Search Results: Titles starting with C from Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers

Philadelphia: Impensis W. Poyntell, 1804. Original full leather, red morocco title label. (9 5/8" x 5 5/8"). 234 pages, plus Index. Latin Text. "The works of Sallust, a Roman historian from the first century BC, and the earliest Roman historian with surviving works in his name. Includes his history of the Cataline war, the war against the Numidian King Jugurtha, and fragments of his Histories." Bold signatures and inscriptions of three former owners detailing the ownership povenance of the book. Showing general overall wear, page toning and rubbing, binding remains strong. A nice example of an early american imprint of a classic of Roman history. Size: Tall Octavo. Leather.

London: Spring Books, 1972. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 320 pp., w/ bibliography and index; 32 pages of color illustrations and 230 b&w illustrations. This book is made up of 50 studies of great designers and makers of furniture from the 16th century to the 20th century. a clean, tight copy Size: Quarto. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Sydney: LifeDrum Press, 1993. Cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket, (11 x 9.25 inches). First edition. 30 unnumbered pages; colour illustrations. SIGNED by authors on title page. Poetry by Andrew Barnum; illustrations by Lissa Barnum. The first book published by LifeDrum Press. A clean, tight copy in as new condition.. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Lissa Barnum. Quarto.

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1940. 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, red gilt title labels, gilt decorations, top edge gilt. 554 pages, w/ Index; illustrated with b&w photographs and maps. Showing some general exterior wear and rubbing, previous owner's bookplate, else internally clean and tight Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Leather. Near Very Good.

New York: Macmillan, 1987. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 294 w/ appendix, notes and index. The author clarifys the fundamental ideas and historical background of the religion and politics debate. A clean, tight copy Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Paris: Librairie de la construction Moderne, 1930. Quarter cloth portfolio with loose plates (as issued). 13" x 10". 8 pages of text (title page, copyright page, 4 pp. of Notes and Table of Plates), plus 60 b&w plates of photographs and floor plans. Book has been collated complete with all plates present. Previous owners' name on title page, else internally clean, some light general exterior wear to portfolio. Volume II : Paris, Librairie de la Construction Moderne, vers 1925-1930, 250x330mm, 8 pages de titre et tables avec les notes by Antony Goissaud et 60 planches imprimées en phototypie par Faucheux, en feuilles sous chemise de éditeur, vignette de couverture en couleurs de F. Jobbé-Duval. uvres de Louis H. Boileau, Henri Chailleux, André Chevallier et Armand Picard, Charles et Marcel Dalmas, Claude Delolme, Octave Evard, Pierre Koemptgen, Jacques et H. Lachaud, Charles Letrosne, Paul Marozeau, René Ollivon, René Barré, Georges… Read More

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1995. Printed wraps (soft-cover), unpaginated; illustrated. This being a keepsake prepared for members of teh Book Club of California. The book was edited by Donald R. Fleming, designed by Susan Acker of teh Feathered Serpent Press, and printed with James Wehlage at The Press in Tuscany Alley. The floral portraits were printed from John DePol's original wood engravings. SIGNED by John DePol on the colophon page Size: Quarto. Signed. Wraps. Fine. Illus. by John DePol.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1995. Printed wraps (soft-cover), unpaginated; illustrated. This being a keepsake prepared for members of teh Book Club of California. The book was edited by Donald R. Fleming, designed by Susan Acker of teh Feathered Serpent Press, and printed with James Wehlage at The Press in Tuscany Alley. The floral portraits were printed from John DePol's original wood engravings. SIGNED by John DePol on the colophon page Size: Small Quarto. Wraps. Fine. Illus. by John DePol.

New York: Aperture / Museum of Modern Art, 1976. Special Museum Edition. Black cloth with photograph laid-on front board. 203 pp.; illustrated with 166 plates. This specially bound edition of "Callahan" is published on the occasion of a major exhibition of the photographs of Harry Callahan. A clean, tight copy. Freitag 1227 Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Original pictorial blue cloth, embossed gilt title on spine and front board, (9 x 6.25 inches). First Edition. 383 pages with Index; illustrated with 4 maps (3 folding, 2 in color, the fold-out Canadian Pacific Railway map at rear is not called for in plate list) and 32 b&w plates (including tissue-protected frontis). Considered to be one of the most interesting accounts of Canadian mountain exploration and climbing. Provenance: armorial bookplate of William C. Ferguson on front pastedown. Some light general wear to exterior and typical scattered foxing. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Octavo.

