Search Results: Titles starting with R from Certain Books, ABAA

London & Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1912. Tipped-on images, photographs on matte paper in sepia tones, related to the life of the author, accompanied by short text explanations; One of this publisher's "Cities" series; (from the publisher's announcement at back): "...Being 25 illustrations of Robert Louis Stevenson, his homes and his haunts. A booklet for every Stevenson lover..."; including scenes from early Edinburgh childhood, Samoa, Vailima, on board the "Equator"Swanston, more; bound in patterned paper covered boards; some light edge, tips wear & rubbing; no spine title label; very good condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

New York, NY: Pacifica Radio , 1966. WBAI, owned by the Pacifica Foundation (at the time of these publications) published these program magazines and sent them every four weeks to subscribers who supported the station. Day-by-day, hour-by-hour broadcasts are detailed, usually with at least a paragraph of information and include a variety of music, legal discussions, alternative theatrics (a la Firesign Theater), film reviews, political debates, minute reportage on the Viet Nam war, civil rights, protests and revolutionary news. Samples: Radio Unnameable with Bob Fass (discusses the effects of LSD on the Ecuadorian Mockingbird etc.); Malcolm X versus James Baldwin; The art of the Fugue; The Homosexual Subculture; poetry readings by the poets; readings of Shakespeare and a tremendous variety of programming. Later issues have lengthier articles and illustrations; the cover art is also of interest.1966 issues are approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size, stapled softcovers and include: Nine (9) consecutive issues… Read More

Charlotte, N.C.: The Lake Club, 1972. A color poster, signed in the plate by McKissick. On the back is the "Sample from Files..." stamp of Bette Mandel Agent for Artists NY, with the ink name Randall McKissick below. Poster approx. 14 1/2" x 20" size; printed in vivid colors on high-gloss heavy poster paper stock. Some faint spotting on right side of image, one more obvious dark spot there; more so on reverse; old fold lines. In good condition, an example of this artists' commercial poster work from the 1970s from his agent's files.. Poster. Not Bound. Good.

Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Co., 1887. Pocket map of Japan, printed in colors, detailing the Japanese island system in two separate maps: Northern Japan with an inset at top of Chishima; with the previous owner noting the location of the volcano Bandai-San. Approx. 13 3/4" x 21" overall size; and Southern Japan, with inset of Yayeyama and Riukiu Island chain, approx. 14" x 20 3/4". With a folding Index and Population of Towns in Japan, having a pronunciation list and giving the districts, islands, lakes, mountains, provinces, rivers and towns; this is printed two sides, approx. 13 3/4" x 19 3/4" size. Bookseller's ticket on front inner panel of the cover of Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. Printers, Publishers, Booksellers, Stationers &c., &c. , &c. No. 28. Yokohama. Small, faint previous ownership stamps on the blank panels on the back of the maps as well as on the front endpaper of the cover of collector Dr. George R. Brush, U.S. Navy; served as a surgeon and medical inspector from 1861-1894 & often… Read More

New York & London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. 309 pages; (From the dustjacket information): "...a tour de force of imagination and comic genius...also a charged statement about personal and political naivete...."; 'First American Edition' stated on copyright page; some previous owner pencil notes on back endpaper; light wear to dustjacket, darkened a bit; volume in very good condition.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Postally unused; light wear, old mount residue on back; no date but circa 1910; very good condition.. Very Good.

Black & white; postally unused and with a 2c US stamp; no date but circa 1950s; undivided back; light wear; very good condition.. Very Good.

Berlin: Automobil-Rundfahrten Weltreise-Bureau "Union" Berlin, Unter Den Linden 5/6 Real-photo card, depicting folks in a chain-driven large open-sided touring car, six rows of seats; uniformed drivers and conductors posing in foreground, passengers gazing at camera; in background is restaurant location, "L. Posen", in one window, "Restaurant -Terrasse Bristol"; not postally used or inscribed, only printed information on back as in title; circa 1920s; top left corner chipped away, creased, right corner clipped a little; intriguing, good minus condition.. Good.

Black & white; postally unused; light wear; no date but circa 1940s; 2 pinholes at top and bottom of card, unobtrusive; very good condition.. Very Good.

Black & white; postally unused; light wear; no date but circa 1940s; 2 pinholes at top and bottom of card, unobtrusive; very good condition.. Very Good.

