TWENTY POEMS.
The Seventies Press, 1977. 1st edition, stiff paperwraps, with dust jacket. Translated by Lewis Hyde and Robert Bly. Published by Bly at his Seventies Press. Very light sunning to an otherwise bright, tight copy. More
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ACCENT: A QUARTERLY OF NEW LITERATURE.
Urbana: U of Illinois, Autumn, 1960. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) This issue includes Ammon's poem "Canto 13," as well as contributions by Anthony Ostroff, David Ray, Robert Pack, and others. A fine copy. More
WHO KNOWS WHAT CONSTITUTES A LIFE.
Calais, VT: Z Press, 1999. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, original hand-tied pale green paperwraps, with printed paper label (as issued). This single poem chapbook is specially illustrated with an original seven-color linoleum cut frontispiece by artist Elizabeth Murray. Signed in ink by Ashbery on the colophon page... More
SWIMMING IN A WATERING CAN.
Kanona NY: FootHills, (2014). 1st edition, original illustrated hand tied paperwraps. The present copy specially signed by Bennett on the title page. A nice collection of twenty-one poems, presented in chapbook format, by the long-time poet in residence of Wells College. Offered here in 'as new' condition, at the published price. More
LOVING A WOMAN IN TWO WORLDS.
Garden City: Dial Press/Doubleday, 1985. 1st edition, burgundy cloth spine, with illustrated dust jacket. "In this deeply affecting book of love poems, Robert Bly explores its meaning" (from the jacket notes). A fine copy, in complete (not price clipped) jacket. More
THIS TREE WILL BE HERE FOR A THOUSAND YEARS.
New York: Harper & Row, (1979). 1st edition, full white cloth, with dust jacket. A review copy, with review slip laid in. The author's "sixth major collection . . . a sequel to his first collection of poems, SILENCE IN THE SNOWY FIELDS" (from the jacket notes). Fine, in complete (not price clipped) jacket. More
COUNTING: II
Salisbury: Three Ravens Press, 1987. 1st edition, limited (1/500) numbered and signed, original hand tied printed paperwraps (as issued). A handsome chapbook of ten poems 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 GEORGIA REVIEW.
Athens, GA: U of Georgia, Vol LXIII, No 4, Winter 2009. 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). The special "Albert Goldbarth" issue, specially signed "Albert Goldbarth / Joy in Poetry!" in red ink on the contents page. A terrific issue of Goldbarthiana. Fine. More
LOCATIONS.
New York: Norton, (1968). 1st edition, full green cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A specially signed copy of the celebrated author's second trade book, following his monumental debut collection PLAIN SONG. "Most of the poems in LOCATIONS concern themselves with the natural world" (from the jacket comments). The present copy... More
THE RIGHT MADNESS ON SKYE.
New York: Norton, (1980). 1st edition, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A review copy, with black and white glossy photo of Hugo laid in. A collection of thirty-three poems written from Hugo's experience living off the coast of Scotland on the Isle of Skye. The present offering is... More
EGGS OF THINGS.
New York: Scholastic Book Services, (1965). 1st edition/1st printing stated, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) A children's book collaboration by these two fine poets who were also close personal friends. The title was also issued in a library edition by G.P. Putnam's Sons. The present offering has a tiny chip... 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
WINTER STARS.
Pittsburgh: U of Pittsburgh Press, (1985). 1st edition, gold boards, with printed dust jacket. ". . . one of the most original and most highly praised of contemporary American poets . . . a book of love poems and elegies, Levis engages in a process of relentless self-interrogation about his... More
ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED (ALS.)
Brooklyn NY: December 28, 1948. original letter in Moore's hand to "Mr F B Adams, Jr, President / The Grolier Club" (from the mailing envelope). The letter is written from Moore's home at 260 Cumberland Street, and begins: "Dear Mr. Adams, / To be with you and Mrs. Adams, and... More
FOLD. (Broadside.)
San Antonio: Gemini Ink, 2001. 1st edition, limited (1/108) numbered and signed, illustrated, broadside. This attractive broadside of Nye's poem was letterpress printed by Rose Harms with an image design by Beck Whitehead. The text and image are printed in black ink on light gray watermarked stock, untrimmed edges, numbered... 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
A SELF-PORTRAIT IN LETTERS. (Prospectus.)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. 1st issue, original photo illustrated paperwraps (as issued). The prospectus for the title, issued as an eight page publication, with photo of Sexton on cover by Arthur Furst and a letter of introduction by Jonathan Galassi on the first page. A seldom encountered piece of Sexton... More
VASSAR VIEWED VERACIOUSLY.
Iowa City: Windhover Press, (1995). 1st edition, limited (1/350) original sewn heavy paperwraps (as issued). A collection of sixteen pencil drawings of Vassar by Wallace Stevens, with an introduction by D. H. Woodward. A very handsome publication, offered in 'as new' condition, at the published price. More
CEREMONY AND OTHER POEMS.
New York: Harcourt Brace, (1950). 1st edition, full olive tan cloth, with printed dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by Wilbur in year of publication. The personal inscription reads: "For John / with fondness / Dick / So. Lincoln / 30 December 50" in fountain pen ink on the FEP. The... More
THREE POEMS.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/62) numbered, signed, original hand tied printed paperwraps (as issued). This beautiful chapbook publication of Dean Young's THREE POEMS: EXIT STRATEGIES, HOW TO BUILD A WATERFALL, AND A BLACKBIRD is set in Bembo and Futura types on Zerkall Butten and Lana papers... More
ANOTHER BEAUTY.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (2000). 1st US edition, uncorrected proof, original printed green paperwraps (as issued). "A wry, meditative memoir of a poet's coming-of-age in communist Poland." Fine condition. More
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