Tungsten Press, N. H., (2018). 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, hand-tied chapbook, with printed dust jacket. Handsomely designed by C. W. Swets, and printed in two color ink by Joos Wiersinga using Bembo types on Zerkall Butten paper. The dust jacket for this lettered edition is Johannot, and... More
New York: New Directions, (1958). 1st edition, full tan cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially inscribed and signed by Williams in his post stroke hand on the FEP. The fifth and final volume of the epic sequence by Williams, named for the town in New Jersey where he lived and... More
Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, May, 1917. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). This early appearance of Joyce, with five short poems: "Simples - Tutto e Sciolto - Flood - A Flower Given to My Daughter - Nightpiece" prior to their first book appearance in Pomes Penyeach (Shakespeare and Company... More
Chicago: Harriet Monroe, June, 1918. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). The first appearance of Millay's "Figs from Thistles" sequence, which includes her famous "First Fig" poem, with the opening line "My candle burns at both ends." The poem later appeared in A FEW FIGS FROM THISTLES (New York... More
New Yord: Atheneum, 1980. 1st edition, limited (1/750), full cloth, with dust jacket The author's third collection of poems, the entire edition of which was limited to 750 copies (so stated on the jacket flap). Prior owner's name neatly printed on FEP, else a bright fine copy in like jacket. More
Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, (1989). 1st edition, simultaneous illustrated paperwraps. The author's first solo book, inscribed to fellow poet and signed in full on the title page. Slight vertical crease to front cover, else fine. More
Tungsten Press, N. H., (2018). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, hand-tied chapbook, with printed dust jacket. Handsomely designed by C. W. Swets, and printed in two color ink by Joos Wiersinga using Bembo types on Zerkall Butten paper. The dust jacket for this numbered edition is Zerkall Restauro... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. 1st US edition, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket. Specially signed by Heaney on the title page in black ink. A remarkably fine copy of the author's second book, a collection of thirty-four poems, in jacket with only minimal wear. More
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
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2017. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered, 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 Hahnemuhle Bugra, with silkscreen two color ink on the dust jacket and title page. The... More
Davis CA: Ostrakon Press, (2015). 1st edition, original illustrated French paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by McPherson on the title page in black ink. The text includes thirty-one poems, a section of Notes, and a section of Acknowledgments. A handsome publication by this well established poet. Uncommon, in fine condition. More
(Concord, NH): William B Ewert, 1984. 1st edition, limited (1/25) numbered and signed, broadside. "This sonnet previously appeared in Targ Editions No. 20. Released for private distribution by William B Ewert, the Publisher. Limited to 400 copies, of which 40 are on special paper" (take from the colophon). The present... More
Concord NH: William B Ewert, 1989. 1st edition, limited (1/36) numbered and signed, broadside. A handsomely designed broadside, the entire text in calligraphy by R. P. Hale. The present offering is one of only thirty-six copies printed on special paper and signed by the author and calligrapher. There were an... More
West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 2009. 1st edition, limited (1/140) broadside. Specially signed by Hall in black ink under his printed name. Handsomely designed and printed in two color ink using Romanee types. Size: 12.5 inches high x 7 inches wide. An uncommon Hall broadside, and especially scarce signed. Fine condition. More
Friends of the University of New Hampshire Library, 1983. 1st edition thus, limited (1/100) broadside. Printed in burnt sienna ink on tan pebbled paper, the entire text calligraphy by Douglas Strickler. Also with an illustration of a man walking beside an oxen pulling a cart. Overall size: 10 inches high... More
Chicago: Modern Poetry Association, 1981. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). The November 1981 issue of Poetry Magazine, marking Dove's first appearance in Poetry with three poems. Other contributors include James Wright with two poems; and a section of "Thirteen Post-War Greek Poets" translated and with an essay by... More
New York: Norton, (2016). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original glossy paperwraps (as issued). The text (pp. 427) includes poems, and a section of author's notes. Minimal edgewear to front cover, else fine. More
New York: Spiral Press, (1950). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Published as a holiday greeting for Christmas 1950, the present copy with the Eleanor and Al Edwards imprint. Beautifully decorated with wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. (Crane B22.) Fine condition. More
n.p., n.d. 1st edition, broadside. As described in the Kelleher bibliogrphy: "6 x 9 inches; black print on light blue paper. Note: This version includes two extra stanzas not found in the version that appears in KICKING THE LEAVES (Harper & Row, 1978), and OLD AND NEW POEMS (Ticknor and... More
Merrick, NY: Cross-Cultural Communications, 1982. 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Published as Cross-Cultural Review Chapbook 20, compiled by Joseph Bruchac and illustrated by Kahionhes. A collection of 25 poems by this native American Cherokee poet. Fine condition. More
New Rochelle, NY: Elizabeth Press, (1973). 1st edition, limited (1/400) printed paperwraps. A collection of twenty-eight poems by this native American Indian author, who was an enrolled member of the Overhill Band of the Cherokee Nation. Handsomely designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed from Dante type on Magnani rag paper... More
Santa Cruz: Story Line Press, (1987). 1st edition, full tan cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. The author's verse play, which was born out of his earlier prose work titled STRING TOO SHORT TO BE SAVED. The jacket illustration is a color photo of the author's ancestral home, Eagle Pond Farm... More
Saginaw MI: March 23, 1946. Original handwritten three page letter by Roethke on his mother's printed letterhead. The letter is dated March 23, 1946, and addressed "Dear Hugh" in Roethke's signature green fountain pen ink. The text of the letter is personal and friendly, mentioning Roethke's favorite sport of tennis... More
Bolinas CA: Smithereens Press, (1987). 1st edition, original hand colored illustrated paperwraps. Inscribed association copy by Hollo to fellow poet Carl Rakosi on the title page, and additionally with Rakosi's signature to the FEP. The text is a collection of thirty-three poems. The cover illustration is by Hollo's wife, Jane... More
Story Line Press, (1990). 1st edition, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. This title won the Western States Book Award. Introduction by Dana Gioia, and jacket reviews by Carolyn Kizer and Frederick Morgan. "Compliments of the Author and Story Line Press" slip laid in. A fine copy, with light... More