Straws and Prayer-Books
by CABELL, James Branch
New York: Robert M. McBride, 1924. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (20cm); textured maroon cloth, titled in gilt on spine, with publisher's logo in gilt to front board; dustjacket; 302pp. Tight, clean and unmarked, Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped ($2.50 price on front flap), with small loss at crown and old clear tape repairs at crown and... Read More
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Nicaragua: Cronica de una Sangre Inocente. La guerra sucia de los "paladines de la libertad
by CABESTRERO, Teófilo
[Mexico: Editorial Katún, 1985]. First Edition. Small octavo (20.5cm.); publisher's white pictorial card wrappers printed in red; 135pp.; map in text. Light wear and dust-soil, else Very Good or better. Translated in English as "Blood of the Innocent: Victims of the Contras' War in Nicaragua.
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Posson Jone'" and Père Raphaël, with a New Word Setting Forth How and Why the Two Tales Are One
by CABLE, George W.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. First Thus. Octavo (19cm). Blue cloth stamped in yellow; plain endpapers; [vi],162pp; 8 inserted plates and t.p. vignette. Straight, gently rubbed: Very Good. Variant binding, per BAL. Both stories had previously appeared separately: Pere Raphael had been privately printed in 1901, in perhaps 4 copies, and "Posson Jone'" had been published in Old... Read More
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![The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life [INSCRIBED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/311/322/1506322311.0.m.jpg)
The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life [INSCRIBED]
by CABLE, George W.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1880. First Edition. First printing. 12mo (19.5cm). Brown cloth, stamped in gilt on front and spine; green and white patterned endpapers; [x],448,[8]pp; 8pp publisher's advertisements at rear. Inscribed: "My dear Mr. Donaldson: It is a pleasure to an author to put his name in any of his books, but how much beyond the ordinary,... Read More
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Old Creole Days
by CABLE, George Washington
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. First Edition. First state, lacking the publisher's ads at rear. Octavo; dark peacock blue cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover; [viii],299,[3]pp. Light wear to extremities, some softening and a few tiny tears to spine ends, a few faint scuffs to lower front cover, and... Read More
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Bonaventure: A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana
by CABLE, George W.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Maroon cloth, stamped in red; plain endpapers; [viii],314,[2],8pp; 8pp publisher's catalogue at rear. Straight and clean, but spine sunned, lightly rubbed and pushed at extremities: Very Good. "Good in detail of country homes, country schools, etc." COAN p.201. BAL 2346. WRIGHT III, 866.
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Old Creole Days
by CABLE, George W.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. First Edition. First state, lacking the publisher's ads at rear. Octavo; brown 'S' cloth, with titling stamped in gilt and decorations stamped in black on spine and front panel; [viii],299,[3]pp. Some light rubbing to edges, with a touch of faint spotting to preliminary and terminal leaves; hinges sound - Near Fine. An attractive... Read More
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Old Creole Days
by CABLE, George W[ashington]
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Later printing. 12mo (17cm); original green cloth with white cameo device to front board; top edge gilt; 330pp; frotispiece etching by Percy Moran. Cloth just touched at corners and spine ends, else a truly lovely copy, straight and clean, very Near Fine. Reissue, in Scribner's "Cameo" series, of Cable's first book (originally published... Read More
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The Cavalier
by CABLE, George W.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. First Edition. Second printing. Octavo (20cm). Red cloth, stamped in gilt and black; [iii]-[x],311,[5]pp; 4pp of publisher's ads at rear; 8 plates by Howard Chandler Christy. Contemporary ownership inscription to f.f.e.p. Straight with slight forward roll, lightly rubbed, spine sunned: Very Good. Unisgned binding design by Margaret Armstrong. GULLANS & ESPEY 56. BAL... Read More
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Whither Kenyan Emigrants
by CABLE, Vincent
London: Fabian Society, 1969. First Edition. Octavo (21.75cm.); original pale blue-grey staplebound wrappers; 30pp.; text in double columns. Fine. Young Fabian Pamphlet no. 18. Society membership form laid in.
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![The Joshua Tree [Review Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/613/455/1666455613.0.m.jpg)
The Joshua Tree [Review Copy]
by CABOT, Robert
New York: Atheneum, 1970. First Edition. First Printing, a Review Copy with publisher's typed review slip, two folded sheets of typed instructions for reviewers, folded typed news promotion, and folded typed advance praise laid in. Octavo (23cm); green cloth spine over brown paper-covered boards, with titling and decoration stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 244pp; illus. Spine lightly concaved,... Read More
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The Eclipse of the Historical Jesus
by CADBURY, Henry J.
[Wallingford, PA]: Pendle Hill Pamphlets, [1964]. First Edition. Small octavo (19cm.); publisher's yellow staplebound card wrappers; 35pp. A hint of shelf wear and brief soil to wrapper extremities, else Very Good or better. Lecture first delivered at Haverford College, April, 1963. Pendle Hill Pamphlet no. 133.
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AGAINST NUMEROLOGY
by Caddel, Richard; Basil King
TWINKENHAM AND WAKEFIELD: North and South, 1987. First edition. Blue illustrated wraps. Square 8vo. Poems by the British poet Caddel with illustrations and cover by King. Short inscription by King. Very good copy with no wear, but covers creased.
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Venusberg Revisited
by CADET, John
[Chiang Mai, Thailand]: Charles Browne Publications, [1987]. First Edition. 12mo (18.5cm.); publisher's black photo-illustrated card wrappers; [8],190pp. General wear from handling, spine creased, rather extensive green pen underlining throughout, else an About Very Good copy. Collection of short stories set in Bangkok by the English-born author and educator.
