Search Results: Titles starting with R from Buddenbrooks, Inc.

London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1976. First Edition, reprinted. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth, the spine gilt lettered, in the dustjacket. 633 pp. A fine copy in the very nice dustjacket with some mellowing to the spine and front panel of the dustjacket. ROBERT NOONAN'S BOOK WRITTEN UNDER THE PEN-NAME OF ROBERT TRESSELL. "A housepainter and sign-writer himself, he endeavored to portray life in working class England. But none has ever equaled the stark sincerity of the Hastings housepainter's masterpiece, which has made memorable forever the lives of himself and his workmates." - publisher

Boston: David R. Godine, 1977. First Edition. With forty-one paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne beautifully reproduced on full colour plates, and with numerous maps concerning distribution and habitat. Large folio, publisher’s original tan buckram backed in wine red cloth ruled in gilt, the spine with an outline of a rail in gilt, gilt lettering and black painted label lettered in gilt, designed endpapers. In the original dustjacket featuring Lansdowne’s colour paintings on the front and rear covers. Original slipcase in excellent condition. xx, 406pp [2] pp. A very fine copy, essentially pristine and as new. FIRST EDITION. A very beautiful production and the best book on the subject available. The publisher’s spared no expense, the book was designed by Grimilda Pontes and printed under the direction of Martino Mardersteig in Verona at the Stamperia Valdonega, the colour plates were produced by Parabolik in Milan on special paper produced for the production by Magnani of Perscia.… Read More

New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1998. First Edition, Limited, Numbered and SIGNED BY TOM CLANCY. One of 675 copies specially bound. 8vo, publisher's original deep-navy cloth lettered in silver on the spine and upper cover, in the slipcase. 740 pp. A pristine copy, essentially as mint. FIRST EDITION AND A VERY FINE LIMITED, SPECIALLY BOUND AND SIGNED COPY.

Toledo: Franklin Printing & Engraving Co, 1904. First Edition. A Unique Presentation Copy, Inscribed for the recipient in Ms. Colton's elegant hand and with a very personal handwritten letter to the recipient still enclosed in the original envelope in which the author celebrates the recipient's upcoming journey to Rome and mentions a mutual appreciation for the writings of Montessori. Extensively illustrated by photographs throughout. 8vo, publisher's maroon cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and upper cover and gilt ruled on the spine and upper cover, t.e.g. 288 pp. A very fine copy, beautifully preserved, fresh and clean throughout.. AN INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION WITH AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED FROM THE AUTHOR TO THE RECIPIENT OF THE BOOK. A delightful book of travels through Europe and including pleasing and anecdotal and historical vignettes of the cities and vicinities of Naples, the Amalfi Coast, Rome, the Vatican, Milan, Vienna, Budapest, Munich, Bavaria and… Read More

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates % Company, 1900. First Edition Revised With a frontispiece, folding coloured map, and 29 photographs printed in photogravure. 8vo, publisher's original navy-blue cloth,lettered in gilt on the spine and heavily decorated pictorially and lettered in gilt on the upper cover t.e.g. xviii, 535 pp. A very fine and bright copy, beautifully preserved. A FINE COPY OF THIS PLEASING WORK ON GREECE.

London: J. Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly, 1844. 2 volumes. First Edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout with 9 very finely painted original watercolours, 2 chromo-lithograph frontispieces and 30 chromo-lithograph plates, including renderings of some of the most famous sites in all of India, including the Taj Mahal from many vantage points, the tomb of the Emperor Akbar and others, six of the plates are of fine ornaments and flowers, beautifully coloured. Royal 8vo, very handsomely bound by Bayntun-Riviere, Bath, England in three-quarter polished red calf over red cloth covered boards, the spines with raised bands gilt ruled and gilt stopped, the compartments with gilt shields at their centers, the shields each decorated with four roses within the ornament, two compartments lettered in gilt, marbled end-leaves, top edges gilt, bound into the volumes are the original red cloth covers emblazoned with elaborate gilt framework in Indo-Islamic design, at the center of the upper covers a figure… Read More

London: Mills & Boon, Limited, 1911. First edition. With illustrations by C. Liebich, G. English and M. E. Lindnen and 22 photographs, four plates are in colour and with a colour pastedown on the cover. 8vo, publisher's original forest-green cloth, the upper cover decoratively lettered in black and with a large colour illustrated pastedown framed in black, the spine lettered in black. viii, 325pp, 10pp ads. A bright and attractive copy, the binding with very little age mellowing, the text quite fresh with only light occasional foxing, the plates are all in fine condition. FIRST EDITION AND A wonderful rambling tour through some of Europe's most beautiful territory, including areas such as Freiburg, Hollenthal, Hornberg, Gutach, Baden - Baden, Wiese Valley, Badenweiler and many other towns and regions. The contemporary photographs are very interesting in their own right and include, of course, a clock-maker's shop.

