Search Results: Titles starting with R from CraigsClassics

This is a scarce, antique book (disbound) of 50 costume engravings by BARTOLOMEO PINELLI, "Raccolta di Cinquanta Costumi li Piu Interessanti Delle Citta, Terre, e Paesi, in Provincie diverse del Regno di Napoli" ("Collection of Fifty Most Interesting Costumes of the Cities, Lands, and Towns in Different Provinces of the Kingdom of Naples"). 1817 2nd edition (following the 1814 1st edition); Giovanni Scudellari; Rome, Italy. The text is written entirely in Italian. "Disegnati, ed incisi all' acquaforte du Bartolomeo Pinelli Romano" ("Drawn and engraved in etchings by Bartolomeo Pinelli Romano"). Complete - all 50 engravings are present. An extremely prolific engraver, Pinelli's illustrations depicted the costumes of the Italian people, the great epic poems and numerous other subjects, including popular customs. The most recurring subject was Rome (the ancient city as well as the modern one), its inhabitants, and its monuments.Condition:Disbound - the book is lacking both covers and end papers, and… Read More

"Re-Dedication of the Old State House, Boston, July 11, 1882", printed in 1889, 5th Edition. "Printed by order of the City Council"; Boston. The book features plates throughout of the State House at various periods in time (both the interior and the exterior) as well as plates of historic figures associated with it.From the Preliminary Note:"The restoration of the Old State House is an event of which every Bostonian may well be proud. The history of the building is so indissolubly connected with the most stirring events in the annals of the city, and of the nation also, that it is a source of peculiar gratification to know that the ancient edifice has been saved from destruction, and will be handed down to future generations in a form substantially the same as it presented when within its venerable walls 'the child Independence was born.'"The contents of the Proceedings at Re-Dedication are as follows:* Remarks of Alderman Charles H. Hersey* Prayer* Oration* Remarks of Mayor Samuel A. Green* Remarks… Read More

"Recollections of Auton House" by C. Auton (Augustus Hoppin). 1909; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston and New York. The book is illustrated throughout. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the Preface:"These reminiscences are written to satisfy the Auton who composed them, and to amuse the Autons who may read them. Grown-up people never cease to be young. They are only old boys with hats and whiskers, and old girls with frizettes and eyeglasses, that's all. There are many Auton houses in the land, and lots of Auton children wandering over it, but the original Auton House is gone forever, and we can only catch the echo of its revelry in our ear, and detect a smack of its good cheer lingering on our tongue." Condition: Clean front cover; light soiling along the right edge of the back cover; the red cloth color has somewhat faded on the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The inside of the book nearly appears unread - clean pages with no writing, stains,… Read More

This is an early edition of "Red Planet - A Colonial Boy on Mars" by ROBERT HEINLEIN. 1952; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The book features black & white Illustrations, and illustrated end papers in color by Clifford Geary.Condition:Clean covers and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The paper at the hinge between the front end paper and pastedown has split halfway down from the top edge. Nice interior - the pages are clean and appear unread with only a name written in pen on the front end paper. A bit of erased pencil writing is visible at the top-right corner of the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

This is an antique copy of "Redemption" and Two Other Plays by LEO TOLSTOY. 1919; Boni Liveright / The Modern Library; New York. Leather binding with illustrated end papers. With an Introduction by Arthur Hopkins. The following works are included: Redemption; The Power of Darkness; Fruits of Culture.Condition:Clean covers and spine. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Occasional pen markings to random pages (such as a slash " / " next to words within sentences, and a dash " - " in the outer margin next to a line of text)....otherwise clean. Name/date (1922) written in pen on the half title page. Overall the book is in Good+ condition. It would grade higher if not for the pen markings.

This is an antique issue of the publication "The Reference Shelf" - Reprints of Selected Articles, Briefs, Bibliographies, Debates, Study Outlines of Timely Topics. May 1923 - Volume 1, Number 10. Published by The H.W. Wilson Company in New York. This issue is dedicated entirely to a discussion of the Ku Klux Klan. 105 pages. Compiled by Julia E. Johnsen. The publication comes to the conclusion that "the Ku Klux Klan should be condemned by all right-thinking Americans" because "its principles are destructive and wrong." Topics include A Nightgown Tyranny, Ku Klux Klan Revival, Attitude of the North, As Viewed in the South, Ku Klux and Crime, Origin of the Order, Some of the Methods, Ku Klux Klan Today, How Elections are Carried in Texas, Classes that are Barred, The Negro Question, National Expansion Sought, Pretends to Uphold Law, One Instance of Operations, Prerequisites to Citizenship in the Invisible Empire, Ku Klux Kreed, Woman's Klan Created by Simmons, Ku Klux Klan in America, Some Ideals of… Read More

This is an early copy of "Reflections on Prayer" - And on the Errors Which May Prevent its Efficacy by HANNAH MORE. 1820 3rd American edition (stated); Anthony Finley; Philadelphia. Full leather binding. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:Clean covers and spine; some rubbing of the leather along the right edge of the spine and at the corners; the leather at the top-left corner of the back cover has chipped away. The pages are in nice condition with only some mild foxing (though a bit heavier on the title page). The front cover is a bit shaky due to a partial split at the top half of the right edge of the spine.

