Search Results: Authors starting with R from Black Sheep Books

Oxford: George Ronald, 1982. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. A collection of the writings of Baha'u'llah. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine, red ribbon marker, 186 pages. Tiny dark mark on front left edge at spine. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has minor edge wear, a half-inch closed tear to upper back edge, a tiny white spot on front and a light grey smudge on the back, book has a very slight smoky odour. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Chapman and Hall, 1910. Leather. Very Good. A beautiful little leather volume of the poetry of Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall. Red leather with raised bands, gilt titling and decoration on spine, simple gilt borders on front, back, edges and inside covers, gilt text block edges, a list of errata precedes poetry, publisher's advertising on last few pages, 125 pages. Leather has minor shelf wear, very light rubbing to corners and lower edges, foxing around borders of first and last free end papers, partial light crack at hinges, ink inscription (dated 1915) on end paper, light dimple at top edge of page 114, but overall a wonderfully clean and well-preserved copy - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over… Read More

Rudolf Steiner Press, 1974. Soft cover. Good+. Steiner, Rudolf. Eurythmy is an expressive art of movement in which specific gestures relate to the sounds and rhythms of speech, to the tones and rhythms of music and to soul experiences, such as joy and sorrow. In this work, the authors present a clear introduction to this contemporary art form; illustrations by Rudolf Steiner. Blue and white soft cover with white titling and illustration on front, blue titling on white spine, illustrated with black and white plates, 63 pages. cover has significant shelf wear with scratches, some discolourations, light edge wear, light crease to lower corner that extends, to a minor extent, through the book, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size:… Read More

New York: Amsco Publications. Soft cover. Very Good-. Subtitled on cover: An Ecology Album for the 90s. A book of words and music for eleven songs written by Raffi, including: Evergreen Everblue, Mama's Kitchen, Big Beautiful Planet, Alive and Dreaming, Where I Live, What's the Matter With Us, Our Dear, Dear Mother, Just Like the Sun, Clean Rain, One Light,One Sun, We are Not Alone. Colourfully illustrated white soft cover with black, green and blue titling, 54 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, light crease to upper front corner. Book is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Winnipeg, Manitoba: John Raines. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Self-published book of poetry, by the author of "There Are Little Flowers Blooming." Blue cloth with silver titling on spine and front, SIGNED by the author on the title page, 109 pages. Dust jacket, which is in a protective cover, has light edge wear and is slightly sunned on spine and edges. This is a handsome volume. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Pictorial green cloth with black titling, frontispiece, 252 pages plus 6 pages of publisher's advertising. Boards show light shelf wear and a few tiny spots of loss to back cover, age toning to text block. Rare dust jacket shows some shelf wear and chipping as well as a couple of closed tears and a small piece missing to top of spine.

Thanjavur, Madras State: Sarvodaya Prachuralayam, 1968. Card Cover. A Documentary of Vinobaji's Toofan Yatra in Bihar. Ram accompanied Vinobaji throughout his sojourn from September to December 1965 and gives a vivid account of this historic pilgrimage for an economic revolution. Yellow card cover to front with black titling and white to back with black and white photograph of Vinobaji, 122 pages. Light age darkening and rubbing to cover, light bumps to free corners, previous owner's name to first page. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Quigley Publications, 1948. Hardcover. Poor. Book is from the library of director George P. Cosmatos, and is signed by him four times. "With this issue THE ALMANAC makes its twentieth address to the industry of the motion picture and its people, again with constructive record of the significant past and the promises of the beckoning future." Orange cloth boards with black titling, black cloth spine with silver titling, advertising on back cover, end papers and throughout text, 986 pages. Corners and spine ends have significant wear, tears to spine ends, cover and text block edges soiled, front hinge detached, front pastedown torn, some ink marks in text which is otherwise tight and generally clean. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions… Read More

Lausanne, Switzerland: Rencontre, 1952. Limited Edition. . Hardcover. Good+. Written in French. Limited Edition: #2962/4000. Green and brown striped boards, off-white cloth spine with gilt titling, 137 pages. Affixed to the first free end paper is a signed presentation plate from the Swiss Ambassador to Canada (1972) in recognition of merit in the study of French. Corners have very minor wear, there is a small pale rubbed mark on back board, a pale narrow stain near bottom back spine end, text is clean and tight. This is an attractive little volume. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1989. Leather. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A gorgeaous leatherbound Easton Press two-volume edition of 'The Fountainhead". Blue leather with gilt decorations to front, back, spine, four raised bands to spine, silk endpapers, ribbon marker, gilted textblock edges. Each volume has a frontispiece by Victoria Vebell.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1989. Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautifull leatherbound edition of "Atlas Shrugged" from Easton Press. Two volumes bound in red leather with gilt decorations to front, back, and spine; gilt titling and four raised bands to spine; textblock edges gilted; silk endpapers; ribbon marker. Each volume has a frontispiece by Frank Mayo. Previous owner's name inked to half title, otherwise these volumes are in near fine condition.

