Reed and Allied Families: Genealogical and Biographical Studies, Illustrated with Engravings of Portraits and Armorial Bearings
by Compiled by Mary Dean Reed
New York: The American Historical Society, Inc, 1936. Full leather. Near Fine. Very impresive 1936 Reed (or Reid) family genealogy, privately printed for Mary Dean Reed and sumptuously bound in a highly-decorative, full morocco. A remarkably clean, Near Fine folio, with raised bands and finely-tooled devices and lettering at the compartments. Additional gilt coat-of-arms (family crests) to the... Read More
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Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley
by Henry M. Reed
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Center Gallery of Bucknell University, 1987. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The catalogue --in its less common hardback-- of the October-November 1987 exhibition at Bucknell's Center Gallery. An all-but-pristine copy. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, crisp black-and-white reproductions throughout. ext by Henry Reed, with an essay by Don Yoder and a Foreword by... Read More
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Tamburlaine and Other Verses (in Dustjacket)
by John Reed
Riverside, CT: Hillacre, 1917. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1917 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON GLASSINE DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a Near Fine example of the fragile jacket, with a tiny amount of chipping along the spine and at the spine crown, and light chipping to the rear panel's bottom-edge. Octavo, one of... Read More
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SANGAR to Lincoln Steffens
by John Reed
Riverside, CT: Hillacre, 1913. Hardcover. Fine. A lovely, near-pristine copy of the 1913 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its light-brown boards, with bright, completely unflecked or unrubbed gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine. Octavo, frontispiece portrait of Lincoln Steffens. A poem "made into a book for the delight of a few friends by... Read More
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Pun Fun (In Dustjacket)
by Ennis Rees
Abelard-Schuman, 1965. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Quentin Blake. The 1965 1st edition. Solid and VG (very light spotting at the panels, the endpapers and the pastedowns) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, which is also clipped at the front flap and shows very light creasing and wear to the panels and at the spine crown. Octavo, nicely illustrated... Read More
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Ounce Dice Trice (Review Copy)
by Alastair Reid
Boston: Little, Brown, 1958. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1958 stated 1st edition. A Review Copy to boot, with the Little, Brown Review Slip laid-in. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening at the spine and front panel. Quarto, 57 pgs. Nicely illustrated by the great Ben Shahn.
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Social Conditions of the Negro in The Hill District of Pittsburgh
by Survey Conducted under the Direction of Ira De A. Reid
Pittsburgh: The General Committee on the Hill Survey, 1930. Cloth. Near Fine. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1930 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel and largely-faded lettering along the spine. Octavo, 117 pgs., deckled fore-edge. "Survey Conducted under the Direction of Ira De A. Reid,... Read More
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First Book of Chess
by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld
New York: Sterling Publshing, 1952. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The uncommon 1952 true 1st edition of this classic in basic chess instruction. Solid and VG+ (a number of unobtrusive, neat checkmarks in pink pencil) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket. Charming and throrough in its clear, simple explanations on the fundamentals of the game. Written by... Read More
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Roosevelt's Religion
by Christina F. Reisner
New York: The Abingdon Press, 1923. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A tight, VG copy (with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine) in a bright, VG- pictorial dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels and light chipping to the edges and spine ends. Thick 12mo, 385 pgs. 1923 2nd edition (so stated on the dustjacket's front... Read More
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Sto Let Aktu 1839-1939
by Vladimir Remes
Prague, 1990. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of this unusual 1990 catalogue issued out of Prague and showcasing 100 years (1839-1939) of nude photography. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 64 pgs., text in Czech.
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The World of Antique Toys: Carriages Cars and Cycles
by Jac and Frederic Remise
Lausanne, Switzerland: Edita S.A., 1984. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1984 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 232 pgs., hundreds of illustrations thruout.
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Posters of the Belle Epoque: The Wine Spectator Collection
by Jack Rennert
New York: Wine Spectator Press, 1990. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1990 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, 212 lavish color plates. Signed by Author.
