Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia
by Remnick, David
New York: Random House, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Nf/Vg Dj/8vo./contents bright, crisp, and clean/398 pp. Russian History. RUS23/5132.
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Les Avantaures de Gil Blas de Santillane. 4 Volumes
by Le Sage [Aline Rene]
Amsterdam and Leipzig: Arkstee & Merkus, 1767. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Nouvelle Edition. Avec de belles figures - 8 charming etchings in each volume. A beautiful early edition in French of this book. As described in the Oxford Companion to English Literature (p. 565) this was Le Sage's masterpiece and it had great influence in 18th century comic... Read More
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Hinduism (Great Religions of Modern Man)
by Renou, Louis (editor)
New York: George Braziller, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes an extensive introduction that outlines the history and structure of Hinduism, beliefs and practices, caste system, and role of Hinduism in Indian society. The remainder of the text includes a selection of texts that span "the entire history of Hindu tradition - from the earliest known hymns, epics,... Read More
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English Literature: 1789-1815 (The Oxford History of English Literature)
by Renwick, W.L.
Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover. 8vo. Near fine in Very good+ orange and white dust price clipped jacket with black title to front and spine panels. Previous owner's name to front free end pages. Else is pristine. 293 pages. Literature. BOB21162.
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Patuxent River, Maryland: Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting, With a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of the examination and survey of parts of the Patuxent River, Maryland
by House of Representatives
House of Representatives, 50th Congress, 1st Session, 1888. Pamphlet. Very Good+. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. Off-white side stapled paper wrappers with black title to spine. Text is clean and bright. 7 pages. Maryland. MD/6122.
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Proposal in 1855 for Typographic Council meet in Brussels to determine the facts regarding the Invention of Printing
by Reulens, Charles
Chicago: Committee on Invention of Printing, Chicago Club of Printing House Craftsmen, 1941. Paperback. Very Good+. Paperback. 4to. Orange side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright. TEXT IN FRENCH. 18 pages. Books on books. BOB/101014.
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Histoire de Flore
by Revel, Jean-Francois
Paris: Rene Julliard, 1957. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Inscribed by the author. Number 1 of 30 copies with printed '1' bookmark. Jean-Francois Revel (1924 - 2006) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher. This scarce edition is in original beige paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Browning to edges of covers and small spot of... Read More
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Five Hundred Stories and Illustrations. Adapted to the Christian Year for the Use of Catechists Teachers and Preachers
by Rev. Walker Gwynne, ed
New York: Edwin S. Gorham, Publisher, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. Very good plus green boardswith black titling on front. Back board rubbed at top near spine. Interior very clean and bright. 360 pp. Prayer Books. REL/2053.
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Architecture Ensembles of Moscow and the Region Around Moscow of the fourteenth - nineteenth centuries
by Reyanen, M.E. (or possibly M.I. Rzanin)
1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Title, publishing information, and all text in Russian. Very good with tan cloth spine decorated with gilt designs and raised bands. Beige paper covered boards with gilt title (in Russian) to front cover and embossed illustration. Chipping and wear to edges of boards and corners. Browning to edges of boards. Clean, bright interior... Read More
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The Life and Times of Frederick Reynolds. Two Volumes
by Reynolds, Frederick
London: Henry Colburn, 1826. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Theater owner and playwright, Augustin Daly's copy, auction number 2776. Pencil notation "Augustin Daly Collection" beneath number. First Edition. English playwright Frederick Reynolds (1764 - 1841) authored nearly a hundred plays during his life. Bound in three quarter tan leather over marbled paper covered boards with red label "Stage Biography"... Read More
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Britannica's Typesetters. Women Compositors in Edwardian Edinburgh
by Reynolds, Sian
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1989. Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. Paper Wrappers. "The printing trade has traditionally reserved its skilled jobs for men - yet for over thirty years in Edinburgh women were being actively recruited to work as compositors and were even responsible for the typesetting of the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica ... [A] rich portrait... Read More
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The Jewel of Ynys Galon, Being a Hitherto Unprinted Chapter in the History of the Sea Rovers
by Rhoscomyl, Owen
New York: Longmans & Green and Co, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Browning to spine and to top edge of boards. Interior is clean and bright. 329 pages. English History. ENGHIS/021609.
