Search Results: Titles starting with R from BiblioStax

160 Nassau St., New York : New-York Daily Tribune , 1845. Presented here is the New-York Daily Tribune newspaper measuring 34 1/2" wide x 22" high overall. This broadside is folded creating four pages of print and once more in half at apprx. 11" x 17". Most commonly attributed as the third ever authorized printing - first with Poe's final revision - of the infamous lyrical poem of everlasting acclaim. The Raven appears in its entirety printed on page four and is the first publication in its final form as requested by Poe. Some areas of light fox and small bio-predation from the ever-classic "bookworm". Six inch mended tear on edge with acid-free document repair adhesive. The Raven was first published in January, 1845 in the American Review for February with varying distribution dates from mid January into February. Following this, in the New York Evening Mirror on January 29, 1845. It would then be published on the morning of Tuesday, February 4, 1845 in the… Read More

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. Beautiful, extremely informative and entertaining 8-volume set. First ever printing of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe printed on page 143 under the pseudonym "Quarles." This pseudonym was in keeping with the American Review’s practice of publishing poetry unsigned or under a pen name. Also includes Poe's story "Some Words With a Mummy" (363-370), and the poems "The Valley of Unrest" and "The City in the Sea" (392-3). Set in type from Poe’s manuscript, The Raven was first printed in the American Review in January 1845 (issue dated February, 1845) and struck an immediate chord with the public and was reprinted in magazines and newspapers throughout the country. Includes bound volumes 1-8, 1845-1848 of The American Review: A Whig Journal, published monthly. Each volume with marbled boards w/moderate rub, black conditioned leather spine wrap, gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear relevant to age.… Read More

New York: Stein and Day, Publishers, 1971. First published in 1971. Yellow boards, black cloth spine wrap, gilt spine titles, moderate wear. Pages very good. Dj some wear, rub; protected in new, clear sleeve. Fully documented and exciting to read, this is an objective examination of the somewhat secret life of Jesus and the reasons for the camouflages that were added after his life on earth. Views Jesus' life and teachings as Jew or Essene would view them. Notes and bibliography. 176 pages. Names inside cover, bookstore marks.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.

Mountain View, California: World Publications, 1975. Rare material. Slight shelf wear. Saddlestitch design. Pages clean, no writing. Rudow introduces race walking with advice on establishing the proper style, training for all distances, profiling leading competitors, and offering special strength and flexibility exercises.. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Indianapolis: Bobbs - Merill Publishing, 1972. First printing; no additional printings. Blue boards, gilt spine titles, slight wear. Pages very good; few w/underscore. History of race relations with an argument for black identity and individuality in America by a black Christian priest. In this penetrating analysis, Father James Woodruff examines relations in a new light as a struggle for economic and political power and not a manifestation of innate hatred. Woodruff explores subtle psychological programming creating division in the black community using divide and rule technques. Woodruff criticizes revolutionary movements as hindering peace and equality. Finally, Woodruff presents his theory based on unity and cooperation within the black community and a reassessment of values and goals for all of America. A uniquely fresh perspective as relevant as ever in contemporary America facing modern agit-prop schemes dividing people. 92 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over… Read More

Indianapolis: Bobbs - Merill Publishing, 1972. First printing; no additional printings. Rare original. Blue boards, gilt spine titles, slight wear. Pages very good; name inside cover. Dj some rub; unclipped 4.95, protected in new clear sleeve. History of race relations in an argument for black power in America by a black Christian priest. History of race relations with an argument for black identity and individuality in America by a black Christian priest. In this penetrating analysis, Father James Woodruff examines relations in a new light as a struggle for economic and political power and not a manifestation of innate hatred. Woodruff explores subtle psychological programming creating division in the black community using divide and rule technques. Woodruff criticizes revolutionary movements as hindering peace and equality. Finally, Woodruff presents his theory based on unity and cooperation within the black community and a reassessment of values and goals for all of America. A… Read More

