Memory and other Poems (J.B. Priestley's Copy) by de la Mare, Walter - 1938

San Francisco: Discovery Books, 1959. Printed at The Troubador Press, San Francisco. The first book by this key Beat poet and musician. 52 unnumbered pages in original brown wrappers, $1.25 price printed rear wrapper. A tiny faint crease top corner front wrapper, Else Fine. . First Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Luis Obispo, California: Solo Press, 1974. Near Fine, tiny bump at top rear corner of spine. faint mark front wrapper at spine. His fourth published book, and the first of Kooser's books to receive national recognition. Kooser was named the 13th Poet Laureate of the United States in 2004 and is the winner of numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. A handsome and unmarked copy. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Fulcrum Press, 1968. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, small creases at spine ends, front flap bottom corner price clipped. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Totem Press/Corinth Books , 1961. First Printing of his first book, the first isue with bold print ads and price of $1.25. Near Fine, browning at spine. . First Edition. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1959. Third Printing, 1959 stated. Pocket Poets Series Number 8, and Corso's 2nd published book. Near Fine, spine evenly browned, scant edge wear. . Third Printing. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 4 3/4" x 6 1/4".

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1926. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on limitation page -" To Will H. Hays, Esq., with every good wish and all friendly thoughts Yours Wilbur Nesbit". The Clubman Edition, #78 of 300 copies printed. Foreword by George Ade. Fine, No Jacket, As Issued. Will Hays was most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Nesbit is best known for his poetry for the Volland Jolly Kid Book series and for his poetry on Freemasonry. A… Read More

New York: Grove Press, 1969. SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page, and with the ink signature of noted literary scholar and translator Joseph A Buttigieg, the father of current Democratic Party presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Near Fine, lacking the dust jacket, title at spine a bit dulled. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: Stolen Paper Editions , 1966. Second Printing of the Stolen Paper editions, with the cover overprinted in blue. Her first book, the true first edition was self-published, then published by Jeff Berner of the Stolen Paper Review in various printings. Near Fine, slight browning to rear wrapper at spine edge. Red end papers, 6 pages, four poems; God/Love Poem, To Fuck With Love, Phases I, II, and III. The latter three poems caused the book to be banned as obscene. . Second Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. Square 8vo.

Austin, Texas: Cold Mountain Press, 1978. SCARCE small press publication, Kooser's 7th published book of poems. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. Near Fine, slight toning to wrappers, else feels unread, the spine smooth. original price of $4.00 in pencil at front blue end page, there were also 300 hardback copies printed. . First Paperback Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.