Search Results: Titles starting with R from GN Books and Prints

Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration by Nigel Blackaby KC, Constantine Partasides KC, Alan Redfern

Hardback, 2022, seventh edition, first impression, published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, lxxxv + 732 pages.
In very good condition. Green cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, red labels and gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some scuffing and slight marking but quite clean. Binding reasonably firm, some slackness due to size of book but contents firm. Small signs of shelf-wear and the odd bump. Slightly bumped corners. Page edges very clean. Page surfaces also clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Reduction of Staff: A Public School Mystery by F. J. Whaley.
Hardback, circa 1930s, 6th thousand, presumed first edition, published by Skeffington & Son, Ltd., London, 288 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/4" by 1 1/8". No dust jacket. Pale cloth binding, black lettering to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has slight forward tilt. Slightly bumped corners. Binding quite firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, foxed and a bit marked. Foxing to preliminary and hindmost pages, a little throughout but page surfaces otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Regeneration: Being an Account of the Social Work of Salvation Army in Great Britain by H. Ridger Haggard

















Hardback, 1910, first edition, illustrated, published by Longmans, Green & Co., London, 264 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 7/8" by 5 1/2" by 1 1/8". No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth binding, embossed lettering to front board, gilt lettering and detail to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid, though a little discolouration to spine. Some signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slight slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm, apart from a loose plate between pages 80 and 81. Page edges a little browned, scuffed, foxed and a bit marked. Some marking to endpapers, slight staining to edges of pastedowns and endpapers. The odd mark and bit of light foxing to some page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Reminiscences of a Regicide by M.C.M. Simpson, edited from the original MSS of Antoine Francois Sergent-Marceau, member of the Convention and Administrator of Police in the French Revolution of 1789.Hardback, 1889, first edition, published by Chapman and Hall Limited, London, 396 pages + xvi + 40-page publisher catalogue at rear.Octavo/8vo. Measures around 9" by 6" by 1 5/8". Red cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering. Considerable wear to covers and spine, substantial denting, marking and discolouration with several tears. Back board particularly damaged, with heavy indentations, puckering of cloth and tearing. Cracked front inner hinge and binding a little strained but holding reasonably well. Several pages at back of book uncut. Marking to page edges, which are deckled and have been cut quite neatly. Odd marks to page surfaces, especially at rear where there are some stains, but apart from this and a couple of numbers written on endpapers, pages generally clean with no underling, marginalia,… Read More

Representing Perpetrators in Holocaust Literature and Film by Jenni Adams and Sue Vice.
Paperback, 2015, published by Vallentine Mitchell, London, viii + 292 pages.
In very good condition. Some scuffing to binding but very clean. No creasing, slightly bumped corners. Light marking to page edges but quite clean. Page surfaces generally clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and For All by Gareth Evans

Paperback, 2008, first printing, published by The Brookings Institution, 349 pages + xviii.

In very good condition, possibly unread. Very little wear to covers and no spine creasing. Slight scuffing to page edges and bumping to corners, a little marked a bottom front corner but generally very clean. Page surfaces also very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc.

Responsibility to Protect: The Global Effort to End Mass Atrocities by Alex J. Bellamy

















Paperback, 2010, published by Polity Press, Cambridge, 249 pages + xiv.











Measures around 9" by 6" by 3/4". Like new, appears unread. No creasing, mild scuffing to covers but very clean. Binding firm. Very slightly bumped corners. Page edges very clean, only the slightest of marking. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Revelation of John by Arthur S. Peake [The Nineteenth Hartley Lecture]

















Hardback, 1919, first edition, published by Joseph Johnson, London, 390 pages + xvi.











