Search Results: Titles starting with R from Independent Books

GREAT BRITAIN: The University Press, 1929 171 numbered pp; HB. From the collection of David Wight Prall, Professor of aesthetics and philosophy at Berkeley and Harvard, his bookplate pasted to ep (now free and laid in), his owner info inked to ffep. Pages: generally clean, bright, tight; t.e. a little dusty, eps lightly toned, a few instances or erasable pencil underlineing and annotations in Dr. Prall's hand. Cover: med blue, gilt titles spine; v lt shelfwear, bottom corners mildly bumped, front board creased. Scarce.

Darmstadt: Edition Karuna, 2018 Volume 1 only (of two). Traces the life of this great kagyu master who effortlessly pushed the boundaries of human imagination and provided people with an entirely new perspective, tirelessly assisting everyone who asked for his advice and help, welcoming all with infinite generosity. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 392 numbered pp; HB, no DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, ribbon marker; no defects. Cover: blue paper over boards, color photo front, yellow titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. Very gently or unread. Scarce.

Darmstadt: Edition Karuna, 2018 Complete in two volumes. Traces the life of this great kagyu master who effortlessly pushed the boundaries of human imagination and provided people with an entirely new perspective, tirelessly assisting everyone who asked for his advice and help, welcoming all with infinite generosity. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 392 (Vol. 1), 428 (Vol.2) numbered pp; HBs, no DJs. Pages: clean, bright, tight, ribbon marker in each book; Vol. 2 text block is constructed upside down (manufacturing defect). Covers: blue paper over boards, color photo front, yellow titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. Very gently or unread. Scarce.Heavy.

Ann Arbor: Radical Eduation Project, 1967 18 pages. Stapled on the side. Organizing in the Heart of America, the Shire School, Forum on Corporate Liberalism, more.

Ann Arbor, 1967 8 pp in length, stapled to the corner. At the 1967 American Anthropological Association meeting, radical anthropological academicians agreed to create a newsletter; this is a prequel to that newsletter, listing contact information for those interested in being part of such an effort. Folded cross-wise, addressee information inked to the exterior.

Washington, DC: Association of American Railroads, 1953 unnumbered pp; PB. Staples spine. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: med blue w/ orange/blue/white artwork front/back, orange titles front; minimal edge/shelfwear, v lt rubbing to a few spots. 56 captioned photos, central 2-page map of the U.S. railway system, 7 pp of photos of electric and diesel-electric locomotives, page full of dozens of U.S. railroad logos. A nice copy indeed. Great gift for the railroad enthusiast.

Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1972 The story of the Ilwaco Railroad & Navigation Company, the IR&NC, the Clamshell Railroad, dubbed the "Irregular, Rambling & Never-get-there" by a local journalist, which traversed the Long Beach Peninsula for years. Several of its rail cars and depots dot the peninsula to this day. Condition notes: 146 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, photo eps, color frontis; a.e. lt tanned. Cover: gray boards, blue titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, blue, color artwork and blue titles front, white titles spine, ads back; numerous small to med close tears, a few sm chips, ghost of s ring front. .

Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1972 The story of the Ilwaco Railroad & Navigation Company, the IR&NC, the Clamshell Railroad, dubbed the "Irregular, Rambling & Never-get-there" by a local journalist, which traversed the Long Beach Peninsula of Washington state for years. Several of its rail cars and depots dot the peninsula to this day. Condition notes: 146 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, photo eps, color frontis; a.e. lt tanned, a year and location neatly inked to ffep. Cover: gray boards, blue titles front/spine; no shelfwear. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, blue, color artwork and blue titles front, white titles spine, ads back; a bit of wear head/tail, spine mildly rubbed, v lt soil to back. A very nice copy indeed.

Washington D.C.: Association of American Railroads, Bureau of Railway Economics, 1966 64 numbered pp; PB. Stapled spine. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: red wraps, black titles front; minimal shelfwear, sm rust mark front, back spine edge mildly faded.

Merced: Incline Press, 1987 87 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; no defects. Cover: red glossy wraps, black/reverse titles front, reverse titles spine; minimal shelfwear.

Tokyo: Fukuinkan-Shoten, Inc., 1969 Unnumbered numbered pp; HB. In Japanese. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: glossy blue, rainy artwork, front/back, black titles/text all surfaces; minimal shelfwear. Very nice. Giftable.

Boston: Shambhala, 2002 Poems of Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangedrol a solitary Tibetan Buddhist yogi, illustrated with lovely calligraphy. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: unnumbered pp; TPB w/French flaps. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: matte white and blue wraps, calligraphy and white titles front, black titles spine; minimal edge/shelfwear. Giftable.

Madeira Park: Raincoast Historical Society 55 numbered pp +1; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative eps, photo frontis. Cover: lt tan, sepia photos front/back; lt shelfwear, slight soil.

Madeira Park: Harbour Pub., 1991 2 vol. set; 270 numbered pp (vol 1), 287 numbered pp (vol 2); TPB. Vol 1: VG; Vol 2: Fine (-). Stories and history of the British Columbia Coast.

New York: Random House, 1934 360 pp.; HB. From the collection of David Wight Prall, Professor of aesthetics and philosophy at Berkeley and Harvard, his bookplate pasted to ep. Pages: clean, bright, tight, brown topstain, eps cream; a.e. slightly tanned. Cover: cream stripe, gilt/brown graphic art front, brown block w/gilt titles front ; light shelfwear, spine tanned, head/heel curved.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1888 490 numbered pp +1; HB. The 1888 edition of the 1884 title. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, decorative floral eps; a.e. tanned, hinges about ½ cracked, PO stamp inked to front eps, sm book store label front eps, gift inscription dated 1888 inked sfep, well cocked. Cover: green silk, gilt flowers + black titles front, gilt titles spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems well worn. Classic.

New York: Pocket Books, Inc. 232 numbered pp; HB. "Collector's Edition." Circa 1940s. Pages: clean, bright, tight, speckled edgestain, decorative eps; a.e. tanned. Cover: burgundy/navy patterned paper over boards, navy leatherette backstrip, 4 raised bands, gilt ornamentation, rules, and titles spine; lt shelfwear, extrems modestly worn and sunned, top board slightly bowed, v lt soil. A nice little copy.

Moscow: Congres International des Sciences Anthropologiques et Ethnologiques, 1960 In French. Paper from the Soviet Delegation to the 6th International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnographic Sciences. Social Relation in the East Georgina Mountains at the Beginning of the Slave Trading Era. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 16 numbered pp; PB. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: cream wraps, Kraft backstrip; v lt edge/shelfwear, w/ backstrip starting to split at tail.

Munich: F. Coppenrath, 1986 Unnumbered; HB. Landscape orientation. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative eps; no defects. Cover: green, Rapunzel artwork front/back, blue/black titles to front paster, plain spine; no shelfwear, v sm dark mark back. Filled with Blume's gorgeous Arts & Crafts illustrations.

Beaumont: Ehret Literature Publishing Co., 1969 "This Drugless Healing is not limited in its scope; and through its proper application and use it restores normal functioning overcoming practically all ailments to which the human family is subject." From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 85 numbered pp +1; TPB. Pages: generally clean, bright, tight, portrait frontis; all edges sunned damp stain to front top edges. Cover: tan wraps, brown and reverse titles front, brown titles spine; modest edge/shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, several small damp stains front and back overall modest soiling.