, Mombassa, Seychelles, Goa, Bombay, Agra, Rangoon, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Toga, Samoa and Hawaii, the author describes the peoples, customs, nature, agriculture, trade, with about a hundred photos. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Bracken Books, [1985], . . original cloth, dj, signature & blind stamp of Eleanor Weller, American garden writer, on title, else fine copy of book covering cottage and manor gardens from many viewpoints, first printed in 1910. . 8vo; [viii], 240 pp, 32 fine color plates from paintings. . This book was originally published in 1910 as The Charm of Gardens. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & Company, 1890, First edition in English, translated from Spanish by L. de T. with his introduction, additions & extensions. . original pictorial cloth, with colored picture of Costa Rican flag on cover, gilt title lettering, spine a bit faded but lettering clear, light shelf wear, clean and unmarked, very good overall, original floral endpapers. . 8vo [20 x 14 cm]; 292, [iv] pp, frontis portrait of CR president, other portrait plates, many plates of views, etc, 2 folding colored maps, all 16 plates are present, tables. . Covering all aspects of the country, from agriculture to geography, manufactures, government, art, economy, people, nature, army plant life, etc. The statistical tables are quite detailed and provide hard-to-find information, eg, number of foreigners in CR by country, occupations by number, types of wood used in cabinets, workshops and factories by location and type, government spending breakouts, governors since 1540, climate, etc.… Read More

New York, The Ronald Press Company, [1951], First edition. . original cloth, spine lettering rubbed, dj (chipped at spine head, short tears, rubbed), else very good, interior clean and sound. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; x, 200 pp, 42 illustrations from photos on plates, index. . One of the few accounts of life and customs during this period, the author travelled in the area in 1945, being the first to observe conditions there since the Japanese sealed the area and being the last there before the Chinese again closed the area to outsiders. He provides good descriptions of religious rites, the lamaseries role in Mongolian life and interviewed the Living Buddha of Shandagu. Bibliog. Mongolica 2326. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Barcelona, , nd, . . original cloth, very good.. . 8vo; unpaginated, many color photos. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Elliott Stock, 1871, First edition. . original orange cloth with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, all edges are gilded over marble, spine joint repaired, new endpapers, very good, clean copy. . 12mo [19 x 12 cm]; xvi, 208 pp, engraved frontis portrait, signed in the plate, tissue guard, appendices. . Not traced in Sabin, Howes or TPL, nor in the on-line catalogs of British Library or Library of Congress. No copies in auction records of last 25 years. The author travelled and described New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Niagara, Lockport, Toronto, Montreal, and many smaller towns in between. He describes society, the economies and religion in some detail. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, T. N. Longman, 1796, . . original paper cover boards with new cloth spine a paper title label, lacks blank endpaper, few small old holes in four leaves with loss of a few letters, light foxing on few leaves, else good copy with wide margins. . 4to [28 x 22 cm]; xix, 176; 138; 181, 9 pp, with the half-title page. . The author describes his travels through Europe to Zante and Cyrus, to Aleppo, Baghdad, Bassora, Goa and Bombay including a description of his shipwreck at Goa. Wilson 36. Cox I, 306. This copy includes all three parts and the appendix (a letter from General Mathews to the East India Company). There were also some later printings. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Chicago, np, 1904, . . original gilt decorated pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, old bookseller's stamp on title margin, endpaper inscription, else a fine and clean copy. . large 12mo [19 x 14 cm]; vi, 7-351 pp, frontis (port), hundreds of illustrations from photos, maps, including large folding map at end, one side in color of Mexico and the other side including street map of Mexico city, chronology, index. . A guide book with considerable detail on geography, history, amusements, cities and towns, railways, practical matters, customs, sights, etc, valuable especially for the many illustrations showing the country as it was, the people, buildings, views, ruins, activities, artifacts, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, The Religious Tract Society, [1930], First edition. . original blue cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed, signature of R. H. Diggory on endpaper. . 8vo 22 x 15 cm]; xii, 13 - 223 pp, frontis, illustrations from photos on plates, two foldout maps showing route in red, index. . A narrative of the author's travels in west Africa, from Dakar, up the Senegal to Bamako, to Nara, Nema, the Niger, Timbuctoo, Kidal, Menaka, Niamey, Gaya, Yelwa, Jebba, Kano, Katsina, etc, with much on Mauritania, Sahara, the Tuaregs. