Search Results: Authors starting with R from Midnight Books

Union Thermoelectric Corp, 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Mid-century US Army Signal Corps report on 35 experiments conducted on quartz oscillator plates. See attached image for details. Illustrated with charts. Rare. No other copies in commerce or WorldCat database. 134 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Universidad De Valldolid, 1957. Softcover. Very Good. Historical accounts of Madrid's Gazette and Mercury newspapers. Full title: La Gaceta De Madrid Y El Mercurio Historico Y Politico, 1756-1781. Includes numerous charts, graphs, tables and other statistical data. Text in Spanish. Scarce. 152 pp. 8 1/2" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1958. Softcover. Good. Brief history of Holden, Missouri, 1858-1958. Topics include Background of Holden, The "Old Prairie," Founding of Holden, The Civil War, Political Development and The Holden Chautauqua. Illustrated with historical photos. Extremely rare. No other copies in commerce at the time of this listing. No copies in WorldCat library database. No records of previous sales located. 20 pp. 8 3/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with several areas of light erosion to front and back panels and small surface tear to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Easton Press, 2004. Hardcover. Like New. Collectible Easton Press first limited edition, first printing of football Hall of Fame legend Paul Hornung's Golden Boy. Signed by Paul Hornung on limitation page. Copy #980 of 1500 issued. Bound in full tan leather with gilt decorations and all edges gilt. Silk moire endpapers. No bookplate. Includes laid-in 6" x 4" biography card, as issued. 291 pp. 9 1/2" x 6 1/2". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Page ribbon in original tucked position. Appears unread. No visible faults on gilt edges. A beautiful, flawless copy. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Wadsworth, 2010. Softcover. Like New. 10x8x1. Seventh. Instructor's edition. Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, No date stated. Softcover. Very Good. Extraordinarily detailed history of the Venice Little League, Venice, Florida, from its founding year in 1949 through 1980. Includes team statistics, rosters of players and much more. Illustrated with numerous historical photographs, primarily group photos of teams. Signed and dated by author Chuck Reiter on front panel. Signed by nine notable coaches and players on back panel. Rare. 227 pages. 11" x 8 1/2". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Walsworth Publishing Co, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Extensively detailed history of Odell, Gage County, Nebraska, 1881-1981. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, families and much more. Densely illustrated with historical photographs. Rare in commerce. 192 pp. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight copy with minimal shelf wear and light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Ownership signatures to title page. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Pindar Press, 1992. Hardcover. Like New. 12x9x0. Collectible First Edition, First Printing ("First Printing, July 1992" so stated on title page verso) of Rich Clarkson's photo-illustrated tribute to Notre Dame football. Signed on mounted bookplate with gold-embossed football helmet by legendary Notre Dame coach Lou Holz thus: "Best wishes, | Lou Holtz." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. 144 pp. 12 1/4" x 9 7/8". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Office of History, 4500th Air Base Wing, 1977. Softcover. Very Good. Exceptionally detailed, early history of Langley Air Force Base, Langley, Virginia. 1916-1946. First edition. Densely illustrated with historical photos, each annotated. Includes chapter notes, photo galleries of commanders, patches and airplanes based at Langley. 214 pp. 10 1/2" x 8 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and small, faint corner crease to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Video Images. VHS. Like New. 7x4x1. A collectible VHS recording of Paisan, directed by Roberto Rossellini, one of the best-known and most important of the postwar Italian neorealist films. The second of Rossellini's "war trilogy" (bracketed by Open City and Germany Year Zero), Paisan is divided into six episodes, each elucidating upon the tenuous relationship between the recently liberated Italians and their American liberators. 117 minutes. English subtitles. New in publisher's shrink wrap. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

David McKay Company, Inc, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Collectible first edition, first printing of Hall of Fame inductee Rogers Hornsby's baseball how-to, My Kind of Baseball, one of the best ever published. Tip after tip after tip from the master. Per David McKay's practice of designating first editions, no additional printings indicated on copyright page. Includes scarce dust jacket with $2.50 price intact. 185 pp. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and very light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Unclipped dust jacket with two tiny tears to edges. A presentable copy of an early and important baseball instructional. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The Saalfield Publishing Co, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. Edith A. Root's early-century, over-sized "dollhouse" book with illustrations (furniture, etc.) that can be cut out and mounted in any of nine different rooms. Full-color lithographs comprise an entire house. Root deliberately limited the number of illustrations so that the house could be customized and furnished with illustrations cut out from magazines and other sources. Rare. No copies appear in WorldCat library database at the time of this posting. 30 pp. 15 5/8" x 10". Tight copy with considerable shelf wear. Corners bumped and worn through, as are about half the edges. Hinges pulled away from backing somewhat, not affecting binding integrity. First two leaves show evidence of having been detached and competently reattached. Two small crayon markings noted. Lacks one leaf of illustrations which have been cut out and mounted to one of the rooms. All other illustrations intact. All other rooms empty. A reasonably… Read More

