Search Results: Titles starting with C from George S. MacManus Company

COOK, C.A. C.A. Cook & Co.'s United States Newspaper Directory; Containing Names of all the Newspapers and Other Periodicals Published in America. Advts. Original cloth. Chicago: C.A. Cook & Co., 1876. First edition. A little foxing and soiling, overall very good. Lists newspapers with brief descriptions and circulation details by state. Illus. of Cook's Advertising Agency.

(DAY-LEWIS, C.). HANDLEY-TAYLOR, G. and D'ARCH SMITH, T. C. Day-Lewis...A Bibliography. With a Letter of Introduction by W.H. Auden. Orig. cloth, dust jacket. Chicago: St. James Press, 1968. First edition. Limited to 100 copies. A fine copy.

1856. C.J. FELL & BROTHER, 64Sth Front St. Philadelphia. Manufacture and have for sale: . Phila. Printed in Colors by Herline & Co. [1856]. Chromolithograph, 18-3/4 x 16 inches. Chipping to margins, loss to one word in upper right corner, else very good. Not in Wainwright. Philadelphia on Stone 74. Advertisement containing a view of the Fell & Brother's factory near Wilmington, Delaware, and vignettes of eight varieties of spice plants including, cinnamon, pepper, cloves, mustard, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cocoa. Other pictorial elements depict a female figure, holding a plant, flanked by American flags and a shield bordering the factory view, as well as scroll and floral embellishments. The types of spices and other products manufactured by the company are listed along the right and left borders. Plant vignettes identified and described in "Guide" on verso. Jonathan Fell purchased the spice-grinding factory near Wilmington in 1828. Published in Colton's Atlas of America (New York, 1856).

1985. SUMMERSELL, Charles Grayson. C.S.S. Alabama: Builder, Captain, and Plans. University, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1985. 1st ed. Oblong 4to. xi, [1], 135, [2] pp., illus. Orig. cloth in d/j. A near fine copy in a very good, slightly shelfworn d/j.

1976. SOLOMON, Robert S., comp. The C.S.S. David: The Story of the First Successful Torpedo Boat. [Charleston, SC: Comprint, 1976]. 1st ed. xiii,56pp. Illus. Orig. pictorial wrappers. Fine.

1965. OWSLEY, Frank Lawrence, Jr. The C.S.S. Florida: Her Building and Operations. Phila.: University of Pennsylvania Press, [1965]. 1st ed. 208 pp. Illus., portraits. Orig. cloth, d/j. Fine. "A short, but comprehensive and very thoughtful account; the best by far on any Confederate cruiser." Nevins I, p. 230.

1987. OWSLEY, Frank Lawrence, Jr. The C.S.S. Florida: Her Building and Operation. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1987. 8vo. 209, [1] pp., plates. Orig. cloth in d/j. A near fine copy. Originally issued in 1965, this is a new edition of what Nevins calls, "[a] short, but comprehensive and very thoughtful account; the best by far on any Confederate Cruiser" Nevins I, p. 230.

1980. (GEORGIA). C.S.S. Georgia. [Savannah: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, c. 1980]. 1st ed. [8]pp. Illus. Orig. wrappers Fine. Archaeological description.

HORAN, James D., ed. C.S.S. Shenandoah The Memoirs of Lieutenant Commanding James I. Waddell. New York: Crown Publishers, 1960. 1st ed. (3), 200pp. Illus. A very good copy d/j.

1960. WADDELL, James I. C.S.S. Shenandoah: The Memoirs of Lieutenant Commanding James I. Eaddell. Edited by James D. Horan. New York: Crown Publishing, [1960]. 1st ed. 200pp. Frontis., illus., portraits, map endpapers. Orig. clothbacked boards, priceclipped d/j. Spine panel of d/j sunned, d/j lightly foxed, else very good. "Interesting and authoritative, but lacking in candor" Nevins I, p. 257.

BATESON, F.W., editor. CAMBRIDGE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. 4 vols. Orig. cloth, d/js. New York: Macmillan, 1941. A fine set.

