Search Results: Titles starting with C from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

New York: Turtle Bay Books, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice copy of this set of personal essays from the Mamet--includes reflections on his childhood in Chicago among other pieces. First printing, Near fine in a like jacket. 1 page corner just barely turned down, faint stray ink mark to foredge, minimal wear to jacket--touch of wear to top edge.

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy . Paper. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Advance Reader's copy as new in yellow printed wraps. Humor from noted Sports Illustrated columnist Rushin.

Warner Books, 2005. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. An Advance Reader's Copy of a rich southern drama. Author's second novel. Near Fine copy (front corners slightly bent) in pictorial wraps.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Red boards, no jacket. 1940 reprint with browning pages, very minor cover wear, otherwise very good

Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Green spine picture cover. Significant wear to boards at spine (rubbed length of the book front and rear). Fairly light ink stain to spine, rubbing and small ink mark to rear boards.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Fuentes's entertaining novel of revolutionary South America. This is a stated first edition, very nearly fine (light soil to top and bottom edge of text block) in a fine jacket. A nice copy.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1923. Cloth. Very Good. Tweed cover, purple windmill EPs, no DJ. Lists to Big Bear Pond; has a black dot sticker on back EP; 2"x3" name plate sticker on front EP

London and New York: Nonesuch. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Sauvage, Sylvain. Beautiful copy of the Heritage/Nonesuch Candide, with delicate tinted illustrations from Sylvain Sauvage. Heritage Club Sandglass laid in. Book fine in blue and white fleur-de-lis cloth boards, plain cardboard slipcover shows signs of wear but is intact. No date, circa 1940.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A scarce first U.S. printing of this novel (first published under a pseudonym in Paris in the late 50s for Olympia Press, the well known erotica publisher). After its publication, someone reviewed it as a parody of Candide, at which Hoffenberg was taken by surprise. "Right away I went back to read Voltaire, to see if he was right. That's what happens to you. It's as if you vomit in the gutter and everybody starts saying it's the greatest new art form, so you go back to see it, and, by God, you have to agree." So it's got that going for it, which is nice. This is a true first printing of the U.S. edition, mostly purple cloth boards with an inch or two of black at the board edge. Gilt title on spine. Top edge stained red, with no statement of printing. Jacket is not price clipped ($5 with the code 0464 at the bottom of… Read More

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A scarce first U.S. printing of this novel (first published under a pseudonym in Paris in the late 50s for Olympia Press, the well known erotica publisher). After its publication, someone reviewed it as a parody of Candide, at which Hoffenberg was taken by surprise. "Right away I went back to read Voltaire, to see if he was right. That's what happens to you. It's as if you vomit in the gutter and everybody starts saying it's the greatest new art form, so you go back to see it, and, by God, you have to agree." So it's got that going for it, which is nice. This is a true first printing of the U.S. edition, mostly purple cloth boards with an inch or two of black at the board edge. Gilt title on spine. Top edge stained red, with no statement of printing. Jacket is not price clipped ($5 with the code 0464 at the bottom of… Read More

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing of tertaining book on the candy bars of yesteryear. Fine in near fine jacket (minor crease on front flap).

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A compelling and bright layman's tour of the sciences. First printing, fine in a NF jacket (couple of faint scrapes to rear jacket panel). Nice clean copy.

New York: Random House, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Pristine copy of this comic novel from the author of Fried Green Tomatoes. First printing, fine in a fine jacket, appears unread.

Delacorte Press, 1990. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Copyright date of September, 1990. Book and jacket are near-fine, with only minor bumping to top of spine and minor ding to the bottom edge of the front of the dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1969. Cloth. Fine. Johnson, Ray. An absolutely pristine copy of this later Tom Swift Jr. title. Likely a first printing from 1969, this title lists to itself on the rear cover. Very crisp, appears unread, two original price stickers ($1.29 and $1.50) on the front cover. Top edge of text box is a brilliant blue color. I don't see them this nice very often. Pictures on request.

New York, NY: Viking Penguin, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing of Gaddis's third novel. Near fine (slight foxing to edges) in a NF jacket (tiny crease bottom front). In protective mylar. Not price clipped, no remainder mark, a lovely copy

Seacacus, NJ: Castle, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. You'd think from the title that this a joke, but you'd be wrong. This is actual advice on entertaining your cat. Later printing, fine in a fine jacket.

New York: Catholic Book Publishing, 1955. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Ex-library, red cloth in good condition, with some fraying at corners, spine ends, bottom of front boards. Interior clean, with many color plates. no writing.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An excellent copy of this scarce boarding school mystery from this prolific author. First printing stated, Fine, pages remarkably white, top edge still a bright pink-ish red. Jacket is not price-clipped, has some small tears and minimal chipping to head of spine. Photos on request.

New York: Crown, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An unusual offering, this is an affectionate look at artisans of the Catskills by the novelest who would go on to write A Thousand Acres, Moo, and many others. The text, therefore, is somewhat superior to an otherwise undistinguished art or craft book. With many color and b&w photos--somewhat oversized, near fine in a near fine jacket. First printing.