Search Results: Authors starting with A from William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts

New York: Pocket Books, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good softcover. Spine is cocked with two creases but binding is still firm. No creases, tears, or markings except as noted above. A good reading copy.

Chicago: Encyclopedia Brittanica, Inc., 1976. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine hardcover faux leather with gilt lettering, no dustjacket. collection of transcribed documents and art relating to the American Revolution. A fantastic shelf resource. Published by Brittanica in celebration of the bicentennial. 319 pages. Index. 6 ½ x 9 ½".

Washington, DC: NASA, 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine softcover of NASA first issue of the third Mercury program report. Side stapled format with blue paper cover. Creasing and edgewear along edge of front cover. Top corner of pages 108120 and top corner of rear cover are creased. Mild tanning to pages commensurate with age, but overall in suprisingly good shape. Illustrations, tables, statistics. Includes 5 essays, concluding with Astronaut Wally Schirra's "Pilot's Flight Report." 120 pages.

Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine and Fine DJ. Binding straight and tight, gilt lettering brilliant. No creases, markings, or tears. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. 157 pages.

U.S.A.: Barricade Books, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine first edition cloth with gilt lettering on spine and Near Fine DJ. SIGNED by Steve Allen with inscription. Very close to Fine except for minor wear at top of spine and some creasing to and light wear to top and bottom of front DJ. Otherwise a pristine collectible. No markings, tears, or creases anywhere. Not price clipped. 308 pages.

Ohio: American Legion, 1933. Limited Edition . No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good invitation to the American Legion's Grand Military Ball to be held in Canton, Ohio, on December 19, 1933. Includes a dance card which has not been filled out.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth first edition with black lettering on spine and gilt lettering on front cover. No DJ. Some shelf wear on spine and bottom of spine. Rounded corners. Abrasions and discoloration on spine and covers. Former owner's name inscribed inside from cover. Two pages are creased. All pages show tanning commensurate with age. 204 pages.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on cover (no lettering on spine). No DJ. Shelf wear and rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Spine is straight and tight. Gilt lettering bright. Light, uniform age toning throughout commensurate with age. Not ex lib, no remainder marks. 150 pages.

Illinois: D.C. Cook Pub. Co, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good first edition with gilt lettering on spine and Very Good DJ. Binding is straight and tight, all corners sharp. The boards appear to be slightly bowed with front cover convex. DJ shows wear and chipping to edges and closed tear at middle of spine. Handwritten price of $9.95 on inside upper corner of DJ. No markings (except as noted above), creases, or tears. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. 212 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.

Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1934. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. November, 1934, vol XIV, no. 2. This was a monthly newsletter with black and white illustrations and scholarly art histories of new exhibitions and acquisitions undertaken by the Detroit Institute of Arts. The feature essay is by the Institute's director, William R. Valentiner. 15 pages. Saddle-stapled. 1/4 inch line at bottom of front cover along with minor spotting and age toning. Interior pages are all pristine. No creases, markings, or tears.

U.S.A.: Basic Books, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first printing of first edition with gilt lettering on spine and Fine DJ. Slight crease to bottom of DJ spine. Not price clipped, not remaindered, not ex-lib. No creases, markings, or tears A flawless collectible. Notes, bibliography, index. 580 pages.

New York and Evanston: Harper and Row Publishers, 1962. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition (stated) with gilt lettering on spine and Near Fine DJ. Light shelf wear to bottom of spine and boards. Discoloration to front end papers where a newpaper clipping had been inserted. DJ is clipped and displays edgewear and light chipping to top and bottom of spine and corners. No markings or creases. 224 pages.

Lincoln and London: University Of Nebraska Press, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth with black lettering on spine and Very Good DJ. The book itself is flawless. No markings, tears, or creases. DJ has some abrasion on front and a 1" tear along edge of rear DJ flap. Translated by Konrad Bieber. 235 pages.