Search Results: Titles starting with R from Arabesque Books

Ney York: Johnny Gruelle Company, (1939), 1939. Hardcover. Very Good Plus Condition/No Jacket. 8vo. Worth Gruelle. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color. Protected in mylar. Interior of the book is in fine condition. The binding in near fine with minor wear to the corners and a small 1/8" dig on the spine. Overall a very nice copy.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. 123 pages. No date, ca. 1926. Illustrated. Book protected in new mylar. Binding has light scuffs, but is solid and bright with red fox head on front cover and on spine. Interior of book has light browning on a few pages, overall clean with no former owner's names or marks. All about fox hunting.

Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, (1960), 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. xi, 187 including index. Illustrated. Book protected in mylar. Book is very clean, no previous owner's names or marks. Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first female member of the U.S. Senate (a native of Georgia) and was a pioneer in the Temperance Movement and Advocate of Woman's Rights. A scarce title.

London: John Hamilton, Ltd., (1935), 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 224 pages. Illustrated. Book protected in mylar. Spine of green cloth binding has faded to tan. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper. Interior of book is clean, solid, and square. World War One aviation. A scarce copy.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. pp. viii, 9-331, 4 ads. Protected in mylar. Binding has wear and scuffs to front and rear cloth covered boards, worn through at corners and some fraying at the top and bottom of the spine. Interior is mostly clean with previous owner's names on front free endpaper and first blank page.

Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Ltd., 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 32 pages. Illustrated. Inscribed on the front free end paper by the author to a Lieut. Commander and signed "Benjamin L. Marx" and dated June 11, 1945. Benjamin L. Marx was Secretary of Sanford Ballard Dole, President of the Republic and first Governor of Hawaii. This pamphlet records Mr. Marx's recollections of the establishment of the Republic of Hawaii in 1894, the rebellion, and relations with the United States. Two page photo shows the last meeting of the Hawaiian cabinet with Marx and President Dole. In very good condition with slight edge and corner wear, a couple of light tan marks on the rear cover. Protected in a mylar sleeve. A rare, inscribed, historically important Hawaiian pamphlet.

Paris, Texas: North Texas Publishing Company, 1948. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Cisneros, Jose. pp. xiii, [1], 278, [2]. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has some browning of the spine, no tears or chips. Book is in near fine condition with minor foxing/browning at the end papers. An article and photo about the artist, Jose Cisneros, from a 1948 newspaper is glued in behind the front end paper and causing some browning to the surrounding paper. This copy is limited to 2,000 copies and is inscribed by both the illustrator, Jose Cisneros, (opposite page one) and the designer, Carl Hertzog, on the limitation page.

Marceline, Missouri: D-Books Publishing, Inc., 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to, (10 1/4" tall). 96 pages. Illustrated. Book protected in new mylar. Previous owner's gift inscription on front free end paper. No other names or marks. Published in association with the Walton Tribune of Walton County, Georgia. A very clean, attractive copy. Scarce.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1920. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Oblong Folio (12" By 14"). pp. iv, 133, map, 59 plates of ships. Plates of ships fold out. One plate is damaged along the fold out edge with tears and edge pieces missing. Binding is a bit soiled with three small stains on the rear cover. Inner front hinge is cracked but holding strong. Internally the book is clean. A number of ships are marked as "sold" in pencil in the register of ships. Ex-German passenger vessels are listed. Ships are also listed according to size, type, change in names, and ships that have been lost. Fold out map of the world shows fueling stations. Fold out plates of ships are very detailed showing elevations, sections, and plans. Details such as ship specifications, location of rooms and number of crew and passengers are noted. The book is protected in mylar. A very scarce item.

Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1967. Limited to 1005 Copies . Hard Cover/Cloth. Very Good Plus Condition./No Jacket. 4to. pp. [26], 218. Illustrated. Pictorial endpapers. Protected in mylar. Limited edition of 1005 copies of which this is copy number 49. This is a facsimile of the rare 1851 Alexander edition of the Osborne Cross overland.

Washington: Office of Printers to House of Reps., 1851. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 473 pages. Book protected in mylar. 3/4 leather binding is worn with loss at top and bottom of the spine. Interior of book is clean with slight browning on a few pages. Previous owner's name on the title page. Many inventions and claims listed. This is the scarce Part I, Arts and Manufactures with the engraved specimen by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, & Edison opposite the title page. A currency specimen showing the high quality engraving which RWH&E was known for and set the standard for in U.S. stamps and currency. Currency specimen has light browning around the edge and a couple of very small spots. A scarce item.

Savannah: Morning News Print, 1887. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. 233 with 3 pages of ads. Illustrated with portraits. Book protected in mylar. Original binding is worn at corners and edges, but solid. Interior of book has some very light foxing, mainly at the end papers. Front hinge is partly cracked. Front end papers have previous owner's name (Lucile A. Ham) and date of Nov. 13, 1887. A rare Georgia biography.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., (1968), 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Thick 8vo. 458 Pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Seventh Printing. Inscribed to an individual, signed and dated 1970 by the author. Dust jacket has some very minor corner and edge wear, but is clean and attractive. Book is solid, square and very clean. Rickenbacker's autobiography. A handsome, inscribed copy.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Conde Nast Press, 1931. Limited to 355 Copies . Full-Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to. Earle Winslow. 313 pages. Illustrated. Limited to 355 copies of which this is number 112 signed by the illustrator. All edges gilt. In the original slip case box, very good, solid condition with chips along the front edges. Book has some very light soiling to the light cream colored leather binding and some staining to the top and bottom of the spine otherwise in attractive condition.

Robert W. Woodruff, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. pp. 282, [3]. Illustrated. In the original slip case box. No previous owner's names or marks. A handsome, gift quality copy of a scarce book.

Gorizia, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 157 pages. Illustrated in full color. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Signed by the artist (Faganel) on the front free end paper. Text in both Italian and English. Beautiful dust jacket in color of one of his paintings. Book is very clean with no previous owner's names or marks. 129 pages of the artist's works from 1961 to 2000. A very scarce book signed by the artist himself.

Denver, Colorado: The Smith-Brooks Printing Company, 1917. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Oblong 4vo. Unpaginated. Map. Damp stain lower corner and edge of the title page not effecting color plates.

New York/Chicago: A. L. Burt Company, (1920), 1920. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 395 pages, 355 pages, 281 pages bound into one binding. Protected in mylar. Binding has some wear and soiling. Interior rear hinge cracked, but holding. Pages are clean.

Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, (1980), 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 160 pages. Illustrated. Inscribed and signed by Rosalynn Carter to a friend on the front free end paper. Also signed by both authors on the front free end paper. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped. The slightest of bump at the top of the spine. A signed collector's copy in fine condition.

Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1912), 1912. Hard Cover/Cloth. Very Good Condition./No Jacket. 4to. Unpaginated. Drawings by Henry Hutt. Decorations by Earl Stetson Crawford. Binding is blind stamped with a rose design on the front cover. Protected in mylar. Tipped in color plates of beautiful ladies. Front free end paper has pencil writing by a child. A few plates are dog eared. A fairly scarce copy. "Gather ye Rosebuds while ye may, ...