TWENTY POEMS.
New York: Voyages, 1956. 1st edition, limited (1/75) original stiff paperwraps w/dj. An out of series (unnumbered) copy. Light sunning to spine, else a very nice copy. More
New York: Voyages, 1956. 1st edition, limited (1/75) original stiff paperwraps w/dj. An out of series (unnumbered) copy. Light sunning to spine, else a very nice copy. More
New York: Vanguard Press, (1974). 1st edition, limited (1/50) numbered and signed, full blue cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. Selected as one of the "Notable Books" of 1974 by the American Library Association, the present offering is one of only fifty copies numbered and signed by Heyen on the colophon..... More
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
n.p. n.p., 1976. 1st edition, limited (1/300) numbered, signed, broadside. "This poem is here printed for the first time in a broadside edition of three hundred copies, of which this is number 299." Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. Black ink on white stock. Fine condition. More
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
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
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
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
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
Aurora: Wells College Press, 2002. 1st edition, limited (1/50) signed, broadside. Overall size: 24 inches high x 13.5 inches wide. Very handsomely designed and printed by Terrence Chouinard at Wells College Press, on 'mouldmade Zerkall Book Wove' paper using types cast by the printer. Professionally shrink wrapped on acid free..... More
Aurora: Wells College Press, 2006. 1st edition, limited (1/50) signed, broadside. Femininely designed and printed in two color ink on delicately pink washed textured paper, with deckled upper edge. Each individual letter pressed broadside is hand washed, making each copy unique. An appropriately attractive presentation of a fine poem by..... More
Concord, NH: Ewert, 1996. 1st edition, limited (1/650) illustrated broadside. Illustrated with a relief engraving by Barry Moser, printed directly from the block by the artist. Printed on fine stock, 10.5 inches high x 7.5 inches wide when opened, in two color ink at Firefly Press. Published as a Christmas..... More
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
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
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
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
Waldron Island: Brooding Heron Press, (2012). 1st edition, limited (1/151) paper and linen covered boards, without dust jacket (as issued). Printed using Bembo type, set by hand, on Domestic Etching paper and hand bound in Iris cloth & Fabriano Ingres paper. A beautiful publication of nineteen poems, offered here in..... More
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
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
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
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
Andes: Woolmer/Brotherson, 1977. 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 copy is very bright and fine, appears in "as new" condition. More
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
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