Westvaco, 1972. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth with blind stamped decoration on cover. In slipcase. Ornamental designs by Henry Louis Sullivan. 171 pp. Slipcase has some superficial dents and stains and a crack beginning on top edge. Book is near fine, except for previous owner's information embossed in corners of front matter..... 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
Tangier: Antaeus, 1971. Paperback. 8vo. Decorative paper wraps. 117 pp. plus advertisements. Inscribed by Kay Boyle on title page and p. 75. This is the 3rd issue of Daniel Halpern's (who would go on to found Ecco Press) and Paul Bowles' literary magazine, published in Morocco. This copy is inscribed by contributor..... 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
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
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
![Farm Ballads and City Ballads [complete in 2 volumes]. Will CARLETON](/pictures/thumb/53.jpg?v=1576376698)
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
New York: Heritage Press, 1946. Cloth. Large 8vo. Illustrated cloth. Full color illustrated plates throughout. 550 pp. Minor wear to edges. Previous owner's information inside front cover. Minor soiling to endpapers. No Sandglass bulletin present. Tight and clean. This is a Heritage Press limited edition of Chaucer's classic work. The illustrated cloth..... 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
New York: N.D. Thompson / E.B. Treat, 1889. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to spine and cover. Many illustrated plates. 454 pp. Scuffing to edges. Corners bumped. Hinges overopened with tearing to paper. Title page loose and laid in. Some foxing..... 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
San Francisco: City Lights, 2015. Paperback. 8vo. Decorative wraps. Illustrations by the author. 144 pp. Edge wear to wraps and corners. Signed by Finley on half-title. This is the 25th anniversary edition of Finley's influential poetry collection, signed by the author. More
Yale University Press, 1976. Paperback. Association copy. Inscribed on title page: "For Felix Pollak, a brother poet- best wishes, Carolyn Forche, March, 1977" Forche is a legend in her own right, but Pollak was, in addition to being an accomplished poet, a publisher, translator, and anti-war activist of great renown. His..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Dust jacket. 43 pp. Shelf wear to jacket, with several small chips and closed tears to edges. Book is in excellent condition. This is a first edition of the first book by poet Isabella Gardner, cousin to Robert Lowell and relative..... 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
Boston: George H. Ellis, 1884. Cloth. 12mo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Red stained block edges. Hand-pressed pages. 180 pp. Shelf wear to edges. Front hinge overopened with some tearing to paper. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. This is a scarce early printing of the..... More
San Francisco: Aunt Lute, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback original. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. 269 pp. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. This is a signed paperback original memoir of lesbian activist poet Grahn. 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
