Titles beginning with R from The Kelmscott Bookshop (139 items)

Chico, CA: Field & Oettel, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A rare book of verses and Biblical quotes from the California poet Frances Oettel (1912-1973). It was apparently self-published and reproduces handwritten pages of the verses that she called psalms. A stated first printing numbered "191" in ink on the rear pastedown above a stamp with a Chico California address. The bi-fold pages are loose within a green pebbled cloth hard cover folder with title and author on an orange paper label affixed to the front cover. Fading to edges of covers. There are four delicate color illustrations depicting a tree as it appears each season. Inserted is a letter dated 1970 that seems to refer to the writer although with a different last name, saying that her book took years of effort. A charming and very personal book from this religious writer. In very good condition. Unpaginated [86 pages]. PRI/020118.

New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1998. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Michael Krenn is a professor of history and the chair of the department at Appalachian State University. According to his statement on the university's website, "The study of U.S. diplomatic history, particularly when it focuses on issues such as race and culture, forces us to consider the interconnections between domestic and international forces in the construction of the nation's diplomacy. It allows us to see how domestic forces and issues impact America's relations abroad while simultaneously enabling us to understand the influence exerted on the domestic scene by foreign policy initiatives." This book is Volume 1 of his 5-volume series "Race and U.S. Foreign Policy From the Colonial Period to the Present". Includes contributions from 13 different authors. Scarce. Octavo. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Small smudge to front cover. 368 pages. POL/7182.

Paris: Librairie Grasset, 1930. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Number 7 of 30 copies on Madagascar paper. Very good in stiff cream paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Browning to edges of wrappers. There is wear and a few chips the edge of the rear wrapper. Foxing to first and last few pages and also to edges of most pages. The original glassine is present. It is browned along the edges and there is a large open tear on the rear panel. The glassine also has a few spots of soiling. 69 pages. FRE/121912.

New York: The Johnny Gruelle Company, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Illustrated paper covered boards with black spine panel titled in blue. Minor fading to edges of boards. Wear to paper along edges, corners, and hinges. Signed by the previous in pencil on the front free endpaper. In matching illustrated dust jacket with black spine panel titled in blue. Multiple tears, rubbing, creases, and chips to jacket. Tape repairs. Jacket is now in an archival plastic cover to prevent further damage. Clean. 95 pages plus one page of ads. CHILD/062619.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. RARE PRESENTATION COPY. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English author and poet who is best known today for her children's books. Publishing under E. Nesbit, she wrote or collaborated on over sixty books for children. She was a follower of William Morris and one of the founders of the Fabian Society, the British socialist movement. This book is inscribed: "To Olindo Malagodi from E. Nesbit July 1905." Malagodi (1870-1934) was a prominent Italian liberal journalist and writer. He trained as a journalist in Britain, became the London correspondent for several newspapers, and eventually became the editor of La Tribuna in Rome. He was a close friend of Nesbit and her husband, Hubert Bland, eventually living near them as he raised his family. His son, Giovanni became an important Italian politician. Bound in the original green cloth with lovely floral and fleur-de-lis design in gilt on front cover along with author and… Read more

Oxford: T. Shrimpton and Son, 1880. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Newdigate Prize Poem. First Edition. The first publication by the poet, diplomat, and one-time friend of Oscar Wilde; Wilde wrote an unauthorized dedication to himself published in Rodd's 'Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf' (1882). Very good in blue paper wrappers with black title to front panel. Browning to edges of wrappers and a few chips to rear panel. Pencilled initials to front cover. The interior remains clean and bright. Housed in a fine light brown cloth box with gilt and black leather title label to spine. A very nice copy of this fragile and uncommon work. 18 pages. POE/051710.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Wear to corners & chipping to spine ends. Minor scuffing to boards. Interior is very clean with bright text, frontis, and numberous beautiful illustrations. There are light pencil markings on one page and on rear pastedown. Bookplate from previous owner has been torn off, leaving some remnants to front pastedown. Front free end page has several open tears. Tight binding. 282 pages. LIT/051304.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Very good in original purple cloth boards, though mostly faded to light brown, especially along spine. Bright gilt to spine, which is slightly rolled; also light wear to spine ends and corners. Interior is in very nice shape: tightly bound, quite clean pages, virtually no foxing or spotting. Endpapers bear light soiling and small dampstain but rest of interior shows no sign of liquid damage. Small amount of chipping to a few early pages. Frontispiece w/tissue guard + several illustrations w/i text. Double-columned text. 282 pages. LIT/11063.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Rubbing to corners a few chips to foot of spine. Masonic Library bookplate to front pastedown and fading to spine where a library sticker was once adhered. Occasional foxing to interior. Original frontis with tissue guard and many charming illustrations. 282 pages. LIT/091206.

