Self-published, 1930. Original wraps. Uncommon 1930 "farmer's" book of poetry, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ROBERT F. LAWRENCE on the title page. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled beige wrappers, with light wear at the spine crown and very light creasing along the panel edges. Internally, clean as could be, with..... More
Cambridge, MA: Dard Hunter, Jr., 1939. Original wraps. An impressive, early effort by Dard Hunter, Jr., offering up this first separate edition of Frost's delivered poem at the Annual Dinner of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on November 21st, 1939. A folio, in this case constituting a single folded, printed..... More
Paris: Marcel Sautier, 1957. Jacques Villon. #181 OF 185 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH THE POET ROBERT GANZO AND THE ARTIST JACQUES VILLON at the limitation. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1957 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its original wrappers, with a crisp, Near Fine glassine..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ROBERT LOWELL (AS "CAL") TO HIS COUSIN CHARLES LOWELL (AND TO ROSAMOND) on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1946 stated 1st edition of his first regularly published book. Tight and VG+ to..... More
Omaha, Nebraska: Bradypress, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1988 1st edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND LIMITED TO 100 COPIES. Clean and VG+ in its decorative dark wrappers, with very light chipping along the front panel's fore-edge. Beautiful hand-stitched binding. Tall quarto, 26 pgs. Also includes bradypress's original announcement. Signed..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1929 1st trade edition. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown, light soiling to the panels and mild darkening to the spine. Still though, a very presentable copy. Octavo, 129 pgs. More
New York: Random Houe, 1931. 1st. 1931 1st edition, 1 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY ROBINSON JEFFERS on the limitation page. Tight and clean and VG+ in its vellum spine over brown cloth. Quarto, 29 pgs. Somewhat-torn bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise clean as could be. Also includes a VG+..... More
New York: Random House, 1954. 1st. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1954 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears --and light age-toning-- along the panel edges. Octavo, 115 pgs. More
New York: The Jargon Society, 1969. Guy Davenport. Original wraps. The 1969 1st edition, #211 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH RONALD JOHNSON AND GUY DAVENPORT at the limitation. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing and chipping --and one small closed tear-- alog the..... More
London: Methuen and Co., 1903. 1st. Cloth. The 1903 true 1st edition (with the Methuen advertising date July 1903). VG in its red cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Tasteful former owner bookplates at the front pastedown and the front free endpaper. Otherwise, very clean. Octavo, 215 pgs. plus..... More
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1968. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). A well-preserved copy to boot of the 1968 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasing along the spine..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1923. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1923 1st edition, limited to 350 copies. "Based on a Memorial Exhibition Held at the Grolier Club from April 20 to May 20, 1922" and compiled by Ruth Granniss, the Grolier Club's librarian. Clean and G+ in..... More
Boston: David R. Godine Publisher, 1987. 1/4 cloth. A sharp copy of the 1987 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting along the front panel's top-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a member of the "Radcliffe Institute" and a National Book Award winner for her poetry..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1973. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY SAMUEL MENASHE on the half-title. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1973 1st UK edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 63 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1904. 1904 9th impression, SIGNED BY SAMUEL T. PICKARD on the front free endpaper. VG in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the front panel and light chipping at the spine crown. 12mo, 160 pgs. Neat, small former owner inscription to front flyleaf as well..... More
press:today:niagara, 1966. Original wraps. Wild 1966 mimeo collection of 10 poets (consisting of Doug Blazek, Sid Rufus, Walter Lowenfels, Steve Richmond, Mel Buffington, Russell Salamon, Carl Larsen, Jacob Leed, E.R. Baxter and Erik Kiviat), "scripted by D.r. Wagner". A clean, Near Fine quarto in its stapled wrappers, with its multi-colored..... More
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1980. 1st. SIGNED BY SHARON OLDS on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1980 1st edition of the poet's 1st book. Tight and VG in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing at the front panel and very light soiling to the..... More
New York: The John Lane Company, 1918. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1918 1st edition. VG- in its gilt-decorated and lettered cloth, with notable foxing to the preliminaries, light soiling at the panels and mild darkening along the spine. Octavo, 82 pgs. More
London: Faber and Faber, 1971. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1971 1st UK edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling along the rear panel. More
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1946. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ST.-JOHN PERSE TO PRE-EMINENT LITERARY SCHOLAR AND YALE PROFESSOR HENRI PEYRE on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1946 1st edition. #2,236 of 2,350 copies "sur papier de chataignier". Bright and VG+ in its..... More
New York: Pantheon Books (The Bollingen Series), 1958. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY SAINT JOHN PERSE (USING HIS REAL NAME, "ALEXIS SAINT LEGER") TO PRE-EMINENT LITERARY SCHOLAR AND YALE PROFESSOR HENRI PEYRE on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1958 1st American edition. Clean..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1969. Cloth. A gorgeous copy (the nicest this bookseller has seen) of the 1969 stated 1st printing of the uncommon hardback edition of this seminal collection of "poetic exploration". Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($8.50), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1955. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN SPENDER on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1955 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping to the spine crown and panel top-edges and mild darkening along the spine..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN VINCENT BENET on the front free endpaper. A sharp, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark cloth. Octavo, 80 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box. Signed by Author..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1971. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of the 1971 Uncorrected Proof of Sylvia Plath's "Crossing the Water". Clean and Near Fine in its light-green wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing at the preliminaries. Octavo, 64 pgs. More
