Search Results: Titles starting with C from Crooked House Books & Paper

"In the first issue of the short-lived but gorgeously produced 1830s magazine...the editors wrote that 'a more intimate knowledge' of natural history "will greatly increase the comfort and enjoyment of the whole human race." This belief is perhaps not so different from the contemporary emphasis on environmental education and experiences in the outdoors." (Christopher Cokinos, Hope Is the Thing With Feathers.)>
An important combination of American printing and art, this is one of the first color-plate books to be produced in America, and helped establish lithography as "the" process of illustration. Issued separately, the first volume was the result of the brothers John and Thomas Doughty. Partway through the second volume, however, Thomas moved to Boston to pursue a career as a painter. He would become the first artist to paint in the Hudson River School style and was a major influence in nineteenth century American Art. John Doughty continued with the end of the second volume and half of the third… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Lewis, Allen. Green cloth with paper label on front board, 8vo, 213 pages, wood engravings by Allen Lewis; two small inked inscription on front endpapers; dust jacket rubbed and edge worn with chipping at extremities, short ragged tear to top front edge, spine sunned, now in protective mylar cover. Historical story of Marguerite Ledoux, a "bound out girl," of Colonial days. Newberry Honor book of 1932.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Lewis, Allen. Grey cloth with paper paste down title plate, 8vo, 213 pages, wood engravings by Allen Lewis; small ink inscription on front free end paper; dust jacket edge worn, interior reinforced with scotch tape, now protected in mylar. A beautifully illustrated book by the author of "Hitty: Her First Hundred Years".

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. Palmer, Harold Sutton. Full green cloth with striking orange, blue and gilt design to front cover and spine, 9-1/2" x 7-1/2", 178 pp., tipped-in plates by Harold Sutton Palmer, folding plate to rear. Slight wear at head and tail of spine, faint vertical discoloration to gilt title box on spine panel, faint scratch near center front board; internally has a contemporary bookplate, a later owner's inscription; front hinge slightly wobbly, foxing to foredge, and final few pages. Henry Hunt Clark was an art and design instructor who taught Amy Sacker who became an important binding designer. Although he was not a professional binding designer, Hunt's cover featuring Mt. Shasta and orange trees is a stunning example of an Arts and Crafts design, and has long been beloved by collectors of decorative bindings.

Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Wilson, Helen Hughes. 8vo, 183 pages, black and white illustrations by Helen Hughes Wilson, pictorial endpapers; top corners bumped, internally clean and sound; lightly rubbed and edge worn dust jacket with a bit of chipping at extremities, short closed tear to bottom front edge near spine. The story of Jonathan Wright who emigrated with his parents from Ohio to California. He is given a black camel to raise, which turns out to be a bigger adventure than he expected.

New York, New York, U.S.A: Harper & Brothers, 1881. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6. Green cloth with red stamped decorations and gilt titles. Boards are heavily rubbed and edge worn with scuffing and fraying at extremities. Red decoration has darkened and faded, along with some of the gilt. Previous owner's name and address written in pencil in front and rear end papers. Pages are toned from age with scattered foxing and spotting throughout. Binding is sound. 300 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white by the author. Comprehensive hints on camp shelter, log huts, bark shanties, woodland beds and bedding, boat and canoe building, and valuable suggestions on trappers' food, etc. With extended chapters on the trapper's art, containing all the "tricks" and valuable bait recipes of the profession; Full directions for the use of the steel trap, and for the construction of the traps of all kinds; detailed instructions for the capture of all fur-bearing animals;… Read More

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Burgundy cloth boards under burgundy & white jacket. Fine in near fine jacket with a little fading to spine. Eustis won the Edgar Award for her debut novel; this collection of stories is more wide-ranging.

The Miracle Factory, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. Fine copy in like jacket, no flaws to note. Additional postage for international or priority mail shipping.

Targ Editions, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Signed by Author(s). Signed limited edition. Ivory cloth spine over black paper-covered boards. What I assume to be the original glassine ust jacket is folded and laid in at rear. A lovely copy.

Weiser Books, 1919. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9. As new and unread.

