Search Results: Authors starting with R from Borg Antiquarian

New York: Pantheon Books, 2003. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, tan quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over ochre boards, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with oval inset painting of a pair of waxwings;. Jonathan Raban (born 1942) is a British travel writer, critic, and novelist. He has received several awards, such as the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Royal Society of Literature's Heinemann Awardn 2003, and his novel Waxwings--set in hi-tek Seattle- was long listed for the Man Booker Prize.<br/><br/>SUPERIOR overall condition: Tight, bright, clean copy with minimal wear to its bright, clean, dust jacket (unclipped) with traces of wear. No previous owner or remainder marks.

London: The Navarre Society, 1954. Third Impression of 1948 Edition. Cloth. Very Good/None. W. Heath Robinson. Thick 8vo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4" x 1 3/4"), red cloth with gold lettering on spine; illustrated with B&W frontispiece, 53 full-page sketches, and many in-text vignettes by W. Heath Robinson; xviii + 332 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 1 oz. François Rabelais (c.1494 - 1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, monk, and Greek scholar. He has been celebrated as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. <br/> <br/> Gargantua depicts a young giant who is rescued from a deplorable education instituted by his father, old women, and dotty professors. Overcoming most obstacles, he becomes a cultivated and most-Christian knight, though his actions satirize chivalric ideals. In Pantagruel, the son of Gargantua, Rabelais further parodied chivalry and satirized major institutions such… Read More

New York and London: The Macmillan Company / George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1927. Muirhead Library of Philosophy. Cloth. Acceptable/None. 2 vols. Ex Library, thick 8vos (8 1/2" x 5 5/8" x 4" [for both]), maroon cloth with gold lettering on spines, 684 & 797 pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 13 oz. S[arvepalli] Radhakrishnan (1888 - 1975) was a prominent Indian philosopher, academic, and statesman who served as the first Vice President of India (1952-1962) and the second President of India (1962-1967). He was one of India's most distinguished twentieth-century scholars of comparative religion and philosophy--especially Hinduism.<br/> <br/> Radhakrishnan was a representative of Hinduism, India, and the East to the West. <br/> <br/> The second volume of Indian Philosophy led to Professor Radhakrishnan becoming party to legal action based on charges of plagiarism by the Bengali philosopher Jadunath Sinha--later resolved out of court.<br/> <br/> VERY SCARCE… Read More

New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday, 1996. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. Photographs. SIGNED on half title in ink by the Author, tall and thick 8vo, gray cloth over blue-gray boards, illustrated with 18 pages of B&W photographs on glossy paper, Mylar-protected black dust jacket, xii + 607 pages. SIGNED & in Exceptional Condition of the Russian author's newly documented revelations about Joseph Stalin. "Radzinsky is an author of more than forty popular non-fiction books on historical subjects. Since the 1990s, he has written the series Mysteries of History. The books translated to English include his biographies of Tsars Nicholas II and Alexander II, Rasputin, and Joseph Stalin. His book Stalin: The First In-depth Biography Based on Explosive New Documents from Russia's Secret Archives discusses a number of well known controversies about Joseph Stalin, including the existence of a fuller text of Lenin's Testament, the alleged involvement of… Read More

New York Chicago Toronto: P. F. Volland Company, 1921. Twentieth Edition. Pictorial cloth. Good -. John Rae. 8vo, pictorial cloth with an Indian boy astride a giant eagle, title page illustrated by John Rae plus several full-color full-page plates and a few tailpieces, pictorial endpapers by Rae, not paginated = ~ 90 pages. Gorgeous and evocative Pictures by John Rae plus engaging young-person appropriate fairy tales retold by W. T. Larned. <br /> <br /> John Rae (1882-1963) attended the Art Students League of New York and was a student of Howard Pyle. He wrote and illustrated many children's books, including The New Adventures of Alice, Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice.<br /> <br /> UNCOMMON though Worn copy with edges rubbed and corners bumped. Stain along lower portion of rear cover. The Wonderful Plates By Rae are bright and without doodles. Writing by child once at midbook along lower page margin. Hinge somewhat weakened midbook but holding.

Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry / Japanese Government Railways, 1941. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/None. Folding engraved maps. 12mo, reddish cloth with black lettering on spine and cover, profusely illustrated with folding colored maps, 898 pages. All folding maps present in this Very Rare edition published just as Pearl Harbor was about to take place! Clean and tight binding, spine faded, slight rubbing to extremities.

New York London Toronto Sydney: Atria Books, 2004. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, 8vo, gray quarter cloth with silver spine lettering over charcoal boards, Mylar-protected dust jacket (unclipped) with photo of the intrepid climber, 354 pages. SIGNED by ARON RALSON: the (now) one-armed, intrepid, extraordinarily brave climber! Exceptional Condition!

Philadelphia: AEtna Publishing Company, 1885. Early Edition. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Very Good +. Illustrated. Small 4to, brilliantly gilded, decorated, & blind-stamped pictorial black cloth, illustrated with engraved frontispiece of Napoleon & several wood engravings of Washington, Lafayette, Lee, & others, 525 pages. Superb Scarce edition with bright decorated black cloth & bright steel engravings. Excellent discussions from William Wallace, Napoleon, Washington, Lafayette, and Lee to British soldiers.<br/> <br/> A bit shaken but pages holding and bright; illustrations clear and distinct; frontispiece of Napoleon has tissue guard but considerable offset browning to title page.

New York: Minotaur Books, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. SIGNED and inscribed by Author on the title page; 8vo (8 1/2" x 5 7/8"); black cloth with light blue lettering on spine; archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), ix, [x] + 294 pages. "A hot debut mystery!"--author Maggie Barbieri. A Lola Cruz mystery.<br/><br/>Lola Cruz paid her dues as an intern, and now she's a detective with a black-belt in kung fu hworking for Manny Camacho, a muy caliente former cop with a mysterious ex-wife, a gorgeous girlfriend, and an excessive personal interest in Lola. Her first big case? A missing--and hiding--mother . . .<br/><br/>SUPERIOR CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket with min edgewear.

New York, N.Y.: Amistad / HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, deep purple cloth with copper lettering & silhouette of man dancing on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with colorful montage relating to Black Bottom dancers & Ziggy Johnson, red endpapers, 361 pages + [1] About the Author. EXCEPTIONAL SIGNED COPY: Tight, bright, very clean in comparable dj. No previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Alice Randall (born 1959) is an American author and songwriter. She is perhaps best known for The Wind Done Gone, a reinterpretation of Gone with the Wind.<br /> <br /> In this book, Alice tells untold stories about Black Bottom, the Black Detroit "Motown" neighborhood that once rivaled and eclipsed Harlem as a vital center of Black artistic excellence and economic progress. <br /> <br /> The… Read More

New York Boston London: A Reagan Arthur Book / Little, Brown and Company, 2012. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, black cloth with silver lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) of shadowy woman on street, 388 pages + [2] About the Author. The #1 Bestselling mystery writer in the U.K. Ian James Rankin OBE DL FRSE FRSL (born 1960) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. "Britain's finest detective novelist."--Scotland on Sunday. Retired Inspector Rebus opens a cold case about the disappearance of several young women. "It's a tale of sin, redemption, and revenge."--jacket. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy in bright, crisp dj (unclipped).

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 2013. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, tall 8vo, blue boards with dayglow crimson lettering, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) of streetlamp, 389 pages + [2] About the Author. Ian James Rankin, OBE DL FRSE FRSL (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.--Wikipedia EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! SIGNED by the Author on the title page with a Happy Face added!

Boston New York London: Little, Brown and Company, 2002. First U.S. Edition. Boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, black vertically-ribbed textured boards, Mylar-protected blurred photographic dust jacket, [x] + 436 pages. The #1 Bestselling mystery writer in the U.K. Inspector Rebus tracks down the murderer of an Edinburgh art dealer. "Britain's finest detective novelist."--Scotland on Sunday. Exceptional Condition!

