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1301
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Allardt, Linda. SEEING FOR YOU. $20
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1st edition, limited (1/400) illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed and inscribed by Allardt. Published as volume #6 in the State Street Press Chapbooks series. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine.
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Pittsford: State Street Press, 1981, Order this Chapbook
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4121
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Ashbery, John. SUNRISE IN SUBURBIA. $695
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1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, original hand tied decorated paperwraps (as issued.) There were an additional 100 copies numbered, making the total issue only 126 copies. Offered here is an author's presentation copy, inscribed by Ashbery upon publication to the theologian, novelist, editor, art and literary critic, Arthur Cohen. Cohen (1928-1986) was a long-time, close personal friend to Ashbery, and this present offering was given as a birthday present to Cohen by Ashbery. The inscription, written on the day after publication, appears on the colophon page: "John Ashbery / for Arthur Cohen / with love / Happy birthday / June 25, 1968" in blue ink. The date of publication is stated in the Kermani bibliography as "Published 24 June 1968" (Kermani A13.) A marvelous association copy between these two friends, both of whom are respected authors and art critics, offered here with minimal wear and in fine condition. As the limitation would suggest, the lettered series is exceptionally scarce, and particularly so with such a fine inscription.
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New York: Phoenix Book Shop, 1968, Order this Chapbook
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5548
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Ashbery, John. (Elizabeth Murray, illustrator.) WHO KNOWS WHAT CONSTITUTES A LIFE. $75
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1st edition, limited (1/200) hand tied paperwraps (as issued). This single poem chapbook was issued as number "3" in a series designed by Kenward Elmslie and C. W. Swets, with a print specifically created for this publication by Elizabeth Murray. Printed by The Grenfell Press using Bembo type on Zerkall & Fabriano paper. A scarce Ashbery publication, offered in fine 'as new' condition.
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Calais VT: Z Press, 1999, Order this Chapbook
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4433
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Austin, Charles. TRAPPED MAN, BREAK OUT! $15
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1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) A volume of thirty-four poems, handsomely printed in chapbook format. A few neat corrections to text, very mild sunning to spine, else fine.
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Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Outposts Publications, 1975, Order this Chapbook
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2121
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Baron, Mary. LETTERS FOR THE NEW ENGLAND DEAD. $15
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1st ed, patterned boards, w/out dj (as issued.) Published as Number 4 in the First Godine Poetry Chapbook Series. Very little wear. Fine.
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Boston: Godine (1974) Order this Chapbook
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4383
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Bennett, Bruce. BARE BONES. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/100) original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Bennett on the title page, and with an Epigrammatist postcard of the title poem laid in. A bright fine copy of this now scarce chapbook.
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Edgewood, KY: Barth, 1995, Order this Chapbook
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4521
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Bennett, Bruce. EXAMINED LIFE: EPIGRAMS. $10
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1st edition, limited (1/100) original printed paperwraps (as issued.) The present copy is specially signed by Bennett on the title page in black ink. A small collection of fifty-eight epigrams, published in chapbook format. The colophon notes: "This book was laid out on a laptop PC, using Garamond font. 100 copies of this book were published." A fine copy in 'as new' condition, specially signed.
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Louisville: Scienter Press (2006) Order this Chapbook
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1033
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Bennett, Bruce. GARRETMAN. $5
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1st edition, hand-tied illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) "Hearthstone effects escape through Garretman. Garretman dreams of what never could be. The two grapple and contend, except when one is absent; then, the other is inconsolable." (from the rear cover.) A playful series of poems presented in a chapbook format. This copy is specially signed by Bennett and offered 'as new' at the published price.
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FootHills Publishing (1999) Order this Chapbook
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4384
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Bennett, Bruce. I NEVER DANCED WITH MARY BETH. $25
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1st edition, original illustrated stiff paperwraps (as issued.) This chapbook is specially signed by Bennett on the title page in blue ink. The text of the chapbook consists of twenty-nine poems. Fine condition.
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Bath, NY: FootHills Publishing (1991) Order this Chapbook
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4382
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Bennett, Bruce. IT'S HARD TO GET THE ANGLE RIGHT. $25
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1st edition, original hand tied decorated stiff paperwraps (as issued.) "A Chapbook of Villanelles" specially signed by Bruce Bennett on the title page. The rear jacket review by X. J. Kennedy states (in part): ". . . Bennett's villanelles are masterly. Deft, witty, and feelingful, this astonishing collection extends the limits . . ." Only gentle wear to covers, else fine.
