Search Results: Authors starting with R from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: William Wood & Company, 1886. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1886 1st edition. VG- in its mustard-yellow cloth, with a degree of soiling (and darkening) to the panels. Light foxing as well to a number of the pages. 12mo, 73 pgs.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1973. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very solid copy of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear at the spine crown and very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 525 pgs.

Apex Novelties, 1968. Original wraps. Near Fine. R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson. The 1968 4th issue (issue #3) of Zap Comix, with its thoroughly drug-fueled, underground sensibility. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with one small stamp ("Underground Arts Unlimited, Seattle 98104") at the top of the front free endpaper. Featuring the work of R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Rick Griffin and Gilbert Shelton, amomg others.

London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1965. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Joanna Webb and D.R. Rosevear. A superb copy of the 1965 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing along the edges. Thick octavo, 418 pgs. "With two plates in colour and 232 line drawings by Joanna Webb and the author", plus large fold-out map of West Africa at the rear. Part of the British Museum's wonderful Natural History series.

Hutchinson of London (Steimatzky's Agency), 1960. Original Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY D.R. ELSTON on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 1st Israeli edition. Tight and VG in a bright, VG dustjacket, with one closed tear along the spine crown. Octavo, 208 pgs. Signed by Author.

Oxford, England: British Archaeological Report. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1976-78 1st editions, in 3 parts. Each part clean and tight and VG+ in its original wrappers. Tall quartos, over 400 pgs. all told. Part I: from Augustus to Domitian; Part II: from Nerva to Commodus; and Part III: from Pertinax to Uranius Antoninus.

Oxford University Press, 1997. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1987 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 514 pgs.

Cambridge University Press, 1956. Hardcover. An attractive 2 vol. set of the 1956 reissue-- the original edition is 1928. Both vols. VG+ in VG+ dustjackets. A touch of foxing to the endpapers of both volumes and one closed tear along the upper spine of vol. 2. A trace of light pencilling as well along several pages of both vols. and spines a bit darkened. Octavos., 698 pgs.

The Century Co., New York, 1913. 1st. Hardcover. A well-preserved copy of the 1913 1st edition. VG in its original gray cloth with pictorial label tipped onto front panel. A bit of minor soiling along edges of front and back panel. Internally, clean as could be. Bright white pages and no markings of any kind. Octavo, unpaginated.

St. Louis: The American Optometric Association, Inc, 1959. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1959 1st edition of this examination of testing the vision of pre-schoolers. Solid and VG (light spotting to the panels) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown and very light creasing --with several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Chapters include "Conducting the Examination", "Description of Tests" and "Visual Care and Guidance"

Surrey, England: Brooklands Books. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1st edition in book form (circa 1970). "This fascinating collection of original road test reports and articles here reprinted from issues of Motor, Autocar, Light Car, Practical Motorist, and Speed Age, and probably represents the most detailed and comprehensive record available of the development of the marque during those twenthy eventful years". Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing to the panels. Quarto, hundreds of illustrations throughout. Part I: 1931-1937; Part II: 1937-1947; and Part III: 1948-1951.

Baltimore: Self-published, 1889. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful --and uncommon-- 1889 treatise on the "breaking and taming of wild and vicious horses", with over 200 illustrations complementing the text. Written by Oscar Gleason, the inventor of "The Gleason Bridle" and "The Gleason New Break Harness". Solid and well-preserved and VG in its brown pictorial wrappers, with one small spot at the front panel. Octavo, 300 pgs.

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1979. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A sharp copy of the 1979 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light foxing at the spine. Octavo, 394 pgs. "Proceedings of an International Conference Held at King's College, Cambridge March 1977"

New York University Press, 1960. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY LILLIAN GILKES (one of the book's editors) TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). 1960 1st edition. Clean and VG (with very light separation at the half-title) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with pronounced foxing and soiling along the fore-edges and light chipping and creasing to the spine crown. Still though, a presentable copy. Thick octavo, 366 pgs.

The University of Chicago Press, 2004. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A clean, very bright copy of the 2004 1st Americn edition. Tight and Near Fine (tiny former owner address tag at the top of the front pastedown) in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, translated from its original German by Renate Franciscono.

New York: American-Palestine Art Publishing Co, 1930. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM MR. AND MRS. ISAAC BABEL, presented as a Bas Mitzvah gift at Temple Emanuel, Mt.Vernon, NY. A home-made light-blue dustjacket stating such on the cover. A nice copy to boot of this 1930 Raban-illustrated quarto. VG+ in its dark-blue cloth. All color plates --with their accompanying original tissue-guards-- in bright, Fine condition.

Paris: Editions Jules Tallandier, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good. Benjamin Rabier. A solid copy of this wonderful 1907 French children's tale of the misadventures of a certain incorrigible --but very cute-- dog. Tight and VG- in its decorative plaid cloth, with just a touch of soiling to the interior and light chipping at the rear panel edges (including 2" of loss along the rear fore-edge). Still though, attractive and very presentable, and nicely illustrated in rich color by the author Benjamin Rabier himself. Tall quarto, published by Editions Jules Tallandier of Paris.

Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres, 1921. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1921 1st edition, part of Benjamin Rabier's wonderful series "Les Animaux....". Bright and VG+ in its pictorial boards. Quarto, 50 pgs. Nice, small father-to-daughter 1924 Paris inscription on the front free endpaper.

Williams and Wilkins Company, 1952. 1st. Hardcover. A NICE ASSOCIATION COPY. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE BOOK'S MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHER, JULES WEBER. 1952 1st edition. VG in green cloth with bright gilt and red-designed spine label. Quarto, 208 pgs. Signed by Author(s).

London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 1967 stated second edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering along the spines) in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets, with just a touch of creasing at the spine ends and one tiny chip to the front panel's lower-tip of Vol. I. Thick octavos, 817 pgs. all told.