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Anonymous
Portraits of the British Poets from Chaucer to Cowper and Beattie. In Two Volumes
London: James Carpenter and Son 1824. SCARCE "Engraved from the best authorities and illustrated by notes biographical critical and poetical." Text describes 138 portraits which are interleaved. "Printed by D.S. Maurice Fenchurch Street"--Vol. 1 page 144." Two folio volumes bound in contemporary pebbled blue morocco over blue moire silk boards backs with gilt lettering and gilt decorations tops gilt. Very Good Plus light to moderate spotting associated with portrait pages light rubbing at tips. A handsome and well-bound set and quite uncommon. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. James Carpenter and Son Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008239
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Hayley William Grimshawe Rev. TS. ed T. S.
The Works of William Cowper His Life and Letters Now First Completed By the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence . Eight Volumes
London: Saunders and Otley 1835. Eight volumes bound in contemporary half pebbled morocco over marbled boards marbled end papers and edges. Very Good prior owner name Vols. I-III with evidence of old damping with 2/3 of marbling rear cover Vol. III missing waviness to boards Vols. I and II. Despite that an attractive set with contents clean and unmarked. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Saunders and Otley Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008217
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Philip Francis D. D.
A Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace with the Original Text and Critical Notes Collected from His Best Latin and French Commentaries in Four Volumes
London: Printed for A. Millar 1765. SCARC especially in collectible condition. Bound in contemporary full calf the backs intricately tooled in gilt period bookplates of Thos Smyth front paste downs. Very Good end papers toned boards rubbed at edges title labels rubbed interior quite clean and lovely. Vol. I Odes xxii 1 247 catalogue 5 pp.; Vol. II Odes and Carmen Seculare 309 1 pp advert.; Vol. III Satires 275 pp engraved plate bound between 274-5; Vol. IV Epistles and Art of Poetry 267 1 pp advert. Engraved plate at end of Vol. III titled "The Dining Rook of Nasidienus" by Grignion. . Seventh Edition Revised and Corrected . Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Printed for A. Millar Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008029
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Americana 20th Century Literature Poetry Andrea Wyatt Fine Press Oyez
Flowers Were Left There Poetry Broadside Signed and Inscribed By Andrea Wyatt
California US: Oyez Press - White Rabbit 1969. Broadside with this poetic effort which is printed in three gradually fainter blue inks on heavy blue paper and finishing with a final column printed in blind. Affectionately inscribed signed and numbered on the lower margin "For Mickey - much Love Candy 4/25 Andrea Wyatt" No date however our research indicates circa 1969; publisher name at lower edge. Title taken from the first printed line. Approx. 11 1/2" x 18 3/4" size; accomplished on heavy paper deckle bottom edge. Slight edge-wear; in very good condition. Inscribed By Author. Broadside. Not Bound. Very Good. Oyez Press - White Rabbit paperback books
Bookseller reference : 25655
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Regnier Mathurin
Oeuvres de Régnier
Paris: Academie Des Bibliophiles 1867. Printed by D. Jouaust Paris 1867. Edition Louis Lacour. xviii 309 pp. Of an edition of 500 copies on Papier verge 15 on Papier de Chine 15 on Papier Whatman and 2 on velin this is copy # 23 on Papier Whatman initialed twice at Limitation Page. With the small ticket front paste down of Librairie Raymond Clavreuil the noted French bookseller and history editor a pencilled annotation in margin of 1 page of Preface that may be in his hand. Bound in contemporary red morocco over marbled boards the back intricately gilt top edge gilt marbled end papers ribbon marker. Near Fine small rub at head of spine and at corners. . Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Academie Des Bibliophiles Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008995
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Percy Thomas; Edited by John W. Hales and Frederick J. Furnivall.
Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Ballads and Romances Three Volume with Loose and Humorous Songs
London: N. Trubner & Co. 1867. Published 1867-8. lxxiv 12 Subscriber's List 536; lxxi 610; xliv 595 viii 128 pp. Three volumes in contemporary half calf over marbled boards the backs ornately gilt marbled end papers top edges gilt. Folding facsimile of the MS frontispiece Vol. I is Near Fine small crease at edge. A Very Good Plus set light shelf rubbing a few pages with top corner crease. A quite handsome set. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N. Trubner & Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008012
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Burton William E. and Edgar A. Poe Eds
Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.Volume V. From July to December 1839 1st Printing of "Fall of the House of Usher"
Philadelphia: William E. Burton 1839. Very Good Plus and handsomely bound in later red cloth with gilt titles and rules top edge gilt marbled end pages 332 pp.with six tissue-guarded plates. gilt initials P.L. front board. complete with all illustrations lacking only the tissue guard for the month of September. Bound without the original wrappers. Cloth rubbed at corners and spine ends. Contains the First Printing of Poe's classic story "The Fall of the House of Usher" basis for several movies and TV shows including the 1960 classic "House of Usher" starring Vincent Price and with the screenplay by Richard Matheson. Also includes several other Poe stories and poems including "To Ianthe in Heaven" "The Man that was Used Up: A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign" "William Wilson: A tale" basis for several TV episodes "Morella: A tale" also filmed 1999 and "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion". . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William E. Burton, Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 006294
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Mitchell James poetry Robert Clark photography Kenerin Murphy drawings
Tales of thorn
San Francisco: Hoddypoll Press 1968. Paperback. 39p wraps lightly worn & creased staples starting to rust else good condition 8.5x11 inches poetry photos drawings first edition. Countercultural poetry written in 1967 in San Francisco during the high point of the hippie era. Hoddypoll Press was located at this time in the Haight-Ashbury. James Mitchell went on to found the path breaking gay literary journal Sebastian Quill. This is his first book. Hoddypoll Press paperback books
Bookseller reference : 203403
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Hass Robert
SUN UNDER WOOD
Hopewell: Ecco Press 1996. First edition first prnt. Signed with "best" by Haas on the title page. Beginning toning at spine cloth ends and touch of shelfwear; dustjacket with mionor rubbing and touched corners and small closed perforation on the rear spine fold.; "United States Poet Laureate" sticker on front wraps as issued. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Hass' fourth collection of poems. National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry 1996. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ecco Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 3149 ISBN : 0880014687 9780880014687
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POETRY Cowper Frances Maria
Original Poems on Various Occasions. By a Lady. Revised by William Cowper Esq. of the Inner Temple
Philadelphia: William Young 1793. First American Edition. Boards. Fair. First American Edition. 12mo. pp. viii 9-111 112 ads; contemporary calf lightly scuffed and rubbed; front board expertly reattached; ink spill from pp. 14-20 blotting out portions of text to as many as ten lines on each page; pp. 17-18 with horizontal tear clear across the page through ink blot; scattered foxing elsewhere; an otherwise generally sound copy. First American edition first edition published London 1792. Attributed to Frances Maria Cowper 1726-1797. Eva. Boards. ns 25353. WorldCat records 17 locations. William Young unknown books
Bookseller reference : 20203
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SURVILLE Madame Clotilde de Marguerite Eleonore Clotilde de Vallon Chalys
Poesies De Marguerite-Eleonore Clotilde De Vallon-Chalys depuis Madame de Surville poëte françois du XVe siècle publiées par Ch. Vanderbourg.
Paris: Chez Henrichs 1803. With the royal bookplate of Antoine d'Orléans 1824-1890 Duke of Montpensier who was the youngest son of King Louis Philippe of France and his wife Maria Amelia Teresa of the Two Sicilies. He was a noted early collector of photography. Bound in full vellum gilt rules and lettering marbled end papers top edge gilt ribbon marker. Near Fine light soiling to vellum end papers a bit toned. cxiii 259 pp. with frontis engraving 5 engravings and 4 engraved musical plates in text. Attributed to the Marquis Joseph-Etienne de Surville 1755-1798 a descendant of Clotilde. A lovely copy with distinguished provenance. . First Edition. Vellum. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chez Henrichs Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008993
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Riley James Whitcomb
Riley Rarity A Buckeye Ballad. Compliments of Passenger Department Buckeye Route. Tale of a Million.