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Maryville, MO: GreenTower Press (1997) Order this Chapbook
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5545
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Bennett, Bruce. THE HOLDING STONE. $16
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1st edition, original illustrated stiff paperwraps, with black ribbon binding. Specially signed by Bennett on the title page. A wonderful collection of thirty-one poems in the classic Bennett style, short on words, long on image, with tight lyric structure. Offered in fine, 'as new' condition.
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Georgetown KY: Finishing Line Press (2010) Order this Chapbook
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4381
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Bennett, Bruce. TO BE A HERON. $25
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1st edition, original glossy illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Bennett on the title page, this chapbook consists of thirty short poems. Fine.
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Bath, NY: Foothills Publishing (1989) Order this Chapbook
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3662
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Bennett, Bruce. (William Roberts, illustrator.) WERE I TO TELL YOU. $50
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1st edition, limited (1/150) numbered and signed, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) A lovely collaboration between these two creative friends and colleagues, handsomely designed and printed in handset Perpetua types on fine papers. Numbered and signed in pencil by both the author and artist on the colophon, and additionally signed by Bennett in ink on the day of publication on the title page. Quite scarce and in fine condition.
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Aurora: Wells College Press, 2001, Order this Chapbook
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4538
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Bernstein, Lisa. ANOREXIA: POEMS. $20
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1st edition, original illustrated glossy paperwraps (as issued.) Cover illustrations by Stanley Goldstein. Rear cover reviews by Frances Jaffer, Frances Mayes, and Stan Rice who states (in part): "It is the accomplishment of this fascinating collection of sixteen closely related poems that the particular narrator's struggle becomes our own writ small." Published in chapbook format, only light gentle wear to this otherwise fine copy.
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San Francisco: Five Fingers Poetry (1985) Order this Chapbook
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1891
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Berry, Wendell. THE SALAD. $25
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1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) This single poem (pp.5) chapbook, illustrated by Bruce McGaw, in near 'as new' condition. Fine.
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Berkeley: North Point Press (1980) Order this Chapbook
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4539
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Bly, Robert. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. $40
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1st edition, limited (1/350) numbered, hand tied stiff green paperwraps (as issued.) Published and handsomely printed by Don Olsen, the title page decoration is hand colored. This single poem is presented in chapbook format, and is offered in very bright, fine (appears 'as new') condition.
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Menomonie, WI: Ox Head Press, 1967, Order this Chapbook
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4233
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Bly, Robert. HOLES THE CRICKETS HAVE EATEN IN BLANKETS. $15
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1st edition, original paperwraps (as issued.) A sequence of eleven poems, published as No. 9 in the BOA Pamphlet Series. A bright, fine copy. Appears in 'as new' condition.
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Rochester: BOA Editions, 1997, Order this Chapbook
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5409
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Brownjohn, Alan. SHE MADE OF IT: A DRAFT. $20
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1st edition, limited (1/150) numbered, original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) This single poem chapbook is handsomely printed on Abbey Mills laid paper by Skelton's Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Fine condition.
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Rushden, Northamptonshire: Sceptre Press (1974) Order this Chapbook
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4775
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Carlile, Phoebe. (Lee Schwartzman, illus.) A UTOPIA. $45
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1st edition, limited (1/175) numbered, hand tied illustrated paperwraps. A short prose story issued by Penumbra Press in chapbook format. Lee Schwartzman provides a full page drawing for the text, as well as the cover illustration. Hand printed on Frankfurt White paper from Centaur type, and bound in Strathmore Cover. Nearly square 12 mo size: 6.75 inches high x 5.5 inches wide. Fine condition.
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Lisbon, IA: Penumbra Press (1983) Order this Chapbook
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5162
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Carroll, Jim. POEM, INTERVIEW, PHOTOGRAPHS. $45
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1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) From the total press run of 300 copies, the present offering is designated as number "88/100" and signed by Jim Carroll on the title page. The text includes Carroll's poem "8 Fragments For Kurt Cobain" and "An Interview with Jim Carroll" by Danny O'Bryan and Mark Reese. There are three photos of Jim Carroll with Ron Whitehead, plus a solo photo of Carroll on the cover. Issued as #50 from the "Published in Heaven Chapbook Series" by White Pields Press. A bright fine copy.
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Louisville, KY: White Fields Press, 1994, Order this Chapbook
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4480
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Carter, Jared. BLUES PROJECT. $10
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1st edition, original illustrated glossy paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by the author on the half title page. Twelve poems published in chapbook format, including two cover photos by Chris Minnick. Fine condition.