Octavo/8vo. Measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/4" by 1 5/8". Red cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board, black lettering to spine. Discolouration to spine and a littler to front board, tearing at upper and lower spine edges, especially upper. Scuffing and a little marking, some signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm though some slackness at rear hinges. Page edges a little browned, slightly foxed and scuffed. Some marking to endpapers, inscription to front pastedown but otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Robert Harley: Speaker, Secretary of State and Premier Minister, Brian W. Hill Hardback, 1988, first edition, first print, published by Yale University Press, New Haven and London, x + 259 pages.
In good condition. Some scuffing to dust jacket, a little marking but quite clean. Some edge-wear. Red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, slight marking but quite clean and firm, signs of shelf-wear to lower edges of boards. A little marking to page edges but quite clean. Page surfaces generally clean, though with the occasional mark. However, a previous owner has picked out a number of typographical errors in the book, which have been marked with red pencil and numbered in regular grey pencil at the bottoms of the pages. See pictures for more information.

Robert Southey's Works of William Cowper - Volumes I-VIII, incomplete.Hardback, first edition, published 1835-6 by Baldwin & Cradock, Paternoster Row, London.The first eight volumes of a fifteen volume set. Volumes I-III focus on the life of Cowper. Volumes IV-VII look at his letters. Volume VIII features Cowper's poems (as do missing volumes IX-X, whilst volumes XI-XIV should contain translations of Homer and volume XV would have further letters and prose).Octavo/8vo. Each book measures 7" by 4 5/8" by around 1 1/8". Brown cloth binding, crest detail on boards, detail on spines with gilt lettering. These books are in reasonably good condition for their age. They have scuffing, some marks, signs of shelf-wear, small tears at tops and bottoms of spines, and bumped corners. The binding on volume I is very strained, with the front inner hinge nearly broken, although the first pages are still (just) attached to the main textblock. In volume IV the main textblock is detached from the spine, though still… Read More

The Roe Deer: Their History, Habits and Pursuit by Henry Tegner

















Hardback, 1951, with 16 illustrations and eight line drawings in the text, published by The Batchworth Press, London, 176 pages.











Octavo/8vo. Measures around 10 1/8" by 7 5/8" by 5/8". No dust jacket. Brown cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Scuffing and a little marking, some signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners, patchy discolouration to front board. Binding firm. Page edges browned, marked, slight foxed and scuffed. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown, a little marking to preliminaries. Creasing to some early pages, occasional marks throughout, but otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Roman Chronicle by Ercole Patti, translated by D. M. Low.

Hardback, 1965, first edition, published by Chatto & Windus, London, 160 pages.






Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, is a bit worn, a little marked, chipped and damp-stained, but has retained much of its colour and detail. Purple cloth boards and spine, very clean, though slightly sunned/faded at edges. Binding firm. A little browning, marking and foxing to page edges. Page surfaces clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. Gift inscription to FFEP. See pictures for further information.

The Roman See in the Early Church and Other Studies in Church History by William Bright, D.D. Hardback, 1896, first edition, published by Longmans, Green, & Co., London, ix + 490 pages with 16-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/2" by 1 1/2". Burgundy/maroon cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. A little marking and some scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still reasonably vivid, though spine displays much discolouration. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumped corners. Slackness to binding, some cracking to inner hinges and some wear. Page edges deckled, browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown and inscription to recto of front free endpaper. Tipped-in note or errata. The odd pencil number or mark to a few page surfaces but otherwise clean. See pictures for further information.

The Romance of History: England by Henry Neele with illustrations by T. Landseer [The Chandos Classics]

















Hardback, circa 1890, illustrated, published by Frederick Warne & Co., London, 598 pages + viii + 2-page publisher catalogue at rear.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/8" by 5 1/8" by 1 1/8". Green cloth binding, black detail and lettering to front board, gilt detail and black lettering and detail to spine, embossed rear board. A little marking and scuffing to binding, though quite clean and has largely retained its colouring. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. A little tearing to head and tail of spine. Bumped cornets, slightly torn. Slackness to binding, wear to hinges, though intact and textblock a bit strained but reasonably firm. Page edges browned, foxed, scuffed and a bit marked. Some marking and foxing to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces elsewhere but reasonably clean and apparently no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further… Read More

The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1966 Gala Premier Souvenir Programme - La Fille du Regiment.

