Search Results: Titles starting with R from AARDWOLF Fine Books

G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 2004; First Edition; 8vo, 352 pages. Signed on the title page by the author. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Random House, New York, 1975; First Edition, First Printing; 8vo, 270 pages; brown cloth; gilt titles and decorations; tan topstain; colored endpapers. His fourth novel, source for the 1981 film of the same name directed by Milos Forman and starring James Cagney and Howard Rollins. Fine, in a Near Fine dustjacket. No chips or tears, no price clipping, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, NY, 1920; Sixth Edition, Revised; 12mo, 525 pages; illustrated; black leatherette; gilt spine titles; all pages edges gilt. Professional civil engineering text and field manual for railroad track and earth work, complete with detailed mathematical formulae. Bound together in a single volume with the exhaustive companion text, "Field And Office Tables Specifically Applicable To Railroads." Authored by C. Allen Frank, Professor of Railroad Engineering at M.I.T., who makes mention in the introduction of the added usefulness of railroad survey methods and calculations in the construction of automobile highways, then in their infancy. Very Good Plus, clean and bright, previous owner name in neat printed hand on front pastedown.

Los Angeles County Museum, , 1958; Sixth Edition; 8vo, 83 pages; Illustrated. Detailed study of the Rancho La Brea pleistocene deposits, by Chester Stock, leading authority on the subject of fossils at La Brea and former Head of the Department of Geological Sciences at Cal Tech. It was due to the efforts of Dr. Stock that the La Brea Tar Pits have been preserved as a scientific monument to this day. Generously illustrated with photographs. Comprehensive seven-page bibliography at the back. Very Good Plus, in illustrated heavy wraps.

Oneida Association, Oneida Reserve, NY, 1849; Unique collection of five first edition Oneida Association publications: 1.) "Confessions Of John Noyes," autobiography of controversial Oneida founder John Humphrey Noyes, (1849; 96 pages), who after undergoing a religious conversion in 1834 during a meeting conducted by fiery revivalist Charles Grandison Finney, decided to dedicate his life to the theology of Perfectionism, and by 1836 had established a commune of "Free Church," or "Bible Socialists," at Putney, Vermont where they remained for twelve years until forced to move to New York’s Oneida Indian Reserve to avoid prosecution for adultery, owing to their practice of universal marriage. "Confessions," published the first year at Oneida, is Noyes’ personal account of his life and religious evolution, plus a history of Perfectionism; (2.) Faith Facts, Or A Confession Of The Kingdom Of God And The Age Of Miracles, (1850; 40 pages), the first Free Church… Read More

Crosby, Nichols, And Company , Boston, 1853; First Edition, second thousand; 8vo, 457 pages; black cloth; gilt spine titles. A compendium of writings by polymath English divine Henry Rogers (1806-1877), author, researcher, lecturer, professor of English, mathematics, and philosophy. Together here are eight selections first appearing in the Edingburgh Review, to which Rogers was a long time contributor: "Life And Writings Of Thomas Fuller" (1842); "Andrew Marvell," (1844); "Luther’s Correspondence And Character," (1845); "Genius And Writings Of Pascal," (1847); "Sacred Eloquence: The British Pulpit," (1840); "The Vanity And Glory Of Literature," (1846); "Right Of Private Judgment," (1843); and "Reason And Faith: Their Claims And Conflict" (1849). Publisher’s 4-page catalogue of religious titles at the back. Very Good, clean, crisp, bright, cloth chipped at spine extremities, no foxing or staining, binding tight,… Read More

Printed And For Sale By The Author And By Parry And M’Millan, Philadelphia, 1854; First Edition; 12mo (5 1/8" x 7 3/4"); 349 pages; embossed pebbled cloth; gilt titles; engraved frontispiece portrait plate of the author, with guard tissue. Autobiography of distinguished Irish-born American journalist and publisher John Binns (1772-1860), who after repeated jailings in Britain for his political activity sailed for the United States in July of 1801, arriving at Baltimore in September and soon joining Joseph Priestly and Thomas Cooper in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, where he published and edited the Argus Republican newspaper (1802-1804), which he was forced to abandon due to inter-party feuding. Upon resettling in Philadelphia, Binns began publication of the influential Democratic Press weekly, which continued until 1829 when party politics again resulted in the closing of his paper. He thence abandoned publishing and devoted himself entirely to his duties as alderman for the City of… Read More

Privately printed by the author, Los Angeles, 1978; First Edition; Signed; small 8vo, 16 pages. Transcription of an inspirational 1978 Craft Talk delivered at Westwood Village Rotary Club by longtime Los Angeles physician Herbert J. Andrews, M.D., who entered medical school at 33 years of age, established his practice in Westwood in 1935, and built his medical bldg. at 1441 Westwood Blvd. in 1939. Fine, in card wraps. Inscribed and signed on the title page by the author.

W.W. Norton & Co., NY, 1991; First Edition; 8vo, 284 pages. Very Fine, in a Very Fine dust jacket. A pristine copy of Mosley’s second book. Boldly signed on the title page by the author.

Viking Press, New York, 1945; First Edition; tall 8vo, 131 pages plus list of Steinbeck titles at the back; beige cloth; illustrated front board inset. First illustrated edition of John Steinbeck’s heartbreaking story of the maturation of a young boy growing up on his father’s ranch in the Salinas Valley, prompting Clifton Fadiman in 1941 to comment, "The Grapes of Wrath excepted, The Red Pony is the finest thing he (Steinbeck) has done." In 1949, Republic Pictures made the story into the Technicolor film of the same name starring Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Miles, for which Steinbeck himself wrote the screenplay and Aaron Copeland composed the score. Printed by Zeese-Wilkinson Co. Illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Fine. Clean, crisp, very bright, corners sharp, no signatures, in a structurally sound slipcase that has moderate edge wear and surface soil.