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Indianapolis: Writers' Center Press (19910 Order this Chapbook
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3130
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Chapman, Robin. ARBORVITAE. $15
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1st ed., limited (1/200) hand-tied paperwraps (as issued.) A small, attractive handset chapbook of a single long poem in six numbered sections. Published as Chickadee 15 from the Juniper Press. Fine condition.
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La Crosse, WI: Juniper Press (2002) Order this Chapbook
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1239
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Clothier, Peter. ASPLEY GUISE. $15
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1st ed, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Printed at The Bindweed Press, San Francisco, in chapbook format. Introduction by Donald Davie. Inscribed by the author and signed in 1973 on the title page.
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Fairfax, CA: Red Hill Press (1970) Order this Chapbook
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5575
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Creeley, Robert. (Alex Katz, illustrator.) THINKING. $750
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1st edition, limited (1/26) hand tied paperwraps (as issued). This single poem chapbook was issued as number "5" in a series designed by Kenward Elmslie and C. W. Swets, with a print specifically created for this publication by Alex Katz. The present offering is one of only twenty-six copies with an original print signed by the artist, and signed by Creeley on the lettered colophon page. Printed by The Grenfell Press using Bembo type on Zerkall & Fabriano paper. A very scarce Creeley publication, offered in fine 'as new' condition.
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Calais VT: Z Press, 2000, Order this Chapbook
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5547
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Creeley, Robert. (Alex Katz, illustrator.) THINKING. $75
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1st edition, limited (1/200) hand tied paperwraps (as issued). This single poem chapbook was issued as number "5" in a series designed by Kenward Elmslie and C. W. Swets, with a print specifically created for this publication by Alex Katz. Printed by The Grenfell Press using Bembo type on Zerkall & Fabriano paper. A scarce Creeley publication, offered in fine 'as new' condition.
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Calais VT: Z Press, 2000, Order this Chapbook
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2161
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di Prima, Diane. LOBA, PART 1. $15
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1st edition, simultaneous illustrated paperwraps. Published in the Yes! Capra Chapbook Series. A bright, tight fine copy.
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Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1973, Order this Chapbook
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3754
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Dickey, James. SPINNING THE CRYSTAL BALL. $45
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1st edition, stapled paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Dickey on the title page in black ink. This chapbook style publication prints a lecture that Dickey delivered at the Library of Congress on April 24, 1967, during which time he served as the Consultant in Poetry (now referred to as the U. S. poet laureate.) A short closed tear to the bottom edge of the front cover, else fine.
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Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1967, Order this Chapbook
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3756
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Dickey, James. (Robert Dance, illustrator.) VETERAN BIRTH: THE GADFLY POEMS 1947-1949. $75
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1st edition, limited (1/230) signed, hand tied stiff paperwraps, with Swedish marble paper dust jacket (as issued.) The colophon calls for the edition to be numbered, though the present copy is unnumbered, thus out-of-sequence, and boldly signed by Dickey on the colophon page. Attractive illustrations by Robert Dance compliment the four poems in this chapbook. Bright, fine copy.
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Palaemon Press Limited (1978) Order this Chapbook
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4260
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Doreski, William. HALF OF THE MAP. $35
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1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) A sequence of twenty-two poems, published in chapbook format in an edition of 375 trade copies and twenty-six special copies lettered and signed by the poet. The present copy offered is one of twenty-six, and in fine condition.
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Providence: Burning Deck (1980) Order this Chapbook
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5520
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Dybek, Stuart. THE STORY OF MIST. $75
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1st edition, original paperwraps, w/illustrated dj. This collection of prose poems and short prose pieces was published as a State Street Press Chapbook. Slight tear to jacket at crown of spine, else fine. An early, scarce Dybek publication with no copies listed on OCLC.
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Brockport: State Street Press, 1993, Order this Chapbook
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5119
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Eady, Cornelius. BOOM BOOM BOOM. $45
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1st edition, original paperwraps, w/illustrated dj. This early Eady collection of twenty-three poems was published as a State Street Press Chapbook. A bright fine copy, appears in 'as new' condition. Scarce.
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Brockport: State Street Press, 1988, Order this Chapbook
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4003
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Eberhart, Richard. SURVIVORS. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/75) signed, printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) Eight poems published in chapbook format in the "BOA Phamphlets, Series A" series by the noted poetry publisher. A total press run of 500 copies, the present copy is one of only 75 signed by the poet. Bright, fine condition.
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Brockport: BOA Editions, 1979, Order this Chapbook
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3891
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Edson, Russell. THE HOUSE OF SARA LOO. $100
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1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, illustrated glossy paperwraps (as issued.) Published in a total edition of 300, of which 26 have been lettered and signed. The present offering is copy "E" of the twenty-six and is in bright, fine, 'as new' condition.
