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Fantasy Press, Oxford, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, second issue (incorporating a single minor textual correction to the poem 'Tamer and Hawk' a 't' added to the end of 'though' in the first line). Slim 8vo. 44pp. Yellow cloth lettered and ruled in red at the upper board. Cloth a little marked and handled. Endpapers really quite browned, yet otherwise extremely fresh internally. Twenty-five poems, the author's first substantial book (and the first hardcover publication issued by the Fantasy Press). The first and second states comprised only 305 copies in total and can be differentiated only by the textual correction (the publisher Oscar Mellor believed the two states could be identified by the slightly different shade of yellow cloth they were bound in, but Gunn's bibliographer Jack Hagstrom has suggested that this is probably not the case). No dust wrapper, as issued..
The Congo and Other Poems. With an introduction by Harriet Monroe. (INSCRIBED) by VACHEL LINDSAY - 1914
by VACHEL LINDSAY
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The Congo and Other Poems. With an introduction by Harriet Monroe. (INSCRIBED)
by VACHEL LINDSAY
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Macmillan, New York, 1914. First Edition (first printing). A presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, the inscription dated 1928 and accompanied by ink drawings of a plant and a butterfly. The recipient of Lindsay's inscription, Ben C.Clough, has inked his details alongside the inscription and also neatly reproduced a lengthy review quote to the front pastedown. 8vo. xv + 159pp + [v] publisher's advertisements at the rear. Two-colour decorated mustard coloured cloth, lettered in gold at the spine and upper board. Publisher's perforated compliments stamp to the title page. Spine ends and corner tips a little rubbed, and with some fading to the tiny decorative backstrip vignette. A small area of staining to four text leaves. A very good copy of the author's second collection of verse. Monroe's five-page introduction precedes seventy-nine poems split into five section, the first section containing ten poems "intended to be read aloud" (as one would expect from the "founder of modern singing poetry") the final section titled 'War - 1914' and containing seven poems. Harriet Monroe had published Lindsay's poems 'General William Booth Enters into Heaven' and 'The Congo' in her celebrated verse periodical 'Poetry' in 1913 and 1914 respectively.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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Fighting Terms. Poems.
by THOM GUNN.
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Beechen Vigil and Other Poems.
by C.DAY-LEWIS.
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The Fortune Press, London [1925] Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of the author's first book. 8vo. 31pp. Card wrappers with a paper title label. Wrappers a little chipped and tanned, with some nicking to the yapped edges. A light scattering of spotting to the endpapers. Internally in extremely crisp state. Twenty-four poems printed on handmade paper, Day-Lewis' first published collection (although he had contributed earlier in the year to the Fortune Press anthology 'Ten Singers'). Handley-Taylor & d'Arch Smith A1. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced]..
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The White Threshold. Poems
by W.S.GRAHAM.
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Faber, London, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of the author's uncommon fourth collection of verse. Slim 8vo. 70pp. Orange cloth lettered in gold at the spine. Top edge very lightly dust marked and with a small area of spotting to the front pastedown and endpaper. Very good indeed in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, a little darkened to several edges and with a touch of spotting to the rear panel and a centimetre or so of loss to the head of the spine panel and one or two other tiny fractions of loss to extremities. Publisher's compliments slip laid-in stating "With Compliments of the author" (the first two words printed, the final three typed). Thirty-one poems. 1,200 copies were printed..
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Careless Love and Its Apostrophes. Poems. (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)
by WILLIAM BRONK.
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Red Ozier Press, New York, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First edition, limited to 175 numbered copies, this being one of just forty casebound copies (#22), signed by the author in pencil at the base of the colophon. 8vo. Unpaginated. Printed on Johannot mouldmade paper with hand-lettering by Anita Karl and bound into decorated paper-covered cloth designed by Claire Maziarczyk and with a paper spine label. A fine copy of a most handsome production. No dust wrapper called for, but housed in the original unprinted acetate protector. Thirty-one poems. Uncommon..
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No Continuing City. Poems 1963-1968.
by MICHAEL LONGLEY
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Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of the author's first regularly published collection (which was preceded by two pamphlets). Slim 8vo. 56pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver at the spine. Some fairly light spotting to the endpapers and to several concluding leaves, and also to occasional text leaves. A very crisp copy in price-clipped dust wrapper, a little rubbed, marked and chafed, and exhibiting some light internal spotting. A brief dedicatory verse precedes thirty-seven poems. Uncommon, especially in this casebound format (a UK edition was published alongside this Irish issue, but that one was only issued in wrappers)..
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Bright November. Poems
by KINGSLEY AMIS.
