THE REACH.
Pentagram Press, (1979). 1st edition, limited (1/73) numbered & signed. Handset & printed in five color ink on French Rives rag paper, and sewn in Japanese striped papers. Errata slip laid-in. Fine. More
Limited Editions
THE LEAVES.
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. 1st ed, limited (1/200) numbered & signed, cloth spine, w/acetate dj (as issued.) A fine copy in like jacket. More
OUT OF THE COLD: DRAWINGS AND POEMS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Northern Ireland: Abbey Press, (1999). Hardcover. 1st edition, limited (1/500) numbered and signed, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A collection of fourteen poems by this highly praised Irish lyric poet, illustrated with fourteen drawings specifically for each poem by the author's daughter, Sarah Longley. This limited edition is..... More
WE ARE SO LUCKY (and) ANOTHER SOBER DAY.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2015. 1st edition, limited (1/74) numbered and signed, chapbook, with hand tied stiff white wraps, printed dust jacket, and publisher's tissue. This attractive chapbook of two poems is designed by C. W. Swets. Set in Bembo and Future types, and printed in three color ink by..... More
A HOG SLAUGHTERING WOMAN.
Kalamazoo, MI: New Issues Press, (1996). 1st edition, limited (1/50) numbered and signed, full blue cloth, with out dust jacket (as issued). Prospectus laid in. A full page Foreword by Jack Driscoll introduces this collection of thirty-nine poems, published in two sections. A bright, fine copy in 'as new' condition..... More
PAST CLOSING TIME.
Edgewood, KY: R. L. Barth, 1995. 1st edition, limited (1/200) original printed paperwraps (as issued). A chapbook of sixteen poems, with a poem postcard laid in. The present copy is in "as new" condition. Fine. More
PAST CLOSING TIME.
Edgewood, KY: R. L. Barth, 1995. 1st edition, limited (1/25) original printed paperwraps (as issued). Signed by Martin on the colophon page, along with an entire poem hand written by the poet. A chapbook of sixteen poems. The entire press run was limited to 200 copies. The present copy is..... More
FIVE POEMS.
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
FIVE POEMS.
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
AN INTERIM.
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
AN INTERIM.
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
LATE MARCH. (Broadside.)
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
NASHAWANNUCK. (Broadside.)
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
ROUTE 31.
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
FROM THE CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR.
Omaha: Abattoir Editions/University of Nebraska, 1983. 1st edition, limited (1/290) hand swen original printed paperwraps (as issued). Handsomely designed and "printed by Harry Duncan from Joanna and Perpetua types on Goyu paper and sewed into covers by Alison Wilson" (from the colophon). The present offering is designated number "119" in..... More
THE IMAGE MAKER.
New York: Sea Cliff Press, (1986). 1st edition, limited (1/220) numbered and signed, full cloth with illustrated cover, without dust jacket (as issued). A play in one act. The present copy is designated number "63" and signed by Merrill on the colophon page. Fine condition. More
MARBLED PAPER.
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
METAMORPHOSIS OF 741.
Pawlet VT: The Banyan Press, (1977). 1st edition, limited (1/440) numbered, hand tied printed deckled paperwraps. "Metamorphosis Of 741, by James Merrill, is a section from a still untitled longer poem" (from the colophon). Beautifully printed by Claude Fredericks and David Beeken. A nearly square volume (10 inches high x...... More
SELF-PORTRAIT IN TYVEK WINDBREAKER.
Dublin: The Dedalus Press, (1995). 1st edition, limited (1/250) copies, original illustrated stiff paperwraps (as issued). Published as "Dedalus Editions 7" in May, 1995. A collection of eleven poems. Fine condition, appears 'as new'. More
NATURAL SELECTION.
Edgewood KY: Robert L Barth, 1995. 1st edition, limited (1/200) original illustrated stiff paperwraps. A chapbook of seventeen poems. Laid in is "an Epigrammatist postcard" printing Mezey's "Of the Power of Thought" which appears as the first poem in this chapbook collection. A fine copy in bright condition. More
CARGO.
Stone Wall Press/Seamark Press, 1972. 1st edition, limited (1/250) full blue cloth, w/printed paper label on spine (as issued.) Handsomely designed and handpress printed by K. K. Merker, Kay Amert, and Howard Zimmon using Emerson type on handmade Tovil paper. A lovely book in fine condition. More
A BLADE OF GRASS.
Aurora: Wells College Press, 2007. Hardcover. 1st edition, limited (1/100), illustrated, fine textured green cloth (without dust jacket, as issued). A beautiful, fine press publication of this single poem by the late Welsh poet and short story writer. Set in Monotype Fournier, with title page lettering by Cheryl Jacobsen. "The..... More
FOLD. (Broadside.)
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
EVENING.
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
EVENING.
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2015. 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered 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 numbered edition is Gmund Kaschmir..... More