Deerfield / Dublin: Deerfield Press / Gallery Press, (1978). 1st edition, limited (1/250) signed, full brown cloth, with printed dust jacket (as issued). Illustrated by Timophy Engelland. The text includes two poems by this Mississippi born poet, and two illustrations. Sunning to jacket, else fine. More
Deerfield / Dublin: Deerfield Press / Gallery Press, (1978). 1st edition, limited (1/250) signed, full brown cloth, with printed dust jacket (as issued). Illustrated by Timophy Engelland. The text includes two poems by this Irish poet, and two illustrations. A bright, fine copy in like jacket. More
Deerfield / Dublin: Deerfield Press / Gallery Press, (1977). 1st edition, limited (1/250) signed, full brown cloth, with printed dust jacket (as issued). Illustrated by Timophy Engelland. The text includes two poems by this Irish poet, and two illustrations. Prior owners bookplate on pastedown, minimal edge wear along top of..... More
Iowa City: The Stone Wall Press, (1963). 1st edition, limited (1/220) numbered, original brown boards, with printed paper label on spine (as issued). Levine's first book, issued in a small press run of only 220 copies. The present copy is hand numbered "91" on the colophon page, which states "Of..... More
Chicago: Modern Poetry Association, 1949. 1st edition thus, original printed paperwraps (as issued). "Reprinted from Poetry, Vol 75, No 3 (December 1949)." This offprint is quite scarce. Two small ink initials to cover, else very little wear. Fine condition. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (sic) 2001 (2002). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original glossy paperwraps (as issued). The title page states (sic) 2001 as the year of publication, though it was actually published on February 16, 2002. A selection of poems from four previously published titles, plus a section of ten new..... More
New York: MTA (New York City Transit), n.d. 1st edition, signed, illustrated broadside. Published in the "Poetry in Motion" series for display on trains and buses. Size: 11 inches high x 25 inches wide. Issued unsigned, the present copy is specially signed by Spires in black ink under her printed..... More
n.p. (Waco TX): The Beall Poetry Festival (Baylor University), 2006. 1st edition, broadside, signed. Printed in two color ink on fine heavy stock, and published by Baylor University on the occasion of The Beall Poetry Festival in 2006. Size: 13 inches high x 19 inches wide, approx. Only 1 copy..... More
Chicago: Harriet Monroe, January, 1913. 1st edition, original printed and decorated paperwraps (as issued). Published as Vol 1, No 4, this early appearance of POETRY magazine marks the first appearance of "H. D. Imagiste" in their pages. In the contributor notes section, the editor states: " 'H.D., Imagiste,' is an..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1950. 1st edition, limited (1/1500) numbered and signed, full blue cloth, with leather labels on spines, in original publisher's marbled slipcase (as issued). This two volume set, beautifully printed by the master printer Bruce Rogers at The Marchbanks Press and illustrated with wood engravings..... More
Chicago: Vol XVII, No 4, Jan, 1921. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). The present volume contains the first appearance of Williams' poem "A Goodnight" which later appeared in his book SOUR GRAPES (The Four Seas Company, Dec 1921.) (N.B.: The is not the same poem as "Good Night"..... More
Easthampton: Warwick Press, 1997. 1st edition, limited (1/150) signed, striped and stenciled paper over boards. Illustrated with four hand colored vignettes by Carol J Blinn representing the four seasons. A collection of ninety haiku poems by this celebrated Irish author, who has won both the Pulitzer Prize and the T...... More
Credition, Devon: Richard Gilbertson, n.d. (1969). 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered and signed, green printed hand-tied paperwraps. A collection of fifteen poems, issued in chapbook format (10 inches high x 7.5 inches wide) and offered here in bright, fine condition. More
New York: Knopf, 1996. 1st edition, full green cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. The author's fifth collection of poems. The text includes thirty-four poems, arranged in three sections. Jacket notes by David Ferry, Alfred Corn, Ben Belitt, and Calvin Bedient. A fine copy in like jacket. More
Riverdale-on-Hudson: Sheep Meadow Press, (1990). 1st edition, full red cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. The author's second collection of poems. The text includes fifty-eight poems, organized into six sections, followed by a section of Notes. The jacket illustration is by Rembrandt. Jacket comments by Stanley Moss, Marjorie Perloff, Richard Wilbure..... More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (2021). 1st edition, limited (1/5) original illustrated paperwraps. The present offering is for 1 of 5 copies of the Ringed Planet Edition, specially created signed and numbered by the author. The illustration on the cover is from an original painting by Skyler Lovelace. A collection..... More
New York: Viking Press, (1987). 1st edition, cloth spine, with printed dust jacket. An imprint of Elisabeth Sifton, with a "compliments" card laid in. The text (pp 194) is presented in four sections. Jacket reviews by Anthony Hecht and Richard Wilbur. Fine. More
New York: Viking Press, (1978). 1st edition, blue boards, with illustrated dust jacket. The author's second book of poetry. The title poem comprises a long sequence that makes up the second section of the volume. A small light red "X" on the free end page, else a fine copy. More
Washington DC: Orchises, 1989. 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by author on title page in blue ink. The author's first book. A collection of forty poems. Fine condition. More
Aurora: Wells College Press, 2008. 1st edition, limited (1/60) signed, illustrated, broadside. Printed in three color ink, with the illusion of a bicycle wheel imposed on the background. Hilda Raz is a distinguished poet, and was the long-time editor of the poetry journal "Prairie Schooner." Size: 13" high X 15.5"..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace, (1946). 1st edition, black cloth, with printed dust jacket. The author's first regularly published book, and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Prior owner's name on FEP, and wear to jacket include rubs and short tears. A respectable copy none the less, uncommon in any condition..... More
Portland: Charles Seluzicki, 2010. 1st edition, limited (1/100) signed, illustrated broadside. The present offering is from the Oyster Suite series of broadsides, printed by Paper Crane Press in Half Moon Bay, California, illustrated and published by Charles Seluzicki. Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. Signed by McGriff in..... More
Portland: Charles Seluzicki, 2010. 1st edition, limited (1/100) signed, illustrated broadside. The present offering is from the Oyster Suite series of broadsides, printed by Paper Crane Press in Half Moon Bay, California, illustrated and published by Charles Seluzicki. Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. Signed by Adamshick in..... More
New York: Ecco Press / HarperCollins, (2004). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). A collection of over 100 poems, bound in the uncommon "uncorrected proof" format. Fine condition. Scarce, thus. More
