Authors starting with C from Royal Books, Inc.

New York: Atheneum, 1971. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the animated film "The Secret of NIMH," directed by Don Bluth. A presentable copy of this well-loved and scarce Newberry Award winner.Tap to the top board edge, light scattered foxing to the top page edge, else Fine and appearing unread. In a Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket with the Newberry Award sticker to the front panel. Jacket has two short closed tears to the front panel, light fading to the lettering on the ... more information

New York: Robert M. McBride, 1926. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good or better dust jacket. Jacket is toned at the spine (titles still perfectly readable), with some tiny chips at the extremities. A very presentable copy. ... more information

New York: Farrar 1948, Straus and Company. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped with a closed tear at thel heel; jacket has small chips and closed tears with corresponding creases along the edges. A very presentable copy. ... more information

New York: Harper, 1905. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus lacking dust jacket. Slight sunning to spine with wear to extremities and moderate springing to hinges. Color illustrations painted by Howard Pyle. ... more information

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1880. First Edition. Small octavo. First Edition. With matching dates on the title page and copyright page (1880). Very Good plus in publisher's brown cloth with designs in blind and gilt, publisher's patterned endpapers. Light shelfwear, light bumping to the extremities, small chip and a lower corner crease and an owner name to the first blank. A very presentable copy. ... more information

New York: HarperCollins, 2002. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Third volume in The Princess Diaries trilogy. ... more information

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan, 1961. First Edition. First Edition. Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket is lightly nicked at the spine ends and corners (with one nick at the upper spine panel), but is still quite bright and clean. INSCRIBED by Cage at the front endpaper: "For Pramray Whitney / John Cage / together in chaos.". ... more information

Largo: Kunati, 2007. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. The author's first novel, uncommon in this condition. ... more information

Jack Broder Productions/Realart Pictures, 1951. Draft script for the 1951 film, "The Two Dollar Bettor (here spelled 'Better')," directed by Edward L. Cah, written for the screen by Bill Raynor, and starring Steve Brodie, Marie Windsor, and John Litel. IMDB: Bank controller John Hewitt is a much-respected member of the community. One afternoon he is persuaded to make a small two-dollar bet at the racetrack and collects a couple of hundred dollars when his horse wins. Such a re... more information

New York: Facts on File, 1983. First Edition. First Edition. Boldly SIGNED by Sammy Cahn on the title page: "With high hopes! / Sammy Cahn / '83." Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Just a hint of foxing at the page edges. Jacket spine slightly faded. Cahn was one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th centure, and is responsible for an embarrassment of standards made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Doris Day, including "I Should Care," "... more information

New York: Arbor House, 1973. First Edition. First Edition. REVIEW COPY, with two dust jackets, publisher's review slip, letter, and glossy author photo with publication information specific to this title. Fine in Fine dust jackets, with a very small corner crease to the top front flap of both jackets. The second of three "Cyborg" novels written by Caidin, extremely uncommon in collectible condition. ... more information

New York: Arbor House, 1973. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. The second of three "Cyborg" novels written by Caidin, extremely uncommon in collectible condition. ... more information

New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Extremities lightly bumped, else Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Dial, 1962. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Book rubbed at spine ends. Jacket chipped at heel, a touch rubbed at spine ends, and tips. ... more information

CBS, 1981. American one sheet film poster for the 1981 film, "The Postman Always Rings Twice." Based on the by James M. Cain, written for the screen by David Mamet, and starring Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, and Anjelica Huston. Near Fine condition, with a couple of short closed tears at the edges. Folded, 27 x 41 inches. ... more information

1919. First Edition. First Edition, first and only printing. The document James M. Cain's military company during World War I. Cain is credited at the beginning of the text with preparing the book's content, and was the editor of the division's newspaper, The Lorraine Cross. A summary of the Division's activities in the war, summarized mostly in a long essay, with illustrations. Cain is also noted in the index at the rear as a Private First Class, hailing from Catonsville, Maryland. Publis... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Near Fine Hawkins-designed dust jacket, with a stunning lime green topstain. Jacket is exceptionally bright and fresh, with only a patch of dampstaining to note at the verso of the front flap. A lovely copy. ... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First Edition. First Edition. Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. A superb copy. ... more information

Burbank: Warner Brothers, 1940. Revised Final shooting script for the 1940 film, "Money and the Woman," based on the short story, "The Embezzler" by James M. Cain, and written for the screen by Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Presnell and starring Brenda Marshall. A melodrama that brings James M. Cain's torrid "Double Indemnity"-era short story to life, in which the wife of an embezzling bank employee begs her husband's employer for forgiveness, only to d... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. First Edition. Slight lean to the binding, else easily a bright, Near Fine copy. First appearance in hardcover of three Cain short novels: Double Indemnity, Career in C Major, and The Embezzler. The first two were made into films, the most famous being Billy Wilder's 1944 classic, Double Indemnity, a cornerstone of the film noir genre scripted by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and starring Fred Macmurray and Barbara Stanwyck. ... more information