Search Results: Authors starting with C from 4Shadows Books, IOBA

Stein and Day, 1973-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover with square binding and sharp corners, back hinge with slight push. Unclipped dustjacket with light wear including a few tiny tears, in mylar cover. NY: Stein and Day, 1973. First Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. 312 pages; maps, photo plates, bibliography. - Publishers Weekly said, "If we'd thought there were enough books on the fall of British Malaysia to the Japanese, Kate Caffrey's absorbing, nose-to-the-ground study proves us wrong." - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

W.H. Allen, 1971-03-15. UK 1st. Hardcover. VG+/Good. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover in blue cloth with gilt spine lettering; square binding and barely nudged corners. Unclipped dustjacket with bright colors and very little wear, but with several closed tears up to about an inch and a few creases to the front flap, now in fresh mylar. London: W.H. Allen, 1971. Stated First British Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. 274 pages. - Obstructed by military and scientific powers, and by financial and professional pressures, a tough science reporter stubbornly pursues the thread of evidence of UFO encounters in an exciting adventure. Classic early 70's, would have made a great movie. The author also wrote "Marooned" which was the basis for the 1969 film starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus, and Gene Hackman; and later penned the novel "Cyborg", on which "The Six Million Dollar Man" franchise was based. - - Carefully… Read more

Insight Books / Plenum Press, 1998-08-21. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover; binding with a slight twist, one nudged corner, a hint of foxing to the top edge. Unclipped dustjacket with light wear and no tears. NY: Insight Books / Plenum Press, 1998. First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. xiv, 338 pages; endnotes, index. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Gotham, 2010-08-10. 1st/2nd. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author to the title page without inscription, no other marks. Clean hardcover with tight square binding and sharp corners. Crisp unclipped dustjacket with negligible wear and no tears. Very minor flaws may be found with magnification in good light. NY: Gotham Books, 2010. 2nd Printing of the First Edition. xvi, 439 pages; 8 pp. of b&w plates, bibliography. - Thrilling, true tales from the Vidocq Society, a team of the world's finest forensic investigators whose monthly gourmet lunches lead to justice in ice-cold murders. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Tor Books, 1988-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. Clean unmarked hardcover with square binding and corner. Unclipped dustjacket with light wear, no tears. NY: Tor Books, 1988. First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 311 pages. - A pioneer America fantasy, sequel to "Seventh Son," by the author of Ender's Game. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

E. P. Dutton And Company, New York, 1953-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. Clean unmarked hardcover with square binding and corners, light tanning and foxing to page edges and endpapers. Unclipped ($2.50) dustjacket with light wear to corners and edges, a couple of 1/4 inch closed tears, no chips or material loss, in fresh mylar. NY: E.P Dutton & Co., 1953. A Dutton Guilt Edged Mystery. Stated First Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. 224 pages. (Preceded by UK edition published by Bles (1952), per Hubin 1994.) - The second novel by Glyn Carr, again featuring Abercrombie "Filthy" Lewker, actor-manager, wartime agent, and mountaineer. Glyn Carr is a pseudonym for (Frank) Showell Styles, himself a mountaineer. Under his own name, Showell Styles published historic naval adventure fiction including the Midshipman Quinn and Lieutenant Michael Fitton series set during the Napoleonic Wars. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Little, Brown, 1976-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. Previous owners stamp to front endpaper, no other marks. Two tiny soilspecks to the fore edge, otherwise clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Unclipped ($7.95) dustjacket with light wear including a 3/4 inch closed tear to top back hinge corner. Boston: Little, Brown, 1976. Stated First Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. 313 pages. - An IRA assassin sets out to kill the British ambassador to the US at an American cathedral. "Religious ritual and political murder collide with overwhelming force." - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Naval Institute Press, 2001-10-01. Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author to the half-title page, previous owners blindstamp seal to ffep, no other marks. Some water damage to fore edge of both boards and text block, color bleed of endpapers to facing pages, no text affected. Otherwise clean hardcover with tight square binding and sharp corners. Dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover, no price on unclipped flap. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2001. 164 pages; photo-illustrated. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

