1984ref. D6648Boulder and London: Shambhala 1984. Paperback. Near Fine. Wraps; 4to; pp. 188 illustrated throughout. Covers lightly rubbed else fine internally bright and clean. Shambhala paperback books
1940ref. 604794New York: Broadcast Music Inc 1940. Softcover. Very Good. Later printing. Quarto. Single bifolium making four pages. A small chip to the top corner of the front cover light edgewear and age toning very good. For voice and piano. Plate number 544 - 2. Joyce Kilmer full name Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American Catholic poet journalist and lecturer who died in the First World War his most celebrated poem is "Trees." OCLC locates only two holdings of this piece and it appears to be equally uncommon in the trade. Broadcast Music Inc unknown books
1961ref. 516890New York: Galaxy Music 1961. Softcover. Good. First edition. Single bifolium with a single sheet insert making six pages. Age toning offsetting to the bottom of the front cover and light bumping to the corners very good or better. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "GMC 2177." The back cover features a sample of "Ballad from Pantaloon" by Bernard Stambler and Robert Ward. Galaxy Music unknown books
1952ref. 516985New York: G. Schirmer Inc 1952. Softcover. Near Fine. First trade edition. Quarto. 11pp. Stapled wrappers. Some toning to the wrappers else near fine. For voice and piano. Plate number 42658. The lyrics for this song were pieced together from various lines over three pages in Joyce's final novel Finnegans Wake. Writing for the National Association for the Teachers of Singing Howard Pollack says "Samuel Barber’s 1947 'Nuvoletta' the only freestanding song of his maturity has long been a niche favorite among performers critics and listeners" going on to quote James Quillian "'No matter that the words are somewhat strange; the music is positively captivating and a joy to perform.' G. Schirmer, Inc unknown books
1961ref. 515481London: Boosey & Hawkes 1961. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Single bifolium with a single sheet insert making four pages. Price stamp with sticker shadow at the top of the front cover light bumping to the corners and light age toning still very good or better. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "B. & H. 18866. Boosey & Hawkes unknown books
1930ref. 68085Paris and New York: Henry Babou and Jack Kahane; The Fountain Press 1930. First edition limited. Paperback. Good. 72pp. Small quarto 28.5 cm Printed white wrappers. Text printed in green and black. A number of magazine clippings are mounted to the recto and verso of the front flyleaf. The text block cracked at the half title however it is still solid. There is a previous owner's name on front flyleaf. In the glassine wrapper which is lightly soiled and prominently torn and chipped at the spine. Lacking the slipcase. An excerpt from what would become Finnegans Wake Joyce's masterpiece. Copy number 254 of 500 copies on handmade pure linen Vidalon Royal specially manufactured for this edition nos. 101 to 600 from a total edition of 685. Henry Babou and Jack Kahane; The Fountain Press paperback books
1978ref. 61394Northridge CA: Lord John Press 1978. Limited Edition. Very good . SIGNED. 29pp. Octavo 24cm. 1/4 maroon cloth with marbled boards. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Tips are bumped and a bit scuffed. Signed by the author on the limitation page. This is copy 89/300. Lord John Press unknown books
2021ref. 60631London: Titan Books 2021. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 340pp. Octavo 24cm. Orange boards with title stamped in black on spine. Illustrated endpapers. "A chilling anthology in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson collecting today’s best horror writers. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates Josh Malerman Paul Tremblay Richard Kadrey Stephen Graham Jones Elizabeth Hand and more. A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by and in tribute to Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson is a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction whose legacy resonates globally today. Chilling human poignant and strange her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow will bring together today’s leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates Josh Malerman Carmen Maria Machado Paul Tremblay Richard Kadrey Stephen Graham Jones Elizabeth Hand Kelly Link Cassandra Khaw Karen Heuler Benjamin Percy John Langan Laird Barron Jeffrey Ford M. Rickert Seanan McGuire Gemma Files and Genevieve Valentine. Titan Books hardcover books
1983ref. 57324Austin: W. Thomas Taylor 1983. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 158pp. Folio 41 cm 1/4 brown leather with tan cloth over boards. Tipped-in frontispiece of Wilson by Ansel Adams. The boards are lightly soiled. May require extra postage due to weight. Number 318 in an edition limited to 325 copies. Adrian Wilson designed and printed this attractive book with the assistance of Margery Cantor Zahid Sardar and Jim Wehlage at the Press in Tuscany Alley San Francisco. W. Thomas Taylor hardcover books
1983ref. 7955Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1983. Frist softcover edition. Paperback. As NEW. Trade paperback. Houghton Mifflin paperback books