THE CHRISTIAN LIBRARY. Boston: Lincoln and Edmands, [1828-1831]. 18mo. Uniformly bound in the original elaborate engraved paper-covered board. Seven titles in eight volumes. Boards lightly rubbed, foxing, old water staining, else a very good set. Consisting of: 1. BAXTER, Richard. The Saints' Everlasting Rest. Abridged by Benjamin Fawcett. 320pp. Engraved frontis., additional engraved titlepage. 2. BAXTER, Richard. Baxter's Call. A Call to the Unconverted. To Which Are Added, Several Valuable Essays. With an Introductory Essay, by Thomas Chalmers. 240pp. Engraved frontis., additional engraved titlepage. 3. BROWN, James Baldwin. Memoirs of Howard, Compiled from His Diary, His Confidential Letters, and Other Authentic Documents. Abridged by a Gentleman of Boston, from the London Quarto Edition. 352pp. Engraved frontis. portrait, additional engraved titlepage. 4. COX, Francis Augustus. Female Scripture Biography: Including an Essay on What Christianity Has Done for Women. 2 Vols. 383;384pp. Engraved… Read More

CIVIL WAR HISTORY. Vol. 1, No. 1-Vol. 25, No. 2 (March 1955-June 1979), including 2 copies of The Cumulative Index for Vols. 1-5. Lacks Vol. 16, No. 4; Vol. 17, Nos. 1 & 2; Vol. 25, No. 1 Near fine in original pictorial wrappers. "An outstanding, learned journal indispensable to any serious student of the Civil War" Nevins II, p.8. Wright C-541.

CONFEDERATE VETERAN. Published Monthly in the Interest of Confederate Veterans [later Associations] and Kindred Topics. Vol. 1, No. 1-Vol. 40, No. 12 (January 1893-December 1932. Later cloth. A complete run, mostly with original wrappers bound in. Most volumes have volume index bound in the front. Near fine. Dornbusch III, 341. Wright C-148. "The largest collection of personal experiences, anecdotes, battle footnotes, tall tales, and biographical sketches for the Confederate side; yet amid the minutiae is a wealth of useful information" Nevins I, p.72. "This voluminous collection spans the years during which memorializing the Confederacy transformed into celebrating the Confederacy. Each issue contains a blend of feature articles, notes, letters, editorials, poems, biographies, and advertisements, as well as departments such as book reviews and `The Last Roll,' paying homage to the recently departed" Eicher, 683.

CONFEDERATE PHILATELIST. Non-Sectional, Non-Political. Nos. 43-69, 71-73,75-138, 216, 220-223, 225-228, 230-232. (Jan.1960-Dec. 1970, Nov. 1983-Aug. 1986). Orig. wrappers. A very good or better set. Wright S-883. 107 issues in all of this journal devoted to Confederate stamps.

1856. CORNELIUS & BAKER, 181 Cherry Street Philadelphia / Manufacturers of Lamps Gas Fixtures &c. [Phila.: Printed by Wagner & McGuigan, 1856]. Color lithograph print, 15-1/4 x 23 inches. Minor chipping to upper left corner, else a very good copy. Wainwright 88. Color print showing Cornelius & Baker's factory with several wagons in the street. Published in Colton's Atlas of America.

WILDER, Thornton. The Cabala. Orig. cloth-backed boards. N.Y.: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First edition of the author's first book. A fine copy.

(VIRGINIA). (CABELL COUNTY). WALLACE, George Selden. Cabell County Annals and Families. Richmond, 1935. 1st ed. 589pp. Illus. Orig. cloth. Very good.

(CABELL, JAMES BRANCH). McNEILL, Warren A. Cabellian Harmonics. With an Introductory Note by James Branch Cabell. 8vo. Orig. cloth. N.Y.: Random House, 1928. Limited edition. A fine copy.

(CABELL). BROWN, Alexander. The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy. Richmond, VA: Garrett and Massie, 1939. 1st ed. xiv, 708 pp. Frontis., illus., portraits. Orig. cloth, T.e.g. Spine lightly sunned, else a very good copy. Original edition.