Search Results: Titles starting with C from Yesterday's Muse Books

Philadelphia: Impensis M. Carey, 1808. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Ink note from previous owner on front endpaper ('The property of Otis Hutchins. purchased second hand. August 22d 1815. price 1.00, No. 77'), edges of endpapers toned, top corner of front free endpaper removed. 1808 Full-Leather. iv, 256 pp. Original full leather, red leather spine label, gilt titles & rules. Books 1-4 of Tacitus's histories in the original Latin, taken primarily from the Brotier's edition, with portions from Barbou and Gronovius. Notes by Barbou taken from his 1793 edition. Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a Roman statesman in the first century A.D., whose histories provide an authoritative account of various events within the Roman Empire, with the unique insight of a politician living at the time.

New York: Macmillan, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x2. First edition. Jacket base stained, jacket flap price-clipped. page base stained. 1987 Hard Cover. 830 pp. The only journalist ever to interview "C" presents a definitive, illustrated biography of the British spymaster and a chronicle of his legendary career.

Washington, D.C: National Defense University, 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 0x0x0. First edition. Top page ridge foxed. 1991 Trade Paperback. xxiii, 408 pp. CONTENTS: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; C3I in Crisis Management; Communications; Improving C3I; C3I and Organizational Structure; Intelligence--The Eyes of C3I; Appendices: Seminar Speakers; Presenters and Presentations; Index.

London: Gibbings and Company, Ltd, 1895. Facsimile. Large Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1895 facsimile of the 1802 third edition. Hinges weakening, interior clean and unmarked. xv, 440 pp. Imperial 8vo. 9 1/2 x 11 5/8. Light brown cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt. Includes 62 plates in text, 33 plates in appendix, 8 additional plates added for the second edition, and 14 plates in the accompaniment (117 total). The classic work by one of the 'big three' 18th century furniture makers (the others were Thomas Chippendale and George Hepplewhite). This work, first published in 1791 in four volumes, attracted hundreds of subscribers, and was immediately influential throughout England, and his design style remained fashionable through the first quarter of the 19th century. "Thomas Sheraton, (born 1751, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, Eng.—died Oct. 22, 1806, Soho, London), English cabinetmaker and one of the leading exponents of Neoclassicism. Sheraton gave his name to a… Read More

Dapper Moose Entertainment, 2020. Large Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 11x0x8. Hummel, Alex. Brand new, direct from author. Fine. 2020 Large Hardcover. Unpaginated. A book about prejudice and inclusion, featuring a misunderstood "monster.

New York: Simon Pulse, 1997. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4x0x7. Reprint. Edges toned. 1997 Mass Market Paperback. Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother's dares every chance she gets. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most of the neighbors—neighbors who, like her mother and sisters, don't understand her at all.

New York: Gallery Books, 1989. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Jacket faintly rubbed. 1989 Large Hardcover. 160 pp. Covers the complete history of the Cadillac company from its founding in 1902 to the present day.

New York: Basic Books, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. An exceptional copy. 1996 Hard Cover. 513 pp. As politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in history—Boswell called him ”the greatest man of any age.” Christian Meier's authoritative and accessible biography is the definitive modern account of Caesar's life and career, setting Caesar's life story against the rich political and social background of the Late Roman Republic.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 9x6x1. Fourth printing. Minor general wear. 2006 Trade Paperback. viii, 583 pp. Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor’s accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals, and rebel condemned by his own country. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar’s character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later. In the introduction to his biography of the great Roman emperor, Adrian Goldsworthy writes, “Caesar was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising… Read More

Chicago: F.J. Schulte & Company, 1891. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 2nd printing, released one year after first edition. Paper along front hinge split, hinge itself holding strongly, pages lightly toned. 1891 Hard Cover. 367 pp. 8vo. Maroon cloth, gilt titles and decoration. One of the first dystopian novels written in the English language. First published in 1890, just three years after Bellamy's classic utopia Looking Backward, this work can be seen as a reaction to Bellamy, as well as to the political climate of the day. It illuminates injustices and social inequalities that exist in civilizations focused on technological progress and the pursuit of wealth. Donnelly was a staunch Populist, and this ideology is evident throughout. Though the novel describes the overthrow of civilization, he states in his preface, "Neither am I an anarchist: for I paint a dreadful picture of the world-wreck which successful anarchism would produce." Though it was popular,… Read More

Great Britain: Osprey Publishing, 2002. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 6x0x9. First edition. An exceptional copy. 2002 Soft Cover. 95 pp. Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were two of the greatest generals Rome had ever produced. Together they had brought vast stretches of territory under Roman dominion. In 49 BC they turned against each other and plunged Rome into civil war. Legion was pitched against legion in a vicious battle for political domination of the vast Roman world. Based on original sources, Adrian Goldsworthy provides a gripping account of this desperate power struggle. The armies were evenly matched but in the end Caesar's genius as a commander and his great good luck brought him victory in 45 BC.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x10. First edition. Jacket edges bumped, front jacket flap price-clipped, bottom edge of rear jacket stained. Top edge stained. 1997 Hard Cover. 439 pp. "John McCabe's participation in the writing of James Cagney's autobiography, the many years of friendship that followed, and an intense period of interview and discussion in preparation for a musical comedy based on Cagney's life--a show that never saw the light of day--make him Cagney's ideal biographer. And, indeed, he has written a searching chronicle of this major actor's life and career, packed with history and anecdote, and profusely illustrated. Cagney came from a poor Irish-American New York family but once he found his métier as an actor, it was not long before he was recognized as a brilliantly energetic and powerful phenomenon. After the tremendous impact of Public Enemy--in which he notoriously pushed half a… Read More