Toronto: James Campbell & Son, 1872. Green cloth (hardcover), gilt titles and decorations. 391 pages, plus advertisements at rear; 3 full-page color plates (chromolithographs) w/ other b&w illustrations in text. An important and early Canadian horticulturist text. Copy showing typical foxing and general overall wear Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Good.

Trenton, New Jersey: Albert Brandt, 1902. Yellow cloth, gilt titles, (7.75 x 5.25 inches). First Edition. 198 pages, plus publisher's adverts; illustrated with drawings by Kemble. Inscribed and SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. The authors first book. Showing wear and rubbing to head, tail and corners, a bit shaken. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Edward W. Kemble. Octavo.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1936. Quarter grey cloth over boards (hardcover), gilt title to spine and front board, (10.25 x 6.75 inches). First Edition. xi, 21 pages, plus 25 plates drawn and engraved by the author. Designed and printed for Oxford University Press by William E. Rudge's Sons in Village and Trajan types designed by the author. This printing is the first use of Village Italics, and the only showing of the Roman other than in privately printed editions. Provenance: previous owner's stamp of Jon R. Kelly on front fly. Showing light light toning at top edge, else an exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Tall Octavo.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1936. Quarter grey cloth over boards (hardcover), gilt title to spine and front board, (10.25 x 6.75 inches). First Edition. xi, 21 pages, plus 25 plates drawn and engraved by the author. Designed and printed for Oxford University Press by William E. Rudge's Sons in Village and Trajan types designed by the author. This printing is the first use of Village Italics, and the only showing of the Roman other than in privately printed editions. Showing light light toning at top edge, else an exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Tall Octavo.

London: Thomas McLean, 1822. [Original hand-colored aquatint]. Theodore H.A. Fielding (British 1781-1851). "Carlisle Cathedral," Cumberland printed on wove paper with full margins and published by Thomas McLean, Hay Market 1822. Sheet size approx: 16.25 x 10.5 inches; plate size approx: 9 x 7 inches. Strong strike impression, some light paper toning and edge wear. Loose and unmatted. Very Good. Print.

[Original Etching]. Carol Collette (American 1945- ). Etching of three stags in winter landscrape. Pencil signed "C Collette" lower right, with Edition Number "28/100" lower left. Sheet size: 11 x 10 inches; plate size: 5.75 x 5.75 inches. Printed on BFK Rives, France watermarked mouldmade paper. Collette's art is in galleries and collections worldwide, most notably in Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Hawaii, and Japan. Excellent condition. Unframed, loose and unmounted. Signed. First Edition. Fine. Illus. by Carol Collette (American 1945- ). Print.

[Original Etching]. Carol Collette (American 1945- ). Etching of bird of prey with fish. Pencil signed "C Collette" lower right, with Edition Number "38/100" lower left. Sheet size: 10 x 11 inches; plate size: 5 x 7.5 inches. Printed on BFK Rives, France mouldmade paper. Collette's art is in galleries and collections worldwide, most notably in Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Hawaii, and Japan. Excellent condition. Unframed, loose and unmounted. Signed. First Edition. Fine. Illus. by Carol Collette (American 1945- ). Print.

Cleveland: Cobham & Hatherton Press, 1991. Cloth (hardcover) over paper covered boards, gilt titles, (10.25 x 8 inches). First Edition (stated), limited 1/1050 copies. 32 pages, boldly SIGNED by author on half-title page. Letter press printed on Baronial Ivory laid paper, handmade by Raymond Beargie, Book design by Roderick Boyd Porter. Binding by Cincinnati Binding Company, Endpaper illustration drawn by Michael Sukys. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition. Size: Quarto. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Quarto.

Cleveland: Cobham & Hatherton Press, 1991. Cloth (hardcover) over paper covered boards, gilt titles, (10.25 x 8 inches). First Edition (stated), limited 1/1050 copies. 32 pages, boldly SIGNED by author on half-title page. Letter press printed on Baronial Ivory laid paper, handmade by Raymond Beargie, Book design by Roderick Boyd Porter. Binding by Cincinnati Binding Company, Endpaper illustration drawn by Michael Sukys. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition. Size: Quarto. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Quarto.

Cleveland: Cobham & Hatherton Press, 1991. Cloth (hardcover) over paper covered boards, gilt titles, (10.25 x 8 inches). First Edition (stated), limited 1/1050 copies. 32 pages, boldly SIGNED by author on half-title page. Letter press printed on Baronial Ivory laid paper, handmade by Raymond Beargie, Book design by Roderick Boyd Porter. Binding by Cincinnati Binding Company, Endpaper illustration drawn by Michael Sukys. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition. Size: Quarto. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Quarto. Private Press.