Columbus Ohio: Copyright W. H. Fisher G.P and T.A./ Printed by the Ohio State Journal 1890. First Edition 1890. Illustrated by W. H. Mullay. Oblong 8vo original printed wrappers printed on coated white paper tied with white string replacing original brown ribbon with buckeye attached. 10 unnumbered leaves. Each leaf contains one verse of Riley's poem in black and illustrations and part of the story "Tale of a Million" not by Riley in purple. BAL 16567. Russo pages 152-153. Very Good top left corner each leaf with triangular loss of the white coated paper leaving the underlying brown paper showing only affecting the edges of a few of the illustrations which appear to be hand-redrawn. RARE. A single copy at auction 1935 another copy as part of a large collection at auction in 1947.OCLC notes 6 library holdings. . First Printing. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Copyright W. H. Fisher, G.P and T.A./ Printed by the Ohio State Journal Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 008491
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Poetry Presents
POETRY PRESENTS POEMS FROM THE HEART OF MAN
Burbank CA 1940. I:3 and 7. Two issues. Printed wrappers. Upper wrapper of #3 faded at edges else very good. Edited by C. Henry Hicks. Irregular publication beginning in June 1938 and suspending Winter 1940. Contributors top out at August Derleth and Joseph J. Keith. HOFFMAN et al pp. 343. unknown books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT85198
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Wolf Manfred. trans. & ed.
Ten Flemish Poems.
San Francisco: Twowindows Press 1972. First edition. 20 pp. Near fine in mustard-colored wrappers. A chapbook of ten poems by Dutch-language poets of Belgian Flanders. Translated by Wolf from the Danish of Karel Jonckheere Ben Cami Gust Gils Hugo Claus and Paul Snoek. San Francisco: Twowindows Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 73791
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Merwin WS. and J. Moussaieff Masson trans. W. S.
The Peacock’s Egg: Love Poems from Ancient India.
San Francisco: North Point 1981. First edition. viii 204 pp w/index. Fine in wrappers and fine dust jacket. English translations by Merwin and Masson with an introduction by Masson. San Francisco: North Point, unknown books
Bookseller reference : 73495
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Allison Dorothea. ed.
Songs of Kalamalka.
Oyama: np 1944. First edition. 27 pp. Light crease to last leaf and rear cover else near fine in stapled wrappers. Introduction by Dorothea Allison. Oyama: (np) unknown books
Bookseller reference : 72881
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POETRY BROADSIDES. Schelling Andrew. ed.
these blossoms will be gone in a week.
Boulder: Kavyayantra Press 2010. First edition. Thirteen 15 x 9 inch broadsides most illustrated each printed in several colors. Half-clamshell case with inset printed label. All elements fine. One of 81 numbered copies only 30 of which were offered for sale. Reed Bye Jack Collom Robert Creeley Edward Dorn Lawrence Ferlinghetti Barbara Guest Lyn Hijinian Bhanu Kapil Harryette Mullen Shin YuPai Andrew Schelling Anne Waldman and Philip Whalen have each SIGNED their work. Boulder: Kavyayantra Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 72590
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Kwock CH. and Vincent McHugh trans. C. H.
Why I Live on the Mountain: 30 Chinese Poems from the Great Dynasties.
San Francisco: Golden Mountain 1958. Second edition. 28 pp. Near fine in stapled wrappers with toning along spine. A collection of twenty-six poems. San Francisco: Golden Mountain unknown books
Bookseller reference : 72045
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Laughlin James. ed.
Five Young American Poets Second Series 1941.
Norfolk: New Directions 1941. First edition. 218 pp. Small damp stain to bottom edge else near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Work by Clark Mills Paul Goodman Karl Shapiro David Schubert and Jeanne McGahey. Norfolk: New Directions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 72227
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Storhaug Glenn. ed.
