Search Results: Authors starting with C from Better Bindings

Stated First Edition. Book in --acceptable-- condition with moderate use and guttering on inside cover. Cloth cover with tanning, soiling, and wear to spine. Library card holder, stamps, stickers, markings and writing. Pages clean no writing. Binding loose. Image of actual book showing wear to spine. No DJ. The sensuous and startling novel of an impoverished Italian village famed for its beautiful women – to proud to accept aid, especially from the American engineer who tries to help by restoring its water system, the people resist him with a primitive and passionate reliance to an ancient pride, an ancient way of life. 1962. T13.

Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. Some bumping, rubbing, fading on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. The front cover does have stains and discoloration. Some of the inside pages do have stains from being read over the years. When Erskine Caldwell returned in 1941 from a visit to the war-torn USSR, he wrote this gripping adventure set in occupied Byelorussia. The main protagonist is Sergei, a young tractor-driver who joins the Partisan band of the charismatic guerrilla leader Pavlenko. Separated from his wife Natasha while escaping an encirclement, Sergei worries unceasingly about her safety while continuing to carry out raids against the invaders. 1942. U8.

Ex-library book has usual markings, stamps, stickers, writing, card holder. No DJ. Some bumping, rubbing, fading on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges could have tanning, browing, stains and foxing. B8.

Paperback. Used book may have writing, markings from the previous owner. Bumping, tears, creasing on the top, tail of the spine, edges, corners. Outer edges might have tanning, browning, stains, curling, foxing. This one has a traveling preacher, a gullible, poor farmer who gives him a few days hospitality. A clever con develops as the 'Preacher' seems to have more smooth talk than the local folks can follow. A19.

Ex-library book in fair condition. Book with usual card holder, stamps, stickers, markings and writing. Image of actual book: Boards with slight wearing and smudging. No DJ. Slight bumping and rubbing on corners and edges. Some bumping and wear on tail. Fading on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges with slight tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Let's visit Mexico. John C Caldwell. 1965. T3.

Signet #661. Used book may have markings, writing inside from the previous owner. Bumping, tears, creasing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges do have a stain of red. Foxing may be on the outer edges. 1957. A19.

Hardcover in --acceptable-- condition. Signs of use from previous owner including some writing. No DJ. Wearing on corners and edges. Outer edges with tanning, stains and foxing. This book is dedicated to the young people of America, who are rebelling because they know there is something very wrong with their country, but do not know just what it is. I hope this book will help to enlighten them. From his deathbed, multi-millionaire Joseph Armagh recalls his ruthless climb to success from his days as a penniless immigrant. U13.

Ex-library book has usual markings, stamps, stickers, writing, card holder. DJ has very little bumping, rubbing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Boy is born in England on Armistice Day in WWI. Boy moves to Alabama at age of ten. Boy has possessed a photographic memory ab ovo. Boy develops a habit - due to aforesaid mental ability - of entering into other people's worlds and then removing himself discreetly. He calls himself at one point, "the perfect unknown." His brilliance wins him a scholarship to a New York University. - It's probably NYU, but could possibly be Columbia. He never states the name of the university. There are various twists and turns: He testifies in a court case against the Klan in Alabama, serves w/ the U.S. Navy in WWII. U5.

Ex-library book has usual markings, stamps, stickers, writing, card holder. DJ has very little bumping, rubbing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. A humorous satire and loving tribute to science fiction that delves into the tenuous relationship between science and the humanities by asking, What does it mean to be human? "A genderless alien from Ellipsia, a planet whose inhabitants have no concept of individuality, comes to Earth on an intergalactic exchange program. B9.

Ex-library book in fair condition. Hardcover book has usual card holder, stamps, stickers, markings and writing. No DJ. Some bumping and rubbing on corners and edges. Some bumping and wear on tail. Fading on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges with slight tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Biography of the great tenor by his conductor/accompanist Constantine Callinicos. 1960. FC2.

Conan Book, No.6. Used paperback with pages browning. Pages are clean. Some bumping, rubbing, creasing on edges and corners. Outer edges have tanning, browning, stains and foxing. The hunt for a beautiful princess--and a king's treasure--brings Conan to the edge of the world, and the devil-ridden lands of the Nameless Isle. Awaiting him will be his fiercest battle: the cold steel of his sword against the hell-fed powers of the sorcerer Thoth-Ammon. 1982. T4.

Image of actual book: Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. No DJ. Some bumping, rubbing, creasing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges have tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Back cover top outer edge has been dog-eared. The first popular work to combine the spiritual and psychological insights of modern psychoanalysis with the archetypes of world mythology, the book creates a roadmap for navigating the frustrating path of contemporary life. Examining heroic myths in the light of modern psychology, it considers not only the patterns and stages of mythology but also its relevance to our lives today--and to the life of any person seeking a fully realized existence. 1973. U17.

Trixie Belden Series #6. Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. Very little bumping, rubbing, creasing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Di Lynch's Uncle Monty has invited Trixie, Honey, and the rest of the Bob-Whites to his Arizonal dude ranch of Winter vacation. B2.

Ex-library book in fair condition. Book with usual marking, stamps, stickers, writing, card holder. Pages tanning from aging. No DJ. Used copy with bumping, rubbing, small tears on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Part of a series. 1954. U6.

Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. DJ has some bumping, rubbing, little tears on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. At the turn of the century, a New York journalist travels to New Orleans, at Mardi Gras time, and searches for his runaway teenage daughter in the strange, decadent red-light district of Storyville. 1983. U15.

Used paperback in fair condition. Pages clean with no writing. Slight crease on cover. Slight tanning of pages from aging. Slight bumping on corners and edges. Rubbing and smudging on cover. I am a huge Bethany Campbell fan and this is one of her best books. She is strong, tough, down on her luck, he is strong, tough, sexy, and slightly tortured. Forced to share a house together, and forced to share Christmas together, they fight their attraction to each other, but come through perfectly. Harlequin Presents Series #2803. 1987. A20.

Signs of previous ownership. Image of actual book: Boards with slight wearing and smudging. No DJ. Slight bumping and rubbing on corners and edges. Some bumping and wear on tail. Fading on the top, tail, edges, corners. Outer edges with slight tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Pages deckled. National Business Speller College Edition, by Campbell & Vass. 1940. U4.

Out of print. Trixie Belden Series #4/39. Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. Some bumping, rubbing, creasing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges could have tanning, browing, stains and foxing. Trixie and Honey befriend a lonely classmate and neighbour, Diana Lynch and become aware of her troubles and the arrival of a long-lost uncle. Trixie struggles to convince the others that he is an impostor and with Mart's help they manage to discover the truth, putting their lives at risk in the process. B2.

Trixie Belden Series #3/8. Reading age: 9-12 years. Grade level: 4-6. Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. Some bumping, rubbing, creasing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Covered by vines and hidden by trees, the old gatehouse on the edge of the woods has been abandoned for years. But when Trixie and her pal Honey explore it, they discover more than just dust and spiderwebs inside. The two girls find a huge diamond stuck in the dirt floor! B2.

Trixie Belden Series #5/39. Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. Some bumping, rubbing, creasing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. "Don't be silly", Trixie cried impatiently. "I'm not going to go far enough to get lost." She darted off along the narrow path, and a few minutes later, found herself in another small clearing. There she came upon a scene that was so frightening she couldn't even scream. She just stood there, staring with horror, then turned and raced back to Honey. B2.