Search Results: Authors starting with R from small volume

London: William Heinemann, 1913. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 4to. [1-6] 7-43 + 44 plates. Limited edition of 1030 copies, this is number 651. Signed by Arthur Rackham on limitation page in bold brown ink and hand-numbered. Off-white cloth, rebacked with original spine laid on. Top edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edge. Gilt titling and top edge somewhat faded. Soiling to cloth, heavier at spine. Dampstain to lower edge front board does not affect interior. Tipped-in plates all present, with tissue guards in tact. Some foxing scattered throughout, not affecting plates. Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.

Cologne, West Germany: The Rebel Publishing House, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo. 269 pp. [7] Green cloth in pictorial dustjacket. Faint rubing along top edge of dj. Otherwise clean and sound. First edition. Talks given to the Rejneesh International University of Mysticism in Gautama the Buddhe Auditorium in Poona, India from June 27-July 11, 1988.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Floyd Newman Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, 1949. Wraps. 4to. 62 pp. Wraps. Light sunning along wrapper edges. Small (< 1cm) chip to cloth spine strip. Office of Naval Research, Contract N6onr-264, Task Order III. Illustrated throughout with b&w diagrams and photographs.

Republican National Committee, 1950. Wraps. Very Good. 12mo. 50 pp. Stapled white wraps. Very faint spots of soiling to front wrapper. Light discoloration to rear wrapper. Interior clean and crisp. Surmises that for many years, the Democratic Administration has been soft towards Communists and fellow travelers.

Dallas, TX: John R. Rice, 1939. wraps. Near Fine. 9 cm x 16 cm. 20 pp. Stapled brown paper wraps. Faint discoloration to wrappers, some underlining by previous owner inside. Otherwise fine. Evangelical pamphlet on the sin of smoking. Also includes excerpts from Roberts S. Fries' "Cigarette Facts" and How to Quit by Rice and D. H. Kress, M.D.

Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson, & Ferrier. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 97 pp. Blue cloth stamped in gilt and black. General overall signs of handling to cloth, toning to endpapers, light foxing scattered throughout. Bookplate to fpd memorializing Sarah Lambert's perfect attendance record at the Oatlands Public School, Glasgow, 1886. Collection of four short stories illustrated w/ color frontis, two black and white plates. POs handmade silk bookmark embroidered w/ the name "Jane" laid in at rear.

New York: Times Books, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. 342 pp. Glossy grey and black pictorial wraps. Creasing and curling to front wrapper, small stain to text block fore edge, affecting last few leaves at outer margin. Interior otherwise clean, as new. Review copy, with publicist's promotional material laid in at front: 3 pp typed reviews and author interview, on Times Books letterhead with contact for Kent Holland, Senior Publicist, single leaf photocopy of article about the book, black and white 5x7 in. author photo. All items held with a paperclip, some faint rust marks to edges. A "well-researched and beautifully written account of life inside Louisiana's notorious Angola State Prison by two lifetime inmates" -Shana Alexander.

Cleveland: E. C. Koeckert, 1909. Third Edition. Cloth. Good +. 8vo. 565 pp. Blue cloth w/ gilt titling. Well-loved copy. Shaken w/ fraying and discoloration to cloth heaviest at spine ends and edges of boards. Booksellers label to fpd "P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Medical Booksellers, No. 1012 Walnut Street, Philadelphia". Illustrated throughout with twelve black and white plates and 3 fold-out charts. Early edition of one of the first texts to be written on nursing in America. It was critical in recognizing nursing as a respected and necessary profession in medicine.

New York: Samuel French, 1878. Wraps. Very Good. 12mo. 25 pp. Tan paper wraps printed in black. Spine split but holding sturdy. Creasing to rear lower fore corner. French's American Drama No. LXXX, The Minor Drama. A Comic Piece, In One Act. As Performed in the Various Theatres Throughout the United States. To Which Are Added, Description of the Costume - Cast of the Characters - Entrances and Exits - Relative Positions of the Performers on the Stage, and the Whole of the Stage Business.

Tokyo: Sanno-594. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Unpaginated. [12 pp.] Stapled pictorial wraps. Faint soiling, 3.5 cm chip loss to rear wrapper, creasing to final 2 origami diagrams. Colorfully Illustrated instructions to create 12 origami animals w/ completed examples affixed to each page. Includes unopened packet of craft paper. Text in Japanese.

York, Maine: Volunteer Veteran Firemen's Association, 1957. Limited edition. Wraps. Very Good. 4to. 68 pp. Red paper wraps. Front and rear panel sunned. Interior clean. Limited numbered edition of which this is No. 374. Brief history of the Volunteer Veteran Firemen's Association of York, Maine. Music and Lyrics for 77 songs of the firefighter.

