archibald rutledge (691 risultati)

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK NEAR FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. 43 pages. An extremely clean, attractive copy of Archibald Rutledge's elusive first book. Rarely seen for sale, this book is usually found in libraries and private collections. The title lettering is in gilt on the cover. The cover itself is in very nice condition and shows little wear. The interior is extremely clean and some of the pages are still unopened. The previous owner's name and date are on the front endpaper. Rutledge is author of dozens of books about hunting and is perhaps most well known as South Carolina's most beloved poet laureate. His former home, Hampton Plantation, is a state operated park and is open to the public. Rutledge's notable descendents to name only a couple include two former South Carolina governors (his grandfathers) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. During his career he had conferred on him twenty honorary degrees and more than thirty medals for nature writing. His portrait hangs in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Dr. Rutledge continues to be one of the South's most beloved and respected authors.

First edition, signed by the author on the verso of the frontispiece. Frontispiece and one plate (facing p. 25). 160 pp. 1 vols. 8vo (8 x 5-5/8 inches). SIGNED. Author's first book, decidedly uncommon, and here signed by the author. Phillips, pp. 326-7, notes only the 1921 edition. OCLC: 1954885 (7 locations) Publisher's green cloth spine and gray boards. Very good (light spotting to verso of frontispiece) Frontispiece and one plate (facing p. 25). 160 pp. 1 vols. 8vo (8 x 5-5/8 inches) First edition, signed by the author on the verso of the frontispiece.

Soft Cover. Condizione: BOOK VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. 164 pages. Rutledge's earliest book and perhaps the rarest. This seldom seen title is in very nice condition. Blue, suede like cover has some light wear but is in overall nice condition. No previous owner markings. This exceedly rare Rutledge title is undated but stated as being published in 1904 in a book by Joseph Flora. This would make this Rutledge's true first book as Under the Pines was not published until 1906. Rutledge is author of dozens of books about hunting and is perhaps most well known as South Carolina's most beloved poet laureate. His former home, Hampton Plantation, is a state operated park and is open to the public. Rutledge's notable descendents to name only a couple include two former South Carolina governors (his grandfathers) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. During his career he had conferred on him twenty honorary degrees and more than thirty medals for nature writing. His portrait hangs in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Dr. Rutledge continues to be one of the South's most beloved and respected authors. Extremely rare. Signed by Author.

Hard Back. Condizione: Very Good. Charles Livingston Bull (illustratore). First Edition. this is the privately printed eddy press edition of old plantation days privately published by mr rutledge in, i believe 1913 as a christmas present. this is the rarest and earliest version of old plantation days. no one seems to know how many copies were printed but i have heard speculation of between 100 and 250 copies. this copy has a minor repair to head and heel of the spine and the endpapers have been replaced. this edition contains 18 stories. 13 of them appear in the first trade edition listed elsewhere. 5 of the stories appear only in the 1913 privately printed edition.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. Very clean, nice copy in scarce dustjacket. Rare dustjacket is is nice condition and is not price clipped. This is the first time in many years we have ever seen this title in a dustjacket. It is very rare with the original dustjacket. No previous owner markings. "Veiled Eros" was dedicated to Rutledge's first wife Florence. Many of the more touching selections were written when he was in deep mourning over her death. 95 pages.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, NICE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET. JACKET IS NOT PRICED CLIPPED AND SHOWS ITS ORIGINAL PRICE OF $2.75. 236 pages. Previous owner inscription on front endpaper states that the owner met Rutledge in Spartanburg and probably had this book signed by him in person. Rutledge is author of dozens of books about hunting and is perhaps most well known as South Carolina's most beloved poet laureate. His former home, Hampton Plantation, is a state operated park and is open to the public. Rutledge's notable descendents to name only a couple include two former South Carolina governors (his grandfathers) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. During his career he had conferred on him twenty honorary degrees and more than thirty medals for nature writing. His portrait hangs in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Dr. Rutledge continues to be one of the South's most beloved and respected authors. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Covered in an even more scarce pictorial dustjacket. Extremely scarce Rutledge title. Lovely copy. 29 pages.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET VERY GOOD COLOR COPY. Limited Edition. 124 Pages. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL COLOR COPY DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. THIS FIRST EDITION WAS LIMITED TO 1500 COPIES STATED AS SUCH ON THE FRONT PASTEDOWN. HAND-NUMBERED NUMBER 207. Scarce title by South Carolina's first and most beloved poet laureate when he was head of the Department of English at Mercersburg Academy. Rarely found in any dustjacket, this color copy looks exactly like the original. A WONDERFUL AND CLASSIC ADDITION FOR ANY RUTLEDGE COLLECTOR.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. 124 Pages. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Scarce title by South Carolina's first and most beloved poet laureate when he was head of the Department of English at Mercersburg Academy. The dustjacket, while having moderate edgewear, is quite attractive and extremely rare.

