Search Results: Titles starting with C from Classic Books and Ephemera

Lugduni [Lyon]: apud Franciscum Savy, Bibliopolam [Francis Savy, bookseller], 1808. Hardcover. Very Good +. [4], 475, [1] p.; 17 cm. Modern dark brown cloth spine with gilt-tooled spine label; original plain boards. Woodcut headpiece on first page of text. Contents: Annalium -- Brevarium. Several former owner's names on preliminary blank leaf, title page, and final blank leaf. Upper corner of front free endpaper removed and replace with plain paper, presumably removing another former owner's name. Marginal notations on a few pages in an old hand. In Very Good+ Condition: light foxing; occasional marginalia; solid.

Cambridge, Mass: C. L. Jones & Co, 1880. Cards. Very Good. 2 trade cards advertising C. L. Jones & Co.'s Tulip Soap. #1: (5.6 x 11 cm.) with front illustration in blue and yellow of a cat chasing a dog; back is blank. #2: (7.7 x 5 cm.) with front illustration on gilt background of boy picking flowers; back is blank. Charles L. Jones founded C.L. Jones & Co. in 1845 in Cambridge, Mass.; after his death in 1879 his brothers continued the company until 1903. In Very Good Condition: lightly soiled; #2 has closed 1-cm. cut from one side.

Buenos Aires: Center of Art and Communication, 2978. Paperback. Near Fine. 23, [1] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Cover title: Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. Text is in English. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; clean and tight.

London: G. Auld, 1786. Hardcover. Good +. Title page continued: "Dedicated, by permission of Momus, to the lovers of fun. Compiled by His Merriness's Secretary." xii, 348 p.; 18 cm. (12mo). Contemporary morocco spine with gilt-tooled spine title. Plain red paper over boards. Printed by G. Auld, for W. Cavell; J. Ridgeway; T. Axtell; T. Wigg; W.T. Swift; J. Young; and A. Lunan. Dedication signed Tim. Broadgrin, and dated Dec. 22, 1786. Running title: The Cabinet of Momus; or, Caledonian Humorist. Direction line states Vol. I, but no more published. ESTC, T128600. Extremely scarce. Lacking frontispiece. Otherwise, in Good+ Condition: leather and boards are rubbed; soiling and staining of pages, in particular a dark stain on lower part of pp. 241-50; old repair to p. 259, with no loss of text.

Lübeck, Ger: Verlag Lübecker Nachrichten, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine. 160 p.; 22 cm. Dark brown illustrated cloth with light brown spine and cover titles. Maps on endpapers. Arranged alphabetically by city. Entirely in German. In Near Fine Condition: top page edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good -. [8], 279, [1] p.; 21 cm. Light blue cloth with silver spine and cover titles. Top page edges yellow. Borzoi Books emblem blind-stamped on back cover. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes The First Camus: An Introductory Essay by Paul Viallaneix. Contains works by Camus from 1932, 1933, and 1934. Book is in Near Fine Condition: slight discoloration on front fixed endpaper; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: rubbed; puncture along front joint; slight discoloration along upper edge.

Philadelphia: The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 199 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Light grey silk binding with blind-stamped spine and cover titles. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Catalog to accompany an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Catalog designed by Takaaki Matsumoto; edited by Amy Wilkins. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright.

New York: Dr. Earl S. Sloan, 1939. Paperback. Very Good. 32 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Yellow card cover printed in black and red; stapled. Portrait of Cal Tinney on first page. Advertisement for Sloan's Liniment on p. 32. Contains quizes and brain teasers. Oklahoman Cal Tinney (1908-1993) was a humorist and actor. Extremely scarce. In Very Good Condition: lower corners lightly creased; shadow on p. 3 from former clipping; a few pencil marks; otherwise, clean and solid.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. Paperback. Near Fine. x, 271 p.; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. The author "traces the development in America of numeracy -- skill with numbers -- from its English origins in the seventeenth century to its diffusion and acceptance in the first half of the nineteenth century. She focuses on episodes that illustrate the scope of numeracy and that link quantification with alterations in the way Americans thought about their social, political, and economic relations." -- back cover. In Near Fine Condition: spine slightly faded; clean and tight.

London: Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1895. Hardcover. Good. [4], 867, [1], 36 p.; 28 cm. Publisher's? dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Yellow endpapers. Many pages not opened. Includes Catalogue (Revised to 1st February 1895) of English, Scotch, and Irish Record Publications, Reports of the Historical Manuscripts Commission, and Annual Reports of the Deputy Keepers of the Public Records, England and Ireland on final 36 pages. Tipped in at front free endpaper a slip indicating that the volume was "Transmitted by direction of The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury." On the front fixed endpaper are two bookplates, one indicating that this was received by the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1896 and the other that it was presented by that institution to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 1968. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be… Read More

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good +. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Dorothy Appleby on front cover; photographs of Mary Doran and Anita Page on inside and outside of back cover. This issue contains sections with circus-themed jokes and cartoons; included 10 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is slightly rubbed; clean and solid.

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good +. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Jack Oakie and Zelma O'Neal on front cover and cartoon on back cover. Contains jokes and cartoons, including 14 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: upper corners of final 2 leaves lightly creased; clean and solid.

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Alice White on front cover and cartoon on back cover. Contains jokes and cartoons, including 5 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; lower corners lightly creased; otherwise, clean and solid.

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1929. Paperback. Very Good. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Raquel Torres on front cover and cartoon by on back cover. This issue contains features harem-themed jokes and cartoons, among which are 11 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: edges lightly rubbed; back cover is lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and solid.

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Sally Starr on front cover and cartoon on back cover. Contains jokes and cartoons, including 3 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: spine rubbed; three pages creased; clean and solid.

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good -. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Natacha Nattova on front cover and cartoon on back cover, in which the clock has been cut on three sides, as directed, to reveal "what Santa brought." This issue contains sections with Spanish-themed jokes and cartoons; includes 8 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good- Condition: cover is separating at head and tail; small puncture in back cover; clean and solid.

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good +. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Marion Byron on front cover and cartoon on back cover. Contains jokes and cartoons, including 6 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: edges rubbed; clean and solid.

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1929. Paperback. Very Good -. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Clara Bow on front cover and cartoon by Carl Barks on back cover. This issue contains features harem-themed jokes and cartoons, among which are 11 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good- Condition: spine is rubbed; one faint vertical creased throughout; cover is lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and solid.

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1929. Paperback. Very Good. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Anita Page on front cover and cartoon by on back cover. This issue contains sections with Borneo-themed and aeronautic-themed jokes and cartoons, among which are 6 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including racist, misogynist, and anti-Prohibition. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly rubbed; clean and solid.

Boston: Oliver Ditson Co, 1918. Paperback. Fair. [4], 29, [1] p.: music for soprano solo and chorus with piano accompaniment; 28 cm. Plain wrappers printed in black. Wrapper title and imprint. Front wrapper stamped in red: "Strawbridge & Clothier Chorus." The words are printed separately after the title page (as well as with the music). The chorus represents the "downtrodden Peoples of the East" and the soprano solo represents the "Spirit of Freedom," who declares "Behold the prize which westward yoner lies! . .. Our Banner, we'll bear it triumphant or die, the Star-spangled symbol of Freedom for aye!" Herbert clearly composed this 15-minute work in response to World War One. The Strawbridge & Clothier Chorus was established in 1904 and existed until the store was sold in 1996. In Fair Condition: third leaf (second page of lyrics) and back wrapper are detached but present; stitching loose; wrappers are lightly soiled; corners are creased;… Read More