Search Results: Titles starting with R from The Parnassus BookShop

U.S.A: Simon & Schuster, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Good Dust Jacket. A story of a conspiracy to destroy the Bill of Rights, of an attempt by the FBI to take over the country. The book is bound in black cloth with silver titles, very clean and unmarked, tight and oslid, square. Yellow and red headbands. Red endpapers. Internals spotless, clean, clear. Pages faintly toned. 383 pages. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 1976, Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, USA

U.S.A: Otto Penzler Books, 1994. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Sydney Adamson. Mass Market Paperback in Good Condition. Illustrations by Sydney Adamson. Bright and clean cover with illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele. Light wear to cover extremities, no creases. Soundly bound with all pages intact. Light Rem Mk. Internals clean, clear, unmarked, no creases. When breaking into Mr. Jenkin's study, Raffles Holmes introduces himself to that ambitious writer as the son of the great Sherlock Holmes and the grandson of the debonair thief A.J. Raffles. A humorous account of his colorful adventures in 1906 in New York. 231 pages. 7 x 4.25 inches. Otto Penzler Books, New York, 1994.

USA: G P Putnam's Sons, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Bound in black half cloth with red titles, red boards, very clean with half inch triangular discoloration on lower edge of front board. Tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Jacket is clean and bright, rubbed, light edgewear, half-inch closed tear to lower front spine edge, not price-clipped. 352 pages. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. G P Putnam's Sons, New York, 2004.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Simon & Schuster Publisher, 2020. First Edition Hardcover Book and Jacket As New. Bob Woodward's new book, "Rage", is an unprecedented tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic disaster, and racial unrest. Source Notes and Index. 452 pp. 8vo. 2020, Simon & Schuster.

Simon & Schuster, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/As New. 8vo - over 7. Simon & Schuster Publisher, 2020. First Edition Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Dust Jacket As New. There is a tiny spot-less than a quarter of an inch-on the lower edge of the text block, center, last few pages, else fine. Bob Woodward's new book, "Rage", is an unprecedented tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic disaster, and racial unrest. Source Notes and Index. 452 pp. 8vo. 2020, Simon & Schuster.

Mineola, New York, USA: Dover Publications, 1998. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. A British Mystery Classic by the author of Winnie the Pooh. Clean, unmarked with wear around cover edges. Pages toned, clean, no markings. 156 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, 1998.

San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 4to - over 9. Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch. Sierra Club Books, 1991. First Printing. Hardcover Book As New with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Stunning full color photography throughout, by the author. Blue cloth w/gilt titles, bright, clean, sharp, tight, unmarked. A truly beautiful book. The jacket is bright, glossy, clean, with slight wear at corners and spine ends, small closed tear to spine head front edge. Jacket illustration of a coral reef in magnificent color. Natural history of the coral reef and a journey through that world--with spectacular photography. Includes a diver's guide to coral reef fish, a glossary of terms, further reading references & useful addresses. 200 pages . 9 x 11.5 inches. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA, 1991.

U.S.A: G P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback FIRST EDITION. BOOK AND JACKET ARE IN FINE CONDITION. Clean, bright, tight, unmarked, except top edge has a little spotting. Nora Roberts/J.D.Robb writing a book that combines the two styles of one author, in this book of suspense in a passionate romantic atmosphere.

USA: Reader's Digest Association, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Quarto in Fine Condition. Laminate pictorial binding. Very clean and unmarked, tight and solid. Illustrations throughout the book to illustrate the text. Contents include information on the physiology and diseases of the respiratory system. 144 pages with Glossary and Index. 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Publisher: Pleasantville, New York. Reader's Digest. 1992.

New York and London: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1981. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Hardback BCE Book Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket. An exploration of the mysteries of the evolution of the personality and character of Richard Nixon, former US President; a carefully documented evolution of his lying, especially the revelation of a pattern of "unnecessary lies" rooted in his childhood. A picture of a complex and divided man, given to grandiose fantasies, massive denial--well, one will just have to read it to have any understanding of his character Red and brown striped cloth over spine with gilt titles, brown boards; clean, tight, solid, unmarked book, square with sharp corners; trace wear; internals as new. Jacket is clean and unmarkerd, slit to rear upper corner, light wear to other corners, spine heel scuffed, wedge shaped piece missing from rear upper egDe near spine head. . 574 pages with Notes, Bibliography, Interviews, Index. 9.5 x 6.5… Read More

New York and London: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. . Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. An exploration of the mysteries of the evolution of Nixon's personality and character; a carefully documented evolution of his lying, especially the revelation of a pattern of "unnecessary lies" rooted in his childhood. A picture of a complex and divided man, given to grandiose fantasies, massive denial--well, one will just have to read it to have any understanding of his character. Clean, tight, solid, unmarked book, square with sharp corners; faded on upper edge of front board, bookplate stamp on front endpaper. Unclipped Jacket in protective cover is clean, some wear to edges, small closed tear to spine head. 574 pages. 9.75 x 6.5 inches. Norton, New York and London, 1981.