Original Wraps. Condizione: BOOK VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. First--and most likely only--printing of this scarce book of poetry. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. The brown, velour-like cover is in unusually nice condition and the interior is clean with no previous owner markings. Measures 9" X 6". A lovely copy of a rare Rutledge title. Signed By the Author.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET VERY GOOD COLOR COPY. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a 3.5x5.5 card. The author has initialed the card with "A.R." The card has a photo of Hampton Plantation and a poem titled "The Source." A CLEAN, NICE COPY with a bright, color copy dustjacket. 236 pages. Rutledge is author of dozens of books about hunting and is perhaps most well known as South Carolina's most beloved poet laureate. His former home, Hampton Plantation, is a state operated park and is open to the public. Rutledge's notable descendents to name only a couple include two former South Carolina governors (his grandfathers) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. During his career he had conferred on him twenty honorary degrees and more than thirty medals for nature writing. His portrait hangs in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Dr. Rutledge continues to be one of the South's most beloved and respected authors.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Privately Printed. Octavo. 160 pages. Frontispiece illustration and one illustrated plate in text by Charles L. Bull. Gray paper covered boards with black lettered title on the front cover. Green cloth spine with title at the head. Front and rear hinges have thin cracks. Edge wear to the boards. Light shelf wear to the cloth spine. A 3" closed tear bottom of page 67. Previous owner's name written at top of the blank recto of the frontispiece illustration. Signed by Archibald Rutledge bottom of the same page. A couple of light finger smudges also on the page. Contents are a series of articles for various publications including Outing Magazine, The Youth's Companion, The American Boy's Magazine, and The Black Cat. 5 of these stories did not make it into the 1921 edition. A good copy. Scarce. 8 copies in OCLC. OCLC Entry 19760130; OCLC Accession Number 1954885. It is unclear when this book was actually published. There are no printing dates associated with this book. Auction records not found for editions prior to 1921. 1913 has been stated as the first edition because some of the inscribed copies have the date of 1913 written inside. This private publication was supposedly limited to 500 copies but some believe only 100-200 copies were printed for family and friends. Wikipedia page states Old Plantation Days was printed in 1907. A search of OCLC (Worldcat) claims the book was actually published in 1905. From OCLC: "According to a 1972 exchange of letters between the author and Mrs. Paul Smith, of the Old Book Corner, Chapel Hill, N.C., this edition of "Old plantation days" was published in 1905 in an edition of 500 copies. The letters were laid in the copy of the book acquired by the University of Virginia". Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973) was 88 or 89 years old when the correspondence between Mrs. Paul Smith from Chapel Hill occurred.

164pp. 1 vols. Oblong 12mo. Condizione: Limp blue suede paper. First edition of the author's first book. 164pp. 1 vols. Oblong 12mo. The first book by Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973), Poet Laureate of South Carolina. Exceedingly rare. Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary pp. 349 First edition of the author's first book.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK NEAR FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. 298pp. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Based on the number of unopened pages throughout the text, it appears possible this book has never been read. Contains eight full-page, glossy illustrations. Rutledge's early titles are rarely obtained in a dustjacket much less one of this quality. In this book, Mr. Rutledge tells of the strange places and folk on the coast of the Carolinas. This is a very desirable copy of an early Rutledge title. NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY!.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET NEAR FINE. 1st Edition. 303pp. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Quite uncommon in the original dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 391 PP. Scarce signed first printing in the original issue dust jacket. Signed, "Sincerely your friend / Archibald Rutledge / June 15, 1929" directly on the title-page. Orignal cloth binding sharp and clean. Gilt title and ruling to the front cover and spine perfect. Top gutter a bit dusty, else a fine copy of the book. The dust jacket worn a bit at edges with one two inch closed tear to top of front panel. A very attractive copy of this Rutledge classic.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Dark red cloth with gold lettering on cover. Binding good and tight, corners sharp. DJ gray with red and black. Rubbed and edgeworn with some fading at edges and a crease or two, all not flattened out and protected in a mylar cover. No date on title page. Copyright page dated only 1969. Stated first edition. 150 pages. An extremely scarce title, despite the fact that Rutledge was, by 1969, the Poet Laureate of South Caroline and the author of more than 20 other titles. Please email with questions or to request emails.

First edition (a different book than that privately printed in Cumberland, Maryland, before 1920 under the same title). 8vo. (8), 344 pp. Plates. Signed by the author on the title page. "Adventures of the game trails of the South Carolina pine-lands and the Santee delta swamps." Very good and uncommon in dust jacket. Original green cloth, illustrated onlay on upper cover, illustrated dust jacket (spine ends just a little chipped, a little other wear at the extremities). (837).

First edition, the author's second regularly published book, a volume of his poetry. 8vo. 47 pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "Miss Mary Black / With Birthday Greetings / from Archibald Rutledge, Jr. / Oct. 26, 1909"; Rutledge's namesake son was born in 1909 the year this book was published. We have been unable to determine a connection between a "Miss Mary Black" and the Rutledge family. Harmon/Cupka 38. Very good. Original silver-stamped decorated gray cloth (a little soiled, pastedowns a little browned from binder's glue). (10708).

