Search Results: Authors starting with R from Dividing Line Books

Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. viii+75pp. First edition. Warmly inscribed by Rabinowitz on the title page. Full blue cloth with gilt spine titles. Light bumping at spine ends, a touch of dust soiling to textblock top, else near fine. Unclipped (unpriced) jacket shows some curling and laminate separation along top edge. Rabinowitz's first collection of poetry, winner of the Juniper Prize, with rear panel praise from Molly Peacock, Ann Lauterbach, and Bim Ramke.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 240pp, indexed. Purple cloth boards, silver spine titles. First edition. Light wear to spine ends and tips; board just peeking through cloth at bottom front corner. Former owner's name neatly inked on front free endpaper and stamped at base of title page. Unclipped jacket shows light wear and toning. A very good (+) copy in like jacket. Collects the twelve papers read at a "gathering of philosophers in Easter Week 1959 at Downside Abbey." Includes contributions from D.A. Rees, J.S. Dickie, and others.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. First edition. 4to. Gray cloth boards stamped in metallic green to spine; dust jacket. Xi, 545pp.; index; illus. Softened spine ends; mild toning to textblock edges. Unclipped jacket with short split at base of front flap hinge, toning to flaps. Very good or better in like jacket. The uncommon hardcover issue of this overview of world music, an accessible and lovingly compiled work of ethnomusicology, described by Reck in his preface as "a kind of "Whole Earth Catalog of World Music," full of bits and pieces (and large chunks) of information: about instruments, myths, meanings, concepts, uses, life- and music-ways, thought patterns, bread-and-butter methods of working, sound carpentry (that is, how music is put together), anecdotes, world concepts of musical architecture, rhythm, melody, harmony, polyphony, as well as ensembles, orchestras, maps, sources, and… Read More

New Paltz, NY: Redstockings, 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. New Paltz, NY: Redstockings, 1975. First edition. 4to. Saddle-stapled in illustrated yellow wraps. 200pp.; illus. Wraps lightly worn, and pulling a bit at staples; leaves somewhat toned; stamps to interior: "Quest - a feminist quarterly" on covers and several endpages, "Not added by University of Michigan Library" on title page. Altogether very good. Review copy, with laid-in typed letter presenting the book. First edition of this landmark collection of radical feminist essays, with contributions from Judy Gram, Edith Schloss, Patricia Mainardi, Carol Hanish, Ellen Willis, et al. Not to be confused with the "abridged edition with additional writings" published by Random House in 1978.

Phoenix: The Baleen Press, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A collection of poems about alcoholics and barrooms, with illustrations by Harriet Wolk Quick. Phoenix: The Baleen Press, 1971. First edition. 32pp. 8vo. Brown cloth stamped in gilt on spine; lacking a jacket if issued with one. Sunning to spine and tops of boards, else near fine. Signed and inscribed to the half-title: "a constant friend through it all- J. D." The position of the inscription just below the printed dedication to Jack Thompson, suggests that he may have been the recipient of this copy. In a statement at rear, Reed writes of the collection: "I tried to capture the bathos (both kinds) of the drinker without using that quality in the verse. The lush is merely one of the lab slides in existence. Also, the American tavern is a dramatic production that outdoes the circus, the baseball game and the poetry reading in elaborateness of gesture and speech." J. D. Reed (1940-2005) won a Guggenheim Award for… Read More

London: Peter Owen, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 136pp. Grey textured paper boards, silver spine titles. First edition. Near fine with light bumping and wear to spine ends. In a near fine, unclipped jacket showing some minor creasing/rubbing at spine ends. The prolific and provocative English poet's novel about a crucial year in the life of Arthur Rimbaud. Includes one of Reed's poems and several original translations of Rimbaud at rear.

Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photographic reprint of the American detective novel, generally acknowledged as the first by a woman, originally published serially in 1866 and in book form in 1867. With an introduction by Michele Slung. Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. Reprint edition. Octavo, 8-1/4 x 5-5/8 in. ix, vi, 308pp. Light shelf wear. Else about fine in a very good jacket with a 1" closed split to top of front flap hinge, light tattering along top edge. A title in the Gregg Press Mystery Series, edited by Otto Penzler.

NY: George Braziller, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Attractive first edition copy of this selection of entries from the French writer's journals; a title reissued in 2008 by Tin House Books. Edited and translated by Louise Bogan and Elizabeth Roget. First edition. Octavo, 9.5 x 6.5 in. 254pp., with index. Black cloth boards, stamped in gold and gray on spine, with small gold decorative motif on front board; in dust jacket. Cloth lightly bumped at spine ends, else a fine copy, particularly sharp and clean. In a very good (+) jacket, unclipped ("$6.00"), with a 2" abrasion along rear panel hinge, a few short closed tears, and mild wear along hinges and at spine ends.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 399pp. First edition. Blue textured paper boards, silver spine titles. Light bumping to spine ends, a few very minor spots of soiling to textblock top, former owner's name penciled on front free endpaper, else about near fine. Unclipped very good (+) dust jacket lightly worn at spine ends, with moderate general browning and a few spots of light foxing to rear panel. Quite an attractive copy of Renault's first novel to prominently feature male homosexuality, important both as a landmark work of gay literature and as a novel of World War II.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (copyright page states "First published 1956," with no additional printings noted). Octavo (8 x 5.25 in.), 389 pp., brown textured paper boards, in dust jacket. A very good to near fine copy, lightly bumped at bottom rear corner, and with light toning to endpages and edges of textblock. Unclipped "16/- net" jacket is very good, with a few short closed tears (and related creases), and some very small portions of loss at the top tips and crown of spine. Altogether a fairly handsome first edition copy of the first of Renault's novels set in ancient Greece.

