Search Results: Titles starting with C from The Rare Book Shelf

London, United Kingdom: Arlington Books, 1968. Hardcover binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Decorated dust jacket. Book contains 126 pages with black and white photoplates and line drawings in the text. Contains a signed letter from the author John Mills on headed Note paper from his address in North Devon. Condition Book firmly bound with no previous owner marks, clean inside and out. Dust Jacket slight rub to top edge with minor signs of overall handling , no chips or tears, not priceclipped. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. An excellent volume on the care, pride and preservation required to keep your antiques in tip-top condition. Scarce to find this edition with the signed letter from the author.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Very Good/Good +. FIRST EDITION.

London: Longmans Green and Co, 1957. Book is bound in original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 270pp with no inscriptions. 4th impression. Contains some very interesting black and white photographs and drawings. Fold out map at the rear of book. Pages are clean and bright. Eyecatching Dustjacket is not price clipped.An enjoyable read about this historic battle.. Cloth. Very Good/Good.

31 West Twenty Third Street, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co - PRINTED BY E. NISTER at NUREMBERG, 1889. Bound in the publishers colour illustrated paper covered boards with dark green cloth to the spine. A well thumbed copy of a much loved Ernest Nister childrens book. Overall wear and signs of handling to binding. Wonderful full colour illustrations by the talented hand of John Lawson throughout plus many charming vignettes to support the text. All pages are present and correct and the binding is still holding. Lightly marked interior commensurate with the books grand old age of over one hundred years ! Nontheless a decent copy of a scarce and elusive title.. First Edition. Good. Illus. by JOHN LAWSON. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.

London: Faber and Faber, 1960. Bound in the publishers red cloth hardboards with gilt title lettering to spine. This is the first impression of the first edition of this collection of poems. Flambouyantly signed to the title page by Lawrence Durrell in thick blue pen. Book sits solid and square with all corners sharp. All pages are present and correct. A very fresh copy inisde and out in near fine condition. Housed in the very good dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. A little bit of light wear and signs of handling commensurate with age otherwise the dustwrapper remains in very good condition. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve condition. Signed copies by Lawrence Durrell of this particular collection of poetry are extremely scarce.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. FIRST EDITION.

New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1982. A fine unread copy in an equally fine dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Book sits solid and square with all corners sharp. This is the first impression of the first edition housed in the eyecatching pink and yellow dustwrapper. Another wonderfully readable McMurtry novel. Photographs of the book and the dustwrapper are available on request. A well preserved first edition copy.. First Edition. Fine/Fine. FIRST EDITION.

London, United Kingdom: Michael Joseph, 1941. Bound in the publishers light yellow coloured cloth with contrasting blue title lettering to spine. This is the first edition which is duly stated as such on the verso of the title page. All pages are present and correct with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. Light overall wear and signs of handling to the cloth binding but a nice enough copy nontheless. Housed in the powerful, nautically illustrated dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Dustwrapper has loss to front and back and head and tail of spine but remains a decent example of the rare surviving dustwrapper. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. A more than acceptable and presentable copy of a scarce early Forester title. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. FIRST EDITION.

New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1923. Bound in the publishers slate - blue fine ribbed cloth with gilt title lettering to front board and spine. This is a collection of three absorbing novelettes which are The Captain's Doll, The Fox and The Ladybird. The 323 pages remain in clean, presentable condition and are tightly bound. Previous owners name on the front free endpaper is small and discreet. No further inscriptions throughout the book. All pages are present and correct with no loose leaves. Very light wear to the edges of binding otherwise very good. Minimal signs of handling overall. Book sits solid and square. Photographs of the book are available on request. A very presentable copy of this excellent collection of three novelettes from one of English literatures greatest writers.. First Edition. Very Good.

USA: WARNER BROS, 1956. SCARCE !...........and quite unique........... Carroll Baker Signed Move Still...... WARNER BROS.......1956 ....... Karl Malden...... Elia Kazan..........in very good condition and very well preserved. This is a great movie still from the movie - BABY DOLL. It seems to be quite a rare still, as I haven't seen one like it before. It has been signed by Carroll Baker to the lower left of the shot. The signature has faded slightly, but still remains very legible. The movie still is in very good condition for its age with only the slightest signs of handling, tiny crease to top left hand corner of a few millimetres, but this is very small. It has been carefully affixed to a nice piece of white card by one small piece of tape to back in the centre. I bought this several years ago from a very well known rare book dealer in Manhattan where they display many of their autographs affixed in this way on card for display purposes and to preserve the autographs from any rough handling… Read More

U.S.A.: Tower, 1948. Reprint edition published by The World Publishing Co., Cleveland as a Tower Books edition. *** But a first first printing of this edition as denoted on the verso, January 1948 *** A very Good condition book in an about good dustwrapper. No inscription inscriptions with all pages present and correct and well bound. Binding in sound condition and book sits square with a little shelfwear and bumping to corners and edges but this is quite minimal. Dustwrapper has surface creasing, light wear and rubbing to folds and edges and has a small hole circa middle of spine. Some fairly shallow edge loss to bottom edge of rear panel as can be seen in attached pictures. IMPORTANTLY THERE IS NO RESTORATION TO DUSTWRAPPER. Page edges are browned as is usual for a book this age. 280 pages. OVERALL A VERY DECENT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ERLE STANLEY GARDNER TITLE ! . First Edition Thus. Very Good/Good. FIRST EDITION THUS.

