Search Results: Authors starting with R from Lighthousebooks, ABAA

Manhattan, Kansas: Sunflower University Press, (1996). Octavo, black cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, xii + 263 pp. Near-Fine, in a Near-Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: ...In 1987, Raab... discovered he...owned the “Loring plot,” the homestead of General William Wing Loring who had grown up in St. Augustine and who was buried on the grounds of the Government House downtown. The lack of information on the General inspired Raab, a transplanted Yankee, to research Loring’s life and career, a task that took over six years. Raab began separating myth from reality, reexamining Loring’s 50 year military service. In W. W. Loring -- Florida’s Forgotten General he sets straight the story of Old Blizzards.

Miami, Florida: Banyon Books, inc., (1978). First Edition -- Review edition, with publisher’s letter laid-in. Oblong quarto, softbound (stiff, full-color illus. slick white wrappers), 80 pp. Very Good, with former owner’ stamp (reviewer of the book), edgewear.

London: Published for the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral by Lund Humphries and Company, 1949. First Edition. Quarto, gilt-stamped blue cloth (hardcover), top edge gilt, xv, 194 pp. Frontis., 20 color plates, 80 monochrome plates. Very Good; very clean and tight with only the slightest of wear. Heavy book; international orders will require additional postage.

New York: Walker & Co., (1976). First Edition. Octavo, cloth & boards (hardcover), [viii], 271 pp. Color plates, photos. Fine in dust jacket with mylar protector.

New York: St. Martin’s Press, (1995). First Edition. Signed by the Author. Octavo, black cloth & yellow boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 284 pp. Fine in a Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: An extensive encyclopedia that defines and describes the people, events, theories, history, and truths of the paranormal -- prepared by the world’s leading skeptic, iconoclast, and debunker, James Randi. Is the Earth regularly visited by extraterrestrials with a serious penchant for examining the genital areas of unwilling human subjects? Is spoon-bending done through psychic powers? Do the sick regain their health at the hands of faith healers? Are Satanists sacrificing our children in the woods? With a few hard, factual definitions to work with, you can be better equipped to answer these questions which the media, now more than ever, bombards us with on a daily basis. Dealing with subjects that border on both science and mythology, Randi’s Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and… Read More

New York: Da Capo Press, 1970. Facsimile of the 1932 edition. Octavo, cloth (hardcover), viii, 725 pp. Fine.

New York: The Sun Dial Press, (1943). Octavo, blue illustrated cloth (hardcover), 300 pp. Very Good; in a Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear and sunned spine. From dust jacket: Dan Clifford was big and strong, but he was only a youngster. He was plenty scared when Jas Ford, notorious gambler and killer, ordered him to get out of Los Pinos pronto or stay permanently, on Boot Hill. Dan didn’t pack a gun because he didn’t know how to use one. Jas and his murderous playmates didn’t expect to see any more of young Clifford. When Ford insulted Dan as he was talking with lovely young Milly Sutherland, a newcomer like Dan to Los Pinos, the youngster’s temper flared, and he made an impulsive decision. Alone against cold-blooded killers, Dan bluffed with his life and found he had friends. There was Obigod Jones, the ranger, who taught Dan to shoot a six-gun; tough old Polly Doble who knew the ways of bad men; the Reverend Wiashburn; even Stone, Jas Ford’s former partner in… Read More

Nashville, TN: The Battery Press, n.d. First in the Aviation Series. Quarto, slick gold color-illus. wrappers, 67 pp + [v] pp. Near-Fine, with bookplate. Numerous illustrations.

Nashville, TN: The Battery Press, n.d. First in the Aviation Series. Quarto, slick gold color-illus. wrappers, 67 pp + [v] pp. Near-Fine, with bookplate. Numerous illustrations.

New York: Random House, 1943. First Edition, First Printing, As Stated. Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), black spine label, gilt letters, 302 pp. Illus. with maps. Near-Fine, with bookplate. From Author’s Note: This book was begun after the Alamein battle and written spasmodically as opportunity offered, throughout the pursuit of the enemy into Tunisia.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1945. Octavo, paperbound (stiff, stapled, wrappers), 65 pp. Near-Fine, with darkened edges.

New York: Amreican Historical Catalog Collection, (1973). First Edition, Stated. Quarto, paperbound (stiff, illus. cream wrappers). Good+, with heavy rubbing to covers (interior clean, tight, and bright).

Arlington Hts., Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1991. Publisher’s Copy; One of a Limited Edition of 500. Signed by all 32 contributors. Octavo, black cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 317 pp. Near-Fine, with slight soiling to page edges; in a Near-Fine dust jacket with hints of wear along edges. From dust jacket: Obsession: An idea, desire, emotion that cannot be gotten rid of by reasoning. An unsettling premise, don’t you think, the thought of being completely and utterly beyond reason? Of being controlled by forces you cannot comprehend. We invite you to enter a world of darkness. A world where desire is twisted into something so monstrous that not even death can end it. We are offering up 30 stories that probe the dark recesses of the human soul, thirty obsessions...

Columbiana, Ohio: William J. Rakocy, 1972. Signed & inscribed by the author. Quarto, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 176 pp. Near-Fine, with bumped corners. From Introduction: You are indeed fortunate to have in your possession this book representing the intellectual processes, life interpretation and sensitivity of Artist William (Rak) Rakocy. My introduction to Rak goes back many years. I feel capable of doing an objective analysis of this man and artist. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on April 14, 1924. His beginnings are impressive. His obvious ability, interest, and talent were apparent very early...

London: Gibbings and Company, 1908. Royal octavo, tan cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and decorations to upper cover, 129 pp. Plates: Queen Elizabeth going on board the Golden Hind; The Last Fight; Galleons in Harbour; Loading the Galleons; The Galleon Fair; A Captured Calleon. Very Good, with edgewear and darkening of cloth.

New York: Sold by the Author, 1835. Octavo, [vi], 210 pp. Four woodcut plates, one in color. Good; some shelf wear, foxing, especially to pages near front and rear.

St. Augustine, Trinidad: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies, 1981. Occasional Paper, Human Resources No. 3. Quarto, softbound, typewritten, xiv, 127, [viii] pp. Very Good.

[Jacksonville]: Florida Sesquicentennial Commission, (1995). First Edition. Quarto, stiff pictorial wrappers, stapled, 75 pp, [x] pp. Photographs throughout. Fine.

[Jacksonville]: Florida Sesquicentennial Commission, (1995). First Edition. Quarto, stiff pictorial wrappers, stapled, 75 pp, [x] pp. Photographs throughout. Fine.

New York: Readers International, (1984). Octavo, red boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 253 pp. Near Fine, with age darkened pages; in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Sergio Ramirez was born in Masatepe, Nicaragua, in 1942. Trained as a lawyer, Dr. Ramirez served many years in Costa Rica as the SEcretary General of the Council of Central American Universities. From 1973-75 he lived in West Berlin in exile, where he wrote To Bury Our Fathers. In 1977 he founded the “Group of Twelve,” which gave open support in the civilian sector to the struggle of the Sandinista National Liberation Front against the Somoza dictatorship. Dr. Ramirez is currently a member of the governing Sandinista executive. His published writings include nine works of fiction, biography and history. To Bury our Fathers was first published in Caracas in 1977, and later editions appeared in Managua, Havana and Barcelona. The novel has been translated into German, Dutch and Norwegian. This Readers International… Read More