ROSCOE, William.
The Life of Lorenzo De Medici....... A New edition with a Memoir of the Author by His Son, Thomas Roscoe.
London: Printed for Scott, Webster and Geary, 1836. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, lxxxiv, 370pp. Bookplate, spine a bit faded but still a near fine copy.
London: Printed for Scott, Webster and Geary, 1836. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, lxxxiv, 370pp. Bookplate, spine a bit faded but still a near fine copy.
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ROSCOE, William.
The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, Called The Magnificent.
London: Printed for A. Strahan, T. Cadeel Jun. And W. Davies...... 1796. In two volumes. Second edition, corrected. 4to., 19th century paper spines, marble paper boards, (ii), 320, 136; (ii), 312, 111, (1), 11pp. Rebacked with 19th century paper spines, name, marble boards rubbed and worn but stilla very good copy.
London: Printed for A. Strahan, T. Cadeel Jun. And W. Davies...... 1796. In two volumes. Second edition, corrected. 4to., 19th century paper spines, marble paper boards, (ii), 320, 136; (ii), 312, 111, (1), 11pp. Rebacked with 19th century paper spines, name, marble boards rubbed and worn but stilla very good copy.
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ROSENDAL, Jorgen.
The Happy Lagoons The World of Wueen Salote. Translated from the Danish by Eiler Hansen and J.F. Burke. London: The Adventurers Club, (1962). First of this edition. Cloth, 224pp. Fine in d/w. An account of the authors trip to Tonga and Fiji.
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ROSS, Frederick.
Bygone London. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1892. First edition, 1 of 500 copies. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 292, (4)pp. ads. Name and date, o/w very good. The preface states "it appeared to the publishers that there was room for a handy volume.....which should give a clear and comprehensive view of some of the more salient features of the bygone history of the old city."
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ROSS, Ishbel.
Charmers and Cranks. Twelve Famous American Women Who Defied the Conventions.
New York: Harper & Row, (1965). Cloth, 306pp. Bookplate o/w a nice copy in a very good d/w.
Includes Madame Jumel, Margaret & Kate Fox, Carry Nation, Nellie Bly, Isadora Duncan, Aimee Semple McPherson, and others.
New York: Harper & Row, (1965). Cloth, 306pp. Bookplate o/w a nice copy in a very good d/w.
Includes Madame Jumel, Margaret & Kate Fox, Carry Nation, Nellie Bly, Isadora Duncan, Aimee Semple McPherson, and others.
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ROSS, Minne S.C.
Around The Mediterranean. New York: Grafton Press, (1906). First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth with a small pictorial paper panel, 274pp. A near fine copy. Seven of the 20 chapters of this work are devoted to the authors experiences in the Holy Land (Egypt, Jerusalem); the rest of the chapters cover Algiers, the Sahara, Italy (3 chapters), Athens, Budapest/Vienna as well as some general chapters.
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ROSTEN, Norman.
The Big Road. A Narrative Poem.
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1946. First edition. 1 of 250 copies signed by the author. Cloth. Bookplate o/w fine.
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1946. First edition. 1 of 250 copies signed by the author. Cloth. Bookplate o/w fine.
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ROTBERG, Robert I.
Joseph THomson and the Exploration of Africa. New York: Oxford University Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth, 360pp. Fine in a nice d/w.
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ROTH, Philip.
I Married A Communist.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Advance reading copy. Wrappers. Fine.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Advance reading copy. Wrappers. Fine.
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ROUSSEAU, J.J.
Eloisa; A Series of Original Letters. Translated from the French of ....To Which are Added the Adventures of Lord B_________At Rome; being the Sequel of Eloisa. London: Printed for John Harding........ 1810. In three volumes. Later edition. (first edition in English published 1761). 8vo,. cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, recent leather labels, xii, 322; (iv), 336; (iv), (324)pp. With the halftitles. Name on halftitles, small sticker on upper board of volume two, minor foxing on last few leaves of volume three o/w a near fine copy.
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ROUSSEAU, J.J.
Eloisa; A Series of Original Letters. Translated from the French of ....To Which are Added the Adventures of Lord B_________At Rome; being the Sequel of Eloisa.
London: Printed for T. Becket, ..... 1776. In four volumes. A New Edition (so stated). (first edition in English published 1761). 8vo,. full contemporary calf, gilt compartments, leather labels, lxi, 291; (iv), 285; (iv), (295); (iv), 252, (4)pp. ads. With the halftitles. Outer front hinges of each volume cracked and tender but still holding, some light wear but still a very good set.
