MY RACINE.
New York: Forkroads Press, (1994). 1st ed, paperwraps. Signed by author on half-title page. A fine copy, appears 'as new.'. More
Signed Books
ONE FOND EMBRACE.
Deerfield / Dublin: Deerfield Press / Gallery Press, (1981). 1st edition, limited (1/300) signed, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket (as issued). Illustrated by Timophy Engelland. The text includes one long poem in four sections by this Dublin born poet, and two full page illustrations. Tiny unfortunate page tears..... More
ENDANGERED SPECIES.
Washington DC: Orchises, 1989. 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by author on title page in blue ink. The author's first book. A collection of forty poems. Fine condition. More
FOUR POEMS.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered and signed, original hand tied white stiff wraps, with printed dust jacket, and publisher's tissue (as issued). Printed in four color ink using Bembo and Futura fonts by Joos Wiersinga on Zerkall Butten and Gampi Torinoko papers. Bound by..... More
FOUR POEMS.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/62) numbered and signed, original hand tied white stiff wraps, with printed dust jacket, and publisher's tissue (as issued). Printed in four color ink using Bembo and Futura fonts by Joos Wiersinga on Zerkall Butten and Zerkall Restauro papers. Bound by Hans..... More
VOYAGES TO THE INLAND SEA.
La Crosse: University of Wisconsin, 1976. 1st edition, light blue linen over boards, without dust jacket (as issued). Specially signed twice (on title page, and contents page) by Kooser in black ink. A collection of "Essays and Poems" by Kooser and Elliott, each poet within his own section. Published by..... More
DELIGHTS & SHADOWS.
Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, (2004). 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, leather and cloth bound, without dust jacket (as issued). A collection of fifty-nine poems arranged in four sections. This title won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 2005. The present copy is designated letter "C" on the..... More
A DRY WINTER LETTER TO FRIENDS. (Broadside.)
Santa Barbara, CA: Great Granny Press, 1976. 1st edition, broadside. Specially signed by Kooser in black ink immediately below his printed name. Issued as Great Granny's No 1, edited by M. Truman Cooper. The first issue in the Great Granny postcard broadside series. Printed in two color ink on textured..... More
THE BLIZZARD VOICES.
Minneapolis: Bieler Press, 1986. 1st edition, limited (1/200) numbered and signed, decorated boards, without dust jacket (as issued). A collection of poems, "a dramatized narrative of the devastation unleashed by the great blizzard of January 12, 1888" (from the prospectus, laid in). Signed by Kooser and Pohrt on the colophon..... More
SUSPEND.
Exeter: Shearsman Books, (2010). 1st edition, original glossy illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by the author on the title page in red ink. A new book by Nancy Kuhl that is very inventive and full of energy. "Taking place within a lunar month . . . this collection of poems, fragments..... More
THE WIFE OF THE LEFT HAND.
Exeter, UK: Shearsman Books Ltd, (2007). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) The author's first book, specially signed on the title page in blue ink. "Nancy Kuhl's THE WIFE OF THE LEFT HAND is an amazing, subtle demonstration of the ways in which domestic containment rubs up against the..... More
THE LONG APPROACH.
New York: Viking, (1985). 1st edition, black cloth spine and boards, with illustrated dust jacket. A review copy, with presentation inscription by the author: "for Doris, who / joins me in a / steep climb / with love & admiration-- / Maxine Kumin / 2 May 86" on the half-title..... More
PASSING THROUGH: THE LATER POEMS NEW AND SELECTED.
New York: Norton, (1997). 1st edition, thus, original illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by Kunitz on title page in blue ink. Originally published hardbound in 1995, the present offering is the first "Norton paperback" edition. This title won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1995. Fine condition. More
THE TERROR OF THE SNOWS: SELECTED POEMS.
Pittsburgh: U of Pittsburgh Press, (1976). 1st edition, gray boards, with illustrated dust jacket. Published as An International Poetry Forum Selection title, the present association copy is inscribed by both the author and the translator to "Sam" Hazo, founder and director of the International Poetry Forum in Pittsburgh. Lapointe's inscription..... More
AUBADE.
Madison: Penstemon Press (for Charles Seluzicki), 1980. 1st edition, limited (1/250) numbered and signed with initials, hand-tied textured paperwraps, with matching stiff envelope (as issued). Illustrated and printed by Kathleen Gray Schallock at Penstemon Press. The present copy is designated as copy number "8" and signed with initials by the..... More
SNAKES.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2017. 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, printed black dust jacket (as issued). This handsome hand tied chapbook is set in Bembo type on Zerkall Butten and Lana, with silkscreen two color ink on the dust jacket and title page. The author's..... More
OPERATION MEMORY.
Princeton NJ: Princeton U Press, (1990). 1st edition, full blue cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A presentation copy to fellow poet, inscribed: "For Richard Tillinghast / on a memorable occasion / with all good wishes / David Lehman / 1/26/03" in blue ink on the half title page. Published in..... More
CATS OF THE TEMPLE.
New York: Knopf, 1986. 1st edition, full red cloth, w/decorated dj. A signed copy of the author's second trade publication of poetry. "Brad Leithauser writes of the delights of nature, the astonishments and beauties of Japan, and the essence of all that endures" (from the jacket comments.) An engraved "compliments..... More
THE UPWARD CURVE OF EARTH AND HEAVENS.
Ashland, OR: Story Line Press, (2001). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Lennon on the title page, and additionally inscribed on the half title page. Publicity material from The Philadelphia Inquirer laid in. Uncommon signed. Fine condition. More
NO ART.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/62) numbered and signed, white boards, with printed dust jacket and publisher's acetate (as issued). A most handsome design by Tungsten Press, printed by Joos Wiersinga and bound by Wim Kamsteeg. The type is set using Garamond and Future fonts, on Zerkall..... More
BABY. (Broadside.)
Tungsten Press, N.H., 2013. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, broadside. Set in Baskerville and Folio and printed on Zerkall. Size: 12.5 inches high x 9.75 inches wide, with two edges deckle. Fine, 'as new' condition. More
HARP. (Broadside.)
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered and signed, broadside. Handsomely printed in four color ink by Thomas Gravemaker, set in Garamond and Folio types on Zerkall Butten paper. Size: 9.5 inches high x 11.25 inches wide. Fine, 'as new' at the published price. More
TANDEM.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2013. 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered and signed, hand tied stiff paperwraps, with printed dust jacket and tissue wrap (as issued). This Roman numbered issue is printed using Folio and Excelsior type on Canson Johannot paper in three color ink by Frank Turenhout for the..... More
GODSPELL. (Broadside.)
Tungsten Press, N.H., October 2013. 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered and signed, broadside. A poem by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Philip Levine, published in October 2013 by Tungsten Press. Handsomely designed by C.W. Swets, and printed by Jeroen Sukel using Garamont and Nobel type in three color ink on..... More
GODSPELL. (Broadside.)
Tungsten Press, N.H., October 2013. 1st edition, limited (1/62) numbered and signed, broadside. A poem by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Philip Levine, published in October 2013 by Tungsten Press. Handsomely designed by C.W. Swets, and printed by Jeroen Sukel using Garamont and Nobel type in three color ink on fine..... More