Search Results: Authors starting with R from Mike's Library

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Department of Romance Languages. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1975. Trade Paperback. 0884380041 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, cover rub and creasing, light wear. Solid trade paperback.; "While the discussion of Voltaire's attitudes concerning the Academy will make up the central theme of this study, we will also have occasion to comment on the important part played by the French Academy in the political and cultural life of Eighteenth-century France." ; North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures : Essays; Ex-Library; Vol. 4; 142 pages .

Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, Éditeurs. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1877. Hardcover. Joint wear with spine edge tears worst on front cover of first volume but still firmly attached, 1" spine head tear on second volume, corner wear, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; French language. Full leather binding with six compartment spine, gilt spine lettering and decorations, silk endpapers, all edge gilt. Ten classic 17th-century plays by Jean Racine. 23 header illustrations for each act in each volume, and portrait frontispiece of Racine in first volume. First volume (1876) and second volume (1877). An attractive illustrated 19th-century edition of Racine's plays with nice typography and wide margins. ; xvi, 393; 394 [2v] pages .

Boulder: Westview Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0813318785 . Light front cover warp, light cock, light edge foxing, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket light sun, small edge tears and wear. Solid hardcover. ; "Marc Raeff is one of the truly outstanding scholars of Russian history. This volume offers a sampling of the best essays from his prolific, forty-year career; they span the history of Russia from the late seventeenth to the late nineteenth centuriy. In these essays, Raeff considers the problems of imperial Russian politics and administration, analyzes Russia's intellectual and social history as it relates to the governance of the multi-ethnic empire, and places the institutional and intellectual history of Russia in the context of other Western and Central European developments." First Edition, First Printing in Dust Jacket. ; 389 pages .

Faenza Italy: Museo Carlo Zauli. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2018. Limited Edition. Paperback. Bilingual: Italian and English languages. Limited Edition, #184 of 300 copies, signed by artist with "Artist's Editions Only" slip laid in. Luce Raggi's first solo show, at Faenza's Museo Carlo Zauli, 30 luglio / 2 settembre 2018. "Artista visiva, per esprimere le sue idee Luce gioca con la vita e l’ironia costruendo un gioco mentale fatto di immagini attraverso cui comunica con lo spettatore. Il suo lavoro è un omaggio alla quotidianità, la sua più grande ispirazione. Luce Raggi nasce nei primi anni ’80 a Faenza, dove cresce con un pennarello nero e indelebile in tasca. Si trasferisce a Milano per studiare e diplomarsi in Illustrazione all’Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) e poi laurearsi in Pittura presso il Dipartimento di Arte Contemporanea dell’Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. Con Brera prende parte anche al progetto… Read More

Barcelona: Tipografía La Académica de Serra Hermanos y Russell. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Toned, edge chipping, spine rubbed, edgewear. Solid copy. Contemporary quarter leather binding with gilt spine lettering, marbled paper boards and endpapers. ; INSCRIBED on half-title page: "Al ilustre General Julio A Roca, gloria de la Argentina, su admirador y aff amigo - El Autor". The leather spine bears the gilt initials J. A. R. at its tail. General Roca was President of Argentina and Rahola met with him during this trip. Spanish language text. An uncommon association copy of this well-regarded travel work by a Catalan economist and business leader interested in furthering Spanish exports to the Americas. ; 487 pages; Signed by Author .

Amsterdam: Meridian Publishing Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Library REBIND in hardcover, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; French language. Facsimile reprint of 1893 edition. Fascinating history of the idea of the antipodal continent from classical times through the age of discovery. ; Ex-Library; 490, (1) pages .

Amsterdam: Da Capo Press / Theatrvm Orbis Terrarvm. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 1563 Edition, London: Jhon Kingston. STC 20604. "Although concerned with style in the vernacular, the book demonstrates the continuing decisive influence of the classics for all examples are drawn from classical authors." ; The English Experience : Its record in early printed books published in facsimile; Ex-Library; Vol. 91; 8, 128 pages .

New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1949. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light wear; Dust Jacket 1"square chip bottom front cover, edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Priced DJ. Raisin's first published novel, printed in England in 1947 as There Is Another Sun.; 248 pages .

Singapore: ISEAS Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2001. Trade Paperback. 9812301445 . Slight wear. Crisp trade paperback.; "As part of its trade policy, Singapore has recently embarked on what can broadly be termed "new regionalism". This is characterized by its new-found desire to enter into Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the economic powerhouses (Japan and the United States in particular) as well as with a number of other countries beyond the Southeast Asian region. What is behind this new trade policy and the seemingly sudden enthusiasm for such preferential trading arrangements? What, specifically, could Singapore be hoping to gain? Equally important, what are the potential risks and costs that the city-states policy-makers ought to consider in embarking on these Agreements? Beyond examining the motivation behind these trade moves, the authors also analyse the trade and investment linkages between Singapore and Japan and the United… Read More

New York: Garland Publishing. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. 0824004965 . Dampstained top edge including wrinking of part of the top margins of some text in front, front hinge creaks, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Reprint of the 1926 revised edition by Stanford University Press. "The analysis which Ralson has made of the basis for and the decisions of arbitral awards up to the 1920s provides an excellent historic background for current developments in an international system comprising more than one hundred nations and an increasingly diversified complex of economic and social systems developing their own versions of law." - new Introduction by William J Bruce. ; The Garland Library of War and Peace; Ex-Library; 512 pages .