The Kilpeck Anthology.
Madley: Five Seasons Press 1981. First edition. Small 4to. 53 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Poems by Adcock Halsey Heaney B.S. Johnson Merchant Mottram Turnbull and others. Illustrations by Furnival Halsey Nuttall and more. Madley: Five Seasons Press, unknown books
Bookseller reference : 72054
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Collom Jack. ed.
The Clatter of the Unseen.
Boulder: Naropa Institute 1991. First edition. 4to. 56 pp. Near fine in side-stapled wrappers some discoloration around staples. One of 40 copies the entire edition. Amy Gruenberger Sarah Brennan Tara Stone Randy Klutts Jean Johnson Jack Collom William D. Fackler and James Welch contribute. Boulder: Naropa Institute unknown books
Bookseller reference : 71636
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
Fireflight: Three Latin American Poets.
Berkeley: Oyez Press 1976. First edition. 109 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Poems by Elsie Alvarado de Ricord Lucha Corpi and Concha Michel. Translated by Catherine Rodriquez-Nieto. [Berkeley]: Oyez Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 71840
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
Hair-Raising.
Berkeley: Kelsey St. Press 1976. First edition. 48 pp. Near fine in printed wrappers. Work by twenty-five female poets including Judy Grahan Frances Mayes and Alicia Ostriker. Berkeley: Kelsey St. Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 71412
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Peterson Robert. ed.
Vietnam Blues.
Sausalito: np nd. First edition. 19 pp. Very good plus in stapled wrappers with some dampstains to the lower edges. Printed at the Bindweed Press San Francisco. Contributions by Jeff Berner Gary Snyder John Montgomery George Hitchcock Clemens Starck Philip Whalen and several others. Sausalito: (np) unknown books
Bookseller reference : 71399
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
Best Poems of 1955 / Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards 1956.
Stanford: Stanford University Press 1957. First edition. 116 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a short tear to one flap fold and a small chip. Frost Auden Abse Eric Barker Causley Ciardi Hall Lattimore Rich and many others including Sylvia Plath her first appearance in a hardcover book. Stanford: Stanford University Press, hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 71213
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
Poetry Introduction 6.
London: Faber & Faber 1985. First edition. 107 pp w/notes. Fine in wrappers. Poems by Susannah Amoore Shirley Bell Simon Curtis Alan Dewar Stephen Knight Sarah Lawson R.A. Maitre and Bernard O’Donoghue. London: Faber & Faber unknown books
Bookseller reference : 71075
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Gardiner Wrey. ed.
This Living Stone: The Grey Walls Anthology of New Poems.
Billericay: Grey Walls Press 1941. First edition. 67 pp. Light foxing to page edges else near fine in very good plus dust jacket with toned spine. Billericay: Grey Walls Press, unknown books
Bookseller reference : 71162
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Weil James L. ed.
Of Poem: An Anthology.
New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press 1966. First edition. 63 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Poems by Arnett Corman Creeley Niedecker Oppen Stafford and many others. New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 71258
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Braithwaite William Stanely. ed.
Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1921 and Year Book of American Poetry.
Boston: Small Maynard & Company 1921. First edition. xiii 294 pp w/index of first lines. Very near fine in very good plus dust jacket with a few minor chips and edge-tears. Boston: Small, Maynard & Company unknown books
Bookseller reference : 71163
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Bonazzi Robert. ed.
Toward Winter: Poems for the Last Decade.
NY: New Rivers/Latitudes Press 1972. First trade paperback printing of this enlarged second edition. 71 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Poems with cover art and drawings by Lucas Johnson. Contributors include Charles Baxter Robert Bly John Knoepfle Thomas Merton W.S. Merwin Charles Simic James Wright and many others. NY: New Rivers/Latitudes Press, paperback books
Bookseller reference : 71074
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Bell Marvin. ed.
Iowa Workshop Poets / 1963.
