Sylvester Ralph (210 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1979 4th printing. Edges, endpapers, and jacket spine foxed, a couple small spots on front jacket panel. 1970 Hard Cover. 174 pp. Woodcut illustrations by Jane Clark Brown. A collection of apocryphal tales, folklore, true accounts of crimes, etc., by various authors, all with the Green Mountains of Vermont as their setting.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in excellent. near-pristine condition (slight handling, unmarked). 624 pages. 1962 reprinting of the 1957 edition. "New Printing" printed on cover. [2.4 lbs]. Book.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on half-title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 240pp. Coal paper over boards backed in navy cloth pink-gilt spine lettering. Exceedingly clean and crisp. Dust jacket has some light toning and trivial shelf wear. Signed By Author.

DVD. Condition: Used - Good.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on half-title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 334pp. Emerald cloth gilt spine lettering, sage endpapers, b/w photos throughout. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy. Dust jacket has some trivial wear to head of spine, otherwise sharp. Now in mylar. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on FFEP 'For Stathis and Ralph' d. 9/88 Stathis Orphanos and Ralph Sylvester ran the excellent fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester and Orphanos.' First edition. 341pp. Cream buckram backed in navy buckram gilt spine lettering. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy in like dust jacket. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former School Book, Some torn pages and writing (SEE PHOTOS).

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Tallent on title page 'To Stathis and Ralph.' Stathis Orphanos and Ralph Sylvester ran the excellent fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester and Orphanos.' First edition. Teal paper over board backed in purple cloth gilt lettering to spine and front cover, deckled fore edge. Some trivial offsetting to endpapers, otherwise exceedingly clean and crisp in like dust jacket. Now in mylar. Signed By Author.

Trade Paperback. Condition: FINE. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on FFEP to Stathis Orphanos. Stathis Orphanos was a photographer and half of the Los Angeles-based fine-press publishing duo Sylvester and Orphanos. First paperback edition. Some trivial wear to extremities, otherwise tight and sharp. Signed By Author.

