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New York: The World Publishing Co., 1971. Signed on the title page by James Welch. First edition / First printing. Brown paper-covered boards, Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Poems. The author's first book. A beautiful copy.
Mainline to the Heart [first edition, boards issue] by Matson, Clive - 1966
by Matson, Clive
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Mainline to the Heart [first edition, boards issue]
by Matson, Clive
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New York: Poets Press, 1966. First edition. String-sewn and bound into full red cloth, lettered in gilt on the front board. Introduction by John Wieners. Drawings by Erin Matson. Minor darkening to the spine, else fine. Matson's first book, signed on the half-title. According to Peter Howard's penciled notes within, only twenty copies were thusly bound.
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Riding the Earthboy 40.
by WELCH, James
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Foucault's Pendulum.
by ECO, Umberto
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- 9780151327652 / 0151327653
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. Signed on the title page by Umberto Eco. First U.S. trade edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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THE FASCINATING STRANGER AND OTHER STORIES [SIGNED]
by Tarkington, Booth
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Limited Edition, #4/377. Hardcover. Octavo, 492 pages; VG/VG-; in G+ blue slipcase; spine age-toned light blue, with black lettering; mild shelf wear and soiling; slipcase starting at top edges; tide line to head of jacket spine; upper edges of textblock bright gilt; catalog listing tipped in at front pastedown; signed flat by Tarkington at limitations page; hand-numbered #4 at limitations page; pages uncut; CX consignment; shelved on bookshelves to the left of the copier. 1346289. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Shock Wave
by Cussler, Clive
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Norwood Press, 2006. Hardcover in slipcase. Used - fine condition. Special signed edition for the Clive Cussler Collector's Society, #27 (of 98 numbered copies). Slipcase shows some evidence of minor shelf wear; book itself shows hardly any wear at all. Book is clean and tight. No markings inside the book. Includes a DVD of the Clive Cussler Grandmaster Address from Cusslercon I in Denver CO, October 2005. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
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NOCTURNE [SIGNED]
by Swinnerton, Frank
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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London: Martin Secker, 1926. 1926 Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 219 pages; G+; contemporary full green cloth binding; spine with rubbed gilt lettering; some shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; fading to spine; tide lines to spine, and over joints; spine cocked; previous owner's bookplate at front pastedown; inscribed by Swinnerton at front free endpaper, "This confiscated copy of a book which the author--according to Mr Somerset Maugham--has obviously never read. With warmest regards and in celebration of an outstandingly loquacious evening. Frank Swinnerton"; pages clean; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1347238. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Human Universe and Other Essays
by Olson, Charles. (Edited by Donald Allen)
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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$404.25
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San Francisco: Auerhahn Society, 1965. First edition. Vellum-Backed Decorated Boards. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing limited to 250 copies. Cover by Robert LaVigne, Photo of Olson by Kenneth Irby. 160 pp. Slight bow to boards, corners of boards bumped. In plain jacket.
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The Water Method Man
by Irving, John
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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Random House, New York, 1972; First Edition; 8vo, 365 pages. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has not been price-clipped. No chips, creases, tears, ownership signatures, or any other markings of any kind. A sound and attractive copy of Irving’s second book.
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The Death of Jim Loney.
by WELCH, James
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- First edition / First printing.
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- 9780060145880 / 0060145889
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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$280.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Signed on the title page by James Welch. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in a dust jacket with minor wear, else fine. The jacket is much more attractive than usual for this book. The scarcest of Welch's novels, especially in nice condition.
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FIRECRACKERS [Signed]
by Van Vechten, Carl
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 246 pages; VG-/VG; Alternating yellow and red band spine with light red and brown lettering; Dustjacket shows fading along spine and a faint crease on the front cover; Boards have light soiling to front cover, minimal edgewear, and more substantial soiling to spine; Textblock has light even age-toning throughout, and author's inscription on ffep: "For Rita Romilly, / with my love - this / intimate chronicle of / contemporary behaviours - / Carl Van Vechten / July 4 - 1925"; CX consignment; Shelved in Room G. Rita Romilly (Benson) [1900 - 1980] was as an actress and director of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. 1346231. Special Collections.
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The Cement Garden 1st Edition 1st Impression Inscribed by Ian McEwan in the Year of Publication
by Ian McEwan
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Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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First edition, first impression of McEwan s first novel, signed in the year of publication. Very Good condition, in original dustwrapper which is not price-clipped (£3.50 net). Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket. Inscribed by Ian McEwan to front endpaper and dated (Sept 12th 1978).The inscription reads "To Alan, with love, Ian Sept 12. 1978".
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Mainline to the Heart: And Other Poems
by Clive Matson
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- 9781587901393 / 1587901390
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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Regent Press, 2009-03-01. Paperback. Good.
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Mainline to the Heart
by MATSON, Clive
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Wadsworth, Illinois, United States
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Kerhonkson, NY: Poets Press, 1966. First edition. Softcover. Matson's first book, a collection of poems with 3 illustrations by Erin Matson and an introduction by John Wieners. An about very good plus copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear and some toning to the edges. A nicely printed book.
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Mainline to the Heart.
by MATSON, Clive
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Kerhonkson: Poets Press,, 1966.. First edition.. [36 pp]. Near fine in printed wrappers. Introduction by John Wieners. Poems with three drawings by Erin Matson.
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Mainline to the Heart
by (WIENERS, John and Erin Matson) MATSON, Clive
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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Kerhonkson, New York: Poets Press, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Introduction by John Wieners. Drawings by Erin Matson. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Wrappers foxed, thus very good, internally fine. The author's first book.
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Mainline to the Heart
by Matson, Clive, introduction by John Wieners, drawings by Erin Matson
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Kerhonkson, NY: Poets Press, 1966. Unpaginated, 9 x 7.5 inches, illustrated with drawings, all paperstock decoratively blind-stamped, very good first edition chapbook in stapled pictorial yellow wraps toned at edges and spinefold. Matson's first book. Like much of Matson's poetry, there is no ostensible gay content, but references (Wieners, Huncke, Ginsberg) galore ... Los Angeles poet.
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Mainline to the Heart: And Other Poems
by Clive Matson
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Newport Coast, California, United States
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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
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Mainline to the heart.
by MATSON, Clive
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Kerhonkson: Poets Press, (1966).. First edition.. [36 pp]. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Introduction by John Wieners. Poems with drawings by Erin Matson. His first book.
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Mainline to the Heart.
by MATSON,, Clive
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria, Australia
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Kerhonkson, New York, Poets Press, 1966.. Quarto stapled booklet, unpaginated, 36pp, illustrated by Erin Matson, original wrappers a bit worn, otherwise very good.. First edition. Author's first book, with manuscript completion of the last line in "Goodbye Scene".
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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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- 9780802160478 / 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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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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- 9781460257432 / 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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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 / 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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- 9789810728496 / 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 Complete Poetical Works Collected By Himself with Explanatory Notes and Biographical Introduction
by Moore, Thomas
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Sumner, Iowa, United States
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New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co.. Alligator (padded) Edition of the Poets with Red-Line Borders, Padded Corners, Full Gilt Edges IN ORIGINAL BOX. The binding is pristine, the gilt is tarnished in places, the box is whole w repairs to corners of bottom and top, original label on box describing the binding as Padded Hornback Alligator.Book appears unread-no previous owners signature, pages pristine. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1895.
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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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