New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1956. Cloth. The 1956 1st edition of poet John Ashbery's first regularly publshed book, part of the "Yale Series of Younger Poets". Solid and VG+ (rubbing to the gilt-titling along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), VG dustjacket, with mild soiling to the..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1956. Cloth. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1956 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and just a touch of light offsetting at the rear panel's edges. Volume 52 of the..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1956. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY JOHN ASHBERY on the title page. A gorgeous copy to boot of the 1956 1st edition of the poet's first regularly published book. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, easily Near Fine dustjacket, while legitimately bordering on pristine. Remarkably..... More
New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1968. Decorative Wrappers. A lovely example of this 1968 signed/limited, of 126 copies. Within the limitation, this is a lettered copy, letter 'C', written as such at the limitation and signed by the poet just below this. Fine in its card wrappers. And in..... More
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1962. Cloth. SIGNED BY JOHN ASHBERY on the half-title. A clean, sharp copy to boot of the 1962 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (one tiny bump at the front panel's upper tip) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light fading along the..... More
New York: Poet's Press, 1968. Original wraps. SIGNED BY JOHN ASHBERY at the limitation. A very sharp copy to boot of the May 1968 1st edition, limited to "150 copies plus 12 special author's copies". Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled, purple wrappers, with light fading along the spine..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1972. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1972 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with mild fading along the spine. Ashbery's 6th published volume of poetry. More
New York: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 1953. Jane Freilicher. Decorative Wrappers. John Ashbery's first published work. The November 1953 1st edition, limited to 300 copies and published by the formidable Tibor de Nagy Gallery of New York. A solid, bright copy of a notoriously fragile item but with modest chipping..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. Alex Katz. Original wraps. The 1969 1st paperback edition, limited to 750 copies. A Review Copy to boot, with the Black Sparrow review slip AND prospectus laid-in. Solid and VG+ in its light-brown wrappers, with just a touch of light soiling to the panels..... More
New York: Twice A Year Press, 1941. 1st. Cloth. The 1941 limited edition, 1 of only 100 copies issued. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN BEECHER TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling at the panels. Octavo, 42..... More
Phoenix: Rampart Press, 1963. Limited. Nicely-printed single folded sheet, containing the John Beecher poem "Yours in the Bonds". 1/300 copies "handset & printed by John & Barbara Beecher at the Rampart Press". This copy INSCRIBED BY JOHN BEECHER TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). Clean and..... More
Claude Fredericks/ Pawlet, 1958. Soft Cover. 1958 limited edition, 1 of 526 copies. Hand-sewn, printed wrappers. A bright, VG+ to Near Fine copy. 8vo, unpaginated. More
Pawlet, Vermont: Claude Fredericks, 1958. Original wraps. A sharp copy of the 1958 1st edition, #389 of 526 copies issued. Clean and Near Fine in its handsewn wrappers. Also includes a solid, VG+ example of the publisher's printed envelope. More
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1942. Boards. The 1942 1st edition of poet John Berryman's first published book. Solid and VG+ (offsetting at the pastedowns and the endpapers) in a crisp, price-intact ($1.00), VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and one small closed tear along the spine crown. Part of New Directions'..... More
New York: The Kulchir Foundation, 1970. Les Levine. SIGNED BY JOHN GIORNO on the front free endpaper. A crisp, unusually sharp copy to boot of the 1970 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its multi-colored wrappers (and multi-colored paper throughout). Quarto, cover by Les Levine. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1970. Cloth. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1970 1st edition, having belonged to the legendary bookseller Burt BrItton (1933-2018), co-founder of New York's much-loved "Books & Company" on Madison Avenue. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED TO BRITTON BY 2 OF THE BOOK'S CONTRIBUTORS (JOHN ASHBERY AND MURIEL..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1917 1st edition, IN THE PUBLISHER'S UNCOMMON PRINTED DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ (with light offsetting at the title page) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 53 pgs. More
London: J. and R. Tonson (Printed by John Baskerville), 1758. Full leather. A very impressive example of the 1758 1st John Baskerville edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and VG+ in their handsome late 18th-early 19th century full calf. 5 raised bands along each spine, fine gilt-tooling within..... More
Riverside, CT: Hillacre, 1913. Hardcover. A lovely, near-pristine copy of the 1913 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its light-brown boards, with bright, completely unflecked or unrubbed gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine. Octavo, frontispiece portrait of Lincoln Steffens. A poem "made into a book for..... More
Riverside, CT: Hillacre, 1917. Hardcover. The 1917 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON GLASSINE DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a Near Fine example of the fragile jacket, with a tiny amount of chipping along the spine and at the spine crown, and light chipping to the rear panel's..... More
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1927. 1st. Cloth. The 1927 1st edition, limited to 375 copies. Solid and VG, with very light soiling at the panels. Octavo, 32 pgs. With very nice hand-coloured engravings on wood by Hester Sainsbury. More
Highlands, North Carolina: Jargon Books/The Nantahala Foundation, 1962. Single sheet. #217 OF 300 COPIES ISSUED SIGNED BY JONATHAN WILLIAMS at the foot of the poem. Folded single sheet, clean and Near Fine. "Written and published by Jonathan Williams at the Winter Solstice, 1962 for his friends". An impressive broadside, "printed..... More
Jordan Davies, 1983. 1st. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 1983 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its duotone cloth. 1 OF 75 COPIES PRINTED ON OPALE DE RIVES AND SIGNED BY JONATHAN WILLIAMS. Signed by Author. More
Princeton University Press, 1983. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1983 1st edition of Jorie Graham's 2nd published collection of poetry, in its less common hardback. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing along the spine crown and a light band of foxing at..... More
