Search Results: Titles starting with C from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2003. Hardcover. Good/good. Guy, Susan. Inscribed by author to title page. SECOND PRINTING. Light surface wear to jacket. A little gnaw to bottom corners of jacket and book. Beautiful watercolor illustrations. Blue illustrated boards with glossy matching jacket shows cowboy and his horse. White and black lettering. Unpaginated. Fun facts and answer pages to rear of book. Landscape format, 9.25 x 11.25" This charming book is written in two-tier format with rhyming text for younger readers and detailed expository text for older readers. Shown are many natural wonders of the expansive Equality State with dramatic true-to-life artwork.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. New York: Macmillan Company, 1931. First edition. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches: 20 pages text, plus 208 full page black and white plates of gardens, mostly in Santa Barbara, Montecito and Pasadena. Green cloth with cover title and decoration in gold gilt, spine titles in brown. No dust jacket. Corners bumped, fading and discoloration to cloth, especially spine, as is usually noted with this title. Interior clean with light even age toning. Binding strong.

Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1930. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good. Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1930. First edition (NAP). 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. 323. Maroon cloth covers with gold gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and tail deckle-edged. 12 illustrations, index, fold out map. Rubbing at corners, spine edges. Previous owner's name/town to front free endpaper. Some light scuffing, scratches to gold gilt on top edge. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Covers storytelling (esp. origin stories) plus stories about the dead, the sun and moon, coyote, monsters, stars, thunder, Yosemite, etc.

Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2018. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2018. 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 144. Dark green and yellow green illustrated cardboard covers with dark green, black, and yellow green type. With glossary. Forward by Jorge Cervantes. Light corner wear, bumping. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight.

Baltimore: Carey Machinery, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Baltimore: Carey Machinery, 1962. 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches: pp. 562. Green cloth with titles in yellow gilt on cover and spine. Illustrated throughout. Some edge wear, small tear in cloth at upper corner of spine. Some soiling on front end papers. Textblock square, unmarked. Binding tight. Nice bright cover. Trade catalog. Just about eveything having to do with machinery and supplies, with all pages illustrated.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xiv, 277. Gilt lettering to spine of blue-berry colored, cloth-covered boards. Blue and white lettering to blue jacket. with index. SIGNED INSCRIPTION BY AUTHOR to front free endpaper. Previous owner's name to ffep. Mild wear to extremities. A bit of foxing to top and fore-edge. Clean, tight, bright. A look at the epistemology of representation in major works by Henry James, Joseph Conrad, and Ford Madox Ford.

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1986. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1986. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xii, 262. White and maroon lettering to spines and front boards, gray cloth-covered boards. Second in a series of three dealing with changing conceptions in social psychology. Light corner wear, bumping. Text is unmarked. Very clean, tight, bright. Volume two (of three) of the Springer Series on Social Psychology, dealing with changing conceptions. Contents include but are not limited to: The Evolution of Leadership; The Dilemma of Unwanted Leadership in Social Movements -- The German Example Before 1914; Max Weber's Model; Charismatic Domination, Totalitarian Dictatorship, and Plebiscitary Democracy in the Twentieth Century; Leadership as a Function of Group Action; The Gender Bias in Everyday Scientific Thinking; Reflections on and Initial Case Study Investigation of Contemporary Women Leaders, and more. Volume Two ISBN: 0387962220.

London, England: Constable and Company, 1958. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Barbara Cooney. London, England: Constable and Company, 1958. First edition. 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches: pp. [36]. White illustrated paper dust jacket with red and black type. Bright orange boards with a black cock, colorful endpaper. repeating design Lovely copy of Barbara Cooney's adaptation of a Chaucerian tale. Nice, clean dustjacket with just a bit of edge wear, chipping and rubbing. Though neatly clipped at top, original price of 12 /6 net appears at bottom of DJ flap. Dust jacket preserved in Brodart wraps. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

Boston, Mass: Oliver Ditson Company, 1888. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Good. Boston, MA: Oliver Diston Company, 1888. 8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 112. Illustrated paper-covered boards with black binding and black type.. Boards have edge wear, rubbing, some corner bumping. Black cloth binding is torn at spine. Paper covered cover is chipped at edges. Stamp inside front cover. Some pencil notes on free facing end page. Pages are toned, but unmarked. Binding solid. Begins with notes on the Harmonic . Method, The Staff-Notation Method, and Terms of Expression, followed by the "Melodious Exercises and Songs." About 130+ songs, being "a collection of the best songs that could be gathered from many sources...adapted to school, home or kindergarten...arranged so that the teacher can accompany with piano or organ; or the piece may be sung without any instrumental assistance...the cream of children's songs... The aim has been to provide sweet melodies and good words for the children to sing at home or… Read More

Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Press, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Press, 1989. 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. xviii, 393. Glossy gray illustrated dust jacket with black type. Gray cloth boards with reddish brown type. Very light shelf wear to dust jacket and book. Clean, bright, tight, unmarked. Looks like it had very little handling. This study sheds new light on the specific ways in which the European and American settlement of Alaska affected the health and daily lives of Alaska Natives.

Seattle, WA: Shorey Publications, 1983. Ninth Printing of Facsimile Reproduction. Staplebound Pamphlet. Very Good. Seattle, WA: Shorey Publications, 1983. Limited to 300 copies. 8 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. xvi, 65. Orange illustrated printer's wraps with black lettering. Shorey's Indian Series, Facsimile reprint of original 1909 publication. Staplebound. Minor thumbing, light creasing to cover. Very small "x" written in pencil on top and bottom edges. Text is unmarked. Binding solid, sound.

