Search Results: Titles starting with C from Foundling Books

San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich. G/G+. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0152138757 . Usual ex lib faults. Edge and corner wear, bumps, some minor wrinkling to pages. DJ in mylar, taped to boards. ; Green boards, tan quarter cloth. ; Ex-Lib; Color Illustrations; 8vo; Unpaginated pages; A rhythmic cycle of poems about a special day in May when the hunter becomes the hunted. .

Loveland, CO: Alpine Publications. VG+/NONE. 1980. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0931866065 . Book appears new, unused. Very slightest rubbing to boards. ; Quality glossy paper covered boards, illustrated. Substantial quality binding. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 212 pages; A leading work on the topic by the long-time breeder-handler of German Shepherds, and leading non-veterinarian authority on hip dysplasia. .

New York: Pocket Books. F/VG. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 067174884X . DJ, beige boards, blue cloth binding, book appears as new, ffep and half title page and rear fep uncut, DJ very lightly rubbed, top front inside flap corner folded over, creased, book and DJ are clean and bright inside and out. ; 344 pages; Author's account of 3 months in the summer of 1991 spent exploring America from the cockpit of a vintage biplane. .

New York: Stein & Day. VG/VG. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0812828801 . Edge and corner wear to DJ. Spine ends crimped. ; Rust boards, black quarter cloth. Gilt stamped signature of author to front board. ; 9 1/4 inches tall; 202 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. NONE, dust jacket only. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, no DJ, green illustrated boards, gilt tops and lettering, boards rubbed, soiled, spine slanted, front and back hinges loose and pulling away but still attached, ffep missing, previous owners names on half title page which is scuffed partially obscuring title, but book is still together and pages clean and bright. ; 329 pages .

New York: William Morrow and Co.. F/F. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover; Second Printing. 0688062261 . Previous owner's name very neatly printed to front free endpaper. ; DJ illustrated as glossy pictorial boards. Author 's personal inscription on title page. ; Color Illustrations; ; Unpaginated pages; Captain Whiz-Bang spends the years of his youth as a champion cat, chasing dogs and jumping high fences, then ages gracefully into a purring lap-sitting cat. .

New York: St. Martin's Press. VG/VG. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0312269048 . New, unused book. Spine ends very slightly crimped. Dustjacket lightly rubbed, now in archival Brodart protector. ; Gray paper covered boards. Purple spine title. Discography. ; B&W Photographs; ; 270 pages; A sixties rock icon who made rock history at Woodstock (the first one! ) , crossed three decades to become the star of the 2000 Grammys. An incomparable biography of a rock legend. .

Cody, Wyo.: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, University of Washington Press. F/NF. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0295973463 . Very light rubbing to dustjacket in archival Brodart protector. ; 16 pages of black and white photographs, most with multiple pictures. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 221 pages; The extraordinary life of an author, journalist, columnist, activist, rancher, authentic daughter of the American West and longtime resident and promoter of Cody, Wyoming; 1871 - 1962. .

New York: Macmillan. G/VG. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0027439704 . DJ in mylar, ex lib. With usual markings, white boards, red cloth binding, spine slanted, edge wear bottom of boards, top corners bent, vertical crease on last half of pages, pp. 119-122 half inch horizontal tear, DJ has library stickers, pasted to endpapers. ; 152 pages; McGurk discovers that missing weathervanes are only part of a story that includes kidnapping and an international spy ring, in what could be his trickiest case yet. .

Columbus, OH: Weekly Readers Books. VG/NONE. 1983. Not First Edition. Hardcover. 0027439003 . No DJ as issued, top back of spine scraped, very light edge wear bottom of spine, front corners, book has no marks except rubber stamped bear on ffep, shows no signs of usage. ; 138 pages; Finding a note hidden in an old violin starts the McGurk Detective Organization searching for a cache of uncut diamonds. .

New York: Delacorte Press. NF/VG. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ, black boards, black cloth binding, nice and tight, clean, bright, as are contents, DJ soiled, creased, shelf worn, creased on top edges, especially top of spine, but no rips or tears. ; 178 pages; The Beverly Hills American born Japanese detective investigates a thirty year old murder putting himself in jeopardy. .

New York: Parents Magazine Press. P/NONE. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, color pictorial boards, edge and corner wear, soiled, half of front and rear hinge pulled apart, but binding still together, contents still clean and bright, no writing or marks inside or out. ; 40 pages; Nice full page color illustrations with a very unique story for the younger set. .

New York: Parents Magazine Press. G/NONE. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. No DJ, ex lib. With usual faults, illustrated sturdy library boards, binding, edge wear, especially head and foot of spine, corners bumped, small brown spots/stains to bottom of most pages, but overall a nice copy. ; 43 pages; Another wonderfully illustrated childrens storybook from Parents Magazine Press. .

New York: Viking Press. VG/G. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, red half cloth boards, purple remainder mark foot of book, head and foot of spine slightly crimped, top rear corner frayed, boards, spine and contents bright, clean, DJ rubbed, chips, tears, edge wear, but complete. ; 284 pages; A novel of politics, suspense, intrigue, assassination in Quebec. .

Fort Bragg, CA: Cypress House. VG/VG. 1994. Hardcover. 1879384256 . DJ, red boards, cloth binding, gold lettering on spine, DJ very lightly rubbed on back, one small closed tear to top front, o/w clean, bright and intact. Stamped Review Copy on ffep. ; 278 pages; A humorous autobiographical account of a born comedian who discovers he doesn't have long to live. After fighting heart disease for years, the author goes in search of a heart. Producer, Director, Filmmaker, Bozo the Clown - all credits for this humorist. .

New York: Simon and Schuster. F/F. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0684859033 . DJ, no faults, appears as new. ; 256 pages; A collection of enchanting and sometimes touching stories from the series of brief television essays about the people, places, and ideas that define the American spirit. From the project Kuralt was working on at the time of his death. .

New York: Simon and Schuster. VG/VG+. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, purple cloth binding is nice and tight, boards clean with light fading at top and bottom edges, DJ has one very small chip bottom edge front, light creasing along top edges, former owner's name and phone plastic labels on front ep. ; 480 pages; A story of love, winemaking, family and business set in the vineyards of Bordeaux. .

Doubleday and Co.. F/G. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ, red cloth binding and boards as new, as are contents, DJ tears and creases at top and bottom of spine at hinges, creases, shelf wear and some soiling. ; 190 pages; A Western with a Bibliography. Western historical fiction at its best - the story of Cheyenne revenge for the Washita massacre follows the life of an infant at the time of the massacre into manhood and his search over many years for the officer responsible for the massacre. .

New York: Scholastic. F/F. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0590222937 . No flaws. ; Cream boards, green tape binding. ; 8vo; 135 pages; Because she is shy and her parents worry that she has an overactive imagination, eleven year old Laura cannot ask straightforward questions about the children she has heard playing in the yard next door. .

Columbus, OH: Children's Hospital. F/F. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 096319710X . No flaws. ; Black cloth boards, gold lettering. Letter dated March 11, 1992, laid in addressed toTwig Executive Board, and personally signed by the Assistant, Associate and Executive Directors of Children's Hospital. Includes b&w photos of the hospital from founding to present day. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 148 pages; The history of the founding in 1892, and the growth to 1992 of Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. .