Search Results: Authors starting with R from Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books

Berkeley, CA: Black Lizard Books, 1988. Paperback. A fine and bright unread copy.

New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1970. First edition, first printing . Paperback. Jack Gaughan and Kelly Freas. Ace Double book number 24100. Cover price 75¢. Cover art by Jack Gaughan and Kelly Freas. Light toning to the pages. A near fine unread copy.

Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University, 1967. Folded map. Prepared for the conference on Geologic Problems of the San Andreas Fault System, September 14-16, 1967. A self guided field trip with stops along the the way with wrottem explanations. A near fine large folded map.

New York: Arno Press, 1979. Arno edition, first printing . Hardcover. Volume in the Arno Press collection. Copy of a thesis submitted for a graduate degree at Brown University in 1936. Bound in brown leather with printing in gilt. A fine copy, issued without dust jacket.

Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1979. Soft cover. 22 pages with maps, tables, graphs and references. Bound in original tan stiff paper covers printed in dark brown. A near fine, bright copy.

Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1979. Soft cover. 22 pages with maps, tables, graphs and references. Bound in original tan stiff paper covers printed in dark brown. A near fine, bright copy.

Houston, TX: Houston Geological Society, 1971. Soft cover. Presents four papers on petroleum and pressure plus bibliography. 92 pages with numerous charts and graphs. Stamp of geologist, petrologist Roger G. Hubbell on the front cover and the title page. Bound in original red textured stiff paper printed in black. A fine and bright copy.

Pennsylvania Steel Co./Maryland Steel Co., 1915. First edition, first printing . Soft cover. The development of the steel rail from its wood origins. 54 pages with rail illustrations and cross section diagrams, plus one page of ads and one page of regional offices in the rear. An exceptionally fine copy, the original difficult to find in any condition.

Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905. First edition . Hardcover. 734 pages with a multitude of steam locomotive diagrams and various parts, many as foldouts. The static testing of eight steam locomotives at the exposition. Features statistics of the physical characteristics of each locomotive plus analysis of its operation. Highly illustrated with diagrams, tables and charts. Bound in original dark brown half leather over finely pebbled cloth boards. Spine ends and cover corners professionally repaired. "Public Service Commission of Oregon" stamps on endpapers and title page. A very good plus, handsome copy.

Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905. First edition . Hardcover. 734 pages with a multitude of steam locomotive diagrams and various parts, many as foldouts. The static testing of eight steam locomotives at the exposition. Features statistics of the physical characteristics of each locomotive plus analysis of its operation. Highly illustrated with diagrams, tables and charts. Professionally rebacked with maroon title labels, lettering printed in gilt laid on. A very good copy.

Rock Island Railroad/Wabash Railroad, 1936. Menu. Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign train luncheon menu bound with twisted red, white and blue silk cord. Cover emblazoned with color United States and Presidential flags on the front. A fine and bright copy.

Pennsylvania Railroad, 1936. Menu. Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign train breakfast menu bound with twisted golden silk cord. A fine and bright copy.

Pennsylvania Railroad, 1937. Menu. Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign train luncheon menu bound with twisted golden silk cord. A fine and bright copy.

Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1990. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Introductions by Jean Rogers and Carol Forman. The biographies of forty-six heroines with their filmographies. 523 pages with photographs, honorable mentions, references and index. A fine copy, issued without dust jacket.

Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1961. Soft cover. Analysis of a program of sampling and measuring precipitation and melt water to determin water quality and suspended-sediment concentration, July-August 1958, and interprtation and summary of available data. 14 pages map, tables, graphs, and references. Bound in original gray stiff paper covers printed in black. Library markings on the front cover. No other library markings, plates or pockets were ever present. A near fine copy.

Tallahassee, FL: Southeastern Geological Society, 1945. Soft cover. Very Good. 93 pages with large foldout of generalized columnar section of southwest Florida plus large folded color USGS geologic map of Florida dated 1945, and large folded route map for the field trip. Both maps appear unused and as new. The book is bound in original tan thick paper covers with cloth back-strip. Name of entomologist T.H. Hubbell on the first page. A very good copy.

Atlanta, GA: Overlook Connection, 1992. Soft cover. 12 page booklet promoting the book of the same title. Laid in are two color photographs of final production of wooden case and book. Shaped like a coffin. Very fine and bright.

Arlington Hts, IL: Dark Harvest, 1991. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Roger Gerberding. Number 77 of 500 numbered copies signed by all thirty-two contributors of the original stories; Dean Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, Dan Simmons, Edward Bryant, Joe Lansdale, Ed Bryant, Al Sarrantonio, and many others. Publisher's promotional sheet laid in. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket within a fine example of the publisher's slipcase.

Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First edition. first printing . Soft cover. Fine. A fine copy.

Peoria, IL: R. Howard Courtney, 1974. Soft cover. Fine. 48 pages with dates of cover issues, launches, sites and values. Also, a few cover illustrations. A few of the dates are circled. A fine copy.