Abraxas & Other Poems
San Francisco: Inferno Press Editions, 1960. 1st. Hardcover. The 1960 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark laminate boards, with pasted-on wraparound band. Octavo, 42 pgs. More
Poetry
Tales and Poems (2 Vols.)
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855. Edward Finden (Henry Warren). Full leather. Handsome 1855 edition of Byron's "Tales and Poems", complete in 2 volumes and published by Henry Bohn of London. Sumptuously bound in a full red morocco, with 5 raised bands along each spine, fine-tooled gilt-design at the compartments and..... More
Harmonies Bonoises: Recueil De Poemes Mediterraneens
Algiers: Editions Baconnier Freres, 1926. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1926 1st edition, #995 of 1,000 copies issued. Solid and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling to the panels. ALSO INCLUDES A LIGHTLY-CHIPPED EXAMPLE OF THE PUBLISHER'S UNCOMMON WRAPAROUND BAND.Octavo, 44 pgs., wondefully illustrated thruout by Mrcel Gille..... More
The Arrivistes: Poems 1940-1949 SIGNED
The Fine Editions Press, New York, 1949. 1st. Original Wraps. INSCRIBED BY LOUIS SIMPSON on front free endpaper. 1949 1st edition of the author's 1st book, 1 of 500 copies issued. A solid, VG copy in original wraps. Octavo, 93 pgs. Signed by Author(s). More
Barely and Widely SIGNED
Louis Zukofsky, 1958. 1st. Soft Cover. #118 of 300 numbered copies signed by poet Louis Zukofsky. 1958 1st edition. Wrappers, 64mo, oblong, 73 pgs. A facsimile in Zukofskys handwriting of a small collection of poems written for Celia Zukofsky. Signed by Author(s). More
Body of This Death
New York: Robert McBride & Company, 1923. Boards. A lovely copy of the 1923 1st edition of Louise Bogan's first published book of poetry. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its cloth-backed light-blue boards. Truly a collector's copy. More
The House on Marshland
New York: Ecco Press, 1975. Cloth. The 1975 1st edition of the Nobel Laureate's 2nd published book. Tight and VG+ (very light offsetting along the top-edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear along the top-edges, very light chipping at the spine ends and light soiling to the..... More
Travellers' Verse
London: Frederick Muller, 1946. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1946 1st edition. Solid and VG (with light offsetting at the front and rear endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine crown. Octavo, over a dozen original lithographs by the great Edward Bawden..... More
Haiku for You: 101 Fun Readings for Boys and Girls SIGNED
New York: Vantage Press, 1966. Boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MAEVE O. FINLEY on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1966 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light soilig to the pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the..... More
Poems
London: The Egoist Press, 1921. Original wraps. A solid, perfectly presentable copy of the 1921 1st edition of Marianne Moore's first published book. Decorative bookplate of renowned biographer and Cornell professor Morris Bishop to the front free endpaper, along with a very small amount of soiling. The fragile, patterned dustjacket..... More
Unstill Life: An Introduction to the Spanish Poetry of Latin America
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969. Antonio Frasconi. Decorative Cloth. A gorgeous copy of the 1969 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (tiny black dot at the lower-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, edited by Mario Benedetti, nicely illustrated throughout by the great Antonio..... More
Unholy Sonnets SIGNED
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
Unholy Sonnets (Printer's Proof Copy)
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
Poems (In Dustjacket)
Boston: Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker G. Eddy, 1910. Decorative Boards. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1910 1st edition, IN THE PUBLISHER'S UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine to Fine, with all edges gilt. And in a VG- example of the unprinted dustjacket, with light chipping..... More
Illegitimate Sonnets SIGNED
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
Rat Jelly & Other Poems 1963-78 SIGNED
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
Clarivigilia Primaveral/ Claireveillee De Printemps SIGNED
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
The Philosophy of Be
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
Community Poems for Illinois
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
Marsh-Grasses and Other Verses
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
The Bow and the Lyre
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
The Harbinger; A May-Gift
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
Hymns to Hers: Songs of Uninnocence SIGNED
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
New Poems (1968-1970)
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
Mon Vieux Lucien (One of 50 Signed Copies) SIGNED
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