Authors starting with R from William Dailey Rare Books Ltd ABAA

Ca., 1984. 9-1/2 x 6-1/4 in. mounted on 13-1/2 x 10 in. yellow stock bearing the inscription. Fine condition.. The intense Rabanne stands behind a sequined mannequin in this striking black & white photograph. One of the seminal fashion designers of the 1960s, Rabanne pushed the boundaries of couture by his use of science fiction fantasy motifs in his designs, and his reconception of the female form away from walking clothes hanger of impractical, asexual dresses to become the central character in the des... more information

Paris: Onfroy,, [1792].. 16mo, (4), lxxvi, 257, (3), 108pp, 6 plates of engravings after Moreau le Jeune, incl. frontis. Orig. wrappers, uncut, light wear, bookplate & signature, some pencil underlining throughout. Very good copy in a red leather slipcase.. The 1792 editions of the Almanach are the first to include Rabaut's (1743-1793) well known treatise Prî;cis historique de la rî;volution française and to add the text of the Constitution, along with the King's acceptance from Septembe... more information

(Stuttgart): Henry Govert,, (1965).. 8vo, 334pp, color frontis., approx. 500 illus. (many in color). Orig. cloth. Note on back endpaper, otherwise fine in nearly fine pictorial slipcase.. First Edition in German, originally published in Italian as Eros Nero. Celebrating African sexuality, this amazingly illustrated volume probes many anthropological questions as well. Includes a tremendous bibliography. ... more information

Paris: Verdié;re,, 1817.. 5 vols, 8vo, eng. frontisportrait, 12 engraved plates after Moreau. Half calf. Good set.. Revised and corrected edition, with a life of Racine and new introductory material comprising 160pp of the first volume. ... more information

New York: The Century Co., , 1913.. 8vo, xiiii, 262pp, 13 color plates, including illustrated title, numerous black & white illustrations in the text. Black cloth with color illustrated onlay (lightly rubbed), light rubbing to edges, gilt dulled, otherwise very good.. First American Edition, with date on the title. ... more information

Edition Leipzig,, 1965.. 4to, 137pp, color & b/w plates throughout. Cloth, very good copy in dust jacket.. ... more information

Edition Leipzig,, 1965.. 4to, 137pp, color & b/w plates throughout. Cloth, very good copy in dust jacket.. ... more information

VEB Verlag der Kunst,, 1965.. 4to, 307pp, illustrated in color & b/w. Red cloth. Very good but for some owner's notes on endpapers. . ... more information

New York: E.P. Dutton, [n.d., ca., 1933].. 8vo, xii, 215pp. Red cloth, gilt lettered, dust jacket, near fine in very good dj.. First American Edition, originally published London, Methuen, 1933. An early exploration of the incest taboo. ... more information

Anversa [Antwerp]: [n.p.], , 1677.. 8vo, 210pp, tables and copper engr. charts (?) throughout. Original wrappers, manuscript title at spine, soiled, lacking one leather tie, mild embrowning at edges, otherwise a very good, wide-margined and uncut copy.. Later edition, first published at Venice in 1549. Annibale Raimondo of Verona (b. 1505 or 1506) wrote on comets, the new star of 1572, the tides, as well as composing astrological predictions in Italian annually from at least 1553 through 1565. The presen... more information

Ipswich: Golganooza Press,, (1978).. 8vo, 25, (1 colophon)pp. Printed string-bound wrappers, woodcut to titlepage, fine.. Limited Edition of 150 Signed and Numbered copies by the Author of her essay on Jones includes a loosely inserted copy of Jones' The Unicorn printed on Japon from the original wood-engraving block of 1930. Copy number 117, with errata slip laid in. ... more information

(London: for R. Best, Jo. Place & Sam. Cartwright ),, 1652.. Sm. folio in 6's, (64), 555, (1), 669, (3), (26, chronological tables), (26, indexes)pp, incl. expl. of frontis. Engraved frontis., title engraved, 8 2-page folding maps, blocks in text. Contemp. blind-ruled calf, expertly rebacked, morocco label, marbled endpapers. Slight occasional foxing, occasional penciled marginalia, repairs to margin of 1st plate & 1st table, a very good copy.. Seventh edition, with the re-engraved portrait. Although Ki... more information

Buenos Ares: La Cultura Argentina, , 1915.. 8vo, wrappers. Some staining and spotting, small tears along edges of cover. . Ramos Mejia covers the evolution of Argentina. ... more information

New York: Simon & Schuster, , (1964).. 8vo, red cloth faded, otherwise very good.. With the signature and blind stamp of actor Gilbert Roland. ... more information

1979.. Whole issue in orange wrappers. Very good.. ... more information

New York: Bowker,, 1929.. 8vo, cloth, very light wear, overall very good.. ... more information

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, , (1934).. 8vo, 34pp. Orig. stapled blue wrappers, very good.. Limited edition of 750 copies of Burton Rascoe's introduction to The Smart Set Anthology. Issued in advance of publication, with publisher's letter laid in. ... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1938.. 8vo, 250pp, illustrated with line drawings by Joseph Low, who also did the colorful dust jacket. Very nice copy.. First Edition of a mystery set in China. The author grew up in China and writes with detailed description of the people, customs. houses, and cities. ... more information

Ca., 1920.. 10 x 8in. sepia photograph, matte finish on heavy stock, a few minor spots, mild corner crease, otherwise fine.. Ray (1891-1943), discovered by movie pioneer Thomas Ince, was a wildly popular star of silent pictures typically cast as a callow country youth who overcomes his insecurities and lack of sophistication to win the heroine at the end of each picture; he was, according to a recent PBS documentary, Harold Lloyd - The Third Genius (Chaplin and Keaton the first and second), a major influ... more information

London: for T. & J. Allman , 1818.. 8vo, vi, 308pp. Orig. boards rebacked to style, preserving original but worn label, edges slightly worn, very good.. Ray (1627-1705) published the first edition of his collection of proverbs in 1670. One of the author's most important books outside of natural history, the proverbs are classified under a number of headings. 'Invaluable for the study of dialect and folkore' (Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs, p.xxiii). Keynes, John Ray A Bibliography, 19 ... more information