Devil's Tower, Wyoming: Astraea Ciara Publishing, 1997. Stated first edition. Inscribed by Dr. Bresciani at half-title page: "Blessings in the New Millenium - Julie Bresciani." Includes special bookmark from author w/Nibiru and Earth and the groups of characters in this mythic story. Glossy pictorial boards, lt. shelf wear. Cover painting by Gonzalo Medina. Pages fine. Bind fine; hinges intact. Contains illustrations of Sumerian seals dating from 3,000 BC. Presents the feminine side of the Bible. Volume One of the Nefilim Series, is the Old Testament story of Jacob written from the perspective of his beloved wife Rachel. Of the loss of the Goddess and the rise of Patriarchal religion, set within one of the most compelling romances of all times. This exciting psycho-historical novel explores the gripping archetypes of sibling rivalry, and patriarchal marriage at the root source of our culture. Discover for yourself how they are still being acted out today. 417 pages.… Read More

New York: Whittlesey House - McGraw Book Company, 1934. Signed by Paul Radin at title page: "Paul Radin." Stated First Edition at copyright page. 1934 date at title and copyright page. Apparently, for whatever reason, the first and only printing of this material. Dark maroon buckram (cloth) boards, cream cover and spine titles, light shelf, corner wear, rub. Pages near fine, clean. Small signature penned at front endpaper: "Elveiler - 1934." Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Sharp signed rarity of this pivotol volume. From dedication page: "To the memory of my father. Who was always in the vanguard of liberal movements and who understood, as he exemplified in his life, the dictum of the great Greek: 'Tis not in hate, but love, that men unite themselves.'" Paul Radin was an American cultural anthropologist and folklorist born in 1883 in the cosmopolitan Polish city of Lódz, then a part of the Russian Empire. His family emigrated from Europe to… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1981. Moderate shelf wear. Pages fine. Professor of Radiology at the Yale School of Medicine, Ecker lays bare his opinion of the potential dangers of nuclear power plants, x-rays, microwaves, and cosmic rays. A good overview and introduction to an ever-increasing issue. All you need to know about: reactors, mammograms, dental x-rays, catscans, effects on fetus, microwave ovens, sunlamps, cardiac pacemakers, et al. Classic nuclear symbolic cover design. An invaluable underappreciated volume. 225 pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1984. Pink pictorial wraps, slight shelf wear. Pages fine. 18 pages.. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Fremont, California, U.S.A.: Dharma Cloud Publishers, 1993. Moderate shelf wear. Pages good, no writing; small discoloration bottom outer edge first few pages. A journey of Christian history to reclaim the power and beauty of sexual encounter. For a tradition that tends to marginalize and denounce the body, Donnelly's careful articulation of the power and meaning of physical love is an inspiration. 136 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1995. 1995 date at title and copyright pages. Black full-cloth boards, silver embossed spine titles, fine. Pages fine, no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Dj fine; protected in new clear sleeve. Cover "vortograph" of Ezra Pound from 1916. Heavy substantial book design by Gwen Frankfeldt. About the origins of Anglo-American poetic modernism, one thing is certain: it started with an image, described variously by Ezra Pound as an ideogram and a vortex. We have reason to be less confident about the relation between these puzzling conceptions of the image and the doctrine of literary positivism that is generally held to be the most important legacy of Imagism. No satisfactory account exists of what bearing these principles may have on Pound's later engagement with fascism. Nor is it clear how figures such as the vortex and the ideogram contribute to our understanding of modern visual culture and its… Read More