Chicago & Iowa City: Midwest/Statements 1964. Second printing. 31 pp. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. Preface by R.R. Cuscaden. Work by Mark Strand Charles Wright and others. This anthology constitutes issue six of Statements and a “special issue†of Midwest. Chicago & Iowa City: Midwest/Statements unknown books
Bookseller reference : 70387
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Tate James Poetry Editor William Corbett Thomas Lux Paul Hannigan Douglas Mellon et al
The Dickinson Review Volume II Numbers 1 and 2 Two Volumes
Dickinson ND: The Dickinson Review 1970. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperbound poetry journals. Two volumes sold here together. Both used a young James tate as poetry editior. Both volumes in very good condition. The Dickinson Review paperback books
Bookseller reference : 28669
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Ford Michael C. ed.
Foreign Exchange: A Clack of American Poems.
Beverly Hills: Biographics 1979. First edition. 68 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Dated 4.20.83 and INSCRIBED by Ford. Contributions by Judson Crews Bob Flanagan Billy Collins Dennis Cooper Kate Braverman and many others. Beverly Hills: Biographics unknown books
Bookseller reference : 69527
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Keller Walter and Betty Ebert. eds.
Strong Voices.
Fremont: The Fault 1974. First edition. 56 pp. Tiny blemish to front cover else very near fine in stapled wrappers. Poems by prisoners printed anonymously. Fremont: The Fault, unknown books
Bookseller reference : 69426
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Harteis Richard with William Meredith. eds.
Window on the Black Sea: Bulgarian Poetry in Translation.
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press 1992. First edition. 183 pp w/biographical noes. Two small corner creases to front cover else near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Dated 2/8/92 and INSCRIBED by Harteis and SIGNED by Meredith. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, unknown books
Bookseller reference : 69501
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Hamill Sam. ed.
Mid-Winter Break-Up: poems from the Anchorage Poetry-in-the-Schools Program 1977.
Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press 1977. First edition. 54 pp. Near fine in full cloth. Hamill contributes a three page introduction to this collection of student work. [Port Townsend]: Copper Canyon Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 69030
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Stefanile Felix. trans.
The Blue Moustache; Some Futurist Poems.
New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press 1980. First edition. 58 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards. Fine publisher’s cardstock slipcase. One of 100 copies on Magnani rag paper. Poems translated from the original Italian by Stefanile with his introduction. Wrok by Altomare Buzzi Cavacchioli D’Alba Folgore Govoni Lucini Manzella-Frontini Marinetti Palazzeschi and Soffici. New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 68466
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Bodo Murray. ed.
Clare Song: Poems in Honor of the 800th Anniversary of the Birth of Clare of Assisi 1193-1993.
Berkeley: Tangram 1994. First edition. 22 pp. Light sunning along spine else fine in sewn wrappers and printed cover label. Title page calligraphy by Thomas Ingmire. One of 200 copies on Ticonderoga Text paper. Contributions by Bodo David Craig John F. Deane Louise Erdrich Jorie Graham Herbert Lomas Thomas Merton Howard Moss and David St. John. [Berkeley]: Tangram unknown books
Bookseller reference : 68138
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Booth Martin. ed.
Decadal: Ten Years of Sceptre Press.
Knotting: Sceptre Press 1979. First edition. 43 pp. Near fine in printed wrappers. One of 300 numbered copies. Introduction by Booth with his selection of poems from the first decade of his press. Knotting: Sceptre Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 67623
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Frazer Tony. ed.
A State of Independence.
Devon: Stride Publications 1998. First edition. 207 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Devon: Stride Publications unknown books
Bookseller reference : 67572
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
Five Cummington Poems 1939.
Cummington: Playhouse-in-the-Hills 1939. First edition. 8 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Samuel French Morse William Bronk Jr 2 poems Harry Duncan and Jane Ward. One of 300 copies printed for the Association of Friends of the Cummington School by the Kraushar Press. Cummington: Playhouse-in-the-Hills unknown books
Bookseller reference : 66556
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Vartnaw Bill. ed.