The MacMillan Company, New York, 1900; First Edition; 12mo, 385 pages plus 5 pages of publisher’s advertisements at the back; top page edges gilt; illustrated with frontispiece and eight additional plates by Harry Fenn and J.C. Earl. James Lane Allen’s brooding novel of the beginnings of doubt in a pious man whose faith is shaken by theories of modern science and evolution, evidence of which he suddenly becomes aware during his daily interactions with nature as a Kentucky hemp farmer at the close of the Civil War. First edition, first state, with illustrations in photogravure and without the word "facing" before the numerals on page vii. Beautifully bound in illustrated red cloth featuring a magnificent green and silver hemp plant overlaid with gilt titles. Fine, exceptionally clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp. Tanned ghost on the outer margins of the pastedowns, from contact with the flaps of the original dust jacket. Previous owner neat name and date in a small hand on f.f.e.p. A… Read More

Independent Commission On The Los Angeles Police Dept., Los Angeles, 1991; First Edition; 8 1/2" x 11". Report of the 1991 Independent Commission, headed by Warren Christopher, to investigate the Rodney King beating. The complete report, bound in printed white wraps, together with the original typed press release and the separate 17-page bound Summary Volume, all in Fine condition. Clean, crisp, and bright.

University Of California, Los Angeles, 1995; First Edition; 4to, 200 pages. In-depth study of the masks of the Mende and related peoples of Sierra Leone and neighboring Liberia, photo illustrated in color and b&w, showing not only the masks themselves, but scenes of their actual use in dance and ceremony as well. Includes a 9-page appendix of mask names and their translations, plus a comprehensive bibliography. Fine, in color illustrated wraps.

Mysterious Press, New York, 1996; First Edition; 8vo, 178 pages. As New, in an As New dust jacket. A pristine copy.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1969; First Edition; 4to, 217 pages. The life and work of Richard Lindner, with analytical text by Dore Ashton accompanied by 187 photographic reproductions of Lindner’s art, including 52 tipped-in plates in full color. Beautifully bound in bright red silk with dramatic cover design in gold. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has two small (1/2") closed edge tears.

Caesare Capello, Milan, 1930; 12mo, 32 pages; color illustrated boards. Wonderful 32-panel accordion foldout photographic study of Pompei, each photo fully described on the verso in Italian, French, English, and German. Beautifully bound in elaborate embossed color lithograph boards depicting Pompei ablaze after the devastating 79 A.D. eruption of Vesuvius. Near Fine, clean, bright, crisp and sharp.

Caesare Capello, Milan, 1929; 12mo, 32 pages; color illustrated boards. Wonderful 32-panel accordion fold photographic study of Naples, each photo fully described on the verso in Italian, French, English, and German. Beautifully bound in elaborate embossed color lithograph boards depicting mount Vesuvius in eruption. Near Fine, clean, bright, crisp and sharp.

Doubleday & Company, Inc., NY, 1958; First Edition; Signed; 8vo, 448 pages. Historical novel of the daredevil adventures of early Texas explorer Louis Juchereau St. Denis, by author/screenwiter Paul Wellman, who was a staff writer at Warner Bros. from 1936-1944, and MGM from 1944-1946. Numerous Wellman Westerns were adapted to the screen, including his 1952 novel "The Comancheros," which was made into the popular movie of the same name starring John Wayne. Very Good Plus, exceptionally clean, crisp and bright, in a Very Good dust jacket that has a single small chip at the lower left shoulder of the spine panel. Signed on the half-title page by the author.

Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, 1897; Handsome 19th century chromolithograph depicting 13 breeds of domestic cattle. An original double plate from Joseph Meyer’s renowned 19th century encyclopedic natural history reference, "Myers Konversation Lexikon -- Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th Auflage," published at Leipzig in 17 volumes between the years 1893 to 1897 by Bibliographisches Institut, venerable German publishing house founded by Meyer in 1826 and still in business today. Complete identification key in the bottom margin for each breed pictured. Hinged and matted entirely acid free, ready for framing. Window size 10 1/4" x 8 1/4", outside matte dimensions 14 3/8" x 12 3/8". Fine condition, clean, crisp, bright, colors vivid. A sparkling print.

Harry S. Dube, Sarasota, FL, 1951; "8 1/2" x 11"; 76 pages; illustrated. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine & Program for 1951, with special contributions by Cecil B. DeMille and Clark Gable. In an article entitled "The Greatest Show On Earth," DeMille tells of the many difficulties encountered in the planning and production of his recent motion picture of the same name. In "Circus Day Dreams," Clark Gable relates how as a boy growing up in Cadiz, Ohio he wanted nothing more than to join the circus and live and work under the big top, a wish which came true when shooting "Across The Wide Missouri" on remote location in Colorado when cast and crew were required to live together for months under an enormous big top. Numerous other circus related articles, plus beautiful full-page color ads for Coke, 7-UP, Old Gold, Chesterfield, and Lucky Strike Cigarettes, Buick and Chevrolet automobiles, Welch’s Grape Juice, etc. Striking cover art by… Read More