Search Results: Authors starting with C from Warwick Books

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1960. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. Eighth printing of Golden Anniversary edition (the third edition). Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. Previous owner's name inked onto the front free endpaper, along with small bookstore sticker. A handsome copy of this classic kid's book. 8vo. 140 pp. In protective Mylar.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in illustrated boards. No dust jacket. First edition, from 1921. In crisp and clean condition. Binding is tight, corners are just slightly bumped. Text and illustration pages are pristine. Though more often the illustrator for books by Thornton Burgess, Cady wrote this one and illustrated it as well. Illustrated endpapers. 12mo. 127 pp. A handsome copy of a book hard to find in any condition.

La Jolla, CA: Green Tiger Press/A Star & Elephant Book, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. Illustrated with vivid color pictures. Ownership information inked onto front free endpaper. Pertinent ephemera tucked in behind front flap. Small 4to. 128 pp. including index. In protective Mylar. Published with the cooperation of the William Donahey Collection at the Mass Communications History Center, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

Stanford, CA: Philip G. Caldwell, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Red clothbound hardcover graduate thesis in electrical engineering from 1931, notable not only for its presentation but also for its signed approval by Frederick E. Terman, widely credited, with William Shockley, as the father of Silicon Valley. Terman encouraged students such as Hewlett and Packard, and perhaps the author of this thesis, to form their own companies, and he invested in them. Scuffing to the front board, clean and crisp inside. In text and photos, the 72-page thesis documents the author's experiments that show 'the magnitude of the effects which room acoustics have upon the character of the sound reaching observers situated at different points within a room." The premise was predicated on the "rapid development of radio, sound recording, and sound reproducing," which have "forced attention upon the problem of room acoustics." The official name of Stanford University is Leland Stanford Junior University.… Read More

New York: Callaway Editions, 1984. First Edition. Paperback. As New. Softcover in glossy pictorial wraps. First printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp, clean, and unread. Callahans's loving photos of his wife, in 64 luminous black-and-white plates. Small 4to. XX pp.

London: William Clowes, 1819. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Original hardcover in shiny brown-mottled boards. Front board is detached, but present. Back board is firmly attached. Minimal wear to book itself. Light spotting on first few pages and a few final pages. Text pages are clean. A calling card affixed to front board for "Mr. Watson, 5th or Princess Charlotte of Wales's Dragoon Guards." On the first free endpage is an armorial bookplate that reads "Data Pata Sequutus," with the owner's printed name, Robert Shuttleworth Streatfeild, beneath. Small 4to. 56 pp. plus four pages of ads for other books from the publisher. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is crisp and clean. A few edges have a whisper of Post-It residue. Top of jacket spine has a closed tear. Color plates throughout. Large 4to. 290 pp. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.

San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press / The Milford Series, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Softcover in beige wraps. Fine, As New condition. Cover says the book is in the Milford Series of "popular writers of today." John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series has been wildly popular for years. Small 8vo. 63 pp.

London: National Gallery Company, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing. Fine, As New condition, crisp, clean, unmarred. Published to accompany a 2008 exhibition of the same name at the National Gallery. London. Beautiful, vivid color plates throughout of portraits by Bellini, Boticelli, Cranach, Durer, Holbein, and others, in addition to Van Eyck and Titian. Heavy folio--will require additional postage to ship priority or outside the U.S. 304 pp.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is like new, crisp, clean, and unmarked. Binding is solid but there is a whisper of spine slant. Dust jacket is fresh and bright, with no tears, creases, or scrapes. Beautifully illustrated with full-page color plates throughout. Large 4to. 419 pp. including list of abbreviations, notes, glossary, bibliography, and index. Packed weight is seven pounds and will require substantial additional postage if shipped outside the U.S.

London: Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover exhibition catalogue published to accompany a 2007 show of the same name in London at the Courtauld Institute. First edition. Book is As New, crisp, clean, unused. Contains essays by a number of scholars and beautiful color plates. Small 4to. 144 pp. including bibliography.