Orange County Chamber of Commerce, 1927. Softcover. Good. Early-century real estate developer and noted State Senator Walter T. Rose's economic analysis of Florida in the wake of the Florida land boom of the 1920's. Writing in 1927, Rose points to various indicators that suggested to him that all was not gloom and doom in the bust that followed the boom. Illustrated with bar charts. Scarce Floridiana. 16 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with two small areas of loss to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Imperial Bureau of Pastures and Filed Crops, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. G. M. Roseveare's mid-century study of Latin American grasslands. Densely illustrated with maps and photos. 291 pp. 9 3/4" x 7 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Board cloth wrinkled (apparent binding issue). Light discoloration to dust jacket. Odor free. Photographs of or additional information about this book are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Mme Ve Launer, 1841. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Complete score of Gioacchino Rossini's La Gazza Ladra. Giovanni Gherardini, Librettist. Italian. 1841 Mme Ve Launer edition. Italian lyrics. Plate number Vve. L. 3236. Quarter bound in green leather with green pebbled cloth boards. 276 pages. 10 3/4" x 7 1/2". Tight copy with chipping to head and tail of backstrip, superficial 3" split to front joint (not affecting integrity of binding) and early ownership signature/address to front free endpaper. Light age-toning to internals and light foxing throughout. Odor free. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Calcutta University, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. M. L. Roy Choudhury's study of Egypt in 1945. Illustrated with frontis photo of early leader of Arab Women Movement Huda Hanum Sharawi. Preface by Pandit Jawharlal Nehru, ex-president of the Indian National Congress, and Mustafa Nahas Pasha, ex-prime minister of Egypt. Topics include "Renaissance of Women in Egypt," "Crime in Egypt," "Survival of the Pharaonic Culture in Modern Egypt," "Contribution of Egypt to Islam a Culture," "Music in Egypt," and more. Uncommon. 233 pp. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and bumped corners. Several small, light stains to front board. Chipping and small area of loss to spine panel of dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

University of Texas Press, 2005-08-01. Hardcover. Like New. 7x0x10. University of Texas Longhorns football memoirs of legendary coach Darrell Royal. Signed boldly in black Sharpie by Royal on front free endpaper. Autograph unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Interview format. Densely illustrated with photos. 137 pp. 10 1/4" x 7 1/8". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Flawless priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Write Way Publishing, 1995-09. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 8x5x1. Jane Rubino's debut novel, a Cat Austin mystery. Collectible first printing (full number line starts at 1) inscribed and signed by author Rubino on title page. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Tight, immaculate copy. Unmarked front to back. Flawless, priced dust jacket in presentation Brodart sleeve. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Creative Educational Society, Inc, 1965. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee Rometo ("Rummy") Macias' near definitive, competitive-level wrestling how-to, arguably the best ever written. As a college coach, Macias, Minnesota's "Mr. Wrestling," trained 93 All-Americans and 19 national champions, 145 of his wrestlers went on to become coaches, and he is currently a member of 11 Hall of Fames. Truly a legend in the sport. Detailed instructional text. See attached image for table of contents. Densely illustrated with action photos. 127 pp. 10" x 7 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and small corner crease to upper right of front panel. A presentable copy of an important wrestling collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Institute of Police Technology Management, 2006. Hardcover. Good. 11x9x1. Neil F. Robar and George L. Ruotolo's massive technical guide to advance traffic crash analysis. Professional level instruction. Chapters include Mathematics Review, Vehicle Damage Analysis, Time and Distance, Airborne Equations, Conservation of Linear Momentum and Vector Analysis, Photograph, Advances Measuring and Diagramming and Trial Preparation and Courtroom Testimony. Also includes Glossary of Terms, References, Measurements, Equivalents, Temperature, Measurement Abbreviations and Index. 495 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight copy with small tears to front and back panels and ownership names printed to top and fore edges of text block. Internals clean and unmarked. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.