Chills and Fever: Poems by RANSOM, JOHN CROWE - 1924

New York: Alfred a. Knopf , 1924. Hardback. 95pp. Binding somewhat rubbed. Some occasional foxing to contents. Archival tape repair to page 57/58. Small mark and previous owner's name, Anthony Thwaite, in pencil to front free end-paper. A rather pleasing copy. (q27). Hard Cover. Good.

Item Description: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924., Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. 95 pp. Original quarter cloth binding with decorated (first binding) striped boards and printed paper spinal label.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first binding. Spine label and corners rubbed, else a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper.

Santa Barbara, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1979 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Signed First Edition. Thin Quarto. 25 pp, #57 of 200. Pamela's Grenn Tomato Pie, Measuring, Nell's Birthday, Trophies, What I learned About the World from Barry Lopez. Signed by the Poet on the rear free end paper. Decorated boards, green 1" hinge bound cloth, light tan papered boards in glassine wrapper. 7.9" x 11.1" boards.

New York: Knopf, 1924. First Edition. Later binding: red cloth-backed blue boards, yellow top stain, with paper label; 8vo. Inscribed "For Paul and Dorris/ With affection and all good wishes, May 3, 1949" and signed in full by the poet. This volume with many of the poet's finest poems. A good copy, tips worn and one signature starting. In later dust jacket, about very good and likely circa 1940 (in removable archival covers). Until tax laws changed in the 1970's, it was not uncommon for publishers to keep unbound sheets for years. This binding using the original sheets was likely done around 1940, the jacket advertising war bonds.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. First edition, first state of binding. 95 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth spine, paper label and decorated boards. Very good. First edition, first state of binding. 95 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Ransom's second regularly published collection of poems. A near fine copy with the first issue binding with vertical striped paper covered boards with a cloth spine and with the pages partially unopened and in a near fine dust jacket with some chipping to the top of the spine and some other minor wear. A bright and clean copy that is nicer than usual.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first binding. Spine label and edges of the boards rubbed, else a near very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. From the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Peter Taylor and his wife, the National Book Award-nominated poet Eleanor Ross Taylor, with her bookplate and ownership Signature. A founding member of The Fugitives, Ransom was a major influence on Peter Taylor, whom he taught at Kenyon College.

New York, New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1924 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition / 1st Printing. Small Octavo. 96 pp, about 40 - 50 poems. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, with slight age-toning. Black papered spine in blended striped brown paper. DJ worn around the edges, especially chipped here and there all around the top edge, DJ in mylar protector..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. First edition, first state of binding. 95 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth spine, paper label and decorated boards. Fine in about fine yellow unclipped printed dust jacket with review by Christopher Morley on upper panel. Bookplate of Claude. First edition, first state of binding. 95 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Author's second commercially published book.