London: Parker, Furnivall, & Parker, 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original 1847 hardcover in blind-stamped red cloth with gilt. Book is in very good condition, with fading to spine and edges but almost no wear. Ownership name inked onto front free endpage: Henry B.L Hughes, who served in the 13th from 1887-1897. Includes three color plates and one instance of underlining and margin note. 12mo. 83 pp. The author pioneered the idea of the regimental history. From the estate of Donald G. Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

London: Longman, Orme, and Co, 1839. Hardcover. Poor. Hardcover in original white moire cloth boards with remnants of gilt title on front. No dust jacket. First edition. Boards are soiled and worn at edges. Spine is broken, though signatures are securely held. First free endpage has a tear. Pages are mottled. Preliminary pages include the engraved title-page, the general title page, and the preface to the series from 1836 ("General Orders"), a preface, and an introduction. The author pioneered the idea of the regimental history. This one seems not to be available in an online (downloadable) version. From the estate of Donald G. Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire. Laid in is a magazine cutout of a painting by William Heath, "Marching from the Water Gate, Kilkenny, with Invalids." Small 8vo. 104 pp. including three beautiful color plates.

London: Harrison & Co, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Hardcover in maroon cloth boards. Transparent tape is holding boards together. Title in gilt on spine. First edition (1837). Retired from the Royal United Service Institution with its plate affixed to front endpage. The book itself is crisp and clean, free from tears or foxing. There are seven color plates listed on the contents page but there are twelve beautiful color plates in the book. A gem for that reason, even with the poor binding. 12mo. 84 pp. From the estate of Donald Skinner, military collector extraordinaire.

London: Longman, Orme, and Co, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in rebound brown cloth boards. No dust jacket. 1840 edition first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Two richly colored plates. One plate has ink markings in the margins, as does the facing page. Text pages are free from foxing. Preliminary pages include the engraved title-page, the general title page, and the preface to the series from 1836 ("General Orders"), a preface, and an introduction. The regiment is referred to slightly differently in each place. Small 8vo. 137 pp. plus the preliminary pages. The author pioneered the idea of the regimental history. This one seems not to be available in a online (downloadable) version. From the estate of Donald G. Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire. Laid in is a magazine cutout of a Greys Vedette by Lady Elizabeth Butler.

New York: Random House, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is in Fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. No fading, chips, or tears. Neatly inked name of former owner on front endpage. Date, price and place of purchase written in miniscule writing along inner edge of dedication page 8vo. 262 pp. In protective Mylar.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First English-language edition. Green boards stamped with title are in fine, unblemished condition. Tight binding. Interior pages are fine and unmarked. Dust jacket is in Fine condition. Catalogue published to accompany a 2007 exhibition of the same name that showed at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Lavishly illustrated. Large and heavy 4to. 378 pp. Packed weight of book is seven pounds and will incur additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Original blue buckram boards with title and insignia in gilt on front, gilt title on spine. First edition, in near fine condition. Binding is tight, pages are clean, top edges are gilt. Bookplate on front pastedown page. A history of the regiment, an irregular light cavalry named after its leader, Stephen Hodson. The regiment included British military soldiers as well as many Sikhs from the Punjab region. Includes nine black-and-white illustrations, six plans in the text, and eight clean and crisp folding maps. 8vo. 402 pp. including six appendices, a glossary of Indian terms, and an index. From the estate of Canadian military collector extraordinaire Donald Skinner. Scarce.

Exeter, England: Webb & Bower, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. The first volume of a two-volume set. First printing. SIGNED on title page by William Carman, with a pencil notation under it (erasable) stating when and where it came to be signed. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Gilt titles bright on front of book. Dust jacket is intact. With myriad beautiful color plates taken from the collection of Captain K.J. Douglas-Morris. A couple of pertinent photos laid in. Small 4to. 224 pp. including index. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

Surrey, UK: Privately printed, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in blue cloth boards. No dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Slight bump at spine bottom. No fading or foxing. Illustrated with black-and-white photos throughout. Laid in are color photos of pertinent headdresses collected by the book's former owner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire, Donald G. Skinner, from whose estate this book comes. 8vo. 87 pp.