London: Printed for T. Becket, ..... 1776. In four volumes. A New Edition (so stated). (first edition in English published 1761). 8vo,. full contemporary calf, gilt compartments, leather labels, lxi, 291; (iv), 285; (iv), (295); (iv), 252, (4)pp. ads. With the halftitles. Outer front hinges of each volume cracked and tender but still holding, some light wear but still a very good set.
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ROUSSEAU, J.J.
Emilius and Sophia; or, A New System of Education. Translated from the French of.......By The Translator of Eloisa.
London: Printed by H. Baldwin........ 1783. In four volumes. Later edition. 8vo., full contemporary calf, gilt, leather labels, 316; (300); (292); (248), (48), 24pp.ads dated 1796. Outer front hinge of volume one tender, some rubbing but this is still a very good set.
London: Printed by H. Baldwin........ 1783. In four volumes. Later edition. 8vo., full contemporary calf, gilt, leather labels, 316; (300); (292); (248), (48), 24pp.ads dated 1796. Outer front hinge of volume one tender, some rubbing but this is still a very good set.
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ROWAN, F. Maclean.
History of the French Revolution, Its Causes and Consequences. New York: D. Appleton, 1854. In two volumes. 12mo., orig. brown cloth, 180; 180pp. Some scattered foxing, spines slightly faded o/w a near fine copy.
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ROWLAND, Mrs. Dunbar.
Andrew Jackson's Campaign Against the British, or the Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812. Concerning the Military Operations of the Americans, Creek Indians, British and Spanish 1813-1815. New York: Macmillan, 1926. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, (xviii), 424pp. Fine.
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ROY, Jennet.
History of Canada for the Use of Schools and Families.
Montreal: Armour & Ramsay, 1847. First edition. 12mo., orig. calf spine, printed paper boards, (publishers binding), viii, 232pp. Minor rubbing o/w a fine copy.
Roy mentions a map in the preface but TPL 7940 notes that the map is not present in their copy or in any copy listed in standard bibliographies.
Montreal: Armour & Ramsay, 1847. First edition. 12mo., orig. calf spine, printed paper boards, (publishers binding), viii, 232pp. Minor rubbing o/w a fine copy.
Roy mentions a map in the preface but TPL 7940 notes that the map is not present in their copy or in any copy listed in standard bibliographies.
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ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MONUMMENTS ENGLAND.
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments In Middlesex. (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office), 1937. First edition. 4to., orig. red cloth stamped in gilt, xxxv, 176pp. Ownership stamp on the front free e/paper, a few bumps but still a near fine copy.
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RUCK, Berta.
The Unkissed Bride.
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1929. First Tauchnitz edition. Sm.8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 336, (32)pp.ads. Some foxing to wrappers o/w near fine.
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1929. First Tauchnitz edition. Sm.8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 336, (32)pp.ads. Some foxing to wrappers o/w near fine.
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RUHEN, Olaf.
Tangaroa's Godchild. Boston: Little Brown, 1962. Reprint. Cloth, 346pp. Fine in a near fine d/w. An "autobiographical memoir of the South Seas," concentrating on the Trobriand Islands near Papua New Guinea.
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RUHL, Arthur.
The Other Americans. The Cities, The Countries, And Especially the People of South America.
New York: Scribner's, 1908. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. mustard cloth decorated green, black and gilt, xii, 321pp. Inner front hinge starting o/w fine.
Includes chpaters on Caracas and the Venezuelans; the Royal Mail and Panama; Lima and the Peruvians; Bolivia; Rio and Brazil; Santiago; the highest railroad in the world; etc.
New York: Scribner's, 1908. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. mustard cloth decorated green, black and gilt, xii, 321pp. Inner front hinge starting o/w fine.
Includes chpaters on Caracas and the Venezuelans; the Royal Mail and Panama; Lima and the Peruvians; Bolivia; Rio and Brazil; Santiago; the highest railroad in the world; etc.
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RUSSELL, A.J.
Champlain's Astrolabe, Lost On The 7th June, 1613, And Found in August, 1867..... Montreal: Printed By The Burland-Desbarats Lith.Co., 1879. 8vo., orig. wrappers, 24pp. Spine reinforced, corners repaired but still a very good copy.
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