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Minneapolis: Rain Taxi (2001) Order this Chapbook
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3864
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Eliot, T. S. THE UNDERGRADUATE POEMS. $225
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1st edition, printed paperwraps (as issued.) Although dated on the final page "1948", this "unauthorized" publication was actually issued in early 1949 (Gallup, A53.) The bibliography by Gallup indicates an original printing of 1000 copies, although 750 were reported to have been withdrawn from circulation. These ten poems are here published in chapbook format. An uncommonly bright, fine copy.
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Cambridge: Harvard Advocate (1949) Order this Chapbook
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545
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Fields, Kenneth. SUNBELLY. $20
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1st ed, patterned boards, w/out dj (as issued.) Published as No. 2 in the First Godine Poetry Chapbook Series. Only gentle wear. Fine.
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B: Godine (1973) Order this Chapbook
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5585
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Gizzi, Peter. GYPTIAN IN HORTULUS. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/400) original illustrated paperwraps. Specially inscribed and signed by the author on the title page in year of publication. This long poem is designed and printed in chapbook format. Very little wear, fine condition.
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Providence: Paradigm Press (1991) Order this Chapbook
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2704
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Glaser, Elton. PERIPHERAL VISION. $15
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1st edition, original burgundy paperwraps (as issued.) The author's first book, which includes nineteen poems. Light gentle wear to covers, else fine.
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Bits Chapbook, n.d. (no date) Order this Chapbook
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5090
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Gluck, Louise. OCTOBER. $15
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1st edition, chapbook, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Published in Sarabande's "Quarternote Chapbook Series" (#3) as one long poem in six sections. Fine condition.
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Louisville: Sarabande Books (2004) Order this Chapbook
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3771
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Goldbarth, Albert. CURVE. $35
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1st edition, limited (1/750), original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Goldbarth with a "curve" inked above the title on the title page. Issued as A New Rivers Press Chapbook. The present copy includes the errata slip and is in bright, fine condition.
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New York: New Rivers Press, 1977, Order this Chapbook
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3775
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Goldbarth, Albert. EUREKAS. $35
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1st edition, limited (1/250) hand tied original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Goldbarth on the title page. Published in chapbook format, this shorter collection of poems is handsomely designed. Offered in bright, fine 'as new' condition.
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Memphis: Raccoon Books (1981) Order this Chapbook
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4443
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Goldbarth, Albert. THE BOOK. $45
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1st edition, limited (1/100) signed, original hand tied paperwraps, w/publisher's slipcase (as issued.) A chapbook of four poems, handsomely designed and printed by Amber McMillan using Centaur letterpress on Zerkall Book paper. A lovely presentation of Goldbarth's poems and fine press book arts. Offered in 'as new' fine condition.
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New York: Center for Book Arts, 2006, Order this Chapbook
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4686
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Goldbarth, Albert. THE MAILBOX. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/225) numbered and signed, original hand tied printed paperwraps (as issued.) The present offering is one of ten special issue copies where Goldbarth has tipped in a bright pink "U.S. Postal Service Signature Confirmation" label. A handsome chapbook "printed using the nearly obsolete method of hand-set metal type inked and struck into paper--sheet after sheet of Mohawk Superfine versus a hand-cranked printing press . . . No computers were used in the production or design of this chapbook--manuscript, proofs, pages, and books all moving mailbox to mailbox" (from the colophon.) A bright, fine copy in 'as new' condition, presented in an archival sleeve with acid-free backer board.
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Minnesota: Red Dragonfly Press, 2007, Order this Chapbook
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5507
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Gunn, Thom. TO THE AIR. $20
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1st edition, patterned boards, w/out dj (as issued.) Issued as Number 6 in the First Godine Poetry Chapbook Series. Moderate rubs to front cover and very light sunning to spine, else fine.
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Boston: Godine (1974) Order this Chapbook
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4005
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Hall, Donald. THE TOY BONE. $30
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1st edition, limited (1/75) signed, stiff printed paperwraps (as issued.) A selection of seven poems, published as No. 2 in the "BOA Phamphlets, Series A" chapbook series. A total press run of 500 copies, the present copy is one of seventy-five specially signed by Hall on the title page. Fine condition.
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Brockport: BOA Editions (1979) Order this Chapbook
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5405
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Hamburger, Michael. PALINODE: A POET'S PROGRESS. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/50) numbered and signed, original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) The present offering is one of fifty signed copies, from a total press run of only 150 copies. This single poem chapbook is handsomely printed on Abbey Mills laid paper by Skelton's Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Fine condition.
