Authors starting with C from Margolis & Moss

Chicago, 1893. Text in Spanish and English. Chromolithographed title-page, profusely illustrated from photographs, and with a plethora of regional advertisements, some on colored papers. 9 x 11 1/2 inches. Gilt pictorial blue/gray cloth; light wear. First edition. A historic overview of Mexico, with emphasis on the successes of the Diaz presidency. There is This copy warmly inscribed by the author. Dywad. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. #583. ... more information

Paris: Bossange Freres, 1823 - 1825. Five volumes. 529 + 590 + 500 + 587 + 457 pages. 5 x 8 1/2 inches. Leather backed marbled boards; spines faded from green, a few hinges starting to split. With the bookplate of Frederici Pichenot First edition of his collected works. Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis (1757 - 1808) was a physician, physiologist and materialist. Active during the French Revolution, he attended Mirabeau for over two years. He later denounced Napoleon policies and died in 1808 at Meulan. ... more information

New York: Abbeville Press, (1981). 147 pages. With 68 splendid maps in full color. Large folio (15 x 12 inches); green cloth with dust jacket; like new. First edition. A handsome copy of this attractive book. ... more information

New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. Engraved frontispiece after a painting by Lawrence. 260 pages. Twelvemo (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches); quarter brown morocco with marbled boards; a bright, clean copy. First American edition, published the same year as the English first edition. Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble), 1755 - 1831, was a member of the great Kemble acting family and was acknowledged as the queen of the stage, best known for her role tragic role as Lady Macbeth. American Imprints #23679. ... more information

New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. Frontispiece engraved portrait by S. H. Gimber. 260 pages + 8 pages of book ads. 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Original embossed brown cloth with paper label; label chipped, spine and parts of cover sun bleached. With three ownership inscriptions on flyleaf, including "Ellis Lewis, 1846." Lewis was a noted jurist from Pennsylvania (see DAB). First American edition, originally published in London earlier that year. Mrs. Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) was considered... more information

(Bruge): Desclee, De Brouwer & Cie., (1936). 61 pages. Illustrated throughout in color lithography by Elizabeth Ivanovsky. Octavo, 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches). color lithographed boards with cloth spine. In near fine condition with some age spotting and minor soiling on boards. First edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of children's stories. ... more information

(Mexico): Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1959. 316 pages, profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Quarto, 11 x 8 inches. Red cloth with chipped dust jacket. First Mexican edition, by this noted Guatemalan writer. An earlier work on this artist by Cardoza y Aragon was published in Buenos Aires in 1944. ... more information

New York: Carleton, 1866. 50 pages, each with a captioned wood-engraving by the author. Octavo, 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches; green cloth with title in gilt; a bright, crisp copy, with a shadow stain from a book mark on half-title. First edition, one of four pictorial travel books by this noted author/publisher/illustrator. They are Our Artist in Cuba * Our Artist in Peru * Our Artist in Italy * Our Artist in France. This copy is inscribed on the half-title "A trifle for the diversion and edification of dear ... more information

Norwich: Printed for the author, 1878. 102 pages + errata. Twelvemo, 6 x 3 3/4 inches. Black cloth with gilt lettering. A layman's manual for probate in Connecticut. ... more information

Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, no date. circa 1930 . With 14 full color, full page illustrations by Agnes Richardson. Folio (11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches). Cloth backed pictorial boards. Agnes Richardson was an English illustrator whose nursery portraits of curly headed, pink cheeked, children were published in the popular English children's annuals. These illustrations were probably first published in England in this form. Amalia Casnati has written Italian verses to accompany each of the plates. ... more information

Mexico, 1855/56. A handsome hand colored lithograph from the notable work MEXICO Y SUS ALREDEDORES, Mexico City, 1855-56. The plates were drawn and printed by Casimiro Castro and are considered one of the high points of lithography in Mexico. The images measures 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches on a sheet 12 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches. Light staining in the broad margins. Chapultepec Castle, after Independence in 1821, became the seat for the Mexican head of State. In 1847 it was the site of the important Battle of Chapulte... more information

New York City: Plymouth Mills, c. 1920. A 14 page catalog measures 6 1/4 x 3 1/2. There are twelve pages showing the lovely designs for these wool and rope stock rugs. These two materials make the best of all combinations for a floor covering." ... more information

New York: Rudolf Wendel Inc., 1946. This 27 page trade catalog shows many different lamp models and also gives some of the company history. It measures 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches. Some light wear on the cover. Included is the original order form. A wonderful example of "moderne" mid century design. ... more information

Chicago: The Mengel Company, 1948. This 16 page trade catalog for modular furniture measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Fine condition. ... more information

Chicago: The Foster-Munger Co., 1905. This 16 page catalog measures 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Stiff paper wrappers. With the original mailing envelope. The cottage doors depicted range from the simple hardwood door to very elaborate examples with etched glass panels and wooden craving. ... more information

Louisville, Ky.: Reynolds Metals Company, 1929. There are 21 pages of items to make with "Colorfoil". The catalog measures 11 x 9 inches. Stiff paper wrappers. Color printing throughout. The catalog abounds with wonderful "American Deco" items to make at home. ... more information

Grand Rapids, Michigan: American Seating Company, 1941. A 47 page trade catalog for school seats and desks. The catalog measures 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Stiff paper wrappers with a leather embossing. Excellent condition. The latest in school furniture! ... more information

New Haven: The Block Shop, 1951. A thirty two page trade catalog for toys and games. The catalog measures 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Printed pictorial wrappers. The covers and spots throughout the catalog are illustrated by Romney Gay who was a prolific writer and illustrator of children's books. Some sun bleaching around the spine and top of front cover. There are hundreds of toys and games illustrated from photographs in black and white. ... more information

Chicago: G. A. Soden & Co., 1904. This seventy three page catalog measures 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Printed glossy paper wrappers. A former owners name inscribed on front cover, some light soiling. There are fourteen pages of watches or watch cases, seven pages of watch chains and fobs, five pages of rings, four pages of emblem charms and pins, twenty pages of cutlery and other table ware, three pages of toilet articles, four pages of wall and mantle clocks, plus pages of pens, bracelets, brooches, cuf... more information

London: A. W. Benson, c. 1895. This trade catalog measures 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Stiff paper wrappers. Excellent condition. There are fifty six pages of wonderful illustrations from wood engravings of pocket watches, table watches, fobs, and chains. ... more information