Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, (2012). 1st edition, original illustrated glossy paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Goldbarth in black ink, with his illustration of a man and woman on either side of a house -- his "everyday people" -- on the title page. Also laid in is a copy of the..... More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (2019). 1st edition, limited (1/5) numbered and signed, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Issued as the "clockface edition" with an original illustration drawn, numbered, and signed by Goldbarth on the title page. A collection of thirty poems, presented in four sections (pp. 94). Published in..... More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (2021). 1st edition, limited (1/5) original illustrated paperwraps. The present offering is for 1 of 5 copies of the Ringed Planet Edition, specially created signed and numbered by the author. The illustration on the cover is from an original painting by Skyler Lovelace. A collection..... More
New York: Ecco Press, (1991). 1st edition, black cloth spine, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially inscribed to Herb Leibowitz and signed on the title page. The inscription reads: "for Herb -- Jorie / - 1997 - " in blue ink. Laid in is a "Compliments of the Author" card from..... More
New York: Ecco Press/HarperCollins, (2000). 1st edition, full black boards, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially signed by Graham on the title page in black ink. "With SWARM, her first new collection since THE ERRANCY, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jorie Graham has given us a book-length sequence of poems stunning in its sober..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. 1st edition, boards, w/illustrated dj. A presentation copy of the author's third collection of poems, inscribed to her fellow colleague and noted poet at the University of Michigan. The inscription reads: "For -- / whom it is my great good fortune / to call friend /..... More
Credition, Devon: Richard Gilbertson, n.d. (1969). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, green printed hand-tied paperwraps. A collection of fifteen poems, issued in chapbook format (10 inches high x 7.5 inches wide) and offered here in bright, fine condition. More
Santa Cruz: Kayak Books, (1971). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Specially inscribed and signed: "For Helen -- /Amphibiously, / John Haag" on the dedication page. Designed by George Hitchcock using many illustrations from the sea. Haag (1926-2008) studied with Theodore Roethke and James Wright at the University of..... More
Alexandria, VA: Railway Station Press, 2005. 1st edition, limited (1/120) numbered and signed, broadside. Handsomely designed and printed by Stuart Bradley on heavyweight Arches Johannot paper, a French acid free mouldmade paper. The text is printed in Emerson hand set type, the title in Bernard Modern Roman, and the printer's..... More
Santa Cruz: Kayak, 1973. 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Hall at his contribution (p.65) in black ink. The volume has additional poetry contributions from James Tate, Stephen Dobyns, Anne Sexton, and many others. An excellent example of the editor/publisher George Hitchcock's unique poetry journal of..... More
Boston: Beacon Press, (1995). 1st edition/2nd printing, illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by Hall on the title page in black ink. A rich collection of prose pieces, including Hall's often quoted "The Unsayable Said." A bright, fine copy, appears in 'as new' condition. More
London: Andre Deutsch, (1964). 1st true edition, full orange cloth, with printed dust jacket. Specially signed by Hall, the former U.S. poet laureate and winner of the President's National Medal of Arts, on the title page in black ink. This British edition precedes the U.S. edition. An uncommonly bright and..... More
Easthampton: Warwick Press, 2000. 1st edition, limited (1/50) signed, bound in silk boards. Compiled by Jack Kelleher, who also wrote the introduction. This excellent reference includes a foreword by Richard Wilbur, and elucidating commentary by Hall. Signed by Hall, Kelleher, and specially signed by the book's designer/printer Carol Blinn on..... More
Easthampton: Warwick Press, 2000. 1st edition, original sewn glossy paperwraps (as issued). Compiled and with an introduction by Jack Kelleher, including detailed commentary by Hall that is not published elsewhere. The present copy is specially signed by Hall on the title page. Richard Wilbur has written the Foreward. Now out..... More
London: Agenda, (1990). 1st edition, original glossy stiff white paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by poet Michael Hamburger on the title page. The issue features poems by Hamburger, Glyn Maxwell, W.S. Milne, and many others. Also included are "Translations from Lorca" by David Gascoyne. A bright fine copy. More
Knotting, Bedfordshire: Sceptre Press, (1977). 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..... More
New York: Harper & Row, (1982). 1st ed, original paperwraps. Inscribed & signed by the author, in year of publication, on the title page. Only gentle wear, else fine. More
Frankfort: Frankfort Arts Foundation, (1985). 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..... More
Boston: Northeastern University Press, (1999). 1st edition, original printed paperwraps. The winning title of the 1999 Morse Poetry Prize. Inscribed to fellow poet and critic, Paul Zimmer. The inscription reads: "7-10-2000 / Northampton / For Paul Zimmer-- / with admiration, / from a long-time fan, / J. H." and additionally..... More
Santa Barbara, CA: Great Granny Press, 1976. 1st edition, broadside. Specially signed by Hawksworth in black ink. Issued as Great Granny's No 2, edited by M. Truman Cooper. The second issue in the Great Granny postcard broadside series. Printed in two color ink on textured light blue stock with lower..... More
Norman, OK: Point Riders Press, (1976). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). A presentation copy of the author's second book, inscribed on the dedication page. Owner's name (as inscribed) on inside cover, and small annotations to text, else only gentle wear. Cover illustration by native American artist Robbie McMurtry..... More
Chicago: Vol, 132, No 2, May, 1978. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). An all-star issue including poems by A.R. Ammons, Bruce Bennett, John Ciardi, Norman Dubie, William Stafford, May Swenson, and many others. The present copy has been specially signed by Bennett and Heyen at their contributions. A...... More
Schenectady, NY: PC Visions, 1995. 1st edition, limited (1/20) numbered and signed, broadside. Overall size: 17 inches high x 11 inches wide. Designed and printed in multicolor using a computer generated image and printer. Signed and numbered ("#17/20") by Heyen. Fine condition. More
Huntington Station, NY: Duke's Broadside Series, 2003. 1st edition, signed, broadside. Published as Duke's Broadside Series #8, and printed on orange stock in black ink. Overall size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. Signed by Heyen below his printed name, and with a correction to the text in Heyen's..... More
