Authors starting with R from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

London: Henry Sotheran, Ltd., 1933. First Edition. Original Wraps.. Light shelf/edge wear, small stamp partially removed, paper label across bottom announcing addenda of the "Ionides Collection of Greek Texts" (included at center), prior owner stamp on front, else tight, bright and unmarred. Pictorial paper wraps. 12mo. 413-503pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Cover depicts George Morland; full rear wrap is a Rackham illustration from "Seventh Dinner" (advertised on page 448.). Stamp on front wr... more information

New Haven, CT : Yale university Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner signature at front pastedown, discrete notations in Index, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Yellow cloth boards, dark grey ink lettering, grey endpages, frontispiece. Large 8vo. 135pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Notes. Index. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera related to a given bookÕs subject... more information

Stockbridge, MA: Berkshire Traveller Press, 1978. First Edition (presumed). Original Wraps. Hint of toning at edges of wraps, owner signature at inside front wrap, else tight, bright and unmarred. Original pictorial wraps. 8vo. 206pp. Illus. (b/w plates). From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera related to a given bookÕs subject. The presence of marginal notes or marks will be noted above and are ab... more information

New York: United Artists, 1979. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Contents tight, bright and unmarred. Small oblong 4to. Illus. (b/w plates). Bagged press kit containing various inserts on the film including Production/Story Notes, Bibliographies, Cast List, Press Release, etc. and included twelve stills from the film (with descriptive text). Directed by Milos Forman and starring John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, etc. A handsome collection of material for this musical classic. ... more information

Pasadena, CA: Rago and Cohen, 1990. First Edition. Staplebound Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Light shelf wear, minimal rubbing to front, several items marked in ink, else tight, bright and unmarred. 4to. 48pp. Lot 296. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bid sheet laid in. ... more information

New York: David Rago, 1992. First Edition. Staplebound Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Light shelf wear, several items marked in ink, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small 4to. 48pp. 274 Lots. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Addendum and Bid Sheet laid in. Another of Rago's wonderful A&C auction catalogs. ... more information

Woodstock, GA: Overlook Connection Press, 1993. First Edition Thus. Hardcover.. Signed by author on titlepage, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Red coated paper boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, decorative endpages, textblock on light grey stock. 8vo. 271pp. Raisor's first novel. Signed by the author. First published in wraps in 1992 by Berkley (Diamond Books imprint). A very handsome, unread, copy. ... more information

Camden, ME: Down East Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Warmly inscribed by author, else tight, bright and unmarred. Navy cloth boards, gilt lettering, gray endpages. Oblong 4to. 145pp. Illus. (color plates). Afterword by Betsy and Andrew Wyeth. A near pristine copy, warmly inscribed by Author, sadly sans DJ (it lacked an acceptable aesthetic for prior owner's library). ... more information

Palo Alto, CA: Palo Alto Book Service, 1979. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, upper corners gently bumped, hinges very slightly loose (result of laid in material), else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, pale blue endpages. 4to. 389pp. Laid in publishers ad. Laid in pamphlets (described below). A rather handsome copy of this first reprint of the Vol. 1-4 of the Rand Letters. Three First Edition (presumed) copies of Rand pamphlets including: Cultural Update (... more information

London: Chapman and Hall, 1924. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, light foxing (focused at preliminaries), tips through, one corner gently bumped, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards gilt lettering, frontispiece. 8vo. 225pp. Illus. (b/w plates). From the library of Susan Mary Alsop. Born Susan Mary Jay in Rome in 1918, she was the daughter of Peter Augustus Jay (and Susan Alexander McCook) and granddaughter of Augustus Jay (and Emily Astor Kane), both statesmen, lega... more information

West Islip, NY: Ulae Inc., 1981. First Edition. Original Wraps. Small soil mark at front wrap, spine evenly toned, else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. White textured cardstock, silver gilt lettering. 4to. 90pp text, 45pp images. Illus. (b/w plates). Introduction by Richard Ackley. A handsome copy. ... more information

Charleston, NC: Carolina Art Association, 1964. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, gilt toned at spine, glue toning at endpages, ownership signature and notations at endpages, gift inscription at ffep, minor duststaining at top of textblock, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows moderate shelf/edge wear, chip at head effects the "A" in Architects, minor chip at tail, spin sunned, light spotting, price clipped, closed tear at head, else bright. Green cloth boards, gilt... more information

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover.. Minimal shelf/edge wear, artist's signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf/edge wear, hint of toning at spine, small closed tear at rear of head, else bright and clean. Brown cloth boards, white ink lettering and pictorial elements, brown paper leaves. Small 8vo. np. Illus. (black and white ink plates). First edition (with "A" on title page), signed by Weisgard on ffep. Published posth... more information

New York: Dover, 1991. Reprint. Original Wraps. Light shelf/edge wear, one corner creased, touch of toning at rear wraps edges, pencil notation on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Glossy pictorial wraps. 4to. 336pp. Illus (b/w plates). Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Originally created as a catalogue for an exhibition for the Pierpoint Morgan Library, this work has evolved into a series of well crafted essays and a detailed bibliography. This edition slightly abridged. ... more information

Woodbury, N.Y.: Barron's, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minimal shelf wear, very light age toning at edges and spine. Black paper boards, white ink lettering. 4to. 160pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Essays. 1st American edition of the Milan 1976 retrospective exhibition catalogue. A very handsome copy of an increasingly scarce volume. ... more information

Racine, WI: Whitston Publishing Company, 1938. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, small nick at front heel, very light toning to boards, text block shows even toning, spine slightly cocked, else tight, bright and unmarred. Color pictorial boards. 32mo. 424pp plus 3pp ads. Illus. (b/w plates). Due to the design, overall construction quality and the fact that most were read to death by small hands, these volumes are seldom found in especially good condition. Overall, a very handsome copy. ... more information

Petersburgh, NY: Eagle Publishing Co., 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear, spine lightly sun touched, touch for fraying at head and heel, front and rear joint starting, else tight, bright and unmarred. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt labels, black ink lettering and decorative elements, decorative endpages, all edges marbled, frontispiece. 8vo. 528pp plus np (24pp) illus. poem at rear ("Curfew Must Not Ring to Night" by Rosa Hartwick Thorpe). Illus. (b/w plates). Table of contents in thr... more information

New York: Heritage Press, 1932. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows light shelf wear, else bright and clean. Decorative cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, peach topstain, frontispiece. 8vo. 745pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Introduction by Hendrik Van Loon. Sandglass Numb. III:17 laid in. A handsome copy of this classic. ... more information

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering, red endpages, frontispiece. 4to. 120pp. Illus. (color plates). Excerpts from the original "Story of O," first published in 1954, richly illustrated (approx. 50 full page images) by renowned fetish photographer Doris Kloser. A very handsome copy. ... more information

Cody, WY: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 1989. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very light shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. 53pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Exhibition catalog (the first of Molesworth's furniture). Opening his store in Cody, WY, in 1931, he produced a long series of original, often challenging, pieces of furniture for the next 30 years. Collected here are remarkable examples of what set him apart from so many and aptly demonstrates why so many try to emulate... more information