Titles starting with R from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

San Francisco, CA: Communication Company, nd [1967]. First Printing. Broadsheet. Tight and bright. 8.5"x11". Black ink lettering. The Communication Company, founded by Chester Anderson andÊClaude Hayward andÊa member of the Underground Press Syndicate (UPS) printed broadsides, flyers, and handbills for theÊSan Francisco Mime Troupe, the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council, theÊDiggers, and other groups, individuals, and events. "Petition to follow". A succinct sc... more information

Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press, 1939. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Slight toning to spine, hint of glue toning joints, else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear, light even toning/spotting, else tight. Red beveled cloth boards, gilt lettering, deckled edges. 8vo. 62pp plus 3pp Index. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Limited edition of 650 copies. Includes an Index of Authors represented at the Exhibition. Illustrations include three facsimiles (one fold-out) and four draw... more information

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minimal shelf wear, else clean and bright. Navy textured paper boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 432pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Notes. Bibliography. Index. Presentation note from Penguin Film & TV laid in. ... more information

New York: George Cram, 1910. First Printing. Map.. Very minor age toning, tiny chip in one corner, some fold points tender, touch of soiling at "index" exposed fold area, else bright and clean. Large [add dimensions] color map. Copyright 1910 by the State of Maine", produces by the Railroad Commissioners of Maine. Also includes itemized track data by RR and total track in state (2,174.95 miles) and a list of all "Street Railways". Overall, a handsome copy, increasingly difficult to... more information

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ Fine. Black boards, white ink. 360pp. 1.25 x 10.25 x 10.75. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. Documents the trains, towns, people and landscapes of the Northwest in wonderful pictures and strong text. A pristine copy. ... more information

Santa Monica, CA: Lapis Press, 1988. Second printing. Hardcover. Tight, bright and apparently unread. DJ has small fold (not creased) on inside flap, otherwise Fine. 152pp. 0.75 x 9.75 x 6.00. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. The Ranch Papers" is a celebration of reality written without sentimentalizing, glorifying or idealizing it; by taking it just as it is." Jungian scholar on her little bit of earth. Original Lapis Press contact card laid in. ... more information

Santa Monica, CA: Lapis Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf wear, else bright and clean. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering, beige endpapers, frontispiece. 8vo. 152pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. One of 3000 in hardcover first printing. A history of the famed Hollister Ranch on the central coast of California. Owned by the same family for over 100 years and written by one of the family, it is a rich and wonderfully told ... more information

Kansas City: Lowell Press, February 1997. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Very slight edge wear, otherwise tight and bright. 0.25 x 9.00 x 10.00 Beautiful photographic story of the Ranchos De Taos and the San Francisco De Asis Church which is over 200 years old. ... more information

New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1939. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelf/edge wear, small closed tear at 177/178 (appears to be a manufacturing flaw, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows moderate/heavy shelf/edge wear, chipping at edges with related creasing, several small/moderate closed tears, light sunning at top, else bright and clean. Green cloth boards, blue ink label, gilt lettering and decorative element, map endpages. 8vo. 274pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. 1st trade... more information

New York: Pantheon Books, 1996. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Quarterbound, black cloth spine, textured black paper boards, red metalic ink lettering and decorative elements. 12mo. 248pp. Illus. (b/w plates). A wonderful collection of excerpts from the work of over 50 authors, all relating to food, drink and the consuming of the same. Includes work by Anthony Brugess, Lawrence Durrell and James Joyce and many others. A handsome copy. ... more information

Burford, Oxfordshire: Cygnet Press , 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Ownership signature on front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering, decorative endpages. 4to. 233pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Notes. Index. Arguably the most significant classical architect in England (during a period dominated by the "modern" movement. His work has been continued since his death by his protegee, Quinlan Terry. From the library of noted architect and writ... more information

Lake Mills, IA: Graphic Publishing, 1977 [1983]. Later Printing. Hardcover. Touch of foxing at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear, slightly rumpled at head of spine with two related small (>2mm), closed tears, very minimal rubbing, else bright and clean. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 123pp. Illus. (b/w plates). List of resources for owners. Signed by author on front free endpage. Various related ephemera laid in (brochures, fliers, etc.). Volum... more information

Lake Mills, IA: Graphic Publishing, 1977 [1989]. Later Printing. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear, slightly rumpled at head of spine with two related small (>2mm), closed tears, very minimal rubbing, heel of spine lightly sun touched, else bright and clean. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 123pp. Illus. (b/w plates). List of resources for owners. Signed by author on front free endpage. Volume I "is a culmination of several years' work by the author... more information

Lake Mills, IA: Graphic Publishing, 1978 [1988]. Later Printing. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear, rumpled at head of spine, very minimal rubbing, else bright and clean. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 230pp. Illus. (b/w plates). List of resources for owners. Signed by author on front free endpage. Volume II picks up where Vol. I left off, everything you ever wanted to know about the makers of runabouts. An outstanding reference for the runabout. Volumes 1... more information

Lake Mills, IA: Graphic Publishing, 1978 [1984]. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Touch of foxing at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear, rumpled at head of spine, very minimal rubbing, else bright and clean. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 230pp. Illus. (b/w plates). List of resources for owners. Signed by author on front free endpage. Various related ephemera laid in (brochures, fliers, etc.). Volume II picks up where Vol. I left off, everything you ... more information

Lake Mills, IA: Graphic Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Touch of foxing at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear, touch of rubbing/wear at head and heel, else bright and clean. Blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 288pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Signed by author on front free endpage. Various related ephemera laid in (brochures, fliers, etc.). Volume V tells about 14 boatbuilding firms not reviewed in earlier editions and provides ad... more information

Lake Mills, IA: Graphic Publishing, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear, slightly rumpled at head of spine, touch of rubbing from bluer "Vol. III", else bright and clean. Brown faux leather boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 342pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Signed by author on front free endpage. Original "Real Runabouts Catalog" and "Real Runabouts Price List" laid in. Volume VI is the "International Edition," ... more information

New York: Random House, nd [circa 1959]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, light toning to textblock edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, small closed tear at bottom front edge, minor wear at head and tail, else bright and clean. Glossy color pictorial boards (mirroring DJ), frontispiece, blue topstain. 12mo. 250pp. Illus. (b/w plates). ... more information

Hartford, CT/Cambridge: Mrs. J. Blankeslee Frost/University Press, 1862. Second Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, light fraying at head, moisture stain to small areas of both boards near top, minor tidemarks at rear of textblock, minor toning of gilt, else tight and bright. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, pale yellow endpages, frontispiece, tissueguard. 8vo. 192pp. Illus. (b/w plate). Frost published a second volume in 1863 covering 1862. ... more information

San Francisco, CA: Communication Company, 3/25/1967. First Printing. Broadsheet. Very minor fading at edges, else bright and clean. Pale blue paper, black ink lettering. 8.5"x11". 1p. The Communication Company, founded by Chester Anderson andÊClaude Hayward andÊa member of the Underground Press Syndicate (UPS) printed broadsides, flyers, and handbills for theÊSan Francisco Mime Troupe, the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council, theÊDiggers, and other groups, individuals, and... more information