Typhoon
by Conrad, Joseph
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1902. First American Edition. Very Good. Maurice Greiffenhagen. 12mo, 205 pages, 4 pages of ads; publisher's dark blue cloth, printed in orange, front panel with blind stamped ship at sea. True first edition, preceeding the English issue. Front inner hinge neatly glued into place, rear inner hinge starting. Illustrated in black and white.
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Chance
by Conrad, Joseph
London: Methuen & Co. LTD, 1913. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. The spurious first edition, actually the 4th edition; title page is a cancel, ads are dated Autumn 1913, and with no quote mark after Narcissus on the verso of half-title. A very good copy, internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind; light wear at extremities.
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TYPHOON and Other Stories
by Conrad, Joseph
London: William Heinemann, 1903. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. First Issue, (2)pp. ads, 304pp., 32pp. ads at rear. With the windmill device on title page; bound in dark gray cloth pictorially stamped in gilt depicting a lifesaver; spine lettering gilt; internally clean and bright with two small spots of bubbling to cloth.
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THE RESCUE a Romance of the Shallows
by Conrad, Joseph
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good. Octavo. 416pp. Bound in green cloth, spine lettering gilt; a very nice copy in dust jacket with two small chips at head of spine.
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Report from the Secretary of War, Communicating, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the 21st February, 1849, a Copy of the Official Journal of Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke, from Santa Fe to San Diego, Etc.
by Cooke, Philip St. George
N.p.: Senate, Special Session, 1849. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. 85 pages, lacking the map; bound in c.1910 green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A report on the Mormon Battalion which marched 2000 miles from Missouri to California. Text is slightly tanned; map is not present; overall, very good.
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Cook's International Travelling Tickets (String-tied Wallet Style Holder, with Pocket Containing Tickets, Vouchers, Coupons, Etc. For One Professor William T. Runzler)
by Cook, Thomas
London (c. 1910): Thomas Cook & Son. Very Good. 16mo, green cloth printed in gilt. End papers and pocket printed with telegraph address, phone number, Provincial Offices and disclaimer. Pocket contains tickets, vouchers and coupons for one Professor William T. Runzler of New York; one is a ticket for the S.S. Pretorian, departing Quebec on Aug. 27, 1910, second cabin for the Professor; another is a receipt for payment at Hotel Pension Chapman for 2 days cabin and... Read More
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In Good Time
by Corman, Cid (SIGNED)
Kyoto (1964): Origin Press, 1964. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 12mo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY CID CORMAN. 1 of 300 copies in original wrappers in gray printed dust jacket; internally clean. A very good copy.
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The Body Farm (Signed)
by Cornwell, Patricia
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED BY PATRICIA CORNWELL on the title page; a lovely, fine copy, in a fine dust jacket.
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Packard Clipper Owner's Manual 1956, with Supplement for the Packard Executive
by Studebaker-Packard Corporation
Detroit: Studebaker-Packard Corporation, 1955. First Ediiton Thus. Original Wraps. Very Good. Octavo, 52 pages. Owner's Manual for the 1956 Packard Clipper, with the 4 page supplement, "Your New 156 Packard Executive." The removable Owner Identification Card not present. Very good+.
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Your 1957 Packard Clipper (Owner's Manual, with Packard Clipper Supplement)
by Studebaker-Packard Corporation
Detroit: Studebaker-Packard Corporation, 1957. First Ediiton. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo, 32 pages, Owner's Manual, with the 4 page supplement "Packard Clipper Accessories." A lovely copy.
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Your 1958 Packard, Owner's Manual
by Studebaker-Packard Corporation
Detroit: Studebaker-Packard Corporation, 1958. First Ediiton. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo, 36 pages; original printed wrappers; owner's manual for the 1958 Packard. A lovely copy.
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The Whispering Buddha
by Cowles, John Clifford (SIGNED)
Los Angeles, CA: Hollyway Publishers, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED BY JOHN CLIFFORD COWLES. 460 pp. Original pink cloth, decorated in gilt; pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket is worn at extremities, with small loss at spine ends.
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GEORGE'S MOTHER
by Crane, Stephen
New York: Edward Arnold, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Small Octavo. 177pp., (8)pp.ads. Bound in tan cloth lettered and decorated in black, previous owner's bookplate, internally clean and bright, binding sharp. In all, a very nice copy.
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Bracebridge Hall; or, the Humorists
by Crayon, Geoffrey [Irving, Washington]
London: John Murray, 1822. First Edition. Very Good. octavo, two volumes, 393, 404 pages; contemporary binding of full green leather, maroon leather labels on spine. Second issue, with volume II having 404 pages. Marbled edges; Very light foxing on title pages, remainder of text clean and bright; bookplate.
