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Pantheon, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated in 2007 on the title page. Fine condition in like jacket.
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Surveillance
by Raban, Jonathan
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The Song of Songs
by Raban, Ze-ev - illustrator
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Jerusalem: Hasafer Publishing house, 1923. First edition illustrated by Raban, limited to 500 copies, this copy unnumbered. Folio, unpaginated, [26] colored plates which include the text in Hebrew, mounted opposite the calligraphic text translated to English. Colorful, decorated endpapers with later restoration and reinforcement around edges. Publisher's drab cloth decorated in gilt and silver had been sympathetically rebacked. Boards worn along edges and at corners, toning to pages but plates beautifully preserved with rice papers intact. Manuscript poem inscription from previous owner dated 1926 on front fly (right to left), else clean. A very good, somewhat restored copy. Stunning production from Ze'ev Raban (born Wolf Rawicki, 1890-1970), the leading artist of the Bezalel school, which blended traditional Persian art with Jugendstil and Art Nouveau in depicting Biblical and Zionist themes.
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John Rennie, F. R. S. (Archive of Ownership)
by Raeburn, Sir Henry
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Cincinatti, OH: The Hon. Murray Seasongood, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Interesting archive of provenance from the collection of the Hon. and Mrs. Murray Seasongood detailing the ownership passage of the famous portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn of the Scottish Civil Engineer, John Rennie the Elder. Murray Seasongood was a prominent lawyer, politician, and mayor in Cincinnati in the 20s and 30s. Nicely bound in red morocco, this thin folio contains various original photographs, negatives, telegrams, and typed and handwritten letters detailing the ownership of the painting from Brigadier General Sir A. Mudge, Mr. James P. Labey, The John Levy Galleries, The Chester H. Johnson Galleries, and Hon. Murray Seasongood. There are also several letters of authentication from artist Charles Holmes, R. R. Tatlock, and others. There is a short biographical sketch of the subject of the painting as well as the artist. Very good overall condition with some rubbing to edges of covers, mainly at spine.…
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George MacDonald
by Raeper, William
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England: Lion Publishing, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated first edition, 1987. This copy, though unmarked, comes from the personal library of Madeleine L'engle. MacDonald, being an influential figure to modern fantasy in general, and whom L'engle often quoted, had a particularly profound impact on her faith and writings on Christian myth and mysticism. Very good hardcover with some tanning to the page block edge in like jacket with minimal wear.
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The Story of the Yellowstone
by Raftery, John H.
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Butte: McKee Printing Company, 1912. First edition. 15x12cm, 135pp. Vignette illustration on title, illustrated initial, and at end of text. Original maroon pebbled cloth, upper board stamped in gilt, page edge stained red. A nearly fine copy with lettering a bit dulled. A descriptive and informative short history and guide of the The Yellowstone region, written by journalist and Montana newspaper man, John H. Raftery (1865-1944). Contains a discussion on National Parks, Lewis and Clark, Colter's first visit, scientific exploration and military expeditions, protection of wildlife, and more. Uncommon in the trade and seemingly not to be found in any of the standard references. .
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Rocky Mountain Views on the Rio Grande, "Scenic Line of the World
by [Colorado]; [Denver and Rio Grande Railroad]
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Denver: The Smith-Brooks Printing Company for the Van Noy Inter-State Company, 1917. Oblong 8vo, 9.5x12," unpaginated with 24 colored views on tipped-in plates including a folded plate covering 2 pages and map of the line at rear. Very good in thick, green, illustrated paper wrappers, string bound, showing some wear at corners and edges, toning to wraps, and occasional soiling to pages, affecting the edge of one illustration. Nicely produced viewbook for sale only en route on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The printing of this particular souvenir became cheaper as time went by, the earlier editions such as this having beautiful, full color plates with views of Denver, Castle Rock, Palmer Lake, the Royal Gorge, and others.
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Forty-seventh Annual Convention, American Bankers' Association
by Pennsylvania Railroad System
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[New York]: Pennsylvania Railroad System, 1921. 21x14cm, 27pp. Printed in two colors throughout with vignette illustrations and photographs. Map of the route attached at rear. Saddle stitched, brown card wrappers with embossed gilt lettering color illustration mounted to front cover. Some edge wear else nearly fine. Very nicely printed commemorative booklet from the American Bankers' Association convention culminating in Los Angeles, October 3-7, 1921, personally conducted by the Pennsylvania Railroad System. Photographs and descriptions of the route, including Pike's Peak, Salt Lake City, Grand Canyon, Riverside, San Diego, etc. We find mention in OCLC of other years' booklets for this convention, but not this particular iteration.
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Ghost Towns of Wyoming
by Raisch, Bruce A.
