Search Results: Authors starting with R from 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera

New York: Bantam, 2018. Hardcover. Very Good with some handling and wear in a Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo. 736 pp. Illustrations by Doug Wheatley; the first volume of the definitive two part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.

New York: Bantam, 2018. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illustrations by Doug Wheatley; the first volume of the definitive two part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.

Winchester: Tulsa. Hardcover. Near Fine with previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown in a Near Fine dust jacket. 213 pp. Heavily illustrated with charts and diagrams and photographs in black and white and with a full-color fold-out guide to center-fire rifle ammunition.

Manchester: New England Electric Railway Historical Society, 1965. Softcover. Fine. 8 1/2" x 11." Stapled photo illustrated paper wraps, 56 pp.. Contains black and white illustrations throughout.

New York: Knopf, 1974. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 240 pp. 8vo. A book of rural virtues and a naturalist's philosophy.

New York and Philadelphia: RCA, Philco and General Electric, 1945. Softcover. Very Good with handling, some light creasing and wear.. A grouping of fifteen [15] 8" x 10" circa 1935-1940 photos of RCA, Philco rand General Electric [GE] radios and radio components, radio product demonstrations, phone operators and office workers. Included are seven [7] photos of Philco radio models, including Nos. 30-7XX, 81-827 and 58-7CS; one [1] photo demonstration of Philco's Mystery Control [the path breaking wireless remote control introduced in 1939, which billed as the greatest convenience in radio history]; four [4] photos of office workers and [Western Electric?] telephone operators; three [3] photos of the General Electric Bemascope demonstrations in the subbasement of the Empire State Building and the New York City subway.

Hilton Head: Corbett Stewart/WHHR, 1982. Softcover. Fine in wraps. 142 pp. with ads and lifestyle features.

Boston: WBZ. Softcover. Very good. Heavily illustrated 25 year anniversary book.

Lambertville: John Sollo and David Rago, 2009. Softcover. Near Fine. Thick color illustrated auction catalogue containing hundreds of lots of 20th century modern furniture, pottery, glass, modern and contemporary art, metalware and much more.Ê.

Fort Leavenworth: Combat Studies Institute/U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1986. Softcover. Near Fine in glossy wraps.. 8vo. Stapled wraps. 50 pp. Maps. Illustrations. Photos.

New York: Time, Inc, 1941. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of wear at the bottom of the front page and first approx. ten [10] pp. as well as the spine extremities. Sound, tight and square.. Folio, 14" x 11 1/4." 175 pp. Perfect bound magazine printed on heavy paper. With color and black and white photos, illustrations, features and advertisements. A rare complete World War II-era copy of the legendary business magazine founded by publisher Henry R. Luce four months after the Wall Street Crash, and noted for its cover art, photography and writing. Cover art by Robert Yarnall Richie. Covering WWII, this issue includes a series of articles on Free China's Resistance to Japan's invasion; A Rundown on World Oil Production [when the U.S. was the top producer by a factor of 10]; First-Person Report by Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor, and first woman cabinet officer [with an illustration by Arthur Szyk]; Report on Vultee Aircraft and a report on wartime production in Bridgeport, CT. Many… Read More

New York: Time, Inc, 1941. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of wear at the spine extremities. Sound, tight and square.. Folio, 14" x 11 1/4." 176 pp. Perfect bound magazine printed on heavy paper. With color and black and white photos, illustrations, features and advertisements. A rare complete World War II-era copy of the legendary business magazine founded by publisher Henry R. Luce four months after the Wall Street Crash, and noted for its cover art, photography and writing. Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Features: Sun Oil, The Forum of Executive Opinion, The House of Heinz, Rich [European] Refugees, Puerto Rico. Ê Ê Cover art by George Giusti [1908-1990], who trained in Milan, emigrated to the United States in 1939 and produced important cover designs for books, records and magazines including Time, Fortune and Holiday.

