The Poetical Works of Charles Mackay by Charles Mackay - 1857

Forgotten Books, 2012. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Frederick Warne and Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 626 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

London: Frederick Warne, 1111. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Charles Robinson. now for the first time collected in one volume". From 'Chandos Classics' series.Not dated; Preface dated 1876. In very good bright brown cloth boards, black ruled edges to front and black titles; gilt titles to spine. The covers are tight, straight and clean; spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed. Slightly tanned end papers; with titles in the series. Tanned cut edges. The text block is tightly bound and only very lightly tanned, mostly on prelims and to rear. Two names of previous owners on title page. Very good minus condition. No jacket.

Frederick Warne, 1876T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Chandos classic frederick warne complte on one volume on red cloth

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

George Routledge and Sons Ltd., London, 1857. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. George Routledge and Sons Ltd., London, 1857. 1st Edition . Good. Approx. 6.5'', green leather binding, worn at edges & spine. Gilt titles on spine. All edges gilt. Vii + 119pp with frontispiece & other illustrations by John Gilbert. Ex reference library with number on spine & decorative bookplate on rear pastedown. No other obvious library markings, inner book is generally clean & in very good condition.

London: G. Routledge and Co.; First Edition (1857). VERYGOOD. Contains: "Legends of the Isles and Highland Gathering", 120 pages; "Ballads and Lyrical Poems", 118 pages; "Voices from the mountains", 115 pages; "Voices from the Crowd and Town Lyrics", 119 pages. Illustrations by John Gilbert. VeryGood HalfLeather Hardcover, no dj. Brown leather spine and corners, marbled boards, edges and endpapers. Some edge and corner wear. Personal bookplate inside front cover otherwise clean throughout. Strong tight binding and hinges. 6.75"x4.25"x1.4". be17314.

Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478

2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Read More

Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .

Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.

NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.

Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.