Wraps. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Bound oblong wraps. Approx. 5.75" x 4.5". 164 pages. Light blue velvet covered paper with very faint blue printed title on the front cover. Covers faded. A few spots and light edge wear to the paper covers. Signed by Archibald Rutledge on the title page. No printer or printing location provided. This is the first book written by the former South Carolina Poet Laureate. OCLC (WorldCat) puts the date of this publication in the 1940's however internet sources put the date of printing at 1904 making this the author's first book. The reference book "Southern Writers A Biographical Dictionary" edited by Joseph Flora and others provides a date of 1904 for the printing. Rutledge's Wikipedia page list's the Hearts Quest first under selected works preceding the book "Under the Pines".

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. PICTORIAL COVER no dustjacket. 47 pages. Very clean, tight copy. This volume was published the year after Archibald Rutledge married his first wife, Florence and it is dedicated to her. Particularly hard to come by, this is a Rutledge title that turns up very infrequently. Very attractive copy of the author's second book. Cover lettering and decoration in silver. No previous owner markings.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Plate attached to the front pastedown is signed "Faithfully yours, Archibald Rutledge". First Edition stated. Green cloth boards have mild wear and dust soiling- darkening of color to the spine. Has a good binding- lays open at page 37/38. No marks or notations. [x], 298 pp. Signed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Rutledge on the title page and inscribed by Rutledge on the front free endpaper- "Sincerely your friend, Archibald Rutledge. Hampton, 15 November, 1944" (inscription not personalized). First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket is wrapped. Dust jacket and boards have mild dust soiling, jacket has minor edge wear with a 1/2 inch closed tear coming down from the front top edge. Dark green cloth boards. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Some foxing to the page edges.[vii], 391 pp. Signed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Limited Edition. Quarto. xi, [1], 328 pages, [3]. Color frontispiece. Illustrations by Anna Heyward Taylor, Augustine T. S. Stoney, Alice R. Huger Smith, Elizabeth O' Neil Verner, Albert Simons. Two toned blue cloth hardcover in very good condition. Gilt stamped "Society For The Preservation of Spirituals" circular seal on the light blue cloth portion of the front cover. Gilt lettered title on the dark blue cloth spine. Color illustrated slip case with paper title label on the spine is present. Edge and light shelf wear to the slip case. Slip case in good condition only. Text edges untrimmed. Light toning and foxing to the front and rear end sheets. Contents include the Low Country, Yemasse Lands, Charleston, Plantations, Negro Spirituals, etc. Located in the back of the book are "The Members of the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals Under Whose Auspices The Carolina Low Country is Published."This is a limited, numbered edition of 400 copies signed by all 16 contributors and illustrators on the last blank end paper. This copy is numbered 172.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK NEAR FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: JACKET VERY GOOD. Noble Bretzman (illustratore). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE PAGE. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. $3 price still intact on dustjacket flap. Jacket shows wear at the edges. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 159 pages. Full page b/w photos by Noble Bretzman. Archibald Rutledge is South Carolina's first and most famous poet laureate. His books are widely collected and beloved. Scarce, signed copy. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Collectible; Fine. First Limited Edition. No Jacket as issued; This is the Limited Edition, published September 1931. Signed by all sixteen contributors, this is #15/400. This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine gilt. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. Green cloth spine, paper covered boards; small neat owner's name on endpaper, "Katherine Small Stewart, Charleston, January 7, 1915"; binding firm, light wear to extremities; nice firm attractive copy ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. First Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITION in green cloth titled in gilt with very hard-to-find dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. 391pp. Book is almost Near Fine with only these issues: minor bumping to spine ends and corners; minor toning to pastedowns and flyleafs + some minor spots/stains in front; original owner name on front pastedown. Hard-to-find dust jacket is Very Good- with chipping along edges, head and foot of spine; 2" tear on rear; interior tape repair (not visible). Dust jacket in mylar protection. A very nice collectible copy in rare dust jacket. signed by author.

First edition, # 286 of 400 copies signed by each of the 16 contributors. 4to. x, (2), 326, (4) pp. Plates, some in color, double-page color map of the South Carolina low country. The South Carolina low country as portrayed by the leading writers, poets, and artists of the day. Inscribed in 1937 by Charles Webb, the president of the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals, "under whose auspices [this limited edition] is published." M.A. DeWolfe Howe, the recipient, has penned a long note above the inscription, concerning a 1930 visit to Charleston, a subsequent articles he wrote concerning the songs, and how he came to receive this copy in 1937; Howe (1864-1960) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925 for his biography of Barrett Wendell, himself a biographer of Cotton Mather. Very good. Gilt-stamped decorated two tone cloth, gilt spine title. (10439).

First edition, privately printed. The first book of poems by South Carolina's first poet laureate (1934-73). Octavo. Original finely diapered green cloth, title gilt to the front board. Just a little chafed at the extremities, pale toning, else very good.