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentn
by Crayon, Geoffrey [Irving, Washington]
New York: George P. Putnam, 1849. O. C. Darley. Octavo, two volumes in 3/4 leather, marbled end papers. Author's Revised Edition. Bookplate. Illustrated. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Top edges gilt. tips worn, but a very good, straight copy.
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The Royal Progress of King Pepito
by Cresswell, Beatrice F. & Greenaway, Kate
London (1889): Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good++. Greenaway, Kate. Octavo, 48 pages; original pictorial boards, paper covered spine is intact. Internally clean and bright; very light wear at extremities. A lovely, Very Good++ copy, with a few small spots on front board.
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THE ROYAL PROGRESS OF KING PEPITO
by Cresswell, Beatrice F., Greenaway, Kate
London [1889]: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 48pp, Illustrated by Kate Greenaway, engraved and printed by Edmund Evans; bound in pictorial paper over boards lettered in black; a fine copy, housed in a custom morocco backed clamshell box.
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The Lost World (Signed)
by Crichton, Michael
New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Octavo, 393 pages; first trade edition, Signed by the author on the title page. A lovely copy, and a sequel to Jurassic Park. Price of $25.95 on front flap of dust jacket.
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Five Patients. The Hospital Explained
by Crichton, Michael
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. The basis of the popular TV series "E. R." and the author's second book, written under his own name. First edition, stated, first printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 231 pp.
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What Mad Pursuit. A Personal View of Scientific Discovery (Signed)
by Crick, Francis
New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1988. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Octavo, [xiii]182; SIGNED by the author on the title page, and with Crick's address stamp at the Salk Institute on ffep. Additionally, a note in pencil in an unknown hand, at top of ffep: "Signed 2/18/93 at Cricks 'Origins of Life on Earth' / series at Cal State University, Northridge." A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, with the slightest of fading at spine. Francis H. C. Crick... Read More
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Obsequies at Oxford
by Crispin, Edmund
Philadelphia - New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1945. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Small octavo, 208 pages; pictorial dust jacket, with price of $2.00 on front flap, light wear at extremities of dust jacket. First edition, stated; owner name and date on ffep.
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STEREOMA, THE ESTABLISHMENT Or, A Discourse Tending to the Setling of the Minds of Men About Some of the Chiefe Controversies of the Present Times
by (SIGNED By Benjamin WIlliam Crombie)
London: John Bartlet, 1654. Full Leather. Very Good++/No Dust Jacket. 12mo. SIGNED BY BENJAMIN WILLIAM CROMBIE ON TITLE PAGE without personaliation. From the library of draughtsman, engraver, and caricaturist Benjamin William Crombie (1803-1847). Bound in 19th Century full leather binding with raised bands spine, gilt lettering spine. Modern owner bookplate front paste-down. Slight age toning pages; front hinge is cracked, but holding. A nice copy of a scarce title. 180 pp.
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EXAMEN DU PYRRHONISME ANCIEN & MODERNE
by Crousaz, Jean Pierre de, (1663-1750)
A La Haye: Pierre De Hondt, 1733. Full-Leather. Very Good+. Folio. 776pp., two folding plates, (11)pp. tble of contents, two different printers marks after text and after table of contents. Bound in contemporary vellum, spine label gilt. A lovely copy with wide margins, some toning to leaves, little wear to foot, Crousaz's work involves his thoughts of the causes and remedies of Pyrrhonisme, his skeptisim of men and religion of various cultures, countries and states along with his... Read More
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THE COMIC ALMANACK. An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities. First Series, 1835-1843.Second Series, 1844-1853. Two Volumes
by CRUIKSHANK, George (From the Library of Bennett Cerf)
London (1880): Chatto & Windus. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. SIGNED BY BENNETT CERF ON FFEP ON EACH VOLUME without personalization. From the library of Bennett Cerf (May 25, 1898-August 27, 1971). Cerf was one of the founders of Random House publishing and the author and publisher of a number of humor books. Several hundred illustrations by Cruikshank including foldout frontispiece in series two. Bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering and illustration... Read More
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The Comic Almanack for 1843: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing "All Things Fitting For Such a Work
by CRUIKSHANK, George (Illustrator)
London: Tilt and Bogue, 1843. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. George Cruikshank. 12mo. Original stiff printed wrappers; 64 pages, with 16 pages of ads in front and 32 pages of ads in rear. 12 illustrations of the months by George Cruikshank. "To Correspondents" slip facing title page. Small stain to first leaf of front ads; wear and soiling to wraps; wraps are coated with clear sealant. Neat owner name on FEP. Overall, very good and quite scarce... Read More
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