Search Results: Titles starting with C from Bountiful Books

London: Methuen. Dark blue-green boards with gilt trim show a touch of soiling, bumped spine head, else sound. Book plate on front paste-down, occassional light foxing, else interior is unmarked. An account of explorations in East and West Africa, from the Nile to the Niger Rivers. xxvii + 320 pps. + a 40 page list of other Methuen publications. With 15 illustrations (mostly b/w photo) and 4 maps, of which 3 are fold-out maps (all in pristine condition). . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1898.

London: Ken Trottman. Facsimile limited edition number 41 of 200 copies from original 1818 edition. Red cloth spine with gilt trim, gray cloth boards. Book is clean, crisp and sound. Written by Gourgaud at St. Helena. Illustrated with a fold-out map of the principal theater of the war. Includes appendix with 2 fold-out tables. xx +234 pages. First hand account of the Napoleonic Wars. . Fine. Hardcover. 1982.

Chez J. Auger. White calf spine and corners with red/gilt spine label and marbled boards appear to be a later rebind, which includes unusual cloth-like patterned endpapers. Leather shows light soiling, rubbing, else binding is sound and tight. Book plate on front paste-down. Two pages of tiny writing on newer free end papers attribute the work to Jean Jacques Pujol, and show the publication date to be 1810, although no author or publication date is shown on the book. The written commentary explains the history of the work, which includes political satire of the times, as well as a brief biography of Pujol. Original endpaper illustrations in red show Jesus on the Cross. These (primarily) religious chants from the Castres region of France are in two languages. Most are in French, with a smaller number in Occitan or Langued'oc, the language prevalent in the Pyranees during earlier eras. Index included. . Very Good. 1/2 Leather. 2nd Edition. 1st Printing. 1810.

Barcelona: Ediciones Poligraficas. Text in Spanish, English, French, German; Clean and sturdy, inside and out, numerous b/w and color & b/w photos showing architectural detailes of the famous Spanish cathedral; boards are sturdy and immaculate w/ sharp corners; DJ is gloss, unmarked. . Very Good+. Hardcover.

London: John Murray. Brown cloth boards with gilt trim are clean and sound, bumped at spine ends. Occasional foxing throughout, especially first and last few pages, otherwise interior clean and unmarked. xvi + 138 pages + frontispiece portrait and 3 maps, the 3rd a fold-out of the Corunna campaign (from sketches by Gordon). The journal of Captain Gordon, one of the few from acavalry officer who served in the Peninsular Campaign during the Napoleonic Wars, remained in the hands of his grandson, who had it published in 1913, after editing by Col. Wylly. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1913.

Israel: Steimatzky. Includes ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH bound-in between fep and title page. Clean, sturdy boards show lightly bumped spine ends, else fine with fresh, unmarked interior. Bright, attractive dust jacket. 191 pp. Illustrated with over 90 remarkable plates, 50 in radiant color. This lovely volume tells and shows how Chagall rose to the challenge of transforming the blank walls and floors of the State Reception Hall of the Knesset, and envisioned windows as jewels of translucent fire for the Synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, and produced some of the most beautiful original works in modern art. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1983.

Bangkok, Thailand: Thai Form Studio. Lightly bumped spine ends, else a clean, sound copy, with no markings of any kind, SIGNED by Kohskarika in English and Thai on title page. Fragile transparent dust jacket has several chips and tears at edges. Features 30 full color plates of Kohskarika's whimsical, nature centered sculptures. With a Foreward by Richard Hertz, department chair at the College of Design in Pasadena, California; a Chronology; and Artist's Note. Hertz describes this celebrated Thai artist's work as concerned with natural transformation, as exemplified in his works on bee hives, caterpillar's cocoons, etc. There is a constant play in his work between East and West, oval and triangle, sacred and profane, serious and humourous, and the convergence and divergence of male and female. 40 pages. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1999.

San Diego, CA. Covers show light foxing, interior is clean and unmarked. Program for the 1938 production of "Chonita" a historical drama set to music, about life in San Diego, California in 1853. The musical was presented in the then-named Ford Bowl in Balboa Park, and was a sequal to an earlier production called "Heart's Desire". The scene of the action was San Diego's historic Gila House. The program includes a history of early San Diego by Millan. 32 pages, and a treasure for scholars of San Diego history, if only because of the numerous ads by politicians and businesses of the era. . Very Good. Stapled Wraps. 1st Edition. 1938.

San Diego, CA: Leberton & Taylor. Flexible olive cloth wraps show weart at edges, else clean and sound. Name written inside front cover, offsetting to ffep, ownership stamp inside back cover, dusty edges, else interior is clean, bright and unmarked. A detailed accounting of the history and topography of San Diego, California as of 1888, with brief biographies of the men who built the city. viii + 218 pps., profusely illustrated with charming b/w drawings and photos. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1888.

Puebla, Mexico: Imprenta del Gobierno. Brown calf boards with gilt stamping are clean and sound. Black and gilt spine label is cracked. Vestige of sticker on front paste-down, else no markings. Statutes, orders, and agreements of the State of Puebla in East-Central Mexico for 1824-5, constituting the First and Second Constitutional Congresses. 118 pages + 12 page index (indice). . Very Good. Full Leather. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1827.

Copenhagen. A beautifully made book, # 42 of 500 copies issued. An imaginary conversation with the famous writer of fairy tales by an Andersen expert who lets the writer "speak for himself" by referring to various sources for Andersen's remarks , with a foreward by H. Topsoe-Jensen. Decorative boards are clean and sturdy, interior is unmarked but for bookplate on front paste-down, and gift inscription on front free endpaper. 63 pages (handmade paper) with several tipped-in b/w photos of Andersen. Text in Danish and English. Dust jacket shows minor edgewear, including a 1" closed tear at top edge of front panel, else clean and sound. An enlightening "conversation" which provides valuable background for the tales for which Andersen became famous. In English and Danish . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited/Numbered. 1970.

Paris: Garnier Freres. 4 volumes, all very nice, 5th edition. Red calf spines, raised bands, gilt trim, marbled boards, marbled edges, and marbled endpapers. Corners bumped, extremities show minor rubbing, some very light foxing. In all, a beautiful little set, covering the high points of French literature from Celtic poetry to Beaumarchais. . Near Fine. Half-Leather. 1868.

Paris. This is a bound copy of the results of 7 conferences on care and prevention of TB and other diseases. Papers include: Tuberculose et L'hygiene: Le Graine et le Terraine; Les Travaux de Pasteur; La Contagion de la Tuberculose et les Moyens de L'Eviter; La Guerison des Enfants Debiles Lymphatiques, Anemiques, Rachitiques, Scrofuleux; Prophylaxie de La Fievre Typhoid; and Moyens de Prevenir La Rage. Red leather spine with gilt trim and raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers. Top of spine and edges of boards are rubbed, else book is clean and tight. A treasure trove of information on the treatment of preventable diseases at the end of the 19th century! (In French, of course) . Very Good. 1/2 Leather. 1st Edition. 1899.

Guatemala: La Tipografia Nacional De Guatemala. Coral wraps show light fading, writing on front cover, else clean and sound. Scattered foxing, else pages are unmarked. Guatemalan writer Samoya Chinchilla (1898 - 1973) served as Director of Guatemala's Instituto de Antropologia e Historia, and in that capacity collected much of the folklore and mythology of the Mayans and other indigenous populations. Cuatro Suertes is one of his earlier works, illustrated with reproductions from the Mayan codices. 220 pps. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1936.