London: Henry Colburn, 1837. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Scarce. First Edition. In his preface, the author states that there have been so many books about Egypt, but that his intent is to describe Egypt as it is, not as it was. He focuses on changes made in Egypt under the ruler (of the day) Mohammed Ali. Ali (1769 - 1849) is now considered to be the founder of modern Egypt and is best remembered for his attempts to modernize the country by reforming the military, economy, and culture. He also initiated a violent purge of the Mamluks, who had a hold over Egypt before his rule began. The author also includes a discussion of Candia, which had recently come under Egyptian rule. (Candia refers to the Venetian name for Crete at that time.) During his military career the author had traveled in Crete and Syria. The two volumes are bound in nineteenth century three quarter black leather with marbled paper covers and endpapers. Leather is bumped and lightly rubbed. Marbled covers are scuffed. Text… Read more

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1st Edition, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Small 4to. Ex-libris with sticker remnant to spine, stamp to end pages and edges of text block and pocket to rear end page. Else clean is clean and bright. Index, 463 pages. Books on Books. BOB309101.

Hartford, CT: privately printed for the author at The Wayside Press, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 1 of 200 copies. Signed and inscribed by the author: "To Frederick T Small with the cordial regards of Henry Erving April 1932 / 'The only way to have a friend is to be one' Emerson." Brown cloth spine with brown paper covered boards and paper title label to spine. Small water spot to bottom edge of front cover, minor wear to corners and edges of boards including a bump to bottom edge of front cover, small white speck on front cover, and minor chipping to edges of title label. Clean, bright interior with marbled endpages. Printed on Glaslan paper with numerous full page black and white photographic illustrations of furniture. 60 pages. FURN/080814.

New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated first edition on copyright page. However, the number line does not start with "1" and the Caldecott medal sticker is affixed to the dust jacket, so this is likely a later printing as the Caldecott medal is awarded at the beginning of the year following the publication of the book. This copy is warmly inscribed by Zelinsky to a reader "who loves romance and fairy tales - with pleasure" followed by his signature. The jacket describes the book as drawing on elements from early French and Italian sources as well as from the Grimms. In this book the esteemed and much awarded illustrator Zelinsky selected a setting drawn from the formal beauty of Italian Renaissance art to create his magnificent illustrations. Bound in glossy illustrated paper boards with a pictorial dust jacket depicting Rapunzel in her tower. The book and dust jacket are in near fine condition. Measures 9.5 x 12.5 inches. Unpaginated [ 32 pages = 3 page… Read more

London: Henry Stevens, Son and Stiles, 1930. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good in off-white decorative paper wrappers. Crack to spine though binding remains tight. Small areas of water stain to edge of front wrapper. Minor browning and rubbing to edges of wrappers. Interior is clean and bright. Books on Books. BOB109201.

Virginia: The Lewis Carroll Society of North America, 2018. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. An interesting compilation of Carroll's heretofore uncollected or unpublished verse. The book is divided in three parts, each organized chronologically: the poems themselves, the Memoria Technica verses, and a final section on questionably attributed verses. Bound in white paper covers with a brown spine amd decorative borders in color. Titling to spine and front cover, along with black and white comical illustrations on both covers. In fine condition. Measures 6 x 9 inches. 108 pages. POET/121824.

Paris: Librairie Renouard, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good in green cloth covered boards with maroon title to front board and to spine. Beautiful dark green decoration to front board. Minor yellowing to spine. Interior is clean and bright with 130 black and white illustrations. 137 pages. In French. FRE51092.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Apparently a presentation copy, with an inserted sheet printed "From the Author" and with the bookplate of the recipient, G.W. Foote. Foote, a friend of Meredith's, was a British secularist and journal editor. In the original dark blue cloth with light bumping to corners. Interior page very good with light aging to margins and occasional pencil mark next to a passage. The inserted sheet has a browned crease along the top edge. In very good condition. 136 pages. POE/020113.

Malden, MA: American Picture Co, 1904. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. SCARCE. According to this souvenir, the Baltimore fire was the most financially devastating ever documented in America aside from the Chicago fire of 1871. Bound in original side-stapled grey paper wrappers with brown title to front cover. Wrappers are present but detached with a few chips to edges. Spot of soiling to front wrapper. Occasional smudge marks and a minor foxing to interior. Chipping and closed tears to edges of a few pages. Pencil markings to margins of a few pages. Missing the last page. Filled with horrific but fascinating photographs. Unpaginated. [36 pages] BALT/010716.

New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good + DJ. Hardcover. 8vo. Near fine in good+ mustard yellow price clipped dust jacket with maroon title to front panel and green title to faded spine. Edge wear to dust jacket includes 1 long open tear along top edge of front panle and 2 very small open tears to bottom edge of rear panel. Dust jacket now in protective plastic sleeve. Interior is clean and bright. Index, 220 pages. Communism. 050712.

London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./269 pp./fold-out map at rear/discreet owner name to title page/otherwise clean and bright text. Italian History. ITH2/5092.