Ole Miss (34 results)

First edition (not stated). xviii, 291 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Black dust jacket lightly rubbed; slight bumping to spine heel; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right. Black cloth with vibrant gilt stamping to spine. Interior leaves are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. {Sports-Shelf#1} ISBN 9780692921821.

First printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page). xii, 412 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 15.75cm. Blue dust jacket lightly rubbed; front flap is not price-clipped. Dark navy blue cloth with bright gilt stamped lettering to spine. Usual slight sag to text block. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. {MS-Shelf#3} ISBN 1578060915.

First edition (not stated) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xviii, 291 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.5cm. Black dust jacket lightly rubbed; short scratch at rear panel's upper left; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right. Black cloth with vibrant gilt stamping to spine. Author's ink signature on the half-title page; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. {Sports-Shelf#2} ISBN 9780692921821.

Single issue of the quarterly magazine. 48 pages plus covers. Paper covers; curling and slight rippling to publication's lower portion strongest at fore-edge corners; original subscriber's mailing label still affixed to rear cover. Binding is firm. Includes: "A Conversation with a Dirt Eater" by Dennis Frate; "First Monday Sale and Trade Days in Ripley; A Photo Essay" by David Wharton; "Arthur Palmer Hudson; Mississippi Folklorist" by Bonnie J. Krause; "Charles Thomas Smith; A Mississippi Fidler" by Norman Mellin; and "The Ingenuity of Delta Boys in the 'Twenties" by Abbot L. Ferriss." {Shelf-PaceSale}.

Single issue of the quarterly magazine. 64 pages plus covers. Paper covers; curling and slight rippling to publication's lower portion strongest at fore-edge corners; original subscriber's mailing label still affixed to rear cover. Binding is firm. Includes: "The View from the Porch' Households and Community Change in Rural Mississippi" by Susan Ditto; "I can sit right here, think a thousand miles away . . . ; Revealing the Blues in the Space of Jukejoints" by Jennifer Nardone; "Peculiar Institutions; Mammy's Cupboard and the Natchez Pilgrimage" by Lori Robbins; "Unexpected Gifts; Notes on my Mississippi Photographs" by Nils Gore; and "Reverend H.D. Dennis and his Church in Vicksburg" by Chris Thompson and Chad Chisholm with help from Dorothy-Dean Thomas. {Shelf-PaceSale}.

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [22], 277 pages. Hardcover. Black dust jacket lightly rubbed; front flap is not price-clipped. Black cloth with vibrant silver stamping to spine. Author's three-line ink inscription "To: Archie | Hail State! | Steve Robertson" on half-title page; interior pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. ISBN 9780578562094.

First printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page) INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xii, 412 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 15.75cm. Blue dust jacket lightly rubbed with some bumping at edges; light toning at tops of flaps; front flap is not price-clipped; affixed at bottom of rear flap is a gold foil bookstore sticker for Oxford, Mississippi's Square Books. Dark navy blue cloth with bright gilt stamped lettering to spine. Light foxing to text block edges. Author's warm seven-line ink inscription to a fellow Ole Miss faculty member on front free endpaper; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. {MS-Shelf#4} ISBN 1578060915.

Second edition (revised and updated from the original 1949 edition). xiv, 207 pages. Hardcover. Lacks dust jacket. Blue cloth, light bumping at spine ends and boards' top corners. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy. With frontispiece, Preface to the Second Edition, Preface to the First Edition, two sections of b/w plates on unpaged leaves, Notes, Bibliographical Note, and Index. {MS-Shelf #1}.

Single sheet folded four times (i.e. folded into fourths) with respective prominent fold-lines; mailing label still attached. Folds out to approx. H 23.5 inches x L 17.5 inches. Two pinholes at top right and left corners of poster but otherwise still bright and clean.

88 pages including covers. Magazine-style paperback: H 27.75cm x L 21cm. Some soiling and slight rippling to covers and interior leaves; minor closed tear at front cover's bottom right. Staples rusted but binding holding. {Shelf-PB-Box90}.

