Poetry Books from Derringer Books

New York: Impresiones -Zilia Sanchez, 1963. First edition. Paperback. Good +. Trade paperbound format with integral French flaps. 91 pp. Poems in Spanish. Note by Humberto Diaz-Casanueva on the front and rear flaps. Overall a good copy with some small stains and cover wear. INSCRIBED by the author to Cuban-American poet and playwright Dolores Prida and dated in… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. Cloth spine over decorated paper-covered boards. 248 pp. First collected edition of these related poems by Wakoski. This is copy 160 of 200 hardbound copies numbered and SIGNED by the poet. A near fine example in clear acetate wrapper.

Espana: Artes Graficas Soler, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Bound wrappers with narrow French flaps. 38 pp. Note by C. T. Alzola printed on the front and rear flaps. INSCRIBED by the poet to Cuban-American poet and playwright Dolores Prida in 1972. About very good condition with a stray ink numeral notation to the front cover. … Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardbound 8vo with cloth spine. With clear acetate wrapper. 107 pp. The author's fourth book of poems. This is Letter D of only 26 SIGNED lettered copies. A very good example. Mild spotting to top edge. In lightly dust-soiled clear acetate wrapper. An uncommon Antin title.… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/fine. Clothbound quarto in clear acetate wrapper. 69 pp. A volume of poems with illustrations by the author. A near fine example with some wear to the bottom edge of the boards. This is one of only 200 specially bound copies, SIGNED by the poet, and with a… Read more about this item

Hopewell: The Ecco Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 51 pp. First edition, first printing. The Nobel Prize winner's ninth book. A handsome near fine copy in lightly worn dustwrapper.

West Branch, IA: Cummington Press, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. First edition of this early book by Mezey, one of 520 copies printed on sinsetu paper. A very good copy.

Moorhead: Dacotah Territory, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Wide, illustrated stapled wrappers. 52 pp. A collection of poems. Handsome fine copy.

London: Rapp & Carroll, 1968. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. Hardbound book in dustwrapper. 63 pp. First UK edition of this collection of poems from early in the poet's career. A most handsome near fine copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Boldly SIGNED by Kinnell on the title page.

Paris: Institut du Monde Arabe / AIOU, 2001. First edition. Loose Sheets. Near Fine. Tall, narrow sheets of paper (4" wide x 11 1/2" tall), printed on rectos only and loosely laid in to an unprinted sheaf of hand-made paper. Tied with string. Text in French. With some color illustrations. Contents in fine condition. The outer paper sheaf… Read more about this item

Washington DC: Washington Writer's Publishing House, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Slender stapled wrappers. An unpaginated poetry chapbook. In clean very good condition.

New York: Poet's Press, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Slender stapled wrappers. A ten page poetry chapbook. One of 100 hand numbered and SIGNED copies of this poetry chapbook. Some light sunning to covers else a fine copy. Signed by Author.

Scarborough: Catalyst, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Small, wide paperbound book. This is the simultaneous first paperbound edition. Unpaginated volume of poems by Meyer. A handsome near fine example. SIGNED by the poet on the title page.

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. Hardbound volume in clear acetate wrapper. 193 pp. A fine copy. One of 200 trade hardbound copies.

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 8vo. Hardbound book in clear acetate wrapper. 210 pp. This number 15 of 125 hand-numbered and SIGNED copies. Near fine copy in lightly worn acetate wrapper.

Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1967. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Trade paperbound book. 59 pp. Stated fourth printing. One of the poet's best known works. Heavy staining to the rear cover else about very good condition. This copy has been INSCRIBED by the poet on the front endpaper.

Garden City: Dial Press / Doubleday, 1985. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo. Quarter cloth over boards. A handsome very good copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Second printing. This copy has been briefly INSCRIBED by the poet on the title page.

New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1918. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. Small hardbound 8vo. Unpaginated. First American edition following a pirated edition from earlier in 1918. Joyce's first book of poems. Circular sticker shadow to the front board. Faint, but noticeable crease to the front board (thanks very much, post office). Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Some… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. Specially decorated cloth spine over boards. 256 pp. Letter B of 26 specially bound copies lettered and SIGNED by the poet with a special signed tipped in page which includes a holographic poem. A fine copy in clear acetate wrapper.

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. 179 pp. A collection of poems. Fine condition in fine acetate wrapper. First trade hardcover edition. One of 200 copies bound thus.