Search Results: Authors starting with R from Leonard Shoup

USA: USA: Beacon Signal, 1962, 1st Edition, First Printing, Canadian Imprint , 1962. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---paperback, a solid Good example, looks quite nice overall but there is a wee bit of loss at the rear lower corner tip, light wear and rubbing age toning to paper, Canadian imprint which is virtually identical to the US issue, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---AVAILABLE. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 4.25w x 7h Inches.

Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 2016, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2016. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing, no dustjacket as issued, 478 pages, colour photos throughout, ---"Daphna Rabinovitch has been an enthusiastic baker from her childhood right through to a distinguished career as a pastry chef. In The Baker in Me she brings years of experience and a keen eye for details to a comprehensive guide that lets home bakers take charge of their kitchen. Science-based and technically sound, Daphna provides a nonetheless warm and approachable guide to baking better than ever. ---In this book Daphna provides you with the information on how the baking processes work. Take, for example, the ever popular chocolate chip cookie. Daphna explains how to make the cookies soft, chewy, or crispy, whatever you prefer, by varying the ingredients, the way you prepare the dough and how you cook them. ---With… Read More

Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: No Publisher / Geo. H Raley / Self Published, 1948, 1st Edition, Later Printing (or 6th Edition, 1st Printing ), 1948. ------------( later printing of the First Edition ) ---softcover, pamphlet, a Very Good or better example, signed without inscription by the author, 24 pages, b&w photos mainly of totems, contents include: Foreword; Shades of the Past in Stanley park; The Thunder Bird Pole; The Dsoo-kwa-dse Pole; Wa-kius or Nan-wa-ka-wie Pole; Nhe-is-bik Pole; Si-sa-kau-las Pole; Ske-dans Pole; The Twin Posts, each section on specific poles includes a b&w photo identifying each of the figures on the pole, a nice little production, ---copyright page states 6th edition but I suspect this is actually a 6th printing of the 1st edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---. Signed (see description). Later… Read More

India: Kerala, South India: Anandashram ( Printed at Sivananda Press, Durban, South Africa ), 1964 (actually 1970's ), 3rd Edition, 1st Printing , 1975. ------------( 1st printing of the 3rd Edition) ---hardcover, a Very Good+ example, ink name on front blank endpaper has been blacked out, a tidy copy overall, in an attractive Good dustjacket with some chips and tears predominately at tips, 189 pages, ---there is a 1964 date at the publisher's foreword but as there is an ISBN in the book this has to be post-1970 (or thereabouts) so I have applied a 1975 date as an approximation, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Good (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 6w x 8.5 Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

London, England: London, UK: Harper Collins / HarperCollins, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2007. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, ---in an attractive Very Good dustjacket, a couple of small marks on front and rear panels, a bit of light rubbing to edges and tips, looks quite nice overall especially with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector, faint crease on spine of jacket (see scan), ---467 pages, illustarted with JRRT drawings and illustrations in pencil, b&w as well as some colour, ---"The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. It has gone on to be one of the most treasured stories of all time, often dismissed as a children's book but enjoyed as much by adults as children. Like its successor, The Lord of the Rings, this is a story that "grew in the telling", and many characters and story threads present in the published text were completely different when Tolkien first read his story aloud to his young… Read More

London, England: London, UK: Little Brown, 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2002. -----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjackt, signed without inscription by rathbone, ---"Dwarfish Charlie Boylan carries a loaded pistol into the House of Commons. A can of worms waiting to be opened, he was a police spy for nearly forty years. He wants a pension and what he knows will get it! Did he, between Waterloo and Wellington's funeral, cause the Peterloo riot to happen? Was it Charlie who fingered the Cato Street Conspirators? Did Shelley really drown by accident? And at the opening of the Great Exhibition was it he who saved the Queen from being blown up? ---With dark undertones in its revelations of the orchestrated state repression that followed the Napoleonic Wars, A Very English Agent drives a horse, well, a donkey and cart, through the early years of the nineteenth century in a rumbustious, funny, sexy, teeming novel, worthy of the times it describes"---, any image… Read More