Los Angeles: The Plantin Press for the Limited Editions Club , 1959. First of the edition, one of 1,500 copies only, signed by the artist. With the original letter announcing and describing the publication of the book included, and with the additional pre-announcement for the publication. Illustrated in color by Everett Gee Jackson. 8vo, in the publisher’s original woven fabric over boards, lettered in red with decorations on the spine. In the original slipcase. xiv, 428 pp. A pristine, as mint copy. FIRST EDITION WITH COLOURFUL DRAWINGS THROUGHOUT BY EVERETT JACKSON. With an introduction by J. Frank Dobie. Although at heart a romantic novel, RAMONA vividly expresses the author’s thoughts on the treatment of Native American Indians by the government. An enduring and popular work and a pearl of American history given over to literature.

New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 1941. First Edition, second printing. With reproductions of newspaper clips, manuscript letters, editorials, etc. 8vo, publisher’s original powder-blue paper boards lettered in dark blue on the upper cover and featuring a paste-down of Newton’s engraved bookplate within an embossed framed, in original glassine wrapper and in the original stiff paper folding chemise with metal clasps. 23 pp. The book near as mint, the glassine and case also well preserved with some light evidence of age. FIRST EDITION OF THE PROSPECTUS for one of the most famous book auctions of the 20th century. A notable entry in the gold age of bibliophiles, at the time of Newton’s death it was estimated that he had approximately 10,000 books in his collection, focusing on English and American literary works, the major part of which were auctioned by Parke-Bernet Galleries.

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1985. First edition, LIMITED ISSUE, one of only 250 hand-numbered copies SIGNED in initials by Robert B. Parker. Book designed by Michael Stetson. 8vo, publisher's original gray cloth, the spine lettered in metallic blue and with metallic blue lines which cross over to the front and back covers, in the original dustjacket designed byJohn Jinks and still in the original gray cloth-covered slipcase. xxi, 168pp. An essentially mint and as new copy. THE LIMITED SIGNED EDITION OF THIS REDISCOVERED WORK BY ONE OF THE GREATEST MYSTERY WRITERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. "Raymond Chandler is generally considered to be the finest exponent of the hardboiled tradition in detective fiction. His novels featuring Philip Marlowe have transcended the myster genre to take a place at the front rank of American literature. Chandler was equally consummate as a screenwriter and among his credits are DOUBLE INDEMNITY, THE BLUE DAHLIA and STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. A screenplay… Read More

Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 1997. First edition and first printing. Extensively illustrated throughout, including plates in colour. Tall 8vo, in the original brick cloth, the spine gilt lettered, and in the original dustjacket. xxii, 351pp. A very fine copy, both the book and jacket essentially as new and pristine. FIRST EDITION IN PRISTINE CONDITION. During the 20's and 30's of the last century Edward Steichen was one of the most successful photographers in the advertising industry, but his status as one of the era's greatest fine-art photographers now overshadows his commercial work entirely. Ms. Johnston's book gives those works, which regularly appeared in popular magazines like Vanity Fair, Vogue and Lady's Home Journal, some much deserved, and long overdue, attention.

Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 1997. First edition and first printing. Extensively illustrated throughout, including plates in colour. Tall 8vo, in the original brick cloth, the spine gilt lettered, and in the original dustjacket. xxii, 351pp. A very fine copy, both the book and jacket essentially as new and pristine. FIRST EDITION IN PRISTINE CONDITION. During the 20's and 30's of the last century Edward Steichen was one of the most successful photographers in the advertising industry, but his status as one of the era's greatest fine-art photographers now overshadows his commercial work entirely. Ms. Johnston's book gives those works, which regularly appeared in popular magazines like Vanity Fair, Vogue and Lady's Home Journal, some much deserved, and long overdue, attention.

