Search Results: Authors starting with R from The Secret Bookshop

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1895. New Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket Issued. Blue cloth, highly decorated with gilt and black titles. Corners rolled and a little rubbed as well as spine tips. Small amounts of staining to boards. Gift plate to front paste-down. Tanning and foxing to prelims. Two full color plates. 294pp+publishers adverts to rear.

Wellington: Reed, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The book is a very clean copy. The jacket has some edge wear and lacking the original slipcase.

Hull: Kingston Upon Hull Public Libraries, 1959. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is from the overseas collection at the National Library of New Zealand. A very clean copy, other than a couple of stamps.

Christchurch: Pegasus Press,, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Pegasus Press, Christchurch. 1956. First Edition Stated. Book Condition: Very Good. Foxing to fore edges and prelims. Pencil inscription to front paste down. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Small amounts of chipping and closed tears.

Wellington: Institute of Policy Studies, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good copy.

Wellington: Science Information Pub. Centre, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Book is in very nice condition and the endpapers and jacket flaps have very light gum staining from a gum edged jacket protector now removed for the books sake. Landscape format. Some newspaper ephemera laid in.

Wellington: Science Information Pub. Centre, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good clan copy with two closed tears to the jacket.

Wellington: Science Information Pub. Centre, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good clan copy with two closed tears to the jacket.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. George Allen & Unwin Ltd London, 1977. Hardcover. ISBN 0 04 8231398 JRR TOLKIEN . FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. States First published in 1977 on copyright page. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book has minor fading to spine else fine. No Inscriptions. Jacket Is not Clipped, has one 5 mm closed tear to bottom of spine. A little bumping and very minor chipping to spine. No price on jacket as called for in the first released export edition and has un-corrected points of issue: Page 330 line 4 has a missing full-stop after 'Feanor';'' Lord of the Waters and King of the Sea" in italics on page 352 line 39; Map with red and black titles facing page 121. Tipped in fold-out map at rear with red and black titles.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. George Allen & Unwin Ltd London, 1977. Hardcover. ISBN 0 04 8231398 JRR TOLKIEN . FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. States First published in 1977 on copyright page. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No price on jacket as called for in the first released export edition and has un-corrected points of issue: Page 330 line 4 has a missing full-stop after 'Feanor'; Lord of the Waters and King of the Sea" in italics on page 352 line 39; Map with red and black titles facing page 121. Tipped in fold-out map at rear with red and black titles. This copy has small amounts of foxing to the page edges and prelims. The jacket has been reinforce with masking tape.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. George Allen & Unwin Ltd London, 1977. Hardcover. ISBN 0 04 8231398 JRR TOLKIEN . FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. States First published in 1977 on copyright page. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No price on jacket as called for in the first released export edition and has un-corrected points of issue: Page 330 line 4 has a missing full-stop after 'Feanor'; Lord of the Waters and King of the Sea" in italics on page 352 line 39; Map with red and black titles facing page 121. Tipped in fold-out map at rear with red and black titles. This copy has small amounts of foxing to the page edges and prelims. A little softening to the front leading corner. The jacket has a damp stain along the bottom at the front and the usual light sunning to the spine. Light shelf wear. One tiny closed tear to the rear.

California: Gembooks, 1970. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A good clean copy with a book store stamp.

California: Gembooks, 1970. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A good clean copy with a previous ownership stamp.

London: Oxford University Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rowland Hilder. Fifth Impression of the 1944 Thus. Minor shelf wear only. Mylar protected.

New Zealand: Alister Taylor, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A couple of foxing spots to the endpapers only. A good pictorial reference of some of New Zealand's finest homes that are no more.

New Zealand: Alister Taylor, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A couple of foxing spots to the endpapers only. Some light dulling and rubbing to the jacket. A good pictorial reference of some of New Zealand's finest homes that are no more.

Hamilton: Rice Printers, 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Missing its card cover but still a very good reading copy. History of the area from Hakarimata and Kapamahunga Ranges to Raglan - Kauroa Road.

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1982. Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frank C Pape. Quarter bound red leather with three raised bands to spine. Gilt decorations and titles. A fore edges tipped in 22ct gold. Silk marker. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated throughout. Book has not been read and feels as though never opened.

Chicago: William Benton / Chicago University, 1990. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Looks, feels and appears unread. Second edition first printing

London: John Westhouse, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book has only very light rubbing tot he lading corners and spine tips of note. The contents are very clean and bright. The jacket is price clipped and has shallow chipping, short closed tears and rubbing. First printing December 1945.