Search Results: Authors starting with R from The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop

Ten Speed Press, 2022, SIGNED by George R. R. Martin. Hardcover, sewn binding, 12 x 9 in, 352 numbered pages, no jacket (as issued). Heavy book - extra postage required for outside US or Priority mail. Packed with all-new artwork, the Targaryens—and their dragons—come vividly to life in this deluxe reference book. Perfect for fans steeped in the lore of Westeros, as well as those who first meet the Targaryens in the HBO series House of the Dragon, The Rise of the Dragon provides a must-have overview for anyone looking to learn more about the most powerful family in Westeros

Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig, 1924 (German language), Band 43 (first edition), boards decorated with period geometric design (paper), cloth backstrip, octavo, 20.5 cm tall, portrait frontispiece and 32 black and white plates, 7 pages text. Very Good copy, gap between text and illustration gatherings (backstrip visible), faint curling of boards at corner. In 1907, the art historian Georg Biermann and the publisher Werner Klinkhardt founded the Klinkhardt & Biermann publishing bookstore in Leipzig. The series "Junge Kunst" (New Art), a modern art-historical collection of bibliophile monographs on the European avant-garde of the early 20th century, caused a sensation. There were already proven but also developing artists such as Max Pechstein, Pablo Picasso, Emil Nolde, Heinrich Campendonk, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Otto Dix, Oskar Kokoschka, Vincent van Gogh or Paul Klee. Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini (10 January 1881 – 5 August 1958) was a Swiss painter, illustrator and… Read More

Norwood Editions, Norwood PA, 1973. Hardcover, no jacket, green boards with gilt title on spine, 23 cm tall, pp. 127 with lyrics and music notation for 77 songs. Near Fine - light wear at spine top and bottom only. This is a modern reprint of 1948 title originally published in Enniscorthy - both the original and the reprint are uncommon. Great item for lovers of traditional music.

Canaveral, New York, 1964, illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs (author's brother), hard cover 21 cm tall with mustard cloth covered boards and black lettering, bright blue dust jacket (in mylar) with JCB illustration and "ERB'S RAREST BOOK" banner, frontispiece and four plates illustrated by JCB. Fine in Near Fine - jacket is price-clipped and has minimal edge wear. 'The desert adventures of a royal youth and a lion, and treachery in a contemporary European land.' Classic Canaveral 60s reprint of the extremely rare 1938 edition - the blurb on rear cover talks of originals fetching $65 in 1964 money!

Canaveral, New York, First Edition, 1964, illustrated by Reed Crandall , 21 cm tall with blue cloth covered boards and gold lettering, dust jacket (in mylar) with cover, frontispiece and occasional plates illustrated by Reed Crandall. Fine in Near Fine - jacket is price-clipped. Classic Canaveral edition with spectacular science fiction illustrations.

First Canaveral Edition, New York, 1962, illustrated by Grolier award winner Mahlon Blaine, pp. 188, 21 cm tall with red cloth covered boards and black lettering, dust jacket (in mylar) with cover, frontispiece and occasional plates illustrations. Fine in Fine - jacket is bright, book is crisp with sharp corners. First appeared in print under the title of "A Man Without a Soul" in the November, 1913 issue of All-Story Magazine, and was first published in book form in hardcover by A. C. McClurg in March, 1929 under the title "The Monster Men." Classic Canaveral reprint with spectacular science fiction illustrations by tortured soul Blaine.

Baton Rouge Area Foundation, 2015., 11.25" x 9.25'' x 1", with panoramic view of Louisiana coast across the boards. Very Fine (new in shrink wrapping). Studies of the Lousiana coast post Katrina.

American Clock and Watch Museum, Bristol CT, 1970, HB no DJ (as issued?), 338 numbered pages , 11" x 9", Red boards with gold titling, many illustrations and photographs. In Near Fine condition - crisp copy, clean pages, tight binding, light edgewear, tiny stain marks on rear. Joseph Ives—a Bristol, Connecticut clockmaker notable for his inventiveness but lack of business success.

Faber & Faber, London, 1st Edition, 1st Printing 2021, SIGNED by Sally Rooney on the half-title page: Independent Bookseller (INDIE) Edition with YELLOW jacket and THEMED BOOKMARK. Hardcover with dust jacket, 337 numbered pages, 22 x 14 cm, light blue boards, yellow ribbon marker, yellow jacket with cartoon images in windows. NEW (unread). Fine in Fine. Rooney's work has garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, and she is regarded as one of the foremost Millennial writers. A massive best seller, with talk of a TV series.

Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2005, Signed by Jeffrey Eugenides on title page. Large oblong hardcover (10 x 13 x 0.75 inches), 144 pp, an ambitious work including the short story "Photographic Memory" by Jeffrey Eugenides, an 82 page "Photographs" section mostly featuring full page or cross page images, "Exhibition and Selected Bibliography". Boards are decorated with abstract chromogenic prints. In Near Fine condition with only slight ding on top edge of front board, and minor scratching to same board. A monumental work in many ways.