"Report of the Commissioner of Patents" For the Year 1862 - Arts and Manufactures. CIVIL WAR PROVENANCE - see below. Illustrations only - all 446 pages of this volume contain multiple drawings...there are well over 2,000 drawings in all. Published in 1865 by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. Uncommon copy with thousands of Civil War-era patent drawings previously owned by a Civil War colonel.At the front of the book is a handwritten note detailing the book's provenance, as follows: "Austin H. Patterson's Book. Received Nov 30, 1877 through the kindness of an old friend and fellow Democrat, an Honest man and Representative of the people, [full name illegible, though 'Butler' appears to be the surname]." Patterson was a Democrat Party politician from New Jersey whose political career was interrupted by the Civil War. He served in the War as captain of Company A of the 14th New Jersey Regiment, as a staff officer of the First Army Corps Army of the Potomac, and was promoted to major of… Read More

This is a great condition set of "Representative AMERICAN ORATIONS to Illustrate American Political History" - edited, and with introductions by Alexander Johnston. 1894; G.P. Putnam's Sons; New York. Complete set in 3 volumes. Each volume features numerous full-page engravings; gilt top page edges; decorative floral end papers. From the Introduction: "The design which has controlled the present collection has been to make such selections from the great orations of American history as shall show most clearly the spirit and motives which have actuated its leaders, and to connect them by a thread of commentary which shall convey the practical results of the conflicts of opinion revealed in the selections."The set features orations from eminent Americans such as Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Josiah Quincy, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Stephen Douglas; Abraham Lincoln (including The Gettysburg Address), Thaddeus Stevens, Jefferson Davis, Henry Ward… Read More

"Requiem For A Nun" by William Faulkner. 1951 true 1st Edition, 1st Printing meeting all first trade edition points (first edition not stated and no other statements of printings on the copyright page; dark gray top edge stain; "Chocktaw" on page 21); Random House; New York. The book comes with its original, un-clipped 1st issue dust jacket (with jacket designer's name misspelled as "M. McKnight Kauffer"). REQUIEM FOR A NUNThis sequel to Faulkner's most sensational, Sanctuary, was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in Sanctuary. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan's child. Told partly in prose, partly in play form, Requiem for a Nun is a haunting exploration of the impact of the past on the present.Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. Excellent condition… Read More

This is an antique copy of "Researches into the Early History of the Violin Family" by Carl Engel. 1883 1st edition; Novello, Ewer & Co.; London. Nicely illustrated with in-text drawings throughout, as well has headpieces/tailpieces at the beginning and end of the chapters. There is an Index at the back. The contents are as follows: Available Evidences, The Fiddle-Bow, The Crwth, The Crowd, The Rotte, The Chrotta, The Rebec, The Geige, The Fiddle, The Vielle, The Viol, Retrospect.Condition:There are some very light stain/foxing(?) spots along the top edge of the front cover; small, light stain at the right edge of the back cover. There is a strip of cloth missing at the top edge of the spine; tiny cloth tear at the bottom edge of the spine. Tiny cloth tears at the cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. There is a small tear to the paper at the hinge between the front end paper and pastedown. The pages are lightly age-toned. An occasional random… Read More

Antique copy of "Rhyme? and Reason?" by LEWIS CARROLL. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); American Publishers Corporation; New York. The book features 74 illustrations by Arthur Frost and Henry Holiday. From the "St. Nicholas Series for Boys and Girls." Contents include: Phantasmagoria; Echoes; A Sea Dirge; Ye Carpette Knyghte; Hiawatha's Photographing; Melancholetta; A Valentine; The Three Voices; Tema Con Variazioni; A Game of Fives; Poeta Fit, Non Nascitur; The Hunting of the Snark; Size and Tears; Atalanta in Camden-Town; The Lang Coortin'; Four Riddles; Fame's Penny-Trumpet.Condition:There are a few small stain spots at the right edge of the front cover; light soiling on the back cover and spine; tiny cloth tears at the outer corner tips of the front cover. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a 1" split at the top of the hinge between the front end paper and pastedown. There is a 3" split at the bottom of the hinge between the rear end paper and pastedown. (Despite the… Read More

"Rhymes of Little Boys" by Burges Johnson. 1905; Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.; New York. The book contains dozens of poems - please see the photos for the complete list of contents. Color frontispiece.From the Author's Note:"The rhyes in this collection are of two varities, - those in the words of little boys, and those to or about little boys; the latter are grouped together at the end of the book. Many of these rhymes were originally copyrighted in the magazines; sincere thanks are due to the several Harper periodicals, St. Nicholas, Everybody's Magazine, and Leslie's Weekly, among others, for permission to use them here."Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; the label on the spine has begun to peel a bit; sharp cover corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in terrific condition - clean and white with no writing, foxing, tears or stains found. Small bookshop label affixed to front end paper. Overall in very good condition.

