Search Results: Titles starting with R from bookwitch

Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.: Lowell Press. Laguna Beach Museum of Art. Presented by the Thunderbird Foundation August 1978.,. McGrew, R. Brownell. Oblong quarto, hardcover, fine in near fine white pictorial dj (with one tiny closed tear). 128 + pp., illustrated with reproductions of the paintings & drawings, 116 color and black & white plates. "Dazzling colors of Navajo apparel, shimmering contrasts of heat and coolness, and loving representations of the dignity of man and the grandeur of nature are magnificently depicted in the incomparable art of R. Brownell McGrew.". Framable plates of Indian life and the American west.

Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated, Old Tappan, NJ, U.S.A., 1978. Good/Unknown. Royal octavo, hardcover, VG ex school library copoy with pocket removed from back endpaper, blue pictorial wraps in mylar. A biography of R. Buvckminster Fuller, the architect and inventor whose investigations into the principles of nature influenced his designs and helped revolutionize our world. 163 pp. plus index.

St Martins Pr (1992), 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG in lightly edgeworn white and blue pictorial dj.,174pp., A look at the nursing profession examines the lives of three nurses at different stages in their careers--from the forty-year-old veteran with an extensive re+a7sume+a7 to the newcomer--describing their daily responsibilities, hospital bureaucracy, medical procedures, and more.

Heritage Reprints, New York, 1954.. Octavo, hardcover, light edgewear to top of spine else VG in brown pictorial boards. One of 28,000 copies printed in 1954. 41 chapters plus epilogue; frontis self portrait of Rembrandt. A revised edition of the 1930 book with 150 reproductions of drawings, etchings and paintings by the master. A few in color. 378 pp.

New York: Literary Guild of America, Inc. 1930. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, brown cloth boards. No dj. Broken back hinge else interior VG. Cover has rubs and edgewear and sun to spine. Antique map of Amsterdam on end papers A.D. 1660 and Holland A.D. 1660, . 570pp. The book is an account of the last years and the death of the painter Rembrandt Van Rijn, a painter and etcher of renown; 24 full page plates; frontispiece of Rembrandt.

Putnam, NY, 2004, First Printing and 2005 First Printing, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine dustjackets. Kinsey Malone Mystery No.18 and 19. Both first printings. 18th and 19th in alphabetical series she started in 1982, planning to finish in 2015. In Ricochet, 352 pp., Kinsey uncovers a complex and clever money laundering scheme that is also about love, love gone wrong, love betrayed and denied. Reba the daughter of privilege realizes that what you hand out in life comes back to bite you in the ass. In Silence 374 pp. Kinsey sets out to fine out why Violet Sullivan disappeared on the Fourth of July in a small California town 34 years ago.

Putnam, NY, 2004, First Printing and 2005 First Printing, 2004. Hardcover. Collectible, Fine/Very Good. SIGNED by author on title page. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine dustjackets. Kinsey Malone Mystery No.18 and 19. Both first printings. 18th and 19th in alphabetical series she started in 1982, planning to finish in 2015. In Ricochet, 352 pp., Kinsey uncovers a complex and clever money laundering scheme that is also about love, love gone wrong, love betrayed and denied. Reba the daughter of privilege realizes that what you hand out in life comes back to bite you in the ass. In Silence 374 pp. Kinsey sets out to fine out why Violet Sullivan disappeared on the Fourth of July in a small California town 34 years ago.

Putnam, NY, 2004,. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Collectible, Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in VG lightly edgeworn red dj. First Printing. Kinsey Malone Mystery No.18. 352 pp. 18th in alphabetical series she started in 1982, planning to finish in 2015. Here Kinsey uncovers a complex and clever money laundering scheme that is also about love, love gone wrong, love betrayed and denied. Reba the daughter of privilege realizes that what you hand out in life comes back to bite you in the ass.

