Literary Criticism from Dodman Books

Edinburgh: Oliver And Boyd, 1960. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good introduction to Stevens. A little spotting to block edge, but otherwise in general good order throughout. Former owner's name neatly to fep. Card covers a little worn to edges and faded to spine. 12mo. 134pp

London: John Baker, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biographical summaries of leading poets with examples of their work. All in VG+ internal order. Smart purple cloth showing light shelfwear only, with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j a little dulled to spine. A nice copy. 8vo.… Read more about this item

Laguna Beach: Caliban, 1994. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Issue 14 of the well regarded biannual literary journal Caliban, notable for the inclusion of work by William S Burroughs alongside a stellar line-up of literary talent. In fine internal order. Light wear only to pictorial card covers. 8vo.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1961. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Revised edition and, bar some very light foxing to early and late pages, in VG, clean and bright order throughout. Light wear only to plum boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j, a little worn to edges… Read more about this item

New York: The Poetry Project, 1967. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The engaging periodical record of the Poetry Project at St Mark's Church-In-The-Bowery, described by editor Waldman as "always too big, messy, uneven, democratic, inclusive, raw, and even boring at times...arty, political, experimental, classy, corny, unaligned." The roster of contributors was extensive.… Read more about this item

New York: The Poetry Project, 1969. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The engaging periodical record of the Poetry Project at St Mark's Church-In-The-Bowery, described by editor Waldman as "always too big, messy, uneven, democratic, inclusive, raw, and even boring at times...arty, political, experimental, classy, corny, unaligned." The roster of contributors was extensive.… Read more about this item

New York: The Poetry Project, 1970. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The engaging periodical record of the Poetry Project at St Mark's Church-In-The-Bowery, described by editor Waldman as "always too big, messy, uneven, democratic, inclusive, raw, and even boring at times...arty, political, experimental, classy, corny, unaligned." The roster of contributors was extensive.… Read more about this item

Silver Spring: Barry Alpert, 1974. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sixth issue of the pioneering literary magazine Vort, this copy inscribed and signed by editor Alpert to James Laughlin, noted poet and publisher. Focus in this issue is on two authors, Sorrentino and Phelps, each featured in a long-form interview with… Read more about this item

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1950. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent essays on the American greats, including Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, E E Cummings and others. In VG+, crisp, clean and bright order throughout. No inscriptions. Light wear only to smart green cloth with bright gilt tilting to… Read more about this item

Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Study of noted US poet Snodgrass, whose copy this was, with his blind embossed roundel to fep. Small nick to foot of title page, otherwise in VG+ internal order throughout. Light edgewear only to smart blue boards with bright… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1973. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sorrentino's "Imaginative meditation" on Arthur Rimbaud. All in fine, clean and bright internal order. Light wear and a little toning only to card covers. 8vo. 61pp

Chicago: The University Of Chicago Press, 1943. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wide ranging Canadian anthology, edited and with an introduction and notes by Smith. Some minor spotting to endpapers and edge of block, but internally all is clean and bright. Bookplate of noted poet and publisher James Laughlin to… Read more about this item

The Friends Of The Bancroft Library, 1984. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No.32 in The Bancroft's series of keepsakes issued for its Friends. All in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Oversized red card covers a little worn/creased to edges and faded towards spine. 8vo. 59pp … Read more about this item

London: Martin Secker, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. First edition, with blue/black printed title page. Stock toned but otherwise in VG internal condition throughout. No inscriptions. Smart blue cloth with bright gilt decoration and titling to front, slightly dulled to spine. Scarce in first state. 8vo. 352pp + 12pp publisher's catalogue

Nottingham: University Of Nottingham, 1968. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Booklet produced to accompany a series of 10 BBC radio broadcasts focusing on novels with a strong connection to Nottingham. Much focus on Adam Bede and D H Lawrence, but also encompassing Alan Sillitoe and Michael Standen. Useful list of Notts novels… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very well regarded biography of - at one time- the 20th century's most popular writer. In VG+, clean and bright order throughout. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG+ unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK edition of this well received literary biography. Light dust spotting to top of block, but otherwise all in VG, clean and bright internal order. Blue boards with bright gilt titling to spine, lightly bumped. VG unclipped d/j. This is… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st UK edition, in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Light shelfwear only to smart black boards with bright silver titling to spine. 8vo. xii, 388pp

New York: The New American Library, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Excellent compilation, with contributions from Flannery O'Connor, E E Cummings, Dannie Abse, William Carlos Williams, Upton SInclair and many others. Stock lightly toned to page edges, otherwise all in VG internal order.Former owner's signature neatly to… Read more about this item

London: Enitharmon Press, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wide-ranging collection of Abse's prose writing, on topics such as medicine, the Holocaust, Jewishness and poets from Keats to Plath. In fine internal order, clean, crisp and bright throughout. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG… Read more about this item