Caesar Gene (56 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. "Good" condition softcover copy, April 1963. Front cover has two creases and one chip out at bottom right. Moderate reading/handling.

Paperback. 614 good first edition paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First, dust jacket. Exciting and suspenseful accounts of the wild predators of North America. VG/VG.

Paperback. 614 very good , first edition paperback.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Popular printing. Small chip to the bottom of the spine. A little wear to the edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Special Edition. This commemorative reprint published by Burns International Security Services, in connection with the company's 80th anniversary, 1909-1989. Softcover, with sepia-toned photographic portrait of William J. Burns on the front cover and the company's anniversary emblem on the rear. 224 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. A compelling biography of William J. Burns (1861-1932), the celebrated American detective, founder of the William J. Burns International Detective Agency, and an early director of the federal Bureau of Investigation, predecessor of the FBI. Gene Caesar traces Burns' remarkable career from his early investigations through his Secret Service work, celebrated fraud cases, private detective operations, and national prominence. The narrative explores the emergence of modern American investigative methods, political corruption, federal law enforcement, and the colorful personalities of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Particularly interesting to collectors of detective history, American law enforcement, private security, and FBI institutional history. This distinctive corporate commemorative edition was distributed by Burns International Security Services as a complimentary publication honoring the company's founder. The specially printed copyright page includes a message from the Burns organization, while the rear cover prominently commemorates its 80th anniversary )1909-1989). Condition: Fine softcover. A beautifully preserved copy with clean, bright interior pages, crisp text, and attractive pictorial wrappers. No significant wear or markings found. An appealing example of corporate historical publishing, preserving the biography in a form associated directly with the organization founded by its subject.…

Cloth Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 252pp Tape ghost inside front cover Book is a little cocked with light wear on bottom edge of cover Dust jacket has chips and tears from edges.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a thin corner crease on the front cover.

Condition: Fair. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 141 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has moderate edge wear with noticeable creasing and chipping. Moderate tanning and markings. …

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 338, very good +, reading crease (FRONTIER BIOGRAPHY), paperback.

Paperback. 614 very good -fine, reading crease first edition paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1953; New York; orange paper over black cloth with white titles; light edge wear; dust jacket is worn at the edges and faded on the spine; Interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; 250 pages.

Paperback. 614 almost near fine, first edition paperback.

Condition: VG/VG. 1st. 12mo. 252pp. Gift inscription on down end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Wear and bumping to corners is consistent with age, handling and use. Dust jacket shows foxing along top. Binding is tight and secure. Former owner's gift inscription written at bottom of front end page. Otherwise, all pages are intact and free of all marks or highlights. Book is wrapped in a poly bag for further preservation. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Paperback. 614 near fine, first edition paperback.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Wild Hunters: The Wolves, the Bears and the Big Cats. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 142pp. Pictorial paper-covered boards, text block edges sprayed red. 12mo. Light chipping to edges. Top text block edge colour fading. Internally there is light tanning to the margin area of the pages otherwise neat, clean and tight. Biography of Tom Horn which reads like a story of the Wild West - swashbuckling, flamboyant, colourful, a man who was a legend and a puzzle in his own time - set against the rugged backdrop of the American Southwest. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Very nice, clean, tight.; A Monarch Americana Book; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 141 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good- dust. First Edition. The dustjacket is now protected in a new, removable mylar sleeve. Name marked out inside the front cover.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8"; 252 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Mild shelfwear, rubbing and bumping to boards. Unclipped DJ, mild shelfwear and soiling, is a few mm shorter than book. Solid binding and clean text. Thin dark streaks along some edges of boards, pastedowns and eps. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, illustrated with photographs and maps. 317 pgs., pages clean. Bound in blue cloth, light green lettering on spine, very good and wrapped in dust jacket. Edge wear along top and bottom edge of spine jacket, some chipping along top edge of front jacket, missing a 3" long by 1/4" deep piece along top right edge of front jacket, otherwise a nice copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Mylar protector included. Significant damage due to wetness. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Some pages are falling out. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 141pp. A Dramatic True Story of One of the Most Colourful Figures of the Untamed Southwest, Tom Horn. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

First Printing. Monarch Books MA338. Very Good to Near Fine condition.