Search Results: Authors starting with R from M&J Books

First printing of Tolkein's 1938 classice by HMC. with several color illustrations by the author. Stated 1966 publication date, third printing. The Book is in 'Like New" condtion except for a miniscule discoloration on the spine. The slip case would also be like new except for a bump and slight tear on the front edge at the same distace form the top as the discoloration on the spine (see photos).

: This richly illustrated book is in French. Contains hundreds of black and white and color photographs and illustrations. Illustrated with hundreds of b/w and color photographs. There is some very slight wear at top of front of the Dj(no tears). There are no marks of blemishes on or in the book.

First London edition, printed in England. Not stated first printing but no other printings are listed. Front cover Gilding still clear on Rackham's depiction of Undine with fish swimming about her. Also clear gild design on spine. Overall, book is in very good to excellent condition except for the following: a tera - about 1/8" along the top of the spine, chipping and shelf wear along cover edges and corners, and edges of pine (see photos). Pages are in excellent condition - no rears or marks. all 15 Rackham plates are in pristine condition.

Book will be priority mailed to any U. S. address.

Book is in 'like new' condition. Author's inscription and full signature on the endpaper opposite the title page. Unclipped dj has some very light soiling on dj cover. There is a tear on the front cover that is not very noticeable. Its been well repaired from the back. Striking color photos throughout the book.

Rare first edition, first printing, signed copy in Good + condition. Stated first edition. Number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". The covers have wear at edges and corners. Otherwise, the book is in Fine condition with tight binding, clear unmarked pages and no foxing or age toning. The author's signature and inscription (to Professor James Hill of Howard university) on the first endpaper reads "To Jim, Thanks for your support with best regards Merry Xmas." Its date 12-21 -86.

From the unclipped dj ($16.95): "Born as a sharecropper's son, [Robert parker] was befriended by Lyndon Johnson....For thirty-five years, Robert Parker had a uniquely intimate view of wheeling, dealing (and sometime sinning) on power-hungry Capital Hill. ...He saw and heard a lot (and a lot of what he wasn't supposed ot) and it's all in this remarkable book."

Book will be priority mailed to any domestic address.

Rare signed copy, in 'As New' condition. Unclipped dj ($26.00) has miniscule wear at dj cover corners and light wrinkling at top and bottom of dj spine. Author's signature is onsecond flyleaf page. No inscription.

Catalogue of the collection of Robert and Raoul Lehuard. In excellent condition. Only miniscule wear at cover and edges. High quality color photos of exquisite Bembe and other tribes from D. R, Congo. statuettes. Text is entirely in French.International sale may require additional shipping charges.

A scholarly book that is easy to read. It depicts and studies the art of ancestor portraits going back almost a thousand years. With high quality color and monotone photos throughout.This book is new. It is still in its cellophane wrap.
Book will be priority mailed to any domestic address.

Rare signed first edition in 'As New' condition, except for miniscule wear at the bottom front cover corner. The author's full signature, dated with an inscription, is on the first flyleaf page. Full page color plates and photos throughout the book. No dj. XIII + 451 pages.

Other than some very light soiling on front cover, very light wear at edges of cover and small tears along edge of first fly-leaf page, the book is in 'as new' condition. Author's signature and inscription on first fly leaf page. Ten un-numbered + 153 pages. No dj. Not clear whether this is a first or a revised edition. (see photos)

Book is in virtually new condtion. Only some slight bumping at top and bottom of spine and lower back cover corner. Unclipped dj has light wear/wrinkling at top edges.

Rare first edition of this short book of poems by Erik Reece. Book is in ristine, 'As New' condition. Unclipped dj has miniscule soiling and a miniscule nic on the top edge of the back dj cover.

From Wikipedia (abridged): "Erik Reece is an American writer, the author of two books of nonfiction - Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness: Radical Strip Mining and the Devastation of Appalachia (New York: Riverhead Books, 2006) and An American Gospel: On Family, History, and The Kingdom of God (New York: Riverhead Books, 2009), and numerous essays and magazine articles, published in Harper's Magazine, The Nation, and Orion magazine. ...He is writer-in-residence at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where he teaches environmental journalism, writing, and literature....Reece's first published book was a collection of poems, My Muse Was Supposed to Meet Me Here..."

The only fault we cold find for the book is a slight bump at the front top edge. The unclipped dj ($3.95) has heavy shelf wear, a few small tears and a missing piece - about 1/3' triangle - at the top of the spine.

This soft cover book will be shipped between hard boards at no extra cost. From the Abrams "Art Treasures of the World" series. The soft cover Dj contains the first paste-on color print of a Gauguin work has some light chipping on the edges. Cellophane cover over the dj has some tears. Remaining pages and all the prints are in excelling condition. This soft cover book will be shipped between hard boards at no extra cost.

Book is in virutally new condition. Text in English and Farsi (Persian). An unusual, but strong, spiral binding. A beautiful, stunning book with hundreds of ull color illustrations and over a dozen celluloid overlays, many showing remains of famous ancient sites and what they looked like at their time. Focusing on art and architecture the book traces the development of Iran over the centuries.
Priority mail provided for domestic sale.

First Edition, presumed first printing. Shelf wear around cover edges, Minor spotting on front cover, major spotting/sunning on back cover. Red cloth boards are square with shelf and handling wear appropriate for age. . 414 pp. + 18 pages of lists of book titles being sold by publlisher.

First Edition. Hardcover is as new. Dj almost the same, except for very slight wear at top edges. Includes xvi + 622 pages, extensive sections of notes, bibliography and index and b&w photos and drawings. Also a chronology and a James Family Genealogy.

First Edition. In excellent condition. Tight binding. Pages, including the 400 full color plates - are clear, without marks, tears, wrinkles, foxing or age toning. Cover has some light scuffing at edges; more pronounced at bottom back cover corner. Inscription in the middle of the first endpaper. 400 Beautiful full page flower paintings. International sale may incur additional shipping charge.

First American edition in excellent condition. Dramatic and powerful color photos on glossy paper throughout - many full page. These are interspersed with narratives on thick, high quality toned (not age toned) paper.

This oversize, heavy book may incur additional shipping charges.

Book and unclipped dj are in 'like new' condition, except for very small scratches, hardly noticeable, on the front and back cover dj.. First edition; presumed first printing as no other dates are shown on the copyright page for printings or editions. Hundreds of high quality photos throughout the book, about 25 pages of which are in color.International sale may incur additional shipping charge.