Search Results: Titles starting with C from W. Fraser Sandercombe

Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1987. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 150 pp. Burgundy cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings..

New York: Penguin Books, 1946. Book. Illus. by Loew;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 184 pp. Penguin Book 595. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the front hinge and an uncreased spine; some aging but no interior markings. Cover art by Loew. This story collection contains: The Proem; Fox in the Morning; The Lotus and the Bottle; Smith; Caught; Cupid's Exile Number Two; The Phonograph and the Graft; Money Maze; The Admiral; The Flag Paramount; The Shamrock and the Palm; The Remnants of the Code; Shoes; Ships; Masters of Arts; Dicky; Rouge et Noir; Two Recalls; and The Vitagraphoscope..

New York: William Morrow, 2003. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 339 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a faintly creased spine; no interior markings. As the story begins, Serge escapes from Chattahoochee, Florida's state psychiatric hospital, and heads for Miami, obsessed with the idea of clearing up the mystery surrounding his grandfather's alleged suicide, which is tied to the legendary dozen diamonds still missing after Murph the Surf's infamous 1964 jewel heist from the Museum of Natural History. Serge's ambitious crusade gets off to an ill-omened start when he awakens the interest of both the mob and the Feds after getting into a graveside altercation with Tony Marsicano, the mob boss who was alone at the deathbed of Rico Spagliosi, a deceased fence reputed to have a part in the jewel heist. In a typical display of off-the-wall buffoonery, Serge starts a specialty Miami tour service, and his first booking is a group of… Read More

Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 1996. Book. Illus. by Lionel Royer;. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xii) 285 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white plates and maps. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Wraparound dustjacket art by Lionel Royer. The Contents are: Preface; Prologue; Caesar in Rome; The Celts in Europe; Caesar in Gaul; The Rhine and the Channel; Expedition to Britain; To the Thames; Turmoil in Rome; Revolt in Gaul; Divus Julius; and Postscript: The English Search for Caesar; followed by an index..

New York: Centaur Press, 1973. Book. Illus. by Frank Brunner;. Near Fine. Paperback. First Printing - First Thus. 157 pp. Light rubbing on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Frank Brunner. A novel of ancient Antioch and Rome in the days of the warrior-emperor, Commodus. Roman lands and peoples lie in deadly fear of the emperor, whose fantatical whims and paranoid dreads are a threat to every citizen. Gladiators, frenzied arena scenes and blood lusts....

New York: Doubleday and Company, 1954. Book. Illus. by John Hull; Lawrence Beall Smith;. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printing. 8vo. (xii) 408 pp. Later printing of the illustrated edition; dj art by John Hull; interior colour plates by Lawrence Beall Smith. Blue cloth lettered in blue and silver on the spine; endpaper maps; headband. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. Included here is the movie, featuring Humphrey Bogart on the front cover. This won the Pulitzer Prize in 1951 and, directed by Edward Dmytryk, it was filmed in 1954, starring Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, May Wynn, E. G. Marshall, Lee Marvin, Jeff Daniels, Claude Akins, Jerry Paris and a host of others..

New York: Popular Library, 1961. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 144 pp. PL PC1010. Edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine and some rubbing on the lower left of the front cover. The cover features Mark Richards in a scene from the television show. Created by Paul Monash, the plan was for a former underworld lawyer to bring a hundred top criminals to justice. This was a television series that ran in 1961 -1962, starring Peter Mark Richman with an assortment of guest stars, including Gavin MacLeon, Robert Culp, Telly Savalas, Ed Begley, Bruce Dern, Ted Knight, Charles Bronson, Sammy Davis Jr., Jim Backus, Pat Hingle, Jack Lord, James Coburn, Harry Guardino, Jack Klugman, Robert Duvall, Don Rickles, Robert Blake, Barbara Eden and dozens of others, including Keir Dullea of 2001, Robert Vaughn of The Man from Uncle, and Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley of Star Trek..

New York: Del Rey - Ballantine Books, 1990. Book. Illus. by Michael Herring;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Editions. 311, 324, 339 pp. Please note, these are somewhat heavy and depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. All three books have light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spines; no interior markings. Covers by Michael Herring. To be clear, the books here are: One: Call of Madness; Two: Mission of Magic; and Three: The Sage of Sare..

New York: Crescent Books, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. 4to. 70 pp. Glossy pictorial boards matching the dustjacket; illustrated with colour photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. The recipes are: Gumbo Z'Herbes; Crab Meat Balls; Creole Eggplant; Red Bean and Red Pepper Soup; Maque Choux; Dirty Rice; Cajun Pies; Shrimp Remoulade; Horseradish Pecan Sauce; Pecan Chicken; Creole Oxtails; Barbecued Shrimp; Grillades; Veal Jardinere; Creole Court Bouillon; Sweet Potato and Sausage Casserole; Blackened Fish; Chicken Gumbo; Spiced Lamb; Crawfish Etoufee; Gingersnap Pork Chops; Chicken with Eggplant and Smoked Ham Stuffing; Seafood Pan Roast; Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya; Crepes a l'Orange; Cherries Jubilee; Calas; Brown Sugar Cookies; Pralines; and Syrup Cake..

