RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM, THE ASTRONOMER-POET OF PERSIA by OMAR KHAYYAM, TRANSLATED BY EDWARD FITZGERALD - 1886

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.

Arlington, Massachusetts: The Maran Press, 1976. Signed and inscribed by author on blank page opposite title page. Also included ephemera: Engraved note card from the author (Mrs. Paul Donovan) with three page note to the inscriber and also signed - note card is signed with first name only. 51 pages to this slim volume of poetry with black and white decorations. Quarter sized stain to bottom of front cover with tiny spot transfer to blank fep. Slight wear to cover and looks like there is a depression front a paperclip on back cover. Probably privately printed. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Private Press.

This is a very lovely small book of poetry by Dante Gabriel Rossetti with illustrations by Paul Woodroffe. It was published by David McKay, Philadelphia, and dates to circa 1916. This appears to be a special binding, more luxurious than the softcover binding that McKay published, because this one has covers of thick rose-colored suede leather with the title and author impressed deeply into the suede on the front cover and spine. The front and back have double-page illustrations by Paul Woodroffe, as shown, and the title page has a lovely design as well as a facing illustration; there are 3 other illustrations among the 27 pages. The illustrations are in the Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau style. The page edges are gilt, as shown, and there is a pink ribbon bookmark sewn in. This is the only copy with this binding that I have found. Please use the zoom function to see the great details. This little volume has survived well for 100 years. The interiors are in good, clean condition; the only condition… Read More

Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press. Very Good; Three small brown stains on front wraps.. 2003. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Uncorrected proof of this poetry dialogue between the late Jim Harrison and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 85 pages .

Salem, OR: Printed for Charles Seluzicki Fine Books. Very Good; Spine faintly sunned.. 1982. Softcover. 0931356059 . Printed by Christine Bertelson at the Rara Avis Press, in Riverside, CA. 1/200 copies. Signed by Merrill on the colophon page. Sewn, illustrated stiff gray wrappers. Printed in gray and red on laid paper. Measures 10 x 6.5 inches. Eight of Merrill’s poems adorned with images of ancient Trojan funeral masks. ; [20] pages .

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.

Arlington, Massachusetts: The Maran Press, 1976. Signed and inscribed by author on blank page opposite title page. Also included ephemera: Engraved note card from the author (Mrs. Paul Donovan) with three page note to the inscriber and also signed - note card is signed with first name only. 51 pages to this slim volume of poetry with black and white decorations. Quarter sized stain to bottom of front cover with tiny spot transfer to blank fep. Slight wear to cover and looks like there is a depression front a paperclip on back cover. Probably privately printed. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Private Press.

This is a very lovely small book of poetry by Dante Gabriel Rossetti with illustrations by Paul Woodroffe. It was published by David McKay, Philadelphia, and dates to circa 1916. This appears to be a special binding, more luxurious than the softcover binding that McKay published, because this one has covers of thick rose-colored suede leather with the title and author impressed deeply into the suede on the front cover and spine. The front and back have double-page illustrations by Paul Woodroffe, as shown, and the title page has a lovely design as well as a facing illustration; there are 3 other illustrations among the 27 pages. The illustrations are in the Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau style. The page edges are gilt, as shown, and there is a pink ribbon bookmark sewn in. This is the only copy with this binding that I have found. Please use the zoom function to see the great details. This little volume has survived well for 100 years. The interiors are in good, clean condition; the only condition… Read More

Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press. Very Good; Three small brown stains on front wraps.. 2003. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Uncorrected proof of this poetry dialogue between the late Jim Harrison and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 85 pages .

Salem, OR: Printed for Charles Seluzicki Fine Books. Very Good; Spine faintly sunned.. 1982. Softcover. 0931356059 . Printed by Christine Bertelson at the Rara Avis Press, in Riverside, CA. 1/200 copies. Signed by Merrill on the colophon page. Sewn, illustrated stiff gray wrappers. Printed in gray and red on laid paper. Measures 10 x 6.5 inches. Eight of Merrill’s poems adorned with images of ancient Trojan funeral masks. ; [20] pages .