New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. Cloth. The 1928 signed/limited. #58 OF ONLY 100 COPIES PRINTED ON HANDMADE PAPER AND SIGNED BY ELIZABETH HOLLISTER FROST. Clean and VG+ in its linen-backed gray boards. Octavo, 96 pgs. The signed/limited edition not only contains 5 photogravure illustrations but also "a signed proof... More
Northampton, MA: The Gehenna Press, 1957. 1st. Cloth. Lovely 1957 sampling of Emily Dickinson's "riddle" poems, pubished by Leonard and Esther Baskin's Gehanna Press of Northampton, MA. #20 of only 200 copies issued, EACH SIGNED BY LEONARD AND ESTHER BASKIN at the colophon. Wear along the front panel's outer hinge... More
New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1989. Cloth. A nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY WILL BARNET TO FELLOW ARTIST (AND ART STUDENTS LEAGUE INSTRUCTOR) BARBARA ADRIAN. ALSO SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER GEORGE BRAZILLER AND CHRISTOPHER BENFEY, WHO WROTE THE INTRODUCTION. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1989 1st... More
Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1997. Cloth. SIGNED BY ERICA JONG on the title page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1997 25th Anniversary edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 87 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Santiago, Chile: Editorial Universitaria, 1970. Original wraps. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light wear along the spine edges. Pocketbook-sized, 127 pgs. Part of the "Coleccion Letras de America" series. More
Sacramento, CA: Jo Anderson Press, 1912. 1st. Original Wraps. 1912 1st edition of this handsome collection of Alaska-themed poetry. VG in its pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling at the panels. 12mo, 59 pgs. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Cloth. The 1967 stated second edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering along the spines) in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets, with just a touch of creasing at the spine ends and one tiny chip to the front panel's... More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, S.A., 1945. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1945 1st edition, IN ITS ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ in its wrappers (pages mildly browning, otherwise very clean). And in a bright, VG+ example of the fragile dustjacket. 16 mo (pocketbook), 139 pgs. More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, S.A., 1944. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1944 1st edition, IN ITS ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (with mild darkening to the pages) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. 12mo (pocketbook), 127 pgs. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1940. 1st. Cloth. The 1940 1st American edition --and true 1st edition of this Garcia Lorca masterpiece. Dual text, with the original Spanish on each verso and the translated English (by Rolfe Humpries) on each facing recto. Tight and VG- in its original orange... More
Just Buffalo Press, 1979. Original wraps. Very uncommon 1979 Fielding Dawson offering, limited to 250 copies and SIGNED BY THE POET at the limitation. A pristine single sheet folded in half, with drawing of musician Red Garland and text by Fielding Dawson. Also includes a Fine example of the publisher's envelope. More
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
New York: Tibor De Nagy Editions, 1965. Original wraps. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1965 1st edition, limited to 500 copies (20 of which are signed by the poet). Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its striped wrappers, with just a touch of light soiling at the... 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
Paris: L'Estampe Moderne, 1931. Leo Lelee. Original wraps. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR GABRIEL BOISSY at the limitation. #194 of 225 copies issued (within this limitation, this is among "100 examplaires dits d'hommage ou d'amite, numerotes de 126 a 225"). A crisp, well-preserved copy to boot: clean and Near Fine in... 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
New York: Lorenz Guide/Ted Berrigan, 1966. Joe Brainard. Original wraps. A crisp example of this fragile, highly-influential poetry journal, this issue specifically edited by Ron Padgett, the front cover illustrated by Joe Brainard. Bright and VG to VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with a bit of very minor soiling to... 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
San Francisco: Kayak Books, Inc., 1967-68. Original wraps. A run of 5 consecutive early issues of Kayak, an impressive late 1960s poetry journal published out of San Francisco. Issues #10-#14, each crisp and tight and Near Fine to Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Octavos, wonderful engraved illustrations and very... 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
Mystery Island Publications, 2004. 1st. Original Wraps. SIGNED BY GERALD NICOSIA on the title page. A pristine copy to boot o the 2004 stated 1st printing. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 24 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Sutton Hoo Press, 1991. Nadya Brown. Original wraps. A handsome copy of the 1991 1st edition. Only 250 copies issued. Clean and Fine in its sewn signatures. And in a crisp, Near Fine example of the printed dustjacket, with vey light creasing along the top-edge. Octavo, lovely preliminary illustration by Nadya Brown. 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