London: Methuen, 1933. Informative book containing a wealth of information about cats. Includes 23 black and white photographs and 2 diagrams. The 177 pages remain in clean, presentable condition and are squarely bound in cloth tan boards with black title lettering to front and spine. An attractive book throughout.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Eyre And Spottiswoode, 1932. Bound in the publishers oatmeal coloured cloth with black lettering on orange label to spine and front board. This is the first impression of the first edition of this interesting and unusual Cecil Aldin illustrated book. The 192 pages remain in very presentable condition with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. All hinges are strong and book sits solid and square. Eight excellent colour plates, seven half-tone plates and ninety five black and white drawings support the text throughout. A collection of twenty seven short pieces of writing by various authors including P.G. Wodehouse, Humbert Wolfe, Jack Hobbs and of course, Cecil Aldin himself. Binding a little dusty overall, with one small mark to the spine, otherwise a very good copy indeed. Photographs of the book are available on request. Becoming rather scarce in this condition.. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Cecil Aldin.

London: Century, 2001. A first novel from Susannah Bates and an excellent debut. Nicely bound in publishers black cloth with contrasting gilt title lettering to spine.The 519 pages remain fresh and presentable throughout with no inscriptions.Housed in the eyecatching pictorial dustjacket with very slight creasing to edges otherwise near fine. Still retains publishers original price of17.99 on front inside flap. Placed in a plastic archival sleeve to preserve present condition.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Cornwall UK: GISS 'ON BOOKS, 2002. This book has the added attraction of having a loosely laid in folded note which has been signed and inscribed by Simon Parker to the famous Poldark novelist Winston Graham. The note looks to be of the same paper used for the books pages so it has probably been signed by Simon Parker at the publishers. Both writers have strong connections with Cornwall. Book is in excellent condition and is possibly unread. Scarce having been signed. A lovely copy.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Fine/Fine. FIRST EDITION.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983. The True First American Edition.120pp which are fresh and clean and tightly bound to the spine. Chocolate brown cloth boards with silver title lettering to spine. No inscriptions. The Pictoral dustjacket is fresh and vibrant and is not price clipped.Transalated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa.The original misprint of ONE HUNDRED DAYS instead of ONE HUNDRED YEARS on the inside front of the dust jacket confirms it as the true FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. One of the most important writers of the last century Gabriel Garcia Marquez was awarded The Nobel Prize for literature in 1982. A lovely copy of an absorbing book.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.

New York: Privately Printed for the Society of Pantagruelists, Carbonnek, 1923. Bound in the publishers blue paper covered boards with white parchment to spine lettered in gilt. 332 pp. One of 1050 signed and numbered copies printed strictly for subscribers. This being number 372. All pages are present and correct. Two black and white illustrations of naked women in a tussle with the devil. Contains an eleven page introduction by Arthur Machen especially penned for this edition. Lightly rubbed to the corners of boards otherwise a Very Good copy.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. LIMITED SIGNED FIRST EDITION.

London: Macmillan, 1987. Book condition is fine,finished in publishers original grey cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine. The 188 pages remain fresh and presentable throughout with no marks or inscriptions,like new. Housed in the distinctive,pictorial dustjacket,with only slight creasing to the edges. Short-listed for the Booker Prize in1987. Overall an attractive copy of this excellent novel.. First Edition.

London, United Kingdom: Guy Chapman, 1924. A Very Good copy indeed. Buckram cloth binding is in very well preserved condition. A little marked to lower front board. All pages present and correct with no further inscriptions except the authors. Clean and fresh internally. Book sits solid and square with all corners sharp Minor signs of overall handling otherwise a handsome copy. A signed limited edition of only 275 copies of which 250 were offered for sale; this is copy number 196. Beautifully printed on high quality paper which is untrimmed to the edges as published. Translated from the French (Ferme La Nuit) by G.P.C., C.B.P., and H.M.. Signed by Author. Signed Limited Edition. Very Good +/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1969. A very good all round collectable first edition copy. Dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact and protected in removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. Particularly atmospheric dustwrapper artwork by Feodor Rimsky. Stated first edition on verso of title page. Photographs of the book and the dustwrapper are available on request.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good.

Wales: Seren, 1999. **** Signed Copy **** This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dustwrapper. Book sits solid and square and looks to have been read possibly once and is very clean and well preserved..... as is the dustwrapper. A Comprehensive Club History of Cardiff City,the only team to have taken the FA Cup out of England. This copy has been SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the Author on the ffep. DUSTWRAPPER IS PROTECTED IN A REMOVABLE ARCHIVAL BOOKSLEEVE TO PRESERVE ITS CONDITION. 8vo 288pp First Edition. A RARE SIGNED COPY IN VERY COLLECTABLE CONDITION.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Fine/Fine.

London: Vinton and Company, 1952. Bound in the publishers stone coloured cloth with distinctive red title lettering to spine. Attractive black and white frontispiece depicting a traditional hunting scene. A further 38 interesting photographs by K.H.Purkiss and many illustrations by the author. The 244 pages are in fresh, clean condition and are squarely bound. There are no inscriptions present. Book sits solid and square. An attractive copy throughout.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket.