Titles starting with C from Spirit Tomes and Treasures

New York & Chicago, USA: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1966 FIRST EDITION. The story of the President's Cabinet and its role in US history. Book is library (Blessede Sacrament School, Gary, Indiana) discard with usual library markings; pages are unyellowed and have not underlinings or highlighting. Many b/w illustrations. G+/VG- White cloth cover has illustration of cabinet in blue ink. Blue endpages show considerable bleaching but no rips or tears. Glued-in library pocket on rear fly page... more information

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Lafayette, Louisiana, USA: Huntington House Publishers, 1995 FIRST EDITION. A Jewish scholar's answer to all that is wrong with the modern western world, which apparently is Paganism, defined as the modern cultural propensity to substiture the expressive arts for [Judaeo-Christian] religion. The answer is applying those same good old-fashioned Jewish values as we have already done for the past several millennia, leading us to this point. F blue softcover with red lettering and small picture of globe. 35... more information

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New York: Bantam Spectra The apparent "First Hardcover Edition" (;-) of the 1959 paperback science fiction classic of a post Doomsday monk struggling to preserve the remnants of knowledge in this new Dark Age until he is martyred by a bibliopyric mob - for which he is canonized. Winner of 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Book has one spot on back flyleafs and surface scratches on back dustjacket flap. No listed publication date (1997+), no cloth cover (black paper) or price tag on flap makes one suspect thi... more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Moody Press, 1963 FIRST EDITION. Moody Youth Library Nr. 108. Four Christian Sunday School boys who like to do things together, a retired sea captain and his houseboat lead to surprising Gospel-filled thrills and entertainment for every reader.. In this book they get involved with strange events with the Angry Fat Man at Thunderhead Mountain. Only their faith and understanding brings triumph to the mystery. G+/ No DJ blue softcover with plane and boat with lake and mountain in... more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1948 A novel of romance. derring do and adventure on a two year voyage around the world with the occasional stop to plunder ships of the Spanish Main. All the excitement, drama, and heartbreak of the story of dashing Captain Tom Cavendish . Book is in very good condition, some yellowing of pages. Spine fully sound. Dust Jacket is in tatters, just barely surviving the excitement of its readers. Water marks on front and back covers.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Excellent/Poor. 8vo... more information

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College Station, Texas, USA: Creative Publishing Company, 1988 LIMITED EDITION. (Scarce) One of only 1500 copies. The Early West Series. A First Edition First Printing. Intro by Robert McCubbin. New original source material by two eyewitness accounts of members of Pat Garrett's posse, Cal Polk and Louis Bousman. Includes a facsimile copy of map of Fort Sumner by Charlie Foor. Comparison accounts included by Garrett, Siringo and James East. Illustrated endpapers. Green cloth hardcover in Fine condit... more information

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New York & Evanston, Illinois USA: St. Martin's Press, 2004 FIRST EDITION. A Dramatic Narratve of the Capture of 9 children by the Commanche and Apache Indians of the Texas Hill country including Adolph Korn, an ancestor of the author. Examines why so many of them assimilated and so strongly identified with the nomadic life and culture of the Plains Indians. When returned to his parents Korn maintained his Commanche identity and never found a place in white society, living his last years alone in a ca... more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Dover Publications, 1985 True Narratves of Capture by the Indians. Anthology originally published in 1961. Accounts of grisly tortures, bloody conflicts, miraculous escapes, adoptions, loyalty and grief at partings. Everyday life among the native peoples including descriptions of religious celebrations, love, marriage, witchcraft and burial rituals. A summary of the history of the times in the introduction. Softcover Book in VG+ conditon, shows slight yellowing of edges, ... more information

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Chicago & London: Bonus Books, Inc., 1989 FIRST EDITION. Written as a psychological portrait of the kind of men who reach such high positions in the RC Church, rather than only a biography of one man, Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago. Tells how a prince of the church is identified, tested, and groomed. Explains the unusual relationship with author/priest Andrew Greeley.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Ketchum, Idaho, USA: Randt and Company, Inc., 1987 FIRST EDITION. 239 pages with many family and celebrity photos. A candid story of the famous Hollywood star Johnny Carson including his romantic interests. Still a houseshold name, for decades he dominated late night television. Quarterbound Book has black boards with black cloth backstrip silver lettering on spine. G-/G+ condition . Minor edge soiling. Bottom corners bumped. Bottom of inside pages and rear cover has crease marks from being folded.Bindin... more information

