A Practical Treatise on the Steam Engine
by Rigg, Arthur
Large 4to, original brown morocco and boards, illustrated, xvi, 312 pp. Moderate scuffing and wear to covers, back hinge a little tender, endpapers replaced; else very good. Incredibly detailed account of the design, construction and operation of steam engines. At the time it was really about what's new with the steam engine, and the topics cover everything from connecting rods... Read More
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Riley Love-Lyrics.
by Riley. James Whitcomb.
8vo, olive cloth with gilt lettering, illustrated, 190, [1] pp. Back hinge a little weak, but still firm, some soiling and staining to covers, slight edge wear, endpapers normal aging, other contents bright and clean; overall very good. James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was a best selling author, poet and children's book writer. Probably best known for "little Orphan Annie." The... Read More
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Ring Magazine Vol. XXXVII No.3.
by [Ring].
Magazine, 4to, illustrated, 66 pp. Some tape repairs to spine, a few chips along edges, some darkening, and normal aging. Otherwise about very good. Ray Robinson cover, with articles on Kid Chocolate, Wyatt Earp and Charles Humez.
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Canadian Irish Catholic riots against anti-Vatican speeches by Italian ex-Priest – letter by American Emigrant.
by [Catholic Riots].
Autograph Letter signed, blue paper, 4pp plus another partial page. Fold creases, some minor aging, very legible, the last page is a partial, which looks like it was added because the author ran out of space; overall very good. The author of this letter was one M.A. Buck, an American emigrant to Canada. The letter starts out extolling the... Read More
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The Art of Botanical Illustration
by Rix, Martyn.
Folio, cloth, hardcover, title on spine, dust jacket, illustrated, 224 pp.Dust jacket with some slight creasing on top edge, otherwise in excellent shape, contents near fine condition. Wonderful collection of botanical plates. Stock image, and may require some extra postage because of size.
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A HISTORY of the SECOND CHURCH, or Old North, in Boston. To which is added a History of the New Brick Church.
by Robbins, Chandler.
8vo, original cloth, illustrated, gilt title on spine, 320 pp.Binding a little worn, libray label on front pastedown, a little foxing, some offset from engravings; otherwise a tight clean copy. The first and onlt edition of this work was published by a coommittee of the North Church Society to celebrate the 200th abbiversary of the congregation. It contains five portraits,... Read More
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Speech of Hon. George R. Robbins of New Jersey on the Distribution of Public Lands.
by Robbins, George R.
8vo, pamphlet disbound, 8 pp. Some aging and browning, because it is printed on one sheet, disbound, page numbers are a little hard to follow, but they are all there, some folds, and margin tears. Pamphlet includes a couple of tables.
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The Life and Explorations of David Livingston.
by Roberts, John S.
Small 8vo, decorated cloth, with gilt lettering and lion illustration, illustrated, 384 pp. Binding scuffed and worn in places, top joint cracked, previous owner pasted a small newspaper clipping concerning Livingston relics to the end of the last page, contents generally clean and bright. Published a few years after his death, this work was one of several titles that celebrated... Read More
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Robert's Rules of Order for deliberative assemblies
by Robert, Henry M.
Small 8vo, cloth, hardcover, gilt title on top cover and spine, 192 pp. Ex-library copy with stamp on title and front pastedown, hinges cracked, but still attached, binding slightly warpped, normal aging; otherwise a decent if not perfect copy.
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Life Magazine May 8, 1950 ( Jackie Robinson on the Cover).
by Robinson, Jackie.
Magazine, 11" x 14", illustrated, 152 pp. Mailing label on top cover, bottom part of image, some wear and tear at extremities and spine, a little staining to back cover and between two pages, slight aging, image of Robinson generally bright and clean with slight mark outside the image. Great picture and story of Jackie Robinson in this issue of... Read More
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Sugar Ray.
by Robinson, Sugar Ray.
8vo, cloth, illustrated, dust jacket, 376 pp. A little fading and soiling to jacket, normal aging; otherwise very good plus. Arguably the best pound for pound fighter of all time, and certainly the best in my lifetime. This book gives some wonderful color into the LaMotta fights, his encounters with Randy Turpin and his disappointing outing against Joey Maxim.
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The Hidden Side of Evolution.
by Rogers, L.W.
Pamphlet, small 8vo, original printed wrappers, 16 pp. Wrappers partially torn, but still attached, a couple of minor chips at extremities, normal aging; otherwise very good. Rogers (1859-1953) was a union leader and political activist who would eventually become involved in mysticism. He was a noted writer on the subject, and would serve as the President of the Theosophical Society.... Read More
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Gods In The Making.
by Rogers, L. W.
