Search Results: Titles starting with R from Midnight Books

Victor Huntington Howland, 1955. Softcover. Very Good. RAVE: "The Magazine That's Not For Idiots" as stated in the title page. Mid-20th century gossip digest magazine. Issue features Judy Garland, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Gina Lollabrigida, Marion Davies, Jack Webb, Marilyn Monroe and much more. Entertaining and often outrageous unadulterated letters to and responses from the Editor. Scarce. Tight, clean copy with light shelf wear. Moderate age-toning to internals. Unmarked front to back. 7 3/4" x 5 1/4". 130 pp. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Victor Huntington Howland, 1954. Softcover. Good. RAVE: "The Magazine That's Not For Idiots" as stated in the title page. Mid-20th century gossip digest magazine. Issue features Audrey Hepburn, Kirk Douglas, John Barrymore, article on search for a cover girl for this issue, and much more. Entertaining and often outrageous unadulterated letters to and responses from the Editor. Scarce. Tight, clean copy with light shelf wear. Small pinholes in several margins not affecting text. Moderate age-toning to internals. Unmarked front to back. 7 3/4" x 5 1/4". 130 pp. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

RR Auction, 2017. Softcover. Like New. RR Auction Catalog, Fine Autographs & Artifacts Featuring The Second World War, August 9, 2017. This catalog covers a wide variety of rare and remarkable items. The cover features Lot 56, a color poster rendering of the iconic image of the Iwo Jima flag raising. Over 50 pages dedicated to WWII letters, manuscripts, photos and artifacts. The Music section includes a letter written by John Lennon to ex-wife Cynthia Lennon in which he presents his side of their failed marriage. The 55th anniversary of the passing of Marilyn Monroe is featured in several pages, with many lots devoted to Marilyn Monroe. See Table of Contents photo for main auction segments. 11' x 8 1/2/". 194 pp. Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

RR Auction, 2017. Softcover. Like New. RR Auction Catalog, the 500th sale since 1976, May 10, 2017. This catalog covers a wide variety of rare and remarkable items. As depicted on the cover, auction items include Henry VIII document connected to Anne Boleyn's treason, Marilyn Monroe, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Audrey Hepburn, Babe Ruth, Igor Stravinsky and William McKinley. See Table of Contents photo for main auction segments. Presidents and First Ladies includes letters, manuscripts, photos and memorabilia from George Washington through Barack Obama. Aviation and space exploration lots include Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Christa McAuliffe, Apollo 11, 13, 15, Challenger and more. The music lots include The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, and more. Several lots are devoted to Marilyn Monroe, with photos of her trip to Florida with Joe DiMaggio. Lots include members of the royalty, sports figures, movie stars and the Olympics. 11' x 8 1/2/". 178… Read More

McRacebk Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. 11x8x1. Legendary Western NASCAR driver Jack McCoy's massive, photo-illustrated history of Western auto racing. Signed in blue ink by Jack McCoy on front pastedown. McCoy won a record 54 races in the 1960's and 1970's in NASCAR's regional series, known at various times as Grand National West, Winston West and Pacific Coast Late Model Series. He finished first in the final standings in 1966 and 1973 and second four times. Full index. 550 pp. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Radio Daily Corporation, 1957. 20th. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Massive 1957 Radio Annual Television Yearbook featuring notables from the Golden Age of Television. Over a thousand pages of radio and TV resources. Many articles, hundreds of photos of celebrities, station rosters, ad agencies, agents and much more. Beautifully bound in gold cloth with raised lettering to front and back panels. Original publication. Not a reprint. 1360 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Caldwell-Clements, Inc. , 1950. Hardcover. Good. Radio and Television Retailing: Bound Magazines. Six issues: January 1950 - June 1950. Important trade publication for television, radio, appliances and more at the dawn of the golden age of television. With sales exploding at mid-century, technical advances and innovations came hot and heavy, and Radio and Television Retailing chronicled them, reviewed new products in every issue, published technical and marketing articles, industry data and forecasts, advertiser lists, extensive retail locations directories and more. Includes thousands of illustrated ads representing a virtual who's who of mid-century manufacturers of televisions, AM, FM, car and battery operated portable radios, record players, consoles, parts (some obscure, e.g., television screen magnifiers), servicing tools and equipment, antennas, television and radio stars, solid mahogany cabinetry (in its heyday) and more. Notably, televisions, FM broadcasting, portable radios and 45 rpm… Read More

