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Yasuda, Kenneth, (translator). LAND OF THE REED PLAINS: ANCIENT JAPANESE LYRICS. $35
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1st edition, full cloth binding, with publisher's illustrated slipcase. Illustrated with interpretive paintings by Sanko Inoue. These "Ancient Japanese Lyrics from the Manyoshu" are handsomely presented. A fine copy, in slipcase showing rubs and gentle wear.
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Rutland VT & Tokyo: Tuttle (1960) Order this book
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5807
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Yeats, W. B. THE TOWER. $1350
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1st edition, full gilt decorated pictorial olive green cloth (as issued). Binding designed by T. Sturge Moore. "Published on February 14, 1928; the edition consisted of 2000 copies." (Wade 158.) The contents of this volume include some of Yeats' most memorable poems, including "Sailing to Byzantium," "Leda and the Swan," and nineteen others. A fine copy of the true first issue, gentle wear includes small white dots to rear cover and very minimal edge wear. Photo image available upon request.
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London: Macmillan, 1928, Order this book
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5539
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Young, David. EARTHSHINE. $20
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1st edition, full gray cloth, w/illustrated dj. "EARTHSHINE is a book about a wife's illness and death from cancer and the aftermath of grief. It is, necessarily, painful" (from the jacket notes). A fine copy, in fine price clipped jacket.
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Middletown: Wesleyan University Press (1988) Order this book
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5538
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Young, David. FORAGING. $20
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1st edition, full cloth, w/illustrated dj. A Library of Congress copyright copy, with stamps noting the copyright date to be May 29, 1986, else fine.
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Middletown: Wesleyan University Press (1986) Order this book
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5142
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Young, Kevin. BLACK MARIA. $45
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1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed red paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Young on the half title page in black ink. This volume of "Poems Produced and Directed by Kevin Young" is "A film noir in verse: a tale of suspicion, passion, and the city from the author of the acclaimed JELLY ROLL. BLACK MARIA channels the world of detective movies, picking up its lingo and dark glamour in five 'reels' of poems . . ." (from the publisher's notes.) Uncommon in the uncorrected proof state. A fine, signed copy, appears unopened.
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New York: Knopf, 2005, Order this book
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4493
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Young, Kevin. BLACK MARIA. $30
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1st edition, illustrated glossy boards, w/dj. "Kevin Young follows his acclaimed exploration of the blues in JELLY ROLL with another playful riff on a vital art form, giving us a film noir in verse . . . a twisting tale of suspicion, passion, mystery, and the city" (from the jacket notes.) Specially inscribed and signed by the author on the half title page. Fine condition.
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New York: Knopf, 2005, Order this book
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5144
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Young, Kevin. DEAR DARKNESS. $45
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1st edition, uncorrected galley proof, original illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by Young on the preliminary title page. This offering is a bound set of 11 inch x 8.5 inch galley proofs, bound by the publisher in vinyl and clear acetate covers. "Las Vegas, Nashville, the Midwest, his family's Louisiana home, the state of disrepair: these are the places that Kevin Young visits in this, his powerful sixth book of poetry" (from the publisher's notes.) Uncommon format. Fine condition.
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New York: Knopf, 2008, Order this book
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5143
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Young, Kevin. TO REPEL GHOSTS [MIXED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTERS]. $45
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1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Young on the title page. This collection of poems, also titled TO REPEL GHOSTS: THE REMIX, is "Revamped from its original 'double album' version of 350 pages into this unique 'remix,' TO REPEL GHOSTS captures the dynamic work and brief life of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. In spare, jazzlike verse Kevin Young tells the story of Basquiat's rise from the mock prophet and graffiti artist SAMO to one of the hottest painters of the 1980s . . . " (from the publisher's notes.) Uncommon in the uncorrected proof state. A fine, signed copy, appears unopened.
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New York: Knopf, 2005, Order this book
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