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1) JAGUAR OF SWEET LAUGHTER, New and Selected Poems
Ackerman, Diane

New York: Random House, 1991 A clean, tight advance reading copy with letter from the publisher laid in, chip and staining on inside of bottom edge of dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC). more information

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2) THE SELECTED POETRY OF YEHUDA AMICHAI
Amichai, Yehuda (Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell, editors)

New York: Harper Perennial, 1992 Translated from the Hebrew by Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell, wraps, back cover creased, clean copy, black remainder bar on bottom edges, 173 pages.. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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3) WOULDN'T TAKE NOTHING FOR MY JOURNEY NOW
Angelou, Maya

New York: Random House, 1993 An unread as new copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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4) EVEN THE STARS LOOK LONESOME
Angelou, Maya

New York: Random House, 1997 An unread as new copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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5) NOW SHEBA SINGS THE SONG
Angelou, Maya

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1987 A poem celebrating Black womanhood, evocatively illustrated by Tom Feelings. First edition stated, number line with 1. Library pocket has been nicely removed, library numbers entered in ink on copyright page, no library stampings at all, a very nice copy. 55 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Tom Feelings . Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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6) VOICES IN TALL GRASS
Avshalomov, Doris Felde

Portland, OR: Howlet Press, 1987 Poems, One of 500 copies. Line drawings by Patrick Kroboth. 129 pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Patrick Kroboth . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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7) JOHN BROWN'S BODY
Benet, Stephen Vincent

New York: Doubleday , Doran, 1928 Doubleday, Doran colophon and date 1928 on verso of half-title. Black cloth, top edges brown, fore and bottom edges rough cut, wear to spine head, gilt lettering on spine is faded, 1928 Christmas gift inscription neatly written in brown ink on free endpaper. A tight, square copy. 377 pages. This book won the 1929 Pulitzer Poetry Prize. . Early reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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8) HORIZONTAL WOMAN
Berger, Suzanne E

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996 SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author on ffep, an unread copy. The account of this noted poet's coping with a devastating back injury.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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9) IN THE TRAIL OF THE WIND, American Indian Poems and Ritual Orations
Bierhorst, John , Edited By

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972 Second printing, a tight copy with library pocket and stampings. Illustrated with old prints and engravings of Indian scenes from the 16th century onward. Includes poems and ritual chants from a broad range of tribes, from the Maya to the Eskimos. With a glossary of tribes, cultures, and languages.201 pages.. Early reprint. Hard Cover. Good Only/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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10) OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD & EVIL
Bradley, George

New York: Alfred A.Knopf, 1991 First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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11) THE PILL VERSUS THE SPRINGHILL MINE DISASTER
Brautigan, Richard

New York: Delta / Dell Publishing , 1968 3rd Delta printing. A clean tight copy with considerable mottling to the pages.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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12) THE COLLECTED POEMS OF RUPERT BROOKE
Brooke, Rupert

New York: John Lane, 1915 Black cloth, title label with red outline front and spine, name and date, Jan. 5, 1916, on front free endpaper, else clean. A tight, square copy. Introduction by George Edward Woodberry, biographical notes by Margaret Lavington. Frontispiece is a 1914 photo of Brooke, with onion skin cover, Fifth thousand. (xvii), 168 pages. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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13) NEXT DOOR TO A POET
Brown, Rollo Walter

New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1937 A memoir of Brown's friendship with Edward Arlington Robinson. Brown has signed and inscribed the book to Stella Coleman, "In pleasant remembrance of Berea--and the square dance", Cambridge 1941. Dark green cloth, gilt lettering, lettering on spine is faded but readable, moderate wear to covers, else a clean, square copy. Frontispiece is a pencil drawing of E. A. Robinson by Dwight Sturges. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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14) SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE AND OTHER LOVE POEMS
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1945 Fourth printing. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Willy Pogany. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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15) SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE AND OTHER LOVE POEMS
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1954 White leather with gilt, green, and rose decorations, water color illustrations by Adolf Hallman. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Adolf Hallman . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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16) POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
Bryant, William Cullen

