Search Results: Titles starting with C from Black Paw Books

Cambridge University Press, 2006. Hardcover. Good/Good. Providing an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the classical and the contemporary, this volume is an indispensable guide to the vibrant and expanding field of sociology. Featuring over 600 entries, from concise definitions to discursive essays, written by leading international academics, the Dictionary offers a truly global perspective, examining both American and European traditions and approaches. Entries cover schools, theories, theorists and debates, with substantial articles on all key topics in the field. While recognising the richness of historical sociological traditions, the Dictionary also looks forward to new and evolving influences such as cultural change, genetics, globalization, information technologies, new wars and terrorism. Most entries incorporate references for further reading and a cross-referencing system enables easy access to related areas. This Dictionary is an invaluable reference work for students and… Read More

Ann Barry, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. From the private collection of Boston historian Frederick A. Hagar. Bottom corner of book block is gently bumped. Bookplate inside front wrap. Pages remain clean and unmarked; spine, uncreased.

Camp Hale Alumni Association, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. Quarto, 99 pp. Black & white photographs throughout. In wraps (softcover). Clean, unmarked copy.

Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Children's book tells the story of young girl who sells flowers to guests at a Cape Ann summer hotel. Frontispiece and two photographic plates show scenes of Cape Ann (Eastern Point Lighthouse; surf with Thatcher's Island in the distance; Willows on Eastern Point). Octavo (7.5" h. x 5" w.), 192 pp. Cloth binding is a little mottled. 1897 gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages remain clean and unmarked. Scarce.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Our copy is signed on the title page by Roberts. Small 8vo., 310 pp. Blue cloth. Cloth is a little soiled and shows some rubbing and wear to spine ends and corners. Pages remain clean and unmarked. No ownership ink.

Palacio do Correio Velho, 2004. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto, 176 pp. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated exhibition catalogue featuring the work of Porttuguese painter Manuel Cargaleiro. Scarce.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Michigan Committee of Americans for Poland, 1945. Softcover. Very Good. Period work explores Poland's situation at the end of the Second World War, particularly its relationship with the Soviet Union. Octavo, 92 pages. In stapled wraps. From private collection. Light wear to spine ends.

CADS, 1994. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo, 58 pp. Stapled wraps. Clean, unmarked copy. Uncommon guide to Blake pen names with introduction that looks at the history of Sexton Blake in general.

Phaidon Press, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Handsome two-volume set in publisher's slipcase. Quarto-sized volumes bound in blue cloth. From private collection of Boston-area historian. No bookplates or ownership ink. Dust jackets are a little yellowed with age. Pages are unmarked; plates remain clean and bright.

New York: Thos. E. Kirby & Co., Auctioneers, 1882. Softcover. Good. 19th century auction catalog. 17 x 13.5 cm. 48 pages. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Small sticker with number on upper wrap. Wraps are soiled with some brief notes in pencil. Paper is stained around staples. Minor ding to fore-edge of text block.

H.M. Stationery Office/Oxford University Press, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume II, Parts I & II. 10" tall. In green cloth. From private collection. Bindings show some faint spotting and discoloration. Previous owners' names printed inside books. Faint foxing to pages, mostly limited to prelims.

London: Robert Hale, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. No dust jacket. Prev. owner's name printed on ffep. Pages remain clean and unmarked; binding, tight.

National School of Drama, 2001. Softcover. Very Good. English language book on the construction of theater buildings as described by Indian theatrologist and musicologist Bharata Muni. Octavo, 103 pages. In wraps (softcover). From private collection.

Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Colliery Engineer Co, 1900. Softcover. Very Good. Offprint. 6 3/4" tall. 30 pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Wraps show a little foxing.

Newport, Rhode Island: Arman's, 1990. Softcover. Very Good. 86 lots with black & white illustrations. Quarto, unpaginated. Stapled wraps. Includes prices realized sheet. Numbers (prices) written beside several of the lots.

London: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1897. New Edition. Hardcover. Good+. This classic of Anglican-Catholic theology addresses the difficulties that Anglicans face in accepting certain Catholic teachings, such as the authority of the Pope, the doctrine of transubstantiation, and the veneration of saints and relics. Newman argues that these difficulties can be overcome by a deeper understanding of the history and teachings of the Catholic Church, and by recognizing the authority of the Church as a whole. Complete two volume set. 12mo (7 1/4" tall). 400, 378 pp. Brown cloth. From private collection. Cloth show some soiling wear, including 1" split along crown of first volume's upper joint and nick to second volume along edge of board. Binding are a bit limp and pages show a little foxing, mostly limited to prelims.

The Chandra X-Ray Center, n.d.. Very Good. Folded color poster measures 3 feet by 2 feet. Shows Chandra image of Cassiopeia A.; Chandra in Columbia's loading bay; and images of Columbia in flight. From private collection. Poster shows minor rubbing along folds, else Fine.

New York: Hirschl and Adler Galleries, Inc, 1971. Softcover. Very Good. Catalogue of 43 works by Dufresne, with color and black & white photos. Octavo, [16] pages. Stapled wraps. From private collection.

Charleston, South Carolina: A.S. Willington and Co, 1870. Good. 26" tall x 18" wide. 4 pp. Seven columns of fine type. Edges of pages are a little worn; pages, a little agetoned. Penciled notes above nameplate. Issue includes articles on the Franco-Prussian War, city affairs, arrivals and departures from the port, the New York Cotton Market, and more.

Hollywood: Hollycrafters, Inc, 1939. Softcover. Very Good. Quarto, 29 pages. In blue paper wraps. From private collection. Wraps show some creasing and wear where they extend over edges of text block.