Authors starting with R from John Michael Lang Fine Books

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, Circa 1930. Hardback 10" x 7". 808pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Ownership blindstamp, light general wear, else VG+ condition. Illustrated with 525 vignettes by Joseph Hemard. ... more information

Chapel Hill & London: University of North Carolina Press, 1994. Hardback 9.25" x 6". 416pp. Maroon cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; fine jacket. A study of Confederate political culture. Rable reveals a conflict that existed between factions that on one side demanded Confederate nationalist unity and support for Jeff Davis, with a libertarian faction on the other side that was suspicious of a centralized Confederate government. ... more information

London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1933. Hardcover First trade edition 8.75" x 5.75". 318pp. Red embossed cloth, stamped in gray and black. With a very small bit of soiling on the spine, else fine condition. In a custom made slipcase. With eight full page color plates as well as many black & white illustrations by Rackham. ... more information

Philadelphia and Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, 1950. Hardcover First edition 8.75" x 6". 247pp. Red cloth hardcover in dust wrapper. Fine condition. The dust jacket has some fading, soiling and edge wear with a 1" tear along the spine and a .5" tear at the top of the front cover that does not interfere with graphics or lettering. Unsigned, illustrated bookplate on inside front cover. Black and white Illustrations by Stanley Turner. ... more information

New York: Algonquin Publishing Company, 1922. Hardcover 7.25" x 6". 35pp. Illustrated hardcover. Spine tips are bumped and spine torn, corners lightly bumped, gift inscription on reverse of first leaf, ownership signature on second leaf. Illustrated with color drawings by the author. ... more information

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo Press, 2002. Paperback 8.75" x 6". 322pp. Illustrated wrappers. Near fine condition. A history of underwater military craft during the American Civil War. ... more information

[No place]: Privately Published, 1935. Hardback Two 4.5" x 6.75" volumes. Appr. 50pp. each. Red and green cloth, in the original slipcase. The set in near fine condition; the slipcase is heavily worn. The noted heiress's favorite recipes. ... more information

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company , 1940. Hardcover First edition 7.5" x 5". 263pp. Brown cloth, lettering in black. A good+ copy with slight spine lean, book plate removed & light soiling. Dust jacket is good, edgeworn but bright. Guns, brawling men & romance set in Powder Horn Country. ... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1944. Hardcover First edition 7.5" x 5". 237pp. Red cloth lettered in black. A good+ or better copy with light external wear and soiling, bookplate removed, text clean. Dust jacket is chipped and soiled, but overall good and bright. Neal Macgowan comes to the rescue when a local rancher and his handsome, high-spirited daughter are besieged by rustlers. ... more information

El Paso, Texas: Bravo Press, 1981. 8" x 11". 162pp. Illustrated wrappers. Light soiling, ownership signature, small clipping neatly mounted on the inside of the rear cover. VG+ condition. Extensively illustrated from black & white photographs. An exciting detailed account of the life of the Mexican revolutionary leader. He provides historical documentation on the Villa raids and information on Villa's personal life and struggles. ... more information

Vancouver: Privately Published, 1937. Paperback 8" x 5.5". 24pp. Color illustrated wrappers. Mild soiling and edge wear, else nice VG+ condition. With many illustrations from black & white photographs. The text described the history of the poles and of the symbolism of the imagery. ... more information

Basel, etc.: Barenreiter Kassel, 1966. Hardcover 12" x 9". 111pp. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near fine condition. A classic 18th century work of harpsichord music. This edition features the composer's original appended texts unabridged and with several facsimile reproductions. ... more information

Manila: Alip & Sons, Inc., 1953. Hardcover First edition 8.75" x 5.75". 182pp. Red cloth hardcover. Light rubbing and general wear, VG+ condition. A compilation of folk tales from the Philippines. With illustrations by Demetrio S. Diego. ... more information

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957. Hardback 8.25" x 5.25". 256pp. Rust colored cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket is a bit rubbed, else VG+ condition. ... more information

Chelsea, Michigan: Book Crafters, Inc. , 1988. Hardcover 9" x 5.75". 481pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt. A near fine copy lacking dust jacket. A detailed narrative of the Vietnam War told by a combat pilot with the 281st Assault Helicopter Company. As a Huey pilot, he flew counterinsurgent operations on "Project Delta" & participated in the Battle for Nha Trang during the Tet Offensive of '68. Includes list of of helicopter crewmen who died while flying or after being shot do... more information

New York: The Viking Press, 1981. Hardback 11" x 11.75". 179pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and inset lettering on cover, in dust wrapper. Some fading at edges, else near fine condition. Dust jacket has two small tears at top corners, else nice VG+ condition. With 82 detailed and carefully composed color paintings of birds and mammals by Bateman. With an introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. ... more information

New York: Quigley Publishing Company, 1942. Hardcover 9" x 6". 1106pp.. orange cloth hardback with a black buckram spine with silver lettering. Boards lightly bowed, mild general use, overall nice VG+ condition. This yearbook includes a who's who of show business and movie personnel and actors; advertisements for show biz businesses, movie studios, societies and clubs, television and radio companies and broadcasters; a list of censoring boards; articles about the movie business, and much... more information

New York: AMS Press, 1965. Hardback 9" x 6". 183pp. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Very light rubbing, else near fine condition. ... more information

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. Paperback Reprint 8.5" x 5.5". 136 pp. Glossy wrappers. Near fine condition. An examination of how the conditions on the Confederate home front significantly contributed to the defeat of the South. ... more information

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. Paperback 8.25" x 5.5". 136 pp. Glossy wrappers. Near fine condition. An examination of how and why the Confederacy lost the Civil War with the argument that it was the deficiencies on the home front that ultimately caused the collapse of the South. ... more information