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

New York: L.B. Cake, 1898. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth first edition of privately printed volume with gilt lettering on spine and cover. No DJ. Spine is straight and tight, but is faded and moderately soil, as is cover. Shelf wear and rubbing to top and bottom of spine and covers. Corners bumped. Spine and cover may be slightly bowed, so that the front cover is concave while the back cover is convex. But this is almost imperceptible. Age toning to all pages commensurate with age. No markings, tears, or creases. Not ex lib. Illustrations. 195 pages.

Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth with dust jacket, very good+. Dust jacket has one small area of discoloration on interior front flap where scotch tape of protective covering came in contact with dust jacket. First two chapters have occasional underlining and circling of key terms in text.

Pennsylvania: Manna Press, 1985. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Westbury. Near Fine softcover second (revised) edition SIGNED by author on title page. Gift inscription by previous owner at bottom of title page. Binding is tight and straight. There is a production related crease in the paper near the bottom of pages 49-56, but otherwise the volume is in great shape. No markings or tears. Abrasions at bottom of spine and at at bottom right corner of back cover. 74 pages.

1901. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Fine, Autograph letter signed, 1 p. April 19, 1901. Hayden Carruth to S.B. Stabler. This letter relates to a feature he edited for Harper's Monthly Magazine, "Editor's Drawer," from about 1894 to 1921. It featured humorous stories and anecdotes. The letter, dated "19 of April, 1901" reads as follows: "My Dear Miss Stabler: Thank you very much for letting me see these, but somehow they don't seem to be just what "the Drawer" can use. Your other little anecdote is coming in the June number. As ever. Sincerely. Hayden Carruth." Handwritten on Harper & Brothers letterhead, from "Editorial Rooms." Historical Context: Hayden Carruth (originally Fred Hayden Carruth) (1862-1932) was an American newspaper publisher, journalist, humorist, and author of juvenile fiction. After working for various weekly newspapers in the Midwest, he moved to New York City where he was an editor at the New York Tribune,… Read More

New York: Dorset Press, 1990. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. As new, cloth with crisp, bright gilt lettering on spine and as new dj. No markings or creases. First edition, second printing. Spine is flat and tight. Pristine copy.

U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on blue spine and Fine DJ. The first 25 pages have some underlining, but no markings for the rest of the 916 pages. No creases or tears anywhere.

Bostson: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth first edition with gilt lettering on cover and spine SIGNED by Lord Charnwood at end of preface. The signature appears beneath a glued in image of Charnwood opposite the table of contents. Rather unorthodox, but there you go. The gilt lettering on the spine is quite faded but still legible. 1/2 inch light colored scuffing to top left edge of spine and back cover. There is also a glued in newspaper clipping in the front endpaper with corresponding discoloration of opposing front free end paper. Blue pencil markings of former owner in front endpapers and occassionally as underlinings and parentheses throughout the text (always in blue pencil). Binding is straight and tight. No other creases or tears. Index. 232 pages.

na, 1879. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Autographed, handwritten poem by Lydia Maria Child, 1879. Excellent condition. 3" X 4 1/4". No tears or creases. Paper is in good condition and ink is still crisp and clear. Child was one of the most significant reformers of the nineteenth century U.S., writing and advocating for a number of causes, principally abolitionism, women's rights, and Native American rights. Born in 1802, she reached the height of her influence in the 1830s-50s. She died one year after signing this poem. Provenance of this document can be traced back to the early 1900s, when it was in the ownership of the inventor Harold Tifft. Tifft wrote copious notes in pencil on the back of the document (please see image) before selling it to a rare book dealer in the mid-1900s. A receipt of that dealer's sale of the poem to the family from whom I purchased it will be included with this sale.

No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Autographed letter on Saturday Review stationery, no date. The letter is a rejection addressed to the poet Edsel Ford with extensive critical feedback and an invitation to revise and resubmit "or just tell me to go to hell." Ciardi was poetry editor of the Saturday Review from 1956-1972, so the letter could have been written anytime during that tenure. I have not done research to verify whether Mr. Ford revised the poem or if it was ever published. 3 pages on small stationery sheets, 3 ½ x 5 ½ inches, green paper. Crease at left upper corners of 2d and 3d sheets, possible trifold creases for mailing.

New York: Knopf, 1985. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine softcover first edition SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page. No markings, creases, or tears. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. A pristine collectible signed by Amy Clampitt. 110 pages.

Pan Books, 1984. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good softcover. This is the 1984 edition of a book that first appeared in 1972. The spine is firm and tight but creased from top to bottom. Front cover creased in three places. Age toning commensurate with age on all pages. No markings or tears. 255 pages.

Mount Pleasant: Central Michigan University, 1961. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth limited edition (1,000 copies issued in 1961) with gilt lettering on spine and cover. No DJ. I classify this book as Near Fine only because the previous owner's name is written on the front free end paper and the gilt lettering is slightly faded on the spine (see photo). Otherwise the volume is flawless: spine is straight and tight, all corners sharp, no creases, markings (except as noted above), no tears. Notes. Index. Three appendices. 153 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.

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.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth first edition with pink lettering on spine and cover. No DJ. Binding is straight and tight. Light shelf wear and rubbing to top and bottom of spine. All corners sharp. Foxing to end papers in front and back. Glued in sticker from original bookstore at bottom of front free end paper. Uniform age toning throughout commensurate with age. No creases, tears, or markings. Not ex lib, not remaindered. 95 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.

Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi: Pine Forge Press, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near Fine first printing of first edition softcover. Light rubbing and shelf wear to bottom of spine and front cover. 1/8 abrasion to top of spine and minor crease to top of front cover. Otherwise a flawless copy. Flat tight, uncreased spine and bright crisp pages. No markings, creases, or tears. Notes, bibliography, index. 220 pages. Not ex-library. Not remaindered.

College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As New cloth first edition with black lettering on spine and As New DJ. Inscription Christmas gift on front free end paper. Otherwise: a flawless volume with no markings, tears, or creases. No ex-lib, not clipped, not remaindered. 175 pages.

Privately printed, 1944. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine saddle-stapled pamphlet. Beige card cover with color photo and gilt lettering and designs. Copyright dates are 1935-38, but this printing appears to be from the summer of 1944. Slight discoloration to the lower right edge of front cover, almost imperceptible. Light, uniform age toning to all pages commensurate with age. Color photos. 32 pages. Excellent condition. Probably not much different than when it was first purchased as a souvenir in 1944.