Reims France A real-photo view of the ruins of the Cathédrale at Reims; a sign stretched over an (apparent) souvenir booth, with several Navy (US?) tars standing in front; undivided back, postally unused; no photographer or date but circa World War One; some corner wear and aging; good condition.. Good.

Postally unused; no date, circa 1910; light wear; very good condition.. Very Good.

Black & white; postally unused; light wear; no date but circa 1940s; 2 pinholes at top and bottom of card, unobtrusive; very good condition.. Very Good.

Wien: Franz Mörtl Good street, shopfront scene; circa 1950; with the Oberwart, Bgld. # 18690 identifiers; Verlag Franz Mörtl, Wien XX., Gerhardusgasse 27 imprint on back; postally unused; slight wear; very good condition and interesting mid-twentieth century Austrian photographic & town history.. Very Good.

Boston, Massachusetts: D. Lothrop & Co., 1882. (12) pages; with black and white illustrations throughout. Advertising books for sale with descriptions, prices, binding variants if desired. Natural history books by Amanda B.Harris, Tennyson poetry, travel, family-oriented & children's publications including magazines - Wide Awake, Babyland, Our Little Folks, The Pansy; at back is "A Complete list of the Popular "Pansy" Books & lists of other other authors with series titles. Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" size; printed sewn paper covers with a small illustration. Light edge wear to the wraps, little darkened, tips chipped, back cover with a small discoloration at top margin, inner top corner chipped away; in very good condition.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Cambridge Massachusetts: American Journal of Physiology, 1917. (26) pages; an offprint from the American Journal of Physiology, Vol. XLIV No. 4; No. 298 of the Contributions from the Zoological Laboratory of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College; couple of small charts and illustrations; original paper wrap covers, detached and edge-chipped; contents with closed edge-tears; overall, good condition.. Soft Cover. Good.

Riverhead Long Island New York: Not Published, 1917. Small folding program for this event; centerfold gives order of performance, with pieces by Goetzl, Bohm, Rogers, Gregh, Porter, Wood, Fisher, Massenet, others; Prof. R.H. Lutz, Miss M. Louise Sparks, Lizette Hand, Milton Hallock, Helen D. Perkins, Mrs. Jetur W. Hand, Olive Hallock, Mabel Reeve, performing with Christine Litchard as accompanist; the event supported by several Riverhead merchants - Perkins & Co. tailors, John Hagen shoes, Riverhead Harness and Auto Supply Shop, others; approx. 4 3/4" x 6 " size; printed black on cream paper stock; soiling edge wear, darkening, short closed tears, old fold lines & wrinkling; in good condition; interesting early 20th century Riverhead Long Island musical education & society ephemera.. First Edition. Not Bound. Good.

Houston Texas: Not Published , 1987. 25 pages; typed one side only. Appearing to be a final corrected draft of a group of anecdotes, memories of George Washington Lent Marr Rice Jr. The author recounts his birth & early schooldays in Louisiana & Texas. Rice lived in several locations, as his father was a construction supervisor for school-building projects for Caldwell Bros. At ten years old, the family moved from Jena Louisiana to Beaumont and later Port Arthur Texas; he notes that the schools were closed for several weeks to prevent the spread of the influenza epidemic after the end of WWI. Rice gained a law degree at the U. of Texas and eventually went into practice and became a partner with Butler Binion Rice Cook & Knapp, a large Houston law firm. Essentially a collection of anecdotes, he recounts his first jury trial involving flimflam artists, Standard Oil and land leases. He purchased a farm with frontage on the Trinity River which he unknowingly later sub-let to a member of the "Green Dragon… Read More

New York & London: Viking, 1965. 311 pages; (from the dustjacket information): "...story of an Irish family during the seven or eight tense days leading up to the doomed Easter Rising in Dublin, 1916..."; some light wear and rubbing to dustjacket; very good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: MBA Publications, 2002. Limited edition # 504 of 1000; illustrated in black and white photography throughout; numbered and signed by Hunter Barnes and inscribed "For Nan" on the front endpaper. Also with a few black and white illustrations and decorations credited to David Lundquist Eagle Eye Studios. Approx. 10 1/4" size, square format; illustrated dustjacket over black hardcover boards; slight wear; in very good condition.. Signed by Photographer. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.