New York: Time, Inc, 1941. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of wear at the spine extremities. Several posters have been separated due to the weight of the publication. Sound, tight and square.. Folio, 14" x 11 1/4." 175Ê pp. Perfect bound magazine printed on heavy paper. With color and black and white photos, illustrations, features and advertisements. A rare complete World War II-era copy of the legendary business magazine founded by publisher Henry R. Luce four months after the Wall Street Crash, and noted for its cover art, photography and writing. Cover by Dmitri Kessel.Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê This is the landmark August, 1941 issue dedicated to World War II preparation with war-oriented articles, posters, graphics and advertisements. Ê Ê From the Table of Contents Page: Ê Ê ñThis is a single-subject issue. The subject: Total War for the U.S. It is dedicated to the transformation of this country from a nation at peace to a nation totally… Read More

New York: Avant Garde Magazine, 1979. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of handling and wear.. 11" square. 64 pp. With color and black and white articles, photos, and advertisements. Ê Ê Cover: Samson and the Harlot in Gaza by Ernest Fuchs; Contents: America in Distress by Nobel Laureate George Wald; Fuch's Femmes Fatales; In Defense of Adolescents by Warren Boroson; Deserted Island Photographs by Wilton S. Tifft; Convention: A Play by Dan Greenburg; John & Yoko in Concert by Irma Kurtz; She Stoops to Conquer, Photographs by Gunter Rambow; Is the Red Cross Pro-Nazi? by Warren Boroson; Beasts in Love: Three Poems by D. H. Lawrence; Jews, Catholics, and Protestants Compared by Warner Brown; Ultra Violet in Infra-Red, Photographs by Eliot Elisofon. Ê Ê Avant Garde was a New York City-based magazine notable for its graphic and logogram design by Herb Lubalin, a post-modern design guru. The magazine had a short run of only 14 issues, publishing from January 1968 to July 1971. Edited by Ralph… Read More

New York: Avant Garde Magazine. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of handling and wear.. 11" square. 60 pp. With color and black and white articles, photos, and advertisements. Ê Ê Cover: In Full Bloom, Photograph by Dewayne Dalrymple; Contents: And Now: The Evolution Revolution by R. Michael Davidson; Melle's Melees; Breaking Out: A Black Manifesto by Dick Gregory; Tomorrow's Classics by Leslie M. Pockell; Phil Ochs: Kipling of the New Left by Peter Schjeldahl; The President's Golden Zipper by Fred Rayfield; The Sexual Revolution: A Running Commentary, Photographs by Ralph M. Hattersely Jr.; Sylvan Hart is Alive and Well in the Wilderness by J. Randal; My Father-to-Be-Ness and You by Robert Joe Stout; The Last Act by Roald Dahl; Gas Over Madison Avenue by Gordon Carlson. Ê Ê Avant Garde was a New York City-based magazine notable for its graphic and logogram design by Herb Lubalin, a post-modern design guru. The magazine had a short run of only 14 issues, publishing from January 1968 to… Read More

New York: Avant Garde Magazine, 1970. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of handling and wear.. 11" square. 64 pp. With color and black and white articles, photos, and advertisements. Ê Ê Cover: "Heliotrope" by Thomas Weir; Contents: The Dr. Who Called the A.M.A. The "American Murder Assn." by Warner Brown; The Most Hated Man in America by Leslie M. Pockell; The Virgin Forest, Photographs by Thomas Weir; The Handwriting on the Wall by Warren Boroson; Democracy by Telephone by Vincent Campbell;Ê Israel Captured, Photographs Compiled by Cornell Capa; Hundertwasser: Postcards from Pandemonium and The Bigger They Are, The Harder I Fall by Max Hess.Ê Ê Ê Avant Garde was a New York City-based magazine notable for its graphic and logogram design by Herb Lubalin, a post-modern design guru. The magazine had a short run of only 14 issues, publishing from January 1968 to July 1971. Edited by Ralph Ginzburg, it was the third collaboration between Ginzburg and Lubalin, having previously worked on… Read More

