Search Results: Authors starting with C from The Sensible Magpie

New York: A Plume Book, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Translated from Spanish by Kathleen Weaver. "This book is not meant to be a full history of the Sandinista movement or pre-revolutionary conditions in Nicaragua. It is an account of one guerrilla that is short on rhetoric and rich in clues that reveal who the Sandinistas are and how they came to power." 233 pp with 1 pp ad to rear of text. Occasional underlining in pen, slight shelfwear, light creasing to front cover. Tight, bright, clean.

Managua, Nicaragua: Editorial Nueva Nicaragua, 1985. Third edition. Paperback. Near Fine. En EspaÒol. In Spanish. 259 pp. Just a wee bit of corner wear. Appears unread -- no read crease to spine

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1985. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Very Good. SCARCE Proof Copy. SIGNED on the title page by Carlos Fuentes, author of bestsellers "The Death of Artemio Cruz and Hora," who provided the introduction for actual trade edition, but which is not present in this uncorrected proof. Author details his life as a former Sandinista guerilla fighter in Nicaragua. In protective sleeve. Minor shelfwear and one inch closed tear to top and bottom of front panel, on joint, at spine; crease to lower corner on back cover. VERY GOOD.

London: The Strand, 1804. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. NOTE: ONLY VOLUME I. ACTUAL book in U.S. and ready to ship! Previous owner's name to FFEP. Front board detached. Some age-tanning and foxing. A bit of flaking, scuffing, rubbing and chipping to soft brown suaded leather boards and spine. A bit musty. Paste on title to spine. Lovely gilt designs to spine and intricate little gilt designs around the perimeter of both front and rear boards. Dark topstain. No markings in text. Quite solid, excussing front board. 448 pp. Originally issued In four volumes, this first volume covers anecdotes about such British personalities as Edward the Black Prince, Queen Catherine of Arragon, Queen Anne Boleyn, Lord Cromwell, Erasmus, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Queen of Scots, Villiers- Duke of Buckingham, and Thomas Hobbes.

New York: Viking Press, 1938. Hardcover. Good. No dustjacket. A .5 x 2.5" black crayon mark to FFEP. Sunning to spine and extremities. Blue lettering, red trim to spine and front of faded, thick blue, cloth-covered boards. A bit shaken and age-tanned. Still solidly bound. Clean. 206 pp. By the author of Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre. Caldwell writes about poverty, racism and social problems in the South.

Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. PRIVATELY OWNED. In English and French. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards are slightly curved and lifted. Mild shelf and edgewear. Front corners nudged. Gilt lettering debossed to 6.75" navy rectangle on spine of red cloth-covered boards. Text clean, tight and bright. 263 pp with bibliography and index. Guillaume De Machaut (ca. 1300 -- 1377) was France's greatest poet and musician of the fourteenth century. This is the most broadly-based introductory study to Machaut's entire corpus of narrative poetry.

New York: Rutledge. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Minus. FIRST EDITION. COMPLIMENTARY COPY WITH SLIP LAID-IN. Nice volume. Dustjacket very good minus. Sunning to spine and extremities. Scuffing and light edgewear to jacket. Black lettering to spine and front of goldenrod-colored, cloth-covered boards. Extensively illustrated. Book measures 11 x 9". HEAVY. May require EXTRA shipping. Clean, tight, bright. 256 pp. A fascinating look into yesteryear. Contents include : Radio ; The Beginning of Television ; Weekly Drama ; Sports ; News and Special Events ; Documentaries ; Children's Shows ; Soap Operas and Quiz Shows ; Dramatic Specials ; World Premiers ; Weekly Comedy ; Variety and Entertainment ; Late-Night Television and an afterword "Letters . . .We Get Letters." Very interesting foreword by Bob Hope.

NEW YORK: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover. Very Good Plus in Very Good Dustjacket. Kenneth L. Carlson. Stated First Printing. Fifty gorgeously- colored full-page portraits of Western North American birds, with small mini-"portraits" of each bird accompanying the paintings. Verdant green cloth over maroon-covered boards. Large quarto, measuring 12.5" x 9.5". Both bottom corners only very lightly nudged, and a tiny bit of fading to very top and bottom of spine. SIGNED by both artist and author on title page. HEAVY. May require EXTRA shipping.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1985. Paperback. Fine. Hasselriis, Malthe. NEW. UNREAD. SIXTH PRINTING. Red and black lettering to spine and front of illustrated mustard-yellow covers. Titles and author's name on cover also in Chinese. List of illustrations. Clean, bright, solid binding. 261 pp with advertisements to rear of book. Author of Tales of a Korean Grandmother. Thirty illustrated tales of Chinese folklore.