The University of North Carolina Press, 1999-02-22. Paperback. New. No marks inside or out. Crisp new trade paperback. Tight square binding with no spine creases. Multiple copies available. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1999. xv, 402 pages. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Editions du Seuil, 1961-10. Paperback. Good. No marks inside or out. Clean paperback with square binding, no spine creases. Spine and edges tanned. Musty smell. Text in French. Editions du Sueil, 1961. Maitres Spirituels No. 26. 187 pages, illustrated; plus publisher series listings. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Berkley Books, 2002-05-07. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal to front endpaper, no other marks and otherwise almost like new. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover. No price on unclipped flap: full-sized Book Club Edition. NY: Berkley Books, 2002. x, 374 pages; portrait photos. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Forge Books, 2002-04-20. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/VG. Very lightly used withdrawn library copy. A few typical stamps and stickers, clean text. Hardcover with square binding and barely nudged corners, unclipped dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover that is glued to the pastedowns. NY: Forge, 2002. Stated First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 398 pages. - A dramatization of the only frontier war the Native Americans actually won, led by Chief Red Cloud of the Lakota Sioux. Red Cloud's War (1866-1868) in Montana and Wyoming saw the U.S. government sue for peace, yielding to every Indian demand in the treaty. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Royal Society of Chemistry, 2000-11-17. Hardcover. Near Fine. No marks. New unused hardcover. Tight square binding. Corners gently bumped, very slight shelf wear, no jacket issued. Royal Society of Chemistry. Cambridge UK, 2000. Special Publication No. 257. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Rutgers University Press, 1955-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/None. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover in gray linen look paper and red half cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Lacking the dustjacket. New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1955. 143 pages. - From Wikipedia: "John Anthony Ciardi (1916–1986) was an American poet, translator, and etymologist. While primarily known as a poet, he also translated Dante's Divine Comedy, wrote several volumes of children's poetry, pursued etymology, contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor, and directed the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in Vermont. In 1959, Ciardi published a book on how to read, write, and teach poetry, "How Does a Poem Mean?", which has proven to be among the most-used books of its kind. At the peak of his popularity in the early 1960s, Ciardi also had a network television program on CBS, "Accent". Ciardi's impact on poetry is… Read more

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1981-01-01. Hardcover. VG/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal to front endpaper, no other marks and otherwise almost like new. Clean hardcover with square binding and barely nudged corners. Dustjacket with very light wear, in mylar cover; no price on unclipped flap, stated Book Club Edition. NY: W.W. Norton, 1981. xx, 326 pages; endnotes, bibliography, index. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Viking, 1997-05-01. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal to ffep, no other marks. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Dustjacket with light wear, in mylar cover, no price on unclipped flap. NY: Viking, 1997. 502 pages; photo plates, index. - The lead prosecutor in the OJ Simpson case talks about the trial and the strengths and weaknesses of the major characters, including herself. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

HarperSanFrancisco, 1994-03-11. Paperback. Very Good. No marks inside or out. Clean paperback with light wear, light tanning of page edges. Slight musty smell. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Ballantine Books, 2004-12-28. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover in crisp unclipped dustjacket. Tight square binding and sharp corners. NY: Ballantine Books, 2004. Stated First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 335 pages. - A killer takes advantage of a raging SARS epidemic to commit his crime in a hospital. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Donald I. Fine, 1993-01-30. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Almost like new. Clean unmarked hardcover with square binding and corners, crisp unclipped dustjacket with very light wear and no tears. Mild fading of board edges and tanning of flap edges. NY: Donald I. Fine, 1993. First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 311 pages. - Second novel by the author. His first, "6:02," was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award of 1988. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004-04-30. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal to ffep, no other marks and otherwise about like new. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover, no price on unclipped flap. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004. vi, 519 pages; photos, endnotes. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.