New York: D. Appleton, 1889 dark green cloth, decorated in gilt, a tight copy.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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17) THE GARMENT OF PRAISE, The Necessity for Poetry
Chilton, Eleanor Carroll and Herbert Agar

New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1929 a clean solid copy, gilt top edges, D/D emblem on title page, a comprehensive work of criticism, 401pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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18) THE TRIAL OF EZRA POUND, A Documented Account of the Treason Case by the Defendant's Lawyer
Cornell, Julien

New York: John Day, 1966 scuffed patch on title page, else fine, dust jacket is bright but with rubbing on spine somewhat marring title. 215pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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19) SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AND OTHER POEMS
De Chambrun, Muriel

University of Cincinnati, 1970 University of Cincinnati Occasional Papers No. 8. Paper boards sunned on spine and edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Elliott E. Ketcham . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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20) LYRICS OF SUNSHINE & SHADOW
Dunbar, Paul Laurence

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1905 Green cloth, gilt vine/flower design and lettering on front panel and spine, top edges gilt, moderate wear and staining to covers, a clean tight unmarked copy with minor damp staining to some pages and rear endpapers.Frontispiece is photo of girl standing in a garden. 109 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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21) SONGS AND OTHER VERSE
Field, Eugene

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896 hinge cracked front and back, name on ffep, pages show staining, green boards, gilt lettering, 217pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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22) RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Fitzgerald, Edward

Garden City, NY: Garden City Books, 1952 Intricately decorated dust jacket, beautifully illustrated by Edmund Dulac. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Edmund Dulac. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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23) THE LETTERS OF ROBERT FROST TO LOUIS UNTERMEYER
Frost, Robert

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963 white cloth boards show minor smudges, dust jacket shows considerable chipping, photo of Frost and Untermeyer on back of jacket, three short lines of notes in ink on last page, 388pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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24) SEND BYGRAVES
Grimes, Martha

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989 no dust jacket as issued, Grime's mystery poem, blue boards, pictorial cover, unread, 108pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Not Issued. Illus. by Devis Grebu. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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25) JUST FOLKS
Guest, Edgar A

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1917 red leather, gilt lettering, gilt head, marbled endpapers, 192pp., shows wear but is relatively tight.. Hard Cover. Good Only/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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26) VILLA NARCISSE
Hoskins, Katherine

New York: Noonday Press, 1956 one-inch closed tear back of dj, very slight wear to dj, clean copy. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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27) BIRTHDAY LETTERS
Hughes, Ted

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998 A collection of poems written over a period of 25 years, all but two addressed to Sylvia Plath. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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28) BIRTHDAY LETTERS
Hughes, Ted

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998 A collection of poems written over a period of 25 years, all but two addressed to Sylvia Plath. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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29) WOLFWATCHING
Hughes, Ted and Frances McCullough, Editors

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1991 Were this not an ex-library copy with pocket and stamps, it would be rated fine/fine. A bright and crisp copy, full-face photo of English Poet Laureate Hughes on back cover of dust jacket, book obviously seldom checked out. 66 pages. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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30) CAWDOR and Other Poems
Jeffers, Robinson

New York: Horace Liveright , 1928 Second Printing, dark gray boards, black quarter backing, gilt female figure on front cover, gilt lettering on front cover and spine. top edges gray, 1929 gift inscription front end papers, 160 pages. . Early reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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31) GIVE YOUR HEART TO THE HAWKS
Jeffers, Robinson

New York: Random House, 1933 Second Printing, brown cloth, gilt lettering, spine is cracked, head pushed. Early reprint. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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32) FROM LONELINESS TO LOVE
Kavanaugh, James

San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986 bright photo dust jacket, insightful poetry dealing primarily with man/woman relationships, by the noted director of the James Kavanaugh Institute. Kavanaugh is a clinical psychologist, marriage counselor, and a former priest. 150pp .. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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33) WINTER HAS LASTED TOO LONG
Kavanaugh, James