First edition (not stated) SIGNED BY THE EDITOR. viii, 160 pages. Hardcover: H 28.75cm x L 22.25cm. Red dust jacket lightly rubbed; slight nicks at flap fold heads; bumping at rear panel's top edge; front flap is not price-clipped. Blue spine; red boards. Small stain to text block's top edge with some leaves fractionally affected at their top margins; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket with editor and contributor Larry Wells' ink signature on title page. With Editor's Note by Larry Wells [Lawrence Wells], b/w photographs throughout with occasional color plates, and concluding section of Lettermen and Season Records. Features a collection of fourteen essays and reminiscences regarding Ole Miss football by contributors Warner Alford, Billy Brewer, David Sansing, Dean Faulkner Wells (contributing "To Be a Scrub"), Charles Overby, Willie Morris (contributing "Heroes in the Rain," "The Dog Comes Home," and "In the Spirit of the Game"), William Winter ("The Golden Age"), James A. Autry, Barry Hannah (contributing "A Dream of the Big Contender"), John Grisham ("The Return"), Billy Watkins, and Larry Wells. {SportsShelf#3} ISBN 1563520729.

First edition (not stated but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages). xviii, 242 pages. Hardcover: H 23.75cm x L 16cm. Dust jacket rubbed and foxed with some soiling; mild sunning to spine panel; 2cm chip at top of rear panel with shallow chipping at other edges. Blue cloth with gilt stamping to spine and front board, slight scuffing at spine ends and at board corner tips. Strong foxing to top edge with lesser foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge; strong foxing/toning to initial leaves as well as rear endpapers; past owner's ink signature at top of front pastedown; mostly light but occasional moderate foxing to interior text pages. Binding is firm. Else a very good- copy in a good+ dust jacket. Laid-in at front endpapers is three-panel folding campus map (also with some foxing) presumably contemporary to book's publication. With frontispiece, Introduction, Preface, Notes, Bibliographical Note, Chronological List of Executive Officers, and Index. {MS Shelf #2}.

First edition (not stated but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages). xviii, 242 pages. Hardcover: H 23.75cm x L 16.25cm. Dust jacket well rubbed and soiled with some chipping, tears, and creasing; some color fading to spine; front flap is detached; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Blue cloth with gilt stamping to spine and front board, slight scuffing at spine heel. Light foxing at edges; past owner's personal bookplate on front pastedown; interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. With frontispiece, Introduction, Preface, Notes, Bibliographical Note, Chronological List of Executive Officers, and Index. {MS Shelf #1}.

Second edition (revised and updated from the original 1949 edition). xiv, 207 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. Blue dust jacket rubbed; some soiling at spine center; nicks and a few tears at edges; very faint moisture staining at top of rear panel; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Blue cloth. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. A near fine copy in a very good- dust jacket. With frontispiece, Preface to the Second Edition, Preface to the First Edition, two sections of b/w plates on unpaged leaves, Notes, Bibliographical Note, and Index. {MS-Shelf #2}.

DECEMBER 2 1950 EGG BOWL TICKET STUB (i.e. used ticket with jagged left side edge where verso's seating position info was removed presumably at the stadium gate). Color printing on verso announcing seat position at Hemingway Stadium, date, etc.; recto side printed in b/w with stadium diagram and imprint of ticket printing specialty company Weldon, Williams & Lick of Fort Smith, Arkansas. 1950 Egg Bowl was the 47th meeting between the two teams for state bragging rights. Ole Miss won 27-20. Ole Miss was led by Coach John Vaught with player Arnold L. "Showboat" Boykin who would earn Rebel fame in the 1951 season.

52 pages plus covers. Magazine style publication - staple-bound paperback: H 27.75cm x L 21.75cm. Color pictorial paper covers rubbed with scuffs/nicks at edges and along spine fold; small chip at front cover's bottom left; front cover and pages 1-4 creased at their bottom fore-edge corners. Interior leaves have a few edge nicks but otherwise clean. Binding staples are firm.

