Search Results: Titles starting with R from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Tennesse: The Sewanee Revie, 1945. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Tall octavo, unpaginated, stapled wraps. Signed by St. John Perse. Translated by Denis Devlin. This special edition, signed by the author and the translator is limited to seventy-five copies, fifteen numbered 1-XV, and 60 numbered 1-60. This is copy number 49..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed By Richard Nixon. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Inscribed on a publishers bookplate. Clean, square & sharp. Better than most copies..

: Jean-Marie Garrigan imprimeur-libraire, place Saint-Didier, 1804. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1804, full calf. viii, 424, xxccvii p, 16mo.[OCLC Number 1356468796]. Abridgment of the Roman Gradual, containing the Masses of Sundays and feasts of the whole year ... augmented by the Trumpet Mass, that of 1804Bonaud, the Thérique and the Célestine, with the rubrics in French. Musical scores in Latin & French. Excellent collectible condition..

Print. Very Good. No Binding. Agustín Berlinguero de la Marca Gallego (2) ROYAL SPANISH NAVAL ETCHINGS of the 18th Century Two Color-Engravings of Spanish Naval Ships, printed in 1932 -- from the originals of c.1790 (NMM PU 7333 Royal Museums Greenwich, England). 'Navio De Linea Espanol'-- Spanish Ship of the Line, bow view, running downwind and firing a salute. From a series of 10 plates illustrating the classes of ships in the Royal Navy of Spain, circa 1790s. 'Lancha Canonera Espanola Con Canon de Grueso Calibre'-- Spanish Cannon Boat with heavy gauge cannon, mounted on starboard side, seen with a fresh wind. From a series of 10 plates illustrating the classes of the ships in the Royal Navy of Spain, circa 1790s. Engraved by artist Agustín Berlinguero de la Marca Gallego (1750-1810). Etchings engravers-- Rodríguez and Gascó. The artwork is lovely, bright, clean and sharp-- in very nice collectible condition. Approx. size of each is 7.8" x… Read More

Paris: Les Editions Pittoresques, 1930. Book. Illus. by Joseph Hemard. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 930 --'Raboliot'-- Written by MAURICE GENEVOIX (the novel is considered his greatest work). Awarded the 1925 Prix Goncourt prize, in the year it was published. Illustrated by JOSEPH HEMARD. Copy #269 from an edition of 400. 'Raboliot' (French for rabbit) is the story of a poacher in France. The novel has (37) charming illustrations, a frontispiece plate, and 8 full-pages in color. Beautifully rebound in full pigskin & horsehair boards, housed in 1/4 horsehair and paper slipcase - it was originally paper bound. THE BOOKBINDER WAS S.J.M. NITRA, his name is stamped on bottom of the front board. Overall in beautiful condition - with a few minor scrapes or dings..

Tel Aviv: M.A. Bar-Juda, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Approximately the first sixty pages of the Hebrew text are a general history of Radoshkowitz, beginning in the eighteenth century. After that, the book becomes a series of personal memoirs dealing with people, places and events, which may be important to genealogists. Illustrated with photos throughout. Belarus -- Radashkovichy. OCLC: 19204246 "I first came to Radoshkowitz at the age of ten, with my father, who took the post of rabbi. In the following years I came to know and to love it. The main street stretches diagonally from north to south. The street is tree-lined, and is part of the road from Vilna to Minsk. The side streets lead to fields and forests and some nondescript gentile neighborhoods. In the center are the markets and stores, and until the big fire in1851 some of the wealthiest residences stood there. They were replaced by plain, walled buildings which fit into the drab business… Read More

Joliet, IL: The P. F. Volland Company, 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Hardcover. Signed 1st edition byJohnny Gruelle. 8vo. Housed in a custom made case. Enter the world of Raggedy Ann and Andy and delight in their whimsical escapades as they share their kindness and cheer with one and all. "Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies" is one of the most charming Raggedy Ann storybooks. When Raggedy Ann and Andy pick a lucky penny from the Lucky Penny Tree, they have no idea that it will lead them to all sorts of new friends and adventures. With the help of two nice witches, lots of wonderful friends, and their own wishing magic, the Raggedys do their very best to solve a mystery and restore happiness to all. .

Chicago: P. F. Volland Company, 1930. Book. Illus. by Johnny Gruelle. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Hardcover. Signed 1st edition byJohnny Gruelle. 8vo.Housed in a protective box...

San Diago: Harcourt Inc., 2000. Book. Near Fine. Trade Paperback.

NY: Landmark Press, 1980. Book. Illus. by Ira Moskowitz. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by I.B. Singer, Ira Moskowitz. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Folio size, approx.19x13 inches. One of 250 author signed copies printed on Arches paper. A separate suite of 24 etchings are each signed by Ira Moskowitz. Pages are unbound as loose sheets in cloth portfolios. Two volumes housed in a publisher's slipcase. Excellent condition. Approx.18.5x13 inches..