Small 8vo, blue cloth, gilt title on top cover, 133 pp. Some binding wear, normal aging; otherwise very good. Rogers (1859-1953( was a teacher, railway brakeman, union member, socialist and activist. Around the turn of the last century e turned his attention to mysticism and theosophy. He turned out a few books on the subject, and the present volume includes... Read More
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A Satchel Guide to Europe.
by Rolfe, William J.
16 mo (6" x 4 1/2"), red cloth, gilt title on spine and top cover, folding maps and plans, 596 pp. Covers and lettering a little faded, normal aging, some creasing to maps; otherwise very good.The Satchel Guide book is a popular series that includes really good detail and many maps and plans. This installment has eight folding maps and... Read More
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A Satchel Guide to Europe.
by Rolfe, William J.
12 mo (6\" x 4 1/2\"), red cloth, gilt title on spine and top cover, folding maps and plans, 572 pp. Top hinge weak, a little extremity wear, normal aging, some creasing to maps; otherwise about very good. The Satchel Guide book is a popular series that includes really good detail and many maps and plans. This installment has eight... Read More
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Plante Di Roma (Plans of Rome)
by [Rome]
Small 8vo pamphlet with folding map plans for Rome, paper wrappers, 25-page index and six folding maps. Possible tape repair on spine, paper a little brittle and aged, a couple of small chips to wrappers, last two maps some edge tears and folds, but all maps appear complete. Otherwise, in about good condition, Colorful WWII period collection of maps... Read More
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A Story of the Original Ku Klux Klan.
by Romine, Mr. & Mrs. W.B.
Pamphlet, 8vo, original wrapper, illustrated, 30 pp. Slight dark ring on cover, minor ink spot, some notations and pencil marks within, small stain on rear cover, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Romine lived in Pulaski, Tennessee for many years, and was an intimate acquaintance of members of the original Klan. According to Romine, the original KKK used its... Read More
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Galileo.
by Ronan, Colin A.
Tall 8vo, hardcover, cloth, title on top cover and spine, dust jacket, illustrated, 264 pp. Some edgewea to DJ, a couple of small nicks on top of jacket (very minor), contents near fine. A nice copy written in a very entertaining style.
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Italian Tales of Humor, Gallantry, & Romance, Selected and Translated From The Italian…
by [Roscoe, Thomas editor and translator].
8vo full calf illustrated, 253, [2] pp. Top cover detached, and library label on front end paper. Inscription of previous owner on front end paper, tissue guards for illustrations are not present, otherwise a nice clean copy. Roscoe (1791-1871) selected a variety of interesting Italian folk tales, several of which were borrowed by Shakespeare as part of the plots in... Read More
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Early American Children's Books.
by Rosenbach, A. S. W.
8vo, cloth gilt title on spine, illustrated, 354 pp. In near mint condition. Great coverage on the subject, about 800 books covered. This edition is limited to 150 copies.
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Antique Map Price Record & Handbook for 1996 Including Sea Charts, City Views, Celestial Charts, Battle Plans and Globes.
by Rosenthal, Jon K.
8vo, cloth gilt title on top cover and spine, 360 pp. In near fine condition. Great source for antique Map pricing.
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Antique Map Price Record & Handbook for 1996 Including Sea Charts, City Views, Celestial Charts, Battle Plans.
by Rosenthal, Jon K.
8vo, cloth gilt title on top cover and spine, 360 pp. In near fine condition. Great source for antique Map pricing.
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Antique Map Price Record & Handbook 1999-2000.
by Rosenthal, Jon K.; Rosenthal, Bernice M.
8vo, cloth, gilt title on front cover and spine, 471 pp. In near fine condition. A very useful work that gives perspective on antique map prices.
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Romanarum Antiquitatum Libri Decem…
by Rosino, Joanne
4to, contemporary leather and boards, new spine with leather label, red and black printing on title, illustrated, [28], 600, index 82, pp. Covers detached and pages in first signature are loose or also detached, binding worn and chipped, title page a bit soiled, normal aging and browning. Rosino (1551-1626) may have first published this work in 1581, but there were... Read More
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The Blue Guides. London.
by Rossiter, Stuart.
Small 8vo, blue cloth with gilt title on spine, illustrated, 346 pp. A nice clean and bright copy, near mint. This guide has considerable detail, including floor plans for the Houses of Parliament, the British Museum, and St. Paul's Cathedral. Additionally, this volume also includes 32 page atlas, and 18 other maps and plans.
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