Poetry by Period
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Ocnos
by Cernuda, Luis
Madrid: Insula, 1949. Second Edition. Trade paperback. Near fine. An expanded and re-organized edition of this autobiographical prose poems, first published in London in 1942, while the Spanish poet was in exile because of the civil war going on in his native Spain. A classic of mid-20th century Spanish poetry. Published in an edition of 500 copies. Second edition (first edition published in Spain). Covers a bit soiled, but otherwise near fine in the original printed wrappers; this copy not numbered....
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NZ$256.80
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Woven Stone [Paperback issue]
by Ortiz, Simon J
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1992. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. An omnibus poetry collection combining three previous volumes (Going for the Rain; A Good Journey; and Fight Back: For the Sake of the People, For the Sake of the Land). With a substantial introduction by Ortiz. Ortiz is a native of the Acoma Pueblo. xiv, 365 pages. This is the paperback issue, published simultaneously with the uncommon hardcover version. First edition (first printing of the paperback issue with a...
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NZ$82.18
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Susanna Martin [1 of 50 Signed Copies]
by Bialy, Harvey
[N.-pl. but San Francisco?]: Clifford Burke [Cranium Press], 1970. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. This is one of 50 signed and numbered copies of Maya Quarto 7. Letterpress printed on handmade paper. A lovely example of Bay Area fine press printing from the late 1960s and early 1970s in a series edited by David Meltzer and Jack Shoemaker. [12] pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in sewn wrappers. Signed and numbered by Bialy on the colophon page.
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NZ$51.36
STRANGE MESSENGER. THE WORK OF PATTI SMITH
by SMITH, Patti
Pittsburgh: Andy Warhol Museum, (2002). First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Patti Smith. Pictorial wraps. Essays by David Greenburg and John W. Smith. Text and color reproductions of paintings and drawings by Smith who has SIGNED the front endpaper.
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NZ$267.59
Homage to Cavafy
by Michals, Duane (photographs); Constantine Cavafy (poems)
Danbury, NH: Addison House, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Ten poems by Cavafy paired with ten captioned black-and-white photographs by Michals placed on the following pages. The work is homoerotic, with many of the photographs incorporating male nudes. Michals explains the intent of the book in his short introduction: "Because [Cavafy] was a man who loved other men, he demonstrated his courage by making public these private passions. He lived then, as we still do today, among those...
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NZ$410.88
X-Ray Number 9
by Brewton, Johnny (editor)
Pasadena, CA: X-Ray Book Co, 2003. First Edition. Fine. The ninth and penultimate issue of this literary series, each issued in a different format. This issue includes a number of printed broadsides in a cardboard box with a bellyband. It also includes a 45 record of shortwave broadcasts collected by Mike Powell. Contributors include Charles Bukowski, Thurston Moore, Dan Fante, Billy Childish, Michael Montfort, Bern Porter, A. D. Winans, and others. One of 100 numbered copies (there were also 26...
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NZ$616.32
The Gospel According to Night (The Book of Ben, Part One) - SIGNED copy
by Nations, Opal Louis (Opal L. Nations)
London: TNT Press, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 19 leaves (printed one side), stapled wrappers. Recently SIGNED and rubber-stamped by the author on the first interior page. Uncirculated copy, moderate staple rust.
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NZ$102.72
Toward an Eco-Tropic Poetry
by Campion, John and John Herndon
Austin: Eco-Tropic Books, 1990. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. A manifesto of sorts, arguing for an ecological approach to poetry. 7 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (pamphlet). Signed by both authors on the colophon.
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NZ$51.36
A Pen, Some Paper, Pen & Paper - SIGNED copy
by Nations, Opal Louis (Opal L. Nations, author), Ellen Frank (illustrator)
San Lorenzo, CA: Shameless Hussy Press, 1976. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 16pp, stapled wrappers. Number 76 of 250 stated copies, recently SIGNED by the author and rubber-stamped by him on the inside front cover. Uncirculated copy with minor wear and sunning.
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NZ$51.36
The Nations of Rock n' Roll (Gegenschein 21, 1981) - SIGNED copy
by Nations, Opal Louis (Opal L. Nations, author), Phil Demise (ed.)
New York: Gegenschein, 1981. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 56 leaves (printed one-side), printed wrappers. Recently SIGNED by the author and rubber-stamped by him on the inside front cover. This issue of Gegenschein is entirely devoted to work by Opal Louis Nations. Uncirculated copy, just about as new with minor storage wear.
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NZ$128.40
Strange Faeces 9 (Blue Suede Shoes Presents, No Nine, 1972)
by Nations, Opal L. (ed.), Glen Baxter, Pierre Joris, Carl Wissner (letter to Sinclair Beiles), Antonio Claudio Carvalho, Aram Saroyan, David and Maria Gitin, Robin Crozier, Paul Mathews, et al
Monterey, CA: Blue Suede Shoes Press, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 40pp (mimeographed), stapled wrappers. 1 of 200 stated copies. Scarce crossover issue (printed and publlshed by Keith Abbott of Blue Suede Shoes) of this important early seventies experimental poetry magazine edited by Opal L. Nations. Include writing by Glen Baxter, Pierre Joris, et al. Uncirculated copy with inevitable toning and some staple rust.
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NZ$136.96
THE CHEER
by MEREDITH, William
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Meredith's own copy of the uncorrected proof in printed wraps. Laid in on a 7" x 5" card is a MANUSCRIPT poem from the book, "Country Stars," written by Meredith and dated January 1975.
