Rambo Ralph (63 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Rambo, Ralph (illustrator). 3rd Edition. Wraps (PB) in very good condition with some browning to covers. Signed by author. Written mostly about San Jose, California, a collection of boyhood reminiscence and nostalgia beginning in 1908. Memories of a vanished way of life, well illustrated. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Ralph Rambo (illustrator). 48pp. stapled spine, used book, light use clean, no marks or tears. Illustrated with line drawings by author. History of Santa Clara Valley, California. 11" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The covers have some toning around the edges from age. 6" by 9" with 48 pages. Clean and unmarked otherwise. ; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 48 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. shows minor wear and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ralph Rambo (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fine and bright with no wear or markings in a good used jacket protected in an archival sleeve. Illustrated with maps and other and also 2 maps as called for in the back pocket in fine condition. Signed with just her name by the author on the dedication page: "Frances L. Fox." No limitation number. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Black cloth quarto hardcover with bronze titles, limited first edition in dustjacket. A very good copy with bending at the lower corners and spine tips. Clean, bright and solid - with original foldout map tucked into a pocket at rear. The dustjacket is not nearly as good - with a long tear and paper loss to the rear panel and shorter tears and chipping along the panel edges. Original bookstore sticker to the top of the front flap. 192 pp., filled with Rambo's cartoon illustrations. A nice blend of autobiography and local history for the Santa Clara Valley.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Very Good. 4th printing, paperback. 56 pages. SIGNED and dated by the author! Very good, a hint of browing and some light wear along the spine fold, overall a nice, clean copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There is some toning to the spine joints and edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Francis Ralph Rambo was born in San Jose, California, on May 16, 1894. He worked as an illustrator, and later served as an art director at San Jose's Muirson Label Company circa 1914-1966. After retiring, he began writing books (many humorous) and map posters on the history of the Santa Clara Valley, illustrated with his original pen and ink cartoons. Rambo had a large local following, who often corresponded with him, and he collaborated with other individuals and groups interested in local history. Rambo's design was featured on the First Civil Settlement in California U. S. Postage stamp in 1977. He died in Palo Alto, CA on May 19, 1990. " (from Online Archive of California).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Ralph Rambo (illustrator). 1st Edition; 1st Edition. B&W Illustrations; Ex-School library copy from the Library Information Services of Santa Clara. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of a patch blue ink covering over a previous owner's ink stamp name and address. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page, with a short inscription. "In his "golden years", Ralph Rambo was a prolific talent, illustrating several books in collaboration with local authors. He also worked with historian Clyde Arbuckle to create several historical maps of the Santa Clara Valley." (from Calisphere).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illus By Author (illustrator). Octavo, softcover, VG in green pictorial stapled wraps. 40 pp. with b & w Illustrations and hand-written text by Rambo. Vasquez was a stage robber, horse thief and killer. He died at 40 in 1875. b & w illustrations throughout and epilogue. Book.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Edition Stated. Signed by author on title page; light edgewear, light toning; 48 pages; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Stapled bound. Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop, a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975. Size: Octavo. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Rambo, Ralph (illustrator). Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop, a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975. Size: Octavo. Book.

1965 Grey G+/--, published without DJ?, a boy's-eye view of an old valley, 56 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ralph Rambo (illustrator). 1st Edition. This work is the story of San Jose, California, under Spain and Mexico. This was pioneering with mules instead of covered wagons, and adobe huts instead of log cabins. Through it all was Luis Maria Peralta, the most responsible man in the pueblo in its early years with his enormous land grant. His home still stands--the two-room adobe where a number of his seventeen children were born. The book contains photographs, illustrations, a table of weights and measures of provincial California, a glossary of Spanish terms, notes, and an index. Map is in rear pocket. Limited Numbered Edition, number 696 of 800. Jacket is worn, lacks a portion on the front, no text is missing; otherwise, this copy is clean and solid. Facsimile signature is on the dedication page.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Ralph Rambo (illustrator). 2nd Edition. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription, by the author. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Ralph Rambo (18941990) was a San Jose (California) historian. He wrote 14 books about life in the Santa Clara Valley in California. He was born in San Jose, California on May 16, 1894 and died in Palo Alto, California on May 19, 1990. His books were extremely colorful and, according to the author, loosely recounted his experiences growing up during the pioneer days in the area. Ralph Rambo's profession was a graphic artist. He was the Art Director for Muirson Label Company for almost fifty years. His illustrations are quite vivid, often hand-lettered in an entertaining or comics fashion. He merged humor with history in order to convey historical value of his stories." (from PeoplePill); Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by F. Ralph Rambo (illustrator). 3rd Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; Signed edition. This is an oversized paperback with heavy cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription on the title page. Written, illustrated and hand lettered by F. Ralph Rambo. "Several years ago I decided to write Looking Backward, 1900, for my grand-daughters. I felt that some day the girls would develop a curiosity about our amazing valley and what it was really like half a century ago. Remember When could qualify as a sequel.The latter being informal history and how this book; simple, rambling, boyish memories of the Old Valley." ; Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Book is in great shape, clean and sharp all around, with a tight binding and minor overall wear/aging.

Paperback. First edition, 1970. Santa Clara Valley, California, 8.5 x 11 inches with pen and ink illustrations by the author. 48 Good. Light shelf wear, soiling and creasing on the covers. Signed by the author.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Signed by author on title page; mild edgewear, light toning; 16 pages; Signed by Author.