What Mad Pursuit. A Personal View of Scientific Discovery (Signed)
by Crick, Francis
New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1988. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Octavo, [xiii]182; SIGNED by the author on the title page, and with Crick's address stamp at the Salk Institute on ffep. Additionally, a note in pencil in an unknown hand, at top of ffep: "Signed 2/18/93 at Cricks 'Origins of Life on Earth' / series at Cal State University,... Read More
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Obsequies at Oxford
by Crispin, Edmund
Philadelphia - New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1945. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Small octavo, 208 pages; pictorial dust jacket, with price of $2.00 on front flap, light wear at extremities of dust jacket. First edition, stated; owner name and date on ffep.
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STEREOMA, THE ESTABLISHMENT Or, A Discourse Tending to the Setling of the Minds of Men About Some of the Chiefe Controversies of the Present Times
by (SIGNED By Benjamin WIlliam Crombie)
London: John Bartlet, 1654. Full Leather. Very Good++/No Dust Jacket. 12mo. SIGNED BY BENJAMIN WILLIAM CROMBIE ON TITLE PAGE without personaliation. From the library of draughtsman, engraver, and caricaturist Benjamin William Crombie (1803-1847). Bound in 19th Century full leather binding with raised bands spine, gilt lettering spine. Modern owner bookplate front paste-down. Slight age toning pages; front hinge... Read More
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EXAMEN DU PYRRHONISME ANCIEN & MODERNE
by Crousaz, Jean Pierre de, (1663-1750)
A La Haye: Pierre De Hondt, 1733. Full-Leather. Very Good+. Folio. 776pp., two folding plates, (11)pp. tble of contents, two different printers marks after text and after table of contents. Bound in contemporary vellum, spine label gilt. A lovely copy with wide margins, some toning to leaves, little wear to foot, Crousaz's work involves his thoughts of the... Read More
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THE COMIC ALMANACK. An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities. First Series, 1835-1843.Second Series, 1844-1853. Two Volumes
by CRUIKSHANK, George (From the Library of Bennett Cerf)
London: Chatto & Windus. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. SIGNED BY BENNETT CERF ON FFEP ON EACH VOLUME without personalization. From the library of Bennett Cerf (May 25, 2898-August 27, 1971). Cerf was one of the founders of Random House publishing and the author and publisher of a number of humor books. Several hundred... Read More
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The Comic Almanack for 1843: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing "All Things Fitting For Such a Work
by CRUIKSHANK, George (Illustrator)
London: Tilt and Bogue, 1843. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. George Cruikshank. 12mo. Original stiff printed wrappers; 64 pages, with 16 pages of ads in front and 32 pages of ads in rear. 12 illustrations of the months by George Cruikshank. "To Correspondents" slip facing title page. Small stain to first leaf of front ads; wear and... Read More
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THE FINAL COUNTRY
by Crumley, James (SIGNED)
New York: Warner Books, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE BY JAMES CRUMLEY. Inscribed to bookseller Charles Parkhurst with his bookplate laid-in. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 310 pp.
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THE FINAL COUNTRY
by Crumley, James (SIGNED)
Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2001. LIMITED EDITION. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED BY JAMES CRUMLEY ON COLOPHON without personalization. First Edition LIMITED TO 400 SIGNED COPIES. THIS IS No.104. 347pp. Bound in black cloth, spine lettering gilt. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and publisher's slipcase.
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ONE TO COUNT CADENCE
by Crumley, James (SIGNED)
New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. First printing, stated. Author's first book. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO BOOKSELLER AND FELLOW MARINE, CHARLES PARKHURST ON TITLE PAGE: "For / Chuck & Sandy / with my best wishes / and many thanks / Jim Crumley"- Charles Parkhurst's armorial bookplate laid-in. Fine copy in... Read More
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The Final Country. Limited Edition
by Crumley, James (SIGNED)
Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED ON COLOPHON PAGE BY JAMES CRUMLEY. ALSO SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO BOOKSELLER CHARLES PARKHURST BY CRUMLEY AND PUBLISHER DENNIS McMILLAN ON COLOPHON PAGE. Limited Edition of 452 copies. This is No. 95. Bound in Brillianta cloth.. A fine copy in a fine... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed [together with] 8" x 10" Photo Inscribed [together with] Jacket and Trousers Donated By Bob Cummings
by CUMMINGS, Bob
Glendale, CA. Fine. Clothing donated for the "Heart to Heart Celebrity Auction" by Actor, Bob Cummings. [Together with] 8" x 10" black and white photo of Mr. Cummings, inscribed and donated to the Celebrity Auction. [Together with] Autograph Letter Signed, on Bob Cummings letterhead, donating "a jacket, a pair of trousers and two autographed Photos" for the Celebrity... Read More
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Rules of the Thistle Golf Club & a Few Rambling Remarks on Golf
by Cundell, John & Chambers, Robert
Far Hills NJ: United States Golf Association, 1983. Hard Cover. Fine. TWO VOLUMES. Facsimile of the 1824 edition (of Cundell), a facsimile of the 1862 edition (Chambers). Numbers 1585 of 1900 printed. Issued without dust jackets; fine copies in a fine brown paper covered slipcase.
