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Hiroshima Poems by Al Purdy - 1972

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Hiroshima Poems by Al Purdy - 1972

Hiroshima Poems

by Al Purdy

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Trumansburg, The Crossing Press, 1972.
Rare copy of poems by this much admired Canadian Poet.
These were written when Purdy visited Japan!
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Illustrated card cover blacked out pasrowner name on the ffep top right
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good+
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First edition, 1st Printing
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher The Crossing Press
  • Place of Publication Trumansburg
  • Date Published 1972
  • Pages 20
  • Size 8vo.
  • Size 8vo.

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The Ones I Used to Laugh With: A Haibun Journal April-May 1992
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The Ones I Used to Laugh With: A Haibun Journal April-May 1992

by Di Prima, Diane

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San Fransisco, Habenicht Press, 2003, staple-bound softcover, 12 pp, Limited Edition of 500 copies, First Printing stated, Signed by the Author on the half-title page, Fine condition. Straight, tight, clean and unread with no wear or markings. The result of a writing assignment given by Di Prima to her class, in which she also participated, exploring her relationship to poetry and creativity during that time.
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The White Threshold. Poems
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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)
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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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Beatitude 27 (Beatitudes 27, Mayday 77, 1977)

Beatitude 27 (Beatitudes 27, Mayday 77, 1977)

by Reed, Foster, and David Moe (eds.), Bob Kaufman, Jack Hirschman, Neeli Cherkovski, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ruth Weiss, Beau Beausoleil, Cesar Vallejo, Ed Dorn, Harold Norse, George Tsongas, Ernesto Cardenal, Kristin Wetterhahn, et al

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San Francisco: Beatitude Press, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Folio, 54pp, stapled wrappers. Unusually nice copy of this scarce oversized mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a range of luminaries. Unmarked copy with light wear and toning.
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The Floating Bear 31 (1965)

The Floating Bear 31 (1965)

by Di Prima, Diane (ed.), Jess Collins (cover), John Wieners, Robert Duncan

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New York: The Floating Bear, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 16pp, stapled front wrapper drawn by Jess Collins. This copy addressed and mailed to Art Ford in New York. Another key issue of this incomparable private-circulation mimeo revolution mag from the heart of the sixties cultural ferment. Most content by John Wieners. Mailing address and postage plus Return to Sender stamp to last leaf (no other markings), horizontal mailing fold, a little toning, minor wear overall.
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The Ones I Used to Laugh With: A Haibun Journal April-May 1992
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The Ones I Used to Laugh With: A Haibun Journal April-May 1992

by Di Prima, Diane

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San Fransisco, Habenicht Press, 2003, staple-bound softcover, 12 pp, Limited Edition of 500 copies, First Printing stated, Signed by the Author on the half-title page, Fine condition. Straight, tight, clean and unread with no wear or markings. The result of a writing assignment given by Di Prima to her class, in which she also participated, exploring her relationship to poetry and creativity during that time.
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The White Threshold. Poems
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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)
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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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Beatitude 27 (Beatitudes 27, Mayday 77, 1977)

Beatitude 27 (Beatitudes 27, Mayday 77, 1977)

by Reed, Foster, and David Moe (eds.), Bob Kaufman, Jack Hirschman, Neeli Cherkovski, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ruth Weiss, Beau Beausoleil, Cesar Vallejo, Ed Dorn, Harold Norse, George Tsongas, Ernesto Cardenal, Kristin Wetterhahn, et al

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San Francisco: Beatitude Press, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Folio, 54pp, stapled wrappers. Unusually nice copy of this scarce oversized mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a range of luminaries. Unmarked copy with light wear and toning.
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The Floating Bear 31 (1965)

The Floating Bear 31 (1965)

by Di Prima, Diane (ed.), Jess Collins (cover), John Wieners, Robert Duncan

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New York: The Floating Bear, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 16pp, stapled front wrapper drawn by Jess Collins. This copy addressed and mailed to Art Ford in New York. Another key issue of this incomparable private-circulation mimeo revolution mag from the heart of the sixties cultural ferment. Most content by John Wieners. Mailing address and postage plus Return to Sender stamp to last leaf (no other markings), horizontal mailing fold, a little toning, minor wear overall.
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Hiroshima Poems.

by PURDY, Al

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Trumansburg: Crossing Press, (1972).. First edition.. [16 pp]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers.
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Hiroshima Poems
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Hiroshima Poems

by Purdy, Al

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New York: The Crossing Press, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Stapled covers. Very light bumping to the corners, else a fine copy. Inscribed by Al Purdy to a Toronto collector. Inscription on front endpaper. Eight poems. Scarce signed.
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Hiroshima Poems

by Al Purdy

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Trumansburg: The Crossing Press, 1972. First Edition. paperback. Very Good/no dustjacket. 8vo. Signed by Author. unpaginated 20 .A nice clean copy signed and dedicated by Al Purdy to Mel and Eileen Hurtig
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Hiroshima Poems

by PURDY, AL

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New York: The Crossing Press, 1972. First Edition. Near Fine. Stapled covers. A few light nicks to the bottom edges otherwise a fine copy. Faint ownership signature of previous owner to flyleaf. Signed by Al Purdy on the title page. Rare signed.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations

by Shoemaker, J. W

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1906
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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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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories

by Cohen, Leonard

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9780802160478
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0802160476
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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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Just God And Me

Just God And Me

by Mary Frances Reyes

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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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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)

by Ransom, James H

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9781460257432
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146025743X
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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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Quartering
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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… Read More
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Fan poems
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Fan poems

by Tom Clark

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First Edition
ISBN 13
9780913028452
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0913028452
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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

Pantone 125

by Lee, Madeleine

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Paperback
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9789810728496
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9810728492
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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.

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

Dreamer's Den

by Alsup, Byron K

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First Edition
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ISBN 13
9780682486231
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068248623X
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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

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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