Search Results: Authors starting with R from Arabesque Books

Salt Lake City: Three Story Press, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 279 pages. Illustrated. Inscribed "To Don" on the front free end paper and signed by Saul Raisin. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. A very attractive, clean, tight copy.

Society for the Propagation of the Faith, 1928. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 270 pages. Illustrated. Maps. Book protected in mylar. Binding has minor fraying at the top and bottom of the spine. Book is clean with no former owner's names or marks. The edges of the pages are slightly tanned as a result of the paper quality. The author was Vicar Apostolic of the South Solomon Islands.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1955), 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Leonard Weisgard. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear, a 1/2" closed tear and small corner chips at the top of the spine, price clipped. Book in in fine condtion with an inscription on the front free end paper to a girl from her school, dated July 14, 1955.

Austin, Texas: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. 85 pages. Illustrated. Book protected in new mylar. Binding has a light 1/2" water spot on front cover, otherwise fine condition. Interior of book is very clean, unmarked, like new condition.

Honolulu: Ai Pohaku Press, (1995), 1995. Soft cover. As New. Oblong 4vo. pp. xix, [5], 5-116. Illustrated. Map. Book protected in new mylar. A very attractive copy. No former owner's names or marks. Like new, gift quality.

New York: Robert M. De Witt, (1859), 1859. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. iv, [1], 6-408. Illustrated. Book protected in new mylar. Original binding is worn at corners. Top and bottom of spine has fraying and minor loss. Front free end paper has a repaired, closed tear. Light damp stain on the upper right corner for about 120 pages. Minor foxing on a few pages, but mostly clean. A scarce title.

New York: Vendome Press, (2001), 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - 14 1/2" tall. pp. [6], 7-127, [1]. Illustrated. Illustrated end papers. First English language edition. Translation by Alexis Gregory. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Top edge of dust jacket has the very slightest of a crease. Dust jacket is very clean and attractive. Red cloth binding and interior of book are like new. No former owner's names or marks. A most attractive copy. Size and weight of book may require extra postage.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., (1968), 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Thick 8vo. 458 Pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Seventh Printing. Inscribed to an individual, signed and dated 1970 by the author. Dust jacket has some very minor corner and edge wear, but is clean and attractive. Book is solid, square and very clean. Rickenbacker's autobiography. A handsome, inscribed copy.

New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1994. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. 48 pages. Illustrated. Third printing. Book protected in mylar. Inscribed, signed and dated to an individual on the front free end paper. A very attractive book inscribed by Astronaut Sally Ride.

Edith C. Blum Art Institute, (1983), 1983. Limited to 2000 Copies. . Soft cover. Fine. 4to. 46 pages of catalogue essays, exhibition checklist, 31 pages of black and white plates. Illustrated. Book protected in mylar. Slight crease on the rear cover. A beautiful book with no previous owner's names or marks.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Conde Nast Press, 1931. Limited to 355 Copies . Full-Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to. Earle Winslow. 313 pages. Illustrated. Limited to 355 copies of which this is number 112 signed by the illustrator. All edges gilt. In the original slip case box, very good, solid condition with chips along the front edges. Book has some very light soiling to the light cream colored leather binding and some staining to the top and bottom of the spine otherwise in attractive condition.

London: Jones & Company, 1826. Full-Leather. Very Good Plus. 8vo. xvi, 393. Complete in one volume. Engraved frontispiece of author and extra engraved title. Two folding maps, North and South America. Full calf binding in great shape with red title lable on spine, lettered in gilt. Previous owner's name on the front paste down. Minor foxing at front and rear, otherwise very clean. A very attractive, handsome copy in solid, square shape.

Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Company, (1905), 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 352 pages. Frontispiece. Two Page Map. Book protected in new mylar. Minor corner wear to binding corners and edges. Faint damp stain on a few pages. Rear inner hinge cracked, but holding strong. Book is solid, clean, tight, and square.

London: David Stott, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 220 pages. Frontispiece etching by Harper Pennington. Bound in full dark blue morocco with raised bands, title, author and hearts on the spine. Some wear at corners. All edges are gilt. Previous owner's names on the second front free end paper. Some browning of frontispiece and tissue guard. Interior of book is clean with just a few spots of foxing. A scarce copy of this title.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo. 176 pages. Illustrated. Dust Jacket protected in mylar. Signed by Pepper Rodgers on the free front end paper, signed only, not inscribed to any individual. Dust jacket has a 1/4" by 1/2" chip at the top of the spine, some minor edge wear and is not price clipped. Book is very clean. A scarce signed copy by the former Georgia Tech football coach.

New York: The Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. 200 pages. Wm. S. Gottsberger, Printer. Illustrated with frontispiece and throughout with engravings and technical details. Also 28 plates of locomotives with specifications. Index. Book has been rebound in a library type binding, but does not have any typical x-library marks, two very small stickers on spine. Binding has some scuffs and wear, but is solid and square. Interior of the book is clean with very minor foxing at the end papers. Chapters include the early history of railroads in this country, the early history of locomotives in this country, history of locomotive building at the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, the organic development of the locomotive, the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works in 1886, a remarkable run of 426.6 miles by Rogers' locomotives on the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway, the tractive power of locomotives. A rare book of locomotive history.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1949), 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. xx, 299. Illustrated with maps and photos. Map end papers. Book protected in new mylar. On the dedication page a paper signed by the author is glued in stamped with the Ellsworth Station logo. Binding has a few water stains, but is solid and square. Dust jacket descriptive flaps have been glued in. No previous owner's names or marks, interior of book is clean.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo. 69 pages. Illustrated. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author on the front free end paper. Not inscribed to anyone, signed only. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped. Special white gift binding. A very attractive, gift quality copy.

Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, (1998), 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo. pp. xvii, [1], 1-190. Photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum. First Printing. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. No previous owner's names or marks. A very handsome, gift quality copy.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Zebra Press, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Book is protected in new mylar. Stiff paper binding has some edge wear and back strip is missing. No 3-D glasses. Internally very clean, title page with light tanning from paper wrap. A solid, square, tight copy.