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Sylvia (Clare Boothe Luce copy)
by Cunningham, E. V.; Pseu. Of Howard Fast
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1960. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. octavo, 333 pages; Clare Boothe Luce copy, with her stamp on the title page. Cloth boards a little soiled. First edition, stated. Dust jacket with price of $3.95 on front flap and with wear at extremities and small loss at spine ends.
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Action Du Champ Magnetique Sur Les Rayons De Becquerel. RAYONS DEVIES ET RAYONS NON DEVIES
by Curie, Marie
Paris, 1900. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Quarto. pages 73-76, presentee par M. H. Becquerel. [together with:] Sur la penetration des rayons de Becquerel non deviables par le champ magnetique. Paris, 1900; FIRST EDITION, pages 76 thru 79, quarto; presentee par M. H. Becquerel. Published in: Comptes Rendus Hebdomadiares des Seances de l’Academie des Sciences. Paris, 1900,... Read More
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ONE HUNDRED QUATRAINS FROM THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. A Rendering in English Verse
by Curtis, Elizabeth Alden (SIGNED). Introduction By Richard Burton
Gouverneur New York: Brothers of the Book, 1899. LIMITED EDITION. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Small Octavo. LIMITED TO 600 COPIES. THIS IS No. 106. SIGNED BY ELIZABETH ALDEN CURTIS ON PAGE 71 without personaliztion. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering spine and front cover. A very good+ copy with small stains front board edge and... Read More
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Black Wind (Sgned By both)
by Cussler, Clive & Dirk Cussler
New York (2004): G. P. Putnam Sons. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Fine/fine, first printing, with full number line; signed by Clive and Dirk Cussler on the title page. Price of $27.95 on front flap of dust jacket. As new.
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VALHALLA RISING
by CUSSLER, Clive (SIGNED)
New York: G. P. Putnam, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED BY CLIVE CUSSLER ON FFEP without personalization. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with "Signed Copy" sticker on front panel of Dust Jacket. 531 pp.
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Shock Wave (Signed By Clive Cussler)
by Cussler, Clive
New York (1996): Simon & Schuster. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Fine/fine, signed by the author on the title page. First printing, with full number line; price of $25 on front flap of dust jacket. As new.
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Flood Tide. A Dirk Pitt Novel (Signed)
by Cussler, Clive
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. First Edition. Fine/Fine. A fine, unread copy, with full number line; first printing, signed by the author on the title page.
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PIRATE
by Cussler, Clive and Robin Burcell (SIGNED)
New York: G.P. Putnam, 2016. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CLIVE CUSSLER AND ROBIN BURCELL ON TITLE PAGE. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 387 pp.
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Iceberg (Inscribed)
by Cussler, Clive
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1975. First Edition. Fine/About Fine. first printing, 314 pages, so near fine pictorial dust jacket with price of $7.95 on front flap. A flawless, unread copy, inscribed thus to Chuck and Sandy Parkhurst: "To / Chuck & Sandy / Boy, is it ever / cold. / Cheers, / Clive Cussler" - Signed... Read More
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THE WRECKER
by Cussler, Clive and Justin Scott (SIGNED)
New York: G. P. Putnam, 2009. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED BY CLIVE CUSSLER AND JUSTIN SCOTT ON TITLE PAGE without personalization. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 470 pp.
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THE SEA HUNTERS II
by CUSSLER, Clive (SIGNED) and Craig Dirgo
New York: G. P. Putnam, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CLIVE CUSSLER ON TITLE PAGE. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 446 pp.
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ARCTIC DRIFT
by Cussler, Clive and Dirk Cussler (SIGNED)
New York: G. P. Putnam, 2008. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Roland Dahlquist. Octavo. SIGNED BY CLIVE CUSSLER, DIRK CUSSLER, AND ROLAND DAHLQUIST ON TITLE PAGE without personalization. Endpaper map and interior illustrations by Roland Dahlquist. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 515 pp.
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The Adventures of Vin Fiz (Signed)
by Cussler, Clive
New York: Philomel Books, 2006. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Bill Farnsworth. 12mo, as new. Price of $15.99 on front flap. Signed by the author on title page.
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