Search Results: Titles starting with R from BookAddiction

Quartet, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An ex-library book (library stamp on copyright page, call number on jacket spine). 168pp. Cloth covered boards. Hint of page toning. In its original dust jacket, protected in mylar wrapper. A perceptive biography of Butler one of the most enigmatic and perhaps most talented British politicians of the 20th century. He came close to the top job three times, and his political career was longer than any other politician of his times, except Churchill. Yet throughout his life there was a touch of deviousness and many were baffled by his disloyalty in crisis and unkindness in conduct. Hard to find as a hardback.

Harrogate [Yorkshire]: Printed by Bro. Alan Mais, 1950. No Binding. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 4 page folded card (just a little toned with minor shelf wear), with details and toast list for the raising to the second degree of four brothers of the Claro Lodge (Harrogate and District) of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, ceremony to be held on 5 January 1950.

Toronto, ON, CA: Oxford University Press, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii, 404pp, 37pp black and white photographic plates. Text illustrated with numerous photographs from the British Ministry of Information, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on printed maroon spine label. Bumped spine ends. Text block edges starting to fox and tan, just affecting page margins. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded, has small area of loss bottom front, two closed tears, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Symbolises courageous Canadian youth serving in the RCAF, covering the period September 1943 to August 1944. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery

London, UK: Augener, 1925. Hardcover. Fair. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Undated but likely circa 1925. Quarter bound in olive cloth over green cloth. 82pp, with musical scores, tissue-guarded plate portrait frontispiece. Small folio. Boards a little worn, gently rubbed on edges, rounded on corners and spine tips. Endpapers a little toned, previous owner's name, dated 1927, on front free endpaper; some old tape repairs to a couple of gutters. Carefully revised and supplemented with instructive annotations by Theodore Kullak.

London, UK: The Friends of the Royal Academy, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 106pp. Pictorial glossy heavy paper covers. Light signs of use and wear to covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. 4to. Illustrated throughout in colour. The autumn 2000 issue of the RA magazine. Features include: Apocalypse at the Academy; Terry Frost's Vibrant Colour; Libeskind on architecture etc

London, UK: The Friends of the Royal Academy, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 90pp. Pictorial glossy heavy paper covers. Light signs of use and wear to covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. 4to. Illustrated throughout in colour. The 1995 summer issue of RA magazine. Features includes: Manet to Gauguin, impressionist masterpieces at the RA, etc.

Yeovil, UK: Patrick Stephens, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 256pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. The story of Bomber Command from start to finish from its official formation in 1936, the inadequacies of the early years of the Second World War, the more effective tactics of the later war, to the inevitable cutbacks of peacetime and eventual disbanding in 1968. Illustrated with black and white photographs.

London, UK: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xvi, 490pp. Navy vinyl-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Page margins just starting to tan. Otherwise internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, chipping to top edges, price unclipped. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 8vo. A comprehensive history of the first twenty years of the Royal Air Force helicopter operations, covering their various roles, and theatres of operation and highlighting the invaluable contribution they have made to search and rescue operations and light communications. Illustrated with black and white photographs.

Bracknell, UK: Royal Air Force Historical Society, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 130pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear. 8vo. Loosely laid in, is a society compliment slip with a message to Dennis (David).

The War Office, 1960. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. War Office publication, 1960. iv, 70pp. Black and white photographs throughout. In card wrappers, stapled (covers are worn, lightly rubbed at edges, reading creases around spine, staples a little oxidised). A Royal Army Medical Corps training manual for procedures in elementary medical and surgical treatments, designed for those servicemen and servicewomen who have already passed a first aid course. Procedures covered include Preparation and Reception of Patients; Radiac Instruments; Observation, Temperature and Pulse Taking; Care of the Mouth and Management of Vomiting; Emergency Procedures; Care of Patient on a Stryker Frame; and many more.