This is a collection of Volumes I and II from "Rice's Encyclopedia of SILK MAGIC" by Harold Rice. Each volume comes with its original dust jacket. The volumes are loaded with illustrations by Francis B. Martineau. Published in 1948 and 1953 by Silk King Studios in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.The contents are as follows:VOLUME I: The Romantic Story of Silk; Dyeing Your Own Silks; Methods of Folding Silks; Methods of Producing a Single Silk; Non-apparatus Quantity Productions; Apparatus Quantity Productions; Vanishes; Changes; Transpositions.VOLUME II: Penetrations; Color Changes; Color Changing Silks; Silk Dyeing; Reel Magic; Reel - Less Magic; Twentieth Century Silks.Condition:Volume 2 is in Fine condition and appears unread - clean both inside and out with no issues found. Volume I is in Near Fine condition and appears unread - clean both inside and out with only a bit of scuffing along the left edge of the spine. Both dust jackets have chips/small pieces missing along the perimeters; the Vol. 1 jacket has… Read More

This is a clean, vintage copy of "The Rights of Man" by THOMAS PAINE with slip case. 1961; The Heritage Press; New York. The book is nicely illustrated with numerous full-page color illustrations, and in-text drawings by Lynd Ward. Also included is the 4-page "Sandglass" insert which gives information about the author and the book.Condition:The book is in Near Fine condition with only sun fading to the spine. Clean both inside and out with no other issues - the book appears unread. The slip case has sun fading along the edges; one large panel has some thin, white stain lines; structurally sound with no tears and no wear at the opening.

This is an antique copy of "RIGHTS OF MAN ~ Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution" by Thomas Paine. 1894; G.P. Putnam's Sons; New York and London. With a frontispiece portrait of Paine, and vignettes at the beginning and end of the sections.Condition:There is a small scuff near the top of the front cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Foxing on the bibliography page, frontispiece (and the tissue guard over it), and the title page. Old store label affixed to the front pastedown with a bit of pencil writing beneath and next to it. Nice text pages - clean with no notable issues found. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

"The Rise of the Book-Plate" by W.G. Bowdoin. 1901 1st edition; A. Wessels Company; New York. The book is richly illustrated with examples of bookplates throughout. "Being and Exemplification of the Art, Signified by Various Book-Plates, from its Earliest to its Most Recent Practice." With an Introduction and chapter on the study and arrangement of book-plates by Henry Blackwell. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:Clean covers and spine. Small cloth tears to three of the cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are lightly age-toned and mostly clean with only a few random smudges found. There is an old bookplate affixed to the front end paper. Small foxing spot at the upper-outer corner of the frontispiece, title page, and the tissue guard in between. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

This is a unique "Teachers' Edition" of the classic "ROBINSON CRUSOE" - For Boys and Girls by Lida B. McMurry and Mary Hall Husted. 1902; Public-School Publishing Company; Bloomington, Illinois. Illustrated. The book is smaller in size - it measures 6 7/8" tall x 5 1/8" wide. At the back of the book is the poem "On His Island" by William Cowper, as well as the following Appendices: "The Educational Value of Robinson Crusoe"; "Method of Teaching Robinson Crusoe"; and "Robinson in His New Home." From the Preface: "This little book is the result of much experience in seeking to adapt the story of Robinson Crusoe to the literary attainments and educational needs of children in the primary schools. Crusoe is the transition from myths and fairy tales, where the imagination is untrammeled by the 'practical,' to the study of real biography. Those events in Defoe's story that are of doubtful educational value are omitted; but it is believed that the child's interest in the narrative is not impaired thereby.… Read More

This is a charming antique children's story, "THE ROCKET BOOK" by Peter Newell. 1912 1st edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. Nicely illustrated by Newell with full-page drawings in color on every other page. Illustrated title page. Every page has an actual hole at the center, which is incorporated into the illustration. From a review: "Long before Richard Scarry or Dr. Seuss, an American artist delighted a generation of children and their parents with hilarious, topsy-turvy illustrations and slightly subversive tales told in rhyme. This was illustrator/author Peter Newell. Originally published in 1912, The Rocket Book remains as profoundly enjoyable and incredibly popular as ever. This classic work will delight readers of all ages with the story of how a rocket launched from the basement floor of an apartment building and how it interrupts the day."

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Light soiling to the cover; there are a few pen lines at the top of the front cover below the word "ROCKET"; some light stains on the back… Read More

Nice condition, early copy of Robert Heinlein's first book - "ROCKET SHIP GALILEO" with its original dust jacket. 1947 1st edition, presumed 2nd state (with "1947," the Scribner's seal, and no code on the copyright page, but lacking the "A" 1st printing designation); Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original $2.50 price intact on the front flap. The book contains illustration by Thomas W. Voter; illustrated end papers. From the dust jacket: "A thrilling story of three boys who accompany a scientist on the first piloted rocket ship flight to the moon. The time is several years from now. The action is based on scientific fact, and much of it may come true before long. The illustrations have been carefully worked out under the author's supervision, and are as accurate as it is possible for 'projected' illustrations to be. Mr. Heinlein is in the top rank of science-fiction writers, and his unusual stories for adults have attracted much attention. This, his first… Read More