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The Fortune Press, London [1964] Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. The second, unauthorised edition of the author's uncommon first book. Slim 8vo. 32pp. Asparagus-coloured boards lettered in gold at the spine. A tiny hint of wear to the head of the spine, and the upper board lifting just a fraction. One corner of front free endpaper clipped, presumably to remove a former owner name. A lovely crisp copy, internally flawless bar the aforementioned clipping. Housed in thin paper dust wrapper with the 12'6 price sticker to the front flap. The wrapper tanned at the spine panel, a little chafed at the rear flap joint, with some light sunning to some extremities and two small areas of loss from spine panel. Thirty-one poems. "The renown of the author prompted Caton to produce this second edition, but his omission to inform [Amis] of the existence or to benefit him from its sales must be construed as being rather more than forgetful-ness" - Timothy d'Arch Smith, 'R.A. Caton…
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Beechen Vigil and Other Poems.
by C.DAY-LEWIS.
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The Fortune Press, London [1925] Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of the author's first book. 8vo. 31pp. Card wrappers with a paper title label. Wrappers a little chipped and tanned, with some nicking to the yapped edges. A light scattering of spotting to the endpapers. Internally in extremely crisp state. Twenty-four poems printed on handmade paper, Day-Lewis' first published collection (although he had contributed earlier in the year to the Fortune Press anthology 'Ten Singers'). Handley-Taylor & d'Arch Smith A1. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced]..
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Sonnets and Songs.
by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT (under the pseudonym 'Proteus').
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John Murray, London, 1875. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, never reprinted. Small 8vo. 112pp. Yellow pebbled cloth, a little marked, handled and soiled, lettered and ruled in gold at the upper board and with a small gilt vignette of the sun. Blind rule to the rear board. Some spotting to the endpapers and, lightly, to occasional text leaves. Binding just a little tender in places. A nice bright copy. With the bookplates of noted bibliophile and bibliographic scholar Simon Novel-Smith and his wife Judith Adams. Fifty-one poems. Extremely uncommon..
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A Winchester Folio. Ten poems by poets who have given readings at Winchester School of Art with ten etchings by staff and students in the printmaking department. Compiled and designed by Kevin Crossley-Holland and Sarah James.
by ANTHOLOGY. (Andrew Motion, Jeremy Hooker, Alan Brownjohn &c.).
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Winchester School of Art Press, [1984?]. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. First edition, limited to fifty numbered copies (this being #19). A suite of ten loose folding sheets of 250gsm BFK Rives paper, with a poem to each verso and an etching to the adjacent recto, each signed by the artist, and housed in the original folding cloth-covered and blind-lettered portfolio with linen ties. A hint of browning and spotting to the extreme edges of several sheets, else a fine copy of a scarce and very elegant production, which includes signed etchings by noted Irish-Scots artist and Aosdána member William Crozier, and print maker Elaine Shemilt, plus Frances Caynes, Lorraine Dabin, Camilla Edwards, Richard Harvey, James Heward, Sarah James, Ruth O Dell and Andrew Smith. The poets contributing are Fleur Adcock, Alan Brownjohn, Keven Crossley-Holland, Vicki Feaver, Jeremy Hooker, Glyn Hughes, John Mole, Andrew Motion, Judith Nutter and Ted Walker..
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No Continuing City. Poems 1963-1968.
by MICHAEL LONGLEY
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Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of the author's first regularly published collection (which was preceded by two pamphlets). Slim 8vo. 56pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver at the spine. Some fairly light spotting to the endpapers and to several concluding leaves, and also to occasional text leaves. A very crisp copy in price-clipped dust wrapper, a little rubbed, marked and chafed, and exhibiting some light internal spotting. A brief dedicatory verse precedes thirty-seven poems. Uncommon, especially in this casebound format (a UK edition was published alongside this Irish issue, but that one was only issued in wrappers)..
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The Congo and Other Poems. With an Introduction by Harriet Monroe
by Lindsay, Vachel
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New York: Macmillan Company, 1915. Later printing. xiv, [ii], 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original multi-colored pictorial cloth, rubbed, spine darkened; very good. Later printing. xiv, [ii], 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. SIGNED BY LINDSAY. Signed by Publisher John Farrar and dated 1917 and SIGNED below, "Nicholas Vachel Lindsay" on ffep.
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The Congo and Other Poems. With an Introduction by Harriet Monroe
by Lindsay, Vachel
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New York: Macmillan Company, 1914. First edition (September 1914). xiv, [ii], 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original multi-colored pictorial cloth. Very good. First edition (September 1914). xiv, [ii], 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on front pastedown, "December 5, 1925 Washington, D.C. Good wishes to Virgila Ste. Jheus from Nicholas Vachel Lindsay.
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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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
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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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.
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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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
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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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…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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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.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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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 .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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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.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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- 9780682486231
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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+.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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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.
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