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Jackson, Laura Riding. FIRST AWAKENINGS: THE EARLY POEMS OF LAURA RIDING. $30
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1st US ed. maroon cloth w/dj. Review copy w/review slip & material laid-in. Appears new, fine.
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NY: Persea Books (1992) Order this book
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5762
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Jacobsen, Josephine (and others). POETRY: A MAGAZINE OF VERSE. $35
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1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). This issue features a group of poems by Jacobsen titled "This Is the Hour", comprising "Winter Castle", "The Passionate Place", and "Non Sum Dignus". There are also poems by Marya Zaturenska, Leslie Cross, and others. Edge wear to oversized covers, else fine. Quite scarce in the original binding.
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Chicago: Poetry, Vol XLVIII, No VI, September 1936, Order this book
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4795
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Jaffe, Dan. (Aaron G. Pyle, illustrator.) DAN FREEMAN. $25
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1st edition, full brown cloth, w/illustrated dj. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page, who has also crossed out one name on the dedication page using the same pen. The author earned his M. A. in 1958 from the University of Michigan. Fine condition.
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press (1967) Order this book
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4101
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Jaffin, David. AS ONE. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/400) original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Handsomely designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed from Dante type on Magnani rag paper by Stamperia Valdonega in Verona, Italy. A hint of sunning to spine, else fine.
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New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press (1975) Order this book
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5511
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Jarrell, Randall, David Wagoner, (and others). POETRY. $20
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1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). This issue includes four poems by Jarrell, two by Wagoner, as well as contributions from William Stafford, Ben Belitt, John Woods, and others. An uncommonly bright, fine copy.
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Chicago: Modern Poetry Assn, Vol 84, No 6, Sept 1954, Order this book
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462
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Jarrell, Randall. BLOOD FOR A STRANGER. $400
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1st edition, full red cloth, w/printed dj. The author's monumental first solo book. (Wright A1.) Published in an edition of only 1700 copies, the present volume shows gentle wear and sunning to the jacket. On the inside pastedown is a small printed bookseller's plate from Vanguard Booksellers of Johannesburg. Overall near fine condition.
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New York: Harcourt Brace (1942) Order this book
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4866
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Jarrell, Randall. BLOOD FOR A STRANGER. $2750
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1st edition, full red cloth, w/printed dj. The celebrated author's monumental first book, specially signed by Jarrell in ink on the second FEP. Published in an edition of only 1700 copies (Wright A1), seldom are examples found in bright condition. Typically the inferior paper used for the dust jacket (due to the War years) is dry, brittle, and chipped. The present copy is uncommonly bright and fine, and unique with the author's scarce signature.
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New York: Harcourt Brace (1942) Order this book
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2719
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Jarrell, Randall. GOETHE'S FAUST: PART ONE. $15
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1st ed, full green cloth, w/dj. An English translation by Jarrell. Very little wear. Fine.
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NY: FSG (1976) Order this book
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2716
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Jarrell, Randall. KIPLING, AUDEN & CO: ESSAYS AND REVIEWS. $25
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1st ed, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Gentle wear and paperclip mark to first two pages, else fine.
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NY: FSG (1980) Order this book
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5600
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Jarrell, Randall. THE SEVEN-LEAGUE CRUTCHES. $4800
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1st edition, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket. A National Book Award finalist in poetry for 1952, this superb copy is signed in full by Jarrell on the FEP where he has additionally written out the entire text of his poem "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" in blue ink -- arguably his most famous poem. The present offering is in very bright and fine condition, including the complete (not price clipped) dust jacket. (Wright A4.) A cornerstone book for any Jarrell collection.
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New York: Harcourt Brace (1951) Order this book
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1336
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Jarrell, Randall. THE THIRD BOOK OF CRITICISM. $35
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1st ed, full decorated cloth, w/dj. "Almost exclusively, these essays are celebrations of writers Jarrell loved.." (taken from the jacket.) A side note: this volume would be a fine companion to the recently published collection of essays edited by Brad Leithauser, NO OTHER BOOK. The present volume is in fine condition.
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NY: FSG (1969) Order this book
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4915
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Jarrell, Randall. (John Berryman.) LITTLE FRIEND, LITTLE FRIEND. $600
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1st edition, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket. Specially signed and inscribed by poet John Berryman on the FEP. The inscription by Berryman is to "Mary Jane" (Christenson Heming). The inscription reads "Congratulations! / & love / John" and is dated "7 Apr 1947" in black fountain pen ink. We acquired the book from another source indirectly from Mary's family, with the story that Mary had been one of Berryman's girl friends, and that Berryman had once said (in print, apparently) that she had "the most beautiful breasts in the world." The book JOHN BERRYMAN AND THE THIRTIES: A MEMOIR by Ernest Milton Halliday refers to the love affair of Berryman and Heming. A poignant association by Berryman wanting to give a copy of Jarrell's book (a poet whom he greatly admired) as a special gift for some accomplishment in Mary's life. Berryman and Jarrell had been friends since the early years of their careers. Their first book appearances were together in James Laughlin's FIVE YOUNG AMERICAN POETS (New Directions, 1940) along with three other poets. A few years later Berryman wrote a powerful review of Jarrell's POETRY AND THE AGE (Knopf, 1953) that appeared in THE NEW REPUBLIC (November 2, 1953) and later reprinted in the tribute RANDALL JARRELL: 1914-1965 (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1967) edited by Robert Lowell, et al. Upon his death, Berryman wrote "Jarrell's death hit me very hard . . . we were friends for a very long time." The present offering shows gentle wear and sunning to cloth along edges, the book is otherwise near fine. The worn and torn dust jacket is missing several pieces. Photo images available upon request. A unique copy.
