Coming Together
by Stanley J. Rollerson
New York: SJR Studios, 1983. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR STANLEY ROLLERSON TO HELEN WOLFE, RENOWNED 1980s NEW YORK EROTICA RETAILER (HER SHOP ON THE EAST SIDE WAS CALLED "COME AGAIN"). Clean and Fine in its original wrappers. "A powerful novel about New York City prostitutes
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From the Street
by Stanley J. Rollerson
New York: SJR Studios, 1982. Original wraps. Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR STANLEY ROLLERSON TO HELEN WOLFE, RENOWNED 1980s NEW YORK EROTICA RETAILER (HER SHOP ON THE EAST SIDE WAS CALLED "COME AGAIN"). Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocketbook-sized. "A shameless novel about a funky, dazzling world of sensual perversions told in a... Read More
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Ignorance
by Stanley J. Rollerson
New York: SJR Studio, 1985. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR STANLEY ROLLERSON TO HELEN WOLFE, RENOWNED 1980s NEW YORK EROTICA RETAILER (HER SHOP ON THE EAST SIDE WAS CALLED "COME AGAIN"). Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. "'Ignorance' is a stunning novel about Peepshows, which trap men from their troubled worlds... Read More
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Hot Flesh
by Dino Romano
North Hollywood, CA: Raven Books, 1963. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1963 1st edtion. Clean and Near Fine in its fleshy pictorial wrappers. Raven Book (RB 711). Pocket-sized, 160 pgs. "He introduced his boss to a homosexual --then made love to his boss' wife
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Antonio de Torres: Guitar Maker -- Life and Work
by Jose L. Romanillos
Doset, England: Element Books Ltd, 1987. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A very presentable copy of the 1987 1st edition of this, "the first book written about a Spanish guitar maker". Solid and VG (very light staining along the foot of the rear pastedown and the facing rear free endpaper) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with mild, inconspicuous... Read More
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L'Architettura Gotica in Lombardia (2 Volumes)
by Angiola Maria Romanini
Milano: Casa Editrice Ceschina, 1964. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Handsome copies of the 1964 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes solid and VG+ (very light offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets, one former owner bookplate and one tiny tag along each front pastedown) in crisp, VG+ dustjackets, with very light wear at the tips... Read More
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Gertie the Duck (In a Gorgeous Dustjacket)
by Nicholas P. Georgiady and Louis G. Romano
Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1959. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. Dagmar Wilson. A very sharp copy of the 1959 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ (very small ink inscription to the front pastedown, tucked behing the front flap) in a bright, easily Near Fine dustjacket. Nicely illustrated in rich color by Dagmar Wilson, part of the wonderful "Follett... Read More
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The Joy of Cooking
by Irma S. Rombauer
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1936. Patterned Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Marion Rombauer Becker. An exceptional copy of the May 1936 1st trade edition of arguably the 20th century's most iconic American cookbook. THIS COPY BOASTS A WARM, FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION BY ITS AUTHOR IRMA S. ROMBAUER along the front free endpaper AND IS IN REMARKABLY CRISP, CLEAN CONDITION TO BOOT.... Read More
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13 Mexican Painters
by Jose Gorostiza (Drawings by Carlos Orozco Romero)
Mexico City, 1939. Cloth. Near Fine. Handsome 1939 portfolio of 13 leading Mexican painters of the 20th century. #177 of only 400 copies issued. Loose (as issued), cream-colored signatures, contained within a folding gray-cloth chemise. Just a touch of soiling at the half-title, otherwise very clean. Introductory text ("The New School of Painting in Mexico") by Jose Gorostiza,... Read More
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Lino Tagliapietra da Murano allo Studio Glass/Opere 1954-2011
by Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Sandro Pezzoli, Eds
Marsilio, 2011. Original wraps. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE GLASSMAKER LINO TAGLIAPIETRA on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the catalogue based on the February-March 2011 exhibition at Venice's Instituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with crisp, brilliant color reproductions thruout. Quarto, text exclusively in... Read More
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Pay the Two Dollars or How to Stay Out of Court and What to Do When You Get There
by Alexander Rose
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Paul Coker. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, ALEX ROSE, on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1957 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a bit of soiling and rubbing at the panels and a small closed tear along... Read More
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The Triumphs of Fuzzy Fogtop
by Anne Rose
New York: The Dial Press, 1979. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Tomie de Paola. A very solid copy of the 1979 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting to the bottom-edges) in a crisp. price-intact (and price-clipped at the lower corner), VG+ dustjacket, with mild spotting along the front panel'e edges. Oblong quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout by... Read More
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Nam June Paik: Videa 'n' Videology 1959-1973
by Edited by Judson Rosebush
Syracuse, NY: The Everson Museum of Art, 1974. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon catalogue based on the January-February 1974 exhibition at The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with one small private library tag and a touch of very light soiling at the front panel. Square octavo, crisp... Read More
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The Melancholy Science: An Introduction to the Thought of Theodor W. Adorno
by Gillian Rose
New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A sharp, crisp copy of the 1978 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of rippling along the bottom-edges. Octavo, 212 pgs.