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977 Second printing, gift inscription ffep, dust jacket price-clipped.. Early reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Edgar Blakeney . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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34) SUNSHINE DAYS AND FOGGY NIGHTS
Kavanaugh, James

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1975 5th printing, green boards, gilt lettering, clean copy, hinge started, dust jacket price-clipped, full page woodcuts by Kay Cole.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good. Illus. by Kay Cole . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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35) FOUR POETS AND THE EMOTIVE IMAGINATION: Robert Bly, James Wright, Louis Simpson, and William Stafford
Lensing, George S. and Ronald Moran

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1976 Blue-green cloth, silver lettering on spine, a clean, tight, crisp copy in a moderately worn dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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36) POEMS BY CHILDREN OF JAPAN
Lewis, Richard (editor)

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1970 Translated by Haruna Kimura. Poems by 68 Japanese children between the ages of 6 and 11, illustrated by children. Green illustrated cloth, yellow endpapers, dj is clipped bottom front flap, but price is not clipped. Very minor edgewear to dj. 96pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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37) COLLECTED POEMS
Lyon, Lilion Bowes

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1948 blue cloth, silver lettering on spine, covers slightly soiled, decorated endpapers, name stamped on half-title, else a clean copy, book stands squarely. Introduction by C. Day Lewis, list with dates of publication of author's five previous works on copyright page, 191 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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38) BYRON
Maurois, Andre

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1930 Blue cloth, gilt lettering. Lettering on spine somewhat faded, book stands squarely. Frontispiece is a color portrait of the poet, with tissue cover. Translated from the French by Hamish Miles. (1) at bottom of last page. 597 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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39) STANYAN STREET & OTHER SORROWS
McKuen, Rod

New York: Random House, 1966 4th printing . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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40) IN SOMEONE'S SHADOW
McKuen, Rod

New York: Random House, 1969 A clean copy in moderately worn unchipped price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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41) FIELDS OF WONDER
McKuen, Rod

New York: Random House, 1971 4th printing . Early reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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42) AND TO EACH SEASON
McKuen, Rod

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972 4th printing . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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43) MOMENT TO MOMENT
McKuen, Rod

New York: Simon & Schuster / Cheval Books , 1974 A clean copy in moderately worn unchipped price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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44) CONVERSATION AT MIDNIGHT
Millay, Edna St.Vincent

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937 A clean tight copy . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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45) FATAL INTERVIEW, Sonnets
Millay, Edna St.Vincent

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931 Twelfth printing. Brown boards with black cloth backing, title label on spine is darkened, yet readable. gift inscription on free endpaper, four line poem from Wolfe in pencil on verso of free endpaper, 52 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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46) CONVERSATION AT MIDNIGHT
Millay, Edna St.Vincent

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937 previously owned by Rose G. Strauss, Pension des Champs-Elysies, 18 Rue Clement-Marot, Paris. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Only/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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47) SONGS OF THE SIERRAS
Miller, Joaquin

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871 blue boards, gilt lettering and gilt bear on front cover,top edges gilt, top spine frayed, corners bumped, 299pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Only/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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48) THE BEST OF BROWNING
Mudge, James

New York: Eaton & Mains , 1898 Brown decorated cloth, gilt lettering, top edges brown, a clean, square copy. Introduction by William V. Kelley. A study of Robert Browning and his poetry. 252 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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49) THE GOLDEN TREASURY, Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and Arranged with Notes
Palgrave, Francis Turner

Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. , 1922 No date, judged to be 1890s, dark blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, name of previous owner (an English teacher) on endpapers. A few penciled notes in text. A square, tight copy. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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50) SPINDRIFT
Raison, Milton

New York: George H. Doran, 1922 Introduction by William McFee. Pictorial boards in light blue, black and silver, black lettering, spine faded, covers soiled, corners bumped, owner's label on bound endpaper. A tight square standing copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Sloan, Frontispiece. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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