Search Results: Titles starting with R from THE FAMILY ALBUM

Wartburg Press, Waverly, IA: (1916)., 1916 139 p. + Photo illustrations. Small 8vo. Original printed wraps. Very XLib. 0.0. Soft cover.

Fordham University Press, New York: 1960., 1960 369p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn and torn. AFRICA/1 0.0. Hardcover.

The Viking Press, New York: 1957., 1957 314p. Radiation Diary endpapers. Inked ownership. XLib. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket with clear library wraps. Hardbound. Very XLib copy. SPACE/6 0.0. Hardcover.

The Ecco Press, New York: (1973)., 1973 68p. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, lettered in gold. Original dust jacket with price clipped. Hardbound. Very nice copy. SPACE/3 0.0. Hardcover.

Doubleday, New York, et. al.: (2001)., 2001 248 p. 235 p. First Paperback Edition. VERIA BX 1 0.0. 1st Edition.. Soft cover.

Atlantic Coast Printing Company, Norfolk, VA: 1931., 1931 pp. xiv, 108. Printed in tan throughout. Presented to Frances Thomas from the Poet, May 11, 1944. Tall 8vo. Original lavender, silver, green and blue swirled cloth binding. Hardbound. Very nice copy. POETRY2 BOX 2 0.0. Hardcover.

Interscience Publishers, New York and London: 1948., 1948 pp. xvi, 556. Illustrated. Stamped ownership of John W. A. Brant, York, PA on title page. Large 8vo. Original full printed wraps. First Edition? "The discoveries of George von Hevesy (1885-1966) have done as much as those of any other individual to influence science in the 20th century. Ironically, it was his inability to accomplish a task assigned by Ernest Rutherford in 1911 that led to his greatest discovery: radiotracers. Hevesy had just joined the research group at the University of Manchester headed up by Rutherford who was investigating the radioactive properties of radium-D (Pb-210). Much to Rutherford's annoyance, the lead with which the radium-D was associated interfered with his analyses. Not realizing that radium-D was a radioactive form of lead, Rutherford erroneously thought it could be chemically isolated and told Hevesy "My boy, if you are worth your salt, you try to separate radium-D from all that lead". Out… Read More

C.O. Frederick & D.J. Round, (Nottingham, ENGLAND: 1983)., 1983 330 p. Illustrated with photographs, charts and drawings. Typed letter from the American Institute of Steel Construction to Architects, Engineers and Public Officials for revised AISC Specifications for Feb. 14th, 1946. Also pamphlet for Promulgation for Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Structural Shapes, 1946. 250mm. Original binding with slight tear on spine. Scarce. SCIENCE BX 5 0.0.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York: 1885., 1885 pp. v, 269. Sm. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Extremities worn with loss. Owned by Wm. A. Glasgow, Jr., Vice President of the Northern Virginia Railroad. PA 22 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

W. Metcalfe and Sons, Cambridge, ENGLAND: 1873., 1873 pp. viii, 136, (52) [Ads] + engraved Frontis and Half Title. Numerous text drawings. Bound with original decorated color wraps. Rear wrap torn without loss. Small 8vo. 6 1/2". Quarter leather binding over marbled boards. Lacks spine. Boards detached. Fascinating Nineteenth Century ads including Brewer's ads, Landscape Gardeners, Hotels, Chemists; Confectioners, Tailors, Watchmakers, Bookbinders, Carriage Builders, etc. ENGLAND BOX 2. Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good.

The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia: 1936., 1936 pp. 315 + Eight Color Plates. Lightly foxed. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. The Mitchell family were long time commercial game breeders, and this is still a classic in the field. NH8 0.0. Hardcover.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York: 1923., 1923 161p. + Folding facsimile frontis. Typography by Bruce Rogers. Penciled ownership of Alfred Reginald Cullen. Uncut and unopened. Tall 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding, with paper spine label. Original slip case, worn. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 626 of 950 copies. Nice copy. Payne A44a; Warde 172. PRESS/W32 0.0. Hardcover.

