Search Results: Titles starting with C from Bailey Bonzo Books

Franklin Center, Pa.: The Franklin Library, 1977. Book. Illus. by George H. Jones. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rust/orange colored Full Leather with elaborate gilt designs, front, back and spine. Gilt lettering to spine. All page edges gilt.Ribbon bookmark.Illustrated by George H. Jones. SIGNED by Herman Wouk. Tissue guard laid in. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes other than light offsetting to EP edges and minimal foxing to gilt page edges. Unmarked, tight, and crisp. Looks and feels unread. Lovely.

Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co., Ltd., 1994. Book. VG+. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. First edition. ISBN 962041215x . Was reprinted in 1996, changing the title and DJ as ISBN 9620412567. This copy is in traditional Chinese script with very few English words/phrases to describe the contents. 167 pp. The copy is VG+ in a VG+ pictorial DJ ( the picture is of the same woman ( second from the left on the 1996 version) in a blue dress without the other three women. White hardcover with silver tiles to front and silver spine with white tiles. Exterior is rich and clean with two minor dings along the spine /back and two small dents to back boards also impacting the DJ . Gold EPs. Inside is unmarked, clear, and tightly bound with a touch of scattered foxing on a page or two near the front. Cream colored DJ with silver tiles/ characters. Minimal signs of wear. Looks and feels unread. RARE, none others found on Abe as of December 2020. 25 institutional holdings per WorldCat.. Read More

Raleigh, NC: Edwards & Broughton Co., 1926. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Textured burgundy cloth with gilt seal of North Carolina to front and gilt lettering /rules to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. Exterior has only hints of wear. Rich and bright. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest toning. Looks and feels unread. SCARCE in this edition and, especially in this condition..

Franklin Center, Pa.: The Franklin Library, 1985. Book. Illus. by Herbert Tauss. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue leather with gilt decorative front , back, and spine with gilt lettering to the spine. All page edges gilt.Satin book mark. Decorative blue EPs. SIGNED by John Hersey. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes..

Greenfield, In: Mitchell-Fleming Printing Inc., 1957. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan cloth with gilt tiles to the front. 52 pp. SIGNED by Lottie Lyons Grow on the copyright page. Indiana poetry. This copy is VG. Exterior is clean and rich. Gilt is bright, though subtle against the cloth color. Edges , tips, and spine ends are sharp. A couple of stray pencil marks to upper back and one pin dot sized spot to front. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound. One drawing by the author of deer. Modestly toned. SCARCE .Only one other copy on Abe as of May 2021..

Norwalk, Ct: Easton Press, 1977. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collector's Edition. One of the" 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" published by Easton. Slate gray leather , fully decorated in gilt, 2 raised bands and gilt lettering to the spine. All page edges silver gilt. Orange silk moire EPs. Color characture of Voltaire as frontispiece. Translated from the French by Richard Aldington with a Introduction by Paul Morand and Illustrations by Silvain Sauvage. Yellow satin ribbon bookmark. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes inside or out. Unmarked, crisp, and beautiful. Looks and feels unread. 131 pp. An exquisite example of Easton quality..

New York: Viking Press, 1945. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Yellow cloth with dark blue tiles and light blue rules to front and spine. Top page edges dyed blue , now very faded. This copy states " This edition is produced in full compliance with all War Production Board conservation orders. Copyright 1945 by John Steinbeck. First Published by the Viking Press in January 1945. Published on the same day in the Dominion of Canada by the Macmillan Company of Canada. Second Printing Before Publication. ". This copy is VG in a VG, unclipped ($2.00), Brodart protected, first state DJ. According to the Holmes Steinbeck Collection Catalog, this edition is known as A23c (no slip) with no error on page 93, line23. Exterior has modest , faint mottling/foxing , one worn tip, and modest crimping to spine ends. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound with modest/even toning throughout text block. DJ has minimal toning to the rear, modest /minimal sunning… Read More

New York: New Directions, 1948. Book. VG+. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth Printing, so stated. Fourth printing DJ, so stated. This copy is VG+ in a VG+, unclipped ($ 5.00), Mylar protected DJ. Black cloth with white tiles to the spine. Pale blue DJ with red tiles. Exterior is rich and clean with minimal crimping to the spine and no edge wear. Inside has PO armorial BP on inside upper front board. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound. Minimal/even toning and a small scattering of foxing. DJ is sunned to the spine and around the board edges. Only a hint of edge wear. 149,56,46,167,118 pp. with The Pisan Cantos at the end. Frontispiece photo of Pound and Author's errata at front. Very, very nice..

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1935. Book. Illus. by Harold Brett. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue calico covered boards with linen spine wrap. Number 340 of 1075 in the special, Chatham Edition, published on all rag paper and SIGNED by BOTH Joseph C. Lincoln AND Harold Brett. Published August 1935 , so stated. This copy is VG with no slipcase. Exterior is rich.Paper title label to spine a touch edge rubbed but clear and bright. Modest sunning around the edges where the adjoining books did not cover. Edges are crisp. Pictorial EPs. PO armorial BP to front paste down. Text is crisp, tight, and modestly toned. Color tipped in frontispiece plus 16 other color tipped in illustrations. Lovely..