Tokyo, Japan: Iwanami, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Portfolio containing 50 loose-leaf plates, some black & white and some color tipped-in plates, along with title leaf and two leaves of List of Plates; 12-1/2" x 9". All plates appear to be in fine condition, the box has some tears to sides, ribbon ties intact but with some fraying. A magnificent presentation of some ceramic masterpieces. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping.

Black Sparrow Press, 1975. Soft cover. Fine. Yellow wraps with black & red lettering over brown illustration on front cover. The trade edition, although the previous owner has laid in a xerox of the cat photo from the limited edition (not a good xerox). Very minor fading toward edges of wraps.

J.B. Lippincott Company, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Beaton, Cecil. First edition stated. Bright yellow cloth boards with black lettering under pictorial dust jacket. Minor discoloration to boards where not covered by DJ; jacket is chipped at head & tail of spine panel, water ring to verso of front panel (barely visible on front side, but it is if you look for it.)

The Macmillan Company, 1902. Hardcover. Near Fine. Binding by C-box-X with their monogram to front cover, reprint, 38th thousand. Hardcover, full green cloth with white, black, and gilt illustration to front cover, gilt illustra-tion and lettering to spine, top edge gilt, 7-3/4" tall, 421 pages + publisher's ads. Spine slightly darkened, thumb-print to front endpaper. Despite the story being billed as one of "Modern Rome," Crawford was one of the earliest of modern novelists to include fantasy elements in his stories; in this case, our heroine in modern Rome was a Vestal Virgin in ancient Rome. The binding designer clearly felt a neoclassical ap-proach would be appropriate for the story and has depict-ed the altar of the sacred fire at Vesta.

New York, New York, U.S.A: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Signed by Author(s). First edition. Signed by the author. Black paper boards over black cloth spine. Light edge wear. Dust jacket rubbed with some faint creases near edges. Now in protective mylar cover. Signed by Parker and inscribed to previous owner on the title page. 182 numbered pages. Robert B Parker (1932 - 2010) was renowned for his Spenser novels, featuring the wise-cracking, street-smart Boston private-eye, which earned him a devoted following and reams of critical acclaim. He also launched two other bestselling series featuring, respectively, Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stone and Boston private detective Sunny Randall.

October House, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition stated. Brown paper-covered boards, 9" x 5.75", 83 pp. Original price of $4.50 on DJ flap; minor fading to spine panel of jacket. First poetry collection by Urdang.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Grey paper-covered boards lettered in black, yellow typographic band, glassine wrapper (probably original), 10-1/8" x 7-1/2", 53 pp. One of 5500 copies made. The band wrapper lists 5 selling points of the book. Book itself has no notable flaws; band is split at front hinge, glassine worn at edges and torn at bottom of front joint.

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1965. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Miniature hardcover; one of 250 numbered copies, this being 188; 2.75 x 2 inches; [1], v-vii, 9-24, [1] pages; frontis illustration of Lamb at his desk. Red leather boards with gilt titles to spine, boards show faint wear with tiny nicks at edges and corners, silver Lilliput booksellers label in rear with old price in Japanese Yen. Collects letters from Charles Lamb to various literary figures relating to his love of books. Printed and with introduction by Wallace Nethery.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. Cover image by Hugh Thomson. Hardcover, full green cloth with black spine and cover images and gilt lettering, Macmillan emblem stamped in black on rear cover, black clay-coated endpapers, 7-3/8" tall, 265 pp. + publisher's ads, illustrated with 12 plates by Hugh Thomson (the frontispiece is incorrectly listed in the List of Illustrations as appearing at p. 201.) Tips and spine ends slightly turned in and rubbed, a few blisters to the cloth, one of which appears on the chest of the rightmost figure and which has caused moderate rubbing at that point, owner's inscription to reverse of free front endpaper. The first book illustrated by Hugh Thomson. His style this early in his career is much closer to Randolph Caldecott and magazine work than to his own later "Cranford School" style. This book marks a key first appearance not only in publishers' bindings but also in book illustration. Rarely found in such beautiful condition.

New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9. Signed by Author(s). First edition stated with full number line; signed by Marin in front free end paper, dated 08 and inscribed "Keep reading." When the kids on the school bus decide to enter the Battle of the Bands, no one is more excited than Cheech. On the big day, they all pile into the bus and get ready to groove! But when they arrive, they find they're the only mariachi band in the whole contest.