Search Results: Authors starting with C from Boyd Used & Rare Books

London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. No date (published circa 1950). Light blue cloth boards stamped in black. Boards show minor edgewear. Gift inscription on ffep. Dust jacket shows light edge wear; shallow chipping at spine ends; one inch closed tear to top edge of front panel near spine; spots of ink on front flap offset from inscription. DJ in archival sleeve. Color frontispiece. 188 plus [4] pp. ads. 7 x 5 inches. Volume 16 in Ward Lock's uniform Sovereign Series (the number 16 appears at the foot of the dust jacket spine). The lively adventures of cousin air-pilots, Alec and Denis Swayne, who along with Professor Breston Marks, counter the enemy's attempt to steal a secret formula. John Francis Cyril Westerman (1901-1991) was an English author of boys' literature.

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1904. Hardcover. Good-. Book has some wear to edges. Corners are worn and a little rounded. Starting gutter behind ffep. Starting hinges. Binding is sound. A little general soiling to boards. Faint blemished area on front paste down where it looks like a bookplate has been. Pages are free of marks. 5 x 7.25 inches. 213 Pages + Advertising in rear.

Belfast, Ireland: Silver Birch Press, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. Scarce. Staple-bound chapbook. Slight toning to edges of wraps. Clean and square. 24 pages. 8.75 x 5.5 inches.

Duluth, MN: Duluth Art Institute, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. Jan Doroff. Scarce. Staple-bound chapbook. 24 pages. Age toning to the spine and top edges of the wraps. Clean and square. 24 pages. 8.75 x 5.5 inches.

London: Falcon Press, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Two volumes, both First British Editions, 1947. Tragic Ground in tan cloth boards with gilt lettering and red stripes on spine; some acidification to endpapers; top of text block dust stained; 195 pp. A House in the Uplands in yellow cloth boards with green on spine; Falcon Press's titled and date stamped "With Compliments" card laid in; 176 pp. Dust jackets rubbed; light edge wear (small chip to bottom edge of rear panel of Uplands); general soiling on rear panels (bit of penciling on Tragic Ground); not price clipped (8s. 6d.). DJ's in clear archival sleeves. Two novels by the American author Erskine Caldwell: Tragic Ground (1944) and A House in the Uplands (1946).

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Very Good+. First edition. Book is bumped at head and tail of spine. Spine is cocked. Ex-library book has multiple tape stains on boards and end papers. Stamps to top and bottom edges of text block. Pocket on rear fep. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear; slight age toning to spine and top edges; no library marks or labels; not price clipped ($5.95); in an archival mylar sleeve. 5.75 x 8.25 inches. 222 Pages. Young adult novel about a rebellious youth fleeing from reform school who befriends a young cheetah that has escaped from the Longleat Lion Park in England.

Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd., 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Second impression, November 1950. Boards in blue cloth stamped in silver, with Coldsteam Guards' badge on front cover. Clean and unmarked. 12 illustrations from photographs, including frontispiece, on plates. Three fold-out color maps at rear. Dust jacket lightly worn at spine ends (tape over tail); rear panel shows some general soiling; price clipped; in an archival mylar sleeve. xiii, 213 pages. World War II memoir of Capt. Jocelyn Philip Pereira (1920-1985), the Coldstream Guards' 5th Battalion's Intelligence Officer, who fought with the regiment from Normandy to Cuxhaven. Contents: Foreword by the Colonel of the Regiment. Introduction. [1] Goodbye, England. [2] Normandy. [3] Normandy continued. [4] Brussels. [5] Belgium. [6] Holland. [7] Winter. [8] The Rhineland. [9] Germany. [Appendices] Roll of Honour, Orders of Battle, Citations of Awards, Farewell Address. The three fold-out color maps at rear show th Operational Routes of… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1873. Hardcover. Good. Third Edition. Library rebind in brown cloth boards with gilt title and painted call number on spine. Library plate on inside of front cover; no pocket. Color fold-out map. Pinhole library stamp appears on frontispiece, title page, map, first page of the introduction, and one other leaf. Tape repair to top edge of one of the pages in the table-of-contents. One plate illustration missing (''Panoramic View of Darra Salaam''). 8mo. 8.5 x 5.35 inches. pp. x, 453. Placed in a removable, clear archival sleeve with a small, loose slip of acid-free, color-matched paper to mask the call number. From the collection of John Wilson (c. 1826-1900), pioneer merchant and book collector of Portland, Oregon. The eight-thousand volume collection, considered one of the finest on the west coast, was bequeathed to the Portland public library in 1900. Captain George Lydiard Sulivan (1832-1904) records his experiences suppressing… Read More