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Knotting, Bedfordshire: Sceptre Press (1977) Order this Chapbook
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3851
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Harper, Linda Lee. THE WIDE VIEW. $15
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1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) A chapbook published as the Winner of the White Eagle Coffee Store Press Fall 1997 Poetry Chapbook Contest. A review copy with material laid in. Fine.
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Fox River Grove, IL: White Eagle Coffee Store (1998) Order this Chapbook
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4397
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Hass, Robert, Eric Trethewey, and others. PHRASES AFTER NOON. $195
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1st edition, limited (1/310) numbered, original printed stiff sewn paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Hass, the former US poet laureate, on the title page. The first section of this handsome book publishes eight poems by Hass. The second section presents poems by Eric Trethewey and eight other poets. Designed and printed by Gray Zeitz at the Larkspur Press in Monterey, Kentucky. Japanese style binding. Fine condition.
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Frankfort: Frankfort Arts Foundation (1985) Order this Chapbook
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2116
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Haug, James. FOX LUCK. $35
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1st ed, limited (1/100) numbered & signed, handmade stiff paperwraps w/printed label (as issued.) Beautifully printed letterpress by Carol Sturm/Nadja on Mohawk paper, and bound by Mikhail Magaril. These poems, in manuscript form, won the 1998 Center for Book Arts Poetry Chapbook Competition, judged by Sharon Dolin and Gerald Stern. A lovely publication offered in 'as new' condition. Fine.
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NY: Center for Book Arts, 1998, Order this Chapbook
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4098
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Heyen, William. OF PALESTINE. $15
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1st edition thus, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Originally published as a limited edition by Harry Duncan at Abattoir Editions in 1976. The present edition contains sixteen poems in chapbook format. Specially signed by Heyen on the title page. Fine condition.
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Northport, NY: Birnham Wood (2001) Order this Chapbook
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4090
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Heyen, William. XVII MACHINES. $30
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1st edition, limited (1/400) numbered, printed paperwraps. From a total press run of 503, the present copy is inscribed by Heyen to a friend and fellow author: "For --, this / silly sequence, but / in friendship, which / is no machine -- / Bill / Brockport, N.Y. / Oct./1977" on the title page. This chapbook represents "the first volume in the series of Sisyphus Editions" (from the colophon.) Lightly sunned along spine, else fine.
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Pittsburgh & Derry, PA: Sisyphus Editions (1976) Order this Chapbook
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5399
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Heyen, William. (Robert DeMott.) THE DESCENT. $35
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1st edition, limited (1/150) numbered, original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) This single poem chapbook is specially inscribed by Heyen to fellow poet Robert DeMott. The inscription reads: "Bob, / in friendship -- / Bill Heyen / 3/12/80" in blue ink on the verso of title page. Additionally laid in is a letter by Heyen to DeMott of the same date. A nice association copy, in fine condition.
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Knotting, Bedfordshire: Sceptre Press (1979) Order this Chapbook
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3054
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Hilberry, Conrad. MAN IN THE ATTIC. $15
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1st ed, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Published as A Bits Chapbook, by the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University. Light sunning to wraps, else fine.
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Cleveland: Bits Press (1980) Order this Chapbook
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3752
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Hughes, Ted. WEASELS AT WORK. $500
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1st edition, limited (1/75) numbered and signed, hand tied paperwraps (as issued.) This single poem is beautifully presented on hand-made Roma paper by Milano Fabriano. It was printed on Morrigu's Albion hand-press in 14 point Perpetua. The rich rust paper binding completes the presentation. An absolutely bright, fine copy of this stunning publication. Numbered and signed by Hughes in black ink on the colophon page.
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The Morrigu Press (1983) Order this Chapbook
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4004
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Ignatow, David. (Rose Graubart, illustrator.) SUNLIGHT: A SEQUENCE FOR MY DAUGHTER. $30
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1st edition, limited (1/75) signed, stiff printed paperwraps (as issued.) A sequence of poems collected in four sections, illustrated with drawings by Rose Graubart. A total press run of 500 copies, the present copy is one of seventy-five that was signed by both the poet and illustrator on the title page. Bright, fine 'as new' condition.
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Brockport: BOA Editions, 1979, Order this Chapbook
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2882
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Kennedy, X. J. FIVE AND DIME, LATE THIRTIES. $15
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1st ed, original paperwraps (as issued.) A single poem chapbook, published to commemorate the author's visit to Wells College in 1993. An uncommon Kennedy publication in "as new" fine condition.