New York: Pantheon Books, 2013. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. Tall 8vo, black cloth over red boards, Mylar-protected dust jacket with portrait of Josephus, xxvi + 336 + [4] pages. Pristine copy. "Alternately hailed as the grand chronicler of the Jewish war with the Romans and reviled as a traitorous propagandist for the Roman emperor, the Jewish historian Josephus captured compellingly in his two major works--The Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities--both the glory and despair of first-century Judaism. With the verve of a good storyteller, novelist and biographer Raphael recreates Josephus' life and chaotic times: rapid changes in imperial leadership, with corresponding changes in Rome"s treatment of the Jews in Judea. After a period of travel in Rome, Josephus became the provincial governor in Galilee. According to his own account in The Jewish War, he tried to mediate a truce with the Romans as they marched into Jerusalem to destroy it, but landing in the… Read More

New York: Walker and Company, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED PRESENTATION Copy by the Author, 8vo, black cloth with day-glow red spine lettering, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket by John Martinez, [xii} + 276 pages. A Nick Hoffman Mystery. Exceptional Condition!

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED by the Author on the front free endpaper, 8vo, protective clear archival film sleeve over dust jacket (unclipped), red endpapers, 223 pages + [1] About the Author. Generally SUPERIOR CONDITION: slight rubbing, a touch of soil, and some abraisions along the edges of the dust jacket (unclipped) and the head and foot of the spine. Santha Rama Rau (1923 - 2009) was an Indian-born American journalist and novelist. Her paternal family was highly distinguished: physicians, businessmen, members of Parliament. When India became independent, her father became ambasador to Japan. Building on this rich background, Rama Rau adapted the novel A Passage to India for the theater, with author E. M. Forster's approval. She was wrote a series of highly informed travelogues and novels: Home to India, East of Home, This is India, Remember the House (a novel), My Russian Journey, GIFTS OF PASSAGE (her… Read More

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Inc, 1952. First American Edition: Fourth Impression. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Tall 8vo, tan buckram with red paper label, illustrated with 24 B&W photographic plates, 45 illustrations, & 12 maps, dust jacket (unclipped), xv + 454 pages. 2 lbs. 8 oz. = Extra postage possible. Overall a nice copy of this important study on India; binding tight & pages bright; dj VG+/NF, though a trifle worn at extremities but complete.

New York: Spoken Arts #728 / Captol Records, N.D.. First Edition. Record Album. Very Good +/Good. Square 4to LP [12"], white album sleeve with B&W illustration of Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig dancing, vinyl record (recording on both sides), 33 1/3 microgroove, sound recording. The album cover has wear and slight staining to its right edge, but the recording is very clear. An excellent dramatic recording. Great Artists Series. The original Capital records paper sleeve has cleanly separated on its right & bottom sides. Slight staining to edges of cover. ASIN #B00IO289TO.

New York: Random House, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Near Fine. Photos. INSCRIBED "Best Wishes" and SIGNEDi by Nancy Reagan on front free endpaper, 8vo, red quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over matching red boards with "N / R" stamped in gold on front cover, illustrated with glossy color and BW photos, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with lovely colored photo of Nancy Reagan, xiv + 384 pages. SUPERIOR SIGNED COPY! Tight, bright, clean in comparable unclipped dust jacket with minute edgewear. Folded price sticker from the Reagan Presidential Library laid in. No previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; 1921 - 2016) was an American film actress and the gracious First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the second wife of president Ronald Reagan. As First Lady, Mrs. Reagan generally had a strong influence on her husband and… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a yellow and red car racing by M. Ormerod, 273 pages. Philip Reed is a former Night Police Reporter in Chicago; playwrite, novelist, and automotive expert who writes a syndicated column. Another noteworthy book by Reed is Bird Dog. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects. No remainder markings.