Eugene, Oregon: Oregon Commentator Publishing Company, Inc., 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Carbaugh on half-title page. Fine. Clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a small crease on the rear flap, else fine; in an archival mylar sleeve. 24 pages of color illustrations on plates. xvi, 291 pages. A commemorative history and celebration of the 25-years in publication of the Oregon Commentator, the conservative/libertarian student publication at the University of Oregon which was founded in 1983. Being a magazine of opinion and humor, it consistently drew controversy over the years, through dissent from political correctness and providing a considered alternative to the dominant views on campus. It survived several attempts to have it defunded and shut down. Included are an overview of the publication's history; retrospectives on nine key moments that involved attempted de-fundings, vandalism and other significant events; and ten essays written by Commentator alumni. ''The… Read More

Privately printed at The Plimpton Press, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. W. A. Dwiggins. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by Alfred A Knopf. One of 250 presentation copies. Front cover shows a couple spot along top edge. Soil spot on one leaf resulting in a small (5mm) closed tear. Typogrpahy, binding and chapter-head vignettes by W. A. Dwiggins. Printed by the Plimpton Press. pp. 59, [1]. Placed in a mylar sleeve. The inscription reads, ''For Ruth Manary / on her birthday and mine / 12 September 1955 / from her friend / Alfred a Knopf''. Ruth had been at the cocktail party given to honor Knopf at author Stewart Holbrook's Portland home in August 1951. [A scan of a newspaper photo of them together is laid in.] Ruth Manary (1896-1988) was a Portland socialite and the wife of lumber executive Gordon Manary.

Privately printed at The Plimpton Press, 1940. Hardcover. Good+. Inscribed by Alfred A. Knopf to his future wife Helen Hedrick on the ffep. Boards in green cloth. The paper title labels on the spine and front cover are soiled. Spine faded. A few pages show soiling. Frontispiece portrait of AAK by Carl Van Vechten. Designed by W. A. Dwiggins. pp. 52, [1]. A tribute to Alfred A. Knopf and his friends, from fellow-members of The Book Table, including contributions from Carl Van Doren, Willa Cather, H. L. Mencken, Thomas Mann, Henry Seidel Canby, H. M. Lydenberg, Adolf Kroch, and F. G. Melcher. Inscribed ''For Helen Hedrick / who ornaments the Borzoi / & in the hope that she / will have the success / she deserves. / From her friend / AAK''. Not long after the issue of this quarter century tribute, Knopf published Hedrik's now scarce novel, The Blood Remembers (1941). Hedrick, a resident of southern Oregon, married Knopf on April 20, 1967, becoming his second wife.

Port Townsend, Washington: Dragon Gate, 1981. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by author on half-title page to fellow PSU professor. Stated First Printing. Light spots of discoloration on spine. Notes on final blank leaf regarding an obscure term used by Carlile in one the pieces. 66, [1] pages. 9 x 5 inches. Inscribed to Carlile's fellow Professor of English at Portland State University, Georgia Ronan Crampton, ''To Georgia, / in gratitude for your / encouragement & efforts / on my behalf - / Love, / Henry Carlile''. Henry Carlile (b. 1934) was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He studied with Theodore Roethke and Elizabeth Bishop at the University of Washington and taught English at Portland State University between 1967 and 2003. During the years 1978-1980 he was a Visiting Lecturer at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

