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La Vie de Michel-ange [Michelangelo]
by Rolland, Romain
Librairie Hachette, 1925. Paperback. Very Good in Wraps. Paperback. Very good in off white paper wrappers with illustration to front wrapper. light wrapper edge wear. Original glassine cover. Interior is clean and bright with beautiful block prints throughout. Art Biography. ARTBIO1308291.
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Maryland Personality Parade Volume I.
by Rollo, Vera F.
Lanham, MD: Maryland Historical Press, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Scarce. 4to. Black leatherette covered boards with orange title to front board and to spine. Pristine interior with illustrations throughout. Index, 135 pages. MD/041315.
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Les Sonnets Pour Helene
by Ronsard, Pierre de
Paris and Maastricht: La Connaissance and Leiter-Nypels, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Number 308 of 380 copies. Printed to honor the 400 year anniverasary of the birth of the author, Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585). Bound in full tan leather boards with gilt title to spine and blind stamped devices to both boards. Rubbing and chipping to... Read More
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The Strenuous Life, Essays and Addresses
by Roosevelt, Theodore
New York: The Century Co, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. The Strenuous Life was the title of a speech that Roosevelt gave, while governor of New York, in Chicago in 1899. Based on personal experience, he argued that strenuous effort and overcoming hardship were ideals to be embraced by Americans for the betterment of the nation and the... Read More
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Through the Brazilian Wilderness
by Roosevelt, Theodore
London: John Murray, 1914. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. First English edition of this fascinating work by Roosevelt recounting his expedition through the Brazilian hinterland that he called a zoogeographic reconnaissance. The official title of the expedition, as given it by the Brazilian government was Expedicão Scientifica Roosevelt-Rondon. This relatively scarce book has 39 illustrations and 2 maps. The... Read More
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African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist
by Roosevelt, Theodore; Kermit Roosevelt and Philip Goodwin, illustrations
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition of this stirring and interesting account by the ex-president Teddy Roosevelt of his travels and hunting in Africa after his terms in office. He dedicates the book to his son Kermit, whom he calls his side-partner "in our great adventure." The book is extensively illustrated with... Read More
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Volume XXXV (35) November 1887 - April 1888 (New Series Volume XIII)
by [Mark Twain; Henry James; Theodore Roosevelt]
New York: The Century Co, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes Twain's "Meisterschaft" on page 547, Henry James on R.L. Stevenson, and Theodore Roosevelt's "Ranch Life in the Far West" with illustrations by Frederic Remington. Ex-library. Bound in green cloth library binding with gilt title and volume number 35 to spine. Discoloration to boards. Library stamp to title... Read More
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On the Direct Measurement of the Sun's Chemical Action: Royal Institution of Great Britain, Weekly Evening Meeting, Friday, May 22, 1863
by Roscoe, Professor
Paperback. Good +. Paperback. Offprint/G++ in wraps/7 pp. Science. SCI1611151.
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The Spanish Novelists: A Series of Tales, from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Seventeenth Century. Translated from the Originals with Critical and Biographical Notes. 3 Volumes
by Roscoe, Thomas (translator, compiler and editor); Cervantes, Mendoza, et. al
London: Richard Bentley, 1832. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A presention copy from the author, with inscription to the top of the title page in Volume II: "H. Hole Esq. with the author's best regards." Thomas Roscoe (1791 - 1871) was an English translator and also a novelist who enjoyed studying the work by other European novelists. In the... Read More
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Cathedrals and Cloisters of Northern France. 2 Volumes
by Rose, Elise Whitlock
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. Hard Cover. Very Good. Hard Cover. 8vo. Very good in dark brown cloth boards with red titles to spines and front boards. Minor wear to spine ends and corners including some chipping. Minor discoloration to spines. Interiors are clean and bright with photographic illustrations by Vida Hunt Francis throughout. 297 pages in... Read More
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The Rosenthal Collection of Printed Books with Manuscript Annotations: A Catalog of 242 Editions Mostly Before 1600 Annotate by Contemporary or Near-contemporary Readers
by Rosenthal, Bernard M.; Robert G. Babcock, foreword
New Haven, CT: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 1997. Hardcover. Near fine. Hardcover. Bernard Rosenthal (1920-2017), book and text manuscript seller and collector, specialized in Medieval manuscripts and early printed books from the beginning of his career as an antiquarian bookseller in 1953. He was born into a family of legendary European booksellers. His masterpiece was considered... Read More
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The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection, 1945-1995
by Rosenthal, Mark
Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, 1996. Paperback. Fine in wraps. Paperback. Robert and Jane Meyerhoff were well-known art collectors and philanthropists in the Baltimore area. Robert was a real estate developer in Baltimore, and Jane was a graduate of Goucher College, which has a Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Arts Center completed in 1991. Robert was also on... Read More
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Coal, Smoke & Steam: Ted Rose Mexico 1960/1961
by Rose, Thomas
Minneapolis: Thomas Rose Studio, 2023. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 12 of 20 copies signed and numbered by Thomas Rose. Also signed by Steven Albahari, artist and photographer who wrote the text with Thomas and a poem for Ted Rose that is a preface to the text. This is a stunning book that Thomas Rose has created as an... Read More
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Di Alcuni Recenti Progressi Nelle Scienze Fisiche e in Particolare Di Alcune Indagini Intorno Alla Temperatura Del Sole. Orazione Inaugurale Dei Corsi Accademici Dell'Anno 1877-78
by Rossetti, Cav. Francesco
Padova: Tipografia Gio. Batta. Randi, 1878. Paperback. Very Good -. Paperback. Original Wraps. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Signed by Author. 8vo. In origianl gray wrappers, though lacks rear panel of wrapper; wraps lightly darkened and chipped. Interior is clean though browned in the margins, text remains bright and easily readable. In Italian. 90 pp. SCI/021104.
