RC Books

Cloth and Paper. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A lovely collection of 16 of Poe's best stories and poems, including Annabel Lee, The Tale Tell Heart, and The Cask of Amontillado. 120 pages with some striking illustrations from Daniel Alan Green. Some shelf wear and a sticker removal mark on rear cover. Remainder…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket as Issued. A limited edition. Beautiful red binding containing four of Colette's classic stories including "Gigi." Frontispiece illustration by Chris Duke. Other illustrations by David McCall Johnston. Translated by Roger Senhouse. 438 pages. All edges gilt with silk end papers and…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Subtitled "My Life In and Out of Jazz Time." One of the outstanding parts of this book is a 21 page chronology of every Vanguard booking from 5/23/89 - 7/2/06, compiled by Brian Rushton. Also contains a brief discography of every live album recorded at the Vangu…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Originally published in1999, this is a First Printing of this revision. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Foreword by Josephine Humphreys. 128 pages with many full-color photographs by John Blais. Mild edge wear to dust jacket. A lovely book describing the…

Paper Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The title aptly describes this thin booklet. Among the 12 titles described in the prospectus are The Great Gatsby, The Hamilton- Burr Duel, and The Travels of Lemuel Gulliver. Eleven numbered pages. In addition, there are 2 applications for membership in the club with…

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. None as Issued. First Edition. Limited, true First Edition. "Notes from the Editors" booklet included. Genuine brown leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin ribbon bookmark. 337 pages. A very attractive book. Franklin Library full-leather books are…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Subtitled "Studies in The Reception of The Thousand and One Nights into British Culture." Scholarly work edited by Caracciolo. 330 pages including index and appendix. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Dust jacket has mild edgewear and some lig…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. "A contemporary look at the Santa Fe." 176 pages with hundreds of black and white photographs. Laid in is a SIGNED letter from the author. Light soiling and rubbing to book. Dust jacket, now protected in an archival plastic c…

Leatherette. Condition: Near Fine. None as Issued. Nice edition of three Hawthorne tales: The House of the Seven Gables, The Scarlet Letter, and Twice-Told Tales. Three lovely, full-page color illustrations representing each of the three tales. Maroon leatherette binding with attached ribbon page marker. 792 pages. Lori Deitrick…

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. None as Issued. First Edition. Limited, true First Edition. "The Story of a Washington Newspaperwoman." "Notes from the Editors" booklet included. Genuine maroon leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin ribbon bookmark. 304 pages. A very attractive b…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket As Issued. First printing of this handsomely bound reprint of the classic originally from the year 1847. Attractive brown leather with gilt titles and designs. All edges gilt. "Collector's Edition." Edited by Kathryn Knight and designed by Mary Katherine Van Mol. Mild shelf-wear wit…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. History of an outlook for each team in the AFL. Includes records, schedule, rules, etc. Review of the 1962 championship game - the longest pro game ever lasting 6 quarters. 96 numbered pages with some black and white photographs. Some foxing to fore-edge of text block; one underline…

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. None as Issued. First Edition. Limited, true First Edition. Historical fiction of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, husband of Nefertiti. Two page chart of family relationships. Genuine maroon leather with gilt and orange-red designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin ribbon bookm…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Author Marshall's attempt to portray the interior and spiritual side of the poet, artist, and socialist. 315 pp. plus index. 11 illustrtions. Another ISBN number (0807610127) appears on rear dust-jacket flap. Small black mark (possible remainder?) on…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. In-depth account through documentary, primary sources of Poe's libel suit against the New York Mirror, his related economic problems, and of the writer fighting for his very professional existence. 238 pp. Age-toned dust-jacket, now protected in an ar…

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Subtitled "A Tale of the Legendary Seneca Chieftan." Historical fiction of an Iroquois chief who fought for the French, the British, and finally the U.S. Presentation copy SIGNED by the author. 315 numbered pages and a list of sources. Very mil…

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Lieutenant Frank Hastings involved in two murders and a disappearance. 182 pages. Date of 11/70 on dust jacket flap. Unclipped jacket protected in a Brodart cover. A clean, square, tightly bound copy with no names or m…

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Privately printed facsimile of the classic work from 1858. Part of "The Classics of Medicine Library" series. Full brownish-orange, leather binding with decorartive endleaves. Cover stampings and all edges gilded in 22-karat gold. Attached ribbon pagemarker. 143 pp.with an addi…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by author Margaret Haffner. Hit and run, or murder in Cathryn's inner circle? 221 pages. Light shelfware with light rubbing to bottom board edge. Bright, price-cut dust-jacket has an old original price sticker. An…