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1968Best.-Nr. 81524New York: Grossman Publishing 1968. First Edition. Quarto. 28cm. Publisher's grey heavy grain cloth titled in black to spine and front board. Dustjacket. 150pp. Clean and strong in a handsome pictorial dustjacket. Trifling soiling to the extremities and edges a little general grubbiness and shelfwear but a very good copy. Internally clean. A rather stark and beautiful black and white photo-essay on the remaining Hebridean islanders and how their rather archaic lifestyles are affected by the encroachment of the modern world. Grossman Publishing unknown books
1980Best.-Nr. 66210New York: Atheneum 1980. First Edition. Purple cloth in dust jacket; large 8vo. 152 pp. Signed by the poet on the title page. From his first five books and new poems. Clean tight copy top stain still bright and even; Near Fine in like dust jacket. Atheneum unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 66167Portland OR: Charles Seluzicki 1987. First Edition. Gray-brown wrappers sewn into matching wrappers with orange title pasted on; large 8vo. 16 pp. Printed by Barbara Cash at the Ives Street Press in Sweden Maine on Rives BFK. Number 104 of 187 copies signed by the poet. Two reporoductions of drawings by Joseph Albers. Fine. Charles Seluzicki unknown books
1979Best.-Nr. 66518Iowa City: Grilled Flowers Press 1979. First Edition. Limited Edition Letter "F" of 26 copies signed by Strand. Octavo 20cm; black and blue wrappers. Spine a bit sunned small smudge on front else Fine. Prose and Poetry some translations of Octavio Paz and an extended interview conducted by publisher Frank Graziano as well as essays by Octavio Armand and David Brooks. Quite scarce in limited edition. 66518. Grilled Flowers Press unknown books
1971Best.-Nr. 66513Cambridge: Halty Ferguson 1971. First edition. White cloth lettered in gilt. One of 1000 copies. 29 pp. Compliments of the publisher card laid in. Translations from the Quechua descendants of the Incas. A short book nicely printed at the Ferguson Press; issued without a dust jacket. Cloth lightly soiled otherwise fine. Halty Ferguson unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. 66204New York: Knopf 2000. First Edition. White boards in dust jacket; small 8vo. 142 pp. Signed by the poet on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Knopf unknown books
2007Best.-Nr. 66209New York: Knopf 2007. First Edition. Yellow wrappers; 8vo. 267 pp. Uncorrected proof signed by the poet. Laid in a color photograph of Strand signing books. Near fine. Knopf unknown books
1964Best.-Nr. 66486Iowa City: The Stone Wall Press 1964. First Edition. Red cloth stamped in gilt at spine in acetate dustjacket; 8vo. 53 pp. A Fine copy of the poet's first book number 105 of 225 copies printed by Kim K Merker of the press. The gilt a bit dull else Fine. Clear acetate jacket has one chip else minor loss and wear at edges. The Pulitzer Prize winner's first collection; ten of the poems first included here are reprinted in his "Selected Poems" 1980. The Stone Wall Press unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 63312Chicago: Allied Printing 1987. Original placard with text offset printed in dark blue on chipboard measuring 35.5cm x 56cm 14" x 22". Hint of foxing along upper margin else very Near Fine. A relic of the month-long NFL players' strike during the 1987 season. During the brief period that NFL players went on strike owners were forced to hire replacements to come in and play the games; in Chicago those players were known as "the Spare Bears" who went 2-1 in the three games they played during the strike. An intersting placard produced by the United Steelworkers of America showing solidarity with the striking Bears. Not separately listed in OCLC. Allied Printing unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 63309Chicago: S.i. 1987. Original poster with text and team photo offset printed on white stock measuring 42.5cm x 28cm 16.75" x 11". A Fine copy. A relic of the month-long NFL players' strike during the 1987 season. During the brief period that NFL players went on strike owners were forced to hire replacements to come in and play the games; in Chicago those players were known as "the Spare Bears" who went 2-1 in the three games they played during the strike. The present poster possibly produced by the Chicago NFL Players Association draws attention to the strike in hopes of supporting the "Real Bears." Not separately listed in OCLC though we note an example held by the Chicago Public Library in their Chicago City-Wide Collection. S.i. unknown books
1892Best.-Nr. 62000Indianapolis: Indianapolis Lodge 64 International Association of Machinists 1892. Broadside strike circular 11" x 8-1/2". Text printed in black on cream wove stock. Text in 43 lines including header and signature; ca 350 words. Small scuff at center-right costing a few characters but no loss of sense; old folds; Very Good overall. The circular announces a strike action by Indianapolis machinists against the Pennsylvania Railroad which had instituted a piece-work system at the beginning of 1892 and calls for a general boycott on the Penn; it is specifically addressed to fellow union members traveling to the IAM's national convention in Indianapolis imploring them to travel by some other route. "The 'sweating system' or as the Pennsylvania R.R. Co. is pleased to call it 'piece work' unless checked will degrade the toilers to such an extent that they will be.little better than the Russian serfs who can not call their souls their own lest the Czar by a single word would send them before their Maker." An uncommon flyer from a little-remembered and presumably short-lived rail strike one of hundreds of small local labor actions in the turbulent year of 1892. Not separately recorded in OCLC. Indianapolis Lodge 64, International Association of Machinists unknown books
