Resultados de búsqueda: Poetry from William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts

New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine soft Cover SIGNED and inscribed by author on half-title page. Minor edge wear to bottom of spine and front cover. Areas of discoloration inside front cover where a newspaper clipping had been enclosed (fortunately this did not affect the facing half-title page where the book was signed!). Binding is tight and straight. No markings (aside from signature), creases, or tears. 86 pages.

Philadelphia: Privately printed, 1929. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine SIGNED by author on limitation page (#53 of 75 copies). No DJ. minor shelf wear to bottom of boards. 1/8 inch abrasion to bottom left corner of rear board. Otherwise flawless. No markings, tears, or creases. 50 pages.

Georgia: Village Corner Press/Copple House Books, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine and cover. No DJ. SIGNED by author on front free end paper. Limited edition: #94 of 1000. No markings, creases, or tears. Binding is straight and tight, all corners sharp. Excellent volume. 128 pages.

Venice, Italy: Author, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on red leather spine. No DJ. Red and beige flower designs on boards. SIGNED by author on flyleaf under title. Pencil marks at edges of dedication page dated 1/30/86. Otherwise flawless. This is not one of the fifty numbered volumes but rather one of an edition published "simultaneously' with that edition, as explained on copyright page. 48 pages.

New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1973. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine soft cover first edition SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page. . No DJ. Mild edgewear to top and bottom of spine and covers. Spine is straight and square. No creases. No markings, creases, or tears. A pristine volume. 127 pages.

Virginia: The Dietz Press Incorporated, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition SIGNED and inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Beautiful gilt lettering and designs on spine and front cover. DJ in protective mylar cover has chipping and tears to top and bottom edges, mild age toning. Not clipped, not remaindered, not ex-lib. No markings (other than author's signature and inscription), no tears, no creases. 176 pages.

Privately printed, 1910. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine privately printed cloth edition with gilt lettering on cover. There is no publication information or date, etc. But it is undoubtedly a first and only edition. All indications point to 1910 as the likely date of publication. Contains thirteen sonnets celebrating the journey of the yacht 'Atlantic,' which set a world record in winning the Kaiser Cup in 1905. That record was not broken until 2005. A black and white picture of the yacht appears on the frontispiece protected by a tissue. The author of these poems, Clay Meredith Greene, was a prolific play and screenwriter who was born and lived his life in San Francisco. Binding and text are in excellent shape. Some soiling of white cloth covers. Moderate tanning to all pages commensurate with age. 10 pages.

New Yorkk: Terence & Elsa Holliday, 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good limited edition cloth SIGNED by T.S. Eliot with gilt lettering on spine and marbled boards. No DJ. This is #108 of 110 copies. Eliot's signature appears at the bottom of the edition number page just before the title page. The spine is straight and tight, but the pages show age toning and light smudging throughout. Some of this may be the result of exposure to moisture, but all are straight and legible. The frontispiece portrait of Dryden, done in red ink, is still in good shape but the red ink has bled through the page a bit. Does not affect the signature. See photos please. There is a 1/2 inch abrasion to the marbling pattern on the back cover. 68 pages.

Paris: Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1919. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine cloth sixth edition (in French) with gilt lettering on spine. No DJ. Binding is straight and tight. Light shelf wear to top and bottom of spine, and age toning to pages throughout commensurate with age. Otherwise, the volume is flawless. No markings, creases, or tears. No ex-lib, not remaindered. 64 pages.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth first edition with black lettering on white leather spine. No DJ. The leather on the spine is rather soiled, but binding is straight and tight, lettering perfectly legible. Two abrasions on the front cover. Two pencil marks at top of front end papers. No other markings, creases, or tears. Light tanning to all pages commensurate with age. 130 pages.

U.S.A.: Univ of Pennsylvania Press, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As New cloth with gilt lettering on spine and Near Fine DJ in protective mylar cover. SIGNED by author Margaret Dickie with inscription on title page. The book is flawless. No markings (aside from author signature), creases, or tears. The DJ displays some minor creases and shelf wear to top of spine and front lower corner along with a 1/8 inch closed tear at top of spine. Endnotes, Bibliography, and index. 192 pages.