Print. Good. No Binding. ?? Read the Newspaper Chinese art print; selected Anhui art works. People's Publishing House, March 1973 The Cultural Revolution which took place between circa1966 and 1976 as a social/ political movement. Mao Tse Tung, then Chairman of the ruling Communist Party started this movement to reinforce strict communist dogma. Capitalism and traditional Chinese culture were to be obliterated. Big-character art and handbills were used to denounce people as opponents of the Revolution. Red Guards (pupils and students who swear loyalty to Mao and his Little Red Book) destroy anything that is branded 'old' and eliminate people considered 'rightists'. The handbills and art also were part of the campaign to respond to particular issues as they arose locally or nationally. The Cultural Revolution plunges China into turmoil and internal strife; the country is in chaos, but the posters only show enthusiasm. Approx.5.5x6.5 inches, good condition..

NY: KNOPF, 1996. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hugely acclaimed in Great Britain, where it was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize and short-listed for the Booker, Seamus Deane's first novel is a mesmerizing story of childhood set against the violence of Northern Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s. The boy narrator grows up haunted by a truth he both wants and does not want to discover. The matter: a deadly betrayal, unspoken and unspeakable, born of political enmity. As the boy listens through the silence that surrounds him, the truth spreads like a stain until it engulfs him and his family. And as he listens, and watches, the world of legend--the stone fort of Grianan, home of the warrior Fianna; the Field of the Disappeared, over which no gulls fly--reveals its transfixing reality. Meanwhile the real world of adulthood unfolds its secrets like a collection of folktales: the dead sister walking again; the lost uncle, Eddie, present on every page; the family house… Read More

MN: Thompson/West, 2012. Book. Illus. by Priscilla C. Houle. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. In this groundbreaking book, Scalia, with Garner, systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you using a gun in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled, lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, the book takes up some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. What, exactly, is textualism? Why is strict construction a bad thing? What is the true doctrine of originalism? And which is more important: the spirit of the law, or the letter? The author writes with a well-argued point of… Read More

Washington D.C.: Regnery Publishing Co., 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Americans don't just want changer, they want real change -but most have no idea where it will come from. Democrats can't provide it and Republicans won't. But former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich does. He explains what is wrong with our country and how to solve our problems in his blockbuster new book, Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works. In this no-holds-barred assessment of American politics, Gingrich approaches our nation's problems with a private-sector mentality and an entrepreneurial spirit, offering commonsense solutions for the issues of today and the challenges of tomorrow. He lambastes both parties for creating a "government of the bureaucrats, by the consultants, and for the special interests" and busts the myth that voters are entrenched in a "red state" vs. "blue state" mentality.… Read More

Photographic Image. Good. No Binding. Approx. 2.5x6 inches..

Wheeling, WV: Morning Cal, 1939. Scrapbook. Fair. Soft cover. Spoof of the Sears & Roebucks Catalog, 1939-1940. From the 1900s through the 1970s the Sears Catalog was ubiquitous throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, and many other countries throughout the world; often found in outhouses and bathrooms serving dual functions of reading material, and toilet paper. .

NY: Birch Lane Pr, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1984. 1st Edition. --'REASON AND EMOTION IN PSYCHO-THERAPY - A Comprehensive Method of Treating Human Disturbances'-- SIGNED by DR. ALBERT ELLIS, psychotherapist, author, researcher and founder of the NYC-based Albert Ellis Institute. Dr. Albert Ellis (1913-2007), American psychologist and psychotherapist, is considered one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and an early proponent and developer of cognitive behavior therapies. Ellis named his approach 'rational emotive behavior therapy' (REBT). In 1947, Albert Ellis took his PhD in clinical psychology at Columbia and at that time Ellis believed psychoanalysis was the deepest and most effective form of therapy. After receiving his PhD Ellis began a Jungian analysis at the Karen Horney Institute-- but Ellis's faith in psychoanalysis was gradually crumbling. The writings of Karen Horney, Alfred Adler, Erich Fromm and Harry… Read More

NY: Pantheon Books, 1994. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Red Azalea is Anchee Min's celebrated memoir of growing up in the last years of Mao's China. As a child, she was asked to publicly humiliate a teacher; at seventeen, she was sent to work at a labor collective. Forbidden to speak, dress, read, write, or love as she pleased, she found a lifeline in a secret love affair with another woman. Miraculously selected for the film version of one of Madame Mao's political operas, Min's life changed overnight. Then Chairman Mao suddenly died, taking with him an entire world. A revelatory and disturbing portrait of China, Anchee Min's memoir is exceptional for its candor, its poignancy, its courage, and for its prose. .

Photographic Image. Good. Hardcover. Album with 28 photos glued on pages. It is pre-1941 and the main actors- Dad & Min- get married and honeymoon in Hong Kong, Shanghai, & Hang Chow- this is China prior to 1941. Then we skip 20 years and we have 3 photos of Dad and family in 1962 Vancouver[where the album was found]. Most of the photos are labeled with subject and location. The pages have been repaired somewhat and a new front cover has been added. Approx. 7x10 inches. Domestic s/h $15 .

New York: Brentano's Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. 1/2 leather & gilt. TEG. Bound by Stikeman for Scribner's.