ILLITERATE HEART.
Evanston: Triquarterly Books, (2002). 1st ed, uncorrected proof, original printed yellow paperwraps (as issued.) "Intensely autobiographical poems that explore the foreign and the familiar" (from the rear cover.) Fine. More
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APRIL GALLEONS.
New York: Viking, (1987). 1st edition, cloth spine, with illustrated dust jacket. The author's twelfth collection of poems, which has been reprinted many times. Prior owner's name on pastedown. Offered here is the original first edition in bright, fine condition. More
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
SONNETS.
Lewisburg, PA: The Press of Appletree Alley, 1989. 1st edition, limited (1/125) signed, cloth and marbled paper over boards, without dust jacket (as issued). Illustrated with several wood engravings printed directly from the blocks by Barnard Taylor, who also designed and printed the book using a Vandercook No. 4 press..... More
FIRST AND LAST WORDS.
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State U Press, 1989. 1st edition, full tan cloth, with decorated dust jacket. Tiny spot to jacket at spine, else a lovely copy. Bright and fine. 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
THE CAPTAIN ASKS FOR A SHOW OF HANDS.
Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, (2011). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Promotional letter from publisher laid in. Strong rear cover reviews by Franz Wright and Carolyn Forche, who writes in part: " . . . a rare lyrical interrogation of brutality in the light of conscience .... More
A FURTHER RANGE.
New York: Henry Holt, (1936). 1st edition, full red linen cloth, with dust jacket. The true first trade edition of Frost's Pulitzer Prize winning title, following the limited edition, with "First Printing" so noted on copyright page. (Crane A21.1) A presentation copy, inscribed "Robert Frost / to / J. Richard..... More
PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS OF PORTUGAL: PROSE PIECES.
Boston: Beacon Press, (1995). 1st edition/2nd printing, illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by Hall on the title page in black ink. A rich collection of prose pieces, including Hall's often quoted "The Unsayable Said." A bright, fine copy, appears in 'as new' condition. More
IN A DARK MIST.
Merrick NY: Cross-Cultural, 1982. 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Published as Chapbook 32, this collection of eight poems is presented in the author's native (Cheyenne) language, with the English translation facing. The present copy is from the original issue, the text was reissued in 1992. A fine copy..... More
THE TRENCH. (Broadside.)
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
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
AN INTERIM.
Tungsten Press, N. H, (2014). 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, and printed black dust jacket (as issued). This beautiful chapbook publication of Massey's long poem is set in Baskerville and Folio fonts on Zerkall Butten and Cartiera Magnani Butten papers, with silkscreen four color..... More
NASHAWANNUCK. (Broadside.)
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2018. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, broadside. Handsomely designed and printed in three color ink by C W Swets, set in Bembo type on textured card stock. Size: 9 inches wide x 6.25 inches high (approx). Fine, 'as new' condition at the published price..... More
THE REST OF THE WAY.
New York: Knopf, 1990. 1st edition, full cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. Strong jacket reviews from Anthony Hecht, Richard Wilbur and John Hollander. The author's third collection of poems. A very bright copy, in like jacket. Fine. 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
SOMAPOETICS.
Fremont: Sumac Press, (1973). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A collection of the author's "somapoetics" in sections, including a glossary and the author's "somalogue" as introduction to the volume. The text also includes a preface by the poet Robert Kelly. The..... More
SOMAPOETICS.
Fremont: Sumac Press, (1973). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A collection of the author's "somapoetics" in sections, including a glossary and the author's "somalogue" as introduction to the volume. The text also includes a preface by the poet Robert Kelly. The..... More
OPEN HOUSE.
New York: Knopf, 1941. 1st edition, limited (1/1000) numbered, full blue cloth, with dust jacket. Roethke's first solo book publication, specially signed by Roethke in his characteristic green fountain pen ink on the title page. The present copy is hand numbered "600" on the colophon page. The book has internal..... More
10 POEMS.
Vancouver, B.C. William Hoffer, 1985. 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, black cloth spine, with printed boards. Issued without dust jacket. Printed erratum slip laid in. The front cover is a reproduction of a menu. A collection of ten poems. A handsome design by Glenn Goluska, and printed at..... More
THE ABSENT ARE ALWAYS IN THE WRONG.
Sudbury: Water Row Press, 1985. 1st edition, limited (1/200) numbered, original printed paperwraps (as issued). Published with the sub-title: Poems For Jack Kerouac, and with a frontis of Kerouac. This chapbook of fourteen poems was printed in California by Tabula Rasa Press. Fine. More
TO THE ETRUSCAN POETS.
Cummington: July 1994. Original manuscript (ALS) of a single poem, signed and dated by Wilbur below the poem, with original mailing envelope. Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide, white watermark paper, black ink. Wilbur won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry twice (1957 and 1989) and the National Book..... More
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ZIMMER.
Arlington, VA: Settlement House, (2010). 1st edition, original printed glossy paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed "Paul Zimmer" on the title page in black ink. A collection of fifty-six poems, divided into three sections. Also included is a two page Preface by the author. A fine, signed copy in 'as new'..... More
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