Minneapolis: ECKANKAR, 1988. Paperback. Fine. Connie Kassal. Very slight wear to extremities. Black lettering to spine and front cover, yellow card covers. Very clean, tight, bright. No markings. Nice Illustrations. 264 pp. Discusses the spiritual experience of youth, peer pressure, boy-girl relationships, religions, and living the Life of ECK. See related listing: "THE ECK JR 3 DISCOURSES" (pictured)

New York: Abbeville Kids, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE. Sharp corners. Matching dustjacket Fine. Color illustrations. 48 pp with credits. Part of a series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art and about art by looking at the world. This volume examines how different kinds of animals have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places. See other related listings, "How Artists See The Elements" & "How Artists See People." (pictured)

London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. Half-Leather. Good Plus. Second Reprint (Seventeenth Thousand), issued in December 1876. Original publisher's boards with triple-ruled gilt borders, gilt roundels to front and back covers, with vignettes within -- The Bellman on front and, slightly smaller, The Beaver on back board,, though partly obliterated due to stain. The word "Baker" instead of "Butcher" on p. 83, Nine fabulous illustrations by Henry Holiday, and one page of ads for other works by Carroll at rear. Recently rebacked, and half-bound in crimson, smooth-grained morocco (goat), with (rather heavy-handed) gilt title and date on spine. All edges gilt. Inscription to front free endpaper, quoting in full the ninth stanza of the third fit ("...If your Snark be a Snark that is Right/Fetch it home by all means/you may serve it with greens/and it's handy for striking a light") Staining to boards, particularly rear, with a 4 3/4" x 3" area. Rubbing… Read More

New York: Abbeville Kids, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sharp corners. Faint spotting to front paste-down endpaper, else Fine. Matching dustjacket near fine. Lightly sunned spine. Color illustrations. 48 pp with credits. Part of a series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art and about art by looking at the world. This volume examines how humans have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places. See other related listings, "How Artists See The Elements" & "How Artists See Animals." (pictured)

Minneapolis: ECKANKAR, 1989. Paperback. Fine. Julie Johnson. Very slight wear to extremities. Black lettering to spine and front cover, blue card covers. Very clean, tight, bright. No markings. Nice Illustrations. 172 pp. Discusses illusion, change, relationships, the Law of Economy, self-discipline, meeting a special ECK Master, and how to heal a broken heart. See related listing: "THE ECK HI 2 DISCOURSES" (pictured)

New York: Abbeville Kids, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Sharp corners. Faint smudge and crease to front paste-down endpaper, else Fine. Matching dustjacket Fine. Color illustrations. 48 pp with credits. Part of a series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art and about art by looking at the world. This volume examines how the four elements have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places. See other related listings, "How Artists See People" & "How Artists See Animals." (pictured)

Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1997. comb . Very Good. 211 pages, index. Flexible illustrated card covers in comb bindng. Quarto. Ex-library copy with library markings to front endpaper, otherwise clean, no marks. No chips to comb binding or tears to cover Author spent thirteen years teaching lip reading. "Lessons, guidelines, and teaching aids are presented in a step-by-step format and are ready to use." [Rear cover blurb].

New York: Bullfinch Press, 2001. First American Edition. HARDCOVER. AS NEW, STILL IN SHRINK WRAP. This collection of 105 duotone photographs, taken over a lifetime of travel in postwar Europe and all over the globe, demonstrates the photographer's ability to capture subtleties in the landscape at a decisive moment or point of view. Erik Orsenna offers a poetic text introducing some of Cartier-Bresson's themes, including the juxtaposition of trees and tombstones; how snow and mist alter the perception of the landscape; trains and rails through the landscape; shadows and steps; and all sorts of people walking and watching. 240 pp HEAVY. May require EXTRA shipping.

Atheneum, 1963. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. A "novel of ideas" which in 1961, won The Prix Goncourt, France's major literary prize. Translated from the French (Original title LA PITIE DE DIEU) by Richard Howard. Four men in a prison cell, each of whom has committed a murder. We are invited into the movement of their minds. A bit of shelfwear, sunning and edgewear to dustjacket.

New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1964. Hardcover. Good Plus. THIRD EDITION. Previous owner's name and doodles to FPDEP, occasional writing and doodling in both pen and pencil to text. Rubbing to edges, corners bumped, shelfwear. White lettering to spine and front board, forest green cloth-covered boards. With maps, illustrations, and end of chapter problems. Solid binding. 432 pp with appendices, Spanish-English vocabulary, and grammatical index. Audio-Lingual Materials (A-LM) prepared by the staff of the Modern Language Materials Development Center, this is a four-level secondary school program for learning Spanish. Each chapter has basic sentances, word study, selections of Spanish literature, conversation, and writing sections.

Summerville, Massachusetts: Radical America, 1983. Paperback. Very Good Plus. STAPLEBOUND. Mild shelf/edgewear to surfaces and extremities. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Grey and mauve lettering to white with blue illustrated cover. Clean, bright, solid binding. 75 pp with advertisements to rear of book. "In New York Transportation Workers Organizing in Boston" printed on front cover. Contents include : The Bus Stops Here ; The Recent History of the Bus Drivers Union ; In the Hot Seat ; Poem by Robin Becker ; Brass Valley : A Review by Ron Grele ; Queen of the Bolsheviks by Nancy Krieger and Paul Novick : A Radical Life by Paul Buhle.