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Drewes: A Catalogue Raisonne of His Prints
by Ingrid Rose
Munich: Kunstgalerie Esslingen, 1984. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1984 catalogue raisonne. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny tear along the front flap's top-edge. Featuring an exhaustive illustrated listing of all the artist's graphic work, with essays by Charles Eldredge, Una Johnson and Peter Hahn. Folio, 458 pgs., over... Read More
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A Textbook of Israeli Hebrew: With an Introduction to the Classical Language
by Haiim B. Rosen
University of Chicago Press, 1962. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1962 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light spotting along the spine. Quarto, 397 pgs. "Analytical Table" at rear pastedown.
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Dual Nature
by Jane Rosen
New York: Pointed Leaf Press, 2021. Laminate boards. Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ARTIST JANE ROSEN on the dedication page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2021 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its wonderful laminate boards. Tall quarto, first-rate reproductions throughout.
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Artists at Gemini G.E.L.: Celebrating the 25th Year
by Mark Rosenthal
New York: Harry N. Abrams/Gemini G.E.L., 1993. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, ROY LICHTENSTEIN, ELLSWORTH KELLY, CLAES OLDENBURG, RICHARD SERRA, MALCOLM MORLEY, SIDNEY FELSEN (THE PHOTOGRAPHER) and 1 other unidentified artist on the half-title. A near-pristine copy to boot of the 1993 1st edition of this impressive monograph on the Gemini G.E.L. (Graphic Editions Limited) workshop... Read More
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Markov Processes: Structure and Asymptotic Behavior
by Murray Rosenblatt
New York/ Heidelberg/ Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1971. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1971 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 268 pgs. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind.
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Richard Prince
by Rosetta Brooks, Jeff Rian and Luc Santee
London: Phaidon Press, 2003. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2003 1st edition, SIGNED BY RICHARD PRINCE on the title page. Fine in a bright, Fine pictorial dustjacket. Quarto, 160 pgs.
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The Bats of West Africa
by D.R. Rosevear
London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1965. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Joanna Webb and D.R. Rosevear. A superb copy of the 1965 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing along the edges. Thick octavo, 418 pgs. "With two plates in colour and 232 line... Read More
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Patrick Henry Bruce: American Modernist
by William C. Agee & Barbara Rose
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1979. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1979 1st edition of the catalogue raisonne. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, 227 pgs., dozens of rich color plates.
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The Wisconsin Logging Book 1839-1939
by Malcolm Rosholt
Rosholt, Wisconsin: Rosholt House, 1981. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A bright, clean, VG+ copy of the 1981 second and revised edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Quarto, 304 pgs. Small former owner inscription along front pastedown. Signed by Author.
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A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions During the Years 1839-43 (In 2 Volumes)
by Captain Sir James Clark Ross
New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp example of the 1969 reprint --complete in 2 volumes-- of the 1847 original printings, published originally by John Murray of London and here re-done by Augustus M. Kelley of New York. Both volumes in this handsome re-issue clean and Near Fine in crisp, Near Fine... Read More
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Betsy Ross: Quaker Rebel (In the Dustjacket, Wraparound Band and Box)
by Edwin S. Parry (Direct Desendanty of Betsy Ross)
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1933. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. J.L.G. Ferris and Edwin John Prittie. Unusual, handsome copy of this 1933 very early reprint. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (light offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets, mild foxing along the fore-edge) in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine example of the price-intact ($2.00) dustjacket, with... Read More
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