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Sea-leaves

Sea-leaves

by Hall-Wood, Mary Camilla Foster (pseud. Camilla K. von K.)

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Published
1887
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Hardcover
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Santa Barbara, CA: Independent Print, 1887. Hardcover. 175, [1]p., boards. 7.5 x 5.5 in. Bound in publisher's red cloth, cover design combination of gilt and block stamping. Cloth a little soiled and fading on spine, but overall Very Good copy. Poems and poetic fragments. The author was a resident of Santa Barbara and editor of the Santa Barbara Index… Read more about this item
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A Pepper-Pod: Classic Japanese Poems Together with Original Haiku

A Pepper-Pod: Classic Japanese Poems Together with Original Haiku

by Shōson (Kenneth Yasuda); foreword by John Gould Fletcher

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Published
1947
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Hardcover. xl, 125p., previous owner's ownership stamp on both front endpapers, sticker shadow on free front endpaper, else very good condition in an unclipped dj with a sticker scar on the front flap.
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Thirteen Departures from the Moon: Poems

Thirteen Departures from the Moon: Poems

by Shehabi, Deema K.

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Published
2011
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Paperback
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9781935708230
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Winston-Salem, NC: Press 53, 2011. Paperback. 79p. slim purple softcover, first edition in fine condition. Poems rooted in Gaza by the Palestinian-American poet and vice-president of the Radius of Arab-American Writers.
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[Three 5x7 inch b&w photos signed on back]

[Three 5x7 inch b&w photos signed on back]

by Bloodflower L. Dubuc, photographer, Sparrow 13 Laughingwand, Harold Norse

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no dates
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Photograph
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[San Francisco]: Self-published by the photographer, no dates. Photograph. Three 5x7 inch b&w photos signed on back by Bloodflower, small stain in border of one. Photos of Sparrow 13 at Paradise Lounge, poet Harold Norse and tattoo of P.O.E.M. (Peace On Earth Motherfucker) on unnamed belly.
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Maps With Moving Parts

Maps With Moving Parts

by Bitar, Walid

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Published
1988
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Paperback
ISBN
9780919626379
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Ilderton, Ontario: Brick Books/Coldstream, 1988. Paperback. 57p. in illustrated wraps with significant edgewear and reader's creases, some rubbing on covers, else very good condition. Lebanese-Canadian poet.
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Symphonic Poem in Five Cantos

Symphonic Poem in Five Cantos

by Shute, Henry A.

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Published
1939
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Hardcover
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[Exeter, NH?]: [self-published?], 1939. Hardcover. [20]p., illustrations, bound in flexible leather covers. Title page in green and red. Armorial bookplate of Annie Edgerly Thayer on front pastedown. Pages evenly toned. Rubbing to spine of book, but otherwise Very Good. A privately printed holiday greeting with caricatures of the author's son (and law firm partner), daughter-in-law (whose Scottish ancestry is… Read more about this item
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Life's pages Being the memoirs of an ex-serviceman. Illustrated by V.A. Kemmerrer

Life's pages Being the memoirs of an ex-serviceman. Illustrated by V.A. Kemmerrer

by Whitney, Hugh

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Published
1923
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Hardcover
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San Francisco: Whitney Publishing Co, 1923. Hardcover. 99, [7]p., illustrations, boards. 6.5 x 4.5 in. Former owner's signature on front flyleaf, dated 1923. Bookplate on front pastedown. Very Good. Poems on World War I, illustrated with vignettes depicting the French countryside, churches, lamenting mothers, trench warfare, etc. Categorized as fiction in OCLC.
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Different Ways to Pray: Poems [inscribed and signed]

Different Ways to Pray: Poems [inscribed and signed]

by Nye, Naomi Shihab

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Published
1980
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Paperback
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9780932576040
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Portland, OR: Breitenbush Publications, 1980. Paperback. 61p. slim softcover in white pictorial wraps, light toning to covers else very good condition. Inscribed and signed by the author in 1988 to "John and Kyle Dorothy." Early collection from the award-winning Arab-American poet reflecting on themes including her Palestinian father and growing up in Texas.
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The Neverfield Poem [inscribed and signed]
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The Neverfield Poem [inscribed and signed]

by Handal, Nathalie

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Published
1999
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Paperback
ISBN
9780942996357
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Sausalito, CA: The Post-Apollo Press, 1999. Paperback. 57p. slim 7.5x6 inch softcover in pictorial wraps, sunned spine, old price sticker on back cover, else very good condition. Signed and inscribed to Ephraim by author on title page dated November 2001. Debut collection by French-American poet of Palestinian descent.
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After touch