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Commonplace, A Tale of Today; and Other Stories
by Rossetti, Christina
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. The uncommon FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. This was to be Rossetti’s last attempt at fiction. The title story, Commonplace, was a Jane Austen-like work of satirical social observation and commentary. It was the tale of three parentless sisters and their paths to marriage or another fate. It was published May... Read More
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Maude: A Story for Girls
by Rossetti, Christina
London: James Bowden, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 1 of 500 copies. Includes prefatory note by her brother, William Rossetti that discusses the history of the work and his sister’s objectives in writing it. He believed that his sister’s main objective was to delineate through Maude what she regarded as defects in her own character and in her... Read More
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The Poems of Dante Gabriel Rossetti: With Illustrations from his Own Pictures and Designs. 2 Volumes
by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel; William Michael Rossetti, editor and introduction
London: Ellis & Elvey, 1904. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 7 of 30 numbered copies with the plates on Japanese vellum. 25 copies were for subscribers and 5 for presentation. A lovely set bound in full vellum. teg. Slight soiling to gilt on fore-edge of Volume II.Beautifully printed, with 18 full page illustrations and frontispieces from Rossetti's paintings and drawings.... Read More
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Hand and Soul
by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
London: Stangeways and Walden, 1869. Near Fine. First edition. A unique and most interesting offering - a scarce privately printed book accompanied by only recently published handwritten letters from Rossetti's brother, William Michael (the texts of the letters were published for the first time in "Notes and Queries," Oxford University Press, in January 17, 2011). This is a... Read More
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The Ballad of Jan Van Hunks
by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
London, Bombay, and Sydney: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd, 1929. Paperback. Near Fine. Orr, Monro S.. Orr, Monro S. Paperback. Thin 8vo. An unusual work by Rossetti. This is number 383 of 620 copies. Introduction by Mackenzie Bell. Printed by W. Lewis at the University Press in Cambridge. Illustrated by Monro S. Orr. Vellum wrappers with gilt... Read More
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Poems
by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
London: F.S.Ellis, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A fine association copy inscribed to Arthur Hughes from Rossetti. The inscription reads: “To Arthur Hughes, from his friend, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, April 1870.” These men were two of the most important artists of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. This is one of only a few copies personally inscribed to Rossetti’s close friends... Read More
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Le Temoignage des Protestans en Faveur de la Religion Catholique
by Rossel, [Théophile]
Paris: Chez F. Muguet, 1671. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Quite scarce. In this work - The testimony of Protestants in favor of the Catholic religion by Rossel, deals in part with his own conversion. Theophile Rossel (1615-1683) was the pastor of the Reformed Church of Cognac in 1653 but converted in 1669 to Catholicism. The book is... Read More
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Memoir of Shelley (with a fresh preface)
by Rossetti, William Michael
London: Richard Clay & Sons, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. The Shelley Society's Publications. Fourth Series. No. 2. Very good in turquoise paper covered boards with turquoise cloth spine. Chipping to spine ends and corners of boards. Dampstaining to bottom edges of boards and spine. Chip to paper on front cover effecting the title. The frontispiece... Read More
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Swinburne's Poems and Ballads: A Criticism
by Rossetti, William Michael
London: John Camden Hotten, 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. This work primarily deals with Swinburne's fourth book of poetry, published when he was just 29 years old. Rossetti endeavors to provide a "calm" and even critique of Swinburne's work following the fervid and excited reviews of many other critics. In the preface, Rossetti affirms that Swinburne... Read More
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Opern fur das Pianoforte ohne Text: Othello von Rossini
by Rossini
Leipzig: R. Crayen, n.d., early 19th-century. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 4to. Good in 1/4 leather and marble-decorated boards. Spine missing. Moderate wear to edges and corners of boards. Marble paper and leather coming up from rear board. Boards loose. Text foxed and browned occasionally but bright. Music. MUS1/2262.
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Dinner for Dickens: The Culinary History of Mrs. Charles Dickens's Menu Book
by Rossi-Wilcox, Susan M.
London: Prospect Books, 2005. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. Includes a transcript of What Shall We Have For Dinner, by Lady Maria Clutterbuck, a pseudonym used by Catherine Dickens when publishing her menu books. This extensively researched book offers a culinary history of typical meals for various numbers of persons in the middle of the 19th century as... Read More
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