Search Results: Authors starting with C from Joe Staats, Bookseller

New York, New York, U.S.A. : St Martins Press, 1999. First U.S. Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Translated from the Italian by Patricia J. Duncan. Fine, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.A82

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1990. New, Revised Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Beebe, Morton (photographs). Sumptuous coffee-table book of photographs of San Francisco by Morton Beebe, with essays by Herb Caen, Tom Cole, Barnaby Conrad, Herbert Gold and Kevin Starr. Includes approximately 200 photographs in full-color, including an 8-page gatefold and sixteen black-and-white photographs. Fine, in gold cloth, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. 13" X 9 3/4

New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF2

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 2003. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth in the author's "The Hinges of History" series, which also includes HOW THE IRISH SAVED CIVILIZATION, THE GIFTS OF THE JEWS, and DESIRE OF THE EVERLASTING HILLS: The World Before and After Jesus. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and with pictorial endpapers in color. Fine (shows small price erasure on ffep), in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF2

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Minotaur Books, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As new, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. M65

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Minotaur Books, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Portland detective Archie Sheridan, the former head of the Beauty Killer Task Force, hunted Gretchen Lowell for years before she kidnapped him, tortured him, and then let him go. Now that she is behind bars, Archie is finally piecing his life back together. He's returned home to his ex-wife and their two children. But no matter how hard Archie tries, he just can't stop thinking about Gretchen. When the body of a young woman is discovered in Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the first corpse he discovered there a decade ago: it turned out to be the Beauty Killer's first victim, and Archie's first case. Then, the unthinkable happens: Gretchen escapes from prison, and once the news breaks, all of Portland goes on high alert; but secretly, Archie is relieved. He knows he's the only one who can capture Gretchen and now he has a plan to get… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Minotaur Books, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author's debut thriller, featuring the first appearance of tortured Portland cop Archie Sheridan, and his nemesis, serial killer Gretchen Lowell. As new, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. M48

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2009. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second thriller by the author of THE ACCIDENT MAN (award-winning British journalist David Thomas here writing under the nom-de-plume Tom Cain), a compulsive and riveting international spy thriller that will leave you guessing as to which elements are true and which are fiction. As new, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. M48/ M66

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Hachette Books, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. One of our best-loved actors, Michael Caine has starred in over 100 films in his six-decade career, spanning classic movies like Alfie, Zulu, and The Italian Job (the inspiration for the book title) to playing Alfred opposite Christian Bale's Batman in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Dark Knight trilogy. Caine has excelled in every kind of role--with a skill that's made it look easy. Caine knows what success takes. He's made it to the pinnacle of his profession from humble origins. But as he says, "Small parts can lead to big things. And if you keep doing things right, the stars will align when you least expect it." Still working and more beloved than ever, Caine now shares everything he's learned-and "his fans will be rewarded, as will anyone seeking an enjoyable, inspirational read" (Library Journal). Fine,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Simon & Schuster, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ten years in the research and writing, THE FIFTH GOSPE is a literary tour-de-force and compulsively readable, rocket-fueled murder mystery set inside the Vatican by the co-writer (with Dustin Thomason) of THE RULE OF FOUR. New, unread, first edition, first printing, in new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {BUND}

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Simon & Schuster, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2004. As Pope John Paul II's reign enters its twilight, a mysterious exhibit is under construction at the Vatican Museums. A week before it is scheduled to open, its curator is murdered. The same night, a violent break-in rocks the home of the curator's research partner, Father Alex Andreou, a Greek Catholic priest who lives inside the Vatican with his five-year-old son. When the papal police fail to identify a suspect in either crime, Father Alex, desperate to keep his family safe, undertakes his own investigation. To find the killer he must reconstruct the dead curator's secret. But just as he begins to understand the truth about his friend's death, and its consequences for the future of the world's two largest Christian Churches, Father Alex finds himself hunted down ... Author ( WITH dUSTIN tHOMASON) of THE RULE OF FOUR. New,… Read More

Hong Kong: Taschen, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. As new, in fine pictorial boards, with red-cloth quarter panel and rear board, as issued without dust jacket. Oblong 4to. 366 pages.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, Publishers, 1994. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. ABS1

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Pegasus, 2014. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on half-title page in black fountain ink. Mint, new, unread, first edition, first printing, in new, mylar-protected dust jacket. (Not remainder-marked or price clipped) A96

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Viking , 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. The first of a comprehensive, two-volume biography traces Welles's portentous childhood, his youth in New York, where he worked with director John Houseman, his notorious radio career, and the making of Citizen Kane. Scarce title in this condition. 649 pp, with Index. New, pristine, unread, first edition, first printing, in flawless new mylar-protected dust jacket.*Packed carefully and shipped in a box to insure arrival in described condition. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped{ *A104

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Recent breakthroughs in neuroscience have revolutionized our understanding of the human mind and human cognition. But what implications do these new findings have for the place of reason--long considered the crowning human faculty that ensured transcendent purpose--in human life? This is the profoundly important question Donald Calne, a leading neurologist and clinician, addresses in Within Reason. His conclusions are startling, disturbing, and of immense potential usefulness. Offering both a general explanation of the way the mind works and a compelling humanistic defense of the value of science and rationality, Calne shows that reason has no direct links to the brain's pathways of pleasure and satisfaction that motivate our behavior. Reason is simply a powerful tool put into the service of goals it cannot determine or change. Within Reason… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Includes recipes by Jane Stacey. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. 7 1/4" X 10 3/8

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1995. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks. "Written between 1943 and 1984, and masterfully translated by Tim Parks, these several dozen short fictions are whimsical and horrific, feverish and delightful, tragic and wry, sweet and brutal--sometimes alternately, sometimes all at once. Ranging over a panoply of concerns--politics, the nature of power, the implications of a relentless application of technology, the quest for truth, and the elusive possibility of human connection--they are all of them pure Calvino." As new,first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} L96

New York, New York, U.S.A. : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A NOOSE IS TIGHTENING AROUND PRESIDENT JACK RYAN'S AMERICA ... A container ship from Shanghai explodes on its approach to Seattle.A US spy vessel in the South China Sea tangles with the Chinese navy. A stolen USB stick recovered in Texas exposes a terrorist conspiracy. As America is outmaneuvered by an increasingly bold President Zhou of China, Jack Ryan depends on the operatives of the Campus secret intelligence agency to plug the gaps between diplomacy and negotiation. But as an international summit approaches, Ryan must face Zhou alone. What he doesn't know is that the secret mastermind plotting conspiracy and destruction has had the leader of the free world in his sights all along . . . As new, first edition, first printing, in as new, mylar=protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} m121

New York, NY, U.S.A.: J P Tarcher/Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 2005. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author of THE ARTIST'S WAY and THE VEIN OF GOLD, among others. New, unread copy, in new, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF2