Search Results: Authors starting with R from Gotcha By The Books

Levallois-Perret: Philips Records, 1960. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good. square 8vo. Contains the complete text (in French only, no English translation) of Racine's Andromaque, with introduction and notes by Mme Delaunay, accompanied by a 45rpm vinly disc of the major scenes from the play performed by Bruno Cremer, Robert Miller, Claude Nollier, Sylvine Delannoy, Renee Faure, and Christiane Carpentier; a volume in the Philips Livre Disque series of classics on record; illustrated stiff card wraps with paper pocket for vinyl disc to reverse side of front cover; very scarce; occasional mild foxed spots, toning to reverse side of rear cover, and edges of some pages, o.w. Very Good throughout; wraps very lightly edgeworn; vinly record appears to be in good condition with no major scratches or blemishes - it should play without problem

Brisbane: QUT Art Museum, 2007. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good. sm 4to. colour and b&w illustrations Catalogue for the exhibition of the work by women artists in Brisbane in the mid-20th Century; chapters on Olley, Cilento, Pamela Macfarlane, Betty Quelhurst, Joy Roggenkamp, Kathleen Shillam; text by Stephen Rainbird; colour and b&w illustrations throughout; minor edgewear to front cover (lower edge), o.w. Very Good.

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. Limited Edition. hardbound. Very Good tight clean copy/acetate dustwrapper. 8vo. Black Sparrow Press limited edition collection of poems by Carl Rakosi, being one of only 26 lettered copies (W), handbound in boards by Earle Gray and with an original holograph poem (unique to this copy - as with all the lettered copies) by Rakosi to prelims; half illustrated cloth with title label to spine, papered sides printed to front, original acetate dustwrapper; Black Sparrow Press produces a range of limited editions, the lettered being the most scarce; Very Good tight and clean throughout; acetate dw a little rubbed.

London: Cresset Press, no date. hardbound. Very Good/no dustwrapper. 12mo. Facsimile of The Souldier's Catechisme, from the edition of 1644; The Souldier's Catechisme was written by Robert Ram, and was issued to the New Model Army; in general a Protestant text, which seeks in Scripture the justification of war; this copy undated, possibly 1970's; scattered foxing, o.w. Very Good.

Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2007. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good/no dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Catalogue for the exhibition of Brazilian Constructive art from the collection of Adolpho Leirner, May 20 - September 23 2007 Museum of Fine Arts Houston; edited by Heather Brand, with texts by Mari Carmen Ramirez and Adolpho Leirner; copiously illustrated with full-page colour plates throughout; works by Samson Flexor, Anatol Wladyslaw, Lothar Charoux, Lygia Pape, Aldo Bonadei, Maria Leontina, and many more; Very Good; no dustwrapper as issued; PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING DEPENDING ON DESTINATION.

Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 1998. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Published in conjunction with the exhibition of Wendy Ramshaw's jewellery inspired by Picasso, Victoria and Albert Museum London 8 September 1998 - 15 February 1999; texts by Eric Turner, Marina Vaizey, Paul Greenhalgh, and including an interview with the artist by Anna Beatriz Chadour-Sampson; numerous full-page colour plates; includes bibliography, and sources of Picasso's paintings; text in German and English; Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1993. 1st thus. hardbound. Very Good in G-VG dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. sm 4to. profusely illustrated Series of essays by Paul Rand discussing the contemporary (c1990's) practice of graphic design - Form + Content, Good Design is Goodwill, Intuition and Ideas, Logos, The IBM Logo, IDEO Magazine, Computers Pencils and Brushes, and more; first edition of this collection (the essays being sourced from previous publications); colour illustrations throughout showing Rand's own work, and the work of other notable designers; endpapers foxed, foot of spine knocked (with creases to inner corners of some pages), o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper lightly edgeworn and rubbed, o.w. G-VG; PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING

London: Chapman and Hall, 1874. 1st Edition. leather. Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. frontispiece map 1st Edition of Ranken's account of pastoral and agricultural industries, and trade and banking in 19th-Century Australia, with chapters on commerce, banking, mining, politics, climate; Ferguson 14720; frontispiece fold-out map; this copy bound in three-quarter calf with marbled boards, raised bands, maroon title labels to spine with gilt titling; former owner's name to front endpaper, glue marks (binder's) around edges of endpapers, medium foxing to prelims, very occasional minor ink emendations in text, tape repair to one page of contents, o.w. Good throughout; boards lightly rubbed, leather a little rubbed, worn at corners, loss to title label (some loss of titling).

Andhra: Andhra University Press & Publications, 1974. Limited Edition. hardbound. G-VG in chipped & rubbed dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. large 8vo. b&w text charts Addresses the problem of gravity anomalies, presenting characteristic curves for a variety of geometric models which are commoly employed in gravity interpretation, including expressions for the gravity anomalies of the various models considered; limited to 500 copies; former owner's name to front and rear pastedowns, pastedowns and endpapers tanned, o.w. Very Good throughout; boards a little rubbed and with minor knock lower front corner; dustwrapper edgeworn and rubbed, with loss to centre of spine and top rear edge.

Sydney/Melbourne: Murray, 1964. 1st Edition. hardbound. G-VG in chipped & rubbed dustwrapper with loss to rear panel/Dustwrapper. large 8vo. profusely illustrated Rugby League legend Johnny Raper (with ghost-writer Jack Pollard) discusses aspects of his sport, including personal memories of matches, training techniques, fitness, speed and handling, forwards and backs, captains and coaches, etc; illustrated throughout with b&w photos, including many of the great players of the day such as Gasnier, Gibson, Thornett, Langlands; endpapers lightly foxed, boards rubbed and foxed, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper edgeworn and rubbed, with 3 x 2 inch loss to rear panel.

New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2010. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good /no dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Published to accompany the major Rauschenberg exhibition, October 29 - December 18 2010 Gagosian Gallery New York; texts by James Lawrence and John Richardson, Chronology by Susan Davidson and Joan Young; profusely illustrated in colour and b&w including some gate-folds; Very Good and clean throughout (boards very lightly rubbed, very lightly sunned to spine); no dustwrapper (as issued), original slipcase not present; PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING FOR DESTINATIONS OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA

Houston: The Menil Collection/Houston Fine Art Press, 1991. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. sm 4to. profusely illustrated Chronologically surveys the work of Robert Rauschenberg in the first crucial five years of his career from 1949-1954; text by Walter Hopps; includes Chronology, Documents, and Bibliography; profusely illustrated in colour and b&w; published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, September 27 1991 - January 5 1992 The Menil Collection Houston (and touring); gift-inscription to half-title page, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper lightly edgeworn and rubbed, one or two short closed tears, o.w. Very Good; PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING DEPENDING ON DESTINATION.

Los Angeles : Museum of Contemporary Art/Steidl, 2005. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Complete survey of Rauschenberg's Combines, with 170 full-page colour plates, and numerous text illustrations; texts by Charles Stuckey, Paul Schimmel, Thomas Crow, Branden W. Joseph; includes inventory and exhibition history of the combines, select bibliography; published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Robert Rauschenberg Combines', 20 December 2005 - 2 April 2006 The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (and Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles); two-tone cloth boards with titling blind-embossed to front, and embossed in white to rear board, black and red titling to spine; semi-transparent glassine dustwrapper with photo image of Rauschenberg to front panel; Very Good tight and clean in Very Good dustwrapper; PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING IF DESTINATION IS OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA

New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1997. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Lavishly illustrated monograph addressing the full scope of Rauschenberg's work, accompanying the major travelling retrospective organized by Walter Hopps and Susan Davidson (Guggenheim Soho and New York, Menil Collection Houston, Museum Ludwig Cologne, Guggenheim Bilbao); chapters on Early Work, Combines, Drawings/Prints/Silkscreens, Performance, Art and Technology, Assembled works with cardboard/paper/fabric, Large-Scale Paintings on Metal; includes Chronology, Exhibition History, Performance History, Select Bibliography; 490 full colour and 245 b&w illustrations, including some gate-fold; Very Good tight clean copy in like dustwrapper; PLEASE NOTE: EXTREMELY HEAVY BOOK MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING IF DESTINATION IS OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA

London: Elliot Stock, 1910. 1st Edition. hardbound. Good/no dustwrapper. 12mo. b&w illustrations Concise history of The Comacines, chapters include 'The Origins of Freemasonry and the Temple Builders', 'The Roman College and the Quatuor Coronati', Isola Comacini', 'The Comacine Lodges'; includes b&w photo illustrations; 2 x former owner's names to prelims, heavy foxing/toning to endpapers, prelims and text block, scattered foxing throughout, o.w. Good; boards rubbed.

Madrid: La Fabrica Editorial, 2007. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Published in conjunction with the Man Ray exhibition, Museo Colecciones ICO Madrid May 30 - Aug 26 2007 (and touring venues in Europe); works sourced from The Man Ray Trust New York; texts by Noriko Fuku and John P Jacob (texts in Spanish and English); includes Man Ray Chronology; copiously illustrated throughout in b&w and colour; mild offset to prelims, o.w. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper; PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING DEPENDING ON DESTINATION.

Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, 2010. 1st paperback. paperback. Very Good. 4to. profusely illustrated Catalogue for the Scott Redford exhibition, Queensland Art Gallery 19 November 2010 - 13 March 2011, being a mixed-media show loosely based on the fictional Reinhardt Dammn, ""a 22 year old who surfs, makes art, and sings in a band""; catalogue in two parts, bound head-to-toe; essays by Julie Ewington, Robert Leonard, Fred Powle, Francis E. Parker; colour illustrations throughout; very light sunning, and label-ghost to pink side of wraps, o.w. Very Good.

Brisbane: Scott Redford, 2004. Signed Artists Book. paperback. hard plastic sleeves. 2 vols 27.5 x 20.5. profusely illustrated Scott Redford Artists Book, titled 'Brad Twice', being two fashion/lifestyle magazines relating to Brad Pitt's role of Achilles in the 2004 movie 'Troy' - Vanity Fair June 2004 with an article on Pitt/Troy, and L'uomo Vogue (Italy) May/June 2004 with roughly half the publication consisting of a 'visual script' (or photo-essay) by Steven Klein, featuring Pitt as Achilles, and in other protean guises; each of the two magazines presented in a hard-plastic expanding sleeve with string and button closures, both titled in black texta by Redford, sleeve one 'BRAD TWICE', sleeve two 'SR 2004'; both magazines with mild foxing/rippling to edges of pages due to humid storage, o.w. Very Good.

Brisbane: Scott Redford, 2020. cardboard. dimensions vary. Collection of 22 Scott Redford text works/concrete poems, being printed sections of cardboard boxes overpainted in enamel (mostly black) with selected words unpainted, all Signed, dated and titled to rear (""Black Pressure"", ""Black Gun"", etc), with the exception of ""Vietnam"" which is unsigned; all works from 2020-22; dimensions vary from 13 x 10 - 28 x 20cm

Brisbane: Scott Redford, 1994. Signed Limited Edition. 19.5 x 34. Scott Redford multiple, being No. 3 of an edition 10, after the original 1990 'Mickey Hammer'; claw-hammer with handle adorned with a profile of Mickey Mouse, painted in Redford's signature black enamel and with a heavy impasto over Mickey's face; an image of Mickey Hammer appears to the title page of the catalogue ""1962 Scott Redford Selected Works 1983-1992 University Art Museum University of Queensland""