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Frankfort: Frankfort Arts Foundation, 1985. 1st edition, limited (1/310) numbered, original printed stiff sewn paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Hass, the former US poet laureate, on the title page. The first section of this handsome book publishes eight poems by Hass. The second section presents poems by Eric Trethewey and eight other poets. Designed and printed by Gray Zeitz at the Larkspur Press in Monterey, Kentucky. Japanese style binding. Fine condition.
The Sunken Garden and Other Poems by de la Mare, Walter - 1917
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The Sunken Garden and Other Poems
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Westminster, England: The Beaumont Press , 1917. The 2nd book issued at the Beaumont Press of Cyril William Beaumont, the typography and binding arranged by him. The binding by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe of quarter grey buckram over patterned paper-covered boards, overall Near Fine, the paper label at spine dulled and darkened. #127 of 250 copies on handmade paper, there were an additional 20 copies, numbered 1-20 on Japanese vellum and signed by the author. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Quarter Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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PHRASES AFTER NOON
by Hass, Robert, Eric Trethewey, and others
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Typographeum, Being Essays, Mainly Historical, on Printers and Printing, and Including a Remembrance of A Bookseller, Along with a Personal Narrative
by Risk, R. T
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Francestown: Typographeum, 1997. Limited private press edition. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy. 8vo. Bound by Francis Brown in quarter brown morocco with brown buckram sides. Marbled end-papers. T.e.g. One of 10 lettered copies hand-set and printed letterpress and signed by the author. Preserved in a slip-case. No dust-jacket as issued. Includes an essay about what it may have been like to be a printer in the 15th Century, and two more about important printers from that period: Nicolaus Jenson and Aldus Manutius. There is also a chapter of autobiography, about the author's first years in Francestown. Finally there is a reminiscence of a much loved bookseller, David Low.
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Lillabulero: Being a Periodical of Literature and the Arts. Volume 1, Number 2.
by BANKS, Russell and William Matthews, Editors. Signed by Russell Banks
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Chapel Hill: Lillabulero, Spring 1967. Signed by Russell Banks on title page. First edition / First printing. Stapled blue wrappers. Very good. Sunning and light wear to covers, short tear to top front cover, no loss. Includes Portfolio 2: The Shaker Dove, by Daniel Patterson inserted into a sleeve on inside rear cover. Also includes William Faulkner: a Story and Five Poems. Poetry by Lucius Shepard, Dabney Stuart, etc.
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Country Sentiment. Poems.
by ROBERT GRAVES.
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London, United Kingdom
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Martin Secker, London, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 81pp. 'Cobble-stone' decorated paper-covered boards with a paper spine label. A strip of light partial browned in the free endpapers and some spotting throughout. A tiny dealer plate to the front pastedown. A nice bright copy in the uncommon dust wrapper, slightly dust marked and tanned, and chipped at the spine panel ends with a little loss. Graves' fifth book, forty-six poems, dedicated to his wife Nancy Nicholson. 1,000 copies were printed. Higginson A5.
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The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Edited By Mrs. Shelley ( 2 Vols of 4)
by SHELLEY Percy Bysshe
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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London: Edward Moxon, 1839 only 2 volumes of 4, original blind embossed cloth with gilt titled spines, light bumping to edges, vol 4 has splitting to the upper joint, both volumes have a tidy and faint name stamp to the title pages, "Walter Mantell" in an oval, (probably Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell), vol 3 small area discoloured to front hinge, as issued with pale yellow endpapers, untrimmed top edge, head of spines are slightly chipped with minimal loss, vol3; viii 314+2pp vol4; viii 361+3pp, First Collected Edition, and the first with Mary Shelley's notes. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.
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An Italian Visit
by LEWIS, C Day
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London, United Kingdom
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1954 Signed by author on half-title page. The book is in near mint condition,the d/j has some shelf-wear with very slight wear to the extremities of the spine.
