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
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
Iowa City: The Cummington Press, 1961. 1st edition, full maroon cloth, w/dj. A signed copy of the author's first book. Awarded, in manuscript form, The Lamont Poetry Selection. Inscribed "for Chris Buckley / (and for his poems) / Bob" and also signed in full above his printed name in black... More
Vermillion, SD: Spirit Mound Press, (1974). 1st edition, illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Milton on the title page. These native American influenced poems are illustrated by Lynn Milton. Very little wear. Fine. More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1981). 1st simultaneous paperwraps edition. Specially signed by the author on the title page in black ink. A collection of thirty-nine poems, arranged in four sections. The book appears unopened, and in fine condition. More
Greensboro: March Street Press, (1996). 1st ed, original paperwraps (as issued.) A collection of sixteen poems. This copy specially signed by Minty on the title page, and offered in 'as new' condition. Fine. More
East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, (2000). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). A presentation copy, inscribed in year of publication to the author's editor/publisher at University of Pittsburgh Press, Paul Zimmer. The inscription reads: "for Paul--with admiration & with gratitude for selecting & publishing Lake Songs so many... More
Brooklyn NY: December 28, 1948. original letter in Moore's hand to "Mr F B Adams, Jr, President / The Grolier Club" (from the mailing envelope). The letter is written from Moore's home at 260 Cumberland Street, and begins: "Dear Mr. Adams, / To be with you and Mrs. Adams, and... More
New York: Atheneum, 1975. 1st edition, full blue cloth, with dust jacket. A presentation copy, inscribed in year of publication: "For --, with all good wishes, Howard Moss, August, 1975" on the second FEP. At the time of publication, the author was ". . . the poetry editor of 'The... More
Old Lyme: Florence Griswold Museum, (2006). 1st edition, original illustrated stiff paperwraps (as issued.) Signed by author. Sub-titled "Connecticut Landscapes Through the Eyes of Venture Smith", this volume is a collection of "Poems by Marilyn Nelson inspired by the slave narrative of Venture Smith and paired with American paintings from... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. 1st edition, boards, w/printed dj. Inscribed in year of publication to fellow poet and close friend, Ralph Mills. The inscription reads: "For Helen & Ralph / Love, / John / March 4, '82" in black ink on the title page. "This new volume contains forty-four poems... More
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (1960). 1st edition, full gray cloth, with printed dust jacket. Inscribed to Nims' good friend and fellow poet, Ralph Mills. The inscription reads: "For Ralph & Helen, / Thanking them for / Tante belle cose, & / wishing them the / same. Affectionately, /... More
Aurora, NY: Wells College Press, (1998). 1st edition, limited (1/200) original decorated stiff paperwraps (as issued). Printed at the Wells College Press to commemorate the author's visit in April, 1998. The text includes sixteen poems, and an introduction by Bruce Bennett. The present copy is signed twice by Norris, once... More
San Antonio: Gemini Ink, 2001. 1st edition, limited (1/108) numbered and signed, illustrated, broadside. This attractive broadside of Nye's poem was letterpress printed by Rose Harms with an image design by Beck Whitehead. The text and image are printed in black ink on light gray watermarked stock, untrimmed edges, numbered... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2015. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, broadside, with publisher's wrap. Handsomely designed by C. W. Swets, and printed in three color ink by Frank Turenhout using Times and Folio types on Zerkall paper. The special publisher's wrap for this lettered edition is Neenah Columns... More