Wandering Minstrel
by Coraggioso, Cagliardo.
London: Oxford University Press, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Lamb, Lynton. First edition. Full dark yellow cloth boards with black lettering and rules to spine, under dust jacket illustrated by Lynton Lamb, 258 pp. Minor darkening to jacket, flap clipped but price intact. Fine/Near fine. $200 Published pseudonymously, this autobiography of Eugenio D'Agostino tells of his experiences as a child immigrant to England forced to be a street musician. During WWI, D’Agostino’s family goes to England in hopes of... Read More
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Woman: Theme and Variations
by Corbett-Smith, A
New York: Harrison Smith, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clay cloth with gilt titles on spine, 8vo, 331 pages; damp stain to spine, light toning to pages; dust jacket is edge worn, head of spine chipped and partially missing title, several small closed tears, spine foxed in places. '"Understand Woman to love her better!"- is the theme of this, the eighth remarkable book by one of the most versatile men of action of the day.', from interior of... Read More
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The Great Pyramid: God's Witness in Stone
by Corbin, Bruce
Guthrie, Oklahoma: Truth Publishing, 1935. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Tan illustrated wraps, 8-1/2" x 5-3/4", 126 pp., illustrated. Wear to wraps, a few pencil markings to text, but generally a "good+" copy. Evangelist Bruce Corbin is noted for his study "Tabernacle in the Wilderness", but this is an earlier effort combining both evangelism and prophecy. He uses then-recent discoveries in the Great Pyramids of Gizeh to pinpoint various Biblical events (Jesus was born 10/5 in 4 B.C., baptized... Read More
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Sons of Adversity
by Cornford, L. Cope
Boston: L.C. Page and Company, 1898. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Kennedy, J.W. Light blue pictorial cloth with black and gilt decorations, 12mo, 315[8]pages, black and white illustrations throughout; spine is dust soiled, some smudging to cover boards, edge worn, some writing on endpapers. A romance of Queen Elizabeth's Time.
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Gasoline (The Pocket Poet Series, Number Eight)
by Corso, Gregory; Ginsberg, Allen
City Lights Books, 1958. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Stapled paperback, white & orange cover, 6-1/4" tall, 48 pp, rear blurb by Jack Kerouac, $1.00 cover price, no additional printings listed. Rust to stapled, rubbing to spine, light rubbing to covers. Ownership inscription of Merry Prankster associate William Gambell to title page.
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Edward Hopper
by Costantino, Maria
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12x9x0. Black cloth with silver titles, folio, 128 pages, color prints by Hopper throughout; boards sunned along top edge, pages lightly toned towards edges; dust jacket rubbed in places, now in mylar cover. Oversize, additional shipping charges may apply.
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The Monster and Other Stories
by Crane, Stephen
Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Matching dates, edition not stated. Full brick cloth boards with black & gilt lettering and decoration, top edge stained orange, other edges untrimmed, plate illustrations, 189 pp. + publisher ads. Includes "The Monster", "The Blue Hotel", and "His New Mittens". Speckling to about half of front board, darkening to spine, bookplate to front endpaper, pages clean and binding solid.
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The Baby's Opera
by Crane, Walter
New York: Frederick Warne & Co LTD. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Evans, Edmund. Pictorial paper with backed in brown cloth, 12mo, 56 pages, engraved and printed in color by Edmund Evans; boards are a bit worn, especially visible to corners, pages are clean and illustrations are bright. A book of old rhymes with new dresses by the earliest masters. 0
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The Claims of Decorative Art
by Crane, Walter
London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Full tan cloth with black lettering & decoration, edges untrimmed, title page in red & black, headpieces in red ink throughout, 9-1/8" x 7-3/8". One of 110 copies signed by the printer. Printed on Arnold wove paper. Some discoloration to covers, spine definitely darkened, chipping to head & tail of spine. Good to VG. Walter Crane is best remembered today as a children's book illustrator, but he was also a notable... Read More
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Flora's Feast: A Masque of Flowers
by Crane, Walter
London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Crane, Walter. Decorative boards with blue cloth spine, 40 pp., doubled/folded/japanese style sheets, all pages printed in color. Hinges repaired, spine rebacked, minor wear to boards, minor soiling to a few pages, pencil owner inscription. A strong and very presentable copy. "The lithographic reproductions for Flora's Feast are of rare excellence." (Konody, Walter Crane.) Note: racial & ethnic depictions from 1890 may be offensive. First edition was 1888, this is an... Read More
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In the Palace of the King, A Love Story of Old Madrid
by Crawford, F. Marion
The Macmillan Company, 1901. Hardcover. Near fine. Hardcover, full tan cloth binding with red, white and gilt decorations and lettering to front cover and spine, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, 7-3/4" tall, 367 pp., black and white plate illustrations, red cameo portrait to title page. Minor dulling to spine.
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Seven Weeks in Hawaii
by Crawford, M. Leola
Los Angeles: Fowler Brothers, 1920. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author(s). Fourth edition, pictorial paper covers illustrated with palm trees and a Hawaiian beach scene, 12mo, 112 pages, 57 illustrations, inscribed "Sincerely/ M. Leola Crawford/ July 26, 1920" on title page; toned boards are a bit rubbed, beginning to chip in places, front free endpaper has a slight ripple, previous owner's name written in pencil. This sweet little travel journal of an adventurous woman is... Read More
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Naming The Animals: A Haunting
by Crawford, Ned
Faber and Faber, 1980. First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. Brown cloth binding with silver lettering to spine under brown dust jacket (William Blake illustration to front panel) priced 5.50. First printing. Only flaw is a bit of offsetting to endpapers from dust jacket. Feels unread.