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Abbeville Press, [1981], First American edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked. . folio [39 x 31 cm]; 148 pp, 68 fine colored plates including some double-page, one of them of Bermuda, other color illus, bibliog. . A beautifully illustrated and produced work describing the most important maps ever created, from the 13th century to 1850. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Ernest Benn Limited, [1929], First edition. . original brown cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj (spine darkened, edges bit worn, but not price clipped), lightly foxed at edges of text block, very good solid and tight copy. . large 8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; 370 pp, frontis, 12 plates, foldout map with tissue overlay that shows areas explored by Livingstone in red, other maps showing Livingstone's routes, tables, index. . The author uses new information that came to light to write this authorative work. Its the first complete account of the direct results, economic, social, educational, which have followed from Livingstone's work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Special Winter Number of the Studio 1926-27, 1926, First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and vignette in gilt border on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, slightly rubbed at edge, owner's signature on endpaper, fine copy. . 4to [29.5 x 21 cm]; viii, 166 pp, color frontis from painting by Beatrice Parsons with tissue guard, 7 other color plates from photos, numerous bw plates and illus, plans. . An impressive work on landscaping with illustrations of gardens of Britain, Ireland, American, Sweden, France, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Japan, with lists of the architects and owners, and a good introduction. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, William Wood & Company, 1883, sixth edition. . original red cloth, decorated in black, gilt spine title lettering, a short tear at joint is repaired, else a fine, clean, unmarked set. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, xi, 388; iv, 354 pp, color lithographed (chromolithograph) frontis, 25 plates plus 502 illus including many of microscopes and related equipment, index. . The work was a standard reference and underwent many printings over the years. Very well-illustrated, this edition having been expanded with additional topics including the use of the microscope in geology and with additional illustrations, earlier editions having only ten plates and much fewer illustrations. Of particular interest are the many illustrations of microscopes and related equipment, accessories. This chapter has a appendix on Numerical Aperture and Angular Aperature. An excellent copy, this is considered the best illustrated edition. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, John Churchill, 1856, First edition. . original brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine ends worn, small split at joint, endpaper inscription dated 1935, internally very good and clean in good cover. . thick 12mo [18 x 12 cm]; xx, 778, [ii, publisher's ads] pp, 345 illustrations, index. . The work was a standard reference and underwent many later printings over the years. Of particular interest are the many illustrations of microscopes and related equipment, accessories. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Charles Griffen & Company, 1915, First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light cover wear, interior is clean and near fine. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xvi, 181 pp, 139 illustrations including engraved frontis plate of H. M. S. Challenger at St. Paul's Rocks, folding map, many photos, glossary, index. . A well illustrated guide to ocean life, mammals including polar bears, seals, whales, etc, birds, fish, plants, corals, surface life, phosphorescence, old sea monsters, weather, waves, with a chapter on old sea customs and chanteys. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, E. P. Dutton, [1920], First Edition. . original cloth with gilt lettering and vignette on spine, uncut as issued, light corner wear, light crease on endpaper, else near fine and clean. . 8vo [23 x 15.5]; xxiv, 333 pp, 87 illustrations including full-page, 2 color plates of butterflies, each with tissue guard and letterpress, tables, folding charts, large folding map. . Although concentrating on entomology, making important observations on butterflies and flies, the author also describes local botany, birds and mammals, as well as ecologies. An important work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, T. Fisher Unwin, [1920], First Edition. . original cloth with gilt lettering and vignette on spine, uncut as issued, neate old repair at top of spine, a very good clean copy, interior is fine. . 8vo [23 x 15.5]; xxiv, 333 pp, illustrations including full-page, 2 color plates of butterflies, each with tissue guard and letterpess, tables, folding charts, large folding map, index. . Although concentrating on entomology, making important observations on butterflies and flies, the author also describes local botany, birds and mammals, as well as ecologies. An important work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.