Best.-Nr. 54246n.p. n.d. Detroit ca 1997. Machine lithograph 18" x 22" printed in black and red on white background. Signed by the artist lower right. Fine. Poster published during the Detroit News Strike when staff from Detroit's two major dailies the News and the Free Press striking over wages and conditions left to form their own weekly tabloid The Detroit Sunday Journal which ran through 1999. The poster depicts four uniformed policemen forcibly removing a striking worker from the picket line with the one-word caption "A' rest." On her website Detroit graphic designer Susan Kramer identifies herself during this period "as an employee of the Detroit Newspaper Agency active member of the Communication Workers of America.and assisted in publishing the Detroit Sunday Journal." Another of Kramer's posters "Standing Strong in Detroit" was sold to raise more than $30000 to support the strike see: atdetroit-dot-com/susankramer. unknown books
2003Best.-Nr. 9024948Minneapolis: Minnesota Historical Society 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Bound in the publisher's original cloth covered boards. Dust jacket rubbed and chipped. Minnesota Historical Society hardcover books
1986Best.-Nr. 9011492New York: Clarkson Potter 1986. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Red Grooms. Illustrations by Red Grooms. Clarkson Potter hardcover books
1991Best.-Nr. 140949587New York: Collier Books 1991. Near Fine. Uncorrected Advance Proof. Signed by Mark Strand on the first leaf; his own copy from his estate via the late bookseller Charles Seluzicki. xxvi 297pp. Bound in publisher's off-white wraps printed in black. Near Fine with a few light pencil marks to the textblock fore edge. Poets showcased in this anthology include Joseph Brodsky Louise Gluck Thom Gunn Carolyn Kizer and Charles Simic. Collier Books unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. USTRMAK00acmfW. W. Norton 2000. Very Good. Strand Mark. The Making of a Poem. NY: W. W. Norton 2000. 366pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with bumped and yellowed edges. Sticker on spine and front panel. W. W. Norton paperback books
1990Best.-Nr. 140948332New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1990. Uncorrected proof. Very Good. Mark Strand's personal copy of the uncorrected proof issued before the first edition. Signed by him on the title page. viii 63 4 pp. Bound in publisher's off-white wraps lettered in black. Very Good with light edge wear faint soiling and foxing to covers with pen correction made at first leaf to "moons of light"; a creased portion of "Orpheus Alone" from another book laid-in at rear. A small collection of poems by the Pulitzer-winning poet. Provenance: from the estate of the late poet bookseller and publisher Charles Seluzicki who wound up with a number of books from Strand's library. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1968Best.-Nr. RDAVTIR00drpGrossman 1968. Very Good. Davidson Basil. Tir A'Mhurain: Outer Hebrides. Strand Paul. NY: Grossman 1968. 151pp. Illustrated. 4to. Grey cloth. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped corners and slightly discolored spine ends. Previous owner's name on front free endsheet with tiny bookseller's label. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with rubbing and bumping. Slight chipping in spine ends. Old price crossed out on front flap. In DJ protector. Grossman hardcover books
2008Best.-Nr. USTRINV00araSimon and Schuster 2008. Very Good. Strand Ginger. Inventing Niagara. New York: Simon and Schuster 2008. 337pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with light rubbing and bumping. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with sticker residue on rear panel. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1987Best.-Nr. UBAIWIL00crHarry N. Abrams 1987. Very Good. Bailey William. William Bailey. Strand Mark. New York: Harry N. Abrams 1987. Illustrated. Bibliography. Oblong 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Harry N. Abrams paperback books
1967Best.-Nr. USTREAR00lvWm B Eerdmans Publishing 1967. Fine. Strand Kenneth. Early Low German Bibles. Michigan: Wm B Eerdmans Publishing 1967. 48pp. Illustrated. 4to. Cloth. Book condition: Near fine with subtly bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with faded spine and bumped and lightly chipped edges. . Wm B Eerdmans Publishing hardcover books
1993Best.-Nr. RSTRPOE00FPRed Butte Press 1993. Fine. Strand Mark. A Poet's Alphabet of Influences. Sucec Bonnie. Salt Lake City UT: Red Butte Press 1993. copy #25 of 75. Illustrated. Tall narrow quarto. Brown cloth with painterly decorations in black. Signed by author. Book condition: Fine in very good taupe linen clamshell box with faint moisture stain at opening. Signed by Mark Strand and Bonnie Sucec on limitation page. Each poem headed with decorative hand-colored initials. Red Butte Press hardcover books
1917Best.-Nr. RREETHI01DPESeven Arts Publishing 1917. Very Good. Reed John. This Unpopular War contained in The Seven Arts. August 1917 Vol 2 No 10. With Amy Lowell Vachel Lindsay John R. Dos Passos John Butler Yeats H. L. Mencken Paul Strand. New York: Seven Arts Publishing 1917. 8vo. Wraps. Book condition: Good with corners bumped short closed tears to yapp edges and lightly soiled panels. Light bump to textblock coming through from front cover & subtly showing on first several pages. Pages subtly soiled in lower fore edge corner. Seven Arts Publishing paperback books
1917Best.-Nr. RREETHI00DPESeven Arts Publishing 1917. Good. Reed John. This Unpopular War contained in The Seven Arts. August 1917 Vol 2 No 10. With Amy Lowell Vachel Lindsay John R. Dos Passos John Butler Yeats H. L. Mencken Paul Strand. New York: Seven Arts Publishing 1917. 8vo. Wraps. Book condition: Good. Lightly soiled. Several reases and small closed tears to yapp edges. Seven Arts Publishing paperback books
1978Best.-Nr. 022033New York: The Ecco Press 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper incorporating an ORIGINAL DRAWING by the poet to actress and philanthropist Drue Heinz: "This monument is from/Mark Strand and it is for/Drue Heinz/November 26 1981 SLC Utah." Heinz was the publisher of the literary magazine THE PARIS REVIEW 1993 to 2007 and co-founded Ecco Press the publisher of this volume. The inscription and drawing take up the entire page. Laid in is a printed poem card "Some Strophes from Paradise" with a cover illustration by Neil Welliver published by Boss Books in 1993 that is also SIGNED by the poet. The Ecco Press hardcover books