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The Terminal Man
by Crichton, Michael
Alfred A. Knopf, 1972-04-12. First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Signed. Brown cloth spine over grey paper-covered boards, under illustrated dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon, priced at $6.95, illustrated endpapers, top edge stained yellow, 247 pp. + notes. First edition stated. Inscribed by Michael Crichton on front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to half-title else a lovely copy, minor rubbing to white jacket.
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The Incredible Mrs. Chadwick: The Most Notorious Woman of Her Age
by Crosbie, John S
Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Full number line; 8vo, 240 pages, black and white photographs; hint of wear at extremities, edge worn dust jacket is price clipped with light chipping at extremities and scratch on front cover, now in protective mylar cover. Betsy Bigley was an entrepreneur, forger, clairvoyant, prostitute and society lady.
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Chasing the SP in California 1953-1956 [Southern Pacific]
by Crossley, Rod
Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, 2011-01-01. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11x8x2. Orange cloth boards under John Winfield illustrated dust jacket. Fine in all regards. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.
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The Equinox: The Review of Scientific Illuminism. 10 volumes
by Crowley, Aleister, et al
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, 1909. Hardcover. Good. Ten volumes; eight with the illustrated boards, two with the striped boards. Cloth spines of most volumes replaced with original labels reattached; some wear to boards, especially at corners. A notoriously fragile publication, the rebacking allows these to be read & studied again. ****** All volumes with “coat of arms†covers unless otherwise stated. Generally with discoloration to boards, minor chips to corners of boards, spines repaired. V1N1: small chip to... Read More
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Antiquities: Seven Stories
by Crowley, John
Seattle: Incunabula, 1993. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8x5x0. Limited edition of 1000 copies, not numbered. Dark orange cloth under tan dust jacket priced at $25.00. Short stories by the author of "Little, Big".
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Mnemonics: British and General. Compiled for the use of candidates for the London University Matriculation, and Other Examinations, and also for the use of schools etc
by Crowther, George
Carlisle: James C. Mason, 1873. Hardcover. Very Good. Ex-libris Bernard Zufall stamp to CR page, covers clean, binding solid. Full brown cloth boards with gilt lettering & black decoration, including Masonic compass, 6-3/4" x 4-1/4", 116 pp + publisher's ads. I believe this is designed to accompany Crowther's "Memory: Or, a System of Mnemonics" because there's not an obvious explanation of the mnemoics. For example, 1290 the Jews were banished from England, and the mnemonic is "Banish Primitive... Read More
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Pepper & Stern Rare Books Catalogue 20. American & English Literature, Mystery & Detective Fiction, Rare Cinema Material
by Pepper & Stern; R. Crumb
Santa Barbara: Pepper & Stern Rare Books, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. R. Crumb. Signed. Hardcover with R. Crumb illustration on front cover, red cloth spine, red endpapers, acetate DJ probably original. A limited edition of 50 handbound copies; this signed by R. Crumb on title page. I realize its value lies in the R. Crumb signature, but this is also an impressive old-school catalog.
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The West Bend Cook Book. Compiled from Recipes Contributed by Ladies of West Bend; Originally Published for the Benefit of St. James' Society, West Bend
by Hattie E. Crump
West Bend, Wisconsin: Hattie E. Crump / G.P. Mooers Book Store, 1907. Good. Tan cloth boards with black lettering and rules, 7" x 5.5", contributors' names by each recipe, 416 pp. Front hinge exposed and wobbly after title page. From the collection of cookery author Julia Perrin Hindley with her bookplate to front endpaper. She is most noted for her 18 years of work with Safeway during which time she developed the persona Julia Lee Wright for them,... Read More
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Chasing Beauty
by Michael Cunningham
powerHouse Books, 2010-10-05. hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 10x0x13. Hardcover, black cloth boards under photographic dust jacket, original price intact. Slight blemish to DJ, but a nice copy of a beautiful book. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.
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Bud, Not Buddy
by Curtis, Christopher Paul
Delacorte Press, 1999-09-07. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 5x1x8. Signed. Blue boards under light blue illustrated dust jacket priced at 15.95 and without any Newbery sticker or print. First printing with full number line. Signed (name only) on title page, dated 2000. Short closed tear to rear panel of DJ.
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Stand Pat, or, Poker Stories from the Mississippi
by Curtis, David A
L.C. Page & Company, Publishers,, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good. Binding designer not known, monogram of ES on front cover. Hardcover, light blue cloth binding with black, red, and beige design and lettering to front cover, spine lettered in red, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, 7-3/4" tall, 269 pp. + publisher’s ads, plate illustrations by Henry Roth. A few light stains to front cover and spine, rear cover toned. The 1906 first edition was bound in grey cloth. Stories... Read More
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Kazan
by Curwood, James Oliver
Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. Hardcover. Near fine/Near Fine. Hoskins Gayle; Hoffman Frank. Full green cloth boards lettered in dark green, under Gayle Hoskins illustrated dust jacket, 7-3/4" x 5-1/4". Gift inscription dated 1930; dust jacket has a tiny chip to bottom of front panel but is generally spectacular. Last Zane Grey novel on the rear of the jacket is 1925, so between that and the gift inscription, we have a 5-year time frame of publication. A beautiful copy all around.... Read More
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