Search Results: Authors starting with C from Midnight Books

Grove Press, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Collectible first US edition, first printing (stated) of notorious, early-century Austrian pedophile Edith Cadivec's erotic and graphic memoirs. Cadivec performed various acts of sadism involving birches, canes, whips, etc., culminating in sexual relations with underage girls, including her daughter. Ultimately, this led to her arrest and brief imprisonment. Published together, both her Confessions & Experiences and Eros were an attempt at justifying her activities and garnering sympathy. Bound in light-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine panel. Includes priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 383 pp. 8 1/2" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel and otherwise crisp extremities. Sturdy hinges. Priced dust jacket near flawless with faint age toning and two tiny chips along top edge. An exceptionally presentable copy of an early and important erotica title. Photographs of or… Read More

Suttonhouse, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition of Jean Campbell Macmillan's compilation of poetry written for recitation on noted organist and husband Paul Carson's radio show "Bridge to Dreamland," a popular West Coast production during the 1930's. "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. Signed by both Macmillan and Carson (also doodled by Carson) on front free endpaper. Signatures unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Carson, a Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame inductee, played on many of the earliest radio programs and in some of the largest silent film theaters. Includes priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 134 pp. 8 1/4" x 5 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear double vertical fold to back free endpaper. Dust jacket with $1.50 price intact and light chipping. A very presentable copy of an important radio history collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are… Read More

Publicaciones Medicas, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Collectible First Edition of J. M. Canadell's Disorders of Growth and Sexual Development. Densely illustrated with photographs of anomalies in physical and sexual development. Text in Spanish. 233 pp. 8" x 5". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear, rubbing to cloth binding and bumped corners. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Ediciones Cultura Hispanica, 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Jose Canellas Casals' Seekers of Diamonds in the Venezuelan Guayana. Text in Spanish. 603 pp. 7 3/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear. Light shelf wear and several small areas of loss to dust jacket. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Societa Anonima Notari La Santa, 1919. Hardcover. Good. Early Giulio Caccini 1919 compilation of arias. Printed in Italy. Bound in floral cloth with title label to front panel. Text and musical score in Italian. Includes laid-in ca. WWII Metropolitan Opera program featuring celebrated soprano Licia Albanese performing, among other songs, Giulio Caccini's "Amarilli, mia bell." Signed in black ink on front panel of program by Licia Albanese. The inlaid program is in English and Italian, with "Buy War Bonds and Stamps" printed at the bottom. Tight copy with noted soprano Gloria Pearce's signature and 1951 date to front pastedown. Her copy purchased from her estate. 9 1/2" x 7 1'4". Paginated in sections. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Insula, 1972. Softcover. Good. Second edition, expanded and corrected, of Heliodoro Carpintero's biography of Becquer. Gustavo Adolfo Becquer was a Spanish poet, writer, literary columnist, playwright and drawer considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature. Best known works are the Rhymes and the Legends, usually published together as Rimas y leyendas, common reading for high-school students in Spanish-speaking countries. Text in Spanish. 246 pp. 9" x 6 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear, faint age toning and three small, faint stains to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Calle de Olozaga, 1926. Softcover. Good. History, bibliography and brief anthology of the intellectual circle La Cuerda Granadina (the Grenadine Rope). First Edition. Original wraps. Text in Spanish. Scarce. 38 pp. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4". Clean, unmarked copy with area of loss to backstrip, small tear to front panel and moderate age toning. Odor free. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request.

Administracion Palma Alta, 1899. Softcover. Good. 0x0x0. Fragmentary works of Emilio Castelar. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Works include: Discursos politicos-Su primer discurso; En defensa de la libertad religiosa; Por la abolicion de la esclavitud; En defensa del sufragio; Su ultimo discurso; Discursos academicos-Discurso de recepcion en la Academia Española; Lucano-Discurso leido en la Universidad Central; El socialismo-Discurso pronunciado en el Ateneo de Madrid; La idea del progreso-Discurso pronunciado en el Ateneo de Madrid; Obras politicas literarias. Historia del movimiento republicano en Europa; Europa en el Altimo trienio-La tumba de Victor Manuel; La Rusia contemporanea-Los nihilistas; Galeria historica de mujeres celebres-Eva; Recuerdos de Italia-Venecia; Un viaje a Paris-Los cementerios de Paris; Historia de Europa en el siglo XIX-Antecedentes Indispensables al estudio del siglo XIX; Retratos historicos-Garibaldi;… Read More