Daniel Miller; I. M. Beaver, Reading, PA: ., 1911 pp. 399, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Portrait frontis, full page illustrated advertisement for Leinbach, Reading's Clothiers and full page drawings. Text illustrations. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Slightly worn. Advertisement on rear board lettered in gilt "Compliments of Leinbach & Bro". Hardbound. Nice copy of early twentieth travel in Europe. L19 0.0. Hardcover.

Daniel Miller; I. M. Beaver, Reading, PA: 1911., 1911 pp. 399, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Portrait frontis, full page illustrated advertisement for Leinbach, Reading's Clothiers and full page drawings. Text illustrations. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Slightly worn. Advertisement on rear board lettered in gold "Compliments of Leinbach & Bro". Hardbound. Nice copy. Daniel Miller was an influential Reading, Pennsylvania writer, publisher and historian whose works in the Reformed Church are still standards. He made this trip to England, Scotland, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy with three friends in 1910. His observations still make interesting reading. First edition. PAG L19 0.0. F.. Hardcover.

Association of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge, Philadelphia: ., 1859 124 p. Minor foxing. Early Quaker manuscript inscription 'Mary Metz from her friend Z. McHaul 9th month, 29th 1870' on first fly leaf. 12mo. 175 mm. Original green cloth binding, lightly darkened. Hardbound. Good. The Author was an anatomist, naturalist, editor of first medical journal west of the Alleghanies. He published a series of sketches in the FRIEND, a weekly Philadelphia magazine, considered the best of his literary output. In 1833 they were issued as a separate publication under this title. PALIB 4. Soft cover.

Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at The Plantin Press, Los Angeles: 1959., 1959 pp. xv, 428. Illustrated with color drawings by Everett Gee Jackson; designed by Saul Marks; set in monotype Bembo on Curtis rag paper. Sm. 4to. 7 x 10 1/4 inches. Bound by The Russell-Rutter Company in full woven fabric, paper spine label designed by the artist. Original brown slip case. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaf. Includes the Monthly Letter. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist, Everett Gee Jackson. A Fine Copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W91 Language: eng. Signed by Illustrator(s). Hardcover. Fine.

Little, Brown, and Co., Boston: 1903., 1903 pp. 490, (7) [RAMONA'S HOME. By Edwards Roberts. From the San Francisco, Chronicle], (10) [Publisher's catalogue]. 8vo. Original gold decorated full red cloth binding. Spine faded. Extremities worn. From WIKI: Ramona is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the MexicanAmerican War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race IrishNative American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serialized in the Christian Union on a weekly basis, the novel became immensely popular. It has had more than 300 printings, and been adapted five times as a film. A play adaptation has been performed annually outdoors since 1923. The novel's influence on the culture and image of Southern California was considerable. Its sentimental portrayal of Mexican colonial life contributed to establishing a unique cultural identity for the region. As its publication coincided with the arrival of railroad… Read More

Flammarion, Paris: (1939)., 1939 pp. 246, (4). 12 mo. Original wraps; covered by the original dust jacket - quite worn. Historical fiction about Ranavalona I (Ca: 1782-1861] the Merina Queen of Madagascar, succeeding her husband, Radama I. Over the course of her bloody reign, and after it, she was referred to as the Modern Messalina, the Bloody Mary of Madagascar, Wicked Queen Ranavalona, and the Mad Queen of Madagascar. Fair. FR-VOYAGES Language: eng. Hardcover. Fair/Dust Jacket Included.

Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago and New York: 1911., 1911 168p. + Large color folding map and numerous advertisements, many illustrated. Numerous full page photographs of buildings. Slight soiling on first leaf. Small 8vo. Original green decorated printed wraps, spine and rear cover have old tape repairs. Covers worn. PA PAMPH 20_13 BX5 0.0. Soft cover.

Privately Printed, York, PA: 1928., 1928 58 p. 12mo. Original cloth backed printed paper boards. Christmas gift book of poetry by a York, PA attorney and businessman. He wrote many of these while almost blind from glaucoma. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 15 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.