Search Results: Authors starting with A from Ravenroost Books

London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press xxi.278pgs. Not dated, circa 1900. Very Good green cloth hardcover, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, top edge gilt. Attractive pocket-sized book. Clean and unmarked, Decorated endpapers, original red ribbon page marker present but detached. Frontis portrait. A preface and preparatory note to the edition of 1890 is followed by The Suppliants, The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, Agamemnon, The Choephoebe, or Libation Bearers, The Eumenides, Prometheus Bound. Book#2586.. Later Printing. Cloth Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Lewis Campbell. 24mo - 4 Inches By 6 Inches.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. viii.480 pgs. Fine hardcover, gilt lettering to spine, in Fine jacket, clean and unmarked, binding tight. Another timeless handbook for collectors, librarians and booksellers. With 3,500 titles, an additional 2,000 titles have been added to the previous 1989 edition. The 1978, 1986 and 1993 prices are included, as well as new sections on prizes and lists such as Pulitzers, Bookers, Edgars, Hugos, National Book Awards, Caldecotts, PEN/Faulkners, Nebulas, Newberys and Burgess. You are guided on which books to collect, how to identify first editions, evaluate condition and care for your collection. Contents: Introduction, Book Collecting, What to Collect: First Editions, Proofs and Advanced Review Copies, Limited Editions, Paperbacks or Paperwraps, Literary Prize Winners, High Spots in Literature, Sources For Books, Knowledgable Buying, Some Suggestions, First Edition Identification by Publisher, Using This Guide, Appendices: Pseudonyms, Book Dealers, Auction… Read More

London: Aurum Press Ltd., 1995. 8vo. ix. 340 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine dust jacket, clean and unmarked. The inside story of the remarkable discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, carbon-60. Written to delight and inform the layperson and scientist alike. Chapters: Introduction, Prologue-The Dome of Discovery, 1. Making Molecules, 2. September 1985, 3. The Search for the Yellow Vial, 4. On Symmetry and the Sexagesimal, 5. The Fuller View, 6. The Chemical Senses, 7. The Chemist-stylites, 8. September 1990, 9. The Peak Perfection, 10. "My Lords, What Does It Do?", 11. The Molecular Architects, Epilogue: Spot the Ball, Notes and References, Index. ISBN 1854103032. #1015.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1975. 8vo. 382 pgs. Near Fine hardcover in Very Good jacket. Black cloth spine, white endpapers. Dustjacket with light edge and corner wear, 1/2 inch closed tear and two small chips on back panel, in archival cover. Publishers slip laid in. ISBN 0316031216. #721.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portland, OR, U.S.A.: Timber Press, 2005. 191 pgs. Fine condition hardcover in Fine jacket. As new. Pristine and generously illustrated throughout with color photographs, drawings and diagrams. Contents: Introduction, Paths & Paving, Steps & Ramps, Walls, Changing Levels and Containing Earth, Fences, Rails and Gates, Timber Decks and Surfaces, Garden Structures & Furnishings, Water. Materials. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index. Oversized book. Additional postage may be required. ISBN 088192704X. Book#2611.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - 11.25 x 9.5 inches Tall.

London: The Rodale Press , 1955. 8vo. 44 pgs. Very good hardcover with very good glassine jacket as issued. Printed in England at The Chiswick Press. Scarce. Printed translucent glassine jacket has a few small closed edge tears and tiny chips, slight age toning along edges, with British price on front flap. Bi-toned Illustration on front board, very slight fading to board and spine edges, light foxing to text block edges and endpapers. Internally clean and unmarked. #1025.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Alistair Grant. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Delacorte Press., 1993. 8vo. 440 pgs. Near Fine hardcover in Very Good+ metallic jacket, clean and unmarked, binding tight, with minimal general shelf wear to dj, no chips, tears or marks. First Edition July 1993. Biography of Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. Illustrated with a center section of black and white photos. Based on years of research and countless interviews with family, friends, neighbors, lovers and fellow musicians. Insights include Jagger's bisexual history, marriages to Bianca Jagger and Jerry Hall, his affairs with Marianne Faithful, Carly Simon, Linda Rondstadt and sexual escapades with numerous fans, including Madonna. Also covered ar substance abuse and drug trials, business dealings, his financial genius, band politics, scandals, the bloodbath at Altamont, musical hits and record-breaking tours.ISBN 038530825. #354.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portland, OR, U.S.A.: Timber Press, Incorporated, in Association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2001. 4to. 144 pgs. Fine condition hardcover in Near Fine jacket. Jacket with small wrinkle near top edge of spine, else as new. A richly illustrated source of inspiration for building a special garden retreat-for both urban and suburban gardeners alike. Contents: Introduction. Part I: The Body of the Garden. Space and scale, light, soil, water, planting style. Part II: The Spirit of the Garden. Magic and mystery, the natural approach, the gardener's garden, devoted to water, minimalist style, rooms with views, roof and balcony retreats, family havens, directory of plants, index, acknowledgements. ISBN 0881925020. #1496.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Random House, 1993. Fine pamphlet bound softcover with navy blue self wraps and gilt lettering, pristine condition. Read by American Poet Maya Angelou at the inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton 20 January 1993. Pubisher's number line 468C9753. ISBN 0679748385. Book# 2630.. Pamplet Bound Paper Wraps. Fine. 16mo - 6.5 Inches Tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1956. xvi. 741pgs. Very Good condition cloth hardcover, minimal shelwear, binding sound, internally clean and unmarked. Divided into six parts, each with its own introduction and sub-sections. Part One: Jewish Salt; Part Two: Heroes: Wise Men, Holy Men, Miracles, Fighters and Strong Men; Part Three: The Human Comedy: Droll Characters, Rogues and Sinners, Traditional Types, Humorous Anecdotes and Jests; Part Four: Tales and Legends: Biblical Sidelights, The World to Come, The Ten Lost Tribes, Folk Tales, Demon Tales, Animal Tales; Part Five: Proverbs and Riddles: Proverbs and Folk Sayings, FolkQuips, Riddles, Conundrums; Part Six: Songs and Dances: Folk Songs, Religious Songs, ; Glossary; Index. This is the 1956 printing of the 1948 first edition. Book #2632.. Later Printing. Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo, 8.75 x 5.5 Inches.