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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LIKE A WALL.
New Rochelle, NY: Elizabeth Press, (1969). 1st edition, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket. A nice copy of the author's third book. A collection of fifty poems by this native American Cherokee poet. Shelf rubs to white background of jacket, else a fine copy. More
VISITS FROM THE SEVENTH.
New York: Knopf, 2002. 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps (as issued). Publisher's material laid in. "A highly orignal poetry debut . . . Exquisitely paced, full of delicate banter, Visits from the Seventh is a passionate and philosophically profound collection of poems" (from the publisher's comments). The author's..... More
WHO KNOWS WHAT CONSTITUTES A LIFE.
Calais VT: Z Press, 1999. 1st edition, limited (1/200), original plain paperwraps, with green dust jacket (as issued). A handsome design by Kenward Elmslie and C. W. Swets, and printed by The Grenfell Press. A fine copy in 'as new' condition. More
SUBWAY FIGURE.
Washington: Orchises, 2009. 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). A collection of short poems and couplets by this master of light verse. Specially signed by Bennett on the title page. Offered in fine, 'as new' condition. 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
A BIRD CAME DOWN THE WALK. (Broadside.)
New York: Poet's Guild, (n.d., circa 1922-1925). 1st separate edition, broadside. Published in "The Unbound Anthology" series by The Poet's Guild in New York City. Also known as "The Christodora Broadsides." Exceptionally elusive and very scarce. This poem is among Dickinson's most popular pieces. Overall size: 7.5 inches high x...... More
WORN EARTH.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1932. 1st edition, printed boards (as issued). Signed by the author on the FEP, stating "This copy is in better / condition than my copy!" One of the earlier editions from The Yale Series of Younger Poets. Engle is credited with founding the legendary Writers..... More
A MAYAN ASTRONOMER IN HELL'S KITCHEN.
New York: Norton, (2000). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original glossy illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Publisher's material laid in. A collection of thirty-four poems. The present volume appears to be bound with pages in reverse order, making it truly an "uncorrected proof" copy. Fine condition. More
A FURTHER RANGE.
New York: Henry Holt, (1936). 1st edition, limited (1/803) numbered and signed, full coarse tan linen cloth and brown morocco leather label to spine, with publisher's original slipcase. (Crane A21.) Frost won the Pulitzer Prize with this title in 1937. As stated in the Crane bibliography: "The limited edition actually..... More
THE NOW.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (2019). 1st edition, limited (1/5) numbered and signed, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Issued as the "clockface edition" with an original illustration drawn, numbered, and signed by Goldbarth on the title page. A collection of thirty poems, presented in four sections (pp. 94). Published in..... More
POETRY: A MAGAZINE OF VERSE.
Chicago: Poetry, Vol XLVIII, No VI, September, 1936. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). This issue features a group of poems by Jacobsen titled "This Is the Hour", comprising "Winter Castle", "The Passionate Place", and "Non Sum Dignus". There are also poems by Marya Zaturenska, Leslie Cross, and others..... More
BLOOD FOR A STRANGER.
New York: Harcourt Brace, (1942). 1st edition, full red cloth, with printed dust jacket. The author's monumental first solo book. (Wright A1.) Published in an edition of only 1700 copies, the present volume shows gentle wear and sunning to the jacket. On the inside pastedown is a small printed bookseller's..... More
HOME BY NOW.
New York: Four Way Books, (2009). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Kearney on the title page in blue ink, the present offering is the author's third book of poetry. Following her debut book, AN UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS (BOA, 2001), and THE SECRET OF ME: A...... More
DIVINE COMEDIES.
New York: Atheneum, 1976. 1st edition, full gray cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A "Compliments of the Author" copy with slip laid in. This title won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1977. A bright, fine copy in like jacket. More
THE IMAGE MAKER.
New York: Sea Cliff Press, (1986). 1st edition, limited (1/220) numbered and signed, full cloth with illustrated cover, without dust jacket (as issued.) The present copy is designated number "63" and signed by Merrill on the colophon page. Fine condition. More
MIRRORS & WINDOWS: POEMS.
Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 1958. 1st edition, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket. The author's fourth collection of poetry, and the first publication of verse by the University of Chicago Press. A fine copy in complete (not price clipped) jacket. Uncommon to find in such nice condition. 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
DRAGGING THE MAIN.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1968). 1st edition, full red cloth, with decorated dust jacket. A collection of forty poems, following the author's first book, X-RAYS. Specially signed by the author in red ink on the title page. A fine copy with minimal wear to jacket. More
ODD BLOCKS. (Broadside.)
New York: Parnassus, 2008. 1st edition, limited (1/125) numbered and signed, illustrated broadside. A scarce broadside appearance by the former poet laureate of the United States, illustrated with a drawing by the highly acclaimed artist, Robert Berlind, and signed by both. The broadside is designed by Ron Gordon at the..... More
AGAINST EMPTINESS.
New York: Harper & Row, (1971). 1st ed, cloth w/dj. The author's first book of poems. A fine copy in like jacket. More
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