Titles starting with R from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Kansas City: The Lowell Press, 1978. Hardback First edition 8.5" x 11". 130pp. Beige illustrated cloth with a blue cloth spine with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Tasteful bookplate on first page, else fine condition. The jacket has small amount of soiling and a 1" tear on the top edge of the rear panel, else VG+ condition. A collection of reprints of McGrew's portrayals of Indians, landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. 116 color and black and white plates with many black and whi... more information

[No place]: R/C Modeler Corporation, 1979. Paperback 11" x 8.25". Appr. 175pp. Spiral bound with heavy paper covers. Light rubbing and wear, else near fine condition. This book includes numerous detailed plans for model airplanes. The aircraft shown here include sport and competition planes; biplanes; racers; seaplanes; sailplanes; rotorcraft; etc. ... more information

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice - Hall, Inc., 1984. Hardback First edition 9" x 6". 242pp. Blue cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; fine jacket. A good study of the film studio that produced such classics as King Kong, Citizen Kane, and the Ginger Rogers / Fred Astaire musicals. With nearly 100 photo illustrations. ... more information

Seoul: Yangjisa & Company, Inc., 1968. Hardcover Later printing 10" x 7.25". 26pp. Illustrated hardback boards. Near fine condition. A Korean folk tale. With charming color illustrations by Young-Ju Kim. ... more information

Spokane: The Morning Spokesman-Review, 1896. Paperback First edition 11.5" x 8.75". 48 pp. Illustrated stapled paperback. Some rubbing, minor ink mark on front wrapper, else VG+ condition. A compilation of essays relating to the early history in the Spokane, Washington area. ... more information

Norwood, MA, U.S.A.: Artech House, Incorporated, 1992. Paperback First edition 11" x 8.5". 472pp. Original glossy paper wrappers. With a very small, faint spot on the fore-edge, else a fine copy. This useful reference work includes sections on antennas, arrays, reflector systems, clutter, detection, electronic countermeasures, laser radar, over the horizon radar, measurement, and much more. ... more information

Hollywood, California: Hollywood Radio Publishers, 1946. Hardback First edition 8.25" x 5.5". 118 pp. Grey cloth. Light edge wear, two small ink notes on the endpapers, else VG+ condition. An introductory guide to the fundamentals of radio announcing. This copy signed by author Gilmore. ... more information

New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1946. Hardback 8.25" x 5.75". 174pp. Green cloth. This book includes fourteen radio play scripts. ... more information

Chicago: Radio Guide, Inc., 1935. Paperback 8.75" x 5.75". 134pp. Brown velveteen wrappers with gilt lettering. Nice VG+ condition. With short bios of radio actors and actresses and singers, and a photo portrait of each performer. With sections on Gracie Allen, Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Ben Bernie, Eddie Cantor, Bing Crosby, Morton Downey, Ruth Etting, Ozzie Nelson, Harry Richman, Kate Smith, Lawrence Tibbett, Rudy Vallee, Tony Wons, and many others. The book also includes a section showing ... more information

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1935. Hardcover 9" x 6.5". 96pp. Illustrated hardcover. Spine tips are lightly bumped, light soiling, else near fine condition. The frontispiece is a black and white photograph of Graham McNamee. Illustrated with drawings and black and white photographs. The photos include shots of the Pickens Sisters, Mitzi Green, Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, Jack Benny, the Boswell Sisters, Colonel Stoopnagle and Budd, Bing Crosby, Amos & Andy, Walter Winchell,... more information

New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1943. Hardback First edition 8.25" x 5.75". 171pp. Green flexible cloth covered boards in dust wrapper. Spine tips are lightly bumped, staining to inside front hinge, ownership signature on first leaf, else VG condition. The dust jacket has light edge wear with general rubbing and fading, else VG condition. Three folded maps in envelope tipped in to inside rear cover. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. ... more information

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. , 1932. Hardback 10" x 7.25". 109pp. Orange illustrated cloth. Very light rubbing to the corners and spine tips, else near fine condition. This charming book features short bios and illustrations of old time broadcasters and radio personalities. With sections covering Amos & Andy, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Morton Downey, The Octopus, Rin Tin Tin, Tony Wons, Lawrence Tibbett and many others. ... more information

Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas - Publisher, 1949. Hardcover 9.25" x 6". 332pp. Ownership signature, else a near fine copy in an edge worn dust jacket. With a foreword by Richard H. Overholt, M.D. This important work includes chapters on the embryology of the respiratory tract, bronchial histology, anatomy of the bronchus, radiologic exploration of the bronchus by the contrast method, tomography of the bronchus, and more. ... more information

[No place]: Easton Valley Press, 1966. Hardback 8.5" x 5.5". 417pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; VG+ jacket with mild edge wear and rubbing. Signed by both authors on the first leaf, beneath a brief gift inscription. A useful reference work for fans and scholars of old radio, broadcasting and show business. ... more information

Seattle: Pigott - Washington Printing Co., 1937. Paperback 8.75" x 6". 63pp. Blue wrappers. Short ink mark and other light soiling, tiny gouge on the front wrapper, else VG+ condition. "Presentation Edition." Strong was an American journalist and leftist activist, best known for her reporting on and support for communist movements in the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. ... more information

Chicago, New York: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1920. Hardcover 9.25" x 6". Approx. 82pp. Illustrated hardcover. Spine tips and corners lightly bumped, price sticker on inside front cover, else near fine condition. Color illustrations by the author. ... more information

Washington, D. C.: Association of American Railroads, 1957. Paperback 9" x 6". 44pp. Decorative tan with red stapled paper wrappers (paper back) with mild edge wear and rubbing; a near fine copy. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Fun facts and ancedotes about the US railroad. For example: "Lots of freight trains have both names and nicknames. One named the 'Texas - Oklahoma - Missouri - Kansas - Arkansas Traveler' is called TOMKAT for short.' And "Railroad ... more information

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce - Little, Brown, 1952. Hardcover First edition 9.75" x 6.5". 319pp. Blue and red cloth with silver spine lettering, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the bright jacket has a small bit of edge wear and use. A good book on the trains and rail lines in the United States. Packed with black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1975. Hardback 9.25" x 6". 360pp. Orange cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket is attractive but is lightly rubbed, price clipped, and has a tape repair on the reverse. A good detailed work on train travel in the south during the Civil War. ... more information

Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1974. Hardback 10" x 7". 255pp. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering. Fine condition. With many black & white photo illustrations. A good study of Oregon and transportation history. ... more information