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

Berkeley, CA: Ariel Vamp Press, 1989. 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. Covers are bright and clean. Binding straight and tight. No creases, marks, or tears. A pristine volume signed by author. Illustrations. Index. 127 pages.

London: The Parton Press, 1957. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth with Fine DJ in protective mylar cover. First English hardcover edition (an earlier softcover edition was published in 1950). The book is in pristine condition except for severe fading to the gilt lettering on the spine and light age toning to pages commensurate with age, hence the Near Fine designation. 40 pages.

U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1994. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As New cloth 3d printing of first edition with silver lettering on spine and As New DJ in protective mylar cover. SIGNED by author John Barnes on title pages. No flaws to book or DJ (not price clipped). A pristine collectible. 432 pages.

New York: Morehouse-Gorham Co., 1956. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth second printing of first edition (stated) SIGNED by author on half-title page with black lettering on spine and Near Fine DJ. Binding is straight and tight, all corners sharp, lettering crisp and clear. I classify this book as Near Fine rather than Fine only due to foxing of front and rear end papers (only to endpapers, nowhere else) and uniform mild age toning to all pages commensurate with age. DJ shows edgewear and chipping along top and bottom, two closed tears at bottom of front cover (1/2 inch each), minor sun-fading to spine of DJ. No markings, creases, or tears. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. 184 pages.

New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first printing of first edition with black lettering on spine and Near Fine DJ. Spine is tight and straight, all corners sharp. No creases, markings, or tears. DJ has light age toning along top. Not ex lib, not clipped, not remaindered. 165 pages.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ira Moskowitz. Fine cloth first edition (stated) with gilt lettering and designs on spine and cover and Very Good DJ. Binding is straight and tight, gilt lettering and designs are brilliant, all corners sharp, no markings, creases, or tears. DJ shows edge wear and chipping, rubbing to front spine edge and corners. Not clipped, not ex lib, no remainder marks. 209 pages.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1879. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good cloth first edition ex-library with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Residue of library call number sticker on spine, rebound sometime in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Front end papers are torn along spine but spine is straight and tight. No markings, creases, or tears. Age toning to all pages commensurate with age. 352 pages.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine first edition cloth SIGNED by author with gilt lettering on spine and embossed front cover with Good DJ in protective mylar cover. The cover, lettering, spine, etc are flawless and virtually 'as new.' I classified the book as Near Fine only because the front and end papers display some age toning and spotting. It may be that the pages have some slight age toning, but it is so slight and uniform that it may be a trick of the eye. No markings, creases, or tears. Excellent bones. The DJ, on the other hand, has seen better days. Chipping and tears to top and bottom of DJ on both front and back with 1 1/2 inch closed tear at top of front. Looks pretty cool, though, in the mylar. And, let's get real, this is the first edition of Ben Belitt's first book. SIGNED!

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine, cloth with gild lettering on front cover and spine, no dustjacket issued. Spine and boards in excellent condition, no markings or creases on pages. Tight, clean, pristine. 9 ¾ x 12". 1423 pages.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine. No DJ as issued. Binding is straight and tight, all corners sharp, gilt lettering brilliant. Previous owner's name inscribed on front free end paper, but otherwise no markings, tears, or creases. Not ex lib, no remainder marks. Notes. Index. 253 pages.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with white lettering on spine and Near Fine DJ. Spine is straight and tight, lettering bright and clear, no markings, creases, or tears. DJ is Near Fine with light chipping and wear to top and bottom and soiling to back cover. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. 181 pages.

U.S.A.: Coronado Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition SIGNED and inscribed by author on flyleaf with black lettering and designs on spine and cover. No DJ as issued. Binding is straight and tight. All corners sharp. Light shelf wear to top and bottom of spine. Otherwise a flawless volume: no markings, tears, or creases. 126 pages.

New York : Abelard Press, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine and Good DJ. Binding is straight and tight. Gilt lettering is slightly faded but still crisp and clear. Bottom rear corner slightly bumped; all other corners sharp. No creases, markings, or tears. Age toning commensurate with age throughout the volume, including endpapers. 200+ black and white plates. 17 chapters, ending with a study of the boxes of Faberge in Russia. Bibliography. List of known makers by date and nationality. 223 pages. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks.

Jerusalem: Hechal Shlomo, 1980. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine cloth second edition with gilt lettering on spine SIGNED by one of the author/editors with Near Fine DJ. The book is flawless: spine is straight and tight, gilt lettering brilliant, all corners sharp, no markings, creases, or tears. The DJ has a 1 inch closed tear at the top right of rear cover and edge wear to top and bottom of spine, some wear to corners, otherwise bright and lovely. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks (I feel obliged to say it, but, honestly, the only place to buy it is in Hechal Schlomo and the museum is happy to just keep it in the safe until the next pilgrim wants it. For that matter, if you've got one with a clipped jacket maybe it would add value...). 199 pages.

U.S.A.: George Banta Publishing Company, 1917. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good, cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. No DJ. Stamped "2nd Bn. Hqrs. 304tth Inf. not to be taken from these hqrs" inside front cover. Some pencil marks on upper right corner of front paper. No markings or creases otherwise. Topographical map of Gettysburg-antietem is still present and in good condition inside rear cover envelope. This is the second edition 1917 which had been improved "to incorporate the principal changes in the art and science of Field Artillery occasioned by the present European conflict.

Cazenovia, NY: Henry & Sweetlands, 1845. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Fair condition leather bound first edition, 1845. No DJ. Binding is still tight and all pages are firm. Front cover is not fully shaken but is in the process of separating from the spine (from the bottom). The original leather and lettering have flaked off the right half of the spine and what remains is in poor condition. It appears that some brown tap was applied to secure the spine in the distant past, and two strips of it remain on the front and back covers. Shelf wear to top and bottom of spine, corners of covers are rounded and worn. Pages show mild tanning commensurate with age, but quite good overall. 1/8 inch creases to bottom corners of pages 50-90. 252 pages.

Beijing: Foreign Language Press, 1981. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover, second printing. Fine. Sun fading to spine, but otherwise flawless. Softcover (with flaps like a dust jacket that fit around the first pages). 264 pages. 5" x 7 ¼". The book has held up quite well because the Chinese Communist Party spared no expense in making sure it did so. Acid free paper, card covers, etc. They also apparently paid these three scholars to toss objectivity out the window. This is the official Chinese Communist Party version of Chinese history as set forth for the first time in English for the view of foreigners in 1964, but, just as revealing, revised slightly following Nixon's visit in 1972. Good luck finding this anywhere else!

1922. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Autographed handwritten note, December 1, 1922, Oxford. Paper is in excellent condition, ink is a little faded but still very clear. Slight crease to bottom left corner. Remnants of adhesive and paper on back with pencil markings. 4 ½ X 7 inches.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Good. Cloth, first edition, with dust jacket, 8 vo. Book condition: as new. Dust jacket condition: good, with some wear along edges and spine and a 2" tear at top of spine, price clipped. 88 pages.

USA: Free Press, 1999. 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. The volume is flawless: binding is straight and tight, gilt lettering brilliant, all corners sharp, no creases, markings, or tears. Light shelf wear to top of DJ. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. Notes. Index. 256 pages.