Search Results: Authors starting with C from Resource Books, LLC

Ithaca, NY: New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell, 1940. Revised edition, 1940. Softcover, 107 pages. Some cover soil and wear, name on front cover, internally clean.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Henry Hoyt, 1861. Copyright 1861, this example most likely from that period. Children's book in blue textured cloth with gilt spine lettering and cover decoration in blind, text illustrated with full page engravings including frontis. Covers uniformly rubbed with additional wear to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, text block sound but not tight, pages age-toned but clean with some occasional light foxing, teacher gift notation on front free endpaper, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1986. Part of the Easton Press 50th Anniversary edition of Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. Very good other than some chipping to the gilt cover lettering and decoration. Full orange tan leather lettered and decorated in gold and silver gilt, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmark. Gilt spine lettering is oxidized but readily legible, some chipping to the gilt front cover design, otherwise very good with tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, unused bookplate laid in loosely at the front.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Rochester, NY: James Vick, 1883. Original issue of this monthly magazine devoted to plants and horticulture. Each issue includes engravings, articles, advertisements and a full color floral lithographed plate. Softcover, stapled binding, various pagination, about 40 pages. Generally good condition with some cover soil and spotting, binding staples rusted with the color plate detaching from the lower staples, pages age-toned but clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, Publishers, 1927. First thus, Kalki edition, 1927. Maroon textured cloth with gilt spine lettering and cover decoration, 364 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with light overall surface rubbing, a tiny bump both to front cover top right corner and midcenter outer right edge, gently rubbed spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, a small insect deteriation hole at the outer right textblock edge (covering margins only), clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition, pleasantly age-toned with mildly chipped spine ends, minor additional edgwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, Publishers, 1927. First thus, Kalki edition, 1927. Maroon textured cloth with gilt spine lettering and cover decoration, 364 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with the gilt mostly rubbed away from the spine, gently rubbed spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition, pleasantly age-toned with a slightly darkened spine, mildly chipped spine ends, a small chip atop right front cover corner (not obstructing design), minor additional edgwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1920. First edition, 1920. Four animal stories illustrated with 39 photographs, mainly of absolutely adorable puppies and kittens doing silly things. Blue cloth lettered in gilt, 201 pages, no dustjacket. Some shelfwear, mainly a bit of rubbing to the spine ends, faded spine, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages free from names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Tucson, AZ: HP Books, 1981. Published 1981. Facts about the machines that defined high-performance motorcycling, illustrated in both color and in black and white. Illustrated softcover, 160 pages. Looks and feels new, with unobtrusive remainder mark on the lower edge near the spine, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton, 2004. First edition, first printing [2004]. Gray hardcover with black spine, red lettering, 390 pages followed by a select bibliography of books influencing the author's work. The book is in fine condition, looks and feels new with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in fine condition. Storyline creates satire and melodrama concerning the issue of whether or not our genes control our fate, plays-up intertwining family relationships. The author, an English journalist, was nominated for the Best Specialist Writer in the British Press Awards. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

chicago, New York and San Francisco: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1888. First edition, 1888. Illustrated with engravings, most full pages. Colorful pictorial hardcover with brown cloth spine, 8.5" tall. Covers heavily rubbed at the edges, some fraying and closed tears to spine ends, sound binding with front hinge internally cracked but secure, pages lightly age-toned but clean, name and 1889 date written neatly on front free endpaper. Includes words of more than one syllable that are broken down into hyphenated syllables.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Editions Cahiers d'Art, 1937. In French. First edition, 1936. Worn but publication cataloguing Ernst's works from 1919 to 1936, illustrated in both color and in black and white. Softcover with dustjacket, 12.75 inches tall, collated to correct pagination with half-title, title page, two preliminary leaves, [13-119}, 1 pages. Photo portrait of the artist by Man Ray. Covers worn with edges of dustjacket reinforced and held together with clear tape, inner flaps nearly separated, text block barely holding together but no detached pages, old clear tape at inner margin between half-title and preliminary blank, upper corner lightly bumped, pages mainly very clean with occasional yellowing to margins. Well used copy that came from the estate of artist Lorser Feitelson but no way to effectively document it.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair/Poor. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.

Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum, 1981. First edition, 1981. Softcover illustrated mainly in black and white, some color, 150 pages. Some modest edge rubbing, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1955. First edition, title page dated 1955. Maroon cloth with dustjacket. Very good condition with good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [5.00] and is also very good with some edgewear, brown tones faded from spine, very tiny chips to spine head, almost no paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo, Japan: The Hokuseido Press, 1933. First edition, undated [1933]. Excellent example including original presentation box, promotional booklet for this book, additional list of publications, slip at front in Japanese. Box includes list of agents selling this book. Illustrated in black and white with some color plates, two folding color plates. Deep purple rough silk covers with paper label, cord binding, original (but tattered) glassine dustjacket, presentation box with label on front cover and spine. The book is in very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, one folding plate having an upper corner chip that barely touches the printed area, no names or other markings. The presentation box is unevenly faded and has edgewear, box joints visible in a few areas but structurally sound.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Presentation Box. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Frederick Warne, 1930. Undated, ca. 1930s. Color illustrated hardcover, oblong format, illustrated throughout in both color and black and white, matching dustjacket. The book has modest edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has some age-toning small chip to the top edge of the front panel, a couple of very minor closed edge tears.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Oblong 16mo.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1969. First edition. Hardcover, green printed dustjacket. The book is in fine condition, with firm binding, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is in very good condition with minor edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portland, Maine USA: Guy Gannett Publishing Co., 1977. First edition, 1977. Turquoise cloth with silver gilt spine lettering, black and white frontis portrait, map endpapers, 323 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with thin fade lines around upper and lower edges of its cover, gently rubbed spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, light one-inch coffee-colored stain stain bleeding mildly into the outer margins from page 250 to the end of the book, sound text block, good hinges, small address label on half-title, otherwise clean pages with no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in good condition with very mildly chipped spine ends, a front right bottom corner neatly closed one-inch tear to the bottom of the front panel, minor additional chipping along top of rear panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portland, Maine USA: Guy Gannett Publishing Co., 1979. Published 1979. Illustrated in black and white. Navy linen-like cloth with silver gilt spine lettering, map endpapers, 334 pages, color illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition, looks and feels about new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean page with no names or other markings.The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition with lightly rubbed corners and spine panel ends, lightly rubbed rear panel. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Litchfield, Connecticut: Litchfield County University Club, 1906. First edition [1906], heavily worn but internally clean copy with covers detached. Essays about various aspects of Litchfield County, illustrated in black and white from photographs, plus a map. Flexible green leather covers printed in gilt, green moire endpapers, 177 pages. Covers rubbed at the edges and detached, about half of spine covering absent, corners chipped, text block no longer tight but with no detached pages, pages clean and free from names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Litchfield, Connecticut: Litchfield County University Club, 1906. First edition [1906], signed by the author. Heavily worn with covers detached. Essays about various aspects of Litchfield County, illustrated in black and white from photographs, plus a map. Flexible green leather covers printed in gilt, green moire endpapers, 177 pages. Covers detached and chipped around the edges, spine covering chipped nearly away, front free endpaper detached but present, binding a little shaken, pages have occasional foxing and age-toning. Worn.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.