Search Results: Titles starting with C from About Books

New York: Vantage Press, 1992. Fine condition in Near Fine Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh and crisp. The author's first novel, a murder mystery. From the Dust Jacket: "A man of opinions and distinct taste, Cecil Inkpen, private detective extraordinaire, lives a well-ordered existence with his jack-of-all-trades and personal secretary, J. L. Wallace in a tastefully furnished townhouse on the park. Preparing to settle in to enjoy a quiet Christmas Eve, Mr. Inkpen finds himself accosted by a young man bent on acquiring his services on behalf of his boss, Elliot Morgan, a well-known and influential businessman with political aspirations. Morgan's house party has just been shattered by the murder of one of the guests, a death that just might put an end to all his ambitions. Inexplicably, it seems… Read More

Melbourne [Australia]: Belmont, 1982. Very Good+ condition. Flat, uncreased spine. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Old price stickers on the first page. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Illustrated with photos and numerous chessboard diagrams. Descriptive notation. Account of International Master C. J. S. Purdy, Australia's greatest chess player and the first World Correspondence Chess Champion. Includes his life story, 50 of his best games, and over 30 of his instructional articles. Edited by John Hammond and Robert Jamieson, with Special Articles by Anne Purdy and John Hanks. Printed by Belmont Printing Company Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. With sticker from Labates's Chess Center, Anaheim, CA. Bound in the original pictorial wraps.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+ condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 362pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Treviglio, Italy:: Consorzio Mobilieri d`Arte di Treviglio, 2000. Oblong. 11.75" wide by 8.25" tall. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Flat spine. No creases. A catalog of hand-made, inlaid artistic furniture produced by a consortium of master craftsmen. Beautifully illustrated with nearly 100 stunning, full-color photographs of tables, beds, armoires, dressers, night stands, desks, chairs, curio cabinets, clocks, etc. Includes a step-by-step photo-illustrated explanation of the inlay production process, with captions in English, German, French, and Italian. "These craftsmen still produce accurate copies of the ancient furniture which stand-out features are the precious materials and the superlative technique, as well as an accurate final control by a technical committee before delivery." . First Edition? (No Additional Printings). Soft Cover. Fine… Read More

San Diego, California: C and C Communications, 1993. 5.25" wide by 8.5" tall. A bright, shiny, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Flat spine. No creases. Pages are fresh, crisp, and clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bibliographical references. Index. From the publisher's note: "Some of the material in this book concerns treatments legally available outside the United States, some elements of which are neither recognized nor authorized in the United States." Keywords: Alternative Medicine.. "First printing April 1993" (so stated). Trade Paperback. As New condition.. (viii), 197pp..

Privately Published, 1999. INSCRIBED / SIGNED on the front free endpaper by the AUTHOR, Howard Lister as "Howard." The inscription reads; "Judy, Your contribution to CHUBASCO! was priceless! - Your Friend, Howard." SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Fine condition. Sharp corners. Bright and shiny. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with maps, b/w photographs and ship diagrams. Full title: "CHUBASCO! The True Account of Howard and Millie Lister's Eleven Year Trek Aboard Their Trimaran Manitou." Bound in the original full color pictorial laminated boards.. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Howard Lister. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 263pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1955. Slight darkening to endpapers else Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. With 38 illustrations, mostly photos. Pages are clean and crisp, with no foxing. References. Author Index. Subject Index. Keywords: Gerontology. Medicine. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's blue cloth/No dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 255pp..

Cleveland & London: The Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1971. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pages are fresh and crisp. Bound in the original brown cloth. Copper lettering on the spine is still bright and shiny.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./No Dust Jacket.. 8vo. xii, 183pp..

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: COPPE / UFRJ, 1978. Signed by Ernest Joseph Barge, Presidente/Orientador at the top of the title page with a ball point pen. Very Good condition. CONTRIBUIÇÃO À APLICAÇÃO CLÍNICA DO REFLEXO ACÚSTICO DINÂMICO Original 1978 edition. Text in Portuguese. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. 8.5" wide by 11.75" tall (21.5 cm x 29.5 cm). CONTRIBUIÇÃO À APLICAÇÃO CLÍNICA DO REFLEXO ACÚSTICO DINÂMICO by Ilton Guenhiti Shinzato, Ernest Joseph Barge (Orientador). Tese de M.Sc., Programa de Engenharia Biomédica, COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Abr., 1978. "Desenvolveu-se um sistema eletroacústico capaz de realizar registros dinâmicos da impedância mecânica do ouvido médio, em função do tempo, mediante a estimulação sonora contra-lateral nas freqüências de 500, 1000 e 2000… Read More

New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 1998. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Still shiny. Appears unread. Not price clipped (5.99). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. A Paperback Original (PBO). Police procedural, set in Los Santos, Texas. 6th in the Detective Elena Jarvis series. By the author of Acid Bath, Widows Watch, Lethal Statues, Hunting Game and Time Bombs. . First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. As New condition. 296pp.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Humana Press, 2019. Very Good condition but for notes on the front endpapers, and notes and a small soiled spot on the next two pages. All other pages are clean and unmarked with NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. With many illustrations, some in color. Molecular diagrams. Tables. Bibliographical references. Index. Volume # 1961 in the publisher's Methods in Molecular Biology series. For no apparent reason, someone has drawn a harmless circle on the front cover (2 inches in diameter). From the rear cover: "This detailed volume guides readers through strategic planning and user-friendly guidelines in order to select the most suitable CRISPR-Cas system and target sites with high activity and specificity. Methods covering CRISPR gRNA design, CRISPR delivery, CRISPR activity quantification (indel quantification), and examples of applying CRISPR gene editing in human pluripotent stem cells, primary cells, gene therapy, and genetic screening are included. Written… Read More