New York: Avant Garde Magazine. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of handling and wear.. 11" square. 64 pp. With color and black and white articles, photos, and advertisements. Ê Ê Contents: Dial-A-Hawk: A Ringing New Form of Antiwar Protest; Laid on Fire Island by Gary Youree; The Mystery of Jorgen Boberg; The Second Most Hated Johnson in America by Warren Boroson; Bell's Belles, Photographs by Hugh Bell; The Gang-Bang on the Underground Press; Why "Hair" Has Become a Four Letter Word by Warner Brown; Jack the Raper, Third in a Series Entitled "The Lust Battalion." Ê Ê Avant Garde was a New York City-based magazine notable for its graphic and logogram design by Herb Lubalin, a post-modern design guru. The magazine had a short run of only 14 issues, publishing from January 1968 to July 1971. Edited by Ralph Ginzburg, it was the third collaboration between Ginzburg and Lubalin, having previously worked on Eros and Fact. Ê Ê Avant Garde had a modest circulation but was extremely popular… Read More

New York: Avant Garde Magazine. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of handling and wear.. 11" square. 62 pp. With color and black and white articles, photos, and advertisements.Ê Ê Ê Cover: Seascape #17 by Tom Wesselman; Contents: "No More War!" Posters; In the White House Doghouse by Ralph Schoenstein; On the Psychology of the World Order by Jerome Frank M.D.; Tom Wesselman: Pleasure Painter;Ê The New Sears Catalogue: A Book Review by L. Eric Hotaling; Son of "Hair" Photographs by Roger Denim; Ron Cobb: Daumier of the New Left; The Honorable Discharge of Pvt. Sam by Gary Youree; Living High on the Hog Farm Photographs by Julian Wasser; Brain Damage: Sorcery as Art, Photographs by Ira Cohen and Bill Devore.Ê Ê Ê Avant Garde was a New York City-based magazine notable for its graphic and logogram design by Herb Lubalin, a post-modern design guru. The magazine had a short run of only 14 issues, publishing from January 1968 to July 1971. Edited by Ralph Ginzburg, it was the third… Read More

New York: Avant Garde Magazine. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of handling and wear.. 11" square. 64 pp. With color and black and white articles, photos, and advertisements. Ê Ê Cover: Dollar Bill Designs on by Tom Carnese, Gerry Gersten and Herb Lubalin; Contents: Revaluation of the Dollar; Artists Design a New One-Dollar Bill; Paul Krassner: Apostle of the Put-on by Fred Powledge; Andy's Girls Photographs by Lee Kraf; Was it Good for You, Too? by Dan Greenburg; The Future of Criminal Law by Karl Menninger, M.D.; The First Church of Love; The Taming of Denise Gondelman by Norman Mailer; Astrological Automobiles Drawings by Francois Dallegret; Prolegomena to a Study of the Erotic Film by Frank A. Hoffmann; Mr. and Mrs. Brown go Walking, Photographs by Julio Mitchel; The Prison Poems of Ho Chi Minh, Introduction and Translation by Kenneth Rexroth; Avant Garde's "No More War!" Poster Contest. Ê Ê Avant Garde was a New York City-based magazine notable for its graphic and logogram design… Read More

New York: Avant Garde Magazine. Softcover. Very Good with a small amount of handling and wear.. 11" square. 74 pp. With color and black and white articles, photos, and advertisements. Ê Ê Contents: Amnesty Now!; Playhouse of the Ridiculous, Photographs by Eliot Elisofon' WBAI: Switched-on Radio by Fred Powledge; Poetry by Computer; Leroi Jones: Poet Laureate of the Black Revolt by Peter Schjeldah; The Strange World of George Tooker; Voodoo Lives! Photographs by Lee Kraft; Please Don't Kill Anything by Arthur Miller; The Battle Hymn of Jeffrey Weinper by PFC Jeffrey Weinper;Ê I Remember Superman by Francesca Milano; 60 '69: A Great Year Any Way You Look at It Photographs by Horn/Griner End. Ê Ê Avant Garde was a New York City-based magazine notable for its graphic and logogram design by Herb Lubalin, a post-modern design guru. The magazine had a short run of only 14 issues, publishing from January 1968 to July 1971. Edited by Ralph Ginzburg, it was the third collaboration between Ginzburg and… Read More