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The Cat: Being a Collection of Endearments and Invectives Lavished by Many Writers upon an Animal Much Loved and Much Abhorred
by Selected and Arranged by Agnes Repplier
New York: Sturgis & Walton, 1912. Decorative Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Elisabeth F. Bonsall. The 1912 1st edition, in the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. A very presentable copy. Solid and VG to VG+ (offsetting at the endsheets) in a crisp, VG to VG+ example of th fragile dustjacket, with one small closed tear --and very light wear-- along the... Read More
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Silhouettes du Front: Souvenirs de Trente Mois de Guerre--Reproductions de Quarante Dessins Croquis & Aquarelles par le Commandant E. Requin
by E. Requin
Paris: Devambez, 1917. Cloth. Very Good +. E. Requin. Very impressive --and uncommon-- artist's sketchbook of life on the front lines during World War I. #263 OF ONLY 275 COPIES ISSUED "sur velin hollande", EACH SIGNED BY THE ARTIST E. REQUIN on the limitation. Tight, solid and VG in its light-blue cloth, with gilt-lettered title label to the... Read More
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Oswald in Mexico (A Reserach Compendium) -- in 3 Pristine Volumes
by ROGRA Research
Evanston, IL: VMKRAFT, Inc, 1993. Original wraps. Fine. The 1993 limited 1st edition of this uncommon examination of Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico City in September 1963, complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes clean and Fine in their spiral-bound wrappers. The set is #79 of only 150 copies issued. Truly a collector's copy, in immaculate condition.... Read More
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Masters of the Chess Board: The Greats of Chess and Their Influence on Chess Thought
by Richard Reti
Devon, England: Hardinge Simpole, 2002. Original wraps. Near Fine. Handsome 2002 reprint of this classic chess title by Richard Reti, originally published in English in 1933. Clean and Near Fine in its white wrappers. Part of the wonderful "Hardinge Simpole Chess Classic" library.
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Princess Badoura: A Tale from the Arabian Nights
by Retold by Laurence Housman, Illustrared by Edmund Dulac
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. The 1st trade edition, circa 1913, boasting 10 lovely color plates by Edmund Dulac, with their original decorative, printed tissue-guards all in place, ably protecting the plates. An attractive, solid copy. Tight and VG in its wonderful Edmund Dulac-designed cream-white and light-blue front panel. Very light soiling at the... Read More
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History and Genalogy of Samuel Clark, Sr., and His Descendants from 1636-1892---256 Years
by Rev. Edgar W. Clark, A.M.
St. Louis, MO: Nixon-Jones Printing Co, 1892. The scarce 1892 2nd edition, uncommon even as such. Tight and VG+ in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine, and decorative blindstamped bordering to the panels. Very light scuffing and spotting, a touch of minor creasing at the spine ends, one small cut at the 2nd... Read More
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Derriere Le Miroir (Hommage a F. Leger), Nos. 79-80-81
by Pierre Reverdy
Paris: A. Maeght, Editeur, 1955. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Lavish, uncommon portfolio of Leger reproductions, consisting of 2 separate double-spreads of original lithographs. Text by Pierre Reverdy. Clean and VG in its original, loose-as-issued wrappers. Nos. 79-81 in the wonderful "Derriere Le Miroir" series by A. Maeght of Paris.
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Studies in Proto-Indo-Mediterranean Culture (Vol. I)
by Rev. H. Heras, S.J.
Bombay: Indian Historical Research Institute, 1953. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1953 1st edition, Vol. I. VG+ in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-design and lettering to the front panel and spine, respectively. Light creasing to the cloth along the spine crown, otherwsise clean as could be. And in a crisp,... Read More
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An American Missionary in Japan
by Rev. M.L. Gordon, M.D.
Bostpn: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1892 1st edition. Tight and VG+, with bright silver lettering and decoration at the front panel. 12mo, 276 pgs.
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Curious George
by H.A. Rey (Margret Rey)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -. H.A. Rey. An uncommon, very early --but not 1st-- edition of "Curious George". Based on the dustjacket price of "$2.75", we're surmising this edition was published in the mid to late 1950s, some 14 to 17 years after the exceedingly scarce 1941 original edition was published. Even though... Read More
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Curious George Goes to the Hospital
by Margaret & H.A. Rey
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Children's Hospital Medical Center), 1966. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. H.A. Rey. The 1966 stated 1st printing of the last book published in the remarkable "Curious George" series during the lifetimes of the great Margaret and H.A. Rey. A clean, very sharp copy to boot, with the publisher's original $3.25 price intact... Read More
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The Aspen Papers: Twenty Years of Design Theory from the International Design Conference in Aspen (Andy Warhol's Copy)
by Reyner Banham, Ed
New York: Praeger, 1974. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A WONDERFUL PROVENANCE!! ANDY WARHOL'S COPY, WITH HIS PERSONAL BOOKPLATE AFFIXED TO THE FRONT PASTEDOWN. A very solid example to boot of the 1974 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing --and just a touch of faint chipping-- along... Read More
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The Catholic Emancipation Crisis in Ireland 1823-29
by James A. Reynolds
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1954. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1954 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Light chipping at the tips, otherwise very crisp and well-preserved. Octavo, 204 pgs.
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