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NZ$428.00
THE SHORE
by ST. JOHN, David
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. First Edition. Printed wraps. Fine with review slip laid in. Uncorrected Proof in orange wraps. Uncommon format for poet's second book.
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NZ$96.39
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Winter Poems from Eagle Pond [Signed, Numbered]
by Hall, Donald and Jane Kenyon
San Antonio, TX: Wings Press, 1999. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. One of 300 copies numbered, signed, and dated (in January 2000) by Hall and bound in handmade paper wrappers incorporating maple leaves from Eagle Pond. "Beginning in 1983, Donald Hall and his late wife, poet Jane Kenyon, send Christmas cards with one of Donald's poems (one year with a poem by Jane)... These poems have been gathered in Winter Poems from Eagle Pond, together with a short introduction by Hall and two woodblock prints by...
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Mare nostrum: Antologija hrvatske poezije o moru
by Marijan Grakalic, Milan Osmak
Zagreb, Croatia: Nakladni zavod Znanje, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is yellowed with age with numerous chips and tears along top and bottom edges. Blue cloth boards underneath show only minor edge bumping and some light spotting and smudge marks. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting found....
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NZ$49.65
Splintered Silences / Silencios astillados
by de León, Greta
San Antonio: Wings Press, 2000. First edition. Trade paperback. Very good. 51 pages. One of the winners of the 2000 Premio Poesía Tejana prize honoring new Latina poets from Texas. A bilingual collection of poems, written in Spanish and translated into English by James Hoggard. Published in an edition of 500 signed and numbered copies, the entire print run. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Signed by the author on the colophon.
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NZ$30.82
Art Crimes 11 (ArtCrimes 11, 1991)
by Gulyas, Ben (ed.), Charles Bukowski, Tom Kryss, Russell Atkins, Jack Micheline, Steve Richmond, et al
Cleveland: Art Crimes, 1991. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 128pp (many foldouts), stapled wrappers. Includes 6 poems by Charles Bukowski. No markings, minor wear to the overlapping wrappers.
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NZ$39.38
![A Pitchblende [1 of 50 Signed Copies]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/929/662/1401662929.0.b.jpg)
A Pitchblende [1 of 50 Signed Copies]
by Eshleman, Clayton
[N.-pl. but San Francisco?]: Clifford Burke [Cranium Press], 1969. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. This is one of 50 signed and numbered copies of Maya Quarto 3. Letterpress printed on handmade paper. A lovely example of Bay Area fine press printing from the late 1960s and early 1970s in a series edited by David Meltzer and Jack Shoemaker. [12] pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in sewn wrappers. Signed and numbered by Hirschman on the colophon page.
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NZ$82.18
MUSCULAR MUSIC
by TERRANCE HAYES
GOOD, UNMARKED, TIGHT COPY. SLIGHT SHELF WEAR, COVER CURLED AT CORNERS.
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NZ$34.24
Poems from Undertown
by Herndon, John
Austin: Eco-Tropic Books, 1990. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near fine. 57 pages. Herndon wrote for the Austin American Stateman newspaper for many years and teaches at Austin Community College. Eight library holdings in OCLC; three in Texas (Baylor, Texas Tech, UTSA). First edition (first printing). Near fine in wrappers.
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NZ$30.82
Apprentice to Volcanos
by Gonzalez, Ray
Fort Collins, CO: Leaping Mountain Press, 1986. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. 21 pages. The author's second (?) book of poetry. Gonzalez has edited many anthologies of Latino literature. Near fine in wrappers (pamphlet). Inscribed by the author in 1986.
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NZ$41.09
The Redshifting Web: Poems, 1970-1998
by Sze, Arthur
Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 1998. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. A substantial survey of Sze's poems. 267 pages. First edition (first printing). Part of front cover faded, else near fine. This copy is inscribed by the author: "For Bryce, in friendship & with very best wishes-Arthur Sze [Chinese characters] 6/12/98." With two typed letters, signed, laid in, one sending the book to the recipient and another, longer letter filled with poetry news. Review materials laid in. The...
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NZ$154.08
Light Year '85
by Wallace, Robert (editor)
Cleveland, OH: Bits Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. An anthology annual of "light verse and funny poems." Edited by Robert Wallace, with drawings by Gary Adamson. The contributors include E.B. White, Donald Hall, John Updike, Ray Bradbury, William Stafford, and many others. First edition (first printing). A near fine hardcover copy in a dust jacket with a few edge tears, thus very good. Signed by Ray Bradbury on the front free endpaper.
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NZ$61.63
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Con duro polvo de óleo [With the Hard Dust of Oil Paint]
by Estévez, Rolando
Bellamar, Matanzas, Cuba: Ediciones El Fortín, 2014. A poem, inspired by the author's trip to Mexico, bound in cardboard covers decorated with a handcolored portrait of the artist Frida Kahlo with a mounted artist's paint brush. The text of the poem is laser printed on white paper. The book, designed by the author, has handcolored and collage illustrations inside and a bookmark made for this production. Estevez (1953-2023) co-founded Ediciones Vigía, the acclaimed artist's book collective in Cuba. For...
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NZ$1,540.80
CAVENDER'S HOUSE
by ROBINSON, E. A
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Some sunning to covers. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Copy #99 of 500 SIGNED by the poet on the limitation page. In addition Robinson has written four lines from the poem's beginning on the half-title page and SIGNED the book again: "He stood by the same door that he had closed/Twelve years ago, and waited; and again/He closed the door, slowly and silently,/And was himself a part of darkness there/E. A. Robinson." Bookplate on front...
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NZ$535.00
