New York: Broom Publishing, 1923. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. 8.25"x6.5". Blue boards with vellum spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Original dust jacket. Four woodblock illustrations by Andre Derain. Translated and with notes by Matthew Josephson. 158 pp. 1.5" chip on jacket spine header and 1/8" loss midway down jacket spine. Other... More
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
Monster House Press, 2017. Paperback. This is a scarce collection of short fiction inscribed by the author on title page. Appears unread. More
Federico & Ardia, 1994. Paperback. In Italian. This is a critical study of Italian Renaissance poet Matteo Maria Boiardo. Stain on front cover and some edge wear. More
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1985. Paperback. 8vo. 9"x6". White wraps. Dust jacket. 221 pp. Top edge of jacket a little scuffed. Rear free endpaper incorrectly cut at printer, resulting in a 1.5" creased overhang. Clean and tight. This is a scarce collection of essays by National Book Award winning poet Bronk. More
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 forgotten poet. More
New York: James Miller, 1871. Cloth. 8vo. 7"x5.5". Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Gilt edges. Several illustrated plates. Red border stamped around each page. 533 pp. Light edge wear. Front hinge is tender. Light foxing throughout. p. 147/148 missing. This is an elegant early printing of... More
International Collectors Library. Hardcover. This is a limited edition reprint of the classic from International Collectors Library. Complete with insert and ribbon. ICL books were published in octavo format from the 1940s-1980s and bound in faux leather with gilt lettering and decoration, each volume based on a specific classic book..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., [1880s]. Early reprint. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5". Decorative cloth with gilt embossments on spine and cover. Gilt edges. Frontispiece and several illustrated plates. Red bordered margins. [9], vii, 532 pp. plus advertisements. Scuffing to edges and corners. Hinges overopened. Light foxing throughout. Poem transcribed in pen... More
Harper and Brothers, 1882/1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Initials JMT written in ink inside both back covers. Both spines are cracked, but no pages are loose. Comes with a handwritten note found tucked into Farm Ballads: "Belonged to Andrew H. Shaw, my father. They were old when he bought them. Farm... More
Edwin Mellen Press, 1995. Cloth. No jacket as issued. In French and English. This is a scarce dual-language collection of Chedid's poetry. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Small scratch on back cover, but in very good condition overall. More
New York: Shortstop Press, 1977. First Edition. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.25". Staple-bound wraps. 10 pp. Minor discoloration and scuffing on back cover. This is a short story by Dawson printed in a limited run of 350 copies by Shortstop Press. Dawson, an influential figure in both the Beat and Black Mountain poetry movements... More
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
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
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 9.5"x6.5". Volume 1: 1898-1922. Blue hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 871 pp. Volume 2: 1923-1925. Maroon hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 878 pp. Volume 3: 1926-1927. Yellow hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 954 pp. Light scuffing to jackets... More
R.S. Peale, 1883. Cloth. Front cover is loose at binding, which was repaired with scotch tape by previous owner. Would recommend removing the tape. Edges rubbed and torn all around, especially corners, but binding is sound. Mild soiling throughout. With 60 full-page steel and woodcut engravings. A very handsome family... More
International Collectors Library. Hardcover. This is a limited edition reprint of the classic from International Collectors Library. Complete with insert and ribbon. ICL books were published in octavo format from the 1940s-1980s and bound in faux leather with gilt lettering and decoration, each volume based on a specific classic book..... More
Norfolk: Hampton Roads, 1989. 3rd edition. Boards. 8vo. 9.5"x6.25". Decorative boards with illustrated rear endpapers. 1081 pp. Top of p. 675/676 torn but no loss. Hey look, it's Gooberz! This is an epic, 1000+ page occult fantasy poem by astrologer Linda Goodman about her previous relationships. According to the introduction by Dr... More
Reilly & Lee Co., 1921. Cloth. Second printing of the first edition, October 1921. Previous owner's inscription on back of half title. A small, handsome volume of Guest's poetry bound in navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and gilt top edge. More
Little, Brown & Co., 1904. Cloth. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and lovely green and white decoration. Some minor scuffing at top and bottom of spine, but an otherwise very well cared-for book. Owner's name and date 1910 on flyleaf. Illustrations and frontispiece by Hale's children. More
1898. Cloth. In German. This is a book of Christian poetry by various poets. A beautiful old book bound in red cloth with gilt and gray and black embossed decorations and lettering. Gilt edges, decorative endpapers, and a blue silk ribbon laid inside. Many lovely black and white illustrations throughout... More
Stamford: Longmeadow Press, [1993]. Leather bound. 8vo. 9.25"x6.25". Grey bonded-leather with gilt writing and decoration on spine and cover, hubbed spine, all gilt edges, and grey silk ribbon. Shelf wear to corners. Discolored splotches on bottom edge of block. All block edges lightly scuffed. This is a leather-bound limited edition of... More
Hunan Publishing House, 1992. Hardcover. In Chinese and English. This is a collection of 5 books of ancient Chinese poetry in one volume. With commentary and side-by-side translations. A scarce, beautifully designed edition. More
Vantage Press, 1985. First Edition. Cloth. This is a stated first edition of Isaacson's curious collection juxtaposing Wodehouse excerpts with 20th century Japanese haiku poems. Corners are bumped, and dust jacket has a fair amount of sunning and chipping around edges. More
