Poetry from KnC Books

"Dedicated to everybody who carries a briefcase". A foray into business poetry, as opposed to the poetry business. Titles include "God and The S.E.C." and "Today I Became a Millionaire". Jones International, 1985. Paperback, Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers show moderate shelf rubbing, edges and corners slightly worn. Binding tight. Author signed, signature only. Remaining pages unmarked, no creases or tears.

An anthology of South African poetry, two short prose pieces, and brief biographies of the authors. The previous owner laid in a three page article from the May 1972 issue of Playboy magazine, "In a World They Never Made." That piece includes six additional poems with an introduction by Nadine Gordimer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. This… Read more about this item

This text of Leaves of Grass uses the "1891-1892 edition" the last one supervised by Whitman. Also includes the prose pieces "A Backward Glance o'er Travel'd Roads" and Democratic Vistas, both versions from 1888. Introduction by Sculley Bradley. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1949. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. 13th printing, June 1965. Wrappers show moderate wear, corners lightly curled, reader's crease on front… Read more about this item

A collection of cinquain poetry, where each poem contains only five lines, following a set syllabic structure. It was popularized by American poet Adelaide Crapsey. C & G Publishing, 2000. Hardcover, Fine/Fine. Looks new. DJ is clean, very lightly shelf rubbed, no creases or tears. Ivory boards are unmarked, edges and corners are sharp, with no visible wear. Binding is tight,… Read more about this item

Edited by Joseph H. Summers. "Almost the entire canon of the poetry of George Herbert", along with a chronology of his life, footnotes, and an extensive bibliography. New American Library, 1967, first printing thus. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. Signet Classic Poetry Series #CY366. Light wear to wrappers, with slight creasing on front cover. Binding tight. Previous owner markings inside front cover.… Read more about this item

Edited by Eduard C. Lindeman. A "collection of Emerson's best known essays, a representative sampling of his poetry, and selections from his Journals." New American Library, 1954. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. Mentor Books #MY1016, 13th printing. Slight wear to wrappers at edges and corners, faint creasing. Text clean, unmarked, lightly tanned.

Edited by T.W. Craik. Contains a modern abridgment of Arcadia, as well as The Defense of Poesy, sonnets, and shorter poems. Introduction by the editor, with notes and a first line index. Capricorn Books. 1966. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers show moderate wear, corner creasing on front. Text is unmarked, binding tight.

Originally published as "The Path on the Rainbow" by Boni and Liveright, 1912. A representative sampling of American Indian songs and chants from across the United States, grouped by region. Cover photo by Edward Curtis, introduction by Mary Austin. Ballantine Books, 1972. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. Ballantine Walden edition, 1st printing thus. Wrappers have light edge wear, slight spine crease. Previous owner… Read more about this item

Poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, in French. Paperback, Flammarion, 1989. Very Good/No dust jacket. Light edge and corner wear; no spine crease, light readers crease on front cover, light smudging on wrappers. Gift inscription on FFEP, all other text clean, binding tight. French text.

A selection of poems for young readers. Scholastic #TX 651. 1965. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers show some wear to edges and corners, light creases. Binding tight, text clean but tanned..

Gentle Living, 5th printing, 1967. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Staple bound; cover and pages tight. Wrappers have light wear at edges and corners. Pages unmarked, no creases or tears.

Sands Magazine, 1984. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. No spine creases, light wear to wrappers; binding tight. Slight readers crease and small spot on back wrap. Text clean, slightly tanned, no creases or tears.

National Endowment for the Arts, 1985. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Staple bound, cover and pages tight. Slight crease at top corner near spine, light wear, few light smudges. Text clean, no markings or tears.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Dust jacket shows some wear, edge tatters, some loss at spine. Quarter cloth boards clean, barely bumped. Deckled fore edge. Binding tight, text clean but tanned; no creases or tears.

The Westminster Press, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Dustjacket foxed, some edge wear with small closed tears. Blue cloth boards clean, sharp corners. Binding tight, pages crisp and clean; no creases or tears.

American West Publishing Company, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Good. Retired library copy, dustjacket in mylar cover, markings on textblock edges. Green cloth boards bumped, some wear. Stamps on inside covers and end papers, card pocket removed from back end paper. Binding tight, text clean but tanned.

A collection of poems by the lyricist for the rock band The Crystal Zoo. Cover illustration by Townie New. Animal Sounds, 1996. Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Very light shelf wear to edges. Binding very tight, looks unread. Pages crisp, clean, tight and white; no creases or tears.

The Westminster Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The Westminster Press, 1968. Very Good/Good. Dustjacket rubbed, some edge wear, small open tear on bottom edge. Boards clean, light wear, barely bumped. Pages crisp, clean and tight; no creases or tears.

Row, Peterson and Co., 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated cloth boards clean, light wear at edges; corners sharp. Previous owners name stamped on end papers. Small notes on some pages, does not interfere with text. Binding tight, no creases or tears.

Buglin' Bull Press, 1988. Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Signed by the author on FFEP: "Enjoy Bronc To Breakfast, Mike Logan." Light shelf wear to edges. Binding very tight, no creases or tears, pages crisp and clean.