NY: Pantheon, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. 389pp. First edition (no additional printings stated on copyright page). Rust-red cloth, matching topstain, black and white spine titles. Board tips lightly shelfworn, cloth at heel of spine crushed with a couple of minor tears. Price-clipped jacket shows moderate chipping, especially at head of front panel and spine. One open tear near base of spine panel. Light fading to spine text, general browning. A very good copy in a good (+) jacket of the first of Renault's novels set in ancient Greece, and her second book to prominently feature a theme of homosexual love.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 8vo. 213pp. Yellow cloth, blue spine titles and front panel design. Very light bumping to top front corner and spine ends, else near fine with former owner's name inked on front free endpaper. Unclipped "$3.00" jacket also near fine, with moderately toning, especially to rear panel. Coming of age young adult novel with some social and racial overtones, about a ninth grade girl who falls for an older boy. Cncommon, especially in collectible condition. Color frontis (same as jacket front panel) by Mario Rendina.

NY: American Fabric Publications. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Signed copy of this book of verse and illustration by the American poet and artist, a noted if idiosyncratic early adopter of Asian (particularly Japanese) literary and artistic aesthetics. NY: American Fabric Publications, [no date, but circa late 1950s/early 1960s]. SIGNED by Reps with ink brush and also with red signature stamp on title page. Presumed first edition. Four-hole stab-bound in pink wraps, 7-7/8 x 5-5/8 in., with printed title label mounted on front cover. [56] pp., printed on rectos only. Illustrated with 13 reproduced black-and-white sumi-e-style brush paintings combining text and graphic components. Some fading and soiling to wraps. Toning to textblock. Altogether very good, internally clean and unmarked.

San Francisco: Frank Reynolds / Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, 1968. 1st Edition . No Binding. Near Fine. San Francisco: Frank Reynolds / Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, 1968. 4to; 12 color broadsides (10-1/4 x 7-7/8 in.) printed rectos only & housed in an illustrated card portfolio. Corner wear & light soiling along spine of portfolio; altogether near fine. A portfolio of illustrated, hand-lettered texts by Freewheelin' Frank Reynolds (1943-2003), the one-time secretary of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club's San Francisco chapter. Falling somewhere between poems and apocalyptic prose manifestoes, the drug-influenced texts touch variously on Reynolds' personal history, the Hells Angels, and themes of mysticism, astrology, and Satanism. Though unmentioned here, this publication printed (and distributed for free) by the Diggers.

NY: Charles Reznikoff, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 311pp. First edition. Full blue cloth. Very light bumping to spine ends and board corners. Minor forward cocking to spine. Former owner's name inked on front free end paper. The uncommon first edition self-published by Reznikoff in 1963, thus preceding the English and American trade editions by six and eight years, respectively.

NY: St. Martin's Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. 187pp. Blue vinyl boards, gilt spine titles. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Richardson on the title page: "For Deem and Bradbury / I hope you like this as much as I have admired your work." Also laid in is a typed note to "Brad" from John W. Ripley, editor of the Shawnee County Historical Society Bulletin, who recommends both Richardson and his book, while also making reference to Richardson's recent marriage, "one of the lovliest and most unique ceremony imaginable." The presumed recipients were graphic designer J. Bradbury Thompson, a Topeka native, and his wife Della Deen. Our research has been unable to determine whether "Deem" was indeed a nickname of Mrs. Thompson, or whether Ripley made a mistake that Richardson then repeated. Light foxing to top and fore-edge of textblock. Light bumping to spine ends and board corners. Unclipped jacket shows some creasing… Read More

London: The Hogarth Press, 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Attractive hardcover reprint of Rilke's sole novel, as translated by John Linton. London: The Hogarth Press, 1969. Fourth printing; originally published in 1930. Octavo, 8 x 5-3/8 in. Gray textured paper boards; gilt spine titles; dust jacket. Fine in a fine, unclipped jacket.

NY: Comet Press, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo, 176pp. Presumed first. VG/VG-. Subtitled: "The Famous Life and Achievements of the Ingenious Traveling Salesman Don Quixote Second of California". Hardcover book bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Light shelfwear and a couple minor bumps to the bottoms of the boards. Binding strong and supple; text clean and clear of any markings. Unclipped jacket shows three small chips along bottom edge, otherwise complete with only general soiling.

NY: Grove, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo. 175pp. First edition. Full teal cloth with gilt spine titles. VG/VG+. Very light shelfwear at spine ends and tips. Some faint discolorations/soiling at tops of boards, with a touch of dust soiling to top of textblock. Unclipped "$3.95" jacket remains bright and clean, with light edgewear at spine ends, a few shallow dents along spine of front panel, and a tiny closed or tear or two. A collection of critical reflections/theories of the novel from the noted French experimentalist. Translated by Richard Howard. N.B. This sturdily bound hardcover edition is quite diminutive (12mo.), being only slightly larger than a mass market paperback.

San Francisco: Fits Printing, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good. Inscribed copy of this book of poems by the Berkeley street performer known as The Puppet Man. San Francisco: Fits Printing, 1971. Third printing. Saddle-stapled in printed black-and-white wraps, 8-5/8 x 5-5/8 in. 24pp. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. SIGNED and briefly inscribed by Roberts on front cover verso. Very good, with mild soiling/toning to wraps, and wear along spine. Missing top staple.