Honeydew: An Anthology.
San Francisco: Taurian Horn Press 1974. First edition. 83 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Poems by Marc Spiegel Ann Greene Gene Berson Joe Jeremy Rita Weinstein Bill Vartnaw Lynn Watson and Doug Nordgren. San Francisco: Taurian Horn Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 66195
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Hawkins Sherman. ed.
Seven Princeton Poets: Louis Coxe George Garrett Theodore Holems Galway Kinnell William Meredith W.S. Merwin and Bink Noll.
Princeton: Princeton University Press 1963. First edition. 115 pp. Fine in near fine unprinted tissue dust jacket with a few shallow chips and creases. Poems with a short critical essay and checklist of writings by each poet. Illustrated. Princeton: Princeton University Press, unknown books
Bookseller reference : 66079
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POETRY ANTHOLOGIES. Porter Peter. ed.
The Oxford Book of Modern Australian Verse.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1996. First edition. xv 294 pp w/index. Two tiny spots on bottom edge else fine in fine dust jacket. Erratum slip accompanies. Melbourne: Oxford University Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 64938
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Lifshin Lyn. ed.
Tangled Vines: A Collection of Mother and Daughter Poems.
Boston: Beacon 1978. First edition. 95 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Work by Sexton Wakoski Jong Piercy Rich Pastan Lorde Olds and many others. Review slip and promotional flyer accompanies. Boston: Beacon unknown books
Bookseller reference : 64807
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
Selected Language Poems.
Chengdu: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House 1993. First edition. 178 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Chinese translations by Ziqing Zhang and Yunte Huang followed by English originals by Charles Bernstein Hank Lazer and James Sherry. Chengdu: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House, unknown books
Bookseller reference : 65094
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
Unnatural Acts.
St. Marks Poetry Project 1972. First edition. 4to. 62 pp. Very good only in side-stapled wrappers with uneven toning all around and some light stains to front cover. An uncommon item from the Project collecting poems by Jean Boudin Shelley Cholst Sheri Fein Ed Friedman Yancy Gerber Dan Icolari Suzanne Kaufman Michael Ladin Bernadette Mayer and Frances Waldman. St. Marks Poetry Project, unknown books
Bookseller reference : 64376
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Johnson James Weldon
Saint Peter Relates an Incident of the Resurrection Day
New York: Viking Press. Very Good. 1930. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. #Signed Limited Edition - limited to 200 copies this is #176. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket but with a slipcase. The slipcase is in good only condition. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition with the exception of a chip with loss of cloth to the bottom spine end approximately 1/2 depth . The text pages are clean and bright. The slipcase is missing the whole top edge but is otherwise in Very Good condition. "James Weldon Johnson June 17 1871 June 26 1938 was an American author educator lawyer diplomat songwriter and civil rights activist. Johnson is best remembered for his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP where he started working in 1917. In 1920 he was the first African American to be chosen as executive secretary of the organization effectively the operating officer. He served in that position from 1920 to 1930. Johnson established his reputation as a writer and was known during the Harlem Renaissance for his poems novels and anthologies collecting both poems and spirituals of black culture." ; Signed by Author . Viking Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : A34015
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Cullen Countee
Copper Sun
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1927. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge tears nicks and some chipping to the spine ends along with some light toning to the spine and spine joints. "Countee Cullen is already established as one of the vivid figures standing out from the younger group of modern poets. The dust jacket are is wonderfully Art Deco. The interior illustrations are by Charles Cullen a white illustrator who was no relation to Countee Cullen. . Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover books
Bookseller reference : A34059
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Auster Paul.
A Little Anthology of Surrealist Poems.
NY: Siamese Banana Press 1972. First edition. 4to. 62 pp. Unfortunate splash mark to lower corner of front panel else near fine in side-stapled wrappers. Cover art by George Schneeman. Poems by Aragon Arp Artaud Breton Char Desnos Eluard Peret Soupault and Tzara in English translation by Auster. NY: Siamese Banana Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 63369
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