Authors starting with R from James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.

New York: Back Stage Books, 2005. First Edition. One of a special signed edition issued by the publisher (not to be confused with the regular trade issue) limited to 500 copies signed by the author-actor, Meinhardt Raabe, on a special colophon page illustrated by Al Feldstein. The colophon page states “This collector’s edition is personally signed by Meinhardt Raabe” and then is hand-signed in ink “Meinhardt Raabe - Munchkin Coroner.” Raabe played the role of the unforgettable Coroner of Munchki... more information

Chalcot Gardens, Hampstead: 1 page, 8” x 10”, 1917. Original autograph letter signed by artist and illustrator Arthur Rackham written to the famous bookbinders, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, regarding several creative projects, on lined writing paper. The letter reads in full: “16 Chalcot Gardens, N.W.3. November 17, 1921 / Dear Sirs, I am sorry I cannot let you have more than two of the drawings you named - The Silhouette (p. 58 of Grimm) and the Portuguese Story (p. 82 Allies Fair Book.) / The Gulliver on... more information

Los Angeles: UCLA Hammer Museum, 2004. First Edition. Paperbound, 7 3/4” x 9”. An illustrated catalogue issued to accompany an exhibition of sculptural works by George Raggett. With an essay by Claudine Ise. Fine in printed wrappers. ... more information

Denver, CO: n.p, 1930. 1 page. Boldly signed by the author: “Cordially Yours, William MacLeod Raine, Denver, Colorado, May 14, 1930”. From the collection of a young banker R.H. Lamberton, assembled in 1930. Creases from folding, else about fine. ... more information

Signed by the author - actress Luise Rainer in black ink on a white 3 by 5 inch card. Fine. Excellent for framing with a picture or laying in a book. Academy Award winning actress for both The Good Earth and The Great Ziegfeld. ... more information

10” x 8”, n.d. Signed and inscribed by the actress Luise Rainer. Fine. Miss Rainer was the first actress to win back-to-back Oscars for The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and The Good Earth (1937). She attended the 75th Academy Awards in 2003 and appeared in the Oscar winner tribute sequence introduced by Olivia de Havilland. ... more information

8” x 10”, 1930s. Original black & white photograph of the beautiful actress Luise Rainer. In the photo Miss Rainer is wearing a white blouse, with short hair. Fine. On the verso an attached typed note from the studio introduces her to the film community: “NEW STAR...Unlike any established Hollywood celebrity is Luise Rainer, the Viennese sensation now under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Youthful, elfin and of a rare beauty, Miss Rainer has won the plaudits of European critics and audiences for bri... more information

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1920s. 7 1/2” x 9 1/2”. A wonderful photograph of the lovely silent film star Jobyna Ralston. Fine. Miss Ralston was one of the WAMPAS (The Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers) Baby Stars of 1923 - an annual award given to thirteen promising young starlets which was active from 1922 to 1934 . Jobyna Ralston is best remembered for her work in Harold Lloyd comedies, replacing actress Mildred Davis who retired to become Mrs. Harold Lloyd. In 1927 she meet fel... more information

Hollywood, 1918. Striking original oil painting painted by Natacha Rambova, the wife of Rudolph Valentino. Signed in the lower right hand corner, “Natacha Rambova - Hollywood 1918.” The painting is a very atmospheric and spooky affair in which Rambova depicts a carriage being driven down a gaslit cobblestone street pulled by two demonic looking horses. The passengers in the carriage are a ghoul and skeleton holding the reins and urging the horses on at breakneck speed. In the foreground, a man in a top... more information

1930s. Original autograph signature of British author David Rame, written in vintage fountain pen ink on a 4” x 3” piece of paper. Fine. David Rame is the author of ‘Wine of Good Hope,’ ‘Tunnel from Calais,’ ‘Road to Tunis,’ etc. ... more information

Milan, Italy: A. Mondadori, 1926. First Edition. Paperbound, 279 pages. Text in Italian. Illustrated with ten photographs of Rudolph Valentino from his various film roles and from his personal life. Missing the cover, else very good lightly used copy with some minor dust soiling and edge wear. A look at the life and loves of silent film star Rudolph Valentino. ... more information

Paris: Librarie Baudiniere, 1927. First Edition. Paperbound, 256 pages. Text in French. Illustrated with photographs of Rudolph Valentino and some of his lovely leading ladies from his various film roles. Very good lightly used copy with some minor dust soiling and spotting and edge wear. A look at the life and loves of silent film star Rudolph Valentino. ... more information

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1926. First Edition. Two volumes. Fine lovely set in original purple cloth with the gilt-stamping still gleaming, A true landmark in film books dealing with the early years of film and the silent era because Ramsaye had the great advantage of being able to speak to all of the major film pioneers. Much information in the set is to be found nowhere else. Listed in 100 Books on Hollywood & the Movies. ... more information

New York: Quigley Publishing, 1948. First Edition. Massive guide to the Hollywood film industry covering all aspects with filmographies, biographies, terrific vintage ads, and contains much information not to be found elsewhere. Black and orange cloth. A very good copy. ... more information

New York: Plume, 2005. Centennial Edition. Signed by actress Patricia Neal on the title page. Neal starred as Dominique Francon in the 1949 classic film version of The Fountainhead. This is Ayn Rand’s novel 734 pages long. Hardbound. Mint as new copy in dust jacket. Patricia Neal is one of America’s most distinguished actors winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1962 for her role in Hud, and has appeared in such notable films as The Day the Earth Stood Still, Breakfast At Tiffany’s, A Face in... more information

Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1953. First American Hardbound Edition - First Printing. Previous ownership signature dated 1954. Fine clean copy in a bright dust jacket with a few tiny ships and tears. ... more information

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. Early 1940s reprint edition, green cloth binding. Very good copy with some slight flaking to the gilt-stamping at the spine and with some minor signs of use and edge wear without dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Signet, 1964. First Edition. Paperback original. Fine bright fresh copy. ... more information

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. One of the finest bookseller memoirs of the fantastic material that passed through Randall’s hands as head of the Scribner Rare Book Department. Stories of book adventures and the discovery and sale of great material including chapters on Poe, Cooper, Melville, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Wolfe, Churchill, Washington, Jefferson, etc. Fine in a lightly used dust jacket with some rubbing and a few small tears. ... more information

New York: Random House, 1969. Third printing. Inscribed and signed by the author, David Randall. Inscribed: “For Joan Baer from David A. Randall.” Fine in a near fine near price-clipped dust jacket. The excellent memoirs of the former head of the Scribners Rare Book Department with page after page of book adventures and the discovery and sale of great material including chapters on Hemingway, Melville, Sherlock Holmes, Wolfe and Fitzgerald, Churchill, Poe, Crane, Twain, etc. One of the finest booksell... more information