Search Results: Titles starting with C from Shelley and Son Books

New York: C. G. and C. H. Carvill, 1830. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Latin and English text. Sallust's works are in Latin. But his biography and the notes on his writings are in English. Brown full leather covers with a brown slip and gold lettering on the spine. xi, 386pp. Covers and spine have some rubbing (head of spine is slighty chipped as well). Only a few pages contain notes and/or underlining. Foxing within. Full refund if not satisfied. "Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust (86 – c. 35 BC), was a Roman historian and politician from an Italian plebeian family. Sallust was born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines and was a popularis, an opponent of the old Roman aristocracy, throughout his career, and later a partisan of Julius Caesar.

Leipzig: Weidmanns, 1784. New Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Small Octavo. (Three double volumes of five, lacking 3/4 & 5/6) Ex library with small stamp in each of volume. Leather scuffed, hinges cracking, edges a little worn. Paper a little age toned with scattered light foxing. Two folding plates in back of Volume 10. First published in 1769 to 1774. Size: Small Octavo. 1704 pages. Text is in German. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 6 pounds or less. Category: Literature & Literary; 18th century; German Language; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.

London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1977. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 8vo. Collection of sermons on one topic, somewhat abridged. Size: 8vo. 256 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 7. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Religion & Theology; ISBN/EAN: 9780551055735. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.

Cantabrigiae: Typis Academicis, 1727. Hardcover. Very Good +. Illustrated. Commentaries on the Gallic War and the Civil War (All the Extant of C. Julius Caesar and Aulus Hirtius). Julius Caesar's personal accounts of the Gallic War as well as Roman Civil War (between him and Pompey). Printed in Latin, this copy was originally published in 1727. Handsome half chocolate leather rebind. Marbled boards. Raised bands. Leather spine label. Attractive binding. Gift inscription on front free end-paper. Folding illustrations and maps. 752; 96pp., index. This copy of Caesar's enduring epics of antiquity is a pleasure to behold. Full refund if not satisfied.

Malden MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2007. FIRST EDITION. Paperback. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Glossy illustrated paperback, entitled in white cover and spine. xii, Introduction, Bibliography, Index, 181 pp. Ex library, label on spine, library stamp on half title page, inside rear cover. No writing within. Full refund if not satisfied.

New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. Second printing. Paperback. Like New. Signed by Hooper. Signed by author Walter Hooper on the title page. We use this book all the time. It is a marvelous reference work. 940 pp with the following sections: Life of C. S. Lewis; Chronology; Writings [with great summaries of each book]; Key Ideas; Who's Who; What's What; Bibliography of C. S. Lewis. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied.

Connecticut: Winged Lion Press, LLC, 2014. paperback. Like New. 6x.5x9. Paperback. Dark burgundy and pictorial covers with yellow lettering. What made bestselling author C. S. Lewis such a great writer with so many admirers? One answer to that question is Lewis' vast reading across the entire canon of Western literature, from Homer and the Bible to some lesser-known works of the early twentieth century. Before one can become a great writer, one must be a great reader. In 1962, an interviewer asked Lewis: "What books did most to shape your vocational attitude and your philosophy of life?" In response, Lewis offered the following top ten list: 1. Phantastes by George MacDonald 2. The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton 3. The Aeneid by Virgil 4. The Temple by George Herbert 5. The Prelude by William Wordsworth 6. The Idea of the Holy by Rudolf Otto 7. The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius 8. Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell 9. Descent into Hell by Charles Williams 10. Theism… Read More

New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardbound grey boards, black title on spine. Ex library, label on spine, stamp and library notation front and rear endpapers; page edges stamped. Glossy pictorial dust jacket, label on spine. Normal shelf wear. Text free of writing. Full refund if not satisfied.

Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by author. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Inscribed on the first blank page, "For Mary / With all good wishes / Laurence Harwood / Looking forward to / reading your Calcutta / book. Thank you." Orange cloth boards with copperish text on the spine. 148 pp. Dust wrapper has white text against a collage of images.Book and wrapper are fine. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings.

New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1996. C. S. Lewis Companion & Guide. We use this marvelous reference book all the time. It contains a mini-biography, summaries all his books, who's who in Lewis' world, key ideas, and a bibliography. Quarter black cloth on light tan paper boards. 940 pp. Nicely indexed. Dust wrapper has a photo of Lewis, a band of orange ground above the photo which has blue and white text, and a block of dark blue ground below the photo which has white text. Book and wrapper are in wonderful condition. Pages show very light browning. Else fine. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied.

