Search Results: Authors starting with R from A. Parker's Books, Inc.

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1892. One of an edition limited to 1,000 copies, this being # 155. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Louis Chalon. London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1892. Translated from the French by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Anthony Motteaux with an introduction by Anatole de Montaiglon. 2 vols. One of an edition limited to 1,000 copies, this being # 155. Numerous b/w illustrations. Illustrated by Louis Chalon. 341; 455 pp. Hardcover. 4to. 3/4 dark green morocco over green cloth. 5 raised bands to spine, with gilt lettering and gilt decorative devices in compartments. Top edges gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Extremities lightly scuffed; else, a gorgeous set. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

Basel: Karger, 1994. 60 figures, 6 color plates and 27 tables. 264 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo size. Aquamarine paper covered boards. Extremities and front board bumped and lightly worn; endpapers very lightly foxed and soiled. Internally bright and clean. Very good/No dust jacket.

Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot, Nd. THIRD EDITION. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Cent Planches en Couleurs... Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot, Nd. 2 vols. THIRD EDITION. Copious full color plates. Unpaginated. Text in French. Hardcover. Folio. Dark green cloth boards with ties. Bound portfolio style with loose plates; some text pages unopened; light wear and soil to boards; 100 of 100 plates in volume 1, 119 of 120 plates in volume 2. Still, an amazing work produced with the utmost care. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

Paris: Firmin Didot Freres, c.1870. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Paris: Firmin Didot Freres, c.1870. 100 chromolithograph, some highlighted with gold and silver. 60 + (100 plts, each with accompanying text) pp. Text in French. Hardcover. Elephant folio. Brown Full, elaborately blind-stamped and gilt-lettered morocco. All edges gilt. Ex-lib, as indicated by bookplate, perforated stamp at top fore-corner of title-page and small ink stamps on the backs of a number of plates. Overall, ex-lib status very unobtrusive, and a nice copy. Very good+/No dust jacket. (Insurance required to ship this item).

London: William Heinemann, [ 1913 ]. First trade edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good-. Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann (1913). First trade edition. Numerous b/w and full color illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Hardcover. 160 pp. Small 8vo. Dark sage-green illustrated cloth. Top edge dyed black. Head and heel bumped; light toning to endpapers. Larhe chip to head of dustjacket, smaller chip to heel, and even smaller chips to bottomk corners; ovrall wear and soil to dustjacket, with closed tears. Interior quite sound, with lovely illustrations. Very good+/Very good-. (Insurance required to ship this item.)

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1797. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1797. 3 vols. Second edition. 380; 360; 444 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Original brown calf, rebacked in brown morocco after original with gilt bands and black labels. Some minor wear to bindings. Boards scuffed. Bookplate, unattractive former ownerÕs inscription and mark-through in ink to title pages. Very good/No dust jacket. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

New York: Charles ScribnerÕs Sons Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. New York: Charles ScribnerÕs Sons Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994. Foreword by Nicholas Pileggi. First edition. Numerous b/w photographs. 372 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Orange with black spine cloth backed, paper covered boards. Silver lettering to spine. Cover shelf worn with bumped corners and spine; d.j. chipped at corner and head of spine; edges, end papers and pages clean, binding firm. Typical markings from previous owner. Very good/Very good.

Washington, D.C.: Center for Military History, 2000. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. The Origins of Modern U.S. Army Aviation in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Center for Military History, 2000. Signed and inscribed by the author to fellow historian David Trask, ÒTo Dr. David Trask, / With many thanks for / your support and guidance / over the years / Edgar F. Raines, Jr. / 7 December 2000Ó. Full color frontispiece, numerous b/w photographs. 372 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. Maroon cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and decoration to front board. Light crease to spine near head; corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Interior very clean and bright with original promotional card laid in. Very good+/No dust jacket.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, (ca.1894). First edition. Softcover. Very good. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, (ca.1894). First edition. Cover, frontispiece, and title-page are chromolithographs, other illustrations b/w.. Softcover. Oblong 8vo (20.5cm). Light gray paper wrappers. (Donovan and Murdoch 3780). Slight rubbing and soiling to wrappers and very light foxing to half-title, else a very good copy of this scarce and fragile piece. Very good/.

