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New York: Sheep Meadow - Carcanet, (1993). 1st US edition, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps (as issued). A collection of forty-three poems and short prose pieces. Fine condition. More
New York: Sheep Meadow - Carcanet, (1993). 1st US edition, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps (as issued). A collection of forty-three poems and short prose pieces. Fine condition. More
Berkeley: Jan 10, 1997. Original manuscript (ALS) of single poem, along with a typed letter on white letterhead stationery, signed by Milosz and enclosed in original mailing envelope. Two pages total. Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide, poem written in blue ink. Two folds for mailing, else clean..... More
Hopewell, NJ: Ecco Press, (1995). 1st edition, cloth spine, with illustrated dust jacket. A collection of thirty-eight poems. "A poet of immense moral authority . . . Milosz writes with amazing clarity and a precise vision" (from the jacket notes). A fine copy in like jacket. More
Vermillion, SD: Spirit Mound Press, (1974). 1st edition, illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Milton on the title page. These native American influenced poems are illustrated by Lynn Milton. Very little wear. Fine. More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1981). 1st simultaneous paperwraps edition. Specially signed by the author on the title page in black ink. A collection of thirty-nine poems, arranged in four sections. The book appears unopened, and in fine condition. More
Greensboro: March Street Press, (1996). 1st ed, original paperwraps (as issued.) A collection of sixteen poems. This copy specially signed by Minty on the title page, and offered in 'as new' condition. Fine. More
East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, (2000). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). A presentation copy, inscribed in year of publication to the author's editor/publisher at University of Pittsburgh Press, Paul Zimmer. The inscription reads: "for Paul--with admiration & with gratitude for selecting & publishing Lake Songs so many..... More
Deerfield / Dublin: Deerfield Press / Gallery Press, (1979). 1st edition, limited (1/300) signed, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket (as issued). Illustrated by Timophy Engelland. The text includes two poems by this Brooklyn born Irish poet, and two illustrations. Montague was raised in Ireland, and in 1998 became..... More
New York: Norton, (2005). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed red paperwraps (as issued.) A collection of thirty-three poems, arranged in three sections. The author's third collection of poems. "A sensual and diverse collection of poems linked by recurring images and the sense of a story unfolding" (from the rear..... More
New York: Macmillan/The Viking Press, (1967). 1st edition, full black cloth, w/printed dj. Published in the poet's eightieth year, this large collection (pp. 305) includes an Index of Titles and Opening Lines. Light wear and sunning to an otherwise very good to near fine copy. More
New York: Viking Press, 1966. 1st edition, stripe patterned boards, w/printed dj. This collection of Moore's poems was first printed in an edition of only 2500 copies (Abbott A14a.1.) The present copy of the first printing is uncommonly bright, in a complete (not price clipped) jacket with only a hint..... More
New York: Viking, 1961. 1st edition, full orange cloth, with dust jacket. A large (pp. 301) selection of Moore's poetry, prose, letters, translations, and 'The Paris Review' interview with Donald Hall. All points present of first issue, except lacking the orange top edge (Abbott A18.a1), thus assumed 1st edition binding..... More
New York: Viking, 1961. 2nd impression, gray cloth spine, w/dj. All points present (Abbott A18.a2) including complete (not price clipped) red dust jacket. The Moore commemorative US postage stamp on FEP. Edgwear to boards and overall wear/abrasions to jacket, clean text with a few annotations by prior owner. A good..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1975. 1st edition, full blue cloth, with dust jacket. A presentation copy, inscribed in year of publication: "For --, with all good wishes, Howard Moss, August, 1975" on the second FEP. At the time of publication, the author was ". . . the poetry editor of 'The..... More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1989. 1st edition, full blue cloth, with printed dust jacket. "Characteristically compelling and articulate, Lisel Mueller's poems in WAVING FROM SHORE are largely about strategies for survival. Language, music, and memory are central elements" (from the jacket notes.) A bright, fine copy in 'as..... More
Easthampton: Warwick Press, 1997. 1st edition, limited (1/150) signed, striped and stenciled paper over boards. Illustrated with four hand colored vignettes by Carol J Blinn representing the four seasons. A collection of ninety haiku poems by this celebrated Irish author, who has won both the Pulitzer Prize and the T...... More
Deerfield / Dublin: Deerfield Press / Gallery Press, (1978). 1st edition, limited (1/250) signed, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket (as issued). Illustrated by Timophy Engelland. The text includes two poems by this Irish poet, and two illustrations. A bright, fine copy in like jacket. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (2001). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original glossy illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Bio material laid in. Fine condition. More
Old Lyme: Florence Griswold Museum, (2006). 1st edition, original illustrated stiff paperwraps (as issued.) Signed by author. Sub-titled "Connecticut Landscapes Through the Eyes of Venture Smith", this volume is a collection of "Poems by Marilyn Nelson inspired by the slave narrative of Venture Smith and paired with American paintings from..... More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Uni. Press, 1978. 1st edition, simultaneous paperwraps. The author's first book. Daniel Hoffman's comments from the rear cover include "(these) poems reach past feminist anguish and black rage; they spring from her own sources in an accomplished style that is at once lean, subtle, and strong..... More
Chicago: U of Chicago Press, (1973). 1st edition, full gray boards, w/dj. The author's eighth book of verse. A bright, fine copy with very little wear. More
Boston: Atlantic/Little Brown, (1955). 1st edition, decorated boards, w/dj. The author's third collection of poems. Wear to jacket includes short, closed tears, and shelf rubs along bottom edge of book. A nice collection of the author's earlier poems. Very good to near fine. More
Boston: Godine, 1971. 1st edition, full orange/red cloth, w/dj. Handsomely printed by The Stinehour Press in an edition of only 3000 copies. A nice collection of short fiction from this poet author. A fine copy with only faint foxing to fore edge, in a fine jacket. More
Chicago: U of Chicago Press, (1987). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) The present copy with an unrelated title page, GETTING IT TO THE BOTTOM LINE, inserted after the correct WAR STORIES half title page. An additional Nemerov poem, "The End of the Opera", tipped to the..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1975). 1st edition, full red cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. "A collection of some seventy verses, this volume includes some of the richest and most significant poems of a contemporary master" (from the jacket notes). Light stain to fore-edge, else fine in complete (not price..... More