Search Results: Titles starting with C from Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.

New York: The Viking Press, 1945. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 7 3/8" x 4 3/4" First Issue (January, 1945) ADVANCE REVIEW COPY 208pp., (1)pp. list of Steinbeck's other works. Bound in blue paper wraps lettered in black; A very good to fine copy and scarce in nice condition.

(Missouri, 1913 & 1914): Manuscript. Full-Leather. Quarto. Manuscript English translation from the original Spanish of Alarcon by John Thornton Worths. 346pp. in a lovely script on rectos only, handsomely bound in a fine red straight grained morocco, tile gilt within triple rules with corner embellishments, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, green floral endpapers, all edges marbled. The foreword by the translator explains how he came about doing this translation. Mr. Worths was a teacher of English. He tutored two young boys, one from Costa Rica and the other from Guadalajara, Mexico. He became interested in the Spanish language while teaching the boys English. They taught him Spanish. His desire was to someday translate the works of Alarcon. Approximately three years later, he did his translation. His manuscript, as far as we know, has never been published. Although several translations of Alarcon's work have appeared. We have located a copy of Gray Casement's translation which… Read More

London: MIchael Joseph, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. A trilogy of stories comprising Hornblower and the Hotspur, The Happy Return and A Ship of the line. 608pp. Bound in blue cloth, spine lettering gilt. A fine copy in a near fine clipped pictorial dust jacket.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1851. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo. 140pp. Half-title, bound in publisher's original embossed cloth, spine lettering gilt, neat previous owner's name to title page, spine slightly darkened. Light wear at spine ends. Small repair to front inner hinge. In the primary binding, with the word "London" above publisher's name on spine; a very good copy.

New York: William Morrow, 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. A very good copy bound in black cloth with red lettering spine and front cover, top edge stained red. 303 pp. Cover edge wear, mild stain lower edge.

New York: William Morrow, 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. Together with TV Guide for Feb. 21 - 27, 1959, with Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale on the front wrapper; together with clipped signatures of the two stars of the Perry Mason series.

New York: William Morrow, 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A nice, clean, tight copy. 218 pp.

New York: William Morrow, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. A fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket; book is fine, with no markings of any kind.. 254 pp.

New York: William Morrow, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. A near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket with minimal chips, soil. 247 pp.

New York: William Morrow, 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. A very good copy bound in black cloth with yellow lettering, top edge stained yellow. Armorial bookplate front pastedown. Mild cover edge wear, marginal staining. 296 pp.

New York: William Morrow, 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Slight crease to front panel of book. Dust Jacket art by J. Charles Lofgren. 275 pp.

New York: William Morrow, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Octavo. A very good+ copy bound in black cloth with red lettering, top edge stained red. Owner inscription front pastedown, minimal fading spine. 276 pp.

New York: William Morrow, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Octavo. A very good+ copy bound in black cloth with red lettering, top edge stained red. Mild wear spine edges, light fading spine. 281 pp.

New York: William Morrow, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Octavo. Octavo, 282 pp. publisher's reddish-brown cloth, printed in brown. Dust jacket with price of $2.00 on front flap, and some loss at spine ends. Archival repair to front inner hinge, owner name and date on ffep, small nick at foot of front board. Altogether a very good copy.

New York: William Morrow, 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. A near fine copy with neat owner inscription ffep, minimal cover edge wear. In a very good+ dust jacket. viii, 270 pp.

New York: William Morrow, 1971. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. First Separate Edition. First published in "The Case of the Cautious Coquette" Book Club Edition 1949. A near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket with minimal chips. 192 pp.

New York: The American Weekly, 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Tall Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PEARL S BUCK ON FFEP. Illustrated by Herschel Levit. A very good- copy with dampstains covers, affecting pastedowns and endpapers. Bookplate front pastedown. 23 pp.

New York: Viking Press, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. First printing, a fine copy with small previous owner's ink stamp on ffep in a very near fine dust jacket with short closed tear; minimal edge wear. 184 pp. octavo. Price of $2.95 on front flap.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1913. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. Bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering and design. Photographic frontispiece and map of Wessex rear. Previous owner bookplate and inscription ffep. vii, 412 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. 334 pages, 8 pages of ads; original orange cloth, colorful dust jacket. Photoplay edition, issued to coincide with the film, starring Warner Oland. Reverse side of dust jacket is printed with Grosset & Dunlap titles. Dust jacket with light wear at extremities and a few short closed tears.