Search Results: Authors starting with C from Paul Johnson Fine Books

McBride, 1929. Illustrated Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: McBride, September, 1929. First illustrated following the trade edition published by McBride in September, 1927. Sm 4to. 376 pp. Black cloth with gold titles and an illustration to the front board. Black and white illustrated endpapers by Frank C. Pape. Pape has also contributed a frontispiece as well as 11 full page drawings with tissue guards throughout the text and many other wonderful head and tail illustrations. Dedicated to his fellow author and friend Ellen Glascow. Owner's name and date to the second front endpaper else near fine. The gold, price-intact jacket ($5.00 net) is very good with edge wear, wrinkling and a little loss of material to the bottom corners and spine ends.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Sm 8vo. 242 pp. Stated first edition. Violet cloth with burgundy lettering and decorations to the spine and front panel. Glue residue to rear endpaper although this has no library markings. Also a small areas of price sticker residue on the top of the front free endpaper. - very good. The jacket is not price-clipped; some wrinkling to the rear panel - otherwise fine.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Stated first edition. Sm 8vo. 373 pp. Grey cloth with green lettering to spine and author's initials on the front board. Light green topstain which is lightly foxed. The jacket is nearly fine with toning to the edges of the rear flap. Price-intact: $3.00 net on the front flap. No writing, or other defects.

Calder and Boyars, 1967. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine book in a near fine jacket. Essays and reminiscences of Samuel Beckett by 24 authors.

John Calder, 1986. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First UK edition. Fine in a fine jacket. Essays and reminiscences of Beckett and his work by a variety of authors on his 80th birthday.

1976: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First printing of Calloway's autobiography. Silver boards with black lettering to the spine - near fine.The price-clipped jacket has a few small rubbed spots else near fine. No previous ownership markings or writing. Interior clean.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First American edition. 8vo. 213 pp. Yellow and purple jacket with a photo of Camus on the rear panel. Faint fading to board edges - very good or better. The jacket has some toning and rubbing to the edges; spine toned. Price of $3.50 intact. Pencil erasure mark on the front free endpaper.

Knopf, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First American edition. 8vo. 278 pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Blind stamp of the reaper with a scythe to the front board. Very good with softening to the top of the spine along with one tiny tear. The price-intact jacket ($3.00) has some light toning to the front panel and spine, else near fine. A very nice-looking copy of an important book.

Random House, 1980. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing. A fine book in a near fine, price-clipped jacket. Just a hint of wear to the bottom of the jacket's front panel.

Random House, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition of the play version of Capote's novel of the same name. Very good in a very good jacket. Although not notated, this copy belonged to the dedicatee of the book, Saint-Subber.

Macdonald & Co., 1983. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Macdonald & Co.: London, 1983. First UK edition. Originally published by Dell in the US in 1981. Blue cloth, silver lettering to the spine - fine with the exception of some toning to the text block. Fine unclipped jacket. Inscribed on the half-title by Card.

Knopf Australia, 2003. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Knopf, Sydney, Australia, 2003. First Australian edition. Fine in a fine jacket. Signed by Mr. Carey on the title page.

Knopf, 2018. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. Stated first edition. An "as new," unread copy in jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.

Little, Brown & Co., 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962. First American edition. 8 vo, 351 pp. Full green cloth with black lettering to the spine. A little foxing to the top and bottom edges, else near fine. Very good, price-intact jacket with edge wear, soiling to the rear panel and a 1" vertical, open tear to the bottom half of the spine. At its widest the loss of material is 1/4".

Sheep Meadow Press, 1978. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Fine book in near fine jacket.Signed and inscribed by Carruth on the title page. 1st Printing 1st Printing

Bradypress, 1999. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. First edition of this small press chapbook. #133 of 150 copies. Although not called for, Carruth has signed this copy on the top of the title page. Chocolate hand made paper wraps bound by string. Nice copy.

Pantheon, 1978. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Pantheon: New York, 1978. Stated first American edition. Fine book in a fine jacket. Remainder stripe on the bottom edge, which is the only defect.

Capra Press, 1983. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1983. Essays, Poems, and Stories. One of 250 signed copies, this copy being #192. Signed by Carver on the colophon. Fine book in the original glassine jacket.

Asheville, NC: FBC, Inc., 1998. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second printing. One quarter black cloth over black paper covered boards with red lettering on the spine. Red and black jacket. Both book and jacket are fine. Signed by Case on the half-title page. Case's fictionalized account of the alleged slaughter of black army soldiers on an army base in 1943. THe US Army has denied that his took place.

New York: Knopf, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated first edition of this National Book Award winner. Near fine in near fine jacket. Bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper; owner's blindstamp. Interior clean.