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Baton Touge, LA: Claitor's Publishing Division, 1987, 1st Edition, First Printing, , 1987. -----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, some VERY tiny nicks and chips at spine tips of jacket, very small puncture to rear panel of jacket and book near sspine fold lower corner (see scan of jacket), --- #140 of an unspecified edition of numbered copies, this copy has been signed and inscribed by JOHN CALVERT " To David Sincerely your friend John Calvert Thanks for helping on the stage 1989", 305 pages, b&w photos throughout, ---"Only a dedicated magic buff could have so thoroughly researched and written a book recounting John Calvert's breath-taking illusions onstage, his incredible daredevil feats, and his many real-life escapes from death. In this compelling narrative and with three hundred photographs, William V. Rauscher describes the magic career that led to record-breaking… Read More

New York: N.Y./New York.: Dell # 121, 1939 (actually 1946 ), 1st Paperback Edition, First Printing ( Canadian Imprint ), 1946. ----------( 1st Printing of the First paperback Edition ) ---paperback, a solid Very Good example, light overall wear and rubbing, small sticker pull near Spine on front cover, a bit of flaking and small nicks to spine, pencil name, a bit of age toning to paper, ---this was Printed in Canada but is identical to the US edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 4.25w x 6.25h Inches.

Erin, Ontario: Canada: Press Porcepic, 1976, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1976. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover,about 9.25 x 12.25 inches, a Near Fine example in a lightly rubbed Near Fine glassine dustjacket, a play with accompanying music, charming illustrations by McToots, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Rudy McToots. 9.25w x 12.25h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, PA: John C Winston, 1951, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1951. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a solid Very Good example with a bit of light wear, a bit of age toning to paper, in a chipped and torn but generally intact attractive Good price clipped dustjacket which is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/Good (see description). Illus. by John Gretzer . 5.75w x 8.5h Inches. Price Clipped Jacket.

Manchester, England: Manchester, Uk: World Distributors / Sydney Pemberton Publisher, 1950, 1st edition, First Printing , 1950. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---softcover, a Good/Fair copy only, age toning to paper, flaking and chips and creasing to spine, covers have old tape in multiple spots, small bits of tape on spine, cover has been reinforced with some glue as there was along detached section along the spine, front panel visually is still quite attractive and bright, a scarce fantasy novel that is technically a sequel to The Whispering Gorilla by Wilcox which was released in 1940, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 4.75w x 7h Inches.

New York, NY: N.Y./ New York: ROC, 1990, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing ( First Canadian Printing ) ( Canadian Imprint ), 1990. -----------( later printing of the First Edition ) ---paperback, a close to Near Fine example but there is a very faint spine crease so a Very Good+ example, a wee bit of light rubbing, a bit of age toning to paper, signed and inscribed "For John SEE YOU IN SOFTWIND! Judith & Gar Reeves-Stevens", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. Signed (see description). Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Gary Ruddell cover Art. 4.25w x 7h Inches.

New York, NY: N.Y, / New York: Doubleday, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1990. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed "For John At least we can agree that Dark Matter exists between the covers of this book. All the best, Gar Reeves-Stevens", likely an unread copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- . Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Fine (see description). Illus. by Don Brautigam Cover Art. 6.25w x 9.5h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.

Vancouver, British Columbia / Toronto, Ontario: Vancouver, BC / Toronto, ON: Douglas & McIntyre / Art Gallery of Ontario ( AGO ), 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1999. ----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, small nick on lower edge of board (really very small), in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---this copy has been signed without inscription by REID and GAGNON, 323 pages, colour and b&w illustrations throughout, ---"Cornelius Krieghoff, born in Amsterdam in 1815 and an immigrant to North America about 1835, is Canada's most famous nineteenth-century artist. The familiarity of his paintings may make it surprising that this book is published on the occasion of the very first retrospective exhibition of his work. We have known Krieghoff best for his affectionate depictions of everyday life among the habitants and First Nations residents of what is now Quebec. This project illuminates his considerable skill and narrative power as a painter,… Read More

