Speare Ray (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Inscribed by the author to a librarian in Chelsea, VT, dated 1957. Boards showing some minor soiling, corners lightly bumped, spine ends lightly pushed. Front matter and text block edges are quite foxed. Internally pages are mostly unmarked, and still bright. Binding is sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. (1957), First Edition; Very Good/no dj, octavo, 104pp., green cloth hardcover, endpapers quite browned, private bookplate o/w text unmarked, binding tight, Signed on front endpaper: "With the authors kindest regards and all good wishes to Mr & Mrs Forna who are always welcome at Hollywood, E Ray Speare, May 1957.".

Hardcovers. Condition: Very Good. Apparent First. -----------Green cloth, thin book, near 9" tall. 104 pages, the book contains a 2 page foreword followed by the poetry. 104 pages, text Patois, a variant of English, it seems, easy to understand- - - -.VERY GOOD CONDITION- - - - -SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FLYLEAF,Large ink lettering - - " With the Authors Compliment and Kindest Regard, W Ray Speare 1957"- - - - - -. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Light tone, otherwise light wear. Errata correction in ink on Contents page. Solid hardcover. ; INSCRIBED May 1957 by author: "With the Authors best wishes & kindest regards". "These fascinating poems and my acquaintance and admiration for the French Canadian "habitants" have so influenced me that, as a recreational activity, I have tried my hand at writing some verse in this "Patois". - Foreword. Dialect poetry in French-Canadian accented English, rather than French language patois. ; 0 pages; Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine-. 204 pages, illustrated. For more than three decades, the author was involved with Boston University first as a student, later in 1952 he was elected President of BU. FINE- HARDCOVER, red cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine.This book is signed by the author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. HARD TO FIND BOOK. 104 PAGES. SOLID & CLEAN. MOST UNIQUE VERSES IN "JOUAL" & PATOIS. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 104 pages. Light green cloth binding with gold titling on the cover and a plain spine. Light wear to the binding at the corners and spine ends, otherwise Very Good Plus . No dust Jacket. Signed by the author and dated 1957 in ink on the front free endpaper. Includes a typed letter, signed, from the author, to which is paper-clipped an old typed poem by Napoleon N. Trudeau. Light acid browning to the endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked, and the binding is tight. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4 in - 7 3/4 in tall. Year: 1957. Format: Privately Printed. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Rare memoir of one of the Adirondack's earliest sporting clubs, located in Hollywood Township, along the Racquette River. Contains information on the Club's founding in 1889, early caretakers and guides, forest fires plus numerous tales of trout fishing and hunting deer, bear, and even a wolf. Illustrated with 24 black & white period photos. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering on cover. Very uncommon Adirondack title. Plum Adirondack Bibliography Number 6675. The photos on the listing page are of the actual book for sale. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly, often same day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt cover titles; thin 8vo; 69pp; illustrated with b/w photos. The story of one of the Adirondack's earliest sporting clubs, located in Hollywood Township, along the Raquette River. With information on the Club's founding in 1889, early caretakers & guides, forest fires plus numerous tales of trout fishing and hunting deer, bear and even a wolf. This copy in VG condition with mild cover wear, interior quite clean. An uncommon title as the OCLC locates but 4 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No Place: Privately Printed, SIGNED by Author, 1952, 69p First Edition, illustrated with black and white photographs. A history of this Adirondacks Hunting and Fishing Club. Green cloth with gilt spine title. A Good copy with small worn spot at foot of spine along with some fraying, top front tip lightly bumped, other tips and edges with some light rubbing, edges at head of spine also lightly rubbed, There is a stain at top tip edge on all pages and another just below that which is only on a few pages with some offset of stain on inside edge of front cover (see photos), paper lightly age-toned. Sounds worse than it is, a Good Copy See Photos. Signed by Author(s).

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 224. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1957 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 224.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt cover titles; thin 8vo; 69pp; illustrated with b/w photos. The story of one of the Adirondack's earliest sporting clubs, located in Hollywood Township, along the Raquette River. With information on the Club's founding in 1889, early caretakers & guides, forest fires plus numerous tales of trout fishing and hunting deer, bear and even a wolf. This copy in G to VG condition with mild cover wear, edge bumping, interior quite clean and inscribed by Speare to a former club member. An uncommon title as the OCLC locates but 4 copies. Inscribed by Author(s).

First edition. First edition. Illustrated. [xii], 69 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Uncommon memoir of this early sportsmen's club in the heart of the Adirondacks. Great photographs. Speare is also author of VERSES IN FRENCH CANADIAN PATOIS (1957), which includes poems relating to the Adirondacks. Plum 6675; Biscotti p. 413; not in Heller Green cloth. Ex-library, with bookplate and release stamp on front pastedown, ink shelf number on p. [vi], and pocket on back pastedown. Some soiling (small tape residue at foot of spine). Very good Illustrated. [xii], 69 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.