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Reissue. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 13x6x1. Vebell, Edward. Endpaper edges a bit faded, top corner lightly bumped. 1978 Full-Leather. 576 pp. Blue full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Two-panel illustration preceding title page and full-page illustrations in text by Edward Vebell. "The novel that inspired the now-classic film The Caine Mutiny and the hit Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has become a perennial favorite of readers young and old, has sold millions of copies… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 20x20x20. Signed by author. First edition. Signed & dated by author without inscription on front endpaper ('Lee Smith, Dec. 1981, Chapel Hill'). 256 pp. 8vo. Author's first collection of short stories. "Comic and observant, Smith's fourteen tales in Cakewalk introduce readers to a host of memorable Southern characters. Her protagonists include aging gossips, a soap opera-hooked housewife, a runaway teenager, and divergent sisters in various combinations. Smith's gutsy Southern women don't always triumph, but, with her sympathetic portrayals, readers gain appreciation for the merits of spirited perseverance, right or wrong, in the face of modern adversity. The characters are everyday folks with everyday problems, particularly the tensions of home and family and loneliness and connection. Smith is keenly aware of the foibles that make people so maddeningly funny but also deeply… Read More

New York: Signet, 1972. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 112x16x80. First printing. Spine and front cover creased. 1972 Mass Market Paperback. 221 pp. Ellery Queen, hoping for anonymity and some quiet time for writing, has rented a house in Wrightsville under the name Ellery Smith. The town, Wrightsville, appears ideal - attractive homes, friendly people, and little crime. The writer Ellery Smith is quickly embraced by the community, especially by the founding family of Wrightsville. All is tranquil, that is, until a series of arsenic poisonings earns Wrightsville the name Calamity Town.

Little, Brown and Company, 1942. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. No jacket, edges of pages 293-306 lightly chewed, pages lightly toned. 1942 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 318 pp. Calamity Town is a novel that was published in 1942 by Ellery Queen. It is a mystery novel primarily set in the fictional town of Wrightsville, a place that figures in several later Queen books. Ellery Queen moves into the small town of Wrightsville, somewhere in New England, in order to get some peace and quiet so that he can write a book. As a result of renting a furnished house, he becomes peripherally involved in the story of Jim Haight and Nora Wright. Nora's father is president of the Wrightsville National bank, "oldest family in town", and when the head cashier Jim Haight became engaged to his daughter Nora, he built and furnished a house for them as a wedding present. That was three years ago

New York: Ember, 2016. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Second printing. Front cover creased. 2016 Trade Paperback. 421 pp. When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned Prof, his closest ally, into a dangerous enemy. David knew Prof’s secret, and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners’ leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny. He’s disappeared into those murky shadows of menace Epics are infamous for the world over, and everyone knows there’s no turning back. . . . But everyone is wrong. Redemption is possible for Epics—Megan proved it. They’re not lost. Not completely. And David is just… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8x5x1. Reprint. No jacket. Board edges rubbed, loss to spine base, light stain on top page ridge, pages toned. 1942 Hard Cover. 318 pp. Calamity Town is a novel that was published in 1942 by Ellery Queen. It is a mystery novel primarily set in the fictional town of Wrightsville, a place that figures in several later Queen books. Ellery Queen moves into the small town of Wrightsville, somewhere in New England, in order to get some peace and quiet so that he can write a book. As a result of renting a furnished house, he becomes peripherally involved in the story of Jim Haight and Nora Wright. Nora's father is president of the Wrightsville National bank, "oldest family in town", and when the head cashier Jim Haight became engaged to his daughter Nora, he built and furnished a house for them as a wedding present. That was three years ago—the day before the wedding, Jim Haight disappeared, the… Read More

Condit, Ohio: J.A. Caldwell & Co, 1878. Unbound. Very Good. Ink note regarding scale on left margin, tiny internal tear along top edge, splits beginning at intersections of folds at two points, otherwise surprisingly well-preserved. 1878 Unbound. 118 1/8 x 31 5/16. An enormous color map (over nine feet wide) showing the presence of oil reserves in Pennsylvania, published during a huge boom in the industry in that region. The scale is 1 1/8 inches per mile. A scarce and interesting reference relating to an important aspect of industrial progress in the United States.

New York: Viking, 2011. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Minor general wear to jacket. Two faint smudges on front board, pencil name on front free endpaper. 2011 Hard Cover. ix, 306 pp. "Once again, Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffold, Brooks has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure. The narrator of Caleb's Crossing is Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans. Restless and curious, she yearns after an education that is closed to her by her sex. As often as she can, she slips away to explore the island's glistening beaches and observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At twelve, she encounters Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a tentative secret… Read More