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
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (2011). 1st edition, black boards, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially signed by Leibowitz on the title page. This large volume (pp. 496) is subtitled THE LIFE AND WORKS OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS, and includes a well researched text accompanied with several photo illustrations. This beautifully... More
Rutland VT & Tokyo: Tuttle, (1960). 1st edition, full cloth binding, with publisher's illustrated slipcase. Illustrated with interpretive paintings by Sanko Inoue. These "Ancient Japanese Lyrics from the Manyoshu" are handsomely presented. A fine copy, in slipcase showing rubs and gentle wear. More
Arlington, VA: Settlement House, (2010). 1st edition, original printed glossy paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed "Paul Zimmer" on the title page in black ink. A collection of fifty-six poems, divided into three sections. Also included is a two page Preface by the author. A fine, signed copy in 'as new' condition. More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1988). 1st edition, full gray cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. "EARTHSHINE is a book about a wife's illness and death from cancer and the aftermath of grief. It is, necessarily, painful" (from the jacket notes). A fine copy, in fine price clipped jacket. More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1979). 1st edition, full light gray cloth, w/illustrated dj. A signed copy of the author's first book, inscribed: "For --, / Best Wishes, / Al Zolynas / 1/83" on the FEP in black ink. Issued as Volume 97 in the Wesleyan Poetry Program. "This first book... More
Eugene, OR: U of Oregon, Vol 7, No 3, Spring, 1966. 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) This volume includes two poems by Wright, three poems by Stafford, as well as contributions from many other authors and visual artists. Minimal shelf wear, else fine. More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1975). 1st edition, full gray cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A signed review copy, with review slip laid in, of the author's third trade publication. "The sources of Charles Wright's book BLOODLINES are autobiographical, but the poems are not simply remembrances of times past .... More
Middletown: Wesleyan U Press, (1970). 1st edition, full gray cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A signed copy of the author's first book-length collection of poems. "A steely elegance and precision of style characterize these poems and momentarily mask a readiness for surrealistic flights . . ." (from the jacket notes)... More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1975). 1st edition, simultaneous illustrated paperwraps. A nice copy of the author's third trade publication, with only moderate wear to the covers, else fine. More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1975). 1st edition, full gray cloth, w/illustrated dj. The Library of Congress copy, representing the very earliest form of the book. Appropriately noted as "Library of Congress Duplicate" on the FEP, and officially deaccessioned. The author's third trade publication. "The sources of Charles Wright's book BLOODLINES... More
New York: Marsh Hawk Press, 2002. 1st edition, advance reading copy, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Publisher's material laid in. Rear cover reviews by Bin Ramke, David Shapiro, and others. Fine. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1991). 1st edition, full white cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. "Adam Zagajewski's second volume of poems to appear in English, in a translation by Renata Gorczynski, Benjamin Ivry, and C. K. Williams, represents one of the new Europe's most commanding lyric voices in full power"... More
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
Madison: U of Wisconsin Press, (1988). 1st edition, full orange cloth, w/illustrated dj. Review copy with review slip laid in. The manuscript for this collection of poems won the 1988 Brittingham Prize in Poetry. ". . . Zeidner's twenty-two poems introduce a surprising range of characters . . . of... More
London: Rapp & Whiting, (1969). 1st British edition, turquoise boards, with printed dust jacket. Specially signed by Wright on the FEP in black ink. Includes a one page introduction "A Note on James Wright" by Robert Bly, which does not appear in the US edition published by Wesleyan. Additionally, there... More
Middletown: Wesleyan U Press, (1968). 2nd printing, illustrated paperwraps. Specially inscribed by the author to family friends: "for David Robison's / mother & father / with love from their / friends / James & Annie Wright" in blue ink on the FEP. Very little wear to this fine copy with the author's signature. More
Pittsburgh: U of Pittsburgh Press, (1987). 1st edition, full gold cloth, w/dj. The author's second book, preceded by his Yale Younger Poets Prize winning title ICEHOUSE LIGHTS (1982). The present copy is very bright and fine, in 'as new' condition. More
New York: Farrar Straus Grioux, (2002). 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original purple printed paperwraps (as issued.) Bright and fine. More
New York: Grossman, 1972. 1st edition, full cloth, with printed dust jacket. " 'A' - 24 concludes Louis Zukofsky's long poem 'A', reaffirming Hayden Carruth's belief that Zukofsky 'is a distinctly modern poet, vigorously contemporary, but vigorously traditional as well' " (from the jacket notes). Light wear to jacket includes... More
New York: Harper & Row, (1974). 1st edition, green boards, w/illustrated dj. The author's second book of poetry. A fine copy, in price clipped jacket with gentle wear primarily to the jacket edges. More
New York: Harper & Row, (1971). 1st ed, cloth w/dj. The author's first book of poems. A fine copy in like jacket. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1997). 1st edition, boards, with illustrated dust jacket. The Pulitzer Prize winning title for 1998, and the National Book Critic's Circle Award finalist. A bright copy of the true first edition, in like jacket. More