Second printing (as stated on rear copyright page; first published 1983). 24 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback booklet: H 23cm x L 17.75cm. Paper covers illustrated with b/w portrait photos of George Ohr; covers rubbed with some scuffing at edges and along spine fold; residue and some surface abrasions from removed sticker at front cover's top right corner. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. Published as the accompanying catalog for a 1983 exhibition held at the University of Mississippi. Introduction (page 2); "Some Facts in the History of a Unique Personality: The Autobiography of George E. Ohr, the Biloxi Potter" (pages 3-5); "George E. Ohr: Further Aesthetic Notes" by Garth Clark (pages 6-8, 22-23); color and b/w plates (pages 9-21); acknowledgements essay (page 24). {ArtShelf#1} ISBN 0937791024.

Second printing (as stated on rear copyright page; first published 1983). 24 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback booklet: H 23cm x L 17.75cm. Paper covers illustrated with b/w portrait photos of George Ohr; covers rubbed with minor scuffing at edges; residue and some surface abrasions from removed sticker at front cover's top right corner. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. Published as the accompanying catalog for a 1983 exhibition held at the University of Mississippi. Introduction (page 2); "Some Facts in the History of a Unique Personality: The Autobiography of George E. Ohr, the Biloxi Potter" (pages 3-5); "George E. Ohr: Further Aesthetic Notes" by Garth Clark (pages 6-8, 22-23); color and b/w plates (pages 9-21); acknowledgements essay (page 24). {ArtShelf#2} ISBN 0937791024.

Second printing (as stated on rear copyright page; first published 1983). 24 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback booklet: H 23cm x L 17.75cm. Paper covers illustrated with b/w portrait photos of George Ohr; covers rubbed with minor scuffing at edges; residue from removed sticker at front cover's top right corner. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. Published as the accompanying catalog for a 1983 exhibition held at the University of Mississippi. Introduction (page 2); "Some Facts in the History of a Unique Personality: The Autobiography of George E. Ohr, the Biloxi Potter" (pages 3-5); "George E. Ohr: Further Aesthetic Notes" by Garth Clark (pages 6-8, 22-23); color and b/w plates (pages 9-21); acknowledgements essay (page 24). {ArtShelf#3} ISBN 0937791024.

68 pages plus covers. Magazine style publication - staple-bound paperback: H 27.75cm x L 21.75cm. Color pictorial paper covers rubbed with scuffs/nicks at edges; slender abrasion along spine fold with some wear at staple holes. Slight soiling to text block's fore-edge and to first and alter leaves; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding staples are firm.

208 pages. Hardcover: H 31cm x L 23.75cm. Dark red boards; slight scuffing and bumping at spine ends and board corners. Toning and soiling to endpapers; unfortunate obtrusive color wax pencil scribbling amongst some interior pages. Binding is firm. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.5 pounds (2 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

272 pages. Hardcover: H 31.25cm x L 23.5cm. Dark aquamarine boards with soiling and toning; a few small stains to front board; slight scuffing/bumping at spine ends and board corners. Some soiling and toning to text block edges as well as to endpapers; freshman coed's ink ownership inscription and sorority membership note on front free endpaper; same student's b/w headshot photo along torn out from page 113 affecting two adjacent images as well as three on verso (page 114); classmate ink inscriptions on other freshman section pages 113, 116, and 120; frequent friend ink inscriptions within sorority section (pages 188-201); a few other scattered ink inscriptions/signatures and sorority notations throughout yearbook as well as some soiling and foxing. Binding is firm. The first Ole Miss yearbook was issued for the 1896-1897 academic year nearly a half-century after the school's founding in 1848; if the correct sequence is indeed yearly then this should be Volume 47 but somehow it is designated as Volume 49. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5 pounds (2.26 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