Andre Deutsch/BBC, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Hardback First Edition. Published to accompany a series of BBC Television Programmes first broadcast in Autumn 1984. Hardcover Book in Fine Condition with a Very Good Glossy Dust Jacket which has minor edge wear. Black and white in-text illustrations, some full page. Illustrated throughout the text. Endpapers with gray-toned illustration of cotton pickers in the field. Binding of deep red full cloth, gilt titled; clean and unmarked, tight and solid sewn binding. Internals are in Fine Condition-- clean and unmarked. Colorful pictorial jacket with illustration based on cotton industry scenes. Jacket not price-clipped. This book accompanied BBC series about how a few technical innovations brought about an industrial revolution. Cotton production changed the lives of millions; British textile workers left their cottage industries and were subjected to the demands of factory and machine. A fascinating story with many… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Hardback First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Book plate on reverse side of front endpaper, otherwise Fine. Book is clean and bright, tight and solid binding, square with sharp corners, green and yellow headband, interior pristine. Dust Jacket unclipped. he author recounts his voyage on American waters from sea to sea--as he offers fascinating shipboard perspective on the country's rivers, lakes, canals, and landscapes, brimming with history, drama, humor, and wisdom. 506 pages. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA 1999.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Hardback First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Binding of forest green half-cloth with bright and sharp gilt titles, gray paper-wrapped boards, clean and unmarked, tight and solid, square with sharp corners, green and yellow headband, interior pristine. The author recounts his voyage on American waters from sea to sea--as he offers fascinating shipboard perspective on the country's rivers, lakes, canals, and landscapes, brimming with history, drama, humor, and wisdom. 506 pages. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA 1999.

Rome, Italy: Bonechi-Edizioni II Turismo, 1976. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Large Trade Paperback Book in Very Good Condition. Translated by Michael Hollingsworth. Clean and bright, slight edgewear to cover. Inside of cover front and back has a scuff mark. Pages of coated paper, clean, clear, bright, lavishly illustrated. Cover with illustration of Rome as depicted in the time of the Caesars, covering the entire cover, front and back. Orange lettering. Heavy plastic cover over the soft cover. Reproductions, photographs, photolithography throughout the book, in full color and some in monochrome. Very striking. The author reconstructs the Rome of the Caesars, imagining how its great historical events took place and what its private and public life were like, heavily relying on archeological ruins. The reader will not only be treated to the architectural delights of Rome but will explore with the author the historical significance of such magnificence. 128… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Doubleday, 1958. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Fair Dust Jacket. Introduction by Lowell Thomas. 48 pages of full color photographs. A travel book, a circumnavigation of the world through the eyes of famous writers -- the Cathedral at Strasbourg with Victor Hugo; the Dublin Horse Show with James Reynolds; the Taj Mahal with Somerset Maugham--and so many other places with so many other authors.The book binding has slight wear to the edges. The jacket is clean with edgewear, ragged around the spine head, three tears along the edges, with archival protective cover. 192 pages. 8.25 x 10. 1958, Doubleday, New York, New York, USA

London, UK: Longman Group Uk Limited, 1987. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. TRADE PAPERBACK IN FINE CONDITION. Clean, tight, solid, unmarked. Set in 10/12 pt Palatino Roman. Twelve maps--i.e. The Expansion of Muscovy, 1462-1533; The Russian Empire by 1855, etc. Fifty + illustrations, b/w photos. The framework of "Russia" is chronological, running from the original ninth century Russian state of Kiev through the rise and fall of Tsarism to the Revolution of 1917, and from the traumatic ordeal of Stalinism to the stabilization achieved in the post-war decades. A solid, very nice book. 341 pages including bibliography and index. Longman Group, London, UK 1987.

U.S.A: Christian Herald Books, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Private Press The Story of Ruth and Naomi, Biblical Persons of the New Testament. First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Binding of turquoise cloth gilt titled; clean and unmarked with rubbing of corners and edges. Tight and solid binding. Pocket pasted to paste-down; front endpaper has been removed. Interior very clean, no marks, no tears. Worn jacket with illus. of Ruth and biblical scene in background; chipped at spine ends, edgeworn. Now with mylar protective cover. 223 pages. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Christian Herald Books, Chappaqua, NY, 1981.

New York, New York, USA: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hard Back Second Printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket. "Rabbit is Rich" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. It is the third in the Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom series that chronicles Rabbit's life from a young adult to his death. Updike's setting is America small town, Protestant middle class, with special attention to the concerns, passions and sufferings of average Americans. John Updike is considered one of the great writers of his time, born 1932, died 2009. Although he doesn't seem to be read widely today, his works are so good they are bound to be re-found by readers of today and tomorrow. The book is bound in gold cloth with silver and gilt titles. Bright & clean; tight, solid & square sewn binding. No edge or corner wear. Spine head and heel slightly compressed. Internals in Fine Condition. 467 pages. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 1981,… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Second Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition, without Jacket. Rabbit, who first appears in Updike's second novel, 'Rabbit, Run', reappears to confront the problems facing America in the 1960s. Updike is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The book is clean, unmarked, and solid, bound in red cloth w/gilt titles, slightly rubbed edges. Small red stamp on bottom edge. Page block edges have a few light spots. Internals clean and bright, no marks, no tears, toned. 407 pages. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 1971, Alfred A.Knopf, New York, New York, USA