Search Results: Authors starting with R from Back of Beyond Books

Las Cruces, New Mexico: Western Bank. Very Good. 1983. Softcover. Flexible leather covers, bound with leather cord. Signed by the author on the title page. Moderate rubbing to top edge of rear wraps; it looks as though someone tried rubbing off a previous price written in ink. Otherwise the booklet is in very good condition. A history of Western Bank and Mesilla Valley. The towns in Mesilla Valley were part of interesting historical events such as 1850s Mexico-US boundary disputes, battles of the Civil War, and Wild West era shenanigans. Only 2 copies found in OCLC as of May 2023. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 26 pp; Signed by Author .

San Francisco, CA: California State Library. Good. 1940. First Edition. Stapled Soft Cover. A project of the Work Projects Administration, Occasional Papers English Series No. 7. Ex-lib. Card stock wrapper is chipped on one corner with additional crease at top. Tape on binding becoming frayed. Interior clean and binding tight.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .

El Paso: Raht Books Company. Good. 1919. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and illustration; included are many b&w plates and photographs along with a frontispiece and map. Boards have moderate soiling and wear; text block has light toning. This account of Big Bend country transports the reader to bygone days of the American west and introduces the charm and harshness of the desert world. Howes R-16. Graff 3416. ; B&W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 381 pp .

Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. Very Good. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with black imprint. Lightly rubbed corners and light soil on edges. A discussion of laboratory methods and measurement in archaeology. ; B&W Illustrations; 10 1/4" x 7 1/4"; 245 pp .

Montreal: Financial Times. Good. 1949. Softcover. Stapled softcovered pamphlet. Self wraps have minor soiling with very minor chipping to edges. Pages are moderately toned. A concise resume of the the submission of the Canadian Pacific Railway to the Turgeon Royal Commission on Transportation. The booklet was printed by The Financial Times because they had received so many requests for extra copies. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 28 pp .

Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press. Fine. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0252024117 . Teal green boards with black writing on front board and spine, with very light rubbing on bottom edge. Text block is clean and binding is tight. The book gives both a historical and pictorial view of the building of the canal system between Illinois and Michigan. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pp .

Phoenix: Kottler Caldera Group. Very Good. 1992. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards over spiral binding. Title is blind embossed on front board and spine. Rear board has light soiling, otherwise boards have no wear or soiling present. Text block is clean and binding is tight. Leaves are unpaginated. Includes many color photographs taken from around the world with a quote or short description of photo on opposite page. ; Color Photographs; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

Broadside. Golden yellow silk broadside printed in Calcutta, Erasmus Jones, printer, [1875? ]. Approx. 14½" x 8½"; immaculate condition, in a custom blue cloth portfolio. We find records of this play, written by Edgar Ray, playing in Australia, New York and Philadelphia in addition to this run in Chowringhee, central Calcutta. Mrs. G. B. W. Lewis credited as director. Lewis, an English-born actress known as Rose Edouin toured with her husband George Benjamin William Lewis (1818-1906) , circus owner and theatrical entrepreneur. From 1867 the Lewises opened seasonal dismountable theatres in Calcutta, India. Until early 1876 the couple and their company commuted from Australia to China and India, playing Shakespeare and melodramas such as East Lynne. Just how and why an American play on the Pennsylvania oil fields makes it to several continents seems curious to us. Nonetheless, this stunning golden broadside on silk is a wonderful souvenir. We're confident few if… Read More

New York, NY: Leo Feist Inc.. Fair. 1944. Sheet music. Sheet music is in fair condition. Previous owner signature on front of wrapper; music company stamp on front of wrapper. Loose page is taped in. Wear to edges. ; 12" x 9"; 5 pp .

Helena, Montana: Independent Publishing Company. Very Good. 1912. Pamphlet. Brown wrappers with black lettering on cover. Wrappers have very minor creasing and soiling. Staple binding is tight. Interior is clean except for minor creasing. This annual report from the Secretary of the Board of Stock Commissioners to the Montana Governor (S. V. Stewart) offers a summary of the board's "busiest year" with details on the number of cattle and other livestock shipped out the state that year. Also features an expense report and a table with the work completed by each commissioner that includes how many cattle they inspected and how many arrests were made. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 11 pp .

Helena, Montana: Independent Publishing Company. Very Good. 1911. Pamphlet. Brown wrappers with black lettering on cover. Slight creasing and shelf wear to wrappers. Single folded sheet is glued to inside of back wrapper, resulting in 4 pages. Glue is still quite tight. Interior has some creasing, otherwise clean. Date stamp from March, 1914 on inside of front wrapper. This brief annual report from the Montana Board of Stock Commissioners to the state's Governor (Edwin L. Norris) gives a synopsis of the work done during 1911 and a table of how money was disbursed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 4 pp .