Downer: IVP, 2008. Second printing. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. Cecil Harwood was a close friend of Lewis' from age 19 throughout his life. Harwood was co-literary executor of Lewis' estate. His son Laurence was god son to Lewis and he wrote this book about his relationship with Lewis. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied.

Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2019, 2021, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. (respectively). Illustrated. Signed by author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. FIRST EDITION. COMPLETE, THREE VOLUME TRILOGY. <br>This set is the complete biographical story about C. S. Lewis. Signed by Poe on each the title page, respectively. Quarter orange cloth on brown paper. Gilt text on the spine. Endpapers are full page illustrations in black and white. Illustrated with black and white photographs occasionally throughout. Contains an epilogue and notes to pages. Indexed. Dust wrappers bear photos of Lewis across time, an ornamented foredge, and a block with a cream background and brown text. <br><br><strong>ABOUT THIS TRILOGY: <br><br>BOOK ONE: BECOMING C. S. LEWIS, A BIOGRAPHY OF YOUNG JACK LEWIS (1898 to 1918) <br>During his youth, the boy who would become C. S. Lewis formed his most basic impressions and tastes regarding music, art, literature, religion, education, war,… Read More

Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006. Signed, First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED. FIRST EDITION, 2006. A Collection of remembrances from Owen Barfield, Walter Hooper, Peter Bayley, Basil Mitchell, Barbara Reynolds, Laurence Harwood, and many others. Signed by Harry Lee Poe on the title page. Quarter brown paper on orange cloth. Metallic orange text on the spine. 270 pages. Pictorial dust wrapper of old books with yellow text. Book and Wrapper are both fine. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings.

Carlisle, Cambria: Solway, 1997. First British edition. paperback. Very Good. 7x5x1. This index is not just a compilation of names and places. More importantly, it is an index of ideas. A marvelous work. 678 pp. The book is in very nice condition but it is ex-library and thus has numerous library markings. Full refund if not satisfied.

Unknown: Zossima Press, 2008. paperback. Very Good . 6x1x9. Paperback. Pictorial glossy. cover. C. S. Lewis: Views From Wake Forest is a collection of sixteen insightful essays that will delight both Inklings scholars and C. S. Lewis readers of all ages and opinions. Walter Hooper, for example, the man most responsible for preserving, publishing, and promoting Lewis' many works after Lewis' death in 1963, shares stories from his work with Lewis, Owen Barfield, Lady Collins, and other friends of Lewis in his essay 'Editing C. S. Lewis, ' an inspiring tale as well as a landmark event in Lewis scholarship. James Como, author of Why I Believe in Narnia and a Keynote Speaker at the international conference from which these essays were collected, reveals the neglected C. S. Lewis, the cultural critic and public philosopher whose insights and thinking give Lewis' more popular novels and apologetic works their weight and value. Fourteen more Lewis scholars explore Lewis' invaluable… Read More

Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998. First Edition. Paperback. Like New. Illustrated with photos. Part of a series called Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. 182 pp.Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings.Full refund if not satisfied.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The author teaches literature at Penn State University. Hardcover in dust wrapper.  240 pp.  Indexed. The condition would be graded fine if it were not for ex-library markings. Thus it is VG. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied.

London: The Folio Society, 1967. Folio Society Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated. 62 works catalogued; 32 illustrated in color, the rest in black and white. Oblong hardcover. Not paginated. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Previous owner's name written in several places (and personal library seals). Underlining. Full refund if not satisfied.

Photograph . Like New. Just under 2.5" x 4. Unknown. Rare. This is a carte de vista (CDV) photograph of Hon. Henry Wilson, seated. Uncredited, but bears an advertisement on verso for photographic novelty cards like this one. Type on the back reads: "Photograph Novelty. We sell you a Card Photograph and any article selected by the Purchaser from departments designated thereon, for $1.25. 25 Cents to be paid on delivery of Photograph, and $1.00 on delivery of article selected by the Purchaser. This is No Lottery or Gift Enterprise. Please examine our goods in departments from A to F". Henry Wilson was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1873. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading Republican, and a strong opponent of slavery. (wikipedia). Condition: Even toning with very light bump on left hand corner. Very faint crease mark on back, right corner, almost unnoticeable. A… Read More

Dunn, NC: Pope Printing, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Signed by the author. Signed by the author on title page. Paperback. 32pp. Full refund if not satisfied.