Search Results: Authors starting with R from Downtown Books & News

Poona, India: Rajneesh Foundation, 1980. First English language edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 349pp. Burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Photographic endpapers and title page. Slightly cocked. Previous owner's name penned to the back of ffep. Thread broken to the top of the first gathering, otherwise binding tight. Includes tipped-in portrait plate of the author. Small chips to the photographic dj. at corners and tail of the spine, covererd in protective mylar.

The Rebel Book Publishing House, 1987. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 8vo. 376pp. Cream cloth covered boards with red lettering on spine. Black endpapers. Pictorial Dj. edgeworn and lightly scuffed. Dj. covered in protective mylar.

Paris, France: Librairie des Arts Décoratifs, 1922. First edition. Hardcover, loose-leaf. Very Good/Good+. 4to (13"x10"). 1/4 bound tan cloth & brown paper portfolio; ribbon ties. Spine soiled, rips to cloth at spine extremes & joints. Covers, title & corners rubbed. Previous owner's name in pen & sticker to pdep. Pages toned. 49 photographic/sepia plates.

New York: Penguin Press, 2020. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo (9.5"x6.5"). 224pp. 1/4 bound in dk. grey & light grey paper boards white-stamped titles. Color plates. B&W photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar.

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Rattray Publications, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Square 4to (12"x12"). Tan paper-covered boards with giltstamped title to spine. Lightly bumped corners to lower board; lightly rubbed edges. Small stain to top-edge of textblock. Color photos throughout. Includes large, fold-out map. Illustrated dust jacket covered in protective mylar.

Berkeley, CA: Turtle Island/Netzahaulcoyotl Historical Society, 1977. Second edition, limited. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo (8"x5"). Sepia paper wraps with photo of Raworth as a baby to cover. Light foxing to textblock edges, else fine. Inscribed "for Jonathan--who met my son Ben at the same yr as I was on this cover--love Tom. Highlands, October 5th 2005". Association copy belonging to the Black Mountain poet & publisher Jonathan Williams. From a limited print run of 2000 copies.

New York, NY: Curt Valentin Gallery, 1953. Presumed First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 18mo (5"x7"). Unpaginated. Staple bound, illustrated black and greenish-yellow wraps. Mild bump to lower spine. Three small dampstains to front cover. A single pencil mark and an embossed San Francisco Art Museum on title page. Else text block fine. B&W illustrations. Short interview with artist, followed by a catalog of the artist's work. Inscribed by artist on interior of front cover, "Best wishes, Graham Sutherland. 26 - V - 78.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (9"x6"). 553pp. +meteorological tables & ads. Red cloth-covered boards with giltstamped title & borders. Slightly cocked & sun-darkened spine; very small tears to spine extremes. Small discolored spots to boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front pdep. Toned & foxed. Professional paper repair to first 2 pages. Several etchings, three fold-outs with tissue: one w. 1/2" closed tear, one w. 2" closed tear, one separated at fold. Lower hinge cracked (at p28 of ads), 3" tear to lower hinge endpaper. Subtitled: Including a Particular Account of the Engagement at Quallah-Battoo on the Coast of Sumatra; with all the Official Documents Relating to the Same.

1971. Very Good+. Contents Summary: By a vote of 254 to 158, the House rejected the Nedzi-Whalen Amendment that would have prohibited the use of funds to be used in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, after the end of 1971. It was created by opponents of the Vietnam War who supported the reduction of the military budget and a timetable of American forces in Vietnam. Nixon states that these proposals jeopardize the progress of American withdrawal. Typed Typed Letter Signed 'RN' in black ink. One Page 6 ¾" x 8 7/8". Blind stamped of official seal 'THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON'. Dated: June 24, 1971. Slightly toned. Back stained from glue application. Very Good+. Dated: June 24, Letter in full: "June 24, 1971 Dear Roy: During consideration of the military procurement bill for the coming fiscal year, a number of amendments were proposed seeking to legislate a deadline for American involvement in Indochina. The debate centered on the Nedzi-Whalen amendment, which the House rejected… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo (7.5"x5"). 263pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles. Sun-darkened spine & joints. Slightly foxed, rubbed boards. Gilt mostly rubbed from upper cover title. Textblock edges toned & heavily foxed. Cracked hinges (binding still sound). Pages toned. B&W illustrated cuts. No dust jacket.