Mylapore, Madras: Ramakrishna Mission, 1908. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Mylapore, Madras: Ramakrishna Mission, 1908. Introduction by the editor. 164 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Red cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Spine sunned, head and heel partially worn through. Light scuffing to boards. Light edge wear, but corners worn through. Photograph and small owner sticker behind front board. Some foxing to endpages. Pages untrimmed and lightly toned. A good solid copy, but shows some wear. Very good-/No dust jacket.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986. 32 b/w illustrations and charts. 471 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Silver lettering to spine and front board, silver illustration to front board. Head and heel lightly bumped; otherwise, a nice and very clean copy in great condition. Very good+/No dust jacket.

Cambridge, UK: Oleander Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Cambridge, UK: Oleander Press, 1979. Numerous b/w illustrations, including frontisportrait and maps. 243 + pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Black paper covered boards. Former bookseller label to fron pastedown. Else, a very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+.

New York, NY: Otto Penzler Books, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. New York, NY: Otto Penzler Books, 1990. First edition. 210 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black cloth backed, blue-green paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Bumped and rubbed at head, heel and corners; else, no other noticeable damage or flaws; interior clean, bright and tight. Dustjacket lightly bumped at head and heel; very small closed tear to top-right corner of front sleeve. Very nice copy. Very good/Very good.

Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1875. Good/No dust jacket. A Narrative of Missionary Labor. Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1875. xiv, 214 pp. . 12mo. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Decorative embossing to front and back boards. Pebbled texture. Head and heel partially worn through. Some gilt on spine worn off. Moderate edge wear and scuffing. Corners worn through. Owner inscription on front and back endpages. Small stain on edge of free front endpages. Interior pages clean and bright, but show occasional foxing. A good copy overall, but cover shows wear. Good/No dust jacket.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good-. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1966. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. Numerous b/w photographs, illustrations and maps. 382 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Black cloth. Head, heel and corners bumped; preliminaries foxed. DJ edgeworn, with closed tears and creases. Interior clean, tight and bright. Very good+/Very good-. [Inscription reads] To - George Tomberlin / With my best personal regards, / Jim Ransom (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

Besancon, France: Turbergue, 1863. Third edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Besancon, France: Turbergue, 1863. Third edition. 8 b/w plates plus one large fold-out plate. 263, 16 [cat], 36 [cat] pp. Text in French. Hardcover. 12mo. Red 3/4 leather over marbled paper covered boards. marbled endpapers; all edges marbled. Covers lightly worn, interior clean and tight. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued.

(Washington, D.C.): Pantheon Books, 1947. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Bollingen Series VIII. (Washington, D.C.): Pantheon Books, 1947. Translation by Norbert Guterman. Numerous b/w examples. 160+ plates pp. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Extremities lightly to moderately bumped and rubbed; bottom edge slightly worn. Pressure points worn; corners splayed. Spine slightly cocked. Boards lightly surface scuffed with few, mild scattered stains. Edges and pages yellowed with light scattered foxing extending only along page edges. Else, interior bright, binding tight. Very good-/No dust jacket.

Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. History of the 101st Airborne Division. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky, 1972. Reprint. Numerous b/w illustrations. 829 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey paper covered boards. Head and heel bumped; top edge lightly foxed. Else, a nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+.

New York: G.P. PutnamÕs Sons, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. New York: G.P. PutnamÕs Sons, 1927. First edition. 64 illustrations and 4 maps. 388 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Bumped and rubbed to head, heel and corners; lightly edgeworn; gutter cracked; previous ownerÕs stamp to front free endpaper; pages lightly toned; else, no other noticeable damage or flaws. Nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1939. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. Impressions in Northern and Southern Greece with a car, a kettle and camera. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1939. Numerous b/w photographic illustrations including a frontispiece by the author and Noel McGrigor Phillips and musical notations. 224 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board, map on endpapers. Head and heel bumped and worn with small tears to heel and larger tears and fraying to head; rear backstrip worn, torn and delicate; corners worn; spine and perrimeter of boards faded. Interior toned, but still sound. Good+/No dust jacket.