Authors starting with C from David Hecht, Bookseller

Boston, , 1882. . Dsbd. . Bit of browning & chipping. Gd. . 8vo. A paper presented to 9th annual meeting of Amer. Public Health Assoc. the end of 1881. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1883. Orig. pict. softcover. Considering its age & softcover edition in amazingly well preserved condiiton, nice internally & externally. VG. or better. . 16mo. 2 volumes. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1st edition was 1879. Famous novel on Louisiana, New Orleans, the Creoles, the blacks. Partly in dialect. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1897. Orig. pict. cloth. Spine fading, alittle edge & foot wear, a small minor water spot at front cover corner. VG. 8vo. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1st edition was 1879. Famous novel on Louisiana, New Orleans, the Creoles, the blacks. Partly in dialect. Illustrated by Albert Herter. Nicely bound & printed. tp in red & black, frontis & several gravure plates & chapter opening & other gravure vignettes, untrimmed edges. ... more information

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New Orleans, , 1954. 1st edition. Orig. red pict softcover. A few small holes to front wrpr., blank, tp & a few prelim. leaves & some indentations at the same spot on some other leaves. Fair-Gd. 8vo. Excerpts of some orig. Cable stories about Old New Orleans social life, traditions, etc, retold w/ some facts added to Cable's fiction by Cable's niece. Illustrated w/ 18 full pg. pen & ink sketches by Wiley Churchill which, for the first time, add to the text. ... more information

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Northampton, , 1914. Matted photo w/ inscrip. below. VG. Lg. 8vo. Photo portrait from a magazine, 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. tipprd onto a mat & inscribed in pen undernerath photo "With my best wish Yours truly G.W. Cable Northampton, Mass., 1914." The whole thing on a nice oversize black mat, 8 x 10 in. Cable (1844-1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native Louisiana, with fiction anticipating that of Faulkner. Opposed the harsh racism of t... more information

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Philadelphia, , 1901. 1st edition. Orig. softcover w/ prntd. green wrprs. & lg. embossed white seal of Booklovers Reading Club. Some spine paper chipped away, nice internally, a few leaves unopened. Gd. - VG. 8vo. Published by Booklovers Library. Essays on Dickens' life & works by various listed scholars. Plates & illustrations. Title inside reads, "The Book loversReading Club Hand-Book To AccompanyThe Reading Course Entitled, Charles Dickens: His Life And Work. 2nd tp inside gives ti... more information

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N.Y., , 1946. 1st ed. in English. Pict. wrprs. Text browned. Gd. 12mo. Translated from the French. Author was editor of "L'Humanite" and Marxist member of the French National Assembly. ... more information

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Washington, , 1939. 1st edition. Orig. oversize softcover, blue prntd. wrprs. Light to moderate wear. Gd. - VG. Folio. GPO printing. Very detailed history of Washington D.C. illustrated with many photos & full pg. b & w plates from historical sources. 9 1/8 x 11 1/4 in. Scarce. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1986. Softcover. A few mag. type address labels on front cover, normal wear. Gd. Thick 8vo. The specific effects of a nuclear war, nuclear missiles, the number of missiles out there. Also a history of the arms race mentioning specific weapons. ... more information

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np, , 1990. Cassette tape in case. . Clearly recorded. VG. Cassette tape recorded by someone in audience of about 90 minutes long Caldicott speaking on subject "Saving The Planet.". First side is lecture at Sonoma State University, Spring 1990. Second side is a speech recorded from KPFA radio on October 16, 1990. Calidicott is Australian physician who became noted anti-nuclear advocate, author, lecturer, & leader founding several associations dedicated to opposing nuclear weapons, nucle... more information

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np,, (1842). Dsbd. Some wear, bit of fraying at edge. Gd. 8vo. On Treaty of Washington settling Maine border with British Canada, reference to border with British Canada starting at source of St. Croix & extending to Rocky Mountains. ... more information

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(Washington),, 1856. Single fldg. map. . Normal folds, 2 long vertical & horiz. folds repd. from back w/ tape causing some bleed-through browning to front. at these folds. Left edge margin cut away where it was prob. bd. inside a vol. A few creases. Fair-Gd. . Folio. Public survey map (plats) showing Kansas & Nebraska from Surveyor's Office, Wyandott, Kansas Terr., October 20, 1856 measuring about 13 1/4 x 22 7/8 in. incl. margins. Uncolored.Is Senate Ex. Doc. No. 5, 3rd Session, 34th Congr... more information

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(Washington), , (1842). Dsbd. Front leaf browned, some short tears & fraying at edge. Fair - Gd. 8vo. On Treaty of Washington settling Maine border with British Canada, reference to border with British Canada starting at source of St. Croix & extending to Rocky Mountains. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1993. Softcover. VG. 8vo. Communications, negotiations, physical exertion, stress, ticling, dominant & submissive sexuality, friction, bondage, S & M, coporal punishments & rewardswhipped cream, safe sex, much more. ... more information

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San Francisco, , 1947. 4th printing, year after first. Orig. blue wrprs w/ paper cover label. Front wrapper worn & piece msg. at ccrner, msg, lks. rear wrpr., no bkstrp, Calif. National Parks map in fasc. Fair-Gd. 8vo. Guidebook to San Francisco & Bay Area w/ laid-in prntd. sheet from Californians Inc. expaining this guide book. Over 5pp. list of noted S.F. restaurants by style, listing prices of lunches & dinners, alsoseparate lists & department stores, women's shops, book shops, a... more information

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N.Y., , 1930. 1st edition. Orig. cloth,. Minor ex. lib., a few ep stamps, VG. 8vo. On unemployment created by the 1929 Wall Street Crash & Depression. A book of case studies on the unemployed. ... more information

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Washington, , 1923. 1st edition. . Orig. pict. wrprs. . Wrpr. edges a bit larger than book & frayed a bit, piece msg. at top of spine. Gd.- VG. . 4to. Approx. 8 x 10 1/2 in. Purpose of book is furnishing to the public in general & Freemasons in particular information on the nature & objectives of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association & also the Memorial Temple being erected in Alexandria, Va. Rear lg. fldg, map, 2 tipped-in color plates, numerous text illustrs. & ... more information

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London, , 1953. 1st ed. or close. Cloth. VG. 8vo. William Heinemann Ltd. On the various South African ethnic elements incl. the Afrikaans, the Jewish community, the Bantu poples, the coloured community, the Indians, also chapters on S. African education, political institurions, political parties & trends, eeconomic factors, etc. ... more information

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London, , 1830. 1st English edition, republ. the Washington 1830 report. Later plain brown wrprs. Title a bit browned & foxed, balance of pamphlet quite fresh & clean., wrpr. frayed. Contemp.pen signature on tp. Gd. -VG. 8vo. Rare. Cambreleng was Congressman & diplomat, chairman of committees of ways & means, commerce, & foreign affairs. Re-published in England by John Miller (obviously because this report deals directly with American trade competition with Great Britain). The report h... more information

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N.Y., , nd, ca. 1940. Orig. cloth., gilt cover lettering. Very nice tight copy on heavy paper w/ wide margins. VG,. 8vo. . Halycon House. 320 photo illustrations. Reprint of 1916 1st edition. A classic on subject of antique American scenic pottery. List at end of auction prices reached for various pieces. ... more information

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