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Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1891. "Only Fifty copies of this Large Paper Edition (Post 4to) have been printed, ten of which are on Japan vellum, and forty on Van Gelder's hand-made paper. Each copy numbered, and the type distributed. No. 34". Thomas B. Mosher's first published book. Foreword by E. Cavazza. Number 34 of the 40 copies printed on Van Gelder's paper, and SCARCE. Near Fine, small rub at head of spine, a scattering of foxing, pages are uncut. In a Near Fine French wrappers dustjacket, title at spine slightly rubbed, narrow chip at head of spine, light soiling. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Five Blind Men: Poems by Dan Gerber, Jim Harrison, George Quasha, J. D. Reed and Charles Simic - 1969
by Dan Gerber, Jim Harrison, George Quasha, J. D. Reed and Charles Simic
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Five Blind Men: Poems
by Dan Gerber, Jim Harrison, George Quasha, J. D. Reed and Charles Simic
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Fremont, Michigan: Sumac Press, 1969. A Limited Edition in the hardback of 100 numbered and 26 lettered copies, this copy unnumbered. Near Fine, gilt a bit dulled, slight rubbing to cloth at the tips, small abrasion top edge rear end page and pastedown. Private Press. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Publisher Sumac Press
- Place of Publication Fremont, Michigan
- Date Published 1969
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Modern Love
by Meredith, George
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Love Songs
by Teasdale, Sara
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1918. Second Printing, November 1917 stated copyright page, dated 1918 title page. Very Good Plus, in the original gilt decorated and gilt lettered blue cloth, cloth a bit soiled, small prior owner inscription front end pages. Rather SCARCE in collectible condition. Love Songs won the first Columbia Poetry Prize in 1918, a prize that would later be renamed the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. . 2nd Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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From Catullus Chiefly Concerning Lesbia
by Symons, Arthur ( Translator )
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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London: Martin Secker, 1924. #9 in an edition of 200 copies SIGNED by Arthur Symons. In original cream colored boards, clean and lovely, top edge gilt, gilt lettering bright. Near Fine, light foxing to end pages, final 12 pp. top corner dented. . SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.
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Old Ballads, from Early Printed Copies of the Utmost Rarity Now for the First Time Collected
by Collier, J. Payne
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London: Printed for the Percy Society, 1840. SCARCE in 1840 First Edition. Bound in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, the spine ornately tooled in gilt, matching marbled end pages and page edges. Very Good, the boards rubbed, light rubbing to morocco at tips. . First Edition. Half Morocco over Marbled Boar. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Fables. With a Memoir by Austin Dobson
by Gay, Mr. John
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1882. SCARCE. # 49 of an edition of 50 large paper copies SIGNED by R. & R. Clark, Printers, Edinburgh at limitation page. Finely bound in half red crushed morocco over marbled boards, five gilt ruled raised bands with gilt stamped devices each section, matching marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, toning only at frontispiece engraved portrait of Gay, small rubs at corners, else Fine and bright. . SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Fine Binding)
by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett; Selected and Arranged by Robert Browning
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co., 1893. A lovely example of late 19th century fine American binding. Bound in half white and half baby blue linen, inticately tooled in gilt front cover and spine, patterned floral end papers, top edge gilt. Illustrated. Very Good Plus, small chips at top edge front end paper, light soiling to linen covers. prior owner name in ink front end page, a few spots of toning to frontis illustration. The two blank front end pages each with full page manuscript in pencil, the firtst dated Dec. 2nd, 1894, the 2nd, Dec. 2nd, 1944. The first speaks of the value of these poems "to stretch to suit a great grief, and shrink to fit a small one", and the 2nd, a poem by an unknown author that clearly relates to a WW II loss. . Later Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Sir Charles Sedley, Collected and Edited From the Old Edition (Two Volumes)
by De Sola Pinto, V.
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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London: Constable and Company, 1928. Two volumes in publisher's original black cloth, gilt lettering at spines. top edges gilt, the bookplates of The Pacific-Union Club of San Francisco. Near Fine, no jackets, top corners bumped Vol. I. Each volume with engraved frontispiece portrait and with one additional engraved portrait. A rather uncommon title, this a quite handsome set. . New Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Ben King's Southland Melodies
by King, Ben; Illustrated with Photographs by Essie Collins Matthews and Leigh Richmond Miner
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Chicago: Forbes and Company, 1911. Publisher's green cloth binding with central floral bouquet and gilt lettering bordered by floral garland, back with gilt lettering and floral decoration, patterned brown end papers. Near Fine, small rubs at tips, slight toning at end pages facing the brown end papers. Michigan-born poet Ben King (1857-1894) spent much of his life in Chicago, where he was a member of the Chicago Press Club and the Whitechapel Club. He was considered Michigan's favorite poet for at least 25 years after his death. These poems, published well after his death, are written in an African-American slave vernacular, and the accompanying photographs are all of a nostalgic nature, depicting happy or distinguished subjects. An exceptionally nice copy, gift quality. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Bones of My Hand; ... including La Belle au Bois Dormant
by James, Edward
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Oxford: University Press, London: Humphrey Milford, , 1938. "With other poems before published and many new ones, Also a song in French set to music by Henri Saguet and a frontispiece by Paul Tchelitcheff". Original publisher's cloth, lacking the dust jacket, with rear flap of jacket laid in. Very Good Plus, moderate toning, top corner bumps. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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For Whispers and Chants (Association Copy)
by Zeitlin, Jake; Illustration by Valenti Angelo
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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San Francisco: The Lantern Press, 1927. #172 of 450 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press on Ingres paper, there were an additional 50 copies, #ed 1-50, printed on Van Gelder hand made paper and signed by the author. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"For Gary, Here's to the future Jake May 20, 1976" . Association Copy, from the collection of Gary Steigerwald, who at the time worked as a bookseller for Jake. Very Good, the paper at spine missing and torn, binding still holding nicely. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Tall 8vo. Association Copy.
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Five blind men: poems
by Gerber, Dan, Jim Harrison, George Quasha, J. D. Reed & Charles Simic
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Fremont, MI: The Sumac Press, 1969. Paperback. 61p., lightly-worn with heavily-foxed top edge, first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Fairly early Harrison piece from his fortchoming "Outlyer" Also very early Simic.
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Five Blind Men
by Gerber, Dan, Jim Harrison, Charles Simic, J.D. Reed, and George Quasha
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Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States
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Fremont: Sumac, 1969. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Fine in wrappers.
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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- Near Fine
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- ISBN 13
- 9781460257432
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- 146025743X
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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- 1906
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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- New
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- ISBN 13
- 9780802160478
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- 0802160476
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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- 9780913028452
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- 0913028452
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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- ISBN 13
- 9789810728496
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- 9810728492
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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- First Edition
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- ISBN 13
- 9780682486231
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- 068248623X
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Piggott, Arkansas, United States
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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