New York: Routledge, 2003. Hardcover. Very good. New York and London: Routledge, 2003. First edition. Single volume measuring 9 x 6 inches: pp. xiv, 296, [2]. Errata laid-in. Brick red and olive green illustrated, glossy boards with whiite, olive green and brick red type. With bibliography, contributors bios and index. Boards have light shelf wear, scuffing. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight. A collection of essays by fifteen scholars exploring the writings and late Medieval cultural influence of France's first woman of letters, Christine de Pizan. An overview of medieval studies and a collection of new research on the work of Christine de Pizan, a 14th century writer and poet.

Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1943. Hardcover. Good. Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1943. FIRST EDITION. 9 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. [12], 702. Red Buckram cloth-covered boards with gold gilt type. With appendix and index. Illustrated. Previous owner's name to front paste-down endpaper. Mild wear, rubbing to surfaces and extremities. Worn gilt lettering. Occasional notations and marginalia in red pencil. Acid transfer from vintage article, laid-in. Introduced by Bruce Richard Baxter. The history of Willamette University.

Washington DC: Government Printing Officee, 1944. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Washington, DC: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, 1944. First edition. 10 1/2 x 8 inches: pp. xvi, 222. Gray paper wraps, with titles in black. 13 pages of photos, bibliography Some chipping and tears at front spine join. Creasing to front wrap and some soiling to rear. Light foxing, age toning. Text is unmarked. Binding sound. "This handbook is designed primarily for the use of Army and Navy commanders and their staffs and subordinates who may be concerned with military government and the control of civil affairs in the Western Caroline Islands."

San Jose, CA: Regimental Studies, 1990. Paperback. NEAR FINE. San Jose, CA: Regimental Studies, 1990. SIGNED, LIMITED 58 / 250. SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION. 9 X 6 inches: pp. vi, 87. White wraps with black type. Signed by editors on insert for the Sixth Annual West Coast Civil War Conference Special Commemorative edition. Light cover wear, foxing. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. This journal is an outlet for those studying the history of the Civil War. Included in this issue : From Eacho's Farm to Appomattox : The Frederickburg Artillery by Robert K. Krick, and The Freemont Rifles : The 37th Illinois Infantry at Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove by Michael A. Mullins.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Edward Gorey. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. First edition. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. 252. White illustrated paper dust jacket with black type. Black cloth boards with silver gilt type. With dust jacket illustration by Edward Gorey. Edge wear, some creasing and toning to dust jacket. Two inch closed tear on bottom edge of back flap. Light edge wear, slight bumping on bottom edge of front board. Slight foxing on top of pages. Page 139/140 has some wrinkles on bottom portion. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. From the inside flap - "These eight stories draw the reader irresistibly into eight strange worlds - uncanny, enigmatic, unearthly. In each there is something chillingly wrong - a hint of diabolism or vampirism, of reincarnation or the living dead - all of which could be explained away as hallucination or hysteria. Or could it?...Robert Aickman's stories are the work of a master of the genre, subtle,… Read More

Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Second printing. 11 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches: pp. 143. Greenish yellow paper dust jacket with brown border and photograph on front panel, red and black type. Light brown cloth boards with dark brown type. With an essay by Tom Wolfe and 60 color prints. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Sun fading at spine and edges of dust jacket. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

London, England: Printed for Harrison and Co. No. 18, Paternoster-Row, and Sold, likewise, by J. Wenman, Fleet-Street; and all other Booksellers, 1779. Pamphlet. Good. London, England: Harrison and Co., 1779. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4inches: pp. 21. Paper with black type, disbound. Edge and corner wear, toning. Unmarked. A political comedy which pokes fun at the British Commonwealth.

New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1854. Leather_bound. Good. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1854. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. xx, 372, [2]. Full calf binding with ruled borders, five raised bands with gold gilt decoration to spine and black spine label with title in gold gilt. Marbled edges and endpapers. Corners bumped, edgewear, small tears at head and tail of spine, label bright, spine decorations dulled. Light wear, rubbing to boards. Previous owner's stamp on upper corner of title page - faded. Some light toning, foxing. Interior clean, unmarked. Binding tight. Thomson [1700-1748] is best nown for his "Seasons" poems and was a contemporary of Alexander Pope and Richard Savage. He also wrote the words for "Rule Brittania" which was put to music by Thomas Arne.

New York: Outdoor Life / Harper &Row, 1963. Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Minus Dustjacket.. Pioch, Ray. New York: Outdoor Life / Harper & Row, 1963. Eigth printing. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inchs: pp. 477. Black, red, white and gray photographic paper dust jacket with white, black and yellow type. Gray boards with silver and red lettering. Illustrated . with hundreds of photos plus how-they-work drawings. With glossary and index. Edge wear, creasing, chipping and several small closed tears to dustjacket. Original $6.95 price present to dustjacket flap. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Light wear to extremities. Two corners lightly nudged. Previous owner's name to front pastedown endpaper. Text is unmarked. Clean, bright, tight. a Comprehensive, fullyillustrated guide to: Modern Sporting Rifles and How to Use Them; Cartridges for Small, Medium and Big Game; Barrels, Stocks, Sights, Scopes, Shooting Techniques; Where to Hit Them; Modern Shotguns and How to Use Them. Double, Pump, Automatic.… Read More