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

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition with gilt designs and lettering on green cover and spine. No DJ. No date of publication indicated but likely 1890. 12 volume set in original green cloth binding. Some shelfwear and rubbing to bottom of spines and covers . Light age toning to pages, but all bindings are tight and square. No markings, creases, or tears. Individual titles of works printed on spines.

United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with brilliant gilt lettering on spine and Fine DJ. There is one short margin note at the top of p. 36 but otherwise the book is flawless. No other markings anywhere, no creases, no tears. The DJ has a crease that runs along the bottom 1/2 inch of the front cover but is otherwise As New. Index. 92 pages.

New York, NY: Cassell Publishing Company, 1891. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Both volumes of the set. Brown leather covers with gilt lettering, bright and clear on cover slightly faded but very clear on spine. Some shelf wear on top and bottom of spines. 1/8 inch tear in cloth on top of spine of volume I. Some pencil marks to front papers and top of title page by previous book dealer. No other markings or creases or imperfections. Tight straight binding, frontispiece illustrations and tissues pristine. Excellent copies. Private owner, not ex-library.

New York: The Outlook Company, 1904. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Autographed by Teddy Roosevelt. Good cloth 2d printing of 1st edition with brown lettering on spine. No DJ. This is a copy presented by President Roosevelt to a pastor with a personal inscription and signature by the president on the front free end paper. The volume itself is in good condition: binding tight and straight. Two tears to top of spine (1/4-1/2 inch). Age fading to spine and cover. 471 pages. PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE!

String Letter Publishing, 2000. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine soft cover. No markings, tears, or creases. Not ex lib, not remaindered, not clipped. Factory fresh. Contains interviews on the craft of songwriting with ten songwriters, including Jerry Garcia, Paul Simon, Indigo Girls, Dave Matthews, Joni Mitchell, etc. See images for table of contents. 181 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.: Louisiana State University Press, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Cloth, first edition with dust jacket. Book condition: Fine, slight scuffing to top of dust jacket near rear corner of spine, but otherwise everything is as new. Literary study of how writers from the early national era to the present have used the idea of Florida in their work. 198 pages, illustrations, footnotes, bibliography, index. 5 ¾ x 8 ¾".

U.S.A.: Louisiana State University Press, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt and black lettering on spine and Fine DJ. Small two inch crease to back of DJ. Otherwise, no markings, creases, or tears. A nearly flawless copy. 608 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 and Toronto: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine. No DJ. Spine is straight and tight. Light shelf wear and rubbing to top and bottom of spine. A few areas of discoloration to outside of textblock. Otherwise, a flawless copy. All pages bright and clean. No markings, tears, or creases. Not ex lib, not remaindered. Notes. Index. 693 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.