Gottingen: Johann Christian Dieterich, 1798. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 808 pp + [16]. Sixth edition, translated from the original Swedish. Later rebind, in pale blue marbled boards with leather spine label and newer endpapers. Some scuffing to boards, spine heavily rubbed with chipping to head. Hinges tender with slight cracking, small pencil notation to fpd and chip to lower fore corner of ffep. Few bolts remain partially uncut. Some light notations scattered throughout text in red pencil. Faded staining to few leaves and some slight discoloration, otherwise text remains clean. Clipped advert laid in. Binding tight and sturdy. Landmark work on pediatric medicine. "Instructions for Understanding and Treating Childhood Illnesses.

New York: Metropolitan Books, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 293 pp. Yellow and black paper-covered boards in pictorial dust jacket. Ownership signature and embossed stamp of author, R. Tripp Evans to front free endpaper and title page. Otherwise fine. w/ 16 pages of b & w photos. Biography of the socialite, and six times married, glamour girl of the Jazz Age.

Baltimore, MD: Linden Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. Unpaginated. Brown cloth stamped with gilt illustration. Light rubbing to cloth on front board, very faint foxing scattered throughout text. First edition. Book design by Keith Morgan.

London: The Farleigh Press, 1936. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Beige stapled paper wraps w/ navy and red titling. Light soilings to front and rear wrapper, heaviest along spine. Small notation in ink to verso of rear wrapper. Binding sound. Monthly surrealist magazine featuring Six poems by Pablo Picasso. Additional contributions from Salvador Dali, E. E. Cummings, Andre Breton, Dylan Thomas, B. H. Gutteridge, Gavin Ewart, Edgar Foxall, Francis Scarfe, Benjamin Peret, Kenneth Allott, George Barker & Humphrey Jennings.

Paris: Marcus, 1946. Hardcover. Good. Lorioux, Felix. Square 4to. Unpaginated [28 pp]. Illustrated boards. Boards bowed and lightly soiled, discolored from sunning and toning. Partial loss to spine and board exposure at corners. Binding tender with splitting to spine, text block very fragile but holding. Illustrated endpapers. Some soiling to title page, light foxing to prelims. Bright color illustrations by Felix Lorioux showing 11 different species of birds, with accompanying descriptions. Text in French.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company Inc, 1955. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Schwartz, Daniel. 8vo. 566 pp. Rust cloth backed in black, lacking dust jacket. Association copy, inscribed by Ruark in blue ballpoint to ffep: "For Izetta Jewel / No 1- / Rex's favorite gal and a big deal in La Jolla / Sincerely / Robert Ruark." Laid in are 2 typed letters from Ginny (Virginia) Ruark, the author's wife: one addressed to "Rex" is signed in blue ballpoint and dated January 3; apparently sent to accompany a gift of "personally hand-shot little feathered friends." In the note addressed to "June," Ginny sends her apologies for the gift, stating: "I imagine unplucked pheasants are just what you need." News-clipped article by Robert Ruark pasted onto front paste down, recounting a bullfight Ruark attended with Ernest Hemingway. One paragraph of the article, typed in bold, states: "I am writing this piece for Rex Smith of American Airlines, who was supposed to come over with us this year, the bum, and who… Read More

Phoenix, AZ: Phil & Silverio, Inc, 1990. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. 116 pp. Grey cloth with pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket very faintly discolored at edges, DJ spine ends gently pushed. Book is in like new condition, with clean crisp text block and bright colorful photos throughout. Inscribed in black ballpoint on title page.

Philadelphia: J. Maxwell, 1827. First Edition. Binder's Copy. Poor. The Philosophy of The Human Voice: Embracing Its Physiological History; Together With a System of Principles By Which Criticism In the Art of Elocution May Be Rendered Intelligible, And Instruction, Definite and Comprehensive. To Which Is Added A Brief Analysis of Song and Recitative. 8vo. [i-iii]iv-viii, 586 pp. [6]. Lacking original wrappers, spine remnants remain. Previous owner's ink inscription to title page ("M.W. Holcomb from cousin J.H. Holcomb 1863"). Title page detached but present, rest of text tightly bound. Heavy soiling, chipping, and wrinkling to text block, some scattered foxing. All text remains readable. Contents include chapters on vocal sound and pitch, accent and cadence, ranting, guttural emphasis, pause and monotony, intonation of interrogative sentences, and melody of speech.

New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1978. First Edition. Burgundy Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 226 pp. [2] Burgundy cloth over boards, in unclipped pictorial dustjacket. First edition. Light chipping along dj edges, heaviest at spine ends. Interior clean and tight. Russ takes the characters and settings of Suzette Hayden Elgin's short story, "For the Sake of Grace" to create a completely different story of her own.