Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography
by Amy Conger
Center for Creative Photography/The University of Arizona Press, 1992. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A lovely copy of this exhaustive, major 1992 Edward Weston catalogue, essentially constituting the photograher's catalogue raisonne. All-but-pristine. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, over 1,800 crisp black-and-white images (with captioning) all told.
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The Llamas of South America (With Excellent Ephemera)
by Gladys Conklin
New York: Holiday House, 1975. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Lorence Bjorklund.. A very solid copy of the 1975 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light spotting to the panels) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild soiling to the front panel. THIS COPY INSCLUDES A WONDERFUL LETTER (A TLS) FROM THE BOOK'S AUTHOR, GLADYS CONKLIN, TO... Read More
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Fishing a Trout Stream
by Eugene V. Connett
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1934. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1934 1st edition, #654 of 950 copies printed. Solid and VG in its light-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and somewhat rubbed and chipped lettering along the spine. Octavo, 138 pgs., including 93 photographic plates by Lawrence Smith.
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Give Beauty Back
by Francis X. Connolly
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1950. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY FRANCIS X. CONNOLLY on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1950 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a bit of rubbing at the panels and at the front flap fold. Octavo, 222 pgs.,... Read More
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Sneak It Through: Smuggling Made Easier
by Michael Connor
Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 1984. Original wraps. Near Fine. Bill Border. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1984 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its blue pictorial wrappers, with one tiny crease along the front panel's upper tip. Otherwise immaculate. Illustrations throughout by Bill Border.
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Forgive? Forget It! Creative Revenge at Its Best
by Michael Connor
Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 1988. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1988 1st edition, STILL IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket.
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Memories of a Great Schoolmaster (Dr. Henry A. Coit)
by James P. Conover
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1906. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1906 1st edition of this tribute to the 19th century educator (and headmaster of the elite St. Paul's School of Concord, New Hampshire), Dr. Henry A. Coit. Written by a proud alumnus of St. Paul's and reminiscent of John McPhee's "The Headmaster", his tribute to the legendary... Read More
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Kleingaragen Hallengaragen ("Small Garages, Indoor Garages")
by Hans Conradi
Leipzig, 1931. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1931 1st edition. Tight and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with pronounced foxing to the panels and very light wear along the foot of the spine. Quarto, dozens of black-and-white illustrations complementing the text.
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The Tub Grandfather
by Pam Conrad
New York: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Richard Egielski. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY PAM CONRAD on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 1993 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Richard Egielski.
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Monastic Tithes From Their Origins to the Twelfth Century
by Giles Constable
Cambridge University Press, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Part of the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought series, this is a nice copy of the 1964 1st edition. VG+ in a VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 346 pgs.
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Tumors of the Skin (In Dustjacket)
by Herbert Conway
Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas, 1956. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HERBERT CONWAY on the front free endpaper (and including a small pasted-on photo of him below his inscription). A very solid copy to boot of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting along the front gutter) in a crisp, VG+... Read More
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Centenary History of the South Place Society
by Moncure D. Conway
Williams and Norgate, 1894. 1st. Hardcover. 1894 1st ed., 8vo., 186 pgs. 1/4 vellum binding along spine, rest light green boards. VG- with minimal rubbing to covers and darkening to the spine.
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The House Beautiful: Essays on Beds and Tables Stools and Candlesticks
by Clarence Cook
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1881. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. A fresh, well-preserved copy of this 1881 celebration of domesticity and the house. Completely unrestored in the publisher's orginal pictorial cloth. Tight and VG to VG+, with minor soiling to the panels and light wear at tghe endsheets. Lovely color frontispiece ("My Lady's Chamber, from design by Walter... Read More
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A Description of the New York Central Park
by Clarence C. Cook
New York, 1868. Full leather. Very Good +. Albert Fitch Bellows. A handsome, very presentable copy of the 1868 correct 1st edition. Rebound in a mid-20th century full dark-brown leather, with new endsheets and pastedowns. Along the spine raised bands and elegant gilt-tooling and titling within the compartments. The original text crisp and bright, very light soiling (a... Read More
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A Commencement Address
by Alistair Cooke
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The 1954 1st edition in book form of Alistair Cooke's commencement address at Smith College in Northampton. MA on June 7, 1954. SIGNED BY ALISTAIR COOKE on thre front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot. Near Fine in its stiff boards and in a bright, Near Fine decorative dustjacket.... Read More
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The Enterprise: Greatest of the Flat-Tops
by David C. Cooke
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co, 1963. 1st. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 128 pgs.
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Terry's Ferry
by Marion Belden Cook
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1957. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. The 1957 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near fine dustjacket. Octavo, 45 pgs.
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Experimental Architecture
by Peter Cook
New York: Universe Books, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A solid, presentable copy of the 1970 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light wear and creasing along the spine ends and one or two tiny closed tears at the panel edges. Octavo, dozens of crisp black-and-white illustrations throughout. Major survey... Read More
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Old Calfornia Cowboys
by Dane Coolidge
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1939. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1939 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG (with mild darkening at the gutters) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and rear panel edges. Octavo, 158 pgs.
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A Letter to His Countrymen
by James Fenimore Cooper
New York: John Wiley, 1834. 1/4 cloth. Very Good. The 1834 1st edition. A solid, tight copy. Very light staining along the panel edges, one or two tiny gashes at the spine. Foxing as well to the pastedowns and endsheets and, less so, along the preliminaries. Former owner name also ("P.G. Fuller") to the front pastedown. Still though,... Read More
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Music Instrument Collections: Catalogues and Cognate Literature
by James Coover
Information Coordinators, Detroit, 1981. 1st. Hardcover. Published as #47 in the series Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, this is an As New copy of the 1981 1st edition. Fine in its original cloth. Thick octavo, 464 pgs. A review copy as well with the original review slip laid-in.
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Richard Hamilton: Prints and Multiples 1939-2002
by Etienne Lullin (Texts by Richard Hamilton and Stephen Coppel)
Dusseldorf and New Haven: Kunstmuseum Winterthur and Yale Center for British Art, 2003. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the August-November 2002 exhibition at Kunstmuseum Winterthur. Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Thick, tall quarto, wonderful color plates thruout. The catalogue raisonne of Richard Hamilton's prints and multiples 1939-2002. ... Read More
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The Calendar of Beetle Men (1902)
by Bertha Corbett
1901. Very Good +. Bertha Corbett. Uncommon 1902 calendar depicting men-as-beetles. No publication information included. The calendar consists of 12 leaves of thick tan paper (9 1/2" x 12"), bound with the original red ribbon at the top. Light spot on the first leaf, otherwise bright and Near Fine. Each month of the year features a pair of... Read More
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Columbus Square Journal
by William Corbett
New York: Angel Hair Books, 1976. Original wraps. Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1976 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial white wrappers. Cover illustration by Philip Guston.
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Poesie sur Alger
by Le Corbisier
Paris: Falaize, 1950. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Le Corbusier. Crisp, solid example of the 1950 1st edition, in its original pictorial wrappers. Of 2,500 "exemplaires sur papier Alfa des Papeteries du Parais". Light foxing along the preliminaries, otherwise very clean. 16mo, nicely illustrated throughout by the maestro Le Corbusier himself as well.
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