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1) New England Review - Vol. 1, No. 1

Kenyon Hill Pubishers, 1978. Volume One, Number One. Poetry & fiction. Including poets Heany, Pinsky, Pastan etal. Stories by Ann Beatie & George Mackay Brown. interview with Robert Penn Warren. First Edition. Printer Wrapper. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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2) Beneath the Beauty
Arima, Phlip

Toronto, ON, Canada: Insomniac Press, 1996. Inscribed By Philip Arima. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Bonnie Portalance. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. more information

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3) Thirty-Six Inches Of Adventure
Arnac, Marcel

New York: The Planet Press, 1930. #816 of 2000. Blue cloth. Deckle edged.. Limited Edition. Paper Covered Bds. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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4) Banners
Babette Deutsch

New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Ms. Deutsch's first book.. Signed By Babette Deutsch . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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5) Homage to Mistress Bradstreet
Berryman, John

New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ben Shahn. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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6) Archive of Signed Books and Pamphlets
Brooks, Gwendolin [1917-2000]

Various Publishers. An eight intem archive of books and ephemera signed and or inscribed to Phyl [Phyllis} Garland. Phyl Garland was the long-time editor at Ebony magazine and a noted Professor at Columbia University. Included is a manilla mailer addressed to Phyl Garland c/o Ebony; and the Brooks address label affixed at the top. An undated letter to Ms Garland re: a recent meeting. "Maud and Martha"/ mmpb / 1953, 1st edition/ Inscribed and dated. Near fine. "Black Love" /1982, printed wrapper, inscribed in 1982. "Mayor Harold Washington And The 'I Will' City" / 1983, printed wrapper inscribed / near fine. "Riot". 1969, printed wrapper. 1st edition, near fine. "Very Young Poets" [two copies]. 1983, 1st. edition, signed / Fine.. Siogned Gwendolyn Brooks. Very Good. more information

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7) The Poet Is Dead / Amemorial to Robinson Jeffers
Brother Antoninus, (William Everson)

San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1964. In excellent condition. The backstrip just lightly faded; paper spine label bright and crisp; original paper jacket present and complete. In addition to the original signed limitation of Hoyem and Brother Antoninus a further inscription by Everson on the front endpaper - "For ......., this far cry. William Everson, Jan 20, 1986, Kingfisher Flat.". Signed. Limited First Edition. Half-Leather. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press. more information

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8) SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGESE
BROWNING, ELIZIBETH B

New York: Heritage Press, 1948. No Edition Stated. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket/good Slipcase. Illus. by Valenti Angelo. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Private Press. more information

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9) New Poems 1960
Bynner, Witter

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1960. Signed Witter Bynner. Limited First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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10) A Swinger of Birches- A Portrait Of Robert Frost
Cox, Sidney

NY: NYU Press, 1957. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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11) The Careless Clock
Doren, Mark Van

New York: Wm. Sloane, 1947. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Waldo Pierce. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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12) Pioneering- Poems from the Construction Site
Eisenberg, Susan

Ithica: Cornell Univ Press, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof. more information

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13) Sonnets
Ellis, Havelock

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1925. ltd. ed. of 750 copies. This one is the publishers copy.. First Edition, Limited. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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14) IN THE CLEARING
FROST, ROBERT

New York: Holt, Rhinehart & Winston, 1962. . PRICE CLIPPED DW WITH A FEW CLOSE TEARS.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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15) Planet News
Ginsberg, Allen

San Francisco: City Lights, 1968. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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16) At This Point in Rhyme
Harburg, E. Y

At This Point in Rhyme
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1976. Inscribed "For Faith & John [Hubbly] with love, Yipper" . His friends, the Oscar winning animators, Bambi, Dumbo, Fantasia, Pinnochio. Mr. Magoo, Doonesbury. Harburg was the lyricist for The Wizard of Oz, It's Only a Paper Moon, Cabin In The Sky, Lydia, Oh Lydia, April in Paris Collaberator with Gershwin, Arlen. Vernon Duke, Burton Lane. . Inscribed By E. Y. Harburg. First Edition. One Quarter Cloth & Paper. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Hirshfeld. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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17) Crediting Poetry the Nobel Lecture
Heaney, Seamus

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996. Signed Seamus Heaney. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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18) White Horses
Hugh J. Chisholm

