Poetry from Appledore Books, ABAA

New Orleans: Loujon Press, 1965. Decorative Wrappers. Near Fine. Noel Rockmore. SIGNED BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI (3-17-65....St. Patrick's Day) opposite the colophon (Gypsy Lou Series #2), which states: "Thirty-one hundred copies of this first edition of CRUCIFIX IN A DEATHHAND, handset in Bulmer Roman. The book was edited, designed, painted and handbound by Loujon Press, editors Louise and Jon… Read more about this item

Princeton University Press (The Bollingen Series), 1973. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The first 3 volumes in this sweeping 5 volume set of Coleridge's notebooks, all in lovely condition. The 3 volumes are all 1st editions and each includes its original printed slipcase. Together, the 3 volumes make up 6 separate books, each volume consisting of a book of text… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. 1/2 leather. Very Good +. The stated 1st edition of Millay's "Three Plays", handsomely bound with an early (but not 1st) edition of "Second April". The two works published in 1926 and 1921 respectively. Here bound in a handsome 1/2 navy-blue leather over light-blue cloth. 4 compartments, fine gilt-tooling along the spine,… Read more about this item

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1918. Boards. Very Good. A WARM, FULL-PAGE, YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION INSCRIPTION BY STEPHEN VINCENT BENET at the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the September 1918 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-gray boards, with mild creasing and soiling at the rear panel. Octavo, the author's 2nd published book.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Boards. Near Fine. The 1931 stated 1st edition, #295 OF 515 COPIES SIGNED BY EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY at the limitation. A clean, very well-preserved copy to boot. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-gray boards, with just a touch of very faint spotting along the front outer hinge. Still… Read more about this item

Princeton University Press, 1983. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1983 1st edition (in hardback) of the poet's 2nd published book. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thin octavo, part of the "Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets". A lovely copy.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1960 1st American edition of Ted Hughes's 2nd publshed volume of poetry. Clean and Fine in a bight, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and just a touch of light soiling to the rear panel. Thin octavo, 63… Read more about this item

Falling Down Press, 1976. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Clean and very sharp. The April 1976 reprint, uncommon itself and limited to 120 copies. The handsome blue and red cover silkscreen by Michael Schaefer. Multi-colored pages, stapled along top-edges. The final piece, essentially a farewell to his friend Neal Emerson by d.a. levy (1942-1968).

London: The Egoist Press, 1917. Original wraps. Very Good. The 1917 true 1st edition, limited to 500 copies, of T.S. Eliot's first published book. A slim, fragile volume physically but one that set the poetry world ablaze upon publication. Seen as a seminal bridge toward Modernism, Eliot's voice in this debut work is an exemplar of stream of… Read more about this item

Woodside, CA: The Heyeck Press, 1983. 1/4 leather. Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1983 signed/limited edition. #57 OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY ADRIENNE RICH at the limitation. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its 1/4 blue leather over light-brown marbled boards. Quarto, "designed, marbled and printed by Robin Heyeck at The Heyeck Press in Woodside,… Read more about this item

London: John Sharpe, 1821. Full calf. Very Good +. Richard Westall. A handsome copy of this 1821 collection of the poems of Thomas Gray, with 7 plates after Richard Westfall. Bound in a lovely, contemporary-to-the-period full calf, with decorative blindstamped and gilt-bordering. 5 raised bands, 6 compartments, with intricate gilt-tooling within. Lightly-chipped original leather title label. Small "Chelsea… Read more about this item

New York: Farra, Straus and Giroux, 1976. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1976 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling along the panels. Octavo, the poet's last collection oif poems published in her lifetime.

Cambridge, England: The Rampant Lions Press, 1996. Decorative Boards. Fine. An immaculate copy of this lovely 1996 fine press edition of Eliot's "Four Quartets". Published out of Cambridge by the Rampant Lions Press in an edition of 200 copies, this copy is marked at the limitation as #72. A clean, Fine folio, in its patterned boards and its… Read more about this item

Cleveland: Seven Flowers Press, 1967. Sheets. Very Good +. Mara. The 1967 stated 1st printing, limited to 250 copies. With the cover painting by "Mara". Stapled sheets, the "ecstatic" verse by Cleveland poet Richard Krech. Clean, solid and VG+.

The Renaissance Press. Sheets. Very Good +. Uncommon poetry mimeo by Paul Violi, "printed on the Renaissance Press". Unbound in its stapled sheets. Solid and VG. An early example, circa 1966, of both the Mimeo revolution and Underground poetry.

Brooklyn, NY: Black Sun Press, 1968. Stapled wrappers. Very Good. The 1968 limited edition of this poetry mimeo issued out of Brooklyn. #27 OF 250 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY BEN L. HIATT on the title page. Clean and VG in its stapled, deep-red wrappers, with clean yellow title-strip tipped onto the front panel. Just a touch of light… Read more about this item

Point Pleasant, New Jersey: Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books, 2010. Stapled wrappers. Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE POET STEVE DALACHINSKY on the title page. FURTHER, AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED TO HIM by an indecipherable name. A crisp copy to boot of the 2010 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, collaged wrappers, with just a bit of… Read more about this item

The Rainbow Press, 1973. 1/4 Vellum. Fine. Leonard Baskin. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THOM GUNN TO HIS EDITOR, THE FORMIDABLE ROBERT GIROUX OF "FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX", on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1973 limited edition, bound in its attractive 1/4 vellum over wine-red cloth by the revered Sangorski… Read more about this item

Coach House Press, 1971. Decorative Wrappers. Very Good +. Joe Brainard. The 1971 1st edition, "designed and printed at the Coach House Press in an edition of 1,500 copies in October 1971". Crisp and VG+ in its Joe Brainard-designed yellow wrappers, with one tiny tear along the spine crown. Square 16mo, Joe Brainard also contributed the interior illustrations.… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1970. Boards. Near Fine. The 1970 signed/limited and stated 1st edition. #30 OF 250 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY JOHN BERRYMAN at the limitation. A tight, sharp copy to boot. Solid and Near in its duotone boards, with a bit of very light scuffing along the spine. Octavo, all edges bright gilt.… Read more about this item