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Aurora: Wells College Press (1993) Order this Chapbook
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2122
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Kennedy, X.J. EMILY DICKINSON IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. $20
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1st ed, patterned boards, w/out dj (as issued.) Published as Number 1 in the First Godine Poetry Chapbook Series. Designed by Carol Shloss, and with a wood engraving on the title page by Michael McCurdy. Spine very slightly sunned, else fine.
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Boston: Godine (1973) Order this Chapbook
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4511
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Kinsella, Thomas. THE PEN SHOP. $15
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1st edition, original illustrated stiff paperwraps. A chapbook of two poems by Kinsella. Fine condition.
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Dedalus Press/Peppercanister 19 (1997) Order this Chapbook
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3994
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Kunitz, Stanley. STANLEY KUNITZ: A PORTFOLIO. $25
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1st edition, original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) Published as a chapbook of six poems "On the occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of The Brockport Writers Forum" when Kunitz was honored as their "Special Guest." A fine copy of an uncommon Kunitz publication.
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Brockport: SUNY Brockport Writers Forum, 1987, Order this Chapbook
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5042
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Levertov, Denise. CHEKHOV ON THE WEST HEATH. $30
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1st edition, limited (1/400) original marbled paperwraps (as issued.) This lovely publication, designed by Freeman Keith and printed at the Stinehour Press, was also issued in a signed edition of 200 copies. The present is very bright and fine, appears in "as new" condition.
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Andes: Woolmer/Brotherson, 1977, Order this Chapbook
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4982
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Levine, Philip. PILI'S WALL. $75
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1st edition, limited (1/750) original stiff illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by Levine on the title page. A long single poem in ten sections, hand-printed by Rudy Villanueva at Unicorn Press. Light wear and shelf rubs to covers, else fine.
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Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press (1971) Order this Chapbook
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2885
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Martin, Charles. PAST CLOSING TIME. $15
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1st ed, limited (1/200) original printed paperwraps (as issued.) A chapbook of sixteen poems, with a poem postcard laid in. The present copy is in "as new" condition. Fine.
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Edgewood: R.L.Barth, 1995, Order this Chapbook
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1038
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Martinez, Dionisio D. DANCING AT THE CHELSEA. $30
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1st edition, original paperwraps, w/photo-illustrated dust jacket. Published as a State Street Press Chapbook, this collection of fourteen poems by Martinez in fine condition.
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Brockport: State Street Press, 1992, Order this Chapbook
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5519
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Martinez, Dionisio D. DANCING AT THE CHELSEA. $35
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1st edition, original paperwraps, w/photo-illustrated dust jacket. Specially signed by Martinez on the title page in black ink immediately below his printed name. Published as a State Street Press Chapbook, this collection of fourteen poems by Martinez is in fine condition.
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Brockport: State Street Press, 1992, Order this Chapbook
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5581
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Matthews, William. THE CLOUD. $110
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1st edition, limited (1/500) hand-tied illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) This copy specially inscribed and signed by Matthews in year of publication on the title page. Published by Thomas Lux at his Barn Dream Press. Designed and printed by Joseph Wilmott, using a Jon Fischbach photo for the cover illustration. Gentle shelf rubs against the black background of the cover, else a fine signed copy of this scarce Matthews chapbook.
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Boston: Barn Dream Press (1971) Order this Chapbook
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2889
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McCord, Howard. THE DUKE OF CHEMICAL BIRDS. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/300) hand-tied stiff illustrated paperwraps, w/illustrated dj. Designed, set, printed and bound at Bloody Twin Press. A handsome chapbook in fine condition.
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Stout, OH: Bloody Twin Press (1989) Order this Chapbook
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2682
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McCord, Howard. THE FIRE VISIONS. $15
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1st ed, original decorated paperwraps (as issued.) Published in chapbook format, this collection of seven poems was limited to 1000 copies. The present copy is very bright and fine, appears in 'as new' condition.
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San Francisco: Twowindows Press (1970) Order this Chapbook
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5113
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McGrath, Connell. WITH WORDS. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/300) original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Published as Utility Chapbook #3 by Oblek Editions, the present offering is signed by McGrath in year of publication. The inscription reads: "7 Sept 91 / Monterey / For Onyx-- / Love, Connell" on the half title page.
