Search Results: Authors starting with R from Evening Star Books

New York: The Modern Library [1961], 1961. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [4], v-xxxii, [4], 3-841, [1], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2] pp. Red cloth with gold lettering blocked in black on the spine, the Modern Library device on the front board and spine; grey topstain. Translated, with an Introduction by Jacques Le Clercq. A Modern Library Giant. Later printing (circa 1961). Near Fine book in a Very Good pictorial dust jacket with age toning and light edge wear.

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1878. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 vol. Small 8vo. [5], ii-xvi, 1-458, [2]; [5], 2-430, [2]; [4], 1-432 pp. Quarter black leather over green pebbled cloth with the spines in five compartments, gilt lettering on the spine. Text in French. A collection of the French tragedian's plays, many of which take themes from either classical mythology or the Old Testament. One volume with a small chip to its cloth, pastedowns with two tape ghosts each and a bookplate.

London: The Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large 8vo. [8], ix-cvi, [3], 2-401, [1], i-xiii, [1] pp. Navy cloth with gold lettering and rules on the spine; top edge gilt. Illustrated with a plate and two fold-out maps at the end of the volume. Volume xvi in the society's publications. One of an unspecified number of copies of a limited edition done by the society. Edited by E.E. Rich, assisted by A.M. Johnson. With an introduction by J.M. Wordie and R.J. Cyriax. A small dampspot on the fore-edge of a few leaves at the end of the volume, a bit of rubbing to the front board.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo. [3], iii-vii, [3], 3-295, [1], [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering and green decorations on the front board, gold lettering and black decorations on the spine; top edge gilt. Illustrated by a frontispiece of Frithjofand twenty-one additional black and white plates with extra illustrations in the publisher's advertisements. Two classic folklore legends, one from Norway, the other from France. Each tale focuses on a brave heroic figure who must balance his duties in war and battle with his duties to his romantic love interest. A nice copy. A Very Good+ book with a touch of wear to the extremities.

Boston: D. Mallory and Co, 1811. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. [5], vi-viii, [1], 2-371, [3] pp. Full mottled calf, spine in six compartments, black morocco label lettered in gilt on the spine. Lacks the frontispiece portrait. Howes R38. Minor foxing to the textblock, contemporary owner's name on the free front endpaper.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. [4], v-xviii, [1], 2-292 pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Edited by R.B. Braithwaite, M.A. With a preface by G.E. Moore, Litt.D. Dauben 1613. Slater 817. Ramsey is best-known for the mathematical theorem bearing his name (one of the fundamental results in combinatorics) and for his friendship and influence on Wittgenstein's later philosophy, but he made numerous other outstanding contributions as attested to by terminology inspired by his work that is still in use today ("Ramsey sentence", "Ramsey test", and "Ramsey theory"). Although his life was tragically cut short, Ramsey made major contributions in mathematics, economics, and philosophy. This collection, published shortly after his death, contains his principal work in philosophy and mathematics and one of his three influential papers in economics ("Truth and Probability"). A Near Fine book with a small name on each pastedown, very… Read More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1990), 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo. [4], v-xxvii, [1], 1-257, [3] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering and gold rules on the spine. Edited by D.H. Mellor. A collection of papers on logic, metaphysics, and on the philosophy of mathematics from the brilliant philosopher, who tragically died young. A 1991 Strand bookstore sticker on the front pastedown, an occasional pencil underline; jacket with just a touch of edge wear.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill [1982], 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [6], vii-xi, [1], 276 pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $15.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Introduction by Leonard Peikoff. Ahearn APG 039b (first two lines of copyright information printed rather than stamped on the copyright page). Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket with traces of rubbing (particularly to the spine panel) and two small tears.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [3], viii-xiii, [4], 18-432, [2] pp. Green cloth with black rules on the boards and gold lettering on the front board and spine. Brown endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with two frontispieces and with a few full-page and in-text illustrations. Gephart E332.25.R2. Written by Jefferson's great-granddaughter. A thorough biography of the third President of the United States, written from an intimate perspective. Randolph's narrative covers Jefferson's travails as a diplomat, a scholar, and as a President, and it covers his financial failures. Some rubing to the boards' edges with minor discoloration to the front board and a physician and surgeon's name and stamp, dated 1874, on the front preliminaries.