Albemarle Street, London : John Murray, Publisher , 1933. Stated at copyright page: "First Edition...1933." Fine green full cloth boards, gilt cover vignette and spine titles, light shelf wear, rub, fleck. Cover depicts what appears to be humoured gypsy woman in gilt and small fiddle at spine. Dark green top-stain. Frontispiece illustrations by Arthur Rackham: "The Gypsy Spell." Pages near fine, clean; no writing. Musical bars from the gypsy fiddle tunes throughout text. Scarce original dust wrapper in bright red, moderate edge wear, rub, discoloration; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Very good first edition in near very good original wrapper. Set in is rare ephemeral leaflet from John Murrary Publishing with critics' blurbs for "The Story of San Michele" by Axel Munthe. Walter Starkie, the author, was a professor of Spanish in the University of Dublin and a Fellow of Trinity College. This volume tells the tale of his adventures traveling… Read More

Scholastic - Two Can Publishing, 2001. Some corner, edge wear. Pages good. Very colorful. Ages 6-9. Oversize.. First Scholastic Edition. Soft cover. Good. Illus. by Steve Holmes. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

London: Chatto & Windus , 1913. 1913 date at title page. Red full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, ornate blind-stamped cover design, moderate shelf wear, some rub, corner wear, discoloration, bow. Dynamic collage endpapers spread at front and back by Moorepait. Heavy stock leaves generally very good; rough cut at lower text block. Frontispiece original color plate from Arthur Rackham with captioned tissue guard: "The Fish King and the Dog Fish." Collection of wonderfully enchanting tales by Mabel Spielmann. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., Edinburgh & London. 290 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Rackham, Arthur; Thomson, Hugh; Partridge, Bernard; Baumer, Lewis; et al. . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: North Atlantic Books, 2003. Slight shelf wear. Revolutionary recipes do more than stimulate your palate. Understood, they enhance your understanding of the biological terrain of the body and mind and the process of obtaining optimal health and consciousness. Attractive design. Extremely accessible. 544 pages.. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Secaucus, New Jersey: Lyle Stuart, Publisher, 1988. Stated first edition. Blue boards, tan cloth spine wrap, red spine titles. Bright jacket design, protected in sleeve; unclipped 12.95. This book is not about "not eating meat" - rather it is a book about what you should encourage your children to eat, why and how. For parents concerned about raising strong, healthy and vibrant children in a fast-food world that seems bent on undermining all of their efforts. Explains the basics of nutrition in the context of children's needs, and offers a well-balanced diet based upon natural whole foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads and cereals, dairy products and eggs. 224 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London, United Kingdom: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1990. First printing; no additional prints. First published in 1990 in Great Britain by George Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Red textured boards, gilt stamped spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Pages fine. Dj fine; unclipped 14.95 pounds, protected in new, clear sleeve. Eight pages of photoplates, newsclippings. Rasputin's bloody murder in 1916 was the starting point for one of the strangest of courtroom dramas. Rasputin's influence on Tsar Nicholas II through the Tsarina Alexandra made him powerful enemies at court. His assassination, clumsily contrived but brutally effective, was the subject almost two decades later of a Hollywood epic starring the Barrymore family called 'Rasputin the Mad Monk'. Amongst those involved in the murder was Prince Youssoupoff. His wife, Princess Irina Alexandrovna, a niece of the murdered Tsar, accused MGM of libel and the ensuing battle made legal history. Among the many points debated were… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1964. Stated first printing, 1964. Black boards, blue spine wrap, bronze spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Deckled pages very good. Frontispiece images of Rasputin as saint and as something different. Brownish orange textured endpapers. Dj lt. edge wear; unclipped 5.50, protected in clear sleeve. Classic jacket design of Rasputing silhouette on midnight blue b.g. w/orange and brown titles. An unbiased introduciton to the "Mad Monk" Rasputin, his many sides, and his psychical, telepathic, and healing gifts. 240 pages. Owner's information inside cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Garden City, New York: Dolphin Books, 1960. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good, clean. Founded in the mid-17th century, Rationalism was philosophy's first step into the modern era. This volume contains the essential statements of Rationalism's three greatest figures: Descartes, who began it; Spinoza, who epitomized it; and Leibniz, who gave it its last serious expression. 471 pages.. First Edition. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.