West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1994. 1st. Original Wraps. A pristine copy of the uncommon 1994 1st edition. Fine in its hand-sewn wrappers. Miniature (64mo), one of only 130 copies issued. INSCRIBED BY MARK JARMAN IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION at the colophon. Signed by Author. More
West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1993. Original Wraps. The Printer's Proof copy, containing several typos and misprints and INSCRIBED BY THE PRINTER (Michael Peich) at the colophon. An immaculate copy in its hand-sewn, dark gray wrappers. Miniature (64mo), housed in a plain white envelope, on the back of which is..... More
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1950. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to GW Cottrell of the Houghton Library at Harvard. A sharp copy to boot of the 1950 1st edition, a book which among other things includes Edward Gorey's very first illustrations (on the front and rear endpapers) in book..... More
London: Marion Boyars, 1980. Cloth. SIGNED BY MICHAEL ONDAATJE on the title page. A crisp, clean copy to boot of the 1980 1st UK edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 107 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Paris: Gallimard, 1965. Original Wraps. 1965 bilingual edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MIGUEL ANGEL ASTURIAS on the half-title. A clean, tight, VG to VG+ copy in its original black wrappers. Negligible, confined scuffing along the front panel's top-edge, otherwise very well-preserved. Octavo, 141 pgs. Poems in their native Spanish on the..... More
New York: Pegasus Press, 1963. Original wraps. The December 1963 1st (and almost certainly only) edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled wrappers, with just a touch of light offsetting along the front panel's fore-edge. According to the front cover, this is Vol. 1 of 4. More
Illinois: The Rainbow Party, 1915. Original wraps. Uncommon 1915 Vachel Lindsay offering by the Rainbow Party of Illinois, in anticipation of the state's 1918 centennial. 3 Vachel Lindsay poems, a "triad", here re-issued in 16mo and (in 2 of the 3 cases) re-titled. "The Illinois City", "The Illinois Village" and..... More
Platteville, Wisconsin: American Haiku Press, 1967. Original wraps. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1967 1st printing, limited to 350 unnumbered copies. Crisp and Near Fine in its stitched, dark-gray card wrappers. 52 separate haikus, all beautifully printed. More
University of Texas Press, 1973. Cloth. The 1973 1st US edition, translated from its original Spanish by Ruth L.C. Simms. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with sunning along the spine and along the panel top-edges. Octavo, 281 pgs. More
Boston: Carter, Hendee and Co., 1833. Cloth. The 1833 correct 1st edition, without the printed copyright notice (BAL 8723). 17 poems attributed to Oliver Wendlell Holmes. Solid and VG in its original dark-green boards, with spotting at the endpapers and pastedowns, and former owner name ("W.S. Morton") at the front..... More
Philadelphia: Ritten House, 1937. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1937 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (who was also a noted book collector) on the front free endpaper. VG- in its pictorial wrappers, with staining along most of the spine and its edges. Dedicated to Jean Cocteau, "for his perverse genius"..... More
Santiago, Chile: Editorial Lord Cochrane, 1970. Mario Toral. The 1970 limited illustrated edition, in its massive square folio. Issued out of Santiago by Editorial Lord Cochrane and very nicely illustrated in vivid watercolor by Mario Toral. 4,782 copies issued all told. Solid and VG+ in its oatmeal cloth, with light..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1972. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1972 1st US edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 153 pgs., bi-lingual text (Spanish on the verso, English on the recto). More
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. Broadside. An all-but-pristine copy of this early, original Patti Smith broadside, issued by New York's legendary Gotham Book Mart in 1973. #36 OF ONLY 50 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY PATTI SMITH (within a larger limitation of 300 copies, the remaining 250 unsigned). A single..... More
Paris: Edition Fear Press, 1976. Original wraps. The 1976 1st French edition, SIGNED BY BOTH PATTI SMITH AND TOM VERLAINE at the rear (across the photo --the negative-- taken of them by M. Esteban). Crisp and very presentable in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light wear along the spine..... More
Cumbria, England: Simon King Press, 1992. Original Wraps. 1992 1st thus, #56 of only 100 copies issued. Bright and Near Fine in its red wrappers. Handsome wood engravings by Simon King. More
Providence, Rhode Island: Burning Deck Press, 1974. Linda Lutes. Original wraps. A pristine copy of this 1974 poetry portfolio, issued in a tiny edition of 75 copies by Burning Deck Press of Providence. This is a Proof copy, INSCRIBED BY THE DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR LINDA LUTES TO NEW YORK PERFORMANCE..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1952 1st thus. Solid and Near Fine (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown, very light offsetting to the endsheets) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear to the spine crown and..... More
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1937. Original wraps. The 1937 true 1st French edition. #7 OF ONLY 35 COPIES PRINTED ON "VELUN PUR FIL". Clean and VG+ in its printed light-green wrappers. And in a well-preserved, VG+ example of the fragile glassine dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends and..... More
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1987. 1/4 leather. Letter C of 26 lettered copies specially bound in its 1/4 leather over marbled boards and signed by Ray Bradbury at the half-title. A very sharp copy: Clean and Near Fine. Quarto, designed by Robert Schneider, printed by Carl Benett of Pace..... More
New York/Rome: Inanout Press, 1990. Silk. A pristine copy of the 1990 signed/limited. #3 OF ONLY 100 COPIES ISSUED IN THIS DELUXE EDITION, WITH ITS SILK BINDING AND ITS NAVY-BLUE FELT SLIPCASE. This copy includes a long, year-of-publication inscription by Ricard at the rear panel and is also signed by..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1975. Cloth. SIGNED BY ERICA JONG ON BOTH FRONT FREE ENDPAPERS AND FROM HER PERSONAL LIBRARY TO BOOT. A clean, sharp copy of the 1975 stated 2nd printing, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in their butterscotch cloth. Octavos..... More
Hanover, NH: 1969. A politically-charged letter from poet Richard Eberhart to Miriam Reik of the "Committee for Biafran Artists and Writers". Dated 1969 and typed and signed by Eberhart. 8 1/2"x11". Very readable--bright and clean and VG+. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1968. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY RICHARD EBERHART IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with light toning at the top-edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the front..... More
New York: W.J. Johnston, 1896. Decorative Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE PUBLISHER on the front flyleaf. A handsome copy to boot of the 1896 1st thus. Clean and tight and VG+ in its decorative brown cloth. Bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine, all edges gilt. Octavo, 320 pgs. Small, neat..... More