Random House Audio April 2005, 2005. CD. Fine. 5 CD's, fine in red box. Read by Judy Kaye. 6 hours play time. Kinsey Malone Mystery 18th in alphabetical series she started in 1982, planning to finish in 2015. Here Kinsey uncovers a complex and clever money laundering scheme that is also about love, love gone wrong, love betrayed and denied. Reba the daughter of privilege realizes that what you hand out in life comes back to bite you in the ass.

Doubleday, New York, 1971 BCE. Very Good/Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG in taped but good green pictorial dj. Book Club edition. Map endpapers showing ocean currents. RA is the story of Heyerdahl's voyage from North Africa to South America in a 45 ft papyrus boat modelled on those depicted in the pharoah's wall paintings. A violent storm ended the first expedition but within a year the seven men had embarked on their second journey in RA II.

Macmillan NYC 1965, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus By Author. Quarto, hardcover, near fine in good myustard pictorial dj. First printing. Clean, unmarked. A children's story about ancient Persia where there was a terrible storm and Rabash was a miniature horse who springs to life from a storybook. Unpaginated, about 30 pp.

Knopf, NY (1990). Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in near fine purple and black striped dj. First Edition. unmarked and the binding is tight. Updike's fourth and final novel about ex-basketball player Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the hero has acquired heart trouble, a Florida condo, and a second grandchild. His son, Nelson, is behaving erratically; his daughter-in-law, Pru, is sending out mixed signals; and his wife, Janice, decides in midlife to become a working girl. Rabbit explores the bleak terrain of late middle age, looking for reasons to live. 512 pp.

Yearling, 1971., 1971. Paperback. Good. Illus By Author. 12 mo., softcover, good ex classroom copy in yellow pictorial wraps. Newbery award winner written in 1944. 128 pages. Contains B&W illustrations. The animals were excited about new people moving into the house; it had been a long time since they had a garden....at Rabbit Hill.

A Knopf, NY, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo hardcover, note on endpaper else VG in VG black dj. First edition, third printing. 467 pp. and notes on author. New characters and old populate these scenes from Rabbit's middle age, as he continues to pursue, in his erratic fashion, the rainbow of happiness.

T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, NJ, 1983. Fine/No Jacket. Small octavo, hardcover, fine in white pictorial boards. illustrated with 49 full-color photos and 47 black and white photos, presents sensible, easy-to-follow recommendations about selecting and caring for a pet rabbit. Illustrated endpapers. 93 pp.

Self Published, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. Octavo, softcover, VG in brown spine and beige pictorial wraps. Scarce book. His second book of Tales of the Mother Lode. 83 pp. plus notes on author. Map showing area from Downeyville to Oakhurst, Highway 49, laid in. Here is a unique story that will bring characters to life. He tells of people of different races with respect for all cultures.

NY, International Collectors Library, 1947, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ Issued. Esta Cosgrave. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in red and gold decorative faux leather boards. No DJ. 622 pgs. Map end papers. . Top page edges in gilt. 586p. Publisher's pamphlet laid in. The Rafael Palacios Binding ~ Leather ~ Called the greatest historical novel about America ever written, it involves General Benedict Arnold a brilliant general turned traitor, and a love story.

crest/Fawcett, 1964. Soft cover. Good. Esta Cosgrave. Mass market paperback, somewhat scuffed but good reading copy in yellow wraps. unmarked. all pages edged in red. 608 pp. Called the greatest historical novel about America ever written, it involves General Benedict Arnold a brilliant general turned traitor, and a love story.

Three Story Press (2004), 2004. Paperback. Fine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author. Octavo, softcover, fine in black, blue and red pictorial wraps. Clean, unmarked. The white-knuckle pace of a bicycle race drives this novel about a young American's opportunity to compete in the Tour de France. Complex relationships with teammates, personal and professional obstacles, and a terrible disaster cause the young cyclist to redefine his limits. An insider's perspective on the world of professional bicycle racing reveals that the required tactics and skills create a culture in which pain is the ultimate currency and endurance is the most powerful force.

John Wiley & Sons, 1978, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. Octavo, softcover, VG in off-white wraps. 169 pages including index. From cross-cultural research of four societies - Mexico, Brazil, U.S. and South Africa.