After touch

by Clausen, Jan

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Published
1977
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Paperback
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Brooklyn: Out & Out Books, 1977. Paperback. 76p., second printing, wraps, front wrap stained, else very good condition. Poetry. Grier A**.
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While Bees Sleep

While Bees Sleep

by Love, Cesar

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Published
2012
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Paperback
ISBN
9781930903692
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Berkeley: C. C. Marimbo, 2012. Paperback. iii, 36p., 5.5x8.5 inches, #232/249, very good chapbook in sewn pictorial wraps. Very oddly designed booklet. Appears to have had another cover which was cut out and the new cover applied and sewn on. From his web site: Cesar Love is a Latino poet influenced by the Asian masters. A resident of San… Read more about this item
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Picks: 1955-1990 [signed]

Picks: 1955-1990 [signed]

by Hazo, Samuel

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Published
1990
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Paperback
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Pittsburgh: Byblos Press, 1990. Paperback. 128p. in red frenchfold wraps, spine sunned, small bump to bottom right corner, else very good condition. 8vo. One of 200 copies signed by author. Poetry collection. Hazo, the Pittsburgh-born son of Lebanese and Syrian immigrants, was the first Pennsylvania poet laureate.
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A Winter by the Sea. Translated into Verse by Roger Kuin

A Winter by the Sea. Translated into Verse by Roger Kuin

by Holst, A. Roland. Roger Kuin, translator. Ian Jackson [RIP] designer-publisher

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Published
2017
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Paperback
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9781944769581
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Berkeley: Ian Jackson, 2017. Paperback. viii, 148p., illustrated with a fine frontis photoportrait, a ditto to rear cover, and a vignette of the translator. Softbound in 9x6 inch frenchfold cream wraps, titled in black & red and rubricated further within, original text reproduced in facsimile on tan versos of alkaline white stock, one of a run limited to 250cc.… Read more about this item
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Poets of Hope and Despair: The Russian Symbolists in War and Revolution (1914-1918)

Poets of Hope and Despair: The Russian Symbolists in War and Revolution (1914-1918)

by Hellman, Ben

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Published
1995
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Paperback
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9789517070744
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Helsinki: Institute for Russian and East European Studies, 1995. Paperback. 421p., wraps, a few spots of foxing on bottom edge of textblock, else very good condition.
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City of Bronze

City of Bronze

by Haddad, Abdul

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Published
1959
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Hardcover
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New York: Exposition Press, 1959. Hardcover. 96p. hardcover, very good, in an edgeworn dust jacket. Numbered 78 of two thousand. Prose and poetry by the Syrian immigrant author whose photographic studio in Miami was called House of Haddad.
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The Wholesale Approach

The Wholesale Approach

by Zaher, Maged

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Published
2004
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Pamphlet
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Seattle: Spankstra Press, 2004. Pamphlet. [48p.] in wraps, 5.5x5.5 inches, previous bookseller's sticker on back cover, review copy stamp on title page, else very good condition. Second printing of 100 copies. Verses by poet born in Cairo with some elements of concrete poetry.
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The Ecstasy of the First Kiss [signed]

The Ecstasy of the First Kiss [signed]

by Nouri, Abby

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Published
1992
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Hardcover
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9780533095803
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New York: Vantage Press, 1992. Hardcover. 69p. in black cloth boards with dust jacket, some rubbing to top of back cover, else very good condition. Signed by author on front free endpaper, numerous illustrations by author's son Shawn Nouri. Verses celebrating life and love by the Arab-American author.
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Learning to Walk: Poems

Learning to Walk: Poems

by Kraus, Joy Nimnon

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Published
1996
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Paperback
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Brunswick, MD: Hilltown Press, 1996. Paperback. 58p., slender paperback, inscribed by the author. First book of poems by the Lebanese-American author.
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The shadow of love: poems

The shadow of love: poems

by Rahal, F. Rahal

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Published
1972
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Hardcover
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New York: Vantage Press, 1972. Hardcover. 40p. hardcover in lightly worn dust jacket, very good. Inscribed by the author to a friend. Collection of poems by a Lebanon-born US Army veteran whose wife owned the Tulsa Star, and whose work was occasionally published in its pages.
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Leaning to Hear the Music

Leaning to Hear the Music

by Awad, Joseph; Grace Cavalieri, introduction

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Published
1997
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Paperback
ISBN
9781880016244
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Painter, VA: ROAD Publishers, 1997. Paperback. 81p. slim black softcover, in fine condition. Poems driven by themes of family by Arab-American author who would become poet laureate of Virginia.
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