Paperback. Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on half-title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' A 'limited edition' advance reader's copy of the uncorrected proof. 235pp. Some very light thumbing, trivial shelf wear, otherwise clean and crisp. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on FPEP: 'For Stathis and Ralph. To hopes that You'll always feel a need to struggle for the common good; for the Natural World.And for the spirit of humankind! Hasta la victoria siempre!' d. May 8, 1987. Stathis Orphanos was a noted photographer who with his partner, Ralph Sylvester operated the LA fine-press publisher, 'Sylvester and Orphanos.' First edition. 338pp. Light orange paper over board backed in red cloth gilt spine lettering. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy in like dust jacket. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on half-title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 268pp. Grey paper over board backed in light purple cloth silver-gilt spine lettering, deckled fore edge. Small spot to tail edge, otherwise exceptionally clean and crisp. Dust jacket is bright and sharp. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on half-title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 319pp. Turquoise paper over board backed in cream cloth gilt lettering to spine and front cover, deckled fore edge. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy. Dust jacket has some trivial shelf wear and trivial rubbing to extremities. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on half-title 'For Ralph and Stathis' d. February 1990. Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos, were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. xiv, 362pp. Red paper over board backed in grey cloth silver gilt lettering to front cover red-gilt spine lettering, red endpapers. Exceedingly clean and crisp. Dust jacket has some trivial wear to extremities and trivial toning to flaps, otherwise bright and sharp. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on half-title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos, were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 225pp. Green paper backed in brown cloth purple-gilt lettering. deckled fore edge, mint endpapers. Some trivial dusting to top edge, otherwise exceedingly tight and sharp. Dust jacket has some wear to extremities, small rip to tail of front cover. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Withdrawn school library book with usual stickers and markings. 1957 hardcover textbook. Shelf wear and staining to covers and edges. Pages are unmarked.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on title page 'To Stathis and Ralph.' Stathis Orphanos and Ralph Sylvester ran the excellent fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester and Orphanos.' First edition. Green cloth silver-gilt spine lettering, purple topstain. Some light offsetting to endpapers, otherwise exceedingly clean and crisp. Dust jacket is price-clippd to front flap, covers a bit toned, otherwise sharp. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on title: 'To Stathis and Ralph, Imaginative, creative, men of books.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 172pp. Brick cloth, black-stamped and gilt spine lettering, brick endpapers, plum topstain. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy. Dust jacket price clipped, some trivial shelf wear. Now in mylar. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Stathis Orphanos was a photographer noted for his portraits of writers, including Reynolds Price, providing author portraits for a number of Price's books. He and his partner, Ralph Sylvester also operated the Los Angeles fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos. Advance reader's copy with publisher's slips. 136pp. Magenta cloth gilt lettering to front cover and spine, orange topstain. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy. Dust jacket flaps have some light toning, otherwise sharp. Now in mylar. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on half-title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 245pp. Blue paper over board backed in ivory cloth blindstamp leaf design to front cover, gilt-stamped spine lettering, blue endpapers. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy. Dust jacket is bright and sharp. Now in mylar. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on FFEP 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos were publishers of the fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 304pp. Red finished cloth backed in black cloth copper stamped spine lettering. Trivial offsetting to endpapers, otherwise tight and sharp. Dust jacket is a bit toned to flaps, otherwise bright. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on title 'For Ralph and Stathis.' Stathis Orphanos was a photographer noted for his portraits of writers, including May Sarton. He and his partner, Ralph Sylvester also operated the Los Angeles fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First Printing. 82pp. Plum cloth gilt lettering to spine and front cover, red endpapers. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy. Dust jacket has some minor rubbing to front fore edge, otherwise very sharp. Now in mylar. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by illustrator Donald Hendricks on FFEP: 'For Ralph and Stathis-- Without whom I would never have met Lyle Clemens or John Rechy--Love and Thank you! from, Donald.' d. 12/25/03. Stathis Orphanos was a photographer noted for his portraits of writers. He and his partner, Ralph Sylvester also operated the Los Angeles fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos. First Printing. 324pp. Red cloth backed in brown cloth-effect paper over board gilt spine lettering, beige endpapers, Donald Hendricks' b/w illustrations announce the beginning of each chapter. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy in like dust jacket. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on title to 'Ralph Sylvester.' Ralph Sylvester was half of the LA fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' First edition. 271pp. Brown paper over board backed in black cloth gilt spine lettering. Pen mark to tail edge, very trivial offsetting to endpapers, otherwise exceedingly clean and crisp. Dust jacket has some light wear to head of spine and head tips. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. Second Printing with number line beginning at '2'. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on title: 'For Ralph and Stathis all best wishes.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos operated the great fine-press publishing house Sylvester & Orphanos. 334pp. Royal blue paper over board backed in navy blue cloth red gilt spine lettering, red endpapers. Some very trivial shelf rubbing to tail edge, otherwise exceedingly clean and fresh with crisp pages and tight, square binding. Dust jacket flaps with some light creasing, otherwise bright and sharp. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Stephen Spender on title page 'To Stathis and Ralph.' Stathis Orphanos was a photographer noted for his portraits of writers, including Stephen Spender. He and his partner, Ralph Sylvester also operated the Los Angeles fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' Spender collaborated with them in the publication of Graham Greene's *Weed Among Flowers* and *Tsarouchis: The Face of Modern Greece*. First edition. 241pp. Cream cloth gilt spine lettering. An exceedingly clean and crisp copy. Dust jacket spine a bit sunned with some light shelf wear. Signed By Author.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED on title and later INSCRIBED by author on FFEP 'For Ralph and Stathis.'Stathis Orphanos was a photographer noted for his portraits of writers, including Stephen Spender. He and his partner, Ralph Sylvester also operated the Los Angeles fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' Spender collaborated with them in the publication of Graham Greene's *Weed Among Flowers* and *Tsarouchis: The Face of Modern Greece*. First edition. 384pp. Grey cloth red-stamped spine lettering and design to front cover. Some light offsetting to endpapers, edges have some small smudges, some light bumping to extremities. Dust jacket has some light sunning to spine, a bit of rubbing to extremities. Now in mylar. Signed By Author.