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![Food Aid and Policy for Economic Development: An Annotated Bibliography and Directory [Review Copy with Typed Letter Signed by the Publisher Laid in]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/232/532/1175532232.0.m.jpg)
Food Aid and Policy for Economic Development: An Annotated Bibliography and Directory [Review Copy with Typed Letter Signed by the Publisher Laid in]
by CADET, Melissa Lawson
[Sacramento, CA]: Trans Tech Management Press, [1981]. First Edition. Wrapper issue. Quarto (27.5cm.); publisher's yellow photo-illustrated card wrappers; [12],178pp.; text printed from typescript. Light shelf wear, else Near Fine. Review copy with slip and letter addressed to Robert Allen of the "Black Scholar," signed by publisher Max-Henri Cadet, laid in.
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![In the Land of the Olmec: Volume 1, The Archaeology of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán [with] In the Land of the Olmec: Volume 2, The Land of the People [Two Volume Set]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/545/363/1715363545.0.m.jpg)
In the Land of the Olmec: Volume 1, The Archaeology of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán [with] In the Land of the Olmec: Volume 2, The Land of the People [Two Volume Set]
by CAE, Michael D. and Richard A. Diehi
Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1980. Two Volume Set, in publisher's slipcase, with folder of four illustrated maps. Quarto (29cm); terracotta cloth spine over black cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt and black on spines, and in black on front covers; viii,[3],4-416pp; [vi],[3],4-198pp; black-and-white photographic haltones and colorful illustrations throuhgout, with fold-out illustration in first volume.... Read More
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BOTTEGHE OSCVRE, No. VII
by Caetani, Maguerite (ed.); JARRELL, Randall; CAPOTE, Truman, et al.
Rome: Botteghe Oscvre, 1951. First Edition. Paperback in plain printed wraps. Single volume, 5.5" x 9"; 476 pp. Italian, English, and French. This is issue VII (7) with contributions from Randall Jarrell, Truman Capote, Albert Camus, among many others. A sturdy copy in good or better condition due to staining, some creasing, general wear to covers. Elegant price sticker... Read More
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BOTTEGHE OSCVRE, No. VII
by Caetani, Maguerite (ed.); Randall Jarrell, Truman Capote, (et al.)
Rome: Botteghe Oscvre, 1951. First Edition. Paperback in plain printed wraps. Single volume, 5.5" x 9"; 476 pp. Italian, English, and French. This is issue VII (7) with contributions from Randall Jarrell, Truman Capote, Albert Camus, among many others. A sturdy copy in good condition due to foxing, staining, and wear to covers. Does not include original band. Pages,... Read More
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Versailles et la Révolution
by CAFFIN-CARCY, Odile & Jacques Villard
Versailles: Éditions d'Art Lys, 1988. First Edition. Quarto (27.5cm x 21.5cm). Glossy pictorial wrappers (softcover); 144pp; illus. Very Good+ copy; slight shelf wear to extremities; two gently bumped corners, else clean and tight. Illustrated history of the palace of Versailles during the French Revolution. In French language only.
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Places of Delight: the Pastoral Landscape
by CAFRITZ, Robert; Lawrence Gowing; David Rosand
New York: Clarkson N. Potter / The Phillips Collection, 1988. First Edition. Oblong quarto (24cm x 31cm). Cloth boards (hardcover); dustjacket; 270pp. Minimal signs of use; Near Fine in a crisp, unworn dustwrapper. Published to accompany the Phillips Collection exhibition "The Pastoral Landscape: the Legacy of Venice and the Modern Vision," November-January 1988/9.
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![Stop! Don't Shop! Downtown [Original Window Decal]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/376/883/1118883376.0.m.jpg)
Stop! Don't Shop! Downtown [Original Window Decal]
by [AFRICAN AMERICANA] [CAF-SNCC]
[Chicago: Chicago Area Friends of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1963]. Original window decal, with text silk-screened in blue on white gummed paper, measuring 31.5cm x 12.75cm (12.5" x 5"). A Fine example. Attractive, ephemeral relic of the 1963 "Stop! Don't Shop Downtown" Campaign, coordinated by the Chicago Area Friends of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (CAFSNCC) in conjunction... Read More
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The Shadow of My Hand
by CAHILL, Holger
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); orange cloth spine over light blue paper-covered boards, with titling stamped in green on spine; dustjacket; 409pp; illus. Light shelf-soil to covers, with faint tanning to upper edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustwrapper, with painting by John Rogers Cox, unclipped (priced $4.95), with tanning to spine... Read More
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An Index of Early Chinese Painters and Paintings: T'ang, Sung, Yüan
by CAHILL, James
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1980. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (26cm); green cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; x,391,[5]pp. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. A Near Fine copy. Incorporating the work of... Read More
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The Last Fathom
by CAIDIN, Martin
New York: Meredith Press, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); blue cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in silver and black on spine; yellow topstain; dustjacket; 312pp. Light sunning to spine and board edges, with trace finger-soil to fore-edge; Very Good. Dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $5.95), spine-faded, with tanning to rear panel and flaps, 2.5" tear to lower front flap... Read More
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Nérac. Histoire résumée de la Capital de L'Albret
by CAILLAU, Georges
Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne: Revue de Nérac, 1966. Deuxiéme edition remaniée et complétée" - special number of Revue de Nérac. Ocatvo; pictorial card wrappers; 143pp; illus; 10 inserted leaves of photographic plates (halftones). Very Good. Comprehensive history, from middle ages to present, of this commune in the district of Lot-et-Garonne in South-western France.
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