Search Results: Titles starting with C from BiblioStax

255 Jefferson Ave., Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company , 1973. 1973 at copyright page. First edition; unstated without additional printings. Large oversize oblong 11 1/4" wide by 9 1/4" design. Ochre colored matte boards, moderate shelf, corner wear, bump. Heavy stock coated pages, near fine; no writing. Illustrated with historical and inspiring color scenes throughout. Also historical hand written notes, C. S. Lewis associated pieces. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Scarce original pictorial wrapper, light shelf wear, short mended closed tear; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper in white with bold black titles and portrait at front of pony on Celtic range with orange setting sun. Scarce very good first edition in same wrapper. Contents: "Introduction; Biography in Little; From Atheist to Christian; Images of His World: Oxford; The Kilns; Cambridge; The Early Years; The Land; Afterword; Sources." Printed in the… Read More

New York: Scribner, Publisher, 2006. First edition, second printing; number-line beginning w/2. Signed at title page: "Stephen King". While appears similar to earlier SK signature, item is without provenace or background. Please view images. Red boards, black textured spine wrap, silver stamped spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages near fine, clean. Dynamic dust wrapper design, slight wear; unclipped 26.95, in new protective sleeve. Very attractive. Civilization doesn't end with a bang or a whimper. It ends with a call on your cell phone. What happens on the afternoon of October 1 came to be known as the Pulse, a signal sent though every operating cell phone that turns its user into something...well, something less than human. Savage, murderous, unthinking - and on a wanton rampage. Terrorist act? Intel op? Cyber prank gone haywire? It really doesn't matter. 355 pages. Insured post. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Lake Oswego, Oregon: Circa Press, 1988. Glossy wraps, moderate wear. Pages very good, clean. Signed by author on half title page: "To Sue, With Best Wishes, Clifford C. Cowley." In this remarkable essay, an extraordinayrily thoughtful and well educated scientist discusses in an interesting and personal way his relationship with the universe in all its aspects and proposes a method of preventing the catastrophe that threatens. - Linus Pauling, June 23rd, 1988. 201 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.

31 Union Square, New York: Twayne Publishers, 1967. Signed and inscribed by Harry Meacham at half-title page: "For my good & faithful friend Bill Edwards - Harry Meacham". First printing per Twayne Publishers prior to 1975 without additional printings listed. Dark grey cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Deckled pages very good; front endpaper clipped. Bind good, square. Illustrated with photographs and manuscript material reproduced in holograph facsimile. Dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub; unclipped 5.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features portrait of Ezra Pound courtesy of the Richmond News Leader; back panel features a sketch of E. P. courtesy of L'Herne, Paris. Contains fifty-four letters from Ezra Pound to Meacham, excerpts from other letters, and an as always highly intriguing inteview with Ezra Pound. From title page: "But in the caged panther's eyes: 'Nothing. Nothing that you can do...'"… Read More

San Francisco: Foundation for American Resource Management, 1957. Fine full cloth red boards, gilt cover design (Redwood leaves) and titles, as new. Pages as new. Map endpages. Bind strong. An impressive copy. 267 pages.. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Dover Books, 1989. Blue and white pictorial wraps, slight wear. Pages fine. Dover clip-art series. 163 superb royalty-free designs in a great variety of shapes and sizes, all in fine-line swirls and scrollwork.. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Lonely Planet Publications, 1992. Moderate wear. Pages very good. Amazing photos of this mysterious land of ancient ruins. Glossy heavy stock photo plates. In the last corner of Indochina, visitors make their way to the magnificent Hindu-Buddhist ruins of Angkor Wat. 16 pages of color photos. At Lonely Planet, inspiring and enabling travellers to connect with the world for their own benefit and for the benefit of the world at large is the objective. 126 pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

New York - London: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Stated first edition. Fine, smooth, black buckram [cloth] boards, relief titles on gilt stamped fields at cover and spine, slight wear. Thick, deckled pages very good. Several maps, inc. maps at endpapers showing borders before and after the WWI. Arranged topics inc.: The Paris Conference; Territorial Issues; National Policies; Experiments in Peace; etc. 360 pages. Few bookstore marks.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Canmore, Alberta, Canada: Altitude Publishing, 1999. Glossy, colorful, thick pictorial wraps, moderate corner wear. Heavy stock glossy pages, fine. This one of nine titles comprise your ultimate set of SuperGuides to Western Canada. Discover all the splendour, the history and the special places that western Canada has to offer. 288 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

1996. Slight shelf wear. In English and French. Pages 157-309.. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1957. Dk. blue-gray boards, silver spine titles, slight wear. Pages fine, no marks. Fold-out map. Bind fine; hinges intact. Tan matte jacket w/ornate design, moderate edge wear; unclipped 6.00. Heavy book. Charts, statistics, throughout text. 231 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.

