Category :: History ::

A11950. REDE, Leman Thomas. - Memoir of the Right Honourable George Canning, Late Premier of England.
G. Virtue: London 1827
Notes: Title; (iii)-vi; (7)-599 pages. 6 plates. Front endpaper loose. Calf worn with early reback with label and gilt damaged at the corners
Size: 8vo.

A9764. REILLY, Linda Collins. - Slaves in Ancient Greece Slaves from Greek Manumission Inscriptions.
Ares Publishers Inc.: Chicago 1978
Notes: xvi; 171; (v)(publisher's catalogue)pages. Original white card covers. "The present study is a collection of the slaves from Greek manumission inscriptions from the Greek mainland and the islands of the Aegean dating from the fifth century B.C. to the third century A.D."
Condition: Fine
Size: 8vo

A9805. RICHLIN, Amy. - The Garden of Priapus Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor.
Yale University Press: New Haven 1983
Notes: FIRST EDITION. xi; 289 pages. In original purple cloth with gilt lettering on spine in complete dustwrapper. "In the major portion of the book, Richlin analyzes Roman sexual humor in various genres and by various authors." HARDBACK
Condition: Fine
Size: 8vo

A11919. RIDDER, A De and DEONNA, W. - Art in Greece.
Routledge Kegan Paul: London 1968
Notes: xxxii; 375 pages. 24 plates. Original dark blue cloth in edge worn dust wrapper which is now protected by a loose clear plastic sleeve
Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo.

A2632. ROBERTS, C. E. Bechhofer. - The Trial of Ley and Smith.
Jarrolds: London 1947
Notes: 320 pages. 4 plates. Original black cloth gilt lettering in chipped and worn dust wrapper which is now in a loose clear plastic sleeve. The Old Bailey Trial Series
Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo.

A5354. ROBERTS, George. - The Life, Progresses, and Rebellion of James, Duke of Monmouth, &c. To his capture and execution : with a full account of the Bloody Assize, and copious biographical notices.
Longmans, Green & Co.: London 1844
Notes: Two volumes. xvi; 338; (ii) + 32 (publisher's catalogue); viii; 346; (i) pages. Engraved portrait frontispiece, steel engraved vignette view, 2 folding maps, illustrations in the text. Minor spotting to plates and maps. New endpapers. Original brown cloth with device on the upper covers, and title in gilt on the spines which have been neatly rebacked with the spines relaid. A lovely bright fresh set. The first of the Stuart Pretenders, favourite illegitimate son of Charles 11, however he was tainted with the disasterous Stuart arrogance, which led to his downfall at the last battle to be fought on British soil at Sedgemoor in 1685. The first if not the definitive full " record of all the events of the Duke of Monmouth's Rebellion "
Condition: Very Good
Size: Small 8vo

A3662. ROBERTS, Stephen K. - Recovery and Restoration in an English County : Devon Local Administration 1646-1670.
University of Exeter: 1985
Notes: xxiv; 232 pages. Maps.
Condition: Fine
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

A0376. ROBINSON, Ralph M. - Coutts' The History of the Banking House.
John Murray: London 1929
Notes: xii; 189 pages. Frontispiece, 29 plates. Front blank free endpaper has been removed. Rough cut pages. Printed paper title label on the spine is slightly foxed.
Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

A11839. ROGERS, P. G. - The Fifth Monarchy Men.
Oxford University Press: 1966
Notes: viii; 168 pages. 8 illustrations. Neat ownership name on the blank front endpaper. Original cloth in very slightly grubby complete dust wrapper
Condition: Near Fine
Size: 8vo.

A9603. ROSE, H. J. - A Handbook of Latin Literature from the earliest Times to the Death of St. Augustine with a supplementary bibliography by E. Courtney.
Methuen & Co.: London 1967
Notes: ix; 582 pages. In original blue cloth in complete dustwrapper which has former owner's neat signature on front inside flap; small stain on spine. Extensive bibliography. "This volume is intended as a companion to Greek Literature and includes the classical and post-classical pagan authors and a representative selection of the Christian writers." HARDBACK
Condition: Fine
Size: 8vo