1973: The Coach House Press, Toronto. Original wraps. Uncommon 1973 Fielding Dawson criticism. Published by the Coach House Press of Toronto in undoubtedly very small numbers. Clean and Fine in its stapled, printed beige wrappers. 64mo, setting his sites on Martin Duberman and B.H. Friedman, 2 of the brightest lights..... More
Livorno, Italy: Dai Torchi Di Glauco Masi, 1820. 1/4 leather. Lovely 1820 edition of one of the first great modern collections of love poetry, written by the Renaissance poet viewed as the "first true reviver of learning in Medieval Europe" (Encyclopedia Britannica). The story of Petrarch's love for Laura is..... More
London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1897. 1st. Cloth. 1897 1st edition. VG in its dark-purple cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the spine. Octavo, 246 pgs. More
Verona: Self-published, 1977. Clyde Lynds. Original wraps. A lovely copy of the 1977 signed/limited. #36 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH THE POET FREDERICK MORGAN AND THE ILLUSTRATOR CLYDE LYNDS on the limitation. Crisp and Fine in its white printed wrappers. And in a clean, Fine example of the publisher's..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1967. Cloth. Substantial 1967 bi-lingual edition of Holderlin's 'poems and fragments". The 1st American edition, translated from its original German by Michael Hamburger. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a bit of light streaking and spotting along the front..... More
Stanford University Press, 1989. 1st. Cloth. The 1989 1st edition. Tight and VG (with light soiling to the panels) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 338 pgs. More
The Woodberry Society, 1912. 1st. Cloth. 1912 1st edition, limited to 300 copies. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. VG in its duotone cloth, with light spotting at the rear pastedown. Octavo, 29 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Woodberry Society, 1912. 1st. Cloth. The 1912 1st edition, limited to 300 copies. SIGNED Y THE AUTHOR on the title page. Solid and VG in its duotone cloth. Octavo, 32 pgs. Former owner name ("Estelle Delano" of the Roosevelt family) at the front free endpaer. Signed by Author. More
Dublin: Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1885. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 18851st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and lightly-faded lettering along the spine. Octavo, 216 pgs. plus publisher's ads. More
Binghampton, NY: The Bellevue Press, 1979. Original wraps. A handsome copy of this 1979 signed/limited. ONE OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY GERARD MALANGA at the finish of the poem "Equal Time". ADDITIONALLY, THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY GERARD MALANGA TO NOVELIST DENNIS COOPER at the colophon. The book consists of..... More
Dover, Delaware: Bottle of Smoke Press. 1/4 leather. #6 OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY GERARD MALANGA at the colophon. Lovely portfolio containing 5 loose sheets as issued (the title page, the colophon and the 3 Malanga poems) and bound in a 1/4 leather over dark-blue boards. Crisp and Near Fine..... More
Milan: All'Insegna Del Pesce D'Oro, 1975. 1st. Original Wraps. Impressive pocket-sized study of the key Italian poets in the Dada and Futurists movements. Clean and Near Fine in its original wrappers. And in a solid, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine crown. 64mo, 215 pgs. plus index..... More
Toronto: Dreadnaught Press, 1976. Original wraps. A very impresive 1976 collection of 52 broadside poems (many folded and on various papers) by a number of the leading Canadian poets of the day. This is #5 of only 100 sets issued and the entire collection is neatly contained in a light-brown..... More
Paris: Bibliotheque Des Curieux, 1922. Original Wraps. 1922 1st trade edition (following a tiny printing of 15 numbered copies). Solid and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with light fraying at the spine ends and very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 301 pgs., 15 plates (including Rubens, etc.). More
London: Oxford University Press, 1944-1946. Original wraps. The 1st paperback editions of the "Wartime Trilogy", published in 1944-1946. All 3 volumes ("The Walls Do Not Fall" {1944}, "Tribute to the Angels" {1945} and "The Flowering of the Rod" {1946}) have held up nicely and are clean and very presentable. "The..... More
New York: Saturday Review Press/E.P. Dutton, 1974. 1st. Cloth. The 1974 stated 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY HOWARD MOSS IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 84 pgs. Wonderfully illustrated thruout by..... More
New York: Caedmon Publishers, 1984. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ISAAC ASIMOV IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1984 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, whimsical limericks thruout by the great Asimov. Signed by Author. More
Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1948. Cloth. 1948 1st edition of this handsome anthology of Persian poetry from 950 A.D. up thru the mid 20th century. 13 poets featured and translated and "a biographical and critical introduction to each poet" also offered. VG in its original blue cloth and in a...... More
Waban, MA: Self-published, 1976. Original wraps. The maiden issue of this poetry quarterly, edited by Jack Kimball and published in Waban, MA. Solid and VG in its printed wrappers, with light staining to the panel top-edges (only bleeding thru lightly to the front pastedown, title and copyright pages). Quarto, #315..... More
New York: Troubador Press, 1958. Original wraps. The uncommon 1958 1st edition of the poet Jack Micheline's first published book, with an enthusiastic Introduction by Jack Kerouac at the front pastedown. THIS COPY SIGNED BY JACK MICHELINE ACROSS THE FRONT COVER. A surprisingly crisp copy to boot of a fragile..... More
Port Townsend, Washington: Syzygy Press, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY JAMES BROUGHTON on the title page. Additionally, this is copy #48 of 200 copies signed by James Broughton on the copyright page. Bright and Fine in its original stapled wrappers. Handwritten note from James Broughton stapled to..... More
Port Townsend, Washington: Syzygy Press, 1995. 1st. Original Wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES BROUGHTON on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Also includes the original envelope in which James Broughton mailed this copy. Signed by..... More
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1965. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY JAMES DICKEY TO POET DAVID KELLER (1880-1966) on the front free endpaper and also signed by David Keller next to Dickey's inscription. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1965 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at pgs..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1932. Cloth. The August 1932 2nd edition, following the authorized 1918 1st edition, published out of New York by B.W. Huebsch. Clean and well-preserved and VG+ in a bright, VG- dustjacket, whose front panel is cleanly separated (but nicely re-attaches with a plastic covering) and..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Cloth. A very pleasing copy of the 1959 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, easily Near Fine dustjacket. More