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New York, New York, USA: Warner Books, Inc., 1982 Four paperback reprinted books including A Mind to Murder, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Death of an Expert Witness (3rd Printing), and The Black Tower. Books have yellow-dyed page edges. Books range from G+ to VG+ condition with mainly minor edge wear. 2nd book has a folded cover corner. All bindings tight, spines straight and pages clean and unmarked. "DJ" is actually a Brown open-faced box which is intact with moderate surface rubbing and scu... more information

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New York, New York, USA: E. P. Dutton div. of New American Library , 1978 FIRST EDITION, 301 pp. with photos from the archives of Michael Yakaitis and others of Hollywoods silent film era stars and starlets. Gripping true account of famous producer King Vidor as he unravels the mystery of the death of famed director William Desmond Taylor. Includes insights to the celebrities of the era including Mary Miles Minter, Colleen Moore, Claire Windsor, James Kirkwood, Mary Pickford, Somerset Maugham, Abraham Le... more information

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New York, New York, USA: Hippocrene Books, 1992 Christianity: The Emerging Social Expression of the Church in History focusing on Christianity in the Early, Medieval, and Modern periods. Ends with chapter focusing on the Catholic Church in the 20th century. Liturgical development in Roman Catholicism. Bibliography included. F/F Quarterbound red hardcover with burgundy cloth backstrip; gilt lettering on spine. No markings or folded corners. . Second Printing. Quarter-bound. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7&frac3... more information

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Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1989 FIRST EDITION. Explains the nature of Christian religious traditions, an overview of the church year, gives an introduction to the calendar holidays (temporal cycle), the santoral cycle or devotions on saints days and Marian holidays, explains the signs, symbols, sacramentals,and popular devotions, and touches on perpipheral holidays of Thanksgiving and All Hallows. F/VGDust jacket has one tear on front, less than 1".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fin... more information

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New York/Mahwah, New Jersey, USA: Paulist Press , 1987 FIRST EDITION. Written for college students. Readable, concise summary of often misunderstood Catholic beliefs that puzzle people. A book for anyone who wants to better understand the Catholic faith. A handy reference for any Catholic. Includes sections on Christian Community Observed, Spirituality, Becoming Catholic, Eucharist in Life, Word of God to His People, and Catholic Worldview. Book in VG condition; has minor edge wear. Slight spine sunfading... more information

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New York, New York, USA: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990 FIRST EDITION. Based on studies at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center to get a picture of American Catholicism since the end of the Second Vatican Council. Dispels myths and sacred cows cherished by the popular press. NF+/NF- Quarter-bound grey paper cover with red cloth backstrip; argent lettering on spine, red metallic lettering on rear cover. Miniscule wear on spine edges. Tape marke and price pencilled in on front free pa... more information

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Ann Arbor, Michigan: Servant Books, 1984 FIRST EDITION. Readable, concise summary of often misunderstood Catholic beliefs that puzzle people. A book for anyone who wants to better understand the Catholic faith. A handy reference for any Catholic who has been put on the spot to explain some aspect of Catholic belief. Or anyone who has wanted to put one of their Catholic friends on the spot but could not think what questions to ask. Book in excellent condition though it has some yellow underlining, minor ed... more information

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Winston Press, Inc., 1980 FIRST EDITION. A theological scholarly look at Catholicism today. Addresses the interrelationship of doctrinal permanence and change, unity and disunity, variety and uniformity among and within religions. An original and in-depth contribution. NF Quarter-bound hardcover with red boards and black backstrip, Bright and shining Inlaid Gilt lettering on front, spine and rear. Binding tight, spine straight. Pages clean and bright; without markings. 2... more information

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Llewellyn Publications, 2001 FIRST EDITION. Guided meditions using the concept of the Divine Feminine. Beautiful illustrations and descriptions of 20 deities from many cultures based on authors personal conceptions and not based on historical research. As an example Baltic Sun Goddess is deliberately misrepresented as a Slavic deity. The write-up is a cavalier mish mash of the myths of Lithuanian Saule, household snakes, and Latvian Moon God Meness, etc. Buy this book for the pic... more information

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York Beach, Maine USA: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1999 FIRST EDITION. Originally published in French (Paris, 1893 an d1887) Tales of magical beliefs and traditions of the ancient Celtic culture from many regions of Europe. Premonitions, omens, burials, rites, ghosts, exorcisms and lost souls. 138 pages. Grey Softcover in NF condition with illustration of double prowed animal-headed boat with woman holding celtic cross. Pages have no yellowing. Binding tight and spine straight. Pink highlighting on first 24... more information

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