W.H. AUDEN: A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1924-1969
Charlottesville: U Virginia, (1972). the expanded second edition, cloth bound, in "as new" condition with the publisher's plastic shrink-wrap. An indispensable reference. More
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JUST ANOTHER DAY IN JUST OUR TOWN; Poems New and Selected, 2000-2016.
Washington DC: Orchises Press, 2017. 1st edition, original glossy illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed "Bruce Bennett" on the title page. A generous collection (pp. 214) of poems by the ever popular Bruce Bennett, Professor Emeritus at Wells College in Aurora, New York. A fine copy, offered 'as new' at..... More
COUNTING: I
Salisbury: Three Ravens Press, 1985. 1st edition, limited (1/500) numbered and signed, original hand tied printed paperwraps (as issued). A handsome chapbook of five poem printed in Joseph Blumenthal's Emerson type at the Press of A. Colish. Typography by Jerry Kelly. Prospectus laid in, and with the original envelope. A...... More
COUNTING: III
Salisbury: Three Ravens Press, 1990. 1st edition, limited (1/1000) numbered and signed, original sewn perfect bound printed paperwraps (as issued). A handsome volume of twenty-five poems, printed in Joseph Blumenthal's Emerson type at the Press of A. Colish. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Prospectus laid in, and with the original envelope..... More
THE ROOSTER'S WIFE.
Rochester: BOA Editions, 2005. 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Publisher's material laid in. Fine condition. More
LEAPING CLEAR AND OTHER POEMS.
New York: Viking, (1976). 1st edition, gray boards, with dust jacket. Full rear jacket panel author photo by Thomas Victor. Very little edge wear to jacket, else fine. More
THE DREAM OF THE UNIFIED FIELD: SELECTED POEMS.
Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, (1995). 1st edition (2nd printing), cloth spine, with illustrated dust jacket. A presentation copy, inscribed to fellow poet Barbara Jordan. The inscription reads: "for Barbara / with admiration, / & affection-- / Jorie (1998)" in black ink on the title page. The copyright page denotes..... More
SWARM.
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
A ROOF OF TIGER LILIES.
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
POETRY MAGAZINE.
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
ELEGY FOR WILT THE STILT. (Broadside.)
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
ERIKA: POEMS OF THE HOLOCAUST.
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
POETRY.
Chicago: Poetry Magazine, August 1956. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). Published as Volume 88, Number 5, this issue from August 1956 represents Ted Hughes' "first 'professional' publication" (from the contributor notes). The Hughes contribution is his poem "Bawdry Embraced" (pp. 295-297). Other poets in this issue include George..... More
BLOOD FOR A STRANGER.
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
77 LOVE SONNETS.
St Paul MN: Common Good Books, (2009). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original spiral bound printed paperwraps (as issued). A collection of Keillor's original sonnets, printed in galley format (one poem to a sheet) and spiral bound. Fine condition. 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
ROUTE 31.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2013. 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered and signed, illustrated stiff printed paperwraps, with envelope (as issued). This single poem is printed using Baskerville and Folio types on Johannot and Neenah Columns papers, in a total press run of 74 signed copies. The paper is folded..... More
JAPAN: PROSE OF DEPARTURE.
Nadja, (1987). 1st edition, limited (1/74) numbered and signed, hand tied paperwraps, with printed dust jacket. This prose piece of several pages "was set in Bembo types and printed on T. H. Saunders paper in an edition of 74 numbered copies during the autumn of 1987" (from the colophon). The..... More
NIGHTS AND DAYS.
New York: Atheneum, 1966. 1st edition, full cloth, w/dj. Merrill's fourth volume of poetry, and the winner of the National Book Award for Poetry in 1967. This volume includes Merrill's long poems, "The Thousand and Second Night" and "From the Cupola," along with sixteen other poems. Light sunning to spine..... More
THE SNOWFLAKE STAR. (A.M.S., manuscript.)
n.p., n.d, (circa 1946). original manuscript in the author's hand, signed "by Sylvia" below the title, on white ruled paper (10.5 inches high x 8 inches wide.) This poem, from Plath's juvenilia canon, is recorded by title only in the "Uncollected Juvenilia" list of THE COLLECTED POEMS - SYLVIA PLATH..... More
POETRY: A MAGAZINE OF VERSE.
Chicago: Harriet Monroe, Vol 2, No 4, July, 1913. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). An early issue of POETRY magazine, now beyond its centennial year, in beautiful condition. The text includes twelve poems by Lindsay, as well as poetry contributions by Amy Lowell, F.S. Flint, Richard Burton, and..... More
THRONES 96-109 DE LOS CANTARES.
New York: New Directions, (1959). 1st edition, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket. Signed "JL File Copy" by the book's publisher, James Laughlin, on the FEP in pencil. Provenance: James Laughlin, Norfolk, Connecticut. A very bright copy, with mild sunning and light soiling to complete (not price clipped) jacket..... More
WHO WILL KNOW US?
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1990). 1st edition, original illustrated glossy paperwraps. A collection of 'new poems' by this popular Chicano author and poet. The present copy is specially inscribed and signed by Soto on the title page. Fine condition. More
MOVING THE HOUSE.
Brockport, NY: BOA Editions, 1980. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, cloth spine and marbled boards, w/out dj (as issued.) Foreward by William Stafford, and signed by both Stafford and Wendt on the half title page. The author's first book. This collection of twenty-eight poems is presented in three..... More
THE RAISING OF LAZARUS.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, printed white dust jacket, and publisher's glassine jacket (as issued). This handsome hand tied chapbook is set in Bembo type on Zerkall Butten and Johannot, with silkscreen four color ink on the dust jacket and..... More
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