COVINGTON, MICHAEL

Astrophotography for the Amateur

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 1987. Hard, 4to. Illus, Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. 168 pages, illustrated. Fine in fine dj. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 000030

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Covington Michael Astrophotography Amateur Methods Space Science

COWARD, NOEL

Cavalcade

NY, Grosset & Dunlap. 1932, 1st. Hard, 8vo. Illus, First edition thus. Published NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1932. Illustrated with 18 plates - photos from the film. Yellow cloth with decorative blue and red lettering, blue end papers. Outline darkening to the covers and spine, else a fine, untouched copy, with pristine interior. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000252

Catalogue: Literary & Modern First Editions

Keywords: Coward Noel Cavalcade First Edition Photoplay Stills Performing Arts

COWLEY, MALCOLM

The Dream of the Golden Mountains: Remembering the 1930s

Viking Press. 1980, 1st. (ISBN: 0670284742). Hard, 8vo. Ex-Library, First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published NY: Viking, 1980. 328pp. illus. Ex-library copy with pocket and small bar code label on rear pastedown, rubber stamp top edge, dj glued on. No writing or markings to text. Very good plus copy in dj. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

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Book number: 000630

Catalogue: Literary & Modern First Editions

Keywords: United States History 1919 1933 0670284742

COYLE, HAROLD

Sword Point

New York, New York, U.S.A. Smithmark Pub. 1991, 1st. (ISBN: 0671665537). Hard, 8vo. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published NY: Smithmark, 1991. Few pages have rough separation at the top where they were improperly cut at the bindery. VG in fine dj. Very Good/Fine.

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Book number: 000804

Catalogue: Literary & Modern First Editions

Keywords: Coyle Harold Sword Point First Edition Fiction Technological War Iran 0671665537

COZZENS, FREDERICK SCHILLER

Japanese Landscape / Lake [SIGNED Original Wash Drawing]

. Hard, 8vo. Ill.: Cozzens, Frederick Schiller. Art, Prints & Posters, A fine wash drawing in blue tint of noted American artist Frederick Schiller Cozzens (1846-1928). Best known for his maritime and yacht paintings, Cozzens illustrated for publications such as Harper's Bazaar, The Daily Graphic, Yachts and Yachting, Our Navy and others. His widely received edition of lithographs, American Yachts, was published in 1884. Here, his subject is pastoral in a finely executed Japanese scene of mountains, forests and a mountain lake, in which a Japanese boatman is rowing, while another boatman, sitting upon the bank on an overturned boat, is contemplating the lake. Signed F.S. Cozzens in lower left. The drawing is on white vellum card and is unframed and measures 5 1/2" x 9 1/4". It is fine, with a 3/16" closed tear on the left edge and a few traces of foxing. There is a pencil study of mountains and human figures on the verso. Housed in a three part 6 1/2" x 10 1/2" custom case, the outer case bound as a book in half leather with gilt ornamented raised bands and titles over heavy boards in blue oilcloth; the second part an inner slipcase containing a folded oilcloth pouch with the loose drawing between archival boards, along with an engraved portrait of Cozzens. Light wear to the leather spine, part of the leather pull to inner case lacking, else fine. An unusual Cozzens work. Near Fine.

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Book number: 009933

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Cozzens, Frederick Schiller

CRANE, WALTER

Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New

London, Bracken. 1984, 1st. (ISBN: 0946495416). Hard, 12mo. First edition thus. Reprint of the 1896 Bell edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Bracken, 1984. 12mo. 243pp. illustrations throughout. Mild toning to the paper, else fine in mylar sleeved, fine dust jacket. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 009603

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Books About Books 0946495416

CRANE, JULIA G.

