Poems. by BERRYMAN, John - 1942.

Norwalk, Connecticut U.S.A: New Directions, 1942. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 6" x 9. FAIR/NO DJ Former library book 25 pp. Text clean and unmarked except for usual library treatments. Green cloth boards with black lettering on cover in fair condition. Binding firm.

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1942. First edition. stapled wrappers. Good/good. 8vo, 25 pages, plain self-wraps, in soiled dj with two-inch split at spine repaired. Author's first book. Issued in the Poet of the Month series.

New Directions. Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good;

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1942. First edition and first printing. Softcover. 25 pages. Part of the Poet of the Month Series. Berryman's first book. A very good plus copy in stapled wrappers with some bumping to the corners of the pages and in a near fine dust jacket with the same bumping. A clean copy.

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1942. First edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. First edition of Berryman's first separate publication, one of 1500 copies issued in wrappers. 28 pp. Some very slight sunning to the spine and extremely minor rubbing to the top edge, else a fine copy.

Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, 1942. Paperback. Fine/Near Fine. Plain staple-bound wraps, in printed dust jacket with "review copy" stamped in red ink on front panel. Book is fine. Dust jacket is split and separated as the spine. The poet's first book.

Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, 1942. Softcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition, wrappered issue. Cardstock wrappers toned, else fine in a very good, age-toned dustwrapper with a few small soiled spots. A selection in the Poet of the Month collection, one of 1500 copies in wrappers.

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1942. First edition. 28 pp. Blue paper boards, lettered in black on the front board, with the dust jacket. Jacket edge rubbed with some minor chipping at the head of the spine, spine browned. Volume top edge sunned, with some lightening to the spine, endpapers somewhat browned. Berryman's first separate publication, one of 500 copies issued in boards. Stefanik A2.

New Directions, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, full teal paper-covered boards in matching dust jacket, 9" x 6", 25 pp., plus colophon and series list. Chip to top rear corner of jacket, which also shows moderate toning at spine and edges. Ownership inscription of Wesley Wehr, May 1950. Wehr was a noted paleontologist and artist in the Northwest School of art. In 1950, however, he was studying composition at the University of Washington, and although he showed an aptitude for music at an early age, he only published one composition. There are musical notations in pencil to about half of the free rear endpaper, one ink scribble at dedication page, else a very nice copy of this important early work by John Berryman.

1942. 1942 Berryman, John POEMS The Poet of the Month Norfolk: New Directions, c1942 Author's First Book 1/1500 copies 8vo Stapled cardstock wrappers with light blue printed dust jacket Dust wrapper slightly faded on spine, else fine softcover copy.

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+.