New York: Ballantine Books, 1987. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. 297 pp. Light rubbing on the corners with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. The Contents are: Appetizers; Soups, Gumbos, Bisques and Breads; Salads and Salad Dressings; Poultry and Meat; Fish and Shellfish; Vegetables and Rice; Desserts; Cajun Country; Creole-Italian; Brunch; Beverages; and an index..

London: Pan Books, 1978. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Second Printing. 190 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine and some minor wear on the front cover; no interior markings..

London: Corgi Books, 1982. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Later Printing. 144 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. There are six passengers on the stagecoach from Promontory to Ratchet Creek - among them a beautiful singer with bad intentions, a lawman dressed in deacon's garb ... and a red-headed hellion named Martha Jane Canary, who's hell with a whip and quicker on the draw than most male gun artists....

New York: Tor Books - Tom Doherty Associates, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). Later Printing. 338 pp. Signed by Robert Sawyer on the title page. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings..

New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo. (viii) 277 pp. Quarter-bound in red on gold boards; lettered in black on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Preface; For Once It's Safe to Dream in Color - 1704; The Children of the Wars 1642 - 1664; The Trouble with Hooke 1664 - 1672; The Affair of the Eyebrow 1666 - 1673; Farewell and Think Kindly of Me 1673 - 1677; The Beginning of the Sublime Geometry 1678 - 1687; The Beautiful and the Damned 1687 - 1691; The Shortest Possible Descent 1690 - 1696; Newton's Apes 1696 - 1708; The Burden of Proof 1708 - 1712; The Flaws of Motion 1713 - 1716; and Purged of Ambiguity 1716 - 1728; followed by: Epilogue; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; and an index..

London: Fourth Estate, 1999. Book. Illus. by Andy Bridge;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 12mo. (xviii) 360 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Andy Bridge. The Contents are: A Net Cast Over Time; A Chronology of Events; A Lone Genius Proclaims the Truth About Time; Luna: Temptress of Time; Caesar Embraces the Sun; A Flaming Cross of Gold; Time Stands Still; Monks Dream While Counting on Their Fingers; Charlemagne's Sandglass; The Strange Journey of 365.242199; From the House of Wisdom to Darkest Europe; Latinorum Penuria - The Poverty of the Latins; The Battle Over Time; From the Black Death to Copernicus; Solving the Riddle of Time; Ten Days Lost For Ever; and Living on Atomic Time; followed by an index..

Scarborough, Ontario: Signet Books - The New American Library of Canada, 1976. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 238 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing at the spine; previous owner's name inside. This story collection contains: The Inner Circle; The President's Half-Disme; The Ides of Michael Magoon; The Emperor's Dice; The Gettysburg Bugle; The Medical Finger; The Fallen Angel; The Needle's Eye; The Three R's; The Dead Cat; The Tell-Tale Bottle and The Dauphin's Doll..

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1962. Book. Illus. by William Wheeler;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 165 pp. Gray boards with a small black pictorial of a hockey player on the front panel; lettered in black on the spine. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price clipped; previous owner's name inside. Dj art and interior line drawings by William Wheeler. Formed by a rich patron, the Calgary Challengers become a barnstorming team playing all across the country, while assorted players on the team attempt to impress the pro teams....

Calgary, Alberta: The Calgary Herald, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 208 pp. Beige leatherette decorated in red and black on the front panel and spine; red endpapers; headband; illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and drawings. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. The Contents are: The Way We Are; Beginning on the Bow; A Fort to Call Home; Keeper of the Peace; Rough Good Men; The Railway Decides; And West They Came; This Rowdy Child; The Sandstone City; Beds and Bars; Front Page Thunderer; A Lively Society; The Innovators; The Land Rush; Dry Days Wet Days; Sirens; The Home Front; Get-up-and-go Times; A Bankrupt Land; Bible Bill Arrives; Weadick's Grand Legacy; Chasing the Cup; The Gamble Pays Off; and Surging Up and Out; followed by an epilogue and an index..

Calgary, Alberta: Calgary Flames Hockey Club, 1996. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 184 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a bit of rubbing on the front cover and a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The front cover features Gary Roberts holding the Masterton Trophy. Packed with stats, scores, photographs and anecdotes..

Guelph, Ontario: Quigley Publications, 1995. Book. Illus. by Jim McConnell;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 199 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Jim McConnell. The Contents are: Grey County Days; On the Farm; Country Pranks; The Fiddle; Leaving Grey County; The Big City; Niagara's Fiddlers; Shelburne Shenanigans; Canadian Fiddlers; Fiddle Tunes; The New England States; The Shelburne Contest; Unexpected Luck; Time Marches On; Fiddling in Niagara; and Out of the Past; followed by Tune Teasers..