Search Results: Titles starting with C from Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)

Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 2000. 1st ed., uncorrected proof, original glossy paperwraps (as issued.) The author's third book of poems, "which includes several translations" (from the rear cover panel.).

Riverdale-on-Hudson: Sheep Meadow Press, 1996. 1st edition, full blue cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by Agoos on the title page. A fine copy in like jacket.

New York: Viking Press, 1978. 1st edition, blue boards, with illustrated dust jacket. The author's second book of poetry. The title poem comprises a long sequence that makes up the second section of the volume. A small light red "X" on the free end page, else a fine copy.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1991. 1st edition, full white cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. "Adam Zagajewski's second volume of poems to appear in English, in a translation by Renata Gorczynski, Benjamin Ivry, and C. K. Williams, represents one of the new Europe's most commanding lyric voices in full power" (from the jacket notes.) A bright, fine copy in like price clipped jacket.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1980. 1st edition, blue cloth spine, illustrated boards, with publisher's acetate jacket (as issued). The present offering is a presentation copy, inscribed "For Judy Minty -- / in friendship and in poetry" and signed by Wakoski using her trademark flower illustration. The text of this volume of 44 poems includes "Looking for the King of Spain & Pachelbel's Canon" (as specially noted on the title page). Laid in to this volume is a brief yet revealing letter from Wakoski to Minty, expressing the genesis of the poem "Directions" (pp. 64-65) and the author's feelings of "how much I hated homosexuality". The speaker in the poem "Directions" makes reference to the names "Diane" and "Judy" in the text of the poem. Minimal shelf wear to acetate jacket, else fine.

Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2011. 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued). Promotional letter from publisher laid in. Strong rear cover reviews by Franz Wright and Carolyn Forche, who writes in part: " . . . a rare lyrical interrogation of brutality in the light of conscience . . . " Uncommon in the uncorrected proof state. Fine condition.

Birmingham, AL: Thunder City Press, 1976. 1st edition, limited (1/200) signed, broadside. Published as "The Thunder City Press, No. 7," a broadside series by Steven Ford Brown. Printed in black with decorations on cream paper. Size: 14 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. No listings appear on OCLC. Very little wear, fine condition.

Concord, NH: Ewert, 1988. 1st edition, limited (1/436) with illustrated cover. Published as a Christmas greeting for friends of the author, the illustration is a woodcut nativity scene by the noted artist, J. J. Lankes. The printing is on fine pebbled card stock with a deckle edge, folded at center to create four sides. The present copy is specially signed by Hall in black ink below his printed name. Fine condition.

William B. Ewert, 1988. 1st edition, limited (1/25) signed, broadside. Illustrated with a Christmas scene by J.J. Lankes. Printed in two-color ink on fine paper, 8 inches high x 10 inches wide. Fine.

Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, 1977. 1st edition, limited (1/640) original smythe-sewn illustrated paperwraps. An association copy, inscribed by Poulin in year of publication to fellow poet/critic Ralph Mills. The inscription reads: "for Ralph Mills, / these tiny epiphanies, / with my best, / Al / May 26, 1977 / Brockport, N. Y." in black ink opposite the title page. Only light shelf rubs to covers, else fine.

New York: Knopf, 1986. 1st edition, full red cloth, w/decorated dj. A signed copy of the author's second trade publication of poetry. "Brad Leithauser writes of the delights of nature, the astonishments and beauties of Japan, and the essence of all that endures" (from the jacket comments.) An engraved "compliments of the author" card laid in. Light sunning to upper edges of cloth and spine of jacket, else fine.

San Francisco: Four Seasons Foundation, 1969. 1st edition, original photo illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) A lecture delivered by the poet to the University of California Poetry Conference, July 20, 1965, at Berkeley. Gentle wear to covers, else fine.

New York: Knopf, 2000. 1st ed, uncorrected proof, stiff printed paperwraps (as issued.) A fine copy, appears unopened.

New York: Norton, 1991. 1st edition, gray cloth spine, with illustrated dust jacket. "In this eloquent, definitive first biography of Charles Olson, poet Tom Clark, making extensive use of previously unseen private journals and letters as well as revealing testimony from close family and friends, has gone beneath the legend to uncover the man -- in all his complexity, vulnerability, and singularity" (from the jacket notes). Bright, fine condition in like jacket.

Andes: Woolmer/Brotherson, 1977. 1st edition, limited (1/400) original marbled paperwraps (as issued). This lovely publication, designed by Freeman Keith and printed at the Stinehour Press, was also issued in a signed edition of 200 copies. The present copy is very bright and fine, appears in "as new" condition.

Aurora: Wells College Press, 2001. 1st edition, limited (1/50) illustrated, signed, broadside. Playfully designed with a juvenile illustration by Owen Lennon, and printed in five color ink. Overall size: 15 inches square. A fine copy in 'as new' condition.

Tungsten Press, N. H., 2016. 1st edition, limited (1/33) numbered and signed, broadside. Handsomely printed by C W Swets in three color ink using Bembo type, May, 2016. The poem was originally published by The New Yorker on November 16, 2015. Size: 9 inches high x 6.25 inches wide. Fine, 'as new' at the published price.

Menomonee Falls: Wiseblood Books, 2024. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Gioia on the title page in blue ink. An expanded essay by Gioia, published as No. 13 in the Wiseblood Essays in Contemporary Culture series. A new copy. Fine condition.

Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1979. 1st edition, full gray cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. This Cuban born poet's first book. "Alonso writes in the tradition of Afro-American and Caribbean poetry" (from the jacket notes). Very gentle shelf rubs to jacket, else fine.

New York: Knopf, 1982. 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed blue paperwraps (as issued.) Very little wear to this fine copy.