Search Results: Authors starting with C from The Country Bookshop

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1929. "The large paper edition of The Way of Ecben consists of eight hundred and fifty signed and numbered copies, of which eight hundred and thirty-one are for sale. This is copy ___" (with 540 inked in). Author signed. Cover darkening slightly along top edge and (less so) around spine; gilt spine title rubbed/dulled so that it is hard to read. Top of spine a bit warped as perhaps from moisture. Small damp-spot on foredge of back cover. Interior just beginning to tan lightly from age. Still an attractive and tight copy, with a few minor flaws.. Signed by Author. Limited to 850 Copies [No. 540]. Hardcover. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Pape, Frank C.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1927. Limited to 850 copies, of which this is no. 257. -- Half (vellum?) (spine and corners) with green cloth boards; gilt seal on front, gilt lettering on spine. "Venerable and Subtle Aesred" bust on frontispiece in b&w, protected by tissue. Uncut pages. -- Spine darkened; minor dampstaining to top edge of back cover; some other minor wear, but edges and corners sharp overall. Interior beginning to tan lightly. -- Overall Good Plus condition, tight and clean. 364 pp.. Signed by Author. Limited to 850 Copies [No. 257]. Hardcover. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Musee Du Petit Palais, 1973. In French. Sunning and wear on left of front cover. Wear on front cover. Soil on back cover and at bottom of spine. Keywords: Gold Artifacts, Columbia, Tairona, Sinu, Quimbaya, Musica, Calima, Tolima, Cauca, Native American.. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1979. A Guide for Landscape Painters in Oil. Jacket is ragged, torn and creased around edges. Soil on back of jacket.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Minus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Eaton & Mains, 1912. A Saint of the Methodist Household of Faith. Wear at extremities. Bumped and worn corners. Name stamped three times inside front cover and written on front end paper.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Farmer, Brace & Co., 1857. Handsome spine with black and gold title. 1 inch piece of paper (almost same color as cover) stuck to leather front cover. 2 1/2 inch stain at bottom of front cover and on bottom of first few pages. Stain across bottom right corner of back cover 3 inches wide. Corners bumped and worn. Frayed fore edges. Overall a solid bound copy that is very readable.. Twenty Third Edition. Leather. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Something Else Press, 1969. This is the very rare hard cover First edition of John Cage's Avant-Garde classic work.The book is in Good condition - tight - but with some browning around all edges of the book. The Dust Jacket also has browning especially to the back cover of the jacket, but is complete and looks good in a protective cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 9"x9" Square.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Tight and square with clean, unmarked pages within. Yellow cloth cover with green design. Previous author name on front fly leaf. 165 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Los Angeles, CA: Pictorial California, 1943. Unpaginated. Heavy paper. Photographs circa 1930s. No date. Wide range of views of cities and open space vistas of the state of California. Wonderful photography. Spiral bound book showing general light soil and rubbed corners.. Souvenir Edition. Spiral Bound. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1921. Handsome limited edition (2500 copies) in decorative board covers with decorative end papers (end papers illustrating map of Cambridge, MA) and hand-designed initial letters and illustrations in sepia by George F. Trenholme. Book binding and interior in very good, tight, bright, condition. Only transparent wax paper cover is slightly chipped. Comes with calling card : "Sidney A. Kimber, The University Press, Cambridge, Mass.". . 1st Edition, Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Worn. Illus. by George F. Trenholme. 7 3/4 x 5 1/4.

London: The British Council and The National Book League, 1956. 1/8 inch to 3/16 inch tears on covers and pages at turning. Slight darkening of covers. 44pp.. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Writers and Their Work.

Kirkintilloch (Scotland): D. MacLeod, 1892. A nice copy, showing some wear at the extremities, but hinges tight and the book quite readablre. There is a clean book plate on the inner fixed endpaper and there is also some browning of pages due to the age and quality of the paper.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Burlington, VT: Medical Department, 1892. Of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College for the Year 1892. Name on front cover. Edges are chipped and torn. Back cover separated. Pages browned.. Soft Cover. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Street and Smith Publications, 1943. 170pp. Novelette: DUNE ROLLER, J.C. May. Other contributors: Irving E. Cox, Jr, Chad Oliver, Hal Clement, Corbin Allardice and Edward R. Trapnell. Some damage to spine.. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Cover art, Rogers. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine.

New York: Street and Smith Publications, 1943. 170pp. Novelette: DUNE ROLLER, J.C. May. Other contributors: Irving E. Cox, Jr, Chad Oliver, Hal Clement, Corbin Allardice and Edward R. Trapnell. Some damage to spine.. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Cover art, Rogers. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine.

New York: New York: Street and Smith Publications, 1951, 1951. Chipping at top and bottom of spine, slight yellowing of inside pages, dogeared corner. 169pp. ICE WORLD, pt. one of 3; Hal Clement; Contributors, H. B. Fyfe, Lester del Rey; Efic Frank Russell; Ralph Williams; Wm. Olcott.. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Street and Smith Publications, 1943. 170pp. Novelette: DUNE ROLLER, J.C. May. Other contributors: Irving E. Cox, Jr, Chad Oliver, Hal Clement, Corbin Allardice and Edward R. Trapnell. Some damage to spine.. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Cover art, Rogers. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Magazine.

New York: Appleton-Dentury-Crofts, Inc., 1951. 168pp. Story of the Dow Chemical Company, and Herbert Dow's successful rise from a creative young scientist to the head of a huge industry. Numerous illustrations. Lightly rubbed edges and corners. Jacket shows general minor soil and a few chipped edges.. First Edition. Cloth. Good Plus/Good Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Grand Rapids, MI: Campbell's Clock Shop, 1989. Springwound to Quartz. 18pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.