Search Results: Authors starting with R from JimsOldBooks

New York: McGraw-Hill Inc, 1995. A very good clean tight copy with no creasing to the spine or covers of this soft-cover book. Part of the publisher's ''Heritage Series in Philosophy'', this one is an introduction to Moral Philosophy. 216pp.. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Price-clipped dustwrapper has some creasing and small tears to top end of spine, also what looks like shelf-wear to top edge of dark blue boards (possibly was upside-down on a shelf?), old water damage to back board. A small label (Oxford University Press Library) on f/ep, but otherwise internally a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1939, this is a lithgraphic copy from 1967 of the 1940 second edition. Based on a series of lectures given by the author between 1936 and 1938 on the influence of Indian (Hindu, mostly) thinking and ideas on Western religion. 396pp.. Hard Cover. Fair/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dehli: Oxford University Press, 1991. Some scuffing to spine ends and creasing to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. A biography of Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, who wrote many novels and short stories in Hindustani (Hindi) under the name Premchand between the early 1900s and his death in the 1930s. Originally published in Hindi in 1962 and in English in 1982, this is a later, paperback edition. 413pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Arete, 2005. Issue number 19. Slight fading to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover literary magazine. Contains, according to the cover, "Fiction, Poetry, Reportage and Reviews". Light brown cover. 157pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Arete, 2005. Issue number 18. Slight fading to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover literary magazine. Contains, according to the cover, "Fiction, Poetry, Reportage and Reviews". Pink cover. 156pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Arete, 2006. Issue number 21. Slight fading to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover literary magazine. Contains, according to the cover, "Fiction, Poetry, Reportage and Reviews". Purple cover. 157pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Arete, 2003. Issue number 13. Slight fading to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover literary magazine. Contains, according to the cover, "Fiction, Poetry, Reportage and Reviews". Blue cover. 157pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Arete, 2009. Issue number 28. Slight fading to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover literary magazine. Contains, according to the cover, "Fiction, Poetry, Reportage and Reviews", in this issue mostly dealing with Harold Pinter, who died in December 2008. This issue is out-of-print, and no longer available from the publisher.. Turquoise cover. 156pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Arete, 2015. Issue number 48 Some scuffing to corners and spine ends, but otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover literary magazine. Contains, according to the cover, "Fiction, Poetry, Reportage and Reviews". Dark prussian blue covers. 159pp.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Arete, 2008. Issue number 26. Slight fading to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover literary magazine. Contains, according to the cover, "Fiction, Poetry, Reportage and Reviews". Orange cover. 156pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Arete, 2010. Issue number 33. Slight fading to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy,with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover literary magazine. Contains, according to the cover, "Fiction, Poetry, Reportage and Reviews". Purple cover. 155pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Jarrolds, 1936. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, some fading to spine of same but black titles thereon are still clear, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover Western story. No publication date given, but a previous owner's name and date (1936) on f/ep. The story, originally published in 1915, deals with an out-of-work cowboy who takes a job as an actor with a film company working on the Mexican border, and discovers that another member of the company is involved in cattle rustling. 252pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Clapham, Lancaster: The Dalesman, 1967. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to corners of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A basic look at the geology of the Dale country of north-west Yorkshire, and to a lesser extent the plant life. 90pp, 10 b&w illustrations, 2 maps, some small b&w drawings in the text.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Readers International, 1984. Slight fading to the spine of unclipped dustwrapper, a small dent on the spine of same which is also on the spine of the book itself, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. Originally published in Spanish in 1977 as ''Te dio miedo lo sangre?'', the story is set in Nicaragua during the Somoza dictatorship. 253pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Routledge, 1990. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of brown boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains pieces by various authors on aspects of the pronunciation of English (in Britain and further afield). 373pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Doubleday, 2007. Minor creasing to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. Originally published in Danish in 2005 as ''Hundehoved'', this is the first UK edition, with the number line on rev of title page starting with a 1. Signed by the author on title page ''19/8-2007 To .... Best wishes, Morten Ramsland''. 383pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Orion, 2001. Creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, Waterstones sticker on front panel of same, minor bumping to corners of red boards, some yellowing to the pages (NOT from tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. One of the authors "Rebus" stories, this one has John Rebus being sent back to Police College for ''retraining'' along with other unorthodox detectives. Signed by the author on title page. "First published in Great Britain in 2001..." on rev of title page, no other dates or printings shown. 440pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: The Ramsay Head Press, 1980. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. The author's third collection, and the first in her own name (the previous two were published under her married name of Tessa Stiven). Also includes a later slim (20pp) booklet "Indian Selection" by the same author published by Akros in 2000. 56pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. Minor creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to the spine ends and corners of black boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper of this collection of Russian folk-tales. Collected by the author in Russia during WW1, these stories have not been printed in English since that time. 112pp, b&w drawings throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Jaques, Faith. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Truro: Cornwall Archaeology Unit, 1989. A good clean tight copy, with no creasing to te spine or covers, of this large-format soft-cover book. A report commissioned by English Heritage on the archaeological remains on the Isles of Scilly, the report was intended to (a) describe the character, distribution and importance of the various sites, (b) assess access to, and management, protection and presentation of the remains, (c) to make reccomendationa as to any future protection, management, access, etc., and (d) to make reccomendations regarding any future archaeological work in Scilly. 213pp, 12 folding maps ar rear of the book. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.