London: Orion (2001), 2001. First printing. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [8], 440 pp. Red cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Price of £17.99 on front flap of jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. A Very near Fine book with moderate toning to textblock in a Fine dust jacket.

London: Orion (2005), 2005. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [12], xiii-xviii, [4], 5-205 pp. Black cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Price of £14.99 on front flap of jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.

London: Orion (2000), 2000. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [10], 3-415, [9] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of £16.99 on front flap of jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Slight separation between backstrip and top textblock, else Fine in a very near Fine dust jacket.

London: Gollancz [2008], 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. [7], 2-410 pp. Black cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Price of £14.99 printed on front flap of dust jacket.

Lynchburg, Virginia: H.E. Howard, Inc. [1994], 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [8], 1-192 pp. Navy cloth with gold lettering and a gold decoration on the front board, gold lettering on the spine. With the dust jacket. Signed by the author and number 65 out of 1,000 on the limitation page. Illustrated with full-page black and white photographs.

New York: Pantheon Books [2013], 2013. First edition. Hardback. Very Good+/very near Fine. 8vo. [9], ix-xxvi, [2], 3-336, [4] pp. Quarter black cloth over red paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $28.95 on front flap of jacket. The first printing of the first edition. Includes a bibliograhpy, notes, and an index. Tiny remainder dot on the bottom of the textblock, else Fine in a very near Fine jacket.

New York: Atheneum, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Unpaginated. Orange cloth with a blue decoration and blue lettering on the spine. Blue endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $4.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with several black and white and color in-text illustrations. Baumgarten 179. A bright and colorful picture book with intricate designs by Raskin, herself an accomplished graphic designer. She created the layout and visuals for many famous dust jacket, including the jacket for Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Very near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket with some toning.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. [1974], 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [4], v-vi, [2], 3-152, [2] pp. Yellow cloth with a black ampersand on the front board and black lettering on the spine. Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $5.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with several full-page and in-text designs by Raskin, who was a noted graphic design artist. A Newbery Honor book and a comedic novel for young adults. Mona, the main character, must learn to deal with her eccentric family while solving a mystery. Minor foxing to the top textblock and fore-edge; jacket shows a small crease to each flap.

Boston: Hardy, Pratt & Company, 1902. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good. 8vo. [5], vi-xi, [4], 2-381, [5] pp. Three-quarter morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt with the spine in six compartments, gilt decorations and lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. With a red ribbon bookmark. Illustrated with a color frontispiece portrait of Louis XV and with six additional plates. Introduction by C.-A. Sainte-Beuve. Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley. Number 532 out of 1250 limited sets of the Tour de France edition. Please note, this is volume two only of the two-volume set of the Marquis' memoirs. A chip to the top edge and rubbing to the corners, a bookplate and an inscription on the front preliminaries.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [7], 1-428 pp. Beige cloth with green lettering and a green decoration on the front board, green lettering on the spine. Tan endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $2.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with several in-text decorations by Edward Shenton. Ahearn APG 003a. Baumgarten 180. Rawlings' best-known and most beloved novel, the story of a young boy and the deer he takes in as his pet. The book explores Jody's world in Florida: his family, his neighbors, and the experiences he has of growing up in a rural area. Joints browned, the spine and boards show foxing; jacket with a small closed tear and a spot of fading to the front panel.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo. [7], 428, [4] pp. Half bound in red morocco, over red cloth with five raised bands on the spine and gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. Gilt rules between the leather and the cloth, top edge gilt. Endpapers and pastedowns are marbled in pale blue and brown. Illustrations by Edward Shenton (pictorial title page and several in-text illustrations). Ahearn APG 003a. Baumgarten 180. A beautifully bound copy of Rawling's most beloved book, a children's classic. A Very Good+ book with a few hints of fraying to the cloth and a few faint paperclip marks to the top edge of the first few leaves.