Search Results: Titles starting with R from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Corners nudged, edges mildly worn with small bump on fore edge of back cover. Pencil notations to front paste-down endpaper. Age-tanned. Illustrated. 9.25 x 7". 140 pp. No markings to text. Tight. Stories of an adventurous dog named Rab.

Chicago: M.A. Donohue, 1930. First Thus. HARDCOVER. GOOD PLUS. Chicago, IL: M. A. Donohue, 1930. 9 x 6 inches: pp. 96.Hardback (8vo) Black illustrated paper-covered boards with black type; stunning color illustrations throughout. Binding solid. Interior clean, unmarked, some moisture wrinkling on bottom edge of pages. Small closed tear at bottom corner of half title page near spine. Name and initials written inside front cover. Covers bright, edgeworn; rubbed, scratched. M.A. Donohue reprinted nearly every P.F. Volland Johnny Gruelle title.

New York: The Junior Literary Guild and Robert M McBride & Company, 1936. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Laune, Paul. New York: The Junior Literary Guild and Robert M McBride & Company, 1936. First edition. 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches: pp. 374. Brown and white illustrated paper dust jacket with white and black type. Orange cloth boards with red type on spine and red illustration on front board. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Dust jacket price clipped, small tear in middle of DJ spine with a hole roughly 1/4 inch in diameter, another hole roughly the same size on front board. Closed tear from top of DJ, about 2 inches, beside tear a small chip of the DJ is missing measuring approximately 1 1/2 inches by 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch. Other minor wear to edge of DJ, sun fading on spine. Book itself is in very good condition, bound in orange boards, containing pictorial endpapers. Tightly bound, corners mildly nudged, and a small tear to middle of spine (same location as hole on DJ). Text unmarked.… Read More

Shakarpur, Delhi INDIA: Gola Publishers. 1st Edition. Good. Shakarpur, Delhi, India: Gola Publishers, no copyright date. First edition. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. [10], 86. Green card cover with white type and diagram on front panel. A bit of shelf wear, toning and several small, closed tears on upper edge of pages, particularly on pp. 36-45 - no text is affected. Book store stamp inside front cover. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Overall solid copy of this very elusive and early title by Dr. Gola. Dr. Gola, a naturopath by profession, is also an expert at the initiation of mantras, and one of the founders of the Astrological Teaching Academy, the courses of which are conducted under the auspices and supervision of the Astro Science Research Organisation.

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1977. First edition. 8 x 6 inches: pp. 72. Brown and white llustrated wraps with black and white type. Interior clean and bright in sound binding. Cover has edge wear and a small ding at bottom of spine, General wear along the spine, and some scratches or light flecking to front wrap. Rear wrap has tiny tear at bottom.

Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1970. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 199. White and blue lettering to red dustjacket. Gilt lettering to red, cloth-covered boards. With index, maps to endpapers. A bit musty. Rubbing, edge wear to extremities of dust jacket. Rear board has a slight curve, does not lay flat.Text is unmarked. Binding tight. A dramatic and incisive account by the first American to record his experiences as a guerrilla fighter during the Cuban Revolution and to analyze the Castro victory firsthand.

Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky Press, 1986. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, 1986. First edition. 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches: pp. xii, 306. Grey dust jacket, with red black and white titles and author photo. Bound in black boards with white lettering to spine. Light shelf and handling wear, minor rubbing to top of dust jacket. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. "In a highly original interpretation, Ramage portrays Morgan as a revolutionary guerilla chief" (Taken from front flap of DJ). Map endpapers of Kentucky and Tennessee.

Mejico, D. F.: Editorial A. P. Marquez, 1940. Paperback. Good. Mejico,D.F.: Editorial A. P. Marquez, 1940. Segunda Edicion. 9 1/4 X 7 inches: pp. 283. Tan paper cover with redand black type. SECOND EDITION. IN SPANISH. BOOK 2 ONLY. Glassine jacket chipped and fragile. Untrimmed pages. Cover is semi-detached from text block. No markings. Solid overall. Sayings and Proverbs and Mexican Dictionary.

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1904. Paperback. Fair. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1904. 9 x 6 inches: pp. 325. Numerous photos. Lacks map. Note condition: Lacks cover, partial printer's wraps spine with handwritten title. Some light foxing. Interior good, clean, unmarked. Binding solid. Reading copy only. 58th Congress, Second Session. Document Number 155.

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1893. Paperback. Good Plus. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1893. 9 x 6 inches: pp. 39 pages. Tan wraps with black type. Four plates, text drawings. One large foldout map. 52nd Congress, 2d Session. Misc. Document No. 23. Spine reinforced with library tape, small chips along outer spine. Text clean, binding strong.

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1879. Hardcover. Good. Washington,DC: Government Printing Office,1879. 9 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. [4],163, [4]. Black cloth boards with etched borders on front and back spine. Foldout map, illustrations. Hinges started. Spine titles worn, small chip at top and bottom of spine. Some toning. Text clean, unmarked, good. 45th Congress, 3rd Session. Executive Document Number 59. Morris was Special Agent of The Treasury Department.

Chicago: M.A. Donohue and Co, 1872. Leather_bound. Good +. Chicago: M. A. Donohue and Co., 1872. 7 1/2 x 5 inches: pp. 337. Full red padded embossed leather with gold gilt titles on spine and gilt last name on front board. All edges gilt. Frontis illustration of Browning with tissue guard. Decorated title page with title and publisher in red. Small chip at top of spine and very small chip at bottom of spine hinge. Some edge wear rubbing. Previous owner's name and date [1903] on endpaper. Text clean, unmarked and bright. Nice copy.

London, England: Macdonald & Jane's, 1979. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Hardcover. Good/Good. London: Macdonald & Jane's, 1979. First edition. 9 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xiv, 266. White photographic paper dust jacket with avocado and black type. Brown cloth boards with black type. With index, maps and photographs.. Foreword by Lt. Gen. E.B. Roberts. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Dust jacket has edge wear, light creasing, light soiling and some minor chipping on spine edges. Price clipped on inner flap.Boards display some occasional spotting to edges and several corners very lightly nudged. Foxing on page edges. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. The author was Rommel's naval adviser and in the months before the Normandy invasion, accompanied Rommel on his tours of the French coast. "...After the Allied landing Rommel fought against the corruption, petty ambitions, and jealousies of the high command. Implicated in the assassination attempty aganst Hitler, Rommel was secretly murdered, then given the mockery… Read More

San Jose, CA: Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC, 1975. Hardcover. Good/Good. San Jose, CA: Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC, 1975. 12th edition. 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 342, (26). Lime green paper dust jacket with dark green lettering and Rosicrucian symbol. Black boards with gold gilt type and borders on front cover and spine. With index and 24 page catalog of books available in the Rosicrucian Library. Dust jacket has toning, creasing, chipping, a few tears. Some titles listed on the back panel have red pen markings next to certain titles. Some rubbing at board edges and corners. Numerical notes inside front cover. Some pencil markings in first sixty pages and in the catalog pages in the back. Binding is solid, tight.