British Columbia: Burnaby, BC: Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, 2017, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2017. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --softcover, a Near Fine example, 204 pages, b&w photos throughout, chapters include: Preface; Introduction; Glossary; Terminology; Departures; maps; Road camps and POW Camps ---THE CAMPS: Tashme; Greenwood; Lemon Creek; Slocan -Popoff, Bay farm, Slocan City; New Denver, Rosebery, Harris Ranch; Sandon; Kalso; Self Supporting Camps --- Japanese Cookery in the Internment Camps; East of the Rockies; The Second Forced Uprooting; Left behind; To Foreign Shores; In Memory of those who Died in the Internment Camps; Sources; Echoes, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 11w x 8.5h Inches.

New York, NY: N.Y./ New York: Orchard Books / Scholastic, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2007. -----------( 1st Printing of the First edition ) ---hardcover, about 8.25w x 10.25h inches, a Near Fine example, all pop ups are in working order and overall are pretty much as issued/new, nice large complex pop-ups with every page having 1 or 2 or more smaller hidden pop-ups hidden behind flaps, the very nicest of the pop-ups is the Darth Vader popup which also shows the ghostly face of Anakin Skywalker behind the helmet, and with the VADER popup are 2 samller popups showing Luke and DV with light sabers that actually light up (in green and red OF COURSE !!), a great gift for the Star Wars fan/collector, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Darth Vader Cover Art . 8.25w… Read More

New York, NY: N.Y./ New York: Orchard Books / Scholastic, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2007. -----------( 1st Printing of the First edition ) ---hardcover, about 8.25w x 10.25h inches, a Near Fine example, all pop ups are in working order and overall are pretty much as issued/new, nice large complex pop-ups with every page having 1 or 2 or more smaller hidden pop-ups hidden behind flaps, the very nicest of the pop-ups is the Darth Vader popup which also shows the ghostly face of Anakin Skywalker behind the helmet ( and with the VADER popup are 2 samller popups showing Luke and DV with light sabers( light sabers DO NOT light up any longer ---some corrosion on the battery terminals so that MIGHT be fixable but I have left it as is ), a great gift for the Star Wars fan/collector, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near… Read More

Lakewood, Colorado : Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2011, 1st Centipede and 1st Revised Edition, First Printing, 2011. ----------( !st printing of the First revised Edition ) --- hardcover, about 7 x 11 inches, a Fine example, in a Near Fine/Fine slipcase with a wee bit of very light rubbing, no dustjacket as issued, signed by LIGOTTI and MORRIS, this is #74 of the numbered limited edition of 500, ---contents include: Preface ( new ) by Ligotti; --- Three Scientists - "One Thousand Painful Variations Performed Upon Divers Creatures Undergoing the Treatment of Dr. Moreau, Humanist", "The Excruciating Final Days of Dr. Henry Jekyll, Englishman", "The Agonizing Resurrection of Victor Frankenstein, Citizen of Geneva"; --- Two Immortals ---"The Heart of Count Dracula, Descendant of Attila, Scourge of God", "The Insufferable Salvation of Lawrence Talbot the Wolfman"; --- Leading Men - "The Intolerable Lesson of the Phantom of the Opera",… Read More

Ontario: No Place ( Ontario ): No Publisher / Sheffield United Church, 1987, 1st edition, First Printing , 1987. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) pamphlet, a Near Fine example, 12 pages, b&w photos, a programme for the celebrations which includes a brief history of the church (uncredited), small red check and underlined word on one page, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 6.25w x 9.25h Inches.

England: UK: No Publisher / Ernest Nister - Bodliean Library, No Dates, likely 1990's, Likely 1st Printings but definitely or Reprints of 19th Century Original editions , 1995. ----------3 volumes, each volume is about 2 x 2.5 inches, each with 8 pages plus covers, colour illustrations, found in a small plastic bag with a sticker that states " Bodliean Library", 3 assorted Tiny Books, a definite oddity, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 2w x 2.5h Inches.