1997ref. 604421New York: Scholastic Inc 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated boards. Faint foxing on the page edges and slight rubbing thus near fine. Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Scholastic Inc hardcover books
2018ref. 1397206New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2018. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 324 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine multitoned blue with white lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering price unclipped "$26.99." Minor shelfwear and soiling. Textblock clean. Signed flat by Oates on title page. Shelved in HC fiction. 1397206. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
1982ref. 106059Cambridge:: Joyce Chen Gourmet Products. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. Foreword by Paul Dudley White. Second edition enlarged. SIGNED by Joyce Chen. Foxing on top and fore edges else very good in a very good minor edge wear foxing on verso dust jacket.; 259 pages; Signed by Author . Joyce Chen Gourmet Products, hardcover books
1993ref. 009186New York: Children's Book Council 1993 22 x 17 inches. Color printed poster mild thumbing along edges else fine. Created by William Joyce for 1993 Book Week with characters reminiscent of his book A Day with Wilbur Robinson. See pg 71 of 75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters. Near Fine. Illus. by William Joyce. Children's Book Council unknown books
1974ref. 3082Berkeley California: Union WAGE Educational Committee 1974. Pamphlet. 31p. 5.5x8.5 inches illustrations biographical sketches orange stapled wraps minor fading else very good condition. Sarah Bagley Augusta Lewis Kate Mullaney Mother Jones Elizabeth Gurley Flynn et al. Union WAGE Educational Committee unknown books
1972ref. 105985NY:: Atheneum. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Smudge and stray pencil mark to text block bottom edge else very good in a very good small corner crease to front flap dust jacket. ; 305 pages . Atheneum, hardcover books
1973ref. 50723np: Aloes Editions 1973. First edition limited to 176 copies signed by Oates twenty-six of which are lettered and reserved for the use of the author and publisher. Copy E. Sewn stiff paper wraps with French-fold flaps and printed label and plastic dustwrapper. Designed and printed by Robert Gordon at The Oliphant Press. This copy is also inscribed and dated by Oates to her publisher Evelyn Shrift at Vanguard who published her first books. "For Evelyn with very best wishes as always - Joyce 2/8/74." Faint extremity toning and few small edge wrinkles mostly on the front wrap. Near Fine condition. Oates' signature and especially her inscription are in her former flowing cursive style which differs from her later minimalist-print signatures. Inscribed & Signed By Author. First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. Aloes Editions paperback books
1987ref. 602897Garden City New York: Dolphin/Doubleday 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Photographs by John Ranard. Fine in a very good dust jacket with a tear on the rear wrapper and toning. Dolphin/Doubleday hardcover books
1961ref. 505466Texas: The Texas Quarterly 1961. Softcover. Near Fine. Offprint. Small quarto. 11pp. Stapled printed wrappers. Wraps with a bit of soil and wear near fine. Written for Cary's novel A Fearful Joy as the opening chapter it was abandoned when the author decided it did not fit into the finished book. "Reprinted from The Texas Quarterly. Special Issue: Britain 2 Autumn 1961. The Texas Quarterly unknown books
2005ref. 588384New York: HarperTempest / HarperCollinsPublishers 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Topedge and boards with very light spotting about fine in a fine dust jacket. Author's fourth book for young adults of a teenange boy's search for identity. HarperTempest / HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
1987ref. 594268New York: Simon and Schuster 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight tanning and light rubbing. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1991ref. 594417London: Everyman's Library 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Millennium Library edition. Introduction by Richard Brown. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a hint of toning. Everyman's Library 9. Everyman's Library hardcover books
2002ref. 573554New York: Otto Penzler / Carroll & Graf 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in a slightly rubbed near fine dust jacket. Otto Penzler / Carroll & Graf hardcover books
1990ref. 564360Berkeley California: Poetry Flash 1990. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 24pp. Folded tabloid newspaper. Pages lightly tanned very good. Includes an article on Claribel Alegría and Bud Flakoll and information on upcoming events featuring Robert Pinsky Louise Gluck Frank Bidart Lawrence Ferlinghetti Victor Hernandez Cruz and more. Poetry Flash unknown books
2002ref. 548682Boston: Boston University 2002. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. 453pp. Glossy wrappers. Thin remainder mark on bottom edge rear wrap with a small amount of lamination loss from a small indentation near fine. "Thirtieth Anniversary Poetry Anthology" with contributions by Seamus Heaney from Squarings Chinua Achebe Daniel Berrigan Robert Bly Jorge Luis Borges Seamus Deane Rita Dove Louise Gluck Thom Gunn Derek Mahon Paul Muldoon Joyce Carol Oates Mark Strand James Tate John Updike Derek Walcott and many more. Boston University unknown books
