BLACK HOLES, BLACK STOCKINGS by Broumas, Olga and Jane Miller - 1985

Elkin Mathews, London, 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Small 8vo. 75pp. Patterned boards featuring a handsome design by Laurence Binyon, slightly water-stained at the top edges and worn at the backstrip ends. Front endpaper hinge tender and one section joint cracked. Some slight fox-spotting and the endpapers browned. A good copy. Also includes contributions by 'Anodos' [i.e. Mary Elizabeth Coleridge] (eleven poems), Laurence Binyon (his poems 'The Invocation of Venus' and 'The Willow') Selwyn Image (his poem 'The Truants' Holiday'), Arthur Romney Green (his poems 'Frederika' and 'A Sonnet'), Manmohan Ghose (his poems 'Sonnet', 'Elegy' and 'The Lover and the Painter'), Reginald Balfour (two poems and two translations), and E.L. (four poems)..

Edmonton, NeWest Press, 1985, trade paperback, 190 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition, Signed and inscribed by the Editor on the title page "To Vi - Ian Adam". Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner bumps, light rubs. A collection of the work of 29 writers on the City of Calgary as it enters its second century. Contributors include; John Ballem, Joan Clark, Ken Mitchell, W.O. Mitchell, and Aritha van Herk. ISBN 9780920316832

Victoria BC, Sono Nis Press, 1989, trade paperback, 101 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Signed without inscription by the Author on the title page, Good condition in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, front hinge strained but strong. Dustjacket, slight edge nicks, short tear at spine. The sixth book of poems from this Alberta poet and educator whose, In John Updike's Room, won the W. O. Mitchell City of Calgary Prize for 2006. ISBN 9781550390247

N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good ex libris copy with 2 library stamps. ( one on front endpaper, and one on bottom margin page 117 ). Jacket is worn and chipped at edges and folds, with a couple of long closed tears ( quite unobtrusive ), and a chip from spine heel that clips half the W in Brow.A decent copy of an uncommon Service title which is quite scarce in a jacket..

Moonbeam ON, Penumbra Press, 1979, trade paperback, 95 pp, First Edition, First Printing, limited to 500 copies, Very Good condition, Signed by the Author without inscription on the half-title page. Straight and tightly bound with no markings, light soil to covers, light corner bumps. Ken Stange's third major work which includes themes of night, ghosts, and lovers. ISBN 9780920806036

N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good ex libris copy with 2 library stamps. ( one on front endpaper, and one on bottom margin page 117 ). Jacket is worn and chipped at edges and folds, with a couple of long closed tears ( quite unobtrusive ), and a chip from spine heel that clips half the W in Brow.A decent copy of an uncommon Service title which is quite scarce in a jacket..

Roanoke, VA: Mill Mountain Review, 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 136pp, printed wrappers. A rare literary magazine from 1971 Roanoke, notable for the inclusion of five poems by Frank Stanford, as well as writing by Wendell Berry and others. (Editor Irv Broughton was a close associate of Stanford and published the poet's first book the same year.) Unmarked copy with light outer wear and spotting.

Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.

This is a very lovely small book of poetry by Dante Gabriel Rossetti with illustrations by Paul Woodroffe. It was published by David McKay, Philadelphia, and dates to circa 1916. This appears to be a special binding, more luxurious than the softcover binding that McKay published, because this one has covers of thick rose-colored suede leather with the title and author impressed deeply into the suede on the front cover and spine. The front and back have double-page illustrations by Paul Woodroffe, as shown, and the title page has a lovely design as well as a facing illustration; there are 3 other illustrations among the 27 pages. The illustrations are in the Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau style. The page edges are gilt, as shown, and there is a pink ribbon bookmark sewn in. This is the only copy with this binding that I have found. Please use the zoom function to see the great details. This little volume has survived well for 100 years. The interiors are in good, clean condition; the only condition… Read More

Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press. Very Good; Three small brown stains on front wraps.. 2003. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Uncorrected proof of this poetry dialogue between the late Jim Harrison and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 85 pages .