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
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
Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1969. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY ARNA BONTEMPS in year-of-publication on the front free endpaper. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1969 stated 1st printing of this important poetry anthology, with its heavy focus on African-American poetry. Clean and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket..... 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
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
Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times Publishing Co., 1906. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR T.A. DALY on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1906 1st edition. VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and decoration to front panel and spine. Light foxing to prelims, otherwise..... More
San Francisco: 1969. Original wraps. The March 1969 printing of "AMPERS&ND", an impressive poetry journal with contributions from Charles Bukowski, Doug Blazek, T.L. Kryss, D.r. Wagner, etc. Tight and VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with even offsetting along the spine (where a plastic binder had once been). Internally immaculate..... More
New York: Little Light Books, 1981. Original wraps. One of Ted Berrigan's scarcest limitations. #12 OF ONLY 26 COPIES ISSUED. EACH NUMBERED COPY IS SIGNED BY TED BERRIGAN AND EACH "CONTAINS AN ADDITIONAL POEM HANDWRITTEN BY THE POET" on the verso of the limitation page. IN THIS CASE, THE POEM..... More
Chicago: The Yellow Press, 1976. Cloth. SIGNED BY TED BERRIGAN on the front free endpaper. A crisp, near-pristine copy to boot of the 1976 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, rear photograph of Ted Berrigan by Gerard Malanga. THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES 2 CANCELLED..... More
Lincoln, Nebraska: Windflower Press, 1978. Original wraps. The 1978 stated 1st printing of this unusual Ted Kooser tale --told through captioned, engraved illustrations-- of his character "Hatcher". Tight and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with inconspicuous staining along the bottom-edge. Otherwise clean as could be. Quarto, written by the former..... More
