Search Results: Titles starting with C from Sweet Beagle Books

Washington DC. Washington DC: Acropolis Books. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1981. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Jacket has small scrape near top edge, one-inch tear, lightly rubbed at extremities, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Book appears unread. . Author was former CIA Deputy Director for Intelligence and a former Reagan foreign policy advisor. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 351 pages. B4 .

Random House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1968. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in NF dust jacket. Jacket is price-clipped, spine area is a little rubbed, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects, appears unread. . A handsome copy of the first printing. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 244 pages. J1 .

Geneve. Geneve: Droz. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1973. Softcover. Slight ink mark to top corner of front cover, a little curling to corners, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Three articles, eight reviews. Contents are in French. . Vol. 28. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 78 pages. E3 .

Centre Recherche En Sciences Humaines. Near Fine. 1989. Softcover. A little rubbing to card covers, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This is the first issue of the first edition of Cahiers Zairois De Recherche En Sciences Humaines. Includes five articles in the French language. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 215 pages. J4 .

Geneve. Geneve: Droz. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1969. Softcover. A little bumping, creasing, and tiny tear to top corner of front cover, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Eleven scholarly articles. Contents are in French except for one article, in English. Includes a complete bibliography of the works of Henri Frei. This is Book 1.. Vol. 25. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 148 pages. E3 .

Academy Library Guild. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine book in Good fragile dust jacket. Jacket has chipping and small tears, light soil, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. The book has name of former owner inked to top margin of second endpaper, where there is also a small chip. No other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Considered a first edition because the 1956 date on the copyright page matches the date on the title page, no edition statement or other publications listed. Although considered to be historical fiction, the author takes pains to stress its authenticity: "this book is carefully based on the personal recollections of Senor Don Estolano Larios and deals with Californians of a century ago," that is, memories from the 1850s and earlier. Scarce. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 267 pages. T4 .

California Redwood Association. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1928. Softcover. Slight foxing to title page, no other defects. Stapled, textured card covers, 48 pages. . This is a promotional publication by the California Redwood Association on behalf of its Member Mills. It gives textual descriptions and tabular data on the redwood as compared to other woods. Includes many ads as well. Printed on coated paper. A fascinating historical document. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 48 pages. T3 .

Tor Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Jacket has two tiny tears at head of spine, no other defects, now in fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; appears unread. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half=title page. . A beautiful signed copy of the first printing. . Homecoming Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 304 pages. Signed by Author. S2 .

Mitchell-Fleming Printing. Fine. 1957. Hardcover. No defects, book is Fine. Bound in tan linen with bright gilt titles to front cover. . Poetry celebrating the hills of Brown County, Indiana. "Deer Lick" was the name of her childhood home. Signed by the author on the dedication page. A beautiul copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 52 pages. Signed by Author. F6 .

Twayne. Fine with no dust jacket. 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects. Bound in bright red cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Lacking the dust jacket. . Literary biography of the Spanish writer Camilo Jose Cela. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. J3 .

Mexico. Mexico: Fernando Espejo. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. 1st Edition. Softcover. Spine is mildly sunned, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This is an economic and social study of Campeche, Mexico, as it was 20 years ago. Campeche is a city on the Yucatan pennisula. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. D2 .

Paris-Zurich. Paris-Zurich: L'Oeuvre Gravee. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. Dust jacket edges have many short tears and small chips, a couple of longer tears have been repaired with clear tape. The jacket is soiled, especially the back panel, lightly faded spine. Front panel is still quite attractive, reproducing a Campigli work, jacket now in fresh mylar sleeve. Boards have age-toned to an attractive yellow-brown; binding is just beginning to separate from the pages. The contents are excellent; printed on coated paper, many in full color. Massimo Campigli was an impressive Italian painter who worked mainly in the first half of the 20th century. Text is in French. A solid copy. . Jacket now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 144 pages. U7 .

Alan Sutton. Fine. 2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. No defects. Book As New. . American bases in the Bordeaux region of France following World War Two. Printed on coated paper, profusely illustrated with b/w photos. Text is in French. . French Edition Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 124 pages. K3 .

New York. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Reprint. Hardcover. Romance, adventure and everyday colonial life in East Africa (Kenya). Orange lettering on blue cloth. Tight, square, clean and bright pages. Small owner's name neatly and faintly stamped inside front cover. Small puncture on spine, some wear to extremities of covers. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. B6 .

Montreal. Montreal: Bernard Amtmann. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1953. 1st Edition. Softcover. Softcover with gray side-stapled card covers. Faint crease to back cover, no other defects. . Publisher's sale catalog, listing 187 items, mostly in English, some in French. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 24 pages. C5 .

The University Press of Kentucky. Fine. 1993. 1st Edition. Paperback. No defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Includes maps, diagrams, Bibliographic Essay, and Index. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 304 pages. K2 .

Richard Bentley. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1847. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Backstrip is beginning to separate, light wear, rubbing and bumps to covers. Gift inscriptions and signatures of former owners to endpapers. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked with light foxing to a few pages. . Volume I only. First edition. The Minnay Sotor is also known today as St. Peter's River. This is NOT a reprint. Volume I only of a two-volume set. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 416 pages. M6 .

Estate of J. P. Wang. New. 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects; a New copy. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author's daughter. . An extremely careful and thorough study of the subject, providing a definitive study of the Parsons family, with lesser attention to dozens of related families. A beautiful copy, gift quality. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 611 pages. Signed by Family Member. I4 .

University of Oklahoma Press. Very Good. 1971. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. Paperback. VG book. Bound in card covers, front cover has corner crease, top page ends are lightly spotted, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Seventeen articles of varying length by and about Jorge Luis Borges. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 113 pages. C1 .

McGraw-Hill. New in New dust jacket. 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects in book or jacket, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book is As New, unread. . Pages are crisp and tight, book is new and unread. Satire, light fiction and two short novels. By the author of The Postman Always Rings Twice. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 287 pages. C6 .