Poetry from James F. Balsley, Bookseller

Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. Fine+ in Very Good dust jacket. (1987). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0870235702 . Book is as new. DJ is clean but has a few short closed tears at bottom edge of rear panel and a little creasing at the top edge. Now in Brodart archival sleeve. No ownership or other marks.… Read more about this item

Tribeca New York: Four Way Books. Fine+. (2020). First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 1945588462 . Book is as new. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. ; Stahlecker Selections; 8.9 X 5.8 X 0.7 inches; 80 pages .

Budapest London New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine. (1996). 2nd Printing in English. Trade Paperback. 1858660599 . Book would be as new but for remainder marks on bottom edge of text block. Originally published in Hungarian in 1926. ; Central European Classics; 8.1 X 4.9 X 0.8 inches; 240 pages .

Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2022. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1571315470 . Book is as new. Unclipped DJ is marred by an area of soiling along the left edge (see photo). Not a remainder. No ownership or other marks. ; 8.8 X 5.8 X 0.8 inches; 96 pages .… Read more about this item

New York: Quill. Near Fine. (1990). First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 068809578X . Book would be fine/as new but for previous owner's bookplate on half-title page. First edition, first printing. No other marks or writing in or on book. ; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 113 pages .

American Fork, Utah: Kelsay Books. Fine+. 2020. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 1952326621 . Book is as new. Signed by author on half-title page. No other marks in or on book. Not a remainder.; Photographs; 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.2 inches; 76 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1924. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Quarter green cloth with orange patterned paper over boards. Lacking dust jacket. Paper label on spine. First edition as indicated by February 1924 publication date on copyright page. There is rubbing of all edges of the boards, particularly the… Read more about this item

Baton Rouge: LSU Press. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Trade paperback. 0807120030 . Would be fine other than a very tiny light yellow stain on cover near bottom corner (see photo) and a faint surface crease on back upper corner. Personal inscription signed and dated by author on title page ; 9.0 X 6.0 X… Read more about this item

Willimantic, Connecticut: Curbstone Books. Fine+. (1991). First Edition; First Printing. Trade paperback. 0915306425 . Book is as new other than bookstore stock label on back cover. First edition 1991. No ownership or other marks in book. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 125 pages .

New York: P. F. Collier & Sons. Fine+. (1937). Registered Edition. Hardcover. Book is as new. Simulated dark green leather cover with gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration and shield on top cover. No ownership or other marks. Appears brand new. No statement of printing. Issued without DJ. ; Harvard Classics; 8vo… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber. Very Good+. (1930). First Edition. Paperback. Red cover with black printing is clean with minimal wear at edges. There is some darkening along spine. Interior clean and unmarked. Consists of satirical poems, some of them quite funny and still relevant today. ; Criterion Miscellany No. 11; 12mo 7"… Read more about this item

Genevé, Switzerland: Trois Collines. Very Good. 1946. Limited Edition. Paperback. This is number 577 of 1000 printed on cream laid paper. Cover is French folded paper over card. This edition is one of several books illustrated by Gérard Vuilliamy, featuring twelve full page drawings. There is rubbing at upper spine and a small chip (about 4 mm)… Read more about this item

New York: P. F. Collier & Son Corporation. Near Fine. (1969). Registered Edition; Sixty-Second Printing. Hardcover. Full dark green faux leather with bright gilt decoration on top cover and spine, gilt lettering on spine. Small approximately 1/8 inch scuff in cover of spine near the bottom. Chip does not intrude into lettering. Otherwise, book… Read more about this item

New York: P. F. Collier & Son Corporation. Fine. (1969). Registered Edition; Sixty-Second Printing. Hardcover. Book appears as new. Full dark green faux leather with bright gilt decoration on top cover and spine, gilt lettering on spine. Binding sound and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Registered Edition/Deluxe Edition. 62nd printing of the 1937 edition.… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann. Very Good+. 1921. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Quarter vellum with blue paper over boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Printed on laid paper with windmill watermark. This is number 324 of a limited edition of 780 copies of which 750 were for sale and 30 for presentation. Signed… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Fine+. 1984. Hardcover. Green full leather binding with gilt decorations on both covers and spine. Three raised spine bands. Moire pattern silk end leaves. All edges gilt. Satin ribbon bound in. No ownership or other marks. Winner of 1952 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. ; Pulitzer Prize; 8vo 8"… Read more about this item

London: Humphry Milford, Oxford University Press. Very Good+. (1912). Later Printing. Hardcover. Reprint 1943. Full red leather binding with gilt ruling on front panel,spine, and blind tooling on back panel. Cover has light rubbing on bottom edge. Binding sound. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. There are a few superficial scratches on the gilding.… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1963. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Binding sound and tight without spine crease. Cover has minimal wear. Previous owner's name on inside cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Age toning at page edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 292 pages .

Cleveland: Cobham & Hatherton Press for The Rowfant Club. Fine+. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0944125026 . Quarter khaki canvas with blue paper over boards. Black on white label on top cover. Green endpapers. Issued without DJ. This edition limited to 1500 copies of which 300 reserved for members of The Rowfant Club; 8vo 8" - 9"… Read more about this item

Madison, NJ: Golden Hind Press. Very Good+. 1939. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tan paper over boards with red cloth spine, original paper label. This is copy 146 of 245. The pages are unopened. There are no ownership or other marks in book. Limitation page signed by A. W. Rushmore. Boards are lightly tanned along top… Read more about this item