The Hope of the Great Community
by Josiah Royce
New York: Macmillan, 1916. Cloth. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY JOSIAH ROYCE'S WIDOW, KATHARINE ROYCE, on the front free endpapaer. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the 1916 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine.
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Classical Influences on Western Thought: AD 1650-1870
by R.R. Bolgar, Ed
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1979. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A sharp copy of the 1979 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light foxing at the spine. Octavo, 394 pgs. "Proceedings of an International Conference Held at King's College, Cambridge March 1977
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Liberty: The Story of Cuba
by Horatio S. Rubens
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, Inc, 1932. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1932 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine ends (affecting the lettering). Octavo, 447 pgs.
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Beyond the Text: Artists' Books from the Collection of Robert J. Ruben
by Yvonne Korshak and Robert J. Ruben
New York: The Grolier Club, 2010. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the 2010 catalogue of The Grolier Club exhibition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, 156 pgs., crisp color lllustrations thruout. 1,500 copies issued.
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Food for Beauty
by Helena Rubinstein
New York: Ives Washburn, 1938. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Robert L. Leonard. A very presentable copy of the 1938 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), VG dustjacket, with light creasing along the spine edges and light chipping at its ends. Octavo, nicely illustrated by Robert Leonard. One of Helena Rubinstein's early beauty guides.... Read More
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Mighty Mac: The Official Picture History of The Mackinac Bridge
by Lawrence A. Rubin
St. Ignace, Michigan: Kiwanis Club of St. Ignace, 1982. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication page. A sharp copy to boot of the 1982 4th printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Fine pictorial dustjacket. Quarto, unpaginated. Signed by Author.
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Hocks and Moselles
by Hugh R. Rudd
London: Constable & Co, 1935. Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HUGH R. RUDD (in 1936) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1935 1st edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its light-purple cloth, with mild fading at the spine and a touch of very light soiling along the top-edges.... Read More
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The House of Barnes: The Man, the Collection, the Controversy
by Neil L. Rudenstine
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2012. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY NEIL RUDENSTINE on the title page. An immacuilate copy to boot of the 2012 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 229 pgs. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 266. Signed by Author.
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Peter Roehr
by Rudi H. Fuchs, et al.
Cologne, Germany: DuMont Buchverlag, 1968. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A handsome copy of the catalogue based on the 1968 exhibition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. New York's Hirschl & Adler Gallery blindstamp at the front free endpaper.
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Emile Nolde
by Rudy Chiappini, Curator
Milan: Museo d'Arte Moderna/Electa, 1994. Original wraps. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the March-June 1994 exhibition at Milan's Museo d'Arte Moderna. Solid and Near Fine (with just a touch of soiling at the panels) in its pictorial wrappers, Quarto, lovely color reproductions thruout.
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Graptolites of North America
by Rudolf Ruedemann
Geological Society of America, 1947. 1st. Hardcover. A handsome copy of the 1947 1st edition. VG+ in its maroon cloth with gilt-lettering on spine. Thick octavo, 652 pgs. Just the slightest trace of inoffensive foxing to the endpapers and the fore-edge.
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Flying Grandma or Going Like Sixty
by Maude Squire Rufus
University Lithoprinters: Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1942. Cloth. Near Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR (LT) MAUDE SQUIRE RUFUS AND HER COMPANION (LT) H. WETHERILL on the front free endpaper. A tight, very solid copy to boot of the 1942 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright giult-titling along the front panel and spine. Just... Read More
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The Decca Labels: A Discography (Complete in 6 Vols.)
by Compiled by Michel Ruppli
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. Cloth. Fine. A pristine example of this sweeping discography of the Decca Labels, complete in 6 volumes. All 6 volumes tight, crisp and Fine in their blue cloth, with offsetting black title labels at the front panels and spines. Thick octavos, just shy of 6,000 pgs. all told. Vol. 1: The California Sessions;... Read More
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Books
by Ed Ruscha
Hollywood, CA: Heavy Industry Publications, 1971. Single sheet. Very Good +. The very uncommon prospectus, issued by Heavy Industry Publications of Hollywood, circa 1971. Itemized on a large coated single sheet (22 1/2" wide x 18" tall) are all 12 of Ed Ruscha's now-iconic artist's books (up to this publication). Starting with "TwentySix Gasoline Stations" (1962) and running... Read More
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Computers: Their History and How They Work
by Richard B. Rusch
Simon and Schuster, 1969. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Unusual early juvenile title on computers. 1969, 2nd printing. A VG+ copy in a bright, VG+ pictorial dustjacket. Octavo, 126 pgs. With wonderful photos of state-of-the-art computers the size of refrigerators. NOT A LIBRARY COPY.
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Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1981 1st American edtion. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears at the panel edges and very light soiling to the rear panel. Very light staining as well along the rear inner flap's bottom edge.... Read More
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Topological Embeddings
by T. Benny Rushing
New York: Academic Press, 1973. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1973 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with a bit of light rubbing along the front panel. Octavo, part of Academic Press's formidable "Pure and Applied Mathematics" series.
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Sophie's Dream Book
by David Russell
Mountjoy Editions, 1982. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A beautiful copy of the 1982 1st edition. Immaculate and Fine in its pictorial red cloth. 1 of 300 copies issued in English (along with 300 issued in Italian). SIGNED ON THE LIMITATION PAGE BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR DAVID RUSSELL. 25 full page, devilishly-erotic illustrations plus wonderful colored endpapers.... Read More
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Corrupt Woman
by Paul V. Russo
New York: Tower Publications, 1961. Original wraps. Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1961 1st edition. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Pocketbook, Midwood F379. "She had beauty and wealth and a talent for evil that neither male nor female could resist.
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Exotic Escapade
by Paul V. Russo
New York: Tower Publications, 1965. Original wraps. Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1965 1st edition. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Pocketbook, Midwood 32-507. "The girl in the bed was still young and pretty but no longer curious and no longer innocent!!
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Down the Line: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin
by Bayard Rustin
Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1971. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. A solid copy of the uncommon 1971 1st edition in hardback. Tight and VG to VG+ (very light soiling along the spine crown) in a crisp, price-intact, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with mild soiling to the rear panel and upper spine. Octavo, Introduction by the pre-eminent historian C.... Read More
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Smoke: A Study of Town Air
by Julius Cohen and Arthur Ruston
London: Edward Arnold, 1912. Cloth. Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1912 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with one small, neat name at the front free endpaper and a touch of light offsetting at the endsheets. Octavo, a number of photographs and charts complementing the text.
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A Wildwood Tale: A Drama of the Open
by Archiblad Rutledge
New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1950. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1950 1st edition. VG in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket. Light spotting at the endpapers, light chipping at the jacket's front panel. 12mo, 48 pgs.
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Delineations of Fonthill and Its Abbey
by John Rutter
London: Charles Knight and Co, 1823. Pictorial boards. Very Good. The 1823 1st edition, in the publisher's original pictorial boards, with period morocco spine and tips. Lovely hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and half-title. Additional hand-colored plate ("Interior of King Edward's Gallery") opposite pg. 40. 10 other full-page engraved plates throughout the text. 2 large fold-out lithographed plates as well... Read More
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Golden Rain
by Owen Rutter
New York: Longmans. Green and Co, 1928. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp copy of the 1928 stated 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine ends. A novel of adventure, "set against the background of the Borneo jungle
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