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The Poems of Edmond Blunden
by Blunden, Edmond
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Auckland, New Zealand
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London, United Kingdom: Cobden-Sanderson, 1930. Signed by Author and numbered 27 of 200 numbered copies. Ex-Libris plate of H M(ichael) Horton of Wilson & Horton publishers pasted to ffep. CONDITION Blue bds with bright Gilt titles (age toned spine, cloth has loosened to front bd along spine gutter where cloth glue has not made proper contact, top front cnr sl bumped else unworn) pp xvii 336 untrimmed pages printed on quality rag paper, tight with bright interior, light browning to end pages.. Signed by Author. Limited/Numbered. Buckram. Very Good/No Jacket. Large 8vo.
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Prospect 5 (Winter 1961)
by Ward, Tony (ed.), J.H. Prynne (Jeremy Prynne), Charles Tomlinson, George Dekker, Michael Grant, Elaine Feinstein, S.F. Bolt
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Cambridge, England: Prospect, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 32pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce issue of this little magazine from 1961 Cambridge, with work by J.H. Prynne and others. Subscription slip bound in. Unmarked copy, outer stain to one corner, light outer soil.
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Tlaloc 12 (Issue No. Twelve; Series 2, Number 6; 1966) / How 6
by McCarthy, Cavan, and Andrew Lloyd (eds.), Gerry Gilbert, Carlos Reyes, Bill Bissett, Anselm Hollo, Jim Burns, George Bowering, Pete Hoida, Earle Birney, et al
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Leeds, England: Location Press, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 20pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce joint issue of two important sixties little magazines of avant-garde writing. Cover by John Furnival. A few scattered marginal checkmarks to publications list pages and library stamp to cover (no other markings), horizontal mailing folds, a bit of general wear and soil.
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2 Love Raps
by Rodgers, Carolyn
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London, United Kingdom
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Chicago: Third World Press, 1969. The Chicago poet's scarce second publication consists of two poems, "Black against the Muthafuckas" dedicated to UMOJA Student Center and The Chicago Student March and "Poem for Malcolm Memorial '69." Born in Bronzeville, Rodgers participated in writing workshops sponsored by Brooks and she was an active member of the Organization of Black American Culture. Chicago: Third World Press, 1969. 15 x 23 cm. Single piece of card, folded and printed on four sides. First edition. Slightly toned, creasing, 1cm intact tear to edge.. In very good condition.
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The Sunken Garden, and Other Poems
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( London ): The Beaumont Press. Very Good. (1917). First Edition. Hardcover. Paper spine label darkened, lettering dulled; tanning across paper portion top front cover above and just affecting top edge of paper title label. Moderate even tanning to endpapers. ; Cloth back and decorative paper over boards; paper title labels front cover & spine. This is he second book issued by the Beaumont Press with the typogography and binding arranged by by Cyril William Beaumont. The binding by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe. Limited to 270 copies, this is number 173 of 250 copies on hand-made paper. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 39 pages .
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The Sunken Garden and Other Poems
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London, 1917. First Edition. (Westminster, London: The Beaumont Press 1917). Quarter Grey Buckram over Patterned Paper-Covered Boards.. Limited and Numbered First Edition. The second book issued at the Beaumont Press of Cyril William Beaumont, the typography and binding arranged by him. The binding by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe. VG indeed the paper label at spine dulled and darkened and foxed. # 163 of 250 copies on handmade paper. NB: there were an additional 20 copies, numbered 1-20 on Japanese vellum and signed by the author. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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The Sunken Garden and Other Poems
by de la MARE, Walter
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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(London: Beaumont Press, 1917. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Quarter cloth and papercovered boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Prospectus laid in. One corner bumped, a little foxing on the front label. One of 250 numbered copies on hand-made paper. Second book issued by the Beaumont Press.
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The Sunken Garden and Other Poems
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(London: Beaumont Press, 1917. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Quarter cloth and papercovered boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Bookplate of poet Frederick Burton Eddy on the front pastedown, corners very slightly bumped, else a near fine copy. One of 250 numbered copies on hand-made paper. Although not called for, this copy Signed and dated by de la Mare and uncommon thus. The second book issued by the Beaumont Press.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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Piggott, Arkansas, United States
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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