London: James Madden, 1851. EXTREMELY RARE, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS, OWNER OF THE PHILLIPPS COLLECTION. 8vo, original printed and sewn wrappers. 12pp. A very fine copy, completely in original state and excellently preserved. EXTREMELY RARE, ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE RECORDS, ONLY FOUR COPIES ARE NOTED IN INSTITUTIONAL HOLDINGS, TWO BELONG TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM AND ONE TO THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM. THIS IS VERY POSSIBLY THE ONLY COPY IN PRIVATE HANDS AND THE ONLY KNOWN INSCRIBED COPY OF THIS EXTREMELY RARE WORK. Dr. Beke was one of the first and foremost western experts on Abyssinia and the regions of the Nile tributaries. His expedition of 1840 was the first to make known the true physical structure of Abyssinia and of eastern Africa in general. He fixed the latitude of more than seventy stations, and mapped upwards of 70,000 square miles of country. He visited and mapped the watershed between the Nile and the… Read More

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [1907]. Early printing. 8vo, publisher’s original green cloth lettered in light green, with pictorial decorations in colours on the upper cover and spine. x, 327 pp/ A sturdy copy, some age and evidence of use, the hinges are tight and strong, the textblock is clean. A CLASSIC OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Wiggin tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca’s joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining wisdom and understanding.

Moguntiae(Mainz): Ioannis Albini, 1601. First edition of this Latin translation by J. Buys of several Jesuit letters from the east. With engraved titlepage featuring a large woodcut and engraved tail-piece and headlines. 8vo, in later but correct period style full speckled calf, the spine with gilt ruled raised bands and a red morocco label lettered and ruled in gilt, edges dyed. [iv], 132 pp. A fine copy in excellent state of preservation, the paper fresh and very clean, the binding also in fine condition. VERY SCARCE EDITION OF THESE JESUIT LETTERS ON CHINA AND JAPAN. We know of no other copies currently on the market and OCLC lists fewer then 15 copies in libraries world-wide. Includes a letter from Francisco Pasio, dated October 1598 from Nagasaki reporting the death of the great ruler of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the most remarkable men in Japanese history. Published in Italian, also in 1601.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. First edition. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth lettered on the spine in gilt, with the original dustjacket. xiv, 254. A near fine copy only very lightly mellowed by time. FIRST EDITION of Berryman's brilliant novel about, in his own words, "the disease called 'alcoholism." The novel features a thinly disguised autobiographical character in the form of one Jasper Stone, "an extremely bitter bearded poet". Berryman began writing it in 1970 and had completed all but the final section of the first draft when he died in January of 1972. "Even unfinished, even without benefit of the intensive revisions and improvements he applied to all his work, it is so powerful that it had to be published." - Publisher. RECOVERY is powerful, moving and a unique testament to courage and strength.

London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1946. First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original pale orange cloth, the spine lettered in black, in the original dustjacket. 255 pp. A handsome copy with mild soil, the dustjacket is very good with a little bit of edgewear. FIRST EDITION OF THIS ADVENTURE NOVEL BY ENGLISH AUTHOR DORNFORD YATES. The seventh in the thriller series Chandos is set in post war France.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1971. One of 100 signed copies for America of a total edition of 1200, this copy un-numbered and out-of-series. Large 8vo, full red cloth with a gilt lettered spine, in a black cloth slipcase. 48. A very fine copy. SIGNED AND LIMITED EDITION. "In this 'Notebook' Lawrence Durrell has recorded his strange thoughts, in prose or verse, in English or French, around the notion of blood--from its sacrificial aspect, one might have said, to its association with vampires...the train of ideas is, in fact, followed by twenty-one new poems, some first printed here, all first published in book form" (from a promotional broadside).

London: The Travel Book Club, 1960. First Edition, second impression. Famed climber Eric Roberts' copy. 8vo, publisher's original green cloth, lettered in black on the spine panel, in the colour illustrated dustjacket. 174 pp. A fine copy with very little evidence of use, the dustjacket complete and well preserved. AN IMPORTANT BOOK ABOUT ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT EXPEDITIONS TO CONQUER CAUCASION PEAKS and also, the pains of putting an expedition on the ground in the Soviet Union during times of cold war conflict. After five years of application and planning, the expedition finally made it to their goal.

London: Constable & Co., 1922. Rare First Edition in the Constable printing of Melville's Works. One of 750 copies only Large 8vo, publishers original blue cloth lettered in gilt and stamped in blind, t.e.g., with the finely coated maroon endleaves. x, 403 pp. A superior copy of this very scarce book, fine and bright and unusually well preserved, without wear or blemish, as pristine, unopened and essentially mint. RARE FIRST EDITION OF REDBURN, HIS FIRST VOYAGE, IN THE CONSTABLE COLLECTION, A HIGHLY REGARDED PRINTING OF MELVILLE'S WORKS. Between 1875 and 1920 Melville had fallen deep into obscurity. William P. Trent's A HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1903, gives Melville but three pages out of 593, and Wendell and Greenough's A HISTORY OF LITERATURE IN AMERICA, 1904, gives him nothing at all. The author's star began to rise in 1921 with the publication of Weaver's biography. The first volume of the collected works was published the following year and did much to expand… Read More