Poetry

New York: New York Public Library. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Limited edition of 222 copies printed on Arches paper from Diotima types. The title page illustration of a floral branch laid across an open book was printed directly from a block cut by George Laws. The editionhas been bound by George Wieck. Introduction by Edward Mendelson. ; Unpaginated pages .

London & New York: Lawrence & Bullen Ltd, 1898 Beautifully Designed Two Volume Set In The Muses' Library Series Under The Auspeces Of The Unibersity Of Aberdeen. Lavish Gilt On Spine, Topedge And Boards (See Photo). Revised Edition, Frontispiece With Tissue Cover, Introduction By Charles Swinburne. Spine Slant, Browned Ffep In Both Volumes And Final Text Page In Volume 2. Former Owner Stamp And Signature On Half Title Page. Light Toning And Corner Rub But Very Good For Age, Save Cant To Spnes. Pages: 322 And 420.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1855 1855 first edition, full leather rubbed to joints, spine ends and corners, all edges gilt, gilt border to both boards, marbled endpapers, some light foxing mainly to prelims, viii 159pp, collated as complete, original wrappers are not present. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

New York: Antaeus, Spring 1989. Includes: Madison Smartt Bell, "Finding Natasha." Signed by Bell. Robert Creeley, "Four Poems." Signed by Creeley. David Long, "The New World." Signed by Long. W.S. Merwin, "Manini." Signed by Merwin. Mark Strand "From a Lost Diary." Signed by Strand. First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Very fine.

Original green buckram gilt. 8vo. pps.xi + 268 + advertisement leaf at end. Cloth unevenly faded but o/w in very good condition. Presentation copy from the author on the front free end-paper to Norman Maccoll, editor of the Athenaeum in which a number of these poems originally appeared. Also inscribed from the author to Alice Swinburne, the sister of the poet Charles Algernon Swinburne, the inscription inverted on the rear end-paper probably in error. Small book labels of Simon and Judith Nowell-Smith on front fixed ep.

Oldcastle Ireland Gallery Press, 1995, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing: Limited Edition: one of 75 copies numbered and reserved for Patrons and Friends of The Gallery Press, SIGNED and numbered by the author. -- 26 poems written in 1994 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Gallery Press. The woodcut alphabet is by Michael Kane. -- Hardcover, 8.5x10.5 inches. Condition: fine, with fine dust jacket.

Nicholas L.Brown, New York, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 190pp + iv publisher's advertisements at the rear. Paper-covered boards with paper spine and title labels. Boards just a little marked, with a little wear to the base of the backstrip, and a little chipping to the head of the backstrip. A lovely crisp copy. No dust wrapper. An outstanding anthology of American verse, including much material which originally appeared in Kreymborg's influential journal 'Others: A Magazine of the New Verse' which ran from 1915-1919, plus some contributed directly to this present anthology. Contributors include Conrad Aiken (two poems, one of which is hitherto unprinted), Witter Bynner (ten poems), Robert Frost (three poems, two of which are hitherto unprinted in bookform), Wallace Gould (six poems), Marsden Hartley (six poems), Fenton Johnson (eight poems), Marianne Moore (five poems), Carl Sandburg (four poems), William Saphier (ten poems),… Read More

William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1923. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. viii + 72pp. Decorated paper-covered boards with black-lettered paper spine and title labels. Boards a little worn at the spine ends, with some light spotting to the edges, half-title and to occasional leaf margins. A very good copy in dust wrapper, tanned at the spine panel, creased in places and with about a third of the spine panel missing and several much smaller areas of edge-loss. A one-page note by the author precedes fifty-two poems, with a printed dedication to Edward Marsh. A slip of paper bearing an inked former owner name has been pasted to the front free endpaper. 1,000 copies were published. Higginson A8..

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Mauve paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

London, England : Dent, 1963. Paperback. New. New - With A Crease Back Cover Bottom Left, Serveral Pages Deep. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Additional Photos Upon Request. A Usa Poet Of Talent Channelling His Gift Through - Humourous Verse With Serious Intent. First Published 1949, This A 1963 Reprint. Over 100 Poems.

A fine copy in folio wrappers limited to 500 copies. This copy is signed by the author on the half-title page.

Lincoln, NE, and Albuquerque, NM: Bent Quoin Press. Limited Edition . Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 24mo. 1953, 1958, 1959. Illustrated paper wrappers, 16, 16, 8 pp. Three very scarce self-published poetry chapbooks (there were five altogether) by the soon-to-be editor of the Wormwood Review. "Cockerel's Crop" limited to 50 copies, with copies 1-12 signed; this copy marked "Review copy, 7/10," but not signed; "Two Over Twice Equals Sixteen" limited to 100, with 1-20 signed; this one marked "Author's copy 6/10," but also unsigned; "Conversation Peece*," 100 copies, with 1-20 signed; this copy no. 3 and signed "M. Malone." This latter also has one correction in ink in the poet's hand. Malone produced "Cockerel" in Lincoln, the other two in Albuquerque. Wrappers of all three just a bit sunned, "Cockerel" wrapper creased at one corner and edgeworn, "Twice Over" lightly bumped at corners.

Universidad Nacional Autonomo Mexico, Mexico, 1945; First Edition; 8vo; 218 pages; printed stiff wraps. Translation into Spanish, from primary source Conquest era Nahuatl documents, of a corpus of mythic poems and narratives of the Nahua peoples, authored by eminent scholar and linguist of prehispanic cultures Angel Maria Garibay (1892-1967). Lengthy 54 page introduction by the author is followed by 146 pages of text and substantive background notes, a 12 page bibliography, and 6 page index. Very Good Plus, clean, bright, no previous signatures or any other markings of any kind. Rare in complete first edition.

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1841. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. George Cruikshank. Signed binding by "Root & Son." Hardcover bound in 20th century 3/4 morocco with raised bands on the spine. Spine designs in gilt and with Cruikshank's facsimile signature in gilt on the spine. The binding shows light to moderate wear; the front hinge shows some rubbing. Top edge gilt. Signed (in type) by the binder at the top (verso) of the front flyleaf, "Bound by Root & Son". Patterned endpapers. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated with 10 engravings. The "Songs" are text only (poetry); there is no scored music in this work. (Please note: Only the binding is signed (in type). This book is NOT signed by either the Dibdins or by Cruikshank).

New York: Genesis : Grasp, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 44pp, printed wrappers. Fourth issue of this rare avant-garde literary journal co-edited by Richard Meyers prior to his musical exploits as Richard Hell. Includes a stapled-in concrete piece by Joel Fisher, plus work from a range of contributors. Numeral notation to cover (no other markings), stain at top edge, the Fisher piece attachments have some staple rust; sound overall.