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New York: Dial Press, 1945, Order this book
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2717
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Jarrell, Randall. (Lowell, Taylor, & Warren, eds.) RANDALL JARRELL: 1914-1965. $15
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1st ed, full brown cloth, w/dj. This book "is a collection of critical essays about his poetry and prose as well as personal memoirs and poems about Jarrell by a distinguished group of his admirers" (from the jacket.) The text also includes some wonderful photos. Light, gentle wear and minor rubs to jacket, else fine.
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NY: FSG (1967) Order this book
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461
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Jarrell, Randall.-Stuart Wright. RANDALL JARRELL: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1929-1983. $45
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1st ed. maroon cloth spine w/dj. An indispensable reference for Jarrell collectors, this bibliography includes photo-reproductions of many title pages & copyright pages. Offered here in "as new" condition, with the publisher's plastic shrink-wrap.
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Charlottesville: U Virginia (1986) Order this book
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1976
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Johnson, Kate Knapp. WHEN ORCHIDS WERE FLOWERS. $35
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1st ed, cloth spine, w/illustrated dj. The author's first book. Very bright in like jacket. Fine.
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Port Townsend: Dragon Gate (1986) Order this book
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1969
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Johnson, Kate Knapp. WIND SOMEWHERE, AND SHADE. $15
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1st ed, uncorrected proof, original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) A volume published in The Miami University Press Poetry Series (James Reiss, General Editor.) Review comments by Mark Doty and Marie Howe. Fine.
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Oxford, OH: Miami U Press (2001) Order this book
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Johnson, Samuel and Percival Stockdale. PERCIVAL STOCKDALE: SAMUEL JOHNSON, AND HIS DISGRACE TO ENGLISH LITERATURE. $35
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1st ed, limited (1/275) hand-tied, printed stiff paperwraps. Includes a full page introduction by Howard D. Weinbrot. This slim (11.25" high x 7.75" wide) publication is beautifully designed and printed by Kim Merker, Don Howell, and Christine Talbott using Bembo types on Windhover paper. A uncommon piece telling of literary history. Fine condition.
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Iowa City: Windhover Press/U of Iowa, 1978, Order this book
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4854
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Jones, Donald. MEDICAL AID AND OTHER POEMS. $15
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1st edition, full tan cloth, w/illustrated dj. The author's first collection of poems. ". . . Mr. Jones tells us that 'each poem arose from the claims of real welfare clients for cold cash, health, and human dignity' . . ." (from the jacket notes.) Fine condition.
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press (1967) Order this book
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4853
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Jones, Rodney. KINGDOM OF THE INSTANT. $15
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1st edition, uncorrected proof, original glossy paperwraps (as issued.) Publisher's material laid in. Fine.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002, Order this book
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5854
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Justice, Donald. THE OLD BACHELOR AND OTHER POEMS. $3900
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1st edition, limited (1/240) original plain blue hand tied paperwraps, with printed paper label. Specially signed "Donald Justice" on the title page immediately below his printed name, and with two corrections by Justice to the title poem using the same pen. The author's scarce first book. The text includes eight poems, and is issued as "Chapbooks by THE EYE / Number Two" designed, set by hand and printed by Preston H. Dettman using Centaur and Weiss types. One inch closed tear to rear free end page, and tiny chip to edge of printed paper label, else only minimal wear.
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Miami, FL: Pandanus Press, 1951, Order this book
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5555
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Justice, Donald. THE SUMMER ANNIVERSARIES. $25
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1st edition, simultaneous paperwraps. A signed copy of the author's first book, chosen in manuscript form as "The Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets" for 1959. Signed by the author "Donald Justice / Chicago" and additionally with the prior owner's signature to the FEP. Very mild sunning to covers, else fine.
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Middletown: Wesleyan University Press (1960) Order this book
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5554
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Justice, Donald. THE SUMMER ANNIVERSARIES. $45
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1st edition, full gray cloth, w/illustrated dj. The author's first book, chosen in manuscript form as "The Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets" for 1959. The Lamont card announcing this award is laid into the book, 1/1000 copies of the first edition thus published. Very mild sunning to spine of complete (not price clipped) jacket, else fine.
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Middletown: Wesleyan University Press (1960) Order this book
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