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A Theatrical Trip for A Wager! Through Canada and the United States
by Rhys, Captain Horton
London: for the author by Charles Dudley, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Theater owner and playwright, Augustin Daly's copy, auction record 2787. First edition. An humorous account of the author's trip through North America on a wager that he could support himself with his talent. Bookplate of Franklin Johnston to front pastedown. Bound in three quarter tan leather... Read More
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Utrillo ou L'enchanteur des Rues
by Ribemont-Dessaignes
Geneva: Editions d'Art Albert Skira. Paperback. Near Fine in Wraps. Paperback. Folio. Beige stiff paper wraps with black title to front wrap. Original glassine cover. Light wear to the spine ends. Interior is clean and bright with tipped in full color illustrations throughout. Text in French. Unpaginated. ART/062311.
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Baukunst und Dekorative Plastik der Hoch- und Spat-Renaissance in Italien
by Ricci, Corrado
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1923. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Near fine in green & gilt cloth. Quarto. 260 pp. With 340 illustrations. Architecture. ARCH/6242.
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The Humbler Poets (Second Series). A Collection of Newspaper and Periodical Verse 1885 to 1910
by Rice, Wallace and Frances
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1911. Hardcover. Very Good+. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good+ in blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to front board and to spine. Top edge of pages in gilt. Deckle edge pages. Nice and bright, with corners still sharp. Previous owner's bookplate pasted to front end paper. Crack to front hinge though binding remains... Read More
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Beyond the Mississippi: From the Great River to the Great Ocean. Life and Adventure on the Prairies, Mountains, and Pacific Coast
by Richardson, Albert D.
Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1867. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition of this extensive work detailing the travels and explorations of the author from the Mississippi to the Pacific that he describes in the preface as an effort to picture a fleeting phase of our national life. Albert Deane Richardson (1833 –1869) was a well-known American journalist,... Read More
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Letter and Spirit: Dramatic Sonnets of Inward Life
by Richards, A.M. [Anna Matlack]
London: George Allen, 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. 93 of 300 copies. A beautifully illustrated collection of poetry featuring angels, hell, tombs, soldiers, knights, cemeteries, shipwrecks, and more. Black and white illustrations on each page by Anna Richards (1834 - 1900), best known for her children's books including "A New Alice in the Old Wonderland." Raised in Pennsylvania... Read More
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Studies from Old English Mansions: Their Furniture, Gold & Silver Plate Etc. First, Second, Third, and Fourth Series. In Four Volumes
by Richardson, Charles James
London: T. McLean, 1848. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. English architect Charles James Richardson (1788 - 1875) studied under Sir John Soane and designed the Earl of Harrington's mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens. He also conducted multiple design studies while traveling around England including this impressive set which features drawings of architectural elements such as stairways, entrances, ceilings, and... Read More
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Caviare
by Richards, Grant
London: Grant Richards, Ltd, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed to the American author and editor Ferris Greenslet, thanking him for his encouragement. Grant Richards (1872-1948) was a publisher and author, perhaps best known for founding the World Classics. This is his first novel about a Englishman who falls in love with an American heiress and... Read More
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Concord River
by Richardson, Laurence Eaton
Barre: Barre Publishers, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dj. Knowles, Katharine [photographs]. Knowles, Katharine [photographs]. Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Includes laid-in letter from publisher. Green illustrated paper covered boards with white title to spine. Clean, tight interior with many illustrations. Tight binding. Publisher's clear jacket with white title printed to front panel. Large chips and a... Read More
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Great Rock Musicals
by Richards, Stanley [ed]
New York: Stein and Day, 1979. Paperback. Very Good +. Paperback. PROOF OF 1ST EDITION. FIRST APPEARANCE OF "THE WIZ" 8vo. blue paper wrappers with black title to spine and photocopy with publication information taped to front wrapper. Minor fading to spine and front wrapper. Minor rubbing to rear wrapper. Small closed tear to exterior of front hinge.... Read More
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Robertson Davies
by Richler, Mordecai
Toronto: Harbourfront Reading Series, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. First Edition. Paperback. Limited edition of 150 copies numbered and signed by the author. This is number 15. Light blue illustrated side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Pristine interior. 10 pages. PRI/050216.
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This Year in Jerusalem. 1st Edition
by Richler, Mordecai
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Nf/Nf Dj/8vo./292 pp. Middle East. MID3/4192.
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Token Creek: Stories from our rural heritage
by Riedner, Erwin David
Wisconsin: Badger Books Inc / Waubesa Press, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Signed by the author. First Edition. "A collection of short stories set in a Wisconsin hamlet" called Token Creek. While the place is real, the stories are fiction.Red leatherette boards with gilt title to spine and front board. In illustrated dust jacket with white title to spine... Read More
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