Search Results: Authors starting with C from Barker Books & Vintage

Fourth Estate, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover showing just a touch of wear, in near fine jacket (price at flap) with faint corner wrinkle at bottom of front flap. 300 pages with a set of black & white plates. Still an attractive copy of this work that "..tells the heroic tale of the visionaries and ordinary workers who brought to life seven wonders of engineering that still have the power to awe and inspire us today

Stackpole Books, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine hardcover shows mild bumping to bottom corners, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild soil and shelf and edgewear that includes closed tears and wrinkling. 310 pages with index and black & whites. Still a pleasing copy in jacket of this work that focuses first on wildlife, then landowner, followed by hunter or fisherman and the public fourth.

Oliver Ditson Company, 1924. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good sheet music shows some mild edge and surface wear along with some other minor trace wear. Medium Voice, in Gb Solo.

Automobile Association, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Near fine oversized hardcover shows just a touch of wear, in near fine dust jacket (price sticker at front flap) that shows just a touch of wear as well. 192 pages nicely illustrated in color. Nice copy in jacket of this still relevant that will help the visitor to London plan aspects of his or her stay and provides maps as well.

William Morrow, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First printing, very good + oversized hardcover shows some bowing to front cover and bit of soil at page edges, in very good + jacket (price ta flap) showing a very light bit of wear along top edge. 404 pages with a set of color plates. Still an attractive copy of this effort from the popular chef of Italian cuisine.

CityFiles Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. One of a first edition of 1500. Near fine in like jacket with just a trace of wear. 189 pages with a set of black & white plates. Very attractive copy of this biographical account of the "leader in the automobile finance industry and genius behind General Finance Corporation, which became better known to millions of people in the 1950's and 1960's as the firm of Friendly Bob Adams

Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover shows some bumping at bottom edges and top corner of rear cover, else tight and clean, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows just a touch of shelf wear as wll. 352 pages with illustrated endpapers, index and set of color plates. Nice copy of this third installment in the author's noted hinges of history series.

The Rocket Press, 2018. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First printing thus, very good + hardcover with illustrated covers (no jacket if issued) shows mild shelf wear including touch of bumping to corners, else tight and clean. 184 pages. Solid copy of this reprinting of the classic work first published in 1960.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1897. Reprint. Cloth. Very good/No dust jacket. Very good cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) with copyright 1897 but published sometime later shows exposure toning to spine and spine edge of rear cover, mild rubbing to cover edges, bit of staining at bottom page edges and some other mild trace wear. 540 pages followed by author's note and other title adverts. Solid copy of this early reprinting of Sir Hall Caine's novel that comes with a small 8 page promotional booklet for the movie from 1923 directed by Maurice Tourneur.

William Morrow & Company, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover in a near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a touch of wear. 222 pages. Still a very nice copy of this work that looks at the grief and repercussions of the loss of a husband.

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First American printing, near fine hardcover with a small blemish to front cover, in a near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows just a hint of exposure toning along spine. 385 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this copy of this comination of literary and philosophical history.

McGraw-Hill, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Book club edition, very good + hardcover is tight and clean while showing some bumping to corners, in very good dust jacket that shows some wrinkling at spine ends and edgewear that includes small closed tears and couple of tiny open chips. 374 pages with a picture of the author on rear panel of jacket. Still a solid copy in jacket of this novel that "..is the story of a courageous man and the impact of his triumphant faith upon a dying town.

Peachtree Publishers, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing stated, near fine hardcover showing just a trace of wear including some light soil at top page edges, in near fine jacket showing some light rubbing and wrinkle at top corner of inner flap. 332 pages with black & whites and promotional postcard laid-in. Still an attractive copy of this autobiography from the great writer that chronicles a very interesting life.

Atheneum, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 3rd printing, near fine hardcover is tight and clean while showing just a touch of wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild shelf wear that includes edge wear with short closed tears and wrinkle extending length of rear flap. 371 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this work of fiction that "..allows Judas to speak for himself and to reveal the causes and motivations of his own actions

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Later printing, very good hardcover shows bumping to corners, name and date at top of front endpaper and with some other light shelf and trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows some mild rubbing and soil, along with edgewear that includes some small chips and tears. 384 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this novel about the psychological influence of father on daughter.

Doubleday & Company, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Early trade printing (not a book club) hardcover is near fien while showing a couple of bumps at edges and some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows soiling and edgewear that includes small closed tears and couple of tiny open chips. 614 pages. Still a pleasing copy in jacket of this novel from the popular author that "..is an inspiring story of the power of love and faith in overcoming evil...

The World Publishing Company, 1946. First Edition Thus. Hardvover. Very good/No dust jacket. Very good cloth hardcover shows rubbing to edges and bumping to corners, light bit of soil at page edges, name at top of front pastedown and some other mild trace wear. 436 pages. Solid copy of this collection of the great author's work that includes Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre in full.

Beacon Press, 2005. Paperback. Near Fine. Near fine, tight and clean paperback shows just a hint of soil at page edges. 317 pages with a couple sets of black & white plates. Nice copy of this look at the famed American poet.

Naval Institute Press, 2000. Revised. Paperback. Near Fine. Near fine trade paperback is tight and clean while showing some very light shelf and trace wear. 198 pages with some black & whites. Still a pleasing copy of this revised edition of the popular work that makes up an installment in the line of Bluejacket Books.

Little, Brown and Company, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition, good blue cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) shows rubbing to covers and cover edges, bumping to corners, dulling to gilt letter at spine, light soil at endpapers, tearing to rear inner hinge, soil and mild staining at page edges and some other mild wear. 220 pages. Solid copy of this WW I era work that includes chapters The Law, "Conquer Beginnings", "The Other Man", In a Hospital, About Suffering, The Power of Cleanness, Shell Shock, The Will to Use the Bayonet, Death and Dying, Courage, and The Heart of Good Health.