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U.S.A.: Donning Company Publishers, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. 2nd printing, signed by author. Very good in wraps with light wear.
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Less than Human
by Raisor, Gary; Lansdale, Joe R. (intro.)
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Woodstock, GA: The Overlook Connection Press, 1993. Limited to 300 signed copies, this being unnumbered. White leatherette boards with red stamped illustration and lettering, illustrated jacket. Near fine condition. Oak Coffin Limited Edition, signed by Raisor, Lansdale, and Guy Aitchison on the limitation page. Unnumbered out of 300.
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Astrology in Predicting Weather and Earthquakes
by Raman, Bangalore Venkata
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New Delhi: UBS Publishers' Distributors Ltd, 1994. Reprint. 8vo, 87pp. Tables. Yellow and blue glossy wraps with some light curling and wear else very good. Short work on predictive astrology from Indian astrologer and popularizer of the Vedic method, B.V. Raman (1912-1998). From the BVR Astrology Series.
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The Texas Quarterly (Volume, Number 1, February, 1958)
by Ransom, Harry H.
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Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1958. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. First issue. Very good in wraps with some light wear and creasing to spine.
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The Consolidated Rural School Building
by Rapeer, Louis W.
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Washington D. C.: Federation for American Childhood, 1919. Soft cover. Near Fine. Reprinted from American School Board Journal, June, 1919. 8vo, [1], 15pp. Gray paper wrappers with black lettering, staple-bound. Near fine with former owner's name on front cover and "complimentary" in ink to top of first page. Bulletin Two from Rapeer, Director, National School of Social Research and President, Federation for American Childhood. Bulletin one was titled "The Learning and Teaching Processes." This monograph also appeared as a chapter in his book, "The Consolidated Rural School," published by Scribner's in 1920. Discusses lighting, windows, ventilation, toilet facilities, etc. No holdings for this booklet on Worldcat.
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Certain Nineteenth Century Forgeries: An Exhibition of Books and Letters at the University of Texas, June 1 - September 30, 1946
by Ratchford, Fannie E.
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Austin: The University of Texas, 1946. First edition. 8vo, [2], 57pp. Saddle stitched, plain white paper wrappers. Very good with some toning to front cover and some edge wear. Scarce exhibition catalogue of forged material from Thomas J. Wise, described by Fannie Ratchford, the rare book librarian at the University of Texas who helped unravel the famous string of forgeries and thefts.
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A Briefe Discourse 1614
by Ravenscroft, Thomas
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Kilkenny, Ireland: Boethius Press, 1984. Facsimile, first edition thus. 8vo, unpaginated. Introduction by Ian Payne. Publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt. Near fine condition. Number 22 of the Musical Sources facsimiles series from Boethius Press. .
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Daughter of the Tejas
by Ray, Ophelia; McMurtry, Larry
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Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition of this book by Ophelia Ray, ghostwritten by co-author Larry McMurtry. Signed by Ray on the ffep. Very good book with some toning and wear to spine and edges. Second state white jacket shows some smudging and a small edge tear to front panel.
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Young Hidalgo: Carlos de Mendoza of San Antonio
by Ray, Ophelia
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New York: Weybright and Talley, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Scarce book from the author of Daughter of the Tejas (which was supposedly at least in part written by Larry McMurtry). First edition, signed by author on FFEP. Very good in like jacket with a couple small tears and some soiling.
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Daughter of the Tejas
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New York Graphic Society, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near fine book in very good jacket with a touch of damp staining to top corner. First edition in first state gray jacket with $2.95 price in tact.
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Eat, Drink, & Be Merry
by Rayyan, Omar
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1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Rayyan, Omar. Small book of selected works of art by Rayyan, signed and remarqued on the first page.
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Julien Benda and the New Humanism
by Read, Herbert; Hughes, Glenn - ed
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Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1930. First edition. 19x13cm, 33pp. Signed by Read on the ffep. Illustrated, blue wraps show some toning along spine else near fine. University of Washington Chapbooks Number 37, edited by Glenn Hughes. Monograph from the English Critic, Sir Herbert Read (1893-1968) on French philosopher, Julien Benda. Uncommonly found signed.
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The Innocent Eye
by Read, Herbert (Madeleine L'Engle)
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated first printing of this autobiographical work from the English philosopher and art historian, Herbert Read, who was an early adopter in the country of the Existentialist movement. From the library of Madeleine L'Engle and bearing her married ownership signature and date in 1947 on the front pastedown. L'Engle later explored existentialism in her many fantasy works for young readers, namely A Wrinkle in Time. Very good with some wear to bottom edges of green boards. Jacket toned to spine and showing some wear and rubbing along folds and at corners, else nicely preserved.
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