Ossian, fils de Fingal, Barde du Troisieme siècle: Poesies Galliques by Ossian. Macpherson, James (Letourneur, Pierre Prime Felicien & Saint Georges, David de. transl.) - An 6 [1798]

London/ New York/ Toronto: Walter Scott / Thomas Whittaker / W.J. Gage, 1888. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Two volumes bound in one: Translations from Horace ( lxv 172 pages) and Ossian ( lxix 298 pages ) The spine is split from the front board from the head to three quarters of the way down and is torn at the head. Sadly this spoils a very handsome copy.The front end end paper is discoloured around the edges and has an onwrship inscription on its verso; pp xliii to xli have minor circular loss to the blank outer edge near the head. Internally the book is very good, clean, unamarked and solid. A very good copy, with good only boards.

Edinburgh: John Grant. 1926 John Grant hardback; good, sound copy, blue boards with gilt titling and decoration to spine, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1926.

London and Felling-on-tyne: The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Three quarter brown calf leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate behind the front cover. Moderate wear to the extremities. Note dated [1888]. Not exlibrary. Overall in GOOD conditinon. Ossian is the narrator and supposed author of a cycle of poems which the Scottish poet James Macpherson claimed to have translated from ancient sources in the Scots Gaelic. He is based on Oisín, son of Finn or Fionn mac Cumhaill, a character from Irish mythology. Although the poems were well-received, many critics voiced concerns about their authenticity, a debate that continued into the 20th century.. Three Quarter Calf Leather. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: John Wurtele Lovell. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [c1882]. Hardcover. Small 1/4" x 2/3" chip to blank margin of Contents leaf. Age toning to paper at margins of leaves. Previous owner's signature. 1/8" missing and 3/8" chip to cloth at head of spine. Generic "This Book Belongs To" label on front endpaper, without a name. ; No date [c1882]. 492 pages. Blue cloth boards with black decoration on spine and front board, gilt panel on spine. Page dimensions: 183 x 122mm. .

Walter Scott. 1906 Walter Scott pocket hardback, Canterbury Poets first edition thus; Good+, sound copy, name and date 1980 on title page; brown boards have flight of birds illustration, gilt titling to front, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Thus.. 1888.

Glasgow: Printed by Niven, Napier & Khull, Trongate, for James Imray, Bookseller. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1800. Hardcover. Ex-library. Some library markings. Rubber stamps on engraved title, the following letterpress title, and all page edges: "New Zealand Broadcasting Service". Some foxing. Rebound in red cloth boards, with green imitation leather panels laid down on spine. Cloth boards have a moire pattern. Later endpapers.; Volume Two only of two volumes. 234 pages + extra engraved title + 4 plates. Rebound in red cloth boards. Page dimensions: 138 x 87mm. Additional letterpress title following the main letterpress title reads: "Ossian's Poems, Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. Vol. II. Containing Carthon, Dar-Thula, Carric-Thura, Berrathon, Temora, Cath Loda. &c. &c. &c." .

Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1839. Hardcover. Full tan calf, nicely worn covers, a bit rubbed and edgeworn. Previous owners early name in ink, a few pencil notes on rear flyleaf. ; 8vo; 413 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

H G Bohn. 1852 H G Bohn pocket hardback; acceptable aged copy as the red boards with gilt decoration have spine end wear and loss, names on feps including one dated 1856 else good inside; no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Acceptable. Hardcover. 1852.

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

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

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.

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.

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.