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988. A handsome copy of the first printing. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half-title page (NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (lightly rubbed). NO chips or tears. NOT price clipped (£12.95). Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Bright, shiny, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. 1988. First printing of the First Edition, with "First published in Great Britain in 1988" so stated, and no indication of any other printings. In addition to his signature, the half title page has the author's official rubberstamp ["Dr. N. G. Roberts, Principal Medical Officer, R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 2"] and his note that the book was "Purchased on board QE2 1988." Bound in the original blue boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First… Read More

New York: Poseidon Press, 1988. Advance uncorrected galley / proof. Softcover. Appears unread. Fine condition. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. No ink notations, store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. 5.5" wide by 8.25" tall. "Advance Uncorrected Proof from Poseidon Press" is printed on the cover. Projected ISBN is 0671626884. Original light blue wrappers, printed in black. . 1st printing of First Edition (Advance). Softcover. Fine condition. 353pp .

Marina Del Rey, California: DeVorss & Company, 1986. BRAND NEW in perfect condition but for a small bookstore stamp. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Flat spine. NO creases. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1986. "First Edition" is so stated on the copyright page. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bound in the original full color wraps.. First Edition (so stated). Softcover. New. 432pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911. Very Good+ condition. Spine somewhat tanned, but with gilt lettering still distinct, bright, and shiny. No owner's name or bookplate. No foxing. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Original green cloth, handsomely decorated in black and red. The front cover features a scene of a man chopping wood with a cabin in the background. No flaking of the white lettering, or other colors. Illustrated by the author with 17 full-page photographs, including a tissue-guarded frontispiece in color. Top edge gilt. Merle Johnson's American First Editions (Blanck, 1942) p. 523. FPAA, v.5, p. 357. . First Edition. Hardcover. Original pictorial binding/No dust jacket. Illus. by White, Stewart Edward (17 photographic plates by). 8vo. (xviii), 283pp.

New York: Burt Franklin Brand New in perfect condition. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Undated (but mid-1960s?) reprint of a book originally published in 1900. Described here are 579 works by or about the Cabots. Most are annotated. Books and maps mentioned in the 52 page introductory essay are cross referenced to the bibliography. Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in shiny gold. No ISBN located in book. #99 in the Burt Franklin Bibliographical and Reference Series.. Reprint of the 1900 original. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. lii, 180pp.

Austin:: University of Texas Press, 1984. 5.75" wide by 8.25" tall. A beautiful, pristine copy. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. The spine is square and flat with no creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with about 200 full-color photographs. Identifies special features and range of occurrence. Glossary. Index of scientific names. Index of common names. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the rear cover: "Drawn from the Del Wenider's definitive CACTI OF THE SOUTHWEST... this compact and informative field guide presents an illustrated account of all the cacti of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Close to two hundred forms of cacti are listed by both their scientific and common names. Each plant (except for those now extinct) is pictured in color, most in the beauty of full bloom... A concise… Read More

Phoenix, Arizona: Privately Published; Rancho Arroyo Book Distributor, 1980. Hardcover edition, "Revised with Color." INSCRIBED / SIGNED and dated 6/1/81 by the AUTHOR on the front free endpaper at the "XIX Cactus Convention, Albuquerque, N. M." Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. NO highlighting. NO underlining. NO margin notes. 1980. Scarce First Printing of the Privately Published Revised Edition "with new species and color." 8vo. xxii, 210pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, including a 23 page color plate section. Bibliographical references. Appendices: State Plant Laws; Culture of Cacti; Glossary. Index. Bound in green cloth, stamped in white on the spine, with full color plates mounted on the front cover (saguaro cactus) and rear cover (crested saguaro).. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Revised Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. 8vo. xxii, 210pp.… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969. A beautiful copy that appears seldom, if ever read. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears or fading. NOT price clipped ($6.95). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Square and tight. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom if ever read. Foreword by Lt. General James M. Gavin. USA (Ret.). Endpaper maps show the Solomon Islands, and South Pacific, with Japanese and US base locations. 12 pages of photographs on glossy stock. Appendices (lists of flyers, officers, crewmen/ Japanese organization/US Navy and Marine squadron designations/ Sources). Index. Bound in the original black cloth, lettered in greenish-blue and bright silver. Complete with a very nice dust jacket. From the publisher: "'Cactus' was the U. S. Navy code name for the Guadalcanal operation, one of the few bright spots in the disastrous year of 1942...". Hardcover.… Read More

Pune [Delhi], India: C. G. Phadke, 1982. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR in 1982. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is only a little rubbed at the edges. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Illustrated with 76 photos on 40 unnumbered plates. Includes a photo of Mahatma Gandhi testing equipment designed by the Kirloskar Brothers company. Frontispiece portrait of the author in full-color. First printing with "First Published in 1982" so stated on the copyright page. Autobiography of an important M.I.T-educated Indian businessman and engineer, whose activities ranged from manufacture of oil engines, electric motors, machine tools, and tractors, to hotels and consultancy services. Includes accounts of the firm's production of lathes and pumps for WWII. Bound in the original maroon leatherette, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket..… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1997. Fine condition in Fine Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Cowboy glossary. "First Edition" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Author of the comic rodeo novel HEY COWBOY, WANNA GET LUCKY?, irregular commentator on NPR, syndicated columnist, and the best-selling cowboy poet in the world now rounds up this hilarious collection of poetry and commentaries that have made him public radio's favorite left-handed former large animal veterinarian... CACTUS TRACKS & COWBOY PHILOSOPHY is the complete illustrated collection of his commentaries that have aired on NPR's MORNING EDITION. It is the latest dose of the best medicine from this former animal doctor with the wit and soul of a salty sagebrush Shakespeare." . First Printing… Read More