Search Results: Titles starting with C from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York: Henry Holt. Very Good+. 1986. Advance Review Copy; 1st Printing. Paperback. SIGNED EDITION. This is an Advanced Review / Proof copy. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have some spots of ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed on the title page by the author. ; Signed by Author .

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. 6th Printing. Hardcover. 0805028188 . Signed Edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. This copy has been signed by the author on the half-title page after the copyright page. ; Signed by Author .

Bozeman, MT: Treasure Products. Near Fine. 1972. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized, square book with figured leatherette covers with raised lettering and a gilt portrait on the front cover. The book is in mostly clean bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in is an errata sheet. "Charles Marion Russell (March 19, 1864 – October 24, 1926) , [1][2] also known as C. M. Russell, Charlie Russell, and "Kid" Russell, was an American artist of the American Old West. He created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and landscapes set in the western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures. He is known as "the cowboy artist"[3] and was also a storyteller and author. He became an advocate for Native Americans in the west, supporting the bid by landless Chippewa to have… Read More

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. Very Good+. 2003. 1st Printing. Paperback. 089747452X . B&W and Color Photographs & Illustrations; This is an oblong paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "The prototype for the C-46 plane was the Curtiss CW-20, designed in 1937 by George A. Page Jr. , the chief aircraft designer at Curtiss-Wright. The CW-20 was envisioned as a private venture to introduce a new standard in pressurized airliners. The resulting design was a large, aerodynamically "sleek" airliner, incorporating the cockpit in a streamlined glazed "dome". But with the advent of war, priority shifted to military aircraft. The first C-46 flight took place on March 26, 1940, and by the time of first delivery to the Army Air Force in 1942, it had been named the "Commando"." (from Wikipedia) .

New york: Springer-Verlag / Copernicus Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0387950761 . B&W Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "It's now clear that certain groups around the world are fabricating, stockpiling, and unfortunately using chemical and biological armaments. Words that in the not-too-distant past were obscure and seldom heard - anthrax, smallpox, sarin - have become impossible to avoid. In clear, non-alarmist language, Eric Croddy provides a detailed survey of the key issues related to CBW - chemical and biological warfare. He extensively details known chemical and biological agents, describes how they are weaponized, considers the roles they have played in history, and evaluates the actual risk of their being uses in today's highly… Read More

New York, NY: Random House, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1972. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394481399 . Cover Art; First Trade Edition. First Edition stated on copyright page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jackaet is clean and bright, but has a bit of light toning, especially to the corners and edges. The front flap of the dust jacket has two creases. This book is a National Book Award winner. Barth's work is characterized by a historical awareness of literary tradition[11] and by the practice of rewriting typical of postmodernism. He said, "I don't know what my view of history is, but insofar as it involves some allowance for repetition and recurrence, reorchestration, and reprise [...] I would always want it to be more in the form of a thing circling out and out and becoming more inclusive each… Read More

New York, NY: Quadrant Press, Inc.. Very Good. 1984. 3rd Printing. Paperback. 0915276429 . B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition, however there is a patch of color loss to the top front cover where a sticker was removed. There is some light rubbing and beginning edge wear to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York, NY: Poseidon Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0671626884 . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but there is some color transfer from the book to the reverse of the dust jacket at the bottom rear edge. .

Toronto, Canada: Harlequin Books. Very Good. 1973. 1st Printing. Paperback. 0373016980 . This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is one light crease to the front cover of the book. .

Calaveras, CA: Calaveras County Fair. Very Good. 1963. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized program with illustrated covers and stapled spine. The program is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a vertical crease to the entire program. The spine ends and corners of the booklet covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. This is the program booklet for the 1963 Calaveras District Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. Contents include, information on the Miss Calaveras pageant, a complete program of events, A poster contest from the U. S. Forest Service, history of the towns / cities in Calaveras county, and much more. .

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall / Stuart L. Daniels. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0131102133 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small semi-closed tears and associated wrinkling. The spine of the dust jacket has fading and there is some generalized ground-in dirt as well. "Eric Gurney (1910–1992) was a Canadian-American cartoonist and illustrator. He emigrated to the USA in 1938 to work with The Walt Disney Company, where he was a story writer and a collaborator on several classic Disney films. Turning freelance in 1948, he did cartoon illustrations for magazines and advertising campaigns. Gurney is well known for his humorous illustrations in books… Read More

Berkeley, CA: University of California At Berkeley. Very Good. 1951. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a vertical crease to the entire magazine. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked notation on the rear cover. .

California: The Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly. Good+. 1952. Monograph. Stapled wraps. SIGNED EDITION. This monograph has been reprinted from the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly. This pamphlet / monograph is in Good+ condition. The self covered pamphlet has a stapled spine. The covers of the item have noticeable toning, especially to the edges, and there is rubbing/ biopredation along the edges and spine of the covers. The text pages are mostly clean. This copy has been signed by Rockwell Hunt on the front cover. There is a previous owner's inked name on the top front cover as well. "Rockwell Dennis Hunt (1868–1966) was an eminent California historian, a professor at the University of Southern California and the University of the Pacific, and prolific author. He was named Mr. California by Governor Goodwin Knight in 1954. Hunt was born in Sacramento, California. He received his bachelor's degree from Napa College in 1890 and his… Read More

Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley. Very Good-. 1947. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This magazine is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing and edge wear. There is a one inch tear to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. "The magazine was given the rare privilege of its own building on the UC Berkeley campus in 1957 after Earle C. Anthony donated money to the university to provide a home for the publication he had created. [5] Although the structure beside Strawberry Creek is now occupied by the Graduate Student Assembly, the prominence of pelicans in architect Joseph Esherick’s design as well as Irene Rich’s larger-than-life pelican sculpture on the front lawn leave no doubt as to Anthony Hall’s original purpose. Still exhibiting the sense of humor that had led to the magazine’s founding more than a half-century before,… Read More

San Francisco, CA: State of California, Department of Natural Resources. Very Good. 1956. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers are generally clean and bright, though there are a couple of numbered noted on the front cover in red pencil. The text pages are clean and bright. This is the annual report of the State Mineralogist Chief of the Division of Mines for the fiscal Year 1954 - 1955. .

Glendale, CA: Scenic Publishing Company. Near Fine. 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine joints. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, with just a hint of toning to the page edges. "In compiling this beautiful souvenir book of the things most frequently seen and most intersting as one travels about California, it has been extremely difficult to limit the selection of views to the number it contains." (from the book) .

New York, NY: Dell Publishing. Very Good-. 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0440109892 . This is a mass market paperback book. (PBO). The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The text pages are are generally clean and bright, but there is generalized toning. "A Uranium theft. A secret laboratory. A Homemade Atom Bomb. A brilliant psychopath and a beautiful woman determined to punish the world that has so cruelly betrayed them." (from the rear cover) .

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1950. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears and nicks, along with some rubbing and a couple of very small chips. "Majestic Forests to the north and giant Sequoias farther south; scented firs, cedars, and pines in the High Sierra; rugged cliffs, vast blue and the sometimes fog-shrouded Pacific; inland valleys, snow-mantled divides and arid wastes of lonely deserts - these physical features are the real landmarks of California." .

Bekerley, CA: University of California, Berkeley. Very Good. 1944. Magazine. This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. .

San Francisco, CA: Louise E. Taber. Very Good. 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright, but have noticeable generalized toning. .