Eugene, Oregon: Capital Ideas Press, 1987. Beige wraps, black comb-bind, good. Pages good. Protected by clear sheet at front, back. A how to guide to writing effective speeches for yourself or for the executive speaker. Scarce. 20 pages.. Comb-bound. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Steel Rail Educational Publishing, 1977. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good, no writing. Many interesting, historical photos, etc. Are the interests of these human beings with labor to sell and capital to employ necessarily antagonistic or necessarily mutual? Must the advance of one retard the other? Should their attitudes toward each other be that of enemies or partners? - John D. Rockefeller. There have been many attempts to convince Labor that Capital is a friend. Levant lays bare the ideological basis of the contention that labor and capital are partners and in doing so he exposes the mis-leaders of labor who seek to take workers along the road paved by capital. 276 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Steel Rail Educational Publishing, 1977. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good, no writing. Many photos, etc. Are the interests of these human beings with labor to sell and capital to employ necessarily antagonistic or necessarily mutual? Must the advance of one retard the other? Should their attitudes toward each other be that of enemies or partners? - John D. Rockefeller. There have been many attempts to convince Labor that Capital is a friend. Levant lays bare the ideological basis of the contention that labor and capital are partners and in doing so he exposes the mis-leaders of labor who seek to take workers along the road paved by capital. 276 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Signet Books, 1967. 19th printing. Classic watercolor of factories w/smoke spewing in red, blue, and yellow. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good. The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In this series of essays, she presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism. Here is a challenging new look at modern society by one of the most provocative intellectuals on the American scene. 349 pages.. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Dell Books, 1980. Stated Second Laurel Leaf Printing - 1980. Scarce material. Moderate cover, edge wear. Classic cover design with busts of Adam Smith, Keynes, etc. Pages very good. Aqua text block at all sides. Part of a concise informative introductory series written by James Forman into Anarchism, Capitalism, Communism, Fascism, and Socialism. Detailed index. 141 pages. Insured post.. First Laurel Leaf Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

New York: New Viewpoints, 1973. Stated First New Viewpoints edition, 1973. Scarce material. Rare hardcover edition. Green full-cloth boards, silver stamped spine titles, light shelf wear. A very durable re-bind. Pages generally very good, clean. Few stamps, card pocket inside cover for the University of Bradford Library in West Yorkshire, England; some residue at half-title page. Bind fine; hinges intact. Part of a concise informative introductory series written by James Forman into Anarchism, Capitalism, Communism, Fascism, and Socialism. Contents include: Capitalism Defined; The Beginning of Capitalism: Feudal Economics, World Commerce, Craftsman Guilds, Protestantism, Mercantilism, Anti-mercantlilism; Classical Capitalism: Adam Smith; The Natural Law of Free Enterprise, The Malthuusian Law, Say's Law of Markets; The Birth of American Capitalism: American Individualism, The Civil War, The Robber Barons, Theory of Marginal Utility; Revamping American Capitlism: Populism, Reform… Read More

New York: The New American Library, 1966. Signed by Ayn Rand at front endpaper: "Ayn Rand". Very attractive. Stated first printing preserved in original slip-case hand-numbered "81" to spine area. Seven hundred of the limited edition were signed and numbered by Ayn Rand. These quickly sold and an additional three hundred were signed and issued in same slip-case as found here. Fine, dark green textured cloth boards, black cloth spine wrap, silver spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages fine; no writing Light grey-green endpapers. Includes rare set-in erratum slip at half-title page. Slip-case w/bold titled labels at front, back and spine, moderate shelf wear. Rare near fine signed first printing in very good slip-case. This collection constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In this series of essays, Rand presents her stand on the persecution of truly free enterprise, the causes of war, and the evils of altruism as ploy. A challenging new look at modern society by one… Read More

1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1976. Stated First Laurel Leaf Printing - October, 1976. Scarce material. Rare hardcover example in Perma-Bound boards, moderate cover, corner wear. Classic cover design with busts of Adam Smith, Keynes, etc. Pages very good. Part of a concise informative introductory series written by James Forman into Anarchism, Capitalism, Communism, Fascism, and Socialism. Detailed index. 141 pages. Insured post.. First Laurel Leaf Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1946. Second print (denoted by 2 at last page). Olive brown full cloth boards, red cover and spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Pages fine, no writing. Dj moderate edge wear, rub; unclipped 2.75, protected in new clear sleeve. 237 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.