Search Results: Authors starting with R from JimsOldBooks

New York: McGraw-Hill Inc, 1995. A very good clean tight copy with no creasing to the spine or covers of this soft-cover book. Part of the publisher's ''Heritage Series in Philosophy'', this one is an introduction to Moral Philosophy. 216pp.. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Price-clipped dustwrapper has some creasing and small tears to top end of spine, also what looks like shelf-wear to top edge of dark blue boards (possibly was upside-down on a shelf?), old water damage to back board. A small label (Oxford University Press Library) on f/ep, but otherwise internally a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1939, this is a lithgraphic copy from 1967 of the 1940 second edition. Based on a series of lectures given by the author between 1936 and 1938 on the influence of Indian (Hindu, mostly) thinking and ideas on Western religion. 396pp.. Hard Cover. Fair/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dehli: Oxford University Press, 1991. Some scuffing to spine ends and creasing to spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. A biography of Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, who wrote many novels and short stories in Hindustani (Hindi) under the name Premchand between the early 1900s and his death in the 1930s. Originally published in Hindi in 1962 and in English in 1982, this is a later, paperback edition. 413pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Jarrolds, 1936. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, some fading to spine of same but black titles thereon are still clear, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover Western story. No publication date given, but a previous owner's name and date (1936) on f/ep. The story, originally published in 1915, deals with an out-of-work cowboy who takes a job as an actor with a film company working on the Mexican border, and discovers that another member of the company is involved in cattle rustling. 252pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Clapham, Lancaster: The Dalesman, 1967. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to corners of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A basic look at the geology of the Dale country of north-west Yorkshire, and to a lesser extent the plant life. 90pp, 10 b&w illustrations, 2 maps, some small b&w drawings in the text.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Readers International, 1984. Slight fading to the spine of unclipped dustwrapper, a small dent on the spine of same which is also on the spine of the book itself, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. Originally published in Spanish in 1977 as ''Te dio miedo lo sangre?'', the story is set in Nicaragua during the Somoza dictatorship. 253pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Routledge, 1990. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of brown boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains pieces by various authors on aspects of the pronunciation of English (in Britain and further afield). 373pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Doubleday, 2007. Minor creasing to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. Originally published in Danish in 2005 as ''Hundehoved'', this is the first UK edition, with the number line on rev of title page starting with a 1. Signed by the author on title page ''19/8-2007 To .... Best wishes, Morten Ramsland''. 383pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Orion, 2001. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, original owner's gift message on f/ep, some yellowing to the pages (NOT from tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The twelfth of the author's "Rebus" stories, this one involves the search for a missing girl. Signed, inscribed and with noughts-and-crosses grid by the author on title page. "First published in Great Britain in 2001..." on rev of title page, no other dates or printings shown. 395pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Orion, 2001. Creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, Waterstones sticker on front panel of same, minor bumping to corners of red boards, some yellowing to the pages (NOT from tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. One of the author's "Rebus" stories, this one has John Rebus being sent back to Police College for ''retraining'' along with other unorthodox detectives. Signed by the author on title page. "First published in Great Britain in 2001..." on rev of title page, no other dates or printings shown. 440pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: The Ramsay Head Press, 1980. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. The author's third collection, and the first in her own name (the previous two were published under her married name of Tessa Stiven). Also includes a later slim (20pp) booklet "Indian Selection" by the same author published by Akros in 2000. 56pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. Minor creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to the spine ends and corners of black boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper of this collection of Russian folk-tales. Collected by the author in Russia during WW1, these stories have not been printed in English since that time. 112pp, b&w drawings throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Jaques, Faith. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Truro: Cornwall Archaeology Unit, 1989. A good clean tight copy, with no creasing to te spine or covers, of this large-format soft-cover book. A report commissioned by English Heritage on the archaeological remains on the Isles of Scilly, the report was intended to (a) describe the character, distribution and importance of the various sites, (b) assess access to, and management, protection and presentation of the remains, (c) to make reccomendationa as to any future protection, management, access, etc., and (d) to make reccomendations regarding any future archaeological work in Scilly. 213pp, 12 folding maps ar rear of the book. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Harper and Row, 1966. Ex US college library (Christian Brothers College, Memphis) copy with no dustwrapper. Slight fading to red cloth spine and some bumping to the ends of same but black titles thereon are still clear. A barcode label on front board, paper label on title page, card pocket inside back cover, ink stamps on top and bottom page edges, but otherwise a good tight copy. The third in the author's "Alms for Oblivion" series of novels. 239pp. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London: Blond & Briggs, 1984. Ex library copy with paper label inside front board and remains of another on on f/ep, ink stamp on f/ep, title page and rev, and on top and bottom page edges. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover novel. The first in the author's "First Born of Egypt" series, a continuation of his "Alms for Oblivion" series, but featuring mostly younger characters. 264pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. A small scuff-mark to the top rh corner of the back of the unclipped dustwrapper, an ink mark on the margin of page 245, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel set in an imaginary English village. This is the first US edition, but the book was printed in the UK the previous year. 266pp, some b&w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Goodall, J S. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1976. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of red boards, a previous owner's name and date (1986) , some yellowing to page edges, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. The story, set mostly in the 1930s and in the late 50s, deals with a Polish brother and sister from an impoverished aristocratic background. 346pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1986. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of black boards, original owner's name and date (1986) on f/ep, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. The story is set mostly in France in the 1930s and 1940s. A heavy book, weighing over 1kg, so extra postage would be required from buyers outside the UK. 570pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Warner Books, 1978. Some creasing to corners of cover, someyellowing to the pages and an old ink price on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. Originally published in 1968 as "The Tolkien Relation", an introduction to J R R Tolkien and his works. 96pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: The Adventurers Club, 1967. 1967 Adventurers Club edition. Creasing and some small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the author's travels in the Pacific islands of Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands in the mid 1960s. 192pp, 15 b&w illustrations and a map.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.