Search Results: Authors starting with R from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York: Bantam. Very Good. 1990. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0553282530 . This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a bit of beginning edge wear to the spine ends, spine joints and edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Wild Cards began as a two-year-long campaign of the Superworld role-playing game, gifted to George R. R. Martin by Victor Milan, in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the players were science fiction writers, including Gail Gerstner-Miller, Milan, John J. Miller, Melinda M. Snodgrass, and Walter Jon Williams, and Martin served as gamemaster. Because of the amount of time and creative energy put into the campaign, Martin initially thought to write a novel on his character, Turtle. However, he realized this would have "rescued one character from [the] SuperWorld campaign, but would have… Read More

New York, NY: Ballantine Books. Very Good+. 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Spiral bound. 0345270800 . This is a trade sized (slightly larger than) paperback book with a spiral binding and illustrated cardstock covers. The calendar is in Very Good+ clean condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean, bright and unused. There is a bit of a dusty smell to the book. .

New York, NY: Ace Books. Good. 1958. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. Ace Double book number D297, with a price tag of 35cents. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book. There are a couple of smallish chips missing to the spine ends. The text pages are clean, but there is noticeable generalized toning. "Rabe had a clear and lucid style, and other than his series books, never wrote to formula or wrote the same book over and over. He wrote straight Gold Medal-type books such as Stop This Man! , Journey Into Terror, and Mission for Vengeance, as well as books that showed a lighter touch (Murder Me for Nickels, The Return of Marvin Palaver) , dark and almost brooding (A House in Naples, The Silent Wall) , and brilliant character studies of underworld figures (The Box, Benny Muscles In, Anatomy of a Killer). He was a subtle writer, and the dialogue and… Read More

New York: Zebra. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1994. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0821745972 . This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright. The inner covers of the book have some generalized toning. "Sheila Rabe lives in the Pacific Northwest. She's happily married and has three children. Writing since 1989, she has had twenty-five books published, both in fiction and nonfiction under different names and in different languages. Her novel On Strike for Christmas is being released for the third time this year and has been optioned for film and her novel Love in Bloom is now a Reader’s Digest Condensed book. Before Sheila settled into her writing career she did lots of other things, including owning a singing telegram company and playing in a band. But writing and helping others to find ways to make their lives better are her… Read More

Oakland, CA: Bay Cities Racing Association. Very Good-. 1949. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized booklet with illustrated self covers and a stapled spine. This booklet is in Very Good- to Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some crumpling from being held. Both spine ends have some beginning tears. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy includes handwritten notations on the entry list page, including times for some competitors races. The trophy dash pages with heats has been filled in (three pages worth). "Midget car racing was officially born on August 10, 1933 at the Loyola High School Stadium in Los Angeles as a regular weekly program under the control of the first official governing body, the Midget Auto Racing Association (MARA). After spreading across the country, the sport traveled around the world; first to Australia in 1934 at Melbourne's Olympic Park on December 15, and to New Zealand in 1937. Early midget… Read More

Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Very Good+. 1931. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has some ground-in dirt and creasing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a form of… Read More

Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Very Good+. 1935. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has a couple of small spots of foxing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a form of… Read More

Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Very Good+. 1935. New Edition. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has some ground-in dirt and creasing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a form of asynchronous… Read More

Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Very Good+. 1935. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has a couple of small spots of foxing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a form of… Read More

Washington D. C.: National Radio Institute. Good. 1934. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has some ground-in dirt and there is a two inch tear to the spine. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some finger dirt and ground-in dirt to the contents page, and occasional spots of foxing throughout. "The National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center was a private post-secondary for-profit school, specifically a correspondence school, based in Washington, D. C. , in business from 1914 to 2002. It originally trained students desiring to become radio operators and technicians. In 1922, the term "radiotrician" was coined for NRI graduates and registered with the U. S. Patent office in 1928. NRI conducted its training courses through mailed lessons, a… Read More

London, England: W. H. Allen. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book have some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light edge wear, bumping and rubbing. " Edward fell for Mrs Rafaelle Van Neck, and they married in 1932. After the war the Duke of Leinster and Rafaelle divorced. Then he met an ambitious lady called Jo. On 11 of March 1946 Jo finally achieved her ambition of becoming a duchess, even though it meant marrying a gambler who was 8 years younger than her. Edward tried to re-kindle his relationship with Rafaelle (his second wife) but was rejected so he attempted an unsuccessful suicide. After all, Jo refused to divorce the Duke (she did not want to give up her Duchess title) , remaining his wife… Read More