New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1918. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine and gilt design on front cover. Very Good DJ in protective mylar cover. DJ has a 1 inch tear at top of spine and various small closed tears, chipping, and wear around edges. Book spine is straight and tight. Light age toning to all pages commensurate with age. Minor shelf wear to bottom of spine. There is a signature on the front free endpaper by Harriet O'Shea. She was not one of the authors in this volume but a significant figure in the education and psychological professions in the early 20th century. Her professional papers are housed at Purdue University. Some pencil marks on endpapers. 133 pages.

Greenwood, SC: Privately printed, 1940. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good softcover first edition of privately printed pamphlet of poem. Saddle stapled cover is still firm, but staples are lightly rusted. Edgewear to card cover. Two of the poems have a penciled 'x' marked next to them by a previous reader, but otherwise no markings, creases, or tears. Age toning throughout commensurate with age. 31 pages.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1936. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth second edition (1936) with gilt lettering on spine and Good DJ in protective mylar cover. This second edition introduced for the first time a speech by the chorus to begin part two. The book is in excellent condition: spine is straight and tight. Light rubbing and shelf wear to top and bottom of spine and bottom of front cover. I classify it as Very Good rather than Near Fine because there are a good many penciled notes in the margins throughout the text. Previous owner's name at top right of front free end paper. 86 pages. The DJ has abrasions at bottom of spine and a 1/2 inch tear across top of spine along with age toning overall and creasing to top of front cover area. Looks pretty good in brodart mylar cover, though (see images). 86 pages.

U.S.A.: Xlibris, 2007. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine softcover SIGNED by author on half-title page. No DJ as issued. Likely first softcover edition, though not stated. No markings, tears, or creases. Not ex lib, not remaindered. 123 pages.

Hanover and London: Bread Loaf Writers' Conference/Middlebury, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine softcover first printing of first edition. No DJ as issued. Binding is straight and tight. No creases in spine. Perfect condition except for slight discoloration to bottom of text block two small stains to exterior of textblock. Moisture wrinkles along the bottom margin of pages 65 onward, but not very noticible. No creases, markings, or tears. Not ex lib. Not remaindered. Not clipped. 302 pages.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Laszlo Kubinyi. Near Fine cloth with gilt lettering and designs on spine and cover and Very Good DJ in protective Brodart mylar cover. Gilt lettering is brilliant and clear. Spine is straight and tight. Light sun fading and soiling to top edge of front cover, otherwise I would classify the book as Fine. All pages bright and clean. No markings, creases, or tears. DJ is Very Good with moderate shelf wear and chipping to top and bottom and 3/4 inch closed tear at top of front cover and light sun fading to spine. Not ex lib, not clipped, not remaindered. Index of first lines and titles. 127 pages.

New Jersey: Elenchus Enterprises Incorporated, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine limited first printing soft cover SIGNED by author on title page. Light soiling to back cover. No markings (aside from author signature), creases, or tears. All pages clear and bright. 32 pages.

Penmaen Press, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. McCurdy, Michael. As New cloth first (limited) edition with gilt lettering on spine and front cover SIGNED by both the author and illustrator on the rear limitation page. No DJ. This is #95 of 300 hardbound copies. No markings (aside from the signatures), no tears, no creases. Not ex-lib, not remaindered. A pristine collectible. 35 pages.

London: Watts & Co. , 1923. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first printing of first edition with gilt lettering on spine and cover SIGNED and inscribed by author in 1923 on frontpapers. This tiny volume is in mint condition, all gilt lettering is bright and solid, binding is straight and tight, cloth pristine. Age toning to all pages commensurate with age. This is the publication of the Conway Memorial Lecture sponsored from 1910 to the present by the Conway Hall Ethical Society in London. 36 pages.