Tungsten Press, N. H., 2018. 1st edition, limited (1/62) numbered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, and printed white dust jacket (as issued). This beautiful chapbook publication of five poems by Massey is set in Bembo and Futura fonts on Zerkall Butten and Restauro papers, with three color ink on the..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2018. 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, and printed white dust jacket (as issued). This beautiful chapbook publication of five poems by Massey is set in Bembo and Futura fonts on Zerkall Butten and Johannot papers, with three color ink on..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H, (2014). 1st edition, limited (1/62) numbered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, and printed black dust jacket (as issued). This beautiful chapbook publication of Massey's long poem is set in Baskerville and Folio fonts on Zerkall Butten and Hahnemuhle Bugra papers, with silkscreen four color ink on..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H, (2014). 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, and printed black dust jacket (as issued). This beautiful chapbook publication of Massey's long poem is set in Baskerville and Folio fonts on Zerkall Butten and Cartiera Magnani Butten papers, with silkscreen four color..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2015, 1st edition, limited (1/33) numbered and signed, broadside. Handsomely designed and printed in three color ink by C W Swets, set in Bembo type on textured card stock. Size: 9 inches high x 6.25 inches wide (approx). Fine, 'as new' condition at the published price..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2018. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, broadside. Handsomely designed and printed in three color ink by C W Swets, set in Bembo type on textured card stock. Size: 9 inches wide x 6.25 inches high (approx). Fine, 'as new' condition at the published price..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2013. 1st edition, limited (1/12) Roman numbered and signed, illustrated stiff printed paperwraps, with envelope (as issued). This single poem is printed using Baskerville and Folio types on Johannot and Neenah Columns papers, in a total press run of 74 signed copies. The paper is folded..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2013. 1st edition, limited (1/62) numbered and signed, illustrated stiff printed paperwraps, with envelope (as issued). This single poem is printed using Baskerville and Folio types on Cartiera Magnani Pescia and Neenah Columns papers, in a total press run of 74 signed copies. The paper is..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 1st edition, blue cloth spine, w/dj. Signed by Matthews on the title page. A fine selection of the poet's work, pp. 200, including an Index of Titles and First Lines. Scarce signed. Bright and fine, in like jacket. More
Stonington: Oct 24, 1994. Original manuscript (ALS) of single poem, signed and dated by McClatchy below the poem, with original mailing envelope. Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide, white watermark paper, black ink. Two folds for mailing, else clean and fine, with original mailing envelope. Unique. More
Stockbridge MA: Oblek Editions/The Garlic Press, (1991). 1st edition, limited (1/300) original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Published as Utility Chapbook #3 by Oblek Editions, the present offering is signed by McGrath in year of publication. The inscription reads: "7 Sept 91 / Monterey / For Onyx-- / Love, Connell" on..... More
Portland, ME: Romulus Editions, 1992. 1st edition, limited (1/500) trade, original illustrated glossy paperwraps (as issued.) Specially signed by McNair on the title page. A lovely presentation of these beautiful poems and illustrations, printed on acid-free paper. Laid in is an invitation for an exhibit of the illustrations at June..... 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
New York: Knopf, 1975. 1st edition cloth with dust jacket. Inscribed & signed by Meredith on the second FEP. A bright copy in like jacket. More
Brooklyn: Jordan Davies, 1980. 1st edition, limited (1/200) signed, original hand-tied printed paperwraps, w/printed dj (as issued.) This attractively designed chapbook publishes three of Merrill's poems, "Lenses", "Ideas", and "Think Tank" using Caslon type on Maidstone and Whitby papers. Light wear to upper edge of jacket, else fine. More
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
Nadja, (1987). 1st edition, limited (1/74) numbered and signed, hand tied paperwraps, with printed dust jacket. This prose piece of several pages "was set in Bembo types and printed on T. H. Saunders paper in an edition of 74 numbered copies during the autumn of 1987" (from the colophon). The..... More
Seluzicki/Rara Avis Press, 1982. 1st edition, limited (1/200) signed, illustrated hand-tied stiff paperwraps (as issued.) This beautifully designed publication was printed by Christine Bertelson at the Rara Avis Press in Riverside, California. "The illustrations were taken from photographs of funeral masks" (from the colophon.) There was not a trade edition..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1978. 1st edition, full maroon cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. This title won the National Book Award for the author, which was his first volume published after winning the Pulitzer Prize for DIVINE COMEDIES. Both volumes went on to form major pieces of his highly acclaimed THE..... More
New York: Athenuem, 1966. 1st edition, full navy blue cloth, with printed dust jacket. Signed "James Merrill / --greetings to Tom Wall" in blue ink on the title page. Thomas Wall's signature is on the FEP. This title won the National Book Award for poetry in 1967. Very light shelf..... More
n.p. n.d. Original manuscript (ALS) of single short poem, signed by Merrill below the poem, with original mailing envelope. Size: 4 inches high x 6 inches wide, white index card, blue ink. Clean and fine, with original oversized mailing envelope. Unique. More
New York: Atheneum, 1980. 1st edition, full green cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially signed by Merrill on the title page in black ink. The text of this title was later collected in Merrill's THE CHANGING LIGHT AT SANDOVER. A bright, fine copy in like jacket. More
New York: Atheneum, 1987. 1st edition thus, cloth spine, w/illustrated dj. A fine signed copy of the "30th Anniversary" edition of Merrill's novel, this copy specially signed by Merrill on the title page. Bright and fine. More
New York: Knopf, 1957. 1st edition, red cloth spine, w/illustrated dj. An inscribed copy of poet James Merrill's first novel, signed by him in red ink on the title page. In the novel, "James Merrill tells the teeming story of an American businessman of great wealth and power, aging and..... More
New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. 1st edition, limited (1/100) signed, original hand tied decorated paperwraps (as issued.) Published as "No. 17 in the Phoenix Book Shop Oblong Octavo Series" (from the colophon page) the present copy is out-of-series (unnumbered) and signed by Merrill in black ink on the..... More