Ashler Press, 1932. fine in its very good+ slip case. Limited Edition Of75. Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket [as issued]. Illus. by Boris Artzybasheff. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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19) Fine Clothes to the Jew
Hughes, Langston

Fine Clothes to the Jew
New York: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1929. Dampstaining throughout. Dust jacket with price is chipped, however quite presentable. Inscribed to H.F. Coleman , Bethune - Cookman College Jan. 1, 1932. Mr Coleman's card laid in.. Inscribed By Langston Hughes. Third Printing. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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20) A FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WRITERS WORKSHOP
IOWA REVIEW

NP: NP, 1986. american literary journal. First Edition. Printer Wrapper. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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21) TREASURY OF 100 MOD. AM. POETS. VOL 1FROST, STEIN etal
James Weldon Johnson [etal]

New York: Spoken Arts. readings by edgar lee masters / james weldon johnson / gertrude stein / robert frost / carl sandburg. As New/As New. 33rpm. more information

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22) TREASURY OF 100 MOD. AM. POETS. VOL 7 L. HUGHES Etal
Langston Hughes [etal]

New York: Spoken Arts. readings by allan tate / leonie adams / yvor winters / oscar williams / langston hughes. As New/As New. 33 RPM. more information

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23) HASTY PUDDIN'
McCLINTLOCK, SARAH

New York: The Poets Press, 1935. 8VO. BL. STAMPED CL. BDS. NEW ENGLAND FOLK POEMS. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Sarah McClintlock. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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24) The Janitor's Boy
Nathalia Crane

NY: Thomas Selzer, 1924. Paper Covered Bds. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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25) Going For The Rain
Ortiz, Simon J

New York: Harper&Row, 1976. First Edition. Paper Covered Bds. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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26) Two Gentlemen In Bonds
Ransom, John Crowe

New York: A.A. Knopf, 1927. Pict. paper cv'd bds. extremities worn poetry. First Edition. Paper Covered Bds. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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27) Conjure
Reed, Ishmael

Amherst: University of Mass. Press, 1972. Has publisher's complimentary card, with advanced notice of pub. date, laid in. Signed by Ishmael Reed. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). more information

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28) Shrovetide In Old New Orleans
Reed, Ishmael

New York: Doubleday, 1978. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Anthology/ biography/ Black Interest. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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29) The Waterfront Writers the Literature of Work
Robert Carson (editor)

San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1979. Signed by Frank Silvio, Brian Wilson, Asher Harer, Bob Carson. Herb Mills, Ken Fox, and Gene .Dennis. Inscribed to....from Norman Young. . Signed by Seven of the Contributors . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by with photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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30) Tristram
Robinson, E.A

New York: The Literary Guild, 1927. 8vo. first issued, but not considered 1st trade.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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31) Food Fight
Rosen, Michael J. [editor]

NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1996. Contributions by 33 children's book authors food/children/illustration. Signed By Michael Rosen. First Edition. Paper Covered Bds. Fine/Very Good+. Illus. by Michael Rosen. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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32) Winning Hearts and Minds
Rottman, Larry etal, Eds

Brooklyn: 1st Casualty Press, 1972. War poems by Vietnam veterans.. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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33) Essay On Rime
Shapiro, Karl

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Second Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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34) STEPHEN SPENDER READING HIS SELECTED POEMS
Stephen Spender

New York: Spoken Arts, 1964. 33 RPM RECORD. NEW AUDIO RECORDING. As New/As New. 33rpm. more information

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35) The Coterie
Thomas Bettis, Mallory King , C.J. Knab, James McKee

San Francisco: The Coterie, 1967. Inscribed by Thomas Bettis. Inscribed By Thomas Bettis. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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36) The Coterie
Thomas Bettis, Mallory King , C.J. Knab, James McKee

San Francisco: The Coterie, 1967. Inscribed by Thomas Bettis. Inscribed By Thomas Bettis. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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37) Two Singers
Towne, Ch. Hanson

NY: William. Edwin Rudge, 1928. UNCUT. One of 350 printed by the goudy's; vg+; ex-lib fine press/ poetry. Signed by Charles Hanson Towne. Signed Limited Edition. Paper Covered Bds. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library/Private Press. more information

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38) THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE
]Pound, Ezra- ed] Remi De Gourmond

New York: The Rarity Press, 1931. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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