Search Results: Authors starting with R from JB Books

New York: Edward Burlingame Books : HarperCollins, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First U. S. Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First U. S. Edition (stated). An interesting foray into America and its many colorful landscapes, characters, behaviors, and life patterns, revealing much that is good and bad about our nation - and ourselves. Hardcover with dust jacket, 372pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The author relates his extraordinary 1979 journey down the Mississippi River in a sixteen-foot boat, retracing the literary journey of Huckleberry Finn and fulfilling a lifetime dream, encountering many interesting places, towns, people, hazards, joys, and adventures, as well as conveying to the reader the unique spirit of the great river itself. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, maps, 409pp., d.j. shows two tiny closed edgetears. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The very personal autobiography by the widow of the assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, discussing their early lives in pre-World War Two Europe, their marriage and family, their emigration to Palestine, the struggle for Independence from Britain, the war against Palestinian terrorism as well as his own role as leader of a Zionist terror organization, negotiations with Yasser Arafat and the PLO in the efforts to achieve peace, relations with various American presidents and congresses, the future prospects of Israel, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, indexed, 320pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The very personal autobiography by the widow of the assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, discussing their early lives in pre-World War Two Europe, their marriage and family, their emigration to Palestine, the struggle for Independence from Britain, the war against Palestinian terrorism as well as his own role as leader of a Zionist terror organization, negotiations with Yasser Arafat and the PLO in the efforts to achieve peace, relations with various American presidents and congresses, the future prospects of Israel, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, indexed, 320pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The interesting and revealing biography of the famed American playwright and author of many great classic stage and film productions, discussing his family background, his personal friendships and love life, his work and style, his contemporaries, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, 348pp., d.j. shows light edgewear to top of spine. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1992. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Seventh Printing. A biography of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II, detailing his family background, his direction of the Russian role in World War I and his rule of Russia until his abdication, his captivity under the Bolsheviks and his and his family's deaths at their hands in 1918. Translated from the Russian by MarianSchwartz. Has much hitherto unknown information about the details of the murders, who was responsible for ordering them, the political coverups that followed them, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains geneological tables, maps, illustrations, document reproductions, bibliography, indexed, 462pp., remainders marks. A nice copy overall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking Penguin, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition (stated). An in-depth history of the city of Hong Kong and its people, its development as a British colony, and views presented as to its future under the rule of the People's Republic of China - which handover to China occurred in 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, indexed, 518pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A highly-decorated officer of the New York City Police Department discusses his career, the events and crimes he has had to deal with, the lives he has saved, the medals and commendations he has received and for what reasons, the problems and hardships that police face, the impact of the stress on their families, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illus., indexed, 304pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A highly-decorated officer of the New York City Police Department discusses his career, the events and crimes he has had to deal with, the lives he has saved, the medals and commendations he has received and for what reasons, the problems and hardships that police face, the impact of the stress on their families, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illus., indexed, 304pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.: Mighty Pen Publishing, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. First Printing of the First Edition. A series of counter-point responses to many of the popular conservative 'talk radio' 's points and themes, the author aiming to demolish Rush's various arguments. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains appendices, 153pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dallas: Word Publishing, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Second Printing.. A Christian-based guide for couples to keep their marriage and relationship with each other sound and healthy, to draw closer together and to retain that bond, maintaining family while strengthening values and mutual spiritual commitment. Softcover, notes, appendix, 291pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dial Press, 1976. Book. Illus. by Alan Winston. Very Good+. Hardcover. BCE. Similar to 'The Joy of Sex' albeit rather more explicit, an illustrated 1970s-era sex guide for couples and individuals, discussing all aspects, techniques, problems and their solutions, much more, heavily illustrated throughout. Large-format hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, indexed, 272pp., d.j. shows edgewear with several large vertical tears. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1964. Book. Fair. Soft cover. Later Printing. A fine selection of Biblical-based stories and anecdotes, suitable for relatively brief talks at social gatherings of all kinds. Softcover, 63pp., a few pages show highlighting or small pen markings, covers and spine show general wear. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1984. Book. Near New. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A beautifully illustrated guide to the natural wonders and wildlife of Alaska, its thirteen parks, monuments, preserves, mountain ranges, waterways, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, illustrations, indexed, 198pp., d.j. shows one small closed edgetear. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The parents of the disappeared child JonBenet of Colorado, discuss the celebrated case, the role of mass media in repeatedly trying and convicting both for the child's murder, the work performed or not performed by police investigators, the rumor mill, falsehoods, lies, speculation, and all else relating to this still unsolved and mysterious case. Hardcover with dust jacket, 396pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper Prism, 1998. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. The true story of a reporter's investigation into the strange phenomenon of alleged vampires across America and a reporter - Susan Walsh - having strangely disappeared while undertaking a similar project, the cultists who practice vampirism, their rituals and habits, whether these creatures are actually real or not, whether they actually drink blood, etc., as well as the search for answers re Walsh's disappearance. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, bibliography, resources list, indexed, 371pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Very rare, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Plume Books : Penguin, 1992. Book. Good-. Soft cover. Second Printing.. Biography of the popular horror fiction writer whose chosen specialty is vampires, filled with information on her family background, her education, her lifestyle in 1960s San Francisco, how she became a writer, much more. Softcover, contains illustrations, novels listings, source notes, indexed, 397pp., book shows light general wear with some creasing to covers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Fireside : Simon & Schuster, 1997. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A disturbing compendium of the physical appearances of the occupants of UFOs as reported by human eyewitnesses and abductees from around the world and over a duration of many years, revealing several different predominant species and behavior patterns - and collectively presenting an even more frightening set of possibilities as to their agendas here on Earth. Softcover, illustrations, glossary, bibliography, indexed, 309pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Lippincott & Crowell, Publishers, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. A radical new approach to the study and treatment of allergies, proving that many physical and mental ailments are caused by contaminants in our environment rather than natural substances or processes, with practical advice provided on how to sustain health in our increasingly polluted world; contains tables, charts, appendices, bibliography, notes, index. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 268pp., d.j. shows light shelfwear. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Yonkers: Consumer Reports Books, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. A complete guide to personal investing and wealth growth, covering all the options, negatives and positives, hazards and pitfalls, the information all very applicable today to individuals in all potential investment situations. Hardcover with dust jacket, references, resources list, glossary, indexed, 260pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.