n.p.: A Breakthrough Book / University of Missouri Press, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good-. Merrill Cason. Covers show a little edge wear and curl. Interior is unmarked. 63 pages. 7.5 x 6.75 inches. Carlile's first book of poetry. Illustrations by Merrill Cason. Henry Carlile (b. 1934) was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He studied with Theodore Roethke and Elizabeth Bishop at the University of Washington and taught English at Portland State University between 1967 and 2003. During the years 1978-1980 he was a Visiting Lecturer at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Boston - Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Stated First Edition. Blue cloth stamped in dark blue. Head of spine bumped; minor wear at corners. Interior is clean. Dust jacket has some minor chipping at spine ends and corners; slight soiling on rear panel; general edgewear; price clipped; in an archival mylar sleeve. Color illustrations throughout. 32 pages. 10 x 7.5 inches. A touching and true story of Old Abe, one of the most famous American Bald Eagles and a Wisconsin Civil War icon. Old Abe (named after President Lincoln) accompanied the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, carried into battles and skirmishes on a special perch, and saw action across Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana. Of this great bird, Confederate General Sterling Price remarked, ''that bird must be captured or killed at all hazards, I would rather get that eagle than capture a whole brigade or a dozen… Read More

2015. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signed by Author(s). Deluxe signed and numbered edition limited to 500 copies, this being copy #271, signed by both Landis Blair and David Carlson. Fine, except for slight cosmetic flaws: on the spine 'Carlson' is rubbed; on the front cover there is a light indent mark to the left of 'The'. A few leaves are very lightly thumbed, else crisp. 420, [12] pages.

Portland, OR: Chris Carol, 1977. Soft cover. Good. Book has fading to covers; heaviest near spine. Plastic comb binding is cracked in several places and is missing 4 teeth. A little soiling to surfaces of wraps. Inscribed & signed by author on inside of front cover. Pages are free of marks. All pages present and intact. 8.5 x 11 inches. 31 Pages. "I wrote the songs over the past four years as a way of dealing with the frustrations of everyday life. They are dedicated to the friends whose struggle with me inspired the words and music.

[Mercer Island, WA]: Starmont House, Inc., 1992. Soft cover. Very Good+. Softcover. Some fading along spine; front cover lightly rubbed. Interior clean, crisp and unmarked. pp. vi, 178.

Albany, Oregon, 1945. Soft cover. Very Good+. Brown felted stiff-card covers, bound with metal rings. Some wear along the spine. Interior is clean and unmarked. 99 pp. 11 x 8 inches. Includes portraits for the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes. The volume concludes with five pages presenting photos of the street-fronts of 58 identified Albany businesses. Laid-in is a program for a theatrical performance held in the school auditorium on April 14, 1944.

Quito: Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. First edition (24 de febrero 1959), rustica. Wraps edgeworn; wear along spine. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Several pages show pencil underlining (both graphite and blue); personal note inscribed in Quito in 1961 to the Hispanist Tony Brand on page 73. Pages lightly toned. 372, [4] pp. 21 x 15 cm. Jorge Carrera Andrade (1902-1978) was an Ecuadorian poet, historian, author, and diplomat. He is considered to be one of the most important Latin American poets of the twentieth century. Introduccion. Libro I: El fabuloso reino de Quito (Primera Parte: La Esmerelda, emblema de los Reyes Caras; Segunda Parte: Guerra de los Incas contra los "Hombres de las Nubes"; Tercera Parte: Del Dios del Trueno al Soldado del Arcabuz). Libro II: La Tierra Siempre Verde (Primera Parte: Sobre las Ruinas del Reino de Quito; Segunda Parte: El Gran Cortejo de la Colonia; Tercera Parte: Quito en el Siglo de las Luces).

[Salt Lake City]: Graduate School of Architecture, University of Utah, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good.