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Stockbridge MA: Oblek Editions/The Garlic Press (1991) Order this Chapbook
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4705
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Merrill, James. IDEAS, ETC. $45
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1st edition, limited (1/200) signed, original hand-tied printed paperwraps, w/printed dj (as issued.) This attractively designed chapbook publishes three of Merrill's poems, "Lenses", "Ideas", and "Think Tank" using Caslon type on Maidstone and Whitby papers. Light wear to upper edge of jacket, else fine.
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Brooklyn: Jordan Davies, 1980, Order this Chapbook
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3873
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Merrill, James. JAPAN: PROSE OF DEPARTURE. $200
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1st edition, limited (1/74) numbered and signed, hand tied paperwraps, w/printed dj. This prose piece of several pages "was set in Bembo types and printed on T. H. Saunders paper in an edition of 74 numbered copies during the sutumn of 1987" (from the colophon.) The printed dust jacket is heavy textured salmon. The present copy is number 20/74. As the colophon suggests, a rather scarce Merrill publication. Fine.
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Nadja (1987) Order this Chapbook
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4706
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Merrill, James. YANNINA. $150
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1st edition, limited (1/100) signed, original hand tied decorated paperwraps (as issued.) Published as "No. 17 in the Phoenix Book Shop Oblong Octavo Series" (from the colophon page) the present copy is out-of-series (unnumbered) and signed by Merrill in black ink on the colophon page. An attractive publication in fine condition.
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New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1973, Order this Chapbook
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5272
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Middleton, Christopher. WODEN DOG. $20
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1st edition, limited (1/500), original paperwraps, w/printed dj. Attractively printed chapbook. Fine condition.
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Providence: Burning Deck (1981) Order this Chapbook
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4047
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Mohring, Ron. AMATEUR GRIEF. (Frank O'Hara Chapbook Award.) $15
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1st edition, chapbook, original illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by Mohring on the title page. The Winner of the 1998 Frank O'Hara Award. Very little wear, fine condition.
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Normal, IL: Thorngate Road, 1998, Order this Chapbook
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4751
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Oppenheimer, Joel. ACTS. $50
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1st edition, limited (1/112) numbered and signed, original hand tied embossed paperwraps. "A single poem printed in the season of revival & reawakening as an act of friendship. The edition is 112 copies on vintage Shadwell from palatino types" (from the colophon notes.) A handsome, artful chapbook publication, in fine 'as new' condition.
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Driftless, WI: Perishable Press (1976) Order this Chapbook
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4224
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Paz, Octavio, John Ashbery, Mark Strand (and others.) OCTAVIO PAZ: A CELEBRATION. $35
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1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Published in celebration of the poet's 80th birthday, with poems by Paz, Ashbery, Strand, Joseph Brodsky, Bei Dao, Richard Howard, Charles Tomlinson, and Derek Walcott. Fine condition. An uncommon chapbook publication.
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New York: The Academy of American Poets/Mexican Cultural Institute, 1994, Order this Chapbook
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5091
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Piccione, Anthony, and Robert Burlingame. IS THERE SOMEWHERE WE SHOULDN'T LOOK? $75
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1st edition, limited (1/300) numbered, original hand tied paperwraps (as issued.) A collection of five poems by Piccione, and five poems by Burlingame. Only very light, gentle wear to this fine copy. Scarce.
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El Paso, TX: Service-berry Press (1978) Order this Chapbook
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4541
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Piccione, Anthony. NEARING LAND. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/312) original hand tied paperwraps (as issued.) Beautifully designed and printed in two color ink on Curtis Tweedweave papers from hand-set Kennerley type. The final poem in this selection is "Anchor Drifting" which was later changed to "Anchor Dragging" as the title poem of his first full-length collection (BOA Editions, 1977.) A collection of thirteen poems published in chapbook format. Light gentle wear to covers, else fine.
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Port Townsend: Graywolf Press (1975) Order this Chapbook
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4994
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Poulin Jr., A. CATAWBA: OMENS, PRAYERS & SONGS. $85
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1st edition, limited (1/640) original smythe-sewn illustrated paperwraps. An association copy, inscribed by Poulin in year of publication to fellow poet/critic Ralph Mills. The inscription reads: "for Ralph Mills, / these tiny epiphanies, / with my best, / Al / May 26, 1977 / Brockport, N. Y." in black ink opposite the title page. Only light shelf rubs to covers, else fine.
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Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, 1977, Order this Chapbook
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1675
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Reed, James. MORNING NOTES TO A NIGHTTIME DIARY. $20
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1st ed, original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) Published as A Bits Chapbook. Very light wear and sunning to edges of covers, else fine.