NY: The Health Culture Company, 1896. Softcover. Fair. 12vo. 90pp. Illus. wraps. The wrapper suffer from small tears, 1/2'' loss from head of spine and top, upper corner. The wrapper is separating from the stapled signatures. Interior is toned but otherwise tight and clean.

New York: Da Capo Press, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+. Thick 4to. 538 pages. Original 1/4 navy leather & blue marbled paper covered boards. Small chip in leather to tail of spine. "Supersale Not Returnable" stamp on title page. Art historian James Thompson's copy, with his ownership signature on front free endpaper. Pages lightly toned. Text in French only. Illustrated with small reproductions of B&W drawings. Facsimile of 1885 edition. No dj. Covered in protective mylar.

New York City, New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1971. Paperback. Very good. 8vo (8.75"x11.25"). 142 pp. Black illustrated wraps. Shelfwear. Corners lightly bumped. Slight yellowing to page edges. Color and BW photographs with the occasional poem.

New York: HarperCollins/ecco, 2014. First edition, third printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fine. 8vo (9.5"x6.5"). 362pp. 1/4 bound white paper & white paper covered boards, title stamped in purple to spine. Spine slant. Tail spine extreme bumped. Flat signed in sharpie to title page. Illustrated dj. covered in protective mylar: not price-clipped.

New York: Cassell Publishing, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (9"x7"). 132pp. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt/blue/dk. brown -stamped decoration to upper cover & spine, blind stamped decoration to lower cover, illus. endpapers. Boards rubbed, esp. to spine, extremes and corners (board exposed). Spine stiff (competently repaired), corners soft. Endpapers foxed, splitting over hinges, uneven signatures, binding sound. Textblock edges & pages toned. Gift inscription to first page. B&W frontis, B&W engraved cuts throughout. Covered in seller's protective mylar. Scarce.

Atlantis Productions, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. 4to (11"x9"). 218pp. Photographic paper wraps. Light scuffs. Heavy crease to tail-edge of upper cover. Corners rubbed, lightly creased. B&W photos.

Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1988. 2nd ptg. Hardcover. VG+/No dustjacket. 4to. 224 pp. Blue cloth. Slight bumping to spine and bottom corner. Foxing to top edge. A clean, tight copy of an essential companion for anyone engaged in the craft of handspinning.

Potsdam, Germany: Gustav Kiepenheuer, Verlag, 1919. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. Moreau Le Jeune. 8vo (7.5"x9.5"). 289pp. Tie dyed wrapped boards with 1/4 white leather binding. Mild shelf wear with light bumping to spine extremes. Leather has minor spots and discoloration. Top edge gilt. Prior owners x-libris plate pasted to front endpaper. Foxing to front and rear endpapers as well as the first and last half dozen pages. Otherwise textblock unblemished and the binding is holding firm. Text in German. B&W illustrations. From limited edition print run of 500 books, this being number 107.

Paris, France: Albert Morance, 1930. no additional printings listed. Very Good/Good. 4to. 50 looseleaf B&W plates & 33pp. paperback in slipcover that ties with a ribbon. Allover wear to slipcover. Joints split at both spine extremes to 1/2". Boards sun-darkened & edgeworn. Tears to the lower interior panels of slipcover. Paperback covers edgeworn. Pages toned & foxed. Hinge starting at p.12. All plates present. Foxing to plate edges.

Philadelphia, PA: Casemate, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Oblong 4to (8.5"x12"). 391pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with silver-stamped titles; two ribbon markers. Previous owner's blindstamp to first several pages. Illustrated dj. covered in protective mylar. Color illustrations throughout.