Poetry from Back in Time Rare Books, LLC

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 5/8 X 11 Inches. 134 PP. First edition of this collection of poems including "Gertrude of Wyoming" about the Indian massacre in PA during the Revolutionary War. Finely bound by John M. Field. Leather spine over marbled boards. A very attractive copy.

New York: HarperCollins, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 6 3/8 X 9 5/8 Inches. 118 PP. "Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Beat Generation - that historic encounter in 1944 in New York City between Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs - Cosmopolitan Greetings is the first new collection… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 131 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $16.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Signed and inscribed on the half title-page.

Francestown, NH: The Golden Quill Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/2 X 7 7/8 Inches. 123 PP. First printing with no additional dates on the copyright page. Original price of $4.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Smythe on the FFEP. Light wear to DJ edges and spine.

London: John Murray, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4 5/8 X 7 Inches. 44 PP. Scarce original first edition with the dust jacket. From the Scottish author of Flemington. Light wear to edges and folds of DJ.

Chicago: Kroch & Son, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 3/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. Original first edition three volume set in matching slipcase. Each volume signed and inscribed to Comedian Phyllis Diller. At the time of signing (1963), Kutner was already a U.S. human rights activist and lawyer who helped found Amnesty International in 1961 and… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 3/8 X 9 3/4 Inches. 84 PP. Light toning and foxing. A bit of staining from glue to front cover label edges. An attractive copy overall.

East Yorkshire: The Marvell Press, 1962. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 45 PP. Stated "Fifth Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of "12/6 net" on the front flap. Signed and dated by author Donald Lehmkuhl on the FFEP. Hint of sunning to top of boards. Light toning to DJ edges… Read more about this item

Chicago, IL: W.B. Conkey Co, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 160 PP. First printing of the poem "Solitude", which contains the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone."<br /> <br /> Orignal decorated cloth binding with the gilt illustration of the cherub in cover illustration. Light rubbing to… Read more about this item

Winston-Salem, NC: Palaemon Press Ltd, 1985. Early Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 6 X 9 Inches. 46 PP. Stated "Second Printing" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed to Hazo's friend Myra Janco Daniels on the title-page. Hazo was the founder and longtime director of the International Poetry Forum. <br /> <br /> Myra Janco Daniels (1925-2022), founder… Read more about this item

New York: Poetry London-New York Books, 1956. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 7 1/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 48 PP. First issue of this influential poetry magazine with cover art by Alexander Calder. Contributions from Merwin, Thomas, Cummings, Graves, Auden, Garrigue, Marianne Moore and others. Original stapled wraps. Period magazine review of the magazine stapled to inside… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 X 7 5/8 Inches. 215 PP. "Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest!"<br /> Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish<br /> <br /> First edition,first… Read more about this item

New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 71 PP. First printing copy with orignal price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Bernstein to Williams Safire half title verso. Accompanied by a Typed Letter Signed (TLS) from Bernstein to Safire explaining the gifting of… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Branden Press, 1965. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 58 PP. #672 of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Hint of wear to spine and corners. DJ a bit worn at edges. Light foxing to endpapers. Winner of the Robert Frost poetry award in 1963.

Knoxville, TN: Celtic Cat Publishing, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. 6 1/4 x 9 184 Inches. 219 PP. First printing of this scarce volume of poetry from Marion, a noted Southern poet and writer who has helped shape the landscape of Appalachian literature. Signed by Marion directly on the half title-page. Original price of $25.00 intact on rear panel.… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 218 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $12.50 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed on Christmas Eve in the year of publication! Important Fugitive Poet at Vanderbilt University in the… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 75 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line on the copyright page. Original price of $8.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Robert Penn Warren on the FFEP. A sharp copy.

Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1944. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Marion Junkin. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 395 PP. FORMERLY OWNED BY HARRY H. RANSOM, JOHN CROWE RANSOM'S COUSIN AND NOTED VANDY PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. Ransom was among the very first students of US Intelligence gathering and his first book, "Central Intelligence and… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: Bern Porter, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8 X 8 Inches. 67 PP. First printing in the original (extra) thick boards. Title and author stamping on front cover in red and black as issued. All illustrations intact. A scarce surviving example of one of Patchen's most difficult books. For those fans of Jimmy… Read more about this item

London: The Hogarth Press, 1957. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 402 PP. First English edition. Original price of "25s" intact on front flap. Translated by J.B. Leishman. PO name on the FFEP. Light wear to spine ends and folds.