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Bits Press (1979) Order this Chapbook
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4676
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Schmitz, Dennis. DOUBLE EXPOSURES. $95
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1st edition, limited (1/280) numbered and signed, original hand tied paperwraps (as issued.) This attractive chapbook of five poems, including the long poem "Journey to the Interior" in six parts, was designed by Forbes Whiteside as a square (7.5 inches.) Very little wear, fine condition. Uncommon.
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Oberlin: Triskelion Press, 1971, Order this Chapbook
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2656
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Simic, Charles. NINE POEMS: A CHILDHOOD STORY. $350
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1st edition, limited (1/25) numbered and signed, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Produced in large format (quarto 13 inches high x 9 inches wide) and published in a total edition of 500, the present copy is one of only twenty-five that was signed and numbered by Simic. Among the most scarce of issues by the former U. S. poet laureate. A lovely copy, fine condition.
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Cambridge: Exact Change, 1989, Order this Chapbook
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4610
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Speece, Merry. DETAIL FROM AN AMERICAN LANDSCAPE. $10
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1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Published as A Bits Chapbook, with a cover illustration by Jeanne Meinke. Sun fading to cover along spine and bottom edge, else little wear, fine.
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Cleveland: Bits Press (1979) Order this Chapbook
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5216
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Spencer, Theodore. THE PARADOX IN THE CIRCLE. $15
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1st edition, simultaneous paperwraps, w/red printed dj. The author's first book. Published by James Laughlin in New Direction's The Poet of the Month series. The text includes forty-six poems. Designed and printed by Carroll Coleman at The Prairie Press. Gentle wear and sunning to jacket, overall near-fine.
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Norfolk, CT: New Directions (1941) Order this Chapbook
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4031
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St. Germain, Sheryl. GOING HOME. $25
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1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps. Issued as Number Three in the Perivale Poetry Chapbooks series. Cover illustration by Janet Morgan. A collection of seventeen poems, the present copy is specially signed by the poet on the title page. Uncommon. Fine condition.
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Van Nuys, CA: Perivale Press (1989) Order this Chapbook
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5631
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Stafford, William. BROTHER WIND. $450
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1st edition, limited (1/26) press lettered and signed, w/original illustrated hand tied paperwraps (as issued). This special edition also includes a full poem written in Stafford's hand, signed and dated, opposite the title page. A lovely chapbook publication of twenty-one printed poems, plus the additional poem written out by Stafford. The total edition of this title included 250 copies, hand-set in Italian Old Style and printed letterpress on Gutenberg Laid paper by Donnell Hunter. As the limitation suggests, the lettered edition with holograph poem is very scarce. Fine condition.
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Rexburg, ID: Honeybrook Press, 1986 Order this Chapbook
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5562
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Tipton, James. THE WIZARD OF IS. $20
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1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by Tipton on the title page. A collection of eleven poems, published in chapbook format. Author's bio sheet laid in. Fine condition.
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Denver: Bread & Butter Press (1989) Order this Chapbook
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5407
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Transtromer, Tomas. (Robert Bly, translator.) ELEGY and SOME OCTOBER NOTES. $25
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1st edition, limited (1/150), original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) The present offering is an out-of-sequence unnumbered copy. This two poem chapbook, translated from the Swedish by Bly, is handsomely printed on Abbey Mills laid paper by Skelton's Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Fine condition
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Rushden, Northamptonshire: Sceptre Press (1973) Order this Chapbook
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5169
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Trethewey, Eric. IN THE TRACES. $15
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1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) The author's first book. A collection of six poems, published in chapbook format. The 1980 Inland Boat pamphlet series was edited by Paul Zimmer and Stanley Lindberg. Fine condition.
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Tempe, AZ: Inland Boat/Porch Publications, 1980, Order this Chapbook
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2774
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Walsh, Joy. (Jack Kerouac.) THE ABSENT ARE ALWAYS IN THE WRONG. $25
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1st ed, limited (1/200) numbered, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Published with the sub-title: Poems For Jack Kerouac, and with a frontis of Kerouac. This chapbook of fourteen poems was printed in California by Tabula Rasa Press. Fine.
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Sudbury: Water Row Press, 1985, Order this Chapbook
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5592
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Wright, James. THE TEMPLE IN NIMES. $95
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1st edition, limited (1/150) numbered, original hand tied printed paperwraps (as issued). Including a Foreword by the author's wife, Annie Wright. A collection of nine poems, including two prose poems, published in chapbook format. Handsomely designed, printed, and bound by Nancy King and William Ferguson on Antique Laid paper using hand-set Spectrum and Centaur types. A lovely low numbered copy in fine condition.
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Worcester: Metacom Press, 1982, Order this Chapbook
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