Down-Adown-Derry, A Book of Fairy Poems by De La Mare, Walter - 1922

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1922. Front cover vignette in gilt, with gilt lettering cover and spine. Vignette is bright. Color frontispiece illustration by DOROTHY P. LATHROP, with addition illustrations through text, several in color. 195pp. A very clean and crisp copy.. First American Edition. Blue Cloth. Gentle Cover and Edgewear/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Dorothy P. Lathrop. Crown Octavo.

London: Constable & Co., [1922]. 1st edition . Hardcover. Good condition . Dorothy P. Lathrop. 190p., illus. 3 col. plates

London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dorothy P Lathrop. Grey tote Rear room Blue Boards [4]+-viii+190p,teg,illus,color. Owners book plate on paste-down. Some foxing on Ht, fore-edge and last four pages Interior near fine all color plates present 2 1/4" paper loss head Dj and front Dj pulled but present

London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7.5". Dorothy Lathrop. A lovely, first edition copy of this book of fairy poems by Walter De La Mare. Charming collection of fairy poems by Walter de la Mare featuring more than 60 illustrations by Caldecott Medal winning artist Dorothy Lathrop. Collated and complete.Including a beautiful frontispiece, in colour. Walter John De La Mare was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for a highly acclaimed selection of subtle psychological horror stories, amongst them "Seaton's Aunt" and "All Hallows". In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt lettering to the front board and spine. Externally, very smart, with slight bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. A few marks to the front board. Internally, slight age-toning to the free-endpapers, as usual. Slight spotting… Read More

Constable, London,1922. First Edition. Royal 8vo.pp.viii+ 193. 3 colour plates and many black and white plates and illustrations of fairies and fairy folk. Rebound in half leather with raised bands and leather title labels.marbled boards.

London, United Kingdom: Constable & Co. ltd, 1922. Book. Illus. by Dorothy Lathrop. Very Good +. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Print. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) of the limited edition. Limited to 325 copies with three colour plates, including frontispiece, numerous letterpress illustrations, many full-page, top edges gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original gilt decorated vellum (some aging, spotting) , spine ends very slightly rubbed, small knock to one corner, internally bright pages, unread in a tight binding, slight offsetting to endpages. Very good plus to near fine. Signed by Walter e La Mare to the limitation page [56].

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

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.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

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

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… Read More

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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+.