The War Office, 1960. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. War Office publication, 1960. iv, 70pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. In card wrappers, stapled (covers are worn, lightly rubbed at edges, staples a little oxidised, previous owner's name written in top right corner, and field ambulance unit stamp at base, label in top left corner). A Royal Army Medical Corps training manual for procedures in elementary medical and surgical treatments, designed for those servicemen and servicewomen who have already passed a first aid course. Procedures covered include Preparation and Reception of Patients; Radiac Instruments; Observation, Temperature and Pulse Taking; Care of the Mouth and Management of Vomiting; Emergency Procedures; Care of Patient on a Stryker Frame; and many more.

Toronto, ON, CA: Oxford University Press, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 418pp, 37pp black and white photographic plates (including frontispiece). Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Spine and boards sun-faded. Lightly bumped spine ends and bottom edges. Text block edges starting to tan, outer edge just starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket.8vo. Covers the period from February 1940 to August and based only on such records that can be revealed without endangering security. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery.

United Kingdom: R.I.L.K.O. Trust, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 38pp. Printed paper covers. Light wear to covers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 4to. The newsletter of the Research Into Lost Knowledge Organisation. Studies in Patterns. Contents include: Links Between Modern Science and Ancient Mythology; Magic Squares; Consciousness & the Harmonics of Nature; Alternative Energy Sources; Walls Do Have Ears; Resounding; Landscape & Destiny; The Metapattern of 8.

United Kingdom: R.I.L.K.O. Trust, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 40pp. Printed paper covers. Light wear to covers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 4to. The newsletter of the Research Into Lost Knowledge Organisation. Studies in Patterns. Contents include: The Geological Genie; Decoding the Stones; Poems; The Mnajdra Temple Alignments; The Bookstall; The Tomb of Suleyman the Magnificent; A Little History of the Signs of the Zodiac.

London, UK: Octopus Books, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 320pp. Illustrative light blue cloth-covered boards; white and light blue titles on spine; illustrative endpapers; black and white photographs throughout. Folio. A large and very heavy volume requiring an additional charge for overseas delivery. Text block fore-edge starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, not price clipped. The comparatively short and always turbulent history of the studio that made some of the greatest films and nurtured some of the finest talents ever to emerge from Hollywood.

London, UK: RM Auctions. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 290pp, xii, illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Pictorial laminated light card covers. 4to. A large and heavy volume requiring an additional charge for overseas delivery. Chipping to edges and light wear to covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight.

Nicosia, CY: Zavallis Press. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Spanopoulo, George. Undated. 46pp. Light blue cloth-covered boards; blue design and titles on front. 12mo. Sun-faded front fore-edge, lightly rubbed corners and spine ends. Bump to top front edge. Text block edges tanned; affecting page margins. Endpapers starting to fox and tan. Signed and inscribed by author on half-title page 'To Guy and Elizabeth with my love - George 23/4/52' (Brigadier Guy Fenton served in Cyprus around this time). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. The author's memoir of his experiences, during WW2, as M.O. to a Bechuanaland Battalion.

New York, NY, USA: New York University Press, 1993. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Still in shrink wrap. Spine a little sun-faded.

Harlow, UK: Pearson, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 166pp. Laminated printed light card covers. Text block edge tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. An invaluable chronological account and analysis of the contentious history of racial science and its connections with imperial expansion.

Paris, FR: Unesco, 1965. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 56pp. Printed light card covers, black and brown titles on front. 8vo. Covers lightly stained, tanned around edges, shelf number sticker held with tape in bottom left corner of front cover, lender's stamp on rear. Spine heavily tanned, 3cm closed tear at head. Spine ends and corners rubbed, front top corner lightly creased. Top text block edge moderately tanned with an ink stain, remaining edges tanning. Lender's bookplate inside front cover, lending sheet and bar code on half-title page; copyright and page 55 have lender's markings. Internally very neat, clean and tight. With chapters on the South African case, Brazilian and Hawaiian cases and British case.