Search Results: Authors starting with C from The Book Lair, ABAA

London: Ernest Nister, [1897]. Unpaginated. 7 3/4 x 9 1/2"; Red cloth backstrop with pictorial paste-down cover, edge wear to boards, cracked hinges, gift inscription on front free endpaper, four double page chromolithographic pop-ups in various conditions (one is damaged and one is mostly missing), some spotting and loose/torn pages, printed in Bavaria by Ernest Nister, "as is" in good condition only. A beautifully produced book with lovely monochrome illustrations along with the chromolithograph pop-ups and accompanying stories. Very nice stories and poems for children, including the title stoy about the bird Polly, The Horse Parade, At the Sea, and The Rat Princess, among others.

Morro Bay, CA: Tabula Rasa Press, 1981. Miniature book, 2 1/8 x 1 3/4"; Letterpress, cloth boards, printed label, 67 pp. Set in Torino type, number 177 of 300 copies, (Bradbury, Tabula Rasa Press 22). Three cute and brief original children's tales. 4 institutional holdings in OCLC

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1948. 237 pp. Approx. 5 1/2 x 8". Illustrated dust jacket in very good condition, darkened spine, some rubbing and small chips, some foxing to the inside of the cover along with old repair tape, original price of $3.00 intact. Orange cloth over boards with crisp black lettering on spine, foxing to page edges, SIGNED by both authors on the front free endpaper, first printing stated on copyright page, some corner bumping and wear near spine top, otherwise in near fine condition. A semi-autobiographical novel in which the authors talk about their childhood growing up in a household of twelve children. In 1950, it was adapted into a movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy. Adapted again in 2003, the movie starred Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. A bestselling novel that still reads remarkably well, according to Jonathan Yardley from the Washington Post.

St. Petersburg, FL: The Sign of the Centaur, 1951. 24 pp. Approximately 5 1/4 x 8 1/4"; First Edition. Stapled illustrated wraps, paper slightly tanning, otherwise minimal edgewear, in fine condition.Linwood Vrooman Carter (1930-1988), was a writer and editor, mostly in the heroic fantasy genre. He started publishing science fiction in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1957 and planetary romances (like Edgar Rice Burroughs) in the 60s. This book, Sandalwood and Jade, was Carter's privately printed first book and contains his own illustrations

Columbus, OH: Berlin Print Co., 1908. Approximately 5 1/2 x 8". Black cloth over boards, gilt lettering on cover and spine although very faded on spine, some ink and wear to front cover, overall edge wear and rubbing, ink writing on front free endpaper, frontispiece, many black and white plates, index, a few notes and fingerprints throughout some foxing, otherwise in very good condition.Stillman Carter Larkin (1808 - 1891) was a member of the Meigs County Pioneer Society and they worked to collect and keep the history and stories of the early pioneer settlers of Meigs County, Ohio. With an excellent index, you can find biographies, name, photos of graveyards and homesteads, along with fascinating stories of these early settlers.

Austin, TX: Amistad Press, 1981. (20) pp. Approximately 3/4 x 7/8". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Green cloth over boards, printed dust jacket, original packaging, illustrated, fine condition. (Bradbury, Amistad Press 40)An informative little book about the O. Henry Museum, located in Austin, Texas with a tie-in to the annual O. Henry pun-off

Austin, TX: Amistad Press, 1977. (26) pp. Approximately 5/8 x 7/8". LIMITED EDITION of unknown copies, this being #15. Green cloth over boards, paste-down paper label on cover and spine, illustrated, fine condition. (Bradbury, Amistad Press 19)A charming little book containing little humorous nonsense sayings

Austin, TX: Amistad Press, 1978. (64) pp. Approximately 1 1/4 x 1". Stiff paper boards with paper label on cover and spine, fine condition. (Bradbury, Amistad Press 23)Created to look like a phonebook, this little gem has both "white pages", (which contain the contact information for real collectors, miniature makers and dealers active at the time of publication in both the US and Canada) and "yellow pages", (which contain advertisements for everything miniature book related). This is the bigger edition and is listed first in Bradbury. The revised edition is smaller.

Austin, TX: Amistad Press, 1981. (20) pp. Approximately 3/4 x 7/8". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Blue cloth over boards, printed dust jacket, original packaging, fine condition. (Bradbury, Amistad Press 37)Reprinted with permission from an Ann Landers column, dated 9/14/77. A lovely poem with the advice of not judging people.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. 295 pp. First Trade Edition. Dust jacket in very good condition with 1" tear on bottom of front cover, darkened spine and minor chips on top and bottom spine edges, some spotting and darkening to rear cover as well. Green cloth over boards with spine only a slight shade lighter and some sunning to top cover edges, orange and black labels on spine has some slight smudging, otherwise in near fine condition.Willa Cather (1873 - 1947) was an American author, mostly of the frontier and pioneer experiences. This is Cather's final novel, one that was much heavier in tone and subject matter than her other novels. It portrays a family in Virginia in 1856 before the Civil War

New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1863. 46 pp. Approximately 3 x 4 3/8". Purple stiff card stamped in blind and gilt, minor rubbing and small stain on cover, woodcut on title page, translated from the original French by Amelia Sturges, in fine condition.Henri Abraham Cesar Malan (1787 - 1864) was a Swiss Protestant minister and hymn-writer. (From the life, labours, and writings of Caesar Malan). Only two library holdings in OCLC, Columbia Library and the Morgan Library and Museum. None currently in the trade (as of Jan. 2021). This is a beautiful copy of an uncommon religious juvenile Christian tract.

Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1979. [19] pp. approx. 2 1/4 x 2 1/16", oblong. LIMITED EDITION of 125 copies, this being #87. Marbled wrap with title label over marbled cover with title label, 15 wood engravings,letterpress on Troya paper, signed by the artist on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Bromer 5)Sarah Chamberlain has illustrated books from Aesop�s Fables to Margarette Reid�s The Button Box. She studied under renowned printmakers and illustrators Barry Moser and Leonard Baskin, and from the 1970s to the 1980s ran the Chamberlain Press

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. 205 pp. Approximately 5 1/2 x 8 1/4". Illustrated dustjacket in very good plus condition, price of $3.00 on inside flap, minor creasing and edgewear. Orange cloth over boards with a slight stain on the rear cover, second printing stated on copyright page, in very good condition. A Philip Marlowe Story, published by Raymond Chandler when he was 70 years old. Philip Marlowe was most famously played by Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep, and is often described as tough and hard-drinking yet also contemplative and philiosphical. This was Chandler's last completed novel

(Worcester, MA): (Robert C. Bradbury Miniature Books), (2006). Approximately 2 1/8 x 2 7/8". LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies. Green cloth with gild-stamped title on spine, unpaginated, loosely laid in title page which details the 10 pieces of miniature ephemera printed by William M. Cheney, ephemera items mounted on 10 blank pages in mylar sleeves also mounted in, several blank pages in the back allow for more collecting, in fine condition. This is only volume 2 of a 2 volume set (the missing first volume includes a short biography of Cheney by Glen Dawson. No copies in the trade or recorded in Worldcat as of 3/17, scarce.

Santa Cruz, CA: The Good Book Press, 1984. 20 pp. 2 3/8 x 3"; LIMITED EDITION of 125 copies, this being #12. Ivory paper boards with red- and purple-embellishments, letterpress, stamped title and decoration on front cover, woodcut illustrations by Donna Thomas, numbered on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, P&D Thomas 12; P&D Thomas Bibliography A28)"Yes, Virginia" is about the famous letter sent to the editor of the New York Sun by a little girl of eight and his subsequent answer to the question of "Is there a Santa Claus". A lovely and inspiring story for the Christmas season. A beautiful example of their work with no other copies on the market at this time (1/23)

Dublin, NH: Yankee, Inc., 1976. 6 x 9". 64pp. Stapled binding and 3-hole punched, in unique wooden stained boards not found with any other listing currently, slight tanning to paper cover, otherwise very good condition. While these recipes have been adapted for today's standard kitchen (i.e. no need to stir with a twig), they are still recipes that any person of 1776 would have recognized and served at their table. Bound in a charming wooden board with an eagle and 1776 carved onto the cover, this has preserved the stapled book to be in very good condition

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. First Edition. Limited edition of 950, this being #78. Red simulated leather over boards with gilt decorations, some dulling to gilt, minor cover rubbing especially to spine edges, original signed etching as frontispiece, 5 color plates and 14 black and white plates with some tissue guards missing, a few pages unopened, gift inscription on front paste-down endpaper which also has a small amount of foxing, otherwise in very good condition.Roland Clark (1874 - 1957) was an American artist who was best known for his painting and etchings of ducks. He was also an accomplished writer and combined these talents in sporting articles, short stories which were autobiographical in nature.

Wigtown, Scotland: The Gleniffer Press, 2000. 65 pp. Approx. 1 1/2 x 2". LIMITED EDITION of 260 copies, this being #39. Lovat green linson boards, perfect bound, copper gilt title and illustration on cover and copper gilt author on spine, special endpapers, original packaging, hand numbered on the colophon, in fine condition. This book tells some stories of immigrants moving from Paisley, Scotland for a better life in America. Dr. Sylvia Clark is a noted local historian, writer and scholar who resides and Paisley

New Mexico: The New Mexico Historical Review, 1928. Paperback, 6 x 9"; Some cracking and peeling of spine, sun fading to 1/2 of the front cover, minor markings, 52 pp.An all too familiar tale for this time period, this is the story of Es-Kim-In-Zin, Chief of the Pinal and Aravaipa Apaches who lived from 1828 - 1894. His name meant "Men stand in line for him" and he was a man of character and leadership who was betrayed time and again by the US Goverment, Mexican citizens and anit-apache American citizens. This story was written by John P. Clum, a Government Indian agent for the San Carlos Apache Reservation, who got to know Es-Kim-In-Zin well

San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1932. 464 pp. Approximately 7 1/2 x 10 3/4". First Edition. One of 1,000 unnumbered copies. Slipcase in fair condition with case cracked, tape repairs, original paper lable on spine; Vellum-backed marbled boards, some wear to board edges, gilt lettering on vellum, which is slightly dirty and peeling in a few places, interior is bright with no foxing, errata slip tipped in at rear, in very good+ condition.A beautiful, privately printed book about the history of San Francisco with profuse illustrations by William Wilke (1879-1958), a San Francisco native. The author, Catherine Coffin Phillips (1874-1942) was an author as well as a printer, book collector and historian.