Water Street (poems) by Merrill, James - 1962

New York: Atheneum. Fine copy. 1973. 4th prt.. softcover. 8vo, 53 pp., Signed by the author on the title page .

Atheneum, 1962. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Atheneum, January 1962. First Edition. Paper Back. Very Good. First edition stated. Very Good: short crease at one corner, light rubbing at the corners and spine ends, very short splits at the top of the spine. Not an unattractive copy.

New York: Atheneum, 1962. First edition. Softcover. The simultaneous paperback edition of his scarce third collection of poetry and seemingly his most uncommon trade edition. A very good plus in wrappers that have some rubbing and minor wear. Signed by Merrill on the title page. Uncommon thus.

New York: Atheneum, 1962 A Fine copy. Unfaded, bright. Flyleaf has some brown discoloration from newspaper articles affecting the inscription, "H.M. fro, J.M. 1962". Merrill's third trade collection of poems, and the scarcest. 53pp.

New York: Atheneum, 1962. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1962 stated 1st edition, in its simultaneous wrappers. INSCRIBED BY JAMES MERRILL on the half-title. A clean, solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine, with one tiny closed tear and chip along the lower spine. The poet's 3rd published book of poems.

New York: Atheneum, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, cloth issue. 53 p. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. Light rubbing to lettering on spine, one tip worn. Jacket missing a chip at top of front panel, luckily not effecting any of the lettering. Small scuff to front panel. Some wear to top edge of jacket, price intact ($3.95). The poet's third collection.

New York: Atheneum, 1962. First edition. Edges and extremities a bit rubbed; slight dent to rear wrapper; near fine copy.. 8vo, 53pp; printed wrappers. The softcover issue of one of Merrill's more elusive trade titles, inscribed and signed by Merrill on the title page at a later date.

New York: Atheneum, 1962. First Edition. Covers lightly rubbed, with a touch of wear to spine-ends and some spotting to the inside covers. 8vo, 53pp, perfect-bound in printed wrappers. A nice association copy, inscribed on the half-title page, incorporating the printed title: "Overlooking [Water Street] there is always a little yellow & white room for Donald and Mary. Make tracks! Love from Jimmy, 1962." The recipients were the writer and specialist on Japanese culture Donald Richie and his then-wife, Mary Evans. Laid in are: an autograph postcard, jointly written and signed by Donald Richie and James Merrill and sent to Mary from Japan in 1963, and a much later typed letter signed by Richie to Mary (2000) mentioning Merrill as well as JD McClatchy & Chip Kidd, John Ashbery, and Claude Fredericks, as well as sending her this book, which he'd discovered among his things.

New York: Atheneum, 1962. First edition. Spine stamping dulled, as usual, otherwise fine in a lightly rubbed dust jacket with very light wear along the upper edge.. 8vo, 53pp; cloth. Generally accepted to be Merrill's scarcest trade publication.