284 pages. Hardcover: H 31cm x L 23.25cm. Padded brown boards lightly soiled and stained; some scuffing at edges; vertical furrows along spine. Ink doodling and writing to endpapers; student b/w headshot photo clipped out of freshman class section affecting image on verso as well; student b/w headshot photo jaggedly torn out of sophomore section affecting adjacent and verso images as well; black wax pencil scribbling to page 67 with student photo jaggedly torn out at top of page affecting verso text; no other removals spotted upon a quick perusal but might be present; a few ink signature and marks; some soiling and staining throughout; a few other wax pencil streaks to some rear pages as well. Binding has several stress points with several quires fractionally pulled but otherwise firm. The first Ole Miss yearbook was issued for the 1896-1897 academic year nearly a half-century after the school's founding in 1848; if the correct sequence is indeed yearly then this should be Volume 46 but the exterior spine designates it as Volume 48. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5 pounds (2.26 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

34 pages plus covers. Magazine-style paperback: H 27cm x L 19.5cm. Some curling to program towards spine fold. Front cover features color illustration by Willard Mullin. Soiled and creased color pictorial covers detached as are pages 1-2 from rest of program. Team roster pages 17-20 have some chips, tears, creasing, and some surface peeling; pencil writing on page 6; other creases, soiling, and a few stains to interior leaves. Binding staples rusted but remaining pages (other than covers and 1-2) are holding. {Shelf-PB-Box90}.

48 pages including covers. Magazine-style paperback: H 26.75cm x L 19.5cm. White front cover features color illustration by Lon Keller; some soiling to covers; tearing at upper spine fold; chipping at rear cover's top right corner adjacent to spine. Some soiling and a few creased fore-edges to interior leaves; rear cover's recto has five age-toned short tape strips at margins as program was previously secured within a student scrapbook. Binding staples rusted but holding. {Shelf-PB-Box90}.

336 pages. Hardcover: H 30.75cm x L 23.25cm. Color pictorial front board, cream colored rear board soiled, some scuffing to board corners; blue spine with large white lettering, spine scuffed at ends. Some light soiling (fingerprint smudges) and occasional small stains to interior pages; tear at bottom gutter margin of pages 205-206. Binding a bit stressed at several points but not shaken and otherwise still reasonably firm. Acquired from the estate of an Ole Miss faculty member and no student signatures or inscriptions are present. A good+ copy. Laid-in as a lagniappe at the rear endpapers is a staple-bound brochure (some soiling and wrinkling) for Commencement Day, Sunday, May 27, 1951. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout plus a concluding 20 page advertising section. Although the half-title page specifies this class annual as Volume Fifty-Seven, this 1951 yearbook should actually be Volume #55 as Ole Miss's first yearbook was issued for the 1896-1897 academic year nearly a half-century after the school's founding in 1848. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.25 pounds (2.38 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). xiv, 258 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.5cm. Red dust jacket lightly rubbed with a few nicks and short tears at edges. Blue cloth. A few small light brown stains on bottom edge; interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket.

56 pages plus covers. Magazine-style paperback: H 26.75cm x L 19.75cm. Some soiling and stains to covers and interior leaves; bottom fore-edge corners of pages 55-56 and rear cover creased; short tears at puncture holes affecting some rear leaves at their upper spine corners; rear cover's recto has four age-toned short tape strips at margins as program was previously secured within a student scrapbook. Binding staples rusted but holding. {Shelf-PB-Box90}.

192 pages. Hardcover: H 30.75cm x L 23.25cm. Cram colored boards toned and soiled with some staining; some surface abrasion at spine ends along with slight fraying at heel. Ink ownership inscription on front pastedown; occasional ink writing and signatures/inscriptions on interior pages along with some soiling and light staining. Slight stress to binding but still firm. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.5 pounds (1.58 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

336 pages. Hardcover: H 31cm x L 23.25cm. Green cloth; scuffing at spine ends and at board corner tips. Past owner's two-line ink inscription at top center of front pastedown; some scattered light soiling and a few small stains but overall pages are clean. Binding has several stress points but no splitting or shaking and all still reasonably firm. No classmate signatures or inscriptions readily apparent upon a quick perusal. Still a very good copy. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout with a 18 page rear advertising section. Although no volume number is specified, this 1949 yearbook should be Volume #53 as Ole Miss's first yearbook was issued for the 1896-1897 academic year nearly a half-century after the school's founding in 1848. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5 pounds (2.26 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.