Titles starting with C from McBlain Books

1929. 3. Barker, Elsa. The C.I.D. of Dexter Drake. NY: J. H. Sears & Company, (c.1929). 302p. Cloth. dj (attractive but with various flaws). 19cm. Very Good/Good. ... more information

1737. 2. Caesar, Julius. C. Julii Caesaris De Bellis Gallico et civili Pompejano, nec non A. Hirtii, aliorumque De Bellis alexandrino, africano, et hispaniensi commentarii ad MSStorum fidem expressi, cum integris notis Dionysii Cossii Joannis Davissii, et Samuelis Clarkii. Cura et studio Francisci Ouderdorpii.... Lugd. Bat.: apud S. Luchtmans; Rotterodami: apud J. D. Beman, 1737. 2 vols. engraved 2nd title, 14 plates (many folding), [26], 516, [4], [519]-1035, [30]p. Hardcover in contemporary vellum. 27c... more information

1968. 2. Steig, William. CDB! NY: Windmill Books/Simon & Schuster, (1968). 1st ed. Illustrated. Unpaged. Hardcover in original pictorial yellow binding. dj. Square (more or less) 18cm. Jacket chipped at head of backstrip and moderately soiled. Cover and contents sound and clean. Very Good/Good. ... more information

1942. Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO and the Negro Worker: Together for Victory. [cover title]. Washington: CIO, n.d. [1942?]. 11p. Wrapper. 20cm. CIO Publication No. 63. ... more information

2. [Cigarette Advertising Flyer] Cabanas: Semanario Humoristico, Literatura Comico-Burlesca, Colession de cuentos, Ilustrados con grabados, Satirico- Dramaticos. Fineza de la Obsequiosa, Marca de Cigarros "Cabanas". Undated. (4)p. Folded leaflet. Printed in red and black. 19cm. Very Good. Spanish text. ... more information

1939. Fondos del Museo Nacional de Arqueologia de Lima and Instituto de Arte Peruano. Cabezas. Lima: Imprenta del Museo Nacional, 1939. photos, 71p. Slightly worn wrapper (small edge-tear). 25cm. Publicaciones del Museo Nacional, Lima-Peru. Escultura Antigua del Peru, No. 1. Spanish text (minimal). Photographic study of sculptural and ceramic representations of heads in pre-Columbian Peruvian art. ... more information

1831. 3. Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859. The Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Geography. The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830-1831. 3 volumes. vignettes on second title-pages, index, 8, xii, 398, 8 (adverts), xiii, 356, (1), 4 (adverts), xv, 384, (1)p. Rebound in early 20th century cloth. 17cm. Uneven cover fading and some wear. Endpapers browned. Relatively minor foxing (substantial on a few leaves). Good/No Jackets. Includes Asia, the Pacific, Australia, ... more information

1973. 1. Burnes, Alexander. Cabool: Being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in the City, in the Years 1836, 7 and 8. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1973. frontis, illustrations (2 folding), xxiv, 398p. Hardcover in original cloth. dj. 19cm. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reprint of the 1842 London edition with a new Introduction by Max Klimburg. ... more information

1635. 2. Caesar, Julius. Caesaris quae Extant ex emendatione Ios. Scaligeri. Lvgdvni Batavorm: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1635. , engraved title-page, portrait, 5 woodcut plates 1 (of 3) folding maps, 561p. plus unnumbered introductory material and an lengthy index at the end. Hardcover in later leather which was neatly rebacked in the late 20th century. 12cm. Blank bottom margin trimmed from title-leaf which also has a small hole. An attractive copy which appears to be the first issue but unfortunately lac... more information

1986. 3. U Hla, Ludu, 1910-1982. The Caged Ones. Bangkok: Tamarind, 1986. 1st ed. in English. Translated by Sein Tu. ills, viii, 144p. Wrapper. 19cm. Very Good. Stories of imprisoned young people. Romanized version of Burmese title: Hlaung-chaine-hte-ga-nhet-nge-myar. ... more information

1902. Paperback. 2. Hartmann, Martin. Caghataisches. Heidelberg: Carl Winter's Universitatsbuchhandlung, 1902. xix, 83p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. Light browning and soil on cover. Very Good. Materialien zu einer Geschichte de Sprachen und Litteraturen des Vorderen Orients, Hft. 2. German text. ... more information

1975. Paperback. Cahiers Archeologiques; fin de l'antiquite et moyen age, Tome XXIV. Paris: Klincksieck, 1975. Illustrated. 199p. Softcover. 30cm. Nice clean copy with library stamp on front. French text. ... more information

1962. Paperback. Cahiers Archeologiques; fin de l'antiquite et moyen age, Tome XIII. Paris: Klincksieck, 1962. Illustrated. 301p. Softcover. 27cm. Clean copy with library stamp on front. French text. ... more information

1968. Paperback. Cahiers Archeologiques; fin de l'antiquite et moyen age, Tome XVIII. Paris: Klincksieck, 1968. Illustrated (including 4 folding plates). 275p. Softcover. 27cm. Clean copy with library stamp on front. French text. ... more information

1986. Paperback. 2. Les Cahiers du Celhto. Two Issues: Volume I, No. 1 and Volume II, No. 2 (1986-1987). Softcover. 24cm. Very Good. French text. Published in Niamey by Centre d'etudes linguistiques et historiques par tradition orale. ... more information

1954. 2. Wouk, Herman. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial: A Play. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. dj. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

1949. 2. Schemeil, Marius. Le Caire: Sa vie, son histoire, son peuple. Le Caire: 1949. folding map, photos, 409p. Hardcover in later blue cloth. 23cm. Bookplate. Text moderately browned. Very Good/No Jacket. French text. ... more information

1912. 2. Margoliouth, David Samuel, 1858-1940. Cairo, Jerusalem, and Damascus: Three Chief Cities of the Egyptian Sultans. NY: Dodd, Mead, 1912. color frontis, color illustrations (by W. S. S. Tyrwhitt), xiii, 473p. Hardcover in original cloth. 23cm. Top edge gilt. Minor frying at corner tips. Very Good/No Jacket. First published in 1907. ... more information

2. [Photograph] Cairo. [so titled]. Undated (late 19th century?). Small cabinet photo (7.5 x 11.5cm.) mounted on slightly larger card stock (8.5 x 13cm.). Printed on back: O. Schoefft Photographe de la Cour au Caire. Very Good. Egyptian man in traditional garb seated in front of a wall with elaborately carved panels or shutters. The man is holding the end of a hookah hose in his right hand. ... more information

2. [Photograph] Cairo. [so titled]. Undated (late 19th century?). Small cabinet photo (7.5 x 11.5cm.) mounted on slight larger card stock (8.5 x 13cm.). Printed on back: O. Schoefft Photographe de la Cour au Caire. Very Good. Egyptian man in traditional garb standing in front of a wall with elaborately carved panels or shutters. The man's right arm is bent at the elbow and his forearm is resting on a short pillar. ... more information