Fullblood Arabian
New York: New Directions, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. Minor shelf wear. Dark mark across top edge. This is an uncommon New Directions poetry chapbook. More
Poetry
The Burnt Pages
New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. 101 pp. Lacks dust jacket. Inscribed on title page. This is a signed poetry collection by late British poet Ash. More
The Book of the Dead Man
Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 80 pp. Inscribed by Bell on half-title to fellow poet Rick Holinger. Pen notes by Holinger inside front cover and infrequent underlining throughout. This is a signed first edition poetry collection by late Iowa poet laureate Bell. More
Baudelaire; A criticism
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1944. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. 8.75"x5.75". Green decorative boards over black quarter cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. 165 pp. No jacket. Edges and corners of boards scuffed. Light pencil underlining on several pages. This is a critical study of French poet Charles Baudelaire. More
Alpha.....Omega
Dallas: Royal Publishing Company, 1957. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 7.75"x5.5". Gold padded wraps with green lettering. 52 pp. Wraps lightly scuffed. Inscription inside front endpaper. This is an inscribed book of existential poetry, the only book published by this poet. More
Manhattan / Henry Hudson
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated boards. Minor shelf wear. This is a hardcover printing of Clarke's poem and Hubbard's essay. Handmade book by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. (McKenna 191). More
Hello, Stranger; Beach poems
Tallahassee, FL: Anhinga Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Association copy. Signed on title page and inscribed on half-title to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. A few of Hollinger's notes on front free endpaper, as well as a few..... More
In a Fugitive Season; A sequence of poems
Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1980. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Minor shelf wear. Association copy. Signed on title page and inscribed on half-title to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. This is a signed poetry book by former Iowa poet laureate and North American Review editor Robert Dana. More
The Other; Beach poems
Tallahassee, FL: Anhinga Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Association copy. Inscribed on title page to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. A few of Hollinger's unobtrusive text markings throughout. This is a signed first edition poetry book by former..... More
The Power of the Visible
Chicago: Swallow Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Association copy. Signed on title page and inscribed on half-title to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. This is a signed first edition poetry book by former Iowa poet laureate and North..... More
Some Versions of Silence
New York: Norton, 1967. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Minor shelf wear. Association copy. Signed on title page. This copy belonged to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. This is a signed first edition poetry book by former Iowa poet laureate and North American Review editor Robert Dana. More
Starting Out for the Difficult World
New York: Harper and Row, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Minor shelf wear. Association copy. Signed on title page and inscribed on half-title to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. This is a signed poetry book by former Iowa poet laureate and North American Review..... More
Summer
Tallahassee, FL: Anhinga Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Association copy. Signed on title page and inscribed on half-title to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. This is a signed first edition poetry book by former Iowa poet laureate and..... More
What I Think I Know
Chicago: Another Chicago Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Association copy. Signed on title page and inscribed on half-title to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. This is a signed first edition poetry book by former Iowa poet laureate and..... More
Yes, Everything
Chicago: Another Chicago Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Association copy. Signed on title page and inscribed on half-title to Illinois poet Rick Hollinger, a friend of Dana's. A few of Hollinger's notes on front free endpaper, as well as a few..... More
Avenues of Song
Brick Row Book Shop Inc., 1926. First Edition. Boards. This is a small, elegantly bound volume from the mostly forgotten New York poet Duryee. In addition to being a poet, Duryee was also a civic leader and frequent contributor to the New Yorker. Corners and edges are worn, and pages..... More
Poems and Verses
Bruce Publishing Company, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. This is a very scarce first edition of Eden's final collection of poetry. Eden was an English poet whose verses often involved Catholic themes. In fact, this copy was former property of the Notre Dame convent in Milwaukee. It bears a few small..... More
The Innocent Assassins
New York: Scribner's, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Etchings throughout. 121 pp. Mild shelf wear to jacket. This is a stated first printing of Dr. Eiseley's collection of poetry about the natural world. More
The Year of the Monkey; A farewell edition privately printed for the author by the board of directors of Konan University
Kobe, Japan: privately printed, 1956. First Edition. Large 8vo. Cream boards with title pastedown on spine and gilt device on front board. Hand-made paper. 41 pp. Signed below frontispiece portrait and numbered on colophon. Minor shelf wear with a few dark scuffs on front board. Small dent to spine. This..... More
Alliance, Illinois
Peoria, IL: Spoon River Poetry Press, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. 3" closed tear to front jacket cover. Association copy. Inscribed on title page to fellow Illinois poet Rick Holinger, a friend of Etter's. Also signed by Hollinger inside front cover. This..... More
Carnival
Granite Falls, MN: Spoon River Poetry Press, 1990. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Minor shelf wear. Association copy. Inscribed on half-title page to fellow Illinois poet Rick Holinger, a friend of Etter's. This is a signed first edition poetry book by celebrated Midwestern poet Dave Etter. More
Cornfields
Peoria, IL: Spoon River Poetry Press, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Minor shelf wear. Association copy. Inscribed on title page to fellow Illinois poet Rick Holinger, a friend of Etter's. Also signed by Hollinger inside front cover. This is a signed first edition poetry book by celebrated Midwestern poet..... More