A Gala first performance in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, in aid of the Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund, Thursday 2 June 1966 at 8pm.

Containing information about the opera, its performance and photographs of its personnel including Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland. Also includes articles about the opera and its history, with photographs, plus contemporary advertisements.

In good condition. Some scuffing and marking to covers and a little scuffing and marking to page edges but otherwise clean and no underlining or marginalia to page surfaces. See pictures for further information.

The Royal Princesses of England by Mrs Matthew Hall.
Hardback, 1871, published by George Routledge and Sons, London, 540 pages.
In reasonable condition for age. Some fading, discolouration and marking to spine and boards but patterning and lettering still quite clear ad gilt detail quite visible. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear, some small tears to spine. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding reasonably firm although inner hinges quite cracked but holding. Page edges gilt, a little marked and worn with a bit of staining but overall very vivid. Gift inscriptions on FFEP, some foxing to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces are very clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. A nice copy.

Royal Science Readers - Books 1 & 2 [Royal School Series]

Hardback, 1896, first editions, published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, 128 pages and 144 pages respectively (second volume should be 146 pages but final leaf of text in second volume, containing exercises relating to final few lessons, is missing).

Boards are scuffed and marked but have retained much of their colour, patterning and lettering. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Some fading/discolouration to spines, especially the first volume, making the title on it unclear, but on the second volume still visible. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding reasonably firm, though hinges strained tears at ends where staples hold textblocks in place, with rear endpapers detached from textblocks, though still attached to rear boards. Title pages embossed with "PRESENTED BY THE PUBLISHERS". Page edges browned. Rust marks to staples and on parts of pages where they have come into contact. Previous owner inscriptions to both volumes and the second volume… Read More

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, done into English by Edward Fitzgerald, written end embellished by Bernard Way.
Hardback, year uncertain but circa 1900s or possibly 1910s-1920; published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd, London; printed in black and red by McLagan & Cumming, Cromo-Lithographers & Printers, Edinburgh.
In good condition for age. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and detail on front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to boards but board colour still quite vivid and gilt detail very vivid. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear, especially at ends of spine and corners of boards. Corners a little bumped. Binding firm. Page edges a little marked but very clean for age. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown and signature to FFEP, very slight foxing to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces are very clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. A nice copy.

Rudolf Eucken: His Philosophy & Influence by Meyrick Booth.
Hardback, 1913, first edition, published by T. Fisher Unwin, London, 207 pages + xxviii.
Measures around 8"/20.4cm x 5 1/2" x 14cm. Royal blue cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some scuffing and marking with shelf-wear and small tears to upper and lower edges of spine with some fading. Rubbing to hinges. Binding reasonably firm. A couple of corners quite bumped and one dented. Some browning and marking to page edges, which have been cut. Penned gift inscription to fly leaf. Some pencil marginalia and underlining. Otherwise page surfaces generally clean, the odd mark and bit of foxing. See pictures for further information.

The Russian Journals of Martha and Catherine Wilmot, Being an Account by two Irish Ladies of their Adventures in Russia as Guests of the celebrated Princess Daschkaw, containing vivid Descriptions of contemporary Court Life and Society, and lively Anecdotes of many interesting historical Characters 1803-8 - Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by the Marchioness of Londonderry and E. M. Hyde.Hardback, 1934, first edition, with 17 monochrome illustrations, published by Macmillan and Co., London, 423 pages + xxvi.Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8 7/8" by 6 1/4" by 1 1/2". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spine. A little discolouration to spine. Scuffing and a little marking, some signs of shelf-wear especially to spine with slight tearing at edges, slightly bumped and torn corners, a little bowing/creasing to spine. A bit of slackness to binding, a little cracking to front inner hinge, but holding reasonably well. Page edges browned, foxed and scuffed. Some foxing and… Read More