London: David & Charles/Spink and Son Ltd.. Soft cover. Very Good-. A celebration of the life and work of internationally acclaimed artist Edward Seago, featuring ninety watercolour and oil paintings in full colour. Colourfully illustrated grey soft cover with white titling, colour frontispiece, colour illustrations, as well as a few in black and white, throughout, 96 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, lower spine end lightly bumped, otherwise book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, Oblong

Paris, France: UNESCO Publishing, 1998. Pictorial Cover. Good+. Book describes the oceanography of the Indian Ocean from earliest times to the present, and suggests a possible framework for the future, into the next millenium. IOC Ocean Forum II. White and yellow titling on glossy blue pictorial cover, illustrated end papers, illustrated with black and white drawings and maps as well as a few colour plates, 187 pages. Lower free corners have wear to bottom edge, glossy cover scuffed but still bright, ink inscription on end paper, otherwise this is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: The Covenant Publishing Company, 1947. Card Cover in Wraps. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Card cover, attached paper wrapper, frontispiece, 6 illustrations, 71 pages plus index, publisher's advertising on back cover. Dust jacket attached at spine; front has yellow and white stripes with purple illustrations and titling on top half, white illustration on purple background at bottom half, purple titling on spine. Dust jacket has edge wear with closed tears at spine ends and upper front corner, spine ends missing pieces of cover, cover has shelf wear, foxing on text block edges and end papers, stains on pp. 28-29, a few pages in the first half of the book have half-inch split at lower spine end. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.… Read More

South Perth, Western Australia: Kidz-Fiz-Biz. Soft cover. As New. Rawlinson, Jennifer. Kidz-Fiz-Biz is a user-friendly music and movement programme for early childhood - an essential resource for busy teachers, exspecially those lacking extensive musical expertise. Two volumes, each containing a CD. Colourfully illustrated yellow soft covers with pink and black titling, clear plastic protective cover over each cover, white wire coil bindings, illustrated with black and white drawings, 40 and 38 pages respectively. Plastic covers have negligible shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Chatto and Windus, 1891. Hardcover. Good+/-. A selection of the works of Charles Reade, who during the 19th century was one of England's most popular novelists. Introduction by Mrs. Alexander Ireland. Dark blue cloth, gilt tiltling to spine, bevelled edges, leading and lower text block edges untrimmed, black endpapers, frontispiece engraving of Reade, 336 pages plus 32 pages of publisher's advertising. Some wear to cover especially to spine ends and corners, shelf wear with multiple rubbed spots, text block edges darkened, front hinge cracked at end papers, foxing to half-title page and near some page edges. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Peter Fenelon Collier The Works of Charles Reade. A new edition in nine volumes illustrated with one hundred and twelve full-page wood engravings. No date, published circa 1900. Blue cloth with elaborate blindstamped decoration to front, gilt titling to front and spine, frontispieces with tissue guard, full page plates with wood engravings. Some wear to edges and corners, gilt to spines is rubbed. Volume 3 has a split between the front endpapers showing the webbing - binding is weakened, back hinge shows a partial split, some smudges to endpapers. Volume 4 has a creased title page. Volume 5 shows a small brown spot of discoloration. Volume 6 has a creased title page, a split between title page and table of content, binding is still sound. Volume 7 has a crease title page, split between title page and table of content, webbing is partially showing and the binding is slightly effected. Volume 8 has a couple of small spots of discoloration to front cover, split between title page and… Read More

Canada: Heartland Associates Inc., 2012. Soft cover. Very Good-. Book is a "cautionary tale of the ill-advised construction of two dams on the Souris River system in southern Saskatchewan, which flooded 80 kilometres of verdant prairie valley. Book begins and ends with the ultimate result of the contentious dam building - the disastrous flooding of Minot, North Dakota, in 2011." Colourfully illustrated soft cover with green & brown titling on front, white titling on green spine, occasional black and white illustrations, 288 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, pale smudge near upper end of leading text block edge, light stain to upper corner of rear end paper, otherwise book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size:… Read More

London: Diadem Books Ltd., 1981. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lucy Rees and Alan Harris have collaborated to produce this novel about the adventures and vicissitudes of three young British climbers in the late sixties. Black hard cover with gilt titling on spine, 194 pages, 3-page glossary at back. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has slightly sunned spine. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1931. Hardcover. Rules and guidelines for the designs of a comprehensive list of building types, including hotels, houses, cinemas, churches, farm buildings, schools, and much more; uses existing European buildings as exempla with plate illustrations, reference lists for each type of building included. Blue cloth with gilt title on spine, 51 black and white plate illustrations. Boards show shelf wear, edges and corners worn, top six inches of spine loose, spine sunned and repaired with clear book tape to keep loose top of spine in place, one front endpaper missing bottom free corner, well bound and pages in good condition. 160 pages. Although the book is an excellent historical reference, the guidelines remain usefully practical to present day. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added.… Read More