Search Results: Titles starting with R from Quercus Rare Books

London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1895. Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was the most influential children's book illustrator of the late 19th Century; the American Library Association gives a prize every year named in his honor. This is a Fine copy of a posthumous collection (obviously, the second in the series). There is no publication date, but the book matches the points for a Frederick Ware "first," and Copac generally agrees on 1895; who is Quercus to object to that? Highly decorative binding; a greenish tan cloth with a stamped illustration of many of the characters enjoying a feline fiddle concert. Clean text; approximately 192 pages (each section has its own pagination of about 20-24). It is hard to express the beauty of the illustrations - many in color. The scarce dustwrapper is present; Quercus rates it at Very Good Plus, despite the presence of some chipping at the corners and head and foot of the spine. Very fresh and bright. In an archival plastic protector.… Read More

New York: Belier Press, 1976. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). Introduction by Harvey Kurtzman. 176 pages, containing Bibliography (catalog) in the rear. Colors bright but has typical rubbing of a copy that has been read.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Praha [Prague]: Aventium, 1920. This is a Fine copy of the True First Edition of Capek's iconic dystopian play, considered to be the first work to popularize "robot." Rebound in a beautiful blue leather with titling and decorations in light blue, red, and silver. Clean text; 97 pages; text is in Czech; blue topstain. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Praha (Prague): Aventinum, 1926. Capek's play introduced the word "robot" to the world in this modernist play from 1923. Here is an intersting variation from three years later; although titled in English, the text is the original Czech. Uncommon. Bound in yellow paper with titling in green and black. Clean text; 89 pages. Very Good (minus) condition, with chipping and small closed tears at the margins. . Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York/London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated).Black paper-covered boards with a brick-red cloth spine; gilt titling on the spine; initials "W.M." on the front cover. Clean text; 267 pages. This copy has been SIGNED by Mosley on the Title Page. The dustjacket is unclipped, also Fine. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Free Press, 2003. Larry Brown was a master of the hardscrabble Southern life. A wonderful writer who will be missed. Fine copy in Fine, unclipped DJ. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1907. Guy Newel Boothby (1867-1905) was an Australian novelist who wrote in the genres of crime fiction, science fiction, horror, and imperial romance. [Hubin, 41] This is a very Good copy of the First Edition, published posthumously; a scarce to rare title. Dark blue cloth binding with edges beveled; decorated with bright dots; titling on the spine and front cover in gilt. Clean text;352 pages. Frontis illustration and two others within by Harold Piffard. Very light rubbing, mostly at the tips. Scattered spotting throughout. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harold Piffard. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1863. This is a Near Fine copy of the "Copyright Edition," published in the same year as the first trade edition. (Starting in 1840, and continuing for one hundred years the Tauchnitz editions protected author's rights on the European continent.) Two volumes bound together as one, in a modern rebind. Numbers 680 and 681 in the Tauchnitz series. Bright red cloth with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 280 pages and 276 pages. Lightly faded on the spine; else a Fine copy.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Forge/Tom Doherty, 1997. This is the first volume in Eickhoff's retelling of the "Ulster Cycle" (theTain Bo Cuailgne) in a modern way [stated "First Edition: March 1997"]. Black paper-covered boards with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 283 pages. The dustwrapper is Fine; in an archival plastic protector.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown, 1963. These two novellas by Jerome David Salinger (1919-2010) first appeared in "The New Yorker" (1955 & 1959) and this First publication in book form was spectacularly successful. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the First Edition (Third Issue). Greenish-gray cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean and fresh text; 248 pages. Previous-owner signature and chop on the FFEP; perhaps a hint of fade at the margins, else Fine. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped, but with light edgewear, some fade to the spine, and three small chips. In a plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good.

Boston: Universalist Publishing House, 1884. Almon Gunnison (1844-1917) was a Universalist minister who became the president of St. Lawrence University. His train trip across the west also included a mule trip to Yosemite Valley. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Green cloth binding, decoratively stamped in black. Titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 245 pages. This copy has the signature of a member of the Gunnison family, dated 1886, on the first free endpaper. [Quercus has been unable to identify the individual.] Corners are sharp; just a bit of light rub to the head and foot of the spine. An attractive book, and worthy of a read today.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York/London: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (full number line). Rather uncommon today. Green paper-covered boards; black cloth spine with titling in silver. Cl;ean text; 488 pages. Indexed; illustrated with photographs. Forward by Studs Terkel. Laid-in is a newspaper review (LA "Times").This copy has been SIGNED by the author on the Title Page. The dustjacket is Fine, unclipped. In an archival plastic protector.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912. Originally published in 1884, Jackson's dark romance of California's natives has surely become one of the most reprinted books of the 20th century. This is a lovely copy of the Grosset printing, in Fine condition with a like dustjacket; very unusual! "Tweed" cloth binding with maroon lettering. Clean text; 424 pages. There is a stamp on the half-title from "Ramona's Marriage Place San Diego California;" Quercus ventures that this is a better souvenier than a tee-shirt any day. The striking dustjacket is is in Near Fine condition, all colors are bright; just some light soiling to the rear panel, else Fine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Hollywood: Asgard House, 1971. Memoirs of an early settler in New Mexico - rancher, sportsman, taxidermist! A somewhat scarce title. This is copy #851 of the First Edition, limited to 1000 copies, SIGNED by the author and the limitation page. Binding is leatherette with gilt lettering. Front panel has a tipped-in illustration that is replicated on the DJ. Lightly bumped, clean textblock, light soil to the edges, slight lean. DJ is unclipped, some wrinkles on the head of the spine. Rear panel has a chip about 1/2" by 2". In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1886. Stories of ranch life in Texas; here is the American West, at a time when it was being lived. Scarce. This is a Very Good (plus) copy of the First Edition. Teal-colored cloth binding, with a gilt decoration of a cowboy roping from his steer; gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 356 pages. Label from a period library on the front paste-down (no other treatments). Spine slightly darkened. Mildly rubbed and bumped, and with a slight lean. An interesting and uncommon book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.

New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1994. Expanded from a long "New Yorker" article, McPhee investigates the underground world of Soviet dissident art. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Red cloth binding with black lettering on the spine.Clean and fresh text; 181 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped, also Fine. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1906. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Translation from the French by Adele Szold. Dark green cloth binding with gilt spine lettering, Lettering is still bright; some rubbing at the margins. Clean text; 278 pages, indexed. The front gutter has cracked but is holding nicely. No dustjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1926. The first novel published by the English thriller/mystery writer Philip MacDonald (1900-1980), who had a long and distinguished career. A "Queen's Quorum" title that was also made into a film. First published in August 1925. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the fourth printing (February 1926) of the First Edition. Rare in any early printing, particularly in jacket. Red cloth binding with gilt titling and decorations on the spine. Clean text; 299 pages. The evocative dustjacket is complete; it shows some edgewear, with chipping at the head of the spine and the corners. The reverse of the jacket lists "Burt's Popular Copyright Fiction." In an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. This is a Very Good copy of the first novel by the English thriller/mystery writer Philip MacDonald (1900-1980); it would be made into a film later. A "Queen's Quorum" title. First published in 1925; this is part of "The S.S. Van Dine Detective Library," a popular edition series. Rather attractive; heavily stamped black cloth binding with some sort of a masked person sporting a dagger; highlighted with silver. Clean text; 278 pages. Edges a bit dusty, and the silver has faded on the spine. Still, a very cool little book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Knopf, 1981. Higgins is a master of character revealed through dialogue. This was the Boston author's tenth novel. Unclipped DJ shows some slight wrinkling & light soil/rubbing. In plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.