Cape Town, So. Africa: A.A. Balkema, 1971. Book. Fine. Quarter Leather and Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Limited Edition. Copy number 175 of 200 signed by both authors at the limitation page. Quarter calf with gilt lettering/design and marbled boards. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes inside or outside. Looks and feels unread. SCARCE in the U.S. Only such copy as of October 2023..

Louisville, Ky: Pertwillaby Paper Works, 1981. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Printed by Gibbs-Inman Co. This copy is VG. Exterior has modest rubbing. Corners are sharp with very minimal curling. Inside has small PO signature to top FEP. Illustrated with the author's iconic B&W comics.Published April 1981. SCARCE..

Bridgeport, Ct.: The Locomobile Company of America, 1911. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown decorative cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. This copy is VG Minus. Exterior is moderately rubbed, gilt faded (but quite legible), tips worn thru cloth. Inside is unmarked, binding shaken, scattered finger marks, moderate toning.Photo frontispiece. Extensively illustrated with B&W photos and multiple drawings.

Paris, France: Harrison of Paris, 1931. Book. Illus. by Maurice Barraud. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pictorial hardcover with gilt lettering to the spine. Comes in the original brown slip case with paste on label. Top page edges gilt, others deckled. This copy is NEAR FINE as is the slip case. Exterior has a sunned spine and a bit of oxidation to the top page edges. Tips, spine ends, and cover edges are sharp. Inside is unmarked with scattered foxing to EPs. Slip case just a bit of wear at corners. Slip case has an open bottom which looks to be intentional. If not, then no signs of having been removed. This is copy # 302 of 595. Ten Monochrome Water-Colours by Maurice Barraud..

New York, NY: Henry Holt & Company, 1922. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tan weave, cloth covered boards with red lettering to front and spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " To my Fellow Playmaker, Mrs. J.. Hyde Pratt, with appreciation Frederick R. Koch Chapel Hill, 31 December 1922." This copy is VG. Exterior is modestly sunned, lettering on spine faded. Minimal edge wear . Inside has scattered foxing. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight. .

London: Cambridge University Press, 1965. Book. Fine. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is FINE in a VG , unclipped ($22.50 ) DJ. Top page edges stained faded light blue. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, "With Grateful best wishes, Dennis". To James W. Marchand, the renowned Professor of German and Linguistics at the University of Illinois with his neat ownership stamp on the FEP. PRESENTATION and ASSOCIATION copy, as they were both noted Germanic scholars. Exterior is pristine, Inside is unmarked, crisp, tight, and modestly toned. DJ spine has modestly/moderately sunned, with small chips across top of spine and at the tips.Otherwise clean and still attractive. UNIQUE SIGNED and with an excellent provenance..

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with blue title plate/white lettering to the spine. First Edition, so stated. This copy is NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE, unclipped( no price) DJ. " A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought." Barest of rubbing to spine ends/tips edges. Rich and clean. Inside has blind stamp and ink stamp of noted Linguist and Professor, James Marchand , of the University of Illinois on the FEP. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight. DJ has a couple of surface scratches and one tiny ding to the back top edge, otherwise bright.Just Lovely. .

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1932. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American edition with the Publisher's symbol on the copyright page.Yellow cloth with brown tiles to the front and spine. This copy is VG in a VG, clipped DJ. Exterior is modestly soiled, modestly sunned to the spine, but minimal edgewear. Top page edges dyed green. Inside has pictorial EPs, is unmarked, clear, and firmly bound with modest/even toning. DJ has two old tape repairs on the verso, modest chipping, moderately sunned spine, and a 2" x 3/4" open tear at the top of the spine. 378 pp. Scarce in the American edition..

Franklin Center, Pa.: The Franklin Library, 1991. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown leather with elaborate gilt designs to all outside surfaces and gilt lettering to the spine. Signed by Allen Kurzweil to FFEP. All edges gilt, brown silk book mark, 4 raised bands to the spine. marbled EPs. Stated First Edition for the First Edition Society's Limited Edition. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes. Looks and feels unread. Pristine..

New York: New Directions, 1955. Book. VG+. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fifth printing, so stated. Yellow cloth with black tiles. This copy is VG+ in a VG+, unclipped ($3.25) DJ. Exterior is clean and rich with minimal sunning near the edges and bottom of the spine. Only a hint, if that, of edge wear. Inside has an armorial BP of PO, a beautiful gift inscription on the second inside page, and modest toning to the EPs. Text block is minimally, evenly toned. DJ is bright and free of edge wear. Minimal toning to the rear. Modestly crinkled, else fine..

England: PS Publishing, 2010. Book. Fine. Pictorial Cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Published November 2010. This is # 72 of 100 in this special limited edition. SIGNED by the editor AND ALL 18 of the contributors. This copy is FINE in a FINE DJ and a FINE black tray case. No noticeable blemishes..