M.A. Donohue & Company, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x0. Early 1930's M. A. Donohue printing of Johnny Gruelle's Raggedy Ann in Cookie Land. "MCMXXXI" to copyright page. Preceded by the P. F. Volland first edition. Includes scarce dust jacket. 95 pp. 9 1/8" x 6 1/8". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Unusually bright colors to front and back panels and internals. Dust jacket with light chipping and two closed tears to head of spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Nation Ski Patrol Association, Inc, No Date. Softcover. Good. NSPA Ram Penetrometer guide. How to build one. How to use one for predicting a delayed action avalanche slide common to high alpine regions. Illustrated with drawings and charts. Rare. 19 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and ownership name to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Rave Publishing Corp, 1954. Softcover. Very Good. April, 1954 issue of Rave Magazine featuring a cover photo of mid-century pin-up model, sometime film and TV actress and ultimately tragic figure June McCall - an iconic example of Hollywood's early exploitation of beautiful women. +At 17, McCall was a Vargas Girl, later the focus of over 300 cheesecake cover photos sometimes snapped by legendary photographers such as Andre de Dienes, Bernard of Hollywood, Earl Moran, Tom Kelley, et al, occasional B movie actress (notably in the SF camp classic Queen of Outer Space), frequent TV guest and chronic alcoholic, getting outrageously drunk at her first wedding and continuing to drink heavily throughout her short life, ultimately dying at the age of 55 from alcoholic liver disease in a Van Nuys, California hospital. Generally, McCall passed up few opportunities to put herself into the position of being seen. By her own admission, she said, "I want to be a great actress. That's why I'll pose… Read More

Pioneer Book Publishers, Inc, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Massive, detailed history of Reagan County, Texas. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, hundreds of family histories and much more. Densely illustrated with historical photos. Scarce. 276 pp. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Warner Books, 1980. Hardcover. Like New. 8x6x1. Collectible first edition, first printing of 37th President of the United States The Real War. First printing statement and full number line to copyright page. Inscribed and signed by Nixon on bookplate mounted on half title page to daughter of former US Senator Robert Burren Morgan thus: "Richard Nixon | for | Margaret Morgan." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. Also includes handwritten laid-in note from attorney Carey Miller to Margaret Morgan, Miller speaking of a recent week spent with Julie and David Eisenhower. See attached images. 341 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Internals unmarked front to back. Dust jacket flawless. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

American Picture Co, 1946. Softcover. Good. ca. WWII compilation of photos of Russian participation in the war. Primarily photos of ships and notably two aerial photos of Vladivostok shortly after the Japanese bombing. 31 different. Scarce. 32 pp. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Tight, staple-bound copy with faint dampstaining to upper margins of preliminary leaves. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Roebuck Springs Garden Club, 1993. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Detailed history of Northeast Jefferson County, Alabama. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, families and much more. Densely illustrated with historical maps and photographs. See attached images for table of contents. Limited printing. 157 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/8". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Crown Publishers, Inc, 1989-03-13. Hardcover. Like New. 8x6x1. Good Deeds author Denise Gess' second novel. Collectible First Edition with full number line and "First Edition" statement to title page verso. Signed in ink by Denise Gess, also dated and inscribed to noted author Robley Wilson on half title page thus: "For Robley, | at the start of | what seems to be a | beautiful friendship. | Love, | Denise | Stonecoast '89." Robley Wilson's copy purchased from his estate. Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Flawless, priced dust jacket in archival sleeve. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Avonne Shani Abnathya-Arnold, 1988. Softcover. Very Good. The author's book of poetry is divided into three parts. Part I, "Prelude to Love," in which the author notes that "loving someone is the most precious gift that one person can give to another. Part II, "Reflexions," includes poems about current world events from a black woman's viewpoint. Part III is entitled "Dedications," with poetry written during the author's teen years, often poignant and soulful. A small and moving book of poetry which encompasses many aspects of being a Black woman. Limited printing. 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". 66 pp. Tight, clean copy with light shelf wear. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Commune de Venezia, 1967. Softcover. Good. ca. mid-century Venice-based Grand Canal 2-man gondolini regatta program. Includes regatta history and half-page photographs of ten competing teams with brief biographies. Text in Spanish, English, Italian and German. Scarce. 12 pp. 9" x 6 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and faint center fold. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Carben Surveying Reprints, 1990. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Carben Surveying Reprints' facsimile edition of an original 1883 pamphlet entitled Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners and later expanded and revised six times, resulting in seven circulars, the last revised in 1974. All seven circulars present in this volume. Illustrated with maps and drawings. Scarce. Paginated in sections. Approximately several hundred pages in all. 9 1/4" x 6 1/8". Tight, clean copy with scattered yellow highlighting. Extremities crisp. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Department of the Army, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. Compilation of ca. 1966 names and addresses of retired army officers residing within the Third United States Army Area, Fort McPherson, Georgia. Numerous WWII veterans represented with addresses. 166 pp. 10 1/4" x 8". Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Revista de Ciencias, 1949. Softcover. Very Good. 1949 issue of Revista de Ciencias featuring a study of Laplace transforms by noted mathematician D. G. Bourgin. Text in English. Scarce. 46 pp. 9 1/2" x 7". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and discoloration to cover. Photographs of or additional information about this book are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.