Rook Press, 1978. 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, broadside. Published with an illustration, as "Ordinary Broadside 1" in black ink on fine paper. Professionally shrink wrapped on acid free foam core. Broadside size: 14 inches high x 7 inches wide. (Note: not to be confused with the ordinary... More about PICKEREL. (Broadside
St Louis, MO: Time Being, (1991). 1st edition, cloth spine, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially signed "William Heyen" on the title page in black ink. A collection of forty-five poems. Fine, 'as new' condition. More about THE PTERODACTYL ROSE: POEMS OF ECOLOGY
Medford, NY: Backstreet Editions, 1999. 1st edition, signed, broadside. Two poems printed on a single broadside, using black ink on yellow stock. Overall size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. Fine. More about UFO and THE NOW THAT HAS BECOME. (Broadside
Pittsburgh & Derry, PA: Sisyphus Editions, (1976). 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 --... More about XVII MACHINES
Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery/U of Rochester, 2000. 1st edition, limited (1/200) signed, illustrated broadside. Produced by William Ewert with design and two color printing at Firefly Press. "This broadside was specially issued by the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester to commemorate the DeLoss McGraw/William Heyen exhibition... More about WORMHOLE. (Broadside
New York: Vanguard Press, (1984). 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, full green cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially inscribed to fellow poet Karl Shapiro on the second FEP. The inscription reads: "For Sophie & Karl Shapiro / with thanks -- and so / glad to see you /... More about ERIKA: POEMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
New York: Oxford University Press, 1960. 1st edition, full green cloth, w/printed dj. Specially signed by the author in black ink on the title page. The author's second book of poetry, following his debut appearance as the Yale Younger Poet in 1954, selected by W. H. Auden. A fine copy... More about A LITTLE GESTE AND OTHER POEMS
London: Hutchinson, (1977). 1st edition, original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by the author on the title page in black ink. This volume of selected poems samples from six previous collections by Hoffman. Not published in the U. S., nor in cloth binding. Fine condition. More about ABLE WAS I ERE I SAW ELBA: SELECTED POEMS 1954-74
East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, (1999). 1st edition thus, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) A reissue on the fiftieth anniversary of this volume's original appearance, the present offering with a new preface and specially signed by Hoffman in black ink on the title page. A scholarly work of highly... More about PAUL BUNYAN: LAST OF THE FRONTIER DEMIGODS
Aurora: Wells College Press, 2001. 1st edition, limited (1/50) illustrated, signed, broadside. Playfully designed with a juvenile illustration by Owen Lennon, and printed in five color ink. Overall size: 15 inches square. A fine copy in 'as new' condition. More about THE CHILD'S ANGER IS IMMENSE. (Broadside
Kanona, NY: FootHills Publishing, (2003). 1st edition, original hand stitched printed paperwraps (as issued). The author's first book, comprising forty-six poems, specially signed by Huff on the title page. Advance review comments (". . . clear, precise poems overflow with the things of this world . . .") by Sam... More about THE WATER WE CAME FROM
Alton, England: Prospero Poets, 1995. 1st edition, limited numbered & signed, glossy paper accordion fold into illustrated boards, with illustrated & signed broadside. This delightful poem, appropriately and profusely illustrated by Christopher Battye, is presented here in both book format and as a broadside. Both the book and the broadside... More about FOOTBALL
London: Faber, (1976). 1st edition, full turquoise boards, with illustrated dust jacket. Inscribed in year of publication to the Hungarian poet, Janos Csokits. Csokits, Hughes, and Sylvia Plath were close personal friends, and Csokits collaborated with Hughes on translations of poetry. The inscription reads: "To dear Janos / some half-olde... More about SEASON SONGS
London: Rainbow Press, 1971. 1st edition, limited (1/150) numbered and signed, full calf binding, TEG, in publisher's cloth slipcase. The present offering is designated number "77" and signed by Hughes on the colophon, and additionally inscribed and signed by Baskin immediately below Baskin's frontispiece drawing. The inscription reads: "For Sandy... More about EAT CROW
Pittsburgh: Slow Loris Press, (1978). 1st edition, limited (1/26) original printed hand-tied paperwraps (as issued). A presentation copy, inscribed to Hugo's longtime friends and fellow poet David & Patt Wagoner. The inscription reads: "For Dave & Patt the roads are always open Love Dick" on the title page. The colophon... More about ROAD ENDS AT TAHOLA
New York: Norton, (1980). 1st edition, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A presentation copy to editor/poet David Wagoner and his wife. The inscription reads: "For Dave & Patt / The dearest / always / Love / Dick" on the half-title page. David Wagoner had been the editor of... More about WHITE CENTER
Lewisburg, PA: The Press of Appletree Alley / Bucknell University, 1994. 1st edition, limited (1/125) numbered and signed, cloth spine with paper over boards, without dust jacket (as issued). "To illustrate the book, Florence Putterman has created exciting, colorful images influenced by Native American imagery and reflecting the nature of... More about NAMING THE MOONS
Brockport: BOA Editions, 1996. 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original paperwraps (as issued.) The poet William Heyen's copy, with his ownership signature on the FEP. Very little wear. More about QUICK, NOW, ALWAYS
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1967). 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... More about DAN FREEMAN
New York: New Directions, Harcourt, Macmillan, and Knopf, 1940, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1965. A family archive of five Randall Jarrell books. All are first editions, cloth, with jackets. Four are inscribed by Jarrell to his Uncle Howell and Aunt Elise. One is inscribed by Jarrell's wife Mary (four days after... More about ARCHIVE OF FIVE BOOKS
New York: Harcourt Brace, (1942). 1st edition, full red cloth, with printed dust jacket. 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... More about BLOOD FOR A STRANGER
New York: Dial Press, 1945. 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"... More about LITTLE FRIEND, LITTLE FRIEND
Tungsten Press, N. H, (2015). 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, hand tied stiff white paperwraps, with printed dust jacket (as issued). A most handsome chapbook of six poems, set in Bembo and Folio fonts on Zerkall Butten, with fine Lana green dust jacket. Printed by Hans Dessens and... More about SLOW SPRING
Tungsten Press, N. H, (2015). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, hand tied stiff white paperwraps, with printed dust jacket (as issued). A most handsome chapbook of six poems, set in Bembo and Folio fonts on Zerkall Butten, with fine Lana blue dust jacket. Printed by Hans Dessens and... More about SLOW SPRING
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1960). 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... More about THE SUMMER ANNIVERSARIES