Search Results: Authors starting with R from Rose's Books, IOBA

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, stated first printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. Map endpapers. Hard cover binding, 435 pp. Light soiling to boards. No dustjacket. Very good condition..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Decorated endpapers. 344 pp. An exploration of Arabia and Arab culture. Dustjacket has a bit of edgewear. Fine in near fine dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York: Edward Burlingame / HarperCollins, 1991. Book. Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American edition. 8vo. Cloth. 372 p. Raban, a British author, sets out to capture the transforming immigrant experience. He ships out across the Atlantic, sublets an apartment in New York City, sets up house in the deep south, and lives among the immigrants on the Pacific coast. Fine in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. Book. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. Book Club edition, 8vo. Hard cover binding, 409 pp. Very good hardcover with very good dust jacket. Dust wrapper has a few small tears and some edgewear. Former owner's signature inside. Board corners bumped. Wonderful account of a trip down the Great Mississippi River in the United States. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: HarperCollins, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First American edition, stated. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 372 pp. Called by Jan Morris "...the best book of travel ever written by an Englishman about the United States." Near fine in fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

London: Private Press Book. Illus. by Chalon. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. London: No publication date, c. late 19th century. Red cloth binding, paper label on spine, 524 pp. Includes ten full-page illustrations by Chalon. Very good in cloth..

Philadelphia: George Barrie Book. Illus. by Boilvin, Emile, etchings. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No publication date (late 19th century). Volume IX of Bibliophilist's Library. Black cloth binding, paste-on label, rough-cut pages. Volume I of 2 volumes. Printed on Japanese Vellum, limited edition, this being #96 of 1,000 copies printed by subscription only. Contains three books in this volume. Frontispieces plus 5 double illustrations/engravings with protective tissues. 322 pages. Paste-on label discolored, corners bumped. Very good condition..

London: Richard Clay & Sons, 1921. Book. Illus. by Robinson, W. Heath. Very Good. Cloth. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. London: Richard Clay & Sons, 1921. Two volume set. Limited Edition for Navarre Society. Beautiful white cloth binding with an antique patina, gilt letter and designs embossed on spine and front board, printed on "laid paper of fine quality specially made for the Navarre Society and is strictly limited" with text block with top edge gilt , featuring the wonderful illustrations of W. Heath Robinson through-out, Vol. I 474 pp, Vol. II 462pp. 8vo. These books compile the five novels of 16th century author Francois Rabelis and his tale of two giants, Gargantua and Pantagruel and their bawdy and sometimes violent adventures. Some foxing on endpapers and on a few pages. Very good condition with a clean, crisp text block..

New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo. New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth binding, 841 pp. Modern Library Giant G65. Topstaining. Light soiling to page edges, slight bumping to corners, dust jacket worn at extremities. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Amsterdam: Jean Frederic Bernard, 1752. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. Early. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Amsterdam: Bernard, 1752. 24mo. Full contemporary calf binding, gold tooling in six compartments, all edges stained red, ribbon marker. Marble endpapers, 431 pp. Spine rubbed, bottom chipped, scrapes on boards, small hole in front board. Interior is fine, amazingly bright and crisp. Volume III only, beginning with "Les Faits et Dits Heroiques du Bon Pantagruel". Very good condition..

United Kingdom: Merrell Holberton, 2000. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. London: Merrell Holberton, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Cloth binding, 160 pp. Illustrated throughout in color. The art of the silversmith - individual pieces of the highest craftsmanship - is complex and vital, combining ancient skills and techniques with the latest innovations in technology to produce objects that both reflect and challenge current aesthetic ideas. In large color plates, this album presents the work of 60 British and American silversmiths who were commissioned by Benton Seymour Rabinovitch to produce their own designs for a simple serving implement, either a fish server or cake slice. They created an astonishing range of variations on the theme. From ascetically functional to lavishly baroque, these pieces utilize elements of sea life, Scandinavian design, Florida Art Deco, 18th-century Rococo, and totemic, timeless symbols of the natural world to… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 1991. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. The story of Rabinowitz's adventures in the forests of Thailand as he works to keep the abundant and exotic wildlife from the hands of poachers. Fine in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

London: Spring Books, 1960. Ex-Library. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. London: Spring Books, 1960. Reprint. Cloth binding. Translated by R. H. Boothroyd. 256 pp. Illustrated throughout. Crisp, clean ex-university library book. Very good..

Paris: Bordas, 1995. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paris: Bordas, 1995. 16mo. Trade paperback, very good condition..

Paris: Bordas, 1984. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paris: Bordas, 1984. Reprint. 16mo. Trade paperback, 127 pp. In French. Appears unread. Fine..

Paris: Bordas, 1995. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paris: Bordas, 1995. 16mo. Trade paperback, very good condition..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Daw Books, 2000. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. New York: DAW, 2000. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Cloth binding, 462 pp. Clean ex-library that appears little-read. Dust jacket has been glued to boards. Good in good dust jacket, protected with a clean, library-issued plastic cover..

Gordon Volland Book. Illus. by Rae, John. Fair. Hardcover. Early. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gordon Volland, publisher. Early edition. 4to. Pictorial boards chipped and rubbed at extremities, first free endpaper missing. One page severely chipped and loose, but retaining all text and full-page illustration. Another page missing a corner, crayon line, some pen markings on rear endpaper from a child. Fair condition, still with strong visual impact..

New York: Rizzoli, 1980. Book. Fine. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presumed first edition. 4to. Cloth. 304 p. Index. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. A comprehensive and graphically stunning overview of the entire history of architecture in the western world. Fine in fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York: Doubleday, 1978. New York: Doubleday, 1978. First edition. SIGNED BY PAUL MAGRIEL, World Backgammon Champion, inside front cover. A fictional representation of a boy's endless wins -- a topic that would have been of great interest to Paul. Author's third book. Light spotting to prelims, dust jacket soiled, corners rubbed. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. Signed Association Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.