CHILLS & FEVER by John Crowe Ransom - 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.

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

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.

Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478

2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Read More

Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .

Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.

NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.

Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.