Search Results: Authors starting with C from KALAMOS BOOKS

London: Pan, 1963 A superb and compelling novel of a rifleman's courage and resource in singlehanded war against the forces of Napoleon.. Reprint.. Pbk. Fine.

New York: Signet, 1969 No one but a madman would put to sea in such conditions. A blizzard cut visibility to yards. Long Island Sound was galloping whitecaps. But in this second year of the war of 1812, conditions like these spelled opportunity to Captain Josiah Peabody, USN. His mission: break the British Blockade. The only thing in his favor was surprise. Who would expect a Yankee frigate in Long Island Sound at night? .. Reprint.. Pbk. Very Good.

London: Pan, 1987 Abandoned by the Spanish Army as it retreated from the French during the Peninsular War, ragged, defiant, they dragged the huge cannon across half of Spain. An unforgettable story of a young officer and a band of Guerilla fighters pitted against Napoleon's Armies. Reprint.. Pbk. Near Fine.

New York: Bantam, 1963 Vintage pbk Clean, tight. name of precious owner on ffep.. Pbk. Good>Very Good.

New York: Bantam, 1968 "Young Charles Randall was plunged into life and its responsibilites too fast, too soon. At nineteen, he was already a hardened soldier, a veteran who knew no other life than the battle, the mud and blood of the trenches. Then, all at once, a hero, a figure of public adulation, he went straight into the fierce embraces of a woman who coveted hiim, took him, used him and betrayed him.".ffep missing, title page slightly damaged). Reprint.. Pbk. Good.

Chicago: Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 2013 The Lakeside Classics Series. Edited with an introduction by Harold Augenbraum. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. During eight years of traveling across the US Southwest, he became a trader and faith healer to various Native American tribes before reconnecting with Spanish civilization in Mexico in 1536. After returning to Spain in 1537, he wrote of his adventures in " La relación of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca" published in 1542. 88p. maps, illus. index. The Lakeside Press Classics series was started in 1903 by Thomas E. Donnelley, [who] believed that a simple book, dignified and well designed, would be an appropriate holiday gift. Beautifully printed on fine paper in a handsome green cloth covered boards, with gilt title and decorations. Small format nice gift volume.. First Thus..… Read more

Rome, Italy: The Keats-Shelley Memorial Association, 1973 ".the Keats-Shelley House, Rome, situated on the Spanish Steps .was the final home of John Keats who died here in 1821, aged just 25. The exterior of the House is exactly as it was when Keats travelled to Rome to spend the last few months of his life in a vain attempt to stave off the inevitable effects of consumption. The House, which opened to the public in 1909, now contains an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, relics and first editions which celebrate the lives of Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Other highlights of our collection include a reliquary containing locks of John Milton and Elizabeth Barrett Brownings hair, Byrons wax carnival mask and manuscripts by Oscar Wilde, Mary Shelley, William Wordsworth, and Keatss friend and travelling companion Joseph Severn. The House contains one of the finest libraries of Romantic literature in the world; now numbering more than 8,000 volumes more titles are… Read more

New York: Doubleday & Co., 1950 "A new portrait of an old favourite-San Francisco- by the author of "Baghdad -by-the-Bay". HC 120p. Condition : Good/dj price clipped,slightly scuffed. owners'mark on ffep. Hardcover. Very Good/Good, Price Clipped.

London: Penguin, 1965 283p. glossary. Reprint. Pbk.. Near Fine. Illus. by Trans. S.A.Handford.

London: Penguin, 1967 Original Vintage Penguin edition L87. 360p, glossary maps. Reprint. Pbk.. Near Fine. Illus. by Trans, Jane F. Mitchell.

New York: Morrow/Avon, 1972 Short biography of Aristotle Onassis , his wealth and his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy. Hardcover.136p. illus.index.. BCE. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: William Morrow., 1972 Short biography of Aristotle Onassis , his wealth and his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy. Hardcover.136p. illus.index. ). BCE. Pbk. Very Good.

New York: Morrow., 1972 Short biography of Aristotle Onassis , his wealth and his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy. Hardcover.136p. illus.index. ffep missing, usual library marks. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-Library.

New York: Doubleday Publishing, 2003 Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. Explore the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. the Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown. .. 1st.US Edition.. Hard Cover. New/New.

New York: Random House Large Type, 2003 Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. Explore the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. the Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown. . Clean and crisp (looks unread). Large Type Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Large Type.

New York: Anchor Books, 2003 Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. Explore the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. the Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown. .. Soft Cover. New.

Firenze: Edizioni Polistampa, 2009 Fine illustrated catalogue of Italian paintings from the Galleria Moretti in Florence, with detailed descriptions and analyical notes by various scholars : Andrea De Marchi, Gaudenz Freuler, Cristina Guarnieri, Alberto Lenza, Tova Rose Ossad, Nicoletta Pons, Angelo Tartuferi. 181p. illis [col and B &W]. 1st Italian Edition.. Hardcover. New/No Jacket (as issued).

New York: Random House, 1994 (may have remainder mark). Soft Cover. As New.

Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1974 PhD. Thesis submitted to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 1974. 331p. tables bibliography [Only 11 copies in Worldcat]. First Thus.. Softcover. Fine. Thesis.

New York: Doubleday, 1974 Fictional biography of Aspasia of Miletus and her love for Pericles.. 1st.US Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good,Slight Chips & Tears.