Slatington 125 , 1989. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Massive, detailed history of Slatington, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, hundreds of family histories and much more. Densely illustrated with historical photographs. Includes bibliography. Scarce. 490 pp. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Detailed history of Owasa, Iowa, Hardin County. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, hundreds of family histories and much more. Densely illustrated with historical photographs. Scarce. 284 pages. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with lightly bumped corners. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Research and Technilogy Division, Air Force Systems Command, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Research and Technology Division, Air Force Systems Command technical manual AFFDL-TR-66-2 on phugoid dynamics and values for landing military airplanes. Illustrated with charts and drawings, some fold-out. Scarce. 146 pp. 10 7/8" x 8 3/8". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Increased Sales, Inc, 1934. Softcover. Good. Prince of Mystery" and noted close up magic innovator Frank M. Chapman's early-century compilation of magic tricks. Tricks include Mandarin Hide-Away Ring, Satan's Match Box, The Jumping Joker, Magic Television, The Mysterious Initial, Leaping Rainbow Colors, The Ghostly Message, The Bewitched Thimbles, Witches Cauldron Rubber Bands, The Fireproof Handkerchief, Hindu Secret Coin Trick, Mystic Matches from Nowhere, Oriental Ring-a Stick Trick, India's Famous Gum Trick, The Devil's Match, Vanishing Coin and Mystery of the Four Aces. Illustrated. Oakite cleaner promotional booklet. 20 pp. 7" x 5". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and several small stains to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

U. S. Geological Survey, 1904. Softcover. Acceptable. Huge geologic atlas of the Aladdin quadrangle (# 128) located primarily in Wyoming's Crook County but also straddling South Dakota and Montana. Includes extensive descriptive text, topographic map, aerial geology map, structure section sheet, artesian water map and columnar section sheet. All maps full-page and in color. The Aladdin quadrangle encompasses, among other notable features, Devil's Tower National Monument, the Bear Lodge Mountains with Warren Peak and the Belle Fourche River. Nearby towns include Sundance and Deadwood. Approximately half of Devil's Tower is located inside the quadrangle. Scarce. 8 numbered pages of text and an additional page of text on back panel recto. 21 1/2" x 18 1/2". Tight copy with occasional chipping to folio cover. Light age toning to cover and text. Maps lack toning and exhibit fresh colors. A presentable copy of a desirable cartography collectible.

Bureau of School Planning, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. Mid-century compilation of 25 architectural studies of California schools by architect Claire L. Eatough. Studies include location maps, exterior photos, site plans, floor plans, cross sections and miscellaneous photos, primarily interior views. See attached list for schools included. Valuable historical resource. Comb bound. Scarce. 151 pp. 10 1/2" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Warner Christian Distribution, 1997. VHS. New. Deluxe Letter-Box Edition, 2-VHS set, new complete in publisher's original shrink wrap. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

L'Imprerie E. Defosses Neogravure, 1946. Softcover. Good. 1946 issue of La Loterie Dans Le Theatre (The Lottery in the Theater), a mid-century French National Lottery program. Marcel Charpaux text. Stunning Pierre Boyer cover art. His pink and black illustrations within. Includes excerpts of plays presented at drawings and photos of title pages of lottery-associated publications. Limited printing. #93 of 300 issued. 30 unnumbered pages. 10 1/4" x 8 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and faint creasing to fore edge of front panel. Crease to back panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Radio Daily Corporation, 1957. 20th. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Massive 1957 Radio Annual Television Yearbook featuring notables from the Golden Age of Television. Over a thousand pages of radio and TV resources. Many articles, hundreds of photos of celebrities, station rosters, ad agencies, agents and much more. Beautifully bound in gold cloth with raised lettering to front and back panels. Original publication. Not a reprint. 1360 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, No date indicated. Softcover. Very Good. ca. late 1980's doctoral thesis on leaf litter decomposition in an alluvial system. Text in French. Title: Production, Flux et Milieu Alluvial, Dynamique et Role des Hyphomycetes Aquatiques dans le Processus de Decomposition. Illustrated with drawings and charts. Complete bibliography in English. Limited printing. 243 pp. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this book are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences in Association With the University of Washington Press, 1993. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Gorgeous Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences exhibition collectible first edition featuring renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. Introductory essays by Walter Darby Barnard and Henry Geldzahler. Includes hundreds of full color examples. Inscribed and signed on prelim by noted American art historian, author, educator and then museum director Gary R. Libby. 146 pp. Large format. 12 1/4" x 9 1/2". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Dust jacket flawless in archival Brodart sleeve. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Yale University, Bureau of Highway Traffic, 1948. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Mid-century traffic engineering bibliography. Scarce. 118 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal discoloration to cover. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.