Helena, Montana: Independent Publishing Company. Very Good. 1915. Pamphlet. Light grey wrappers with black lettering on cover. Minor toning along edges; slight rubbing to spine. "Historical Society of Montana Helena" is stamped in black on cover and a bookmark noting that this pamphlet was legally discarded from the Montana Historical Society Library is laid in. Staple binding is tight. Interior is clean. This annual report to the Governor of Montana (S. V. Stewart) describes the proceedings of the Board of Stock Commissioners and details the number of livestock exported from Montana in 1915. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 17 pp .

Santa Fe, NM: New Mexican Printing Company. Good. 1912. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition numbered 159/500 copies, with an author stamp on the limitation page. Purpled blind embossed boards with gilt imprint. Some light sunning of edges and spine, soil, and bowing of front board. Rubbed and bumped edges and corners, spine shaken. Purple patterned endpapers with a small bookseller's label on the first free endpaper, some inked notes on second endpaper. Light soil on text block edge and some pages. Laid in errata sheet. Author Benjamin M. Read engaged in numerous disagreements over the history of New Mexico and who had the authority to write about it. First English-language publication, based on the authors's second Spanish edition, and translated into English by Eleuterio Baca. Howes R-90, Graff 3430. ; 10" x 7"; 812 pp .

Santa Fe, NM: New Mexican Printing Company. Good. 1912. Author Benjamin M. Read engaged in numerous disagreements over the history of New Mexico and who had the authority to write about it. 476/500 copies, author stamp on limitation page. Laid in errata sheet. First English-language publication, based on the authors's second Spanish edition, and translated into English by Eleuterio Baca. Unusual violet cloth boards with marbled endpapers are quite sunned on spine, spine cocked, edges rubbed, corners frayed. Binding is holding, interior clean. Howes R-90, Graff 3430 ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 812 pp .

Seattle: University of Washington Book Store. Very Good. 1930. First Edition. Softcover. Cerulean blue wrapper over cardstock is in very good condition. In original glassine wrapper. Glassine wrapper has cracks along the edges. Bright and clean copy. ; University of Washington Chapbooks; Vol. 37; 7.25" x 5"; 33 pp .

Seattle: University of Washington Book Store. Very Good. 1930. First Edition. Softcover. Cerulean blue wrapper over cardstock is in very good condition. Very minor fading to spine. Pages uncut. ; University of Washington Chapbooks; Vol. 37; 7.25" x 5"; 33 pp .

Seattle: University of Washington Book Store. Very Good. 1930. First Edition. Softcover. Cerulean blue wrapper over cardstock is in very good condition. Significant fading is present on spine and outside edges. Pages uncut. ; University of Washington Chapbooks; Vol. 37; 7.25" x 5"; 33 pp .

St Louis, Missouri: Bryan, Brand & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Original blue embossed decorated boards with gilt and black imprint. Heavily rubbed with bumped corners and a tear on the lower spine. Binding tight. Light soil on edges and yellow endpapers. Interior clean and free of markings. First free endpaper is inscribed from the author dated August 1878. Contains many testimonials about the book, an Introductory by Cassius W. Clay, and a preface and preliminary statement by the author. General Harney was a commander in the Mexican War and Indians Wars and was one of only four generals in the Army at the outbreak of the Civil War. Howes R 102. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 477 pp; Signed by Author .

New York: Firth, Pond & Co.. Very Good. 1840. Tenth Edition. Pamphlet. Disbound with rough binding edge, soil, and light offsetting. Lithograph of a soldier surrounded by border with vignettes of soldiers in different towns. Arranged for the piano forte and dedicated to Lieut. James L. Hewitt, and the Officers and Members of the New York Light Guard by T. Rebhun. James L. Hewitt was a music publisher in New York. ; 13 1/2" x 10 1/4"; 5 pp .

London: Trubner & Co.. Good. 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated, and the Poetry Versified by James W. Redhouse, M.R.A.S., Etc. London: Trubner & Co., Ludgate Hill. 1881. Trübner's Oriental Series. Copy from the Royal Artillery Library, Woolrich. Presented by Redhouse on behalf of Sir William Fenwick Williams, constable of the Tower of London and hero of the Crimean War. Includes tipped in ALS from Redhouse to the Royal Artillery Library explaining the commission Redhouse received from Williams to present said copy to their library. Also includes bill of sale dated November 7, 1922 to D.B. Spooner of the Royal Asiatic Society, from Williams and Norgate, Publishers and Book Importers. Book is in need of conservation work. Green paper covered boards are soiled with chipping and bumping all around edges and spine. Boards are starting but binding remains tight. Paste-down label on spine is soiled and water-stained but readable. Interior in very good… Read More