Search Results: Authors starting with C from KALAMOS BOOKS

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.

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

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.

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.

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1955 "The mission of the commander was to lead the protecting screen of four escort vessels convoying thirty-seven Allied merchantmen across the icy North Atlantic from America to England. It was in the most critical days of World War II, when the German submarines had the upper hand and Allied shipping was suffering heavy losses. The tense, concentrated action begins when Commander Krause is called to the bridge just after he has taken a much deserved shower. The wolf pack is forming and he has not time enough even to put on warm outer garments. For the next forty eight hours he remains on the bridge of his ship, exhausted beyond measure, he must make countless and terrible decisions as he leads his small fighting force against the relentless U-boats." Clean neat copy, some damage to dj (now protected in plastic sleeve). Book Club (BCE/BOMC).. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good,Slight Chips & Tears.

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: William Morrow., 1982 Clean and crisp. Small (1/2") closed tear on dj, spine a little faded (else near fine). 1st.US Ed... Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good, Slight Chips.

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.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard / Heinemann, 1917 Loeb Classical Library # 72. Bi-lingual Latin and English text. Edited and translated by H. J. Edwards; xxii, 620p. index. plus diagrams and maps with fold-outs. Crisp, unread copy, tiny chips on dj, else as new. Reprint. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine - Price Clipped. Illus. by Translator Henry John Edwards.

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: 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. Near Fine/Very Good, Slight Chips. Large Type.

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: 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. . Clean and crisp (looks unread) The only signs of library ownership are stamps on ffep and some tape shadows .. 1st.US Edition.. 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.