Racine, WI: Golden Press. Very Good+. 1973. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and beginning rubbing. Tje white covers have some generalized toning. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Omaha, NE: Union Pacific System. Very Good. 1928. Trade Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W and Color Illustrations; This is an oversized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some fading and spots of discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. This booklet includes both black and white and full color illustrations. There is a two page (one full page) map, including car and bus routes at the center of the booklet. "In 1909, President William Howard Taft named the area Mukuntuweap National Monument in order to protect the canyon. In 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service, Horace Albright, drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing monument and change the park's name to Zion National Monument, Zion being a term used by the Mormons. According to historian Hal Rothman: "The name change played to a prevalent bias of the time.… Read More

San Francisco, CA: No Publisher. Very Good-. 1940. Hardcover. This is a homemade scrapbook (8 1/2" x 10") for a Softball team who played for the Southern Pacific Club Softball League - a league made up of different sections of the Southern Pacific Company based in San Francisco, CA . Included are three pages of mimeographed Rules, compiled by Fred Windemuller (Commissioner) , 1 mimeographed page setting up the championship and prize money for the league, 46 mimeographed pages of "Backlot Softball Bulletin, 4 typed pages of player names and box scores for the Auditor Freight Accounts team, two laid in pages of schedule for the 1939 season, 1 laid in "newsletter" style account of a game between married and single men (I'm assuming this is the same team) , a second newsletter (Southern Pacific Bulletin) with information on the winning team for Indoor Baseball, a team photo for the 1945 champions who were one the Auditor of Freight Accounts team (the person who… Read More

Chicago, IL: M. A. Donoghue & Company. Very Good-. 1911. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some edg wear, rubbing, bumping and beginning fraying. There is a light slant to the spine of the book. The lettering on the spine of the book has rubbed away. The text pages are generally clean and bright. Both endpapers have some generalized toning. "George Harvey Ralphson (1879–1940) was a writer of juvenile adventure books in the early 20th century. He was best known for his "Boy Scout" series of adventures. He was one of the first American Boy Scouts Masters." (from Wikipedia) .

Chicago, IL: M. A. Donohue. Good. 1913. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The spine and spine joints have fading to the color, and there are small spots of fading / discoloration to the cover edges as well. The text pages are generally clean, but there is noticeable generalized toning to the pages. "George Harvey Ralphson was a collective pen name used by multiple ghost writers of juvenile adventure books working for M. A. Donohue & Company in the early 20th century. According to the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, several of the books credited to Ralphson may have been written by J. Frank Honeywell. The best-known works credited to Ralphson were the "Boy Scout" series of adventures. Several sources have erroneously reported that he was a real person" (from Wikipedia) .

San Jose, CA: Ralph Rambo. Very Good. 1966. 1st Edition; 1st Edition. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; Ex-School library copy from the Library Information Services of Santa Clara. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of a patch blue ink covering over a previous owner's ink stamp name and address. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page, with a short inscription. "In his "golden years", Ralph Rambo was a prolific talent, illustrating several books in collaboration with local authors. He also worked with historian Clyde Arbuckle to create several historical maps of the Santa Clara Valley." (from Calisphere) .

Santa Clara, CA: Ralph Rambo. Very Good+. 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This is an oversized paperback book. The book has been signed by the author on the title page. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some toning to the spine joints and rear edges. The text pages are clean and bright. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

San Jose, CA: Ralph Rambo. Near Fine. 1968. 2nd Edition. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription, by the author. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Ralph Rambo (1894–1990) was a San Jose (California) historian. He wrote 14 books about life in the Santa Clara Valley in California. He was born in San Jose, California on May 16, 1894 and died in Palo Alto, California on May 19, 1990. His books were extremely colorful and, according to the author, loosely recounted his experiences growing up during the pioneer days in the area. Ralph Rambo's profession was a graphic artist. He was the Art Director for Muirson Label Company for almost fifty years. His illustrations are quite vivid, often hand-lettered in an entertaining or comics fashion. He merged humor with history in order… Read More

San Jose, CA: Lithographed By the Rosicrucian Press. Near Fine. 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a faint previous owner's ink stamped name on the title page. ; Signed by Author .