Brockport, NY: BOA Editions, 1995. 1st edition, full brown cloth, with dust jacket. The poet's second book, the manuscript of which won the Lamont Poetry Prize for 1994, selected by Jorie Graham, Richard Kenney and David St. John. A fine copy in 'as new' condition, with the Lamont card laid-in..... More
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
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
Fremont: Sumac Press, (1972). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket. A collection of forty-eight poems: 16 by Rosochacki, 13 by Kohl, and 19 by Carrigan. All three poets have signed the colophon page. The Sumac Press also published the literary magazine, Sumac..... More
Fremont: Sumac Press, (1972). 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket. A collection of forty-eight poems: 16 by Rosochacki, 13 by Kohl, and 19 by Carrigan. All three poets have signed the colophon page. The Sumac Press also published the literary magazine, Sumac..... More
Fremont: Sumac Press, (1974). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A collection of sixty-nine poems. The Sumac Press also published the literary magazine, Sumac, co-founded by poets Dan Gerber and Jim Harrison. The present copy is in fine, nearly 'as new' condition..... More
Fremont: Sumac Press, (1972). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A collection of forty-four poems, arranged in two sections. Jacket illustration by Gustave Dore, text illustrations by Lucy Evans. The Sumac Press also published the literary magazine, Sumac, co-founded by poets Dan..... More
Williamsburg: College of William & Mary, 1993. 1st edition, chapbook, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Clampitt served as Writer-in-Residence at William and Mary (1984-1985) and was invited to write and deliver this poem during the Exhibition Opening at the Earl Gregg Swem Library at The College of William and Mary..... More
Port Townsend: Dragon Gate, (1983). 1st edition, full brown cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. HOME was picked by Raymond Carver as a Pushcart Writer’s Choice selection in 1984. “These are evocative and beautifully rendered poems,” Carver said in his Pushcart citation. “Time and again I found myself stopping to draw..... More
West Branch, Iowa: Toothpaste Press, 1983. 1st edition, (1/200), full cloth, without dust jacket (as issued). A collection of poems from this Helsinki, Finland poet, edited and translated from the Finnish by Anselm Hollo. A handsome book, designed and printed by Allan Kornblum on Mohawk Superfine acid-free paper. The present..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, cloth spine and boards, with publisher's acetate dust jacket. A collecton of poems with several full page black and white illustrations by Ken Price. The present copy is one of only twenty-six, designated as copy "K" and..... More
Vancouver: Blewointment Press, (1976). 1st edition, limited (1/500), original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Cover drawing by Andrew Pratt. Two long poems published in chapbook format. Fine condition. More
n.p. The League of Canadian Poets, n.d. A single sheet folded into a pamphlet publishing eight poems. Author photo and bio on verso. Scarce. Fine. More
London: Andre Deutsch, (1971). 1st edition, black boards, with illustrated dust jacket. A collection of forty-three poems, arranged in four sections. Jacket review by John Montague, Kathleen Raine, and others. Minimal wear, else fine. More
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
London: Faber and Faber, (1982). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed green paperwraps (as issued). An important volume of lit crit, reissued by North Point Press in 1985. The present offering in the uncorrected proof state is uncommon. Minimal sunning to spine, else fine. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1979). 1st US edition, simultaneous illustrated paperwraps. Rear cover reviews by M. L. Rosenthal, Donald Hall, and Robert Nye. Cover design by Charles Skaggs. Minimal wear, fine condition. More
London: Faber and Faber, (1979). 1st edition, light gray boards, with photo illustrated dust jacket. "The poems in this volume are chosen from all Thom Gunn's full-length books . . . made by Thom Gunn himself" (from the jacket notes). The author's photo on the cover of the dust jacket..... More
London: Faber and Faber, (1962). 1st UK edition, full burgundy cloth, with printed dust jacket. A volume of poems, Wilbur "displays to the full his wit, his superb craftsmanship and his gift for verbal and visual precision" (from the jacket flap). The present copy is from the collection of Sir..... More
Victoria, B.C. Morriss Printing Company, (1965). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). A fine copy. More
Vancouver: Intermedia Press, 1973. 1st edition, limited (1/1000), illustrated paperwraps. While not poetry specifically, the nature and spirit of the text is poetic. "Itter's 1972 piece, Personal Baggage has been described as a key work in Vancouver art. This piece acted to shift art from the gallery setting into the..... More
New York: HarperCollins, (1997). 1st edition, black boards, with illustrated dust jacket. "Written in simple language, with the use of commonplace words and events, Robert Bly's new work reveals his humorous side" (from the jacket notes). A bright, fine 'as new' copy in like jacket. More
Cummington: April 1995. 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 paper, black ink. Wilbur won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry twice (1957 and 1989) and the National Book Award..... More
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
Erieville: May 3, 1995. Original manuscript (ALS) of a single 2 page poem, signed and dated by Snodgrass at the conclusion of the poem on page 2, with original mailing envelope. Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide, buff watermark paper, blue ink. Snodgrass won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize..... More