Educated to Emigrate: The Social Organization of Saba

Assen, Van Gorcum & Comp. 1971, 1st. (ISBN: 9023207025). Hard, 8vo. First edition, first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Assen: Van Gorcum & Comp, 1971. First printing. 8vo. 269 pp. illus. b/w plates. Black cloth with gilt lettering and design. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket, which has a traceline of discoloration on the rear panel. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 002771

Catalogue: Anthropology

Keywords: Anthropology Social Science Saba Emigration 9023207025

CRAVEN, WAYNE

American Art: History and Culture

NY, Abrams. 1994, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abrams, 1994. Thick 4to. 9" x 11 1/4", 687pp. 785 illustrations, including 99 plates in full color. Ex-library with minimal marking, front flyleaf lacking. Very good, clean, tight, in mylar sleeved, very good dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009503

Catalogue: Art

CROSSETT, F. M. (MANAGING EDITOR)

Centennial of the Seventh Regiment, 1906

NY, Seventh Regiment Gazette. 1906, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Seventh Regiment Gazette, 1906. 4to. 9" x 11 1/4", 202pp. (lxxxii), illustrated with photographs and a section of photos of officers of the regiment, plus pages of ads at front and rear. Gray cloth with gilt spine titles, printed on glossy paper. Sections include A Brief History, 1806-1906; the History of the Uniform, 1806-1906; The Second Company; The Third Company; The Fourth Company. the Program. Bound with Volume XX, No. 9, June 1906 issue of The Seventh Regiment Gazette devoted to the Centennial Celebration, which runs from pages i-x + 145-202. Minor wear/rub at the tips and sine ends, mild stain on rear cover. Very good plus. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010362

Catalogue: American History & Americana

Keywords: Military

CROSSETTE, GEORGE

FOUNDERS OF THE COSMOS CLUB OF WASHINGTON A Collection of Biographical Sketches and Likeness of the Sixty Founders

Washington, D. C. Cosmos Club. 1966, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover. Published Washington, D. C.: Cosmos Club, 1966, first printing. 8vo. 176pp. illustrated with b/w photos. Blind embossed olive green cloth with gilt titles. Fine. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009355

Catalogue: American History & Americana

CRUSE, A. J.

Match-Box Labels of the World

London, Robert, Ross & Co. 1946, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Robert, Ross & Co. 1946. 8vo. 5 3/4" x 8 5/8", 127pp. illustrated with 16 halftone plates and 8 color plates reproducing 64 labels. Brown cloth with black spine and cover titles. Minor bumping to ends, moderate toning to paper. Very good in very good, price clipped dust jacket with a few chips, minor soiling. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010214

Catalogue: Art

CRUZ, VALDIR

Catedral Basilica de Nossa Senhora de Luz dos Pinhais

NY, Brave Wolf Publishing. 1996, 1st. (ISBN: 0965231100). Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Brave Wolf Publishing, 1996. Square 4to. 12 1/8" x 12 1/8", 113pp. illustrated with 43 plates. Text in English and Portuguese. Black cloth with blind embossed cover titles, spine titles in silver, gray endpapers.Fine in fine dust jacket with a short, closed tear on the rear panel. Program for Valdir Cruz, "Faces of the Rainforest" - Houston Center for Photography laid in. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 009756

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: 0965231100

CUBBISON, DOUGLAS R.

The Artillery Never Gained More Honour: The British Artillery in the 1776 Valcour Island and 1777 Saratoga Campaigns

Fleischmanns, NY, Purple Mountain Press. 2007, 1st. (ISBN: 9781930098831). Soft Cover, 4to. First edition. Trade softcover. Published Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 2007, first printig. 4to. wrappers, 8 1/2" x 11", 198pp. illustrated with b/w reproductions. Near fine. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 010358

Catalogue: American History & Americana

Keywords: Military History 9781930098831

GREEK MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

The Human Figure in Early Greek Art

Athens / Washington, Greek Ministry of Culture / National Gallery of Art. 1988, 1st. Soft Cover, 4to. First edition. Softcover. Published Athens / Washington: Greek Ministry of Culture / National Gallery of Art, 1988. 4to. wrappers, 8 1/4" x 11", 187pp. illustrated throughout with color plates. Fine. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 010120

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Ancient World

CUMMINS, A.B.; GIVEN, I.A

SME Mining Engineering Handbook, Volumes I and II

NY, Society of Mining Engineers. 1973. Hard, 8vo. Hard cover 2 volume set. Published NY: Society of Mining Engineers, 1973. Thick 8vo.'s containg 35 in-depth sections of technical data and guidlines, illustrated with tables, formulas and reproductions. An authoritative reference and design source. Red letherette with gilt titles. A near fine set - clean, bright, unmarked. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009327

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Geology