Paris: Sindbad / Actes Sud. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2003. Trade Paperback. 2742740058 . Light creasing, rubbed, otherwise slight wear. Crisp trade paperback.; French language. "Les musulmans d’Occident, d’Europe comme des Etats-Unis, se sont aujourd’hui définitivement installés dans leurs pays respectifs. Après des années d’une présence pensée de façon temporaire, le moment est venu pour les jeunes générations d’élaborer une réflexion sur les fondements religieux et éthiques et leur enracinement dans les sociétés sécularisées. Pour ce faire, un double travail s’impose : d’une part, une étude des sources, qui seule pourra permettre de promouvoir une nouvelle lecture adaptée à notre époque, et, d’autre part, l’élaboration d’un cadre de référence qui offre aux citoyens de… Read More

Flushing NY: Intrigue Vision, Ltd.. Good with no dust jacket. 2004. Trade Paperback. 0975256009 . Library stamps/marks/labels, 3-1/2 x 1-1/4" see-through hole cut in front cover (uncertain if original or part of library deaccession), cover curl, some creasing, otherwise light wear.; Vibrant color photography pictorial of West Indian Americans celebrating Carnival in the US and Canada.; Ex-Library; 200 pages .

Istanbul: [Universite Matbaasi]. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1946. Pamphlet. Cover curl, tone, light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid paperback stapled pamphlet. ; Bilingual: Turkish and French languages. 16 pages of turkish text, 16 pages of french text, and 16 pages of architectural details with bilingual captions. Archaeologist's pamphlet provides a nice overview of the history of the several churches built on the site now occupied by the colossal Byzantine basilica, Hagia Sophia, now officially a mosque, as well as Hagia Irene, the oldest known church in Istanbul. ; Vol. 1; 16, 16, 16 pl. pages .

Sao Paulo: Editora 34. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2002. 3a Edição; Third Printing. Trade Paperback. 8573260726 . Label on rear cover, sticker residue, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback. ; Portuguese language. Brazilian popular music. ; 188 pages .

Cadiz: Patronato del Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Cádiz. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2007. 1a Edición. Trade Paperback. 0934840261 . Rear cover crease, slight corner bump, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback.; Spanish language. Fifteen essays on the impact and history of the Spanish and Latin American theater festival, Festival Iberoamericano de Cádiz (FIT). ; The State of Iberoamerican Studies Series; xvii, 257 pages .

Lanham MD: University Press of America. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0819150177 . Library stamps/slip/labels, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; "This book explores his craftsmanship and makes a new and necessary contribution to the criticism of his technique and its relation to his thought. The first chapter deals with his theory of the poet as craftsman. Ths succeeding chapters consider Yeats at work on the making of his idiom, rhythmic structure, and the dramatic form of his poem." ; Ex-Library; 135 pages .

México DF: Joaquín Moritz. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 968270328X . Library REBIND with original paperback wraps laminated to hardcover, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Spanish language text. First printing of 4,000 copies.; Novelistas contemporáneos; Ex-Library; 270 pages .

[Padova]: Porsche Italia. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Slight wear; Dust Jacket light shelfwear. Crisp oversize hardcover. ; Italian language. Limited edition of 3,000 copies, of which 2,500 are not numbered. "Cosi è nata questa breve storia della Porsche: dalla salda amicizia che da molto tempo lega gli autori, Gino Rancati e Athos Evangelisti, a Walter Walcher presidente della Porsche Italia e importatrice della fabbrica che constrisce vetture sportive tra la più presigiouse del mondo." ; [130] pages .

New York: Bonnell Silver. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. Cover stains, edgeworn, spine darkened, 1" scrape to front cover, endpapers tone with foxing, Christmas 1909 gift inscription, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; Six color plates, ABC head pieces, title decoration, covers bouquet, pup drawing on last text page - all by Isabel Whitney. "The verses in this attractive book for children have been prepared with utmost care, taking the flowers, the rain, the sun, the moon and various other nature studies and weaving them into entertaining verses for young children. The illustrations are also attractive, being life studies in color. There is also an attractive alphabet in color, with a nature study on each page." - The New York Observer, March 31, 1910, page 394. Most strikingly, the illustrations are by Isabel Lydia Whitney, the painter and muralist. This early work is the only children's book illustrated by her listed in E Lee… Read More

Monterrey, Mexico: Arte, A C Centro Cultural. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 9686993002 . Owner's signature on title page and rear paste-down, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket rubbed, 1/4" spine tail tear, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; Spanish language. History of Arte, A C, a design university and a pillar of culture in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, from 1955 to 1990. Arte AC was inaugurated on March 22, 1955, with the objective of Initiating, promoting, encouraging, stimulating, sponsoring, or directly managing and directing all kinds of artistic activities that constitute dissemination of art in its various manifestations, especially those that manifest themselves through painting, theater, music, and singing, for which, consequently, develop or sponsor, without profit, the following activities. Book includes photographs of art work as well as annual lists of exhibitions, concerts, courses, etc ; 224 pages .