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BURNING BUSH
by Untermeyer, Louis
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- Used - Very good
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- 1928
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- Hardcover
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New York: Harcourt, Brace, & Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. New York: Harcourt, Brace, & Company, 1928. Frontispiece. 109 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Umber cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Gilt lettering on spine faded. Moderate wear to head, heel, and corners. Top edge of block dyed,… Read more about this item Item Price
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FEATHERS AND THE HORIZON
by Fairbairn, Anne and Ghazi al-Gosaibi
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- Used - Very good
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- Very good-
- Published
- 1989
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0949264563
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Canberra: Leros Press, 1989. Softcover. Very good/Very good-. A Selection of Modern Poetry from Across the Arab World. Canberra: Leros Press, 1989. Foreword by Hope, A.D.. 224 pp. Softcover. Oblong Large 8vo. Pink trade paperback. Crease down spine and corners. Pages clean and bright. Dust jacket shows moderate edge wear. Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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WHERE IÕM FROM
by Lyon, George Ella
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- Used - Very good+
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- No dust jacket
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- First edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 1888842121
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$100.00
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Spring, TX: Absey & Company, 1999. First edition. Softcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Where Poems Come From. Spring, TX: Absey & Company, 1999. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Numerous b/w photographs. Photography by Hoskins, Robert. ix, 98 pp. Softcover. 8vo. Black trade paperback. Review copy.… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00

POEMS ON STONE IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT
by Majdalany, Jeanne & Mulkerin, Jean
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- Used - Very good
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- 1980
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- Softcover
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Stamford, CT: Stamford Historical Society, 1980. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Stamford, CT: Stamford Historical Society, 1980. Numerous b/w photographs. Softcover. 12mo. Gray trade paperback. Light foxing to cover includes one foldout map. Pages clean and bright. Very good condition with minimal signs of wear. Very good/No dust jacket. Item Price
$21.00

POEMS
by Harte, Bret
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- Used - Very good
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- 1871
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- Hardcover
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$42.00
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Boston: Fields, Osgood, & CO., 1871. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Boston: Fields, Osgood, & CO., 1871. 152 pp. Hardcover. 16mo. Green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Appears to have been recently rebound. A few nicks to page edges. Pages clean and bright. Very good condition overall. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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AMBUSHED BY ANGELS & OTHER POEMS
by Davidson, Gustav
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- Used - Very good
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- Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1965
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- Hardcover
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London: Outposts Publications, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. London: Outposts Publications, 1965. Gogarty, Oliver St John. First edition. Signed by the author. 64 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Very good condition. Top corner of front cover bumped. Dust jackets has some wear on edges… Read more about this item Item Price
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TRANSBLUESENCY
by Baraka, Amiri
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- Used - Very good+
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- No jacket issued
- Published
- 1995
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 1568860145
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New York: Marsilio, 1995. Softcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Selected Poems of Amiri Baraka/LeRoi Jones (1961-1995). New York: Marsilio, 1995. Inscribed and signed by the author. 271 pp. Softcover. Small 8vo. Blue and white stiff wrappers. A nice copy with light edge wear. Very good+/No jacket issued. Item Price
$40.00

EARTHLY PARADISE, THE [ 4 VOLUMES ]
by Morris, William
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- Used - Very good
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- No dust jacket
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- Parts I & II, ninth edition; Parts III & IV, seventh edi
- Published
- 1896
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- Hardcover
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$425.00
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London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1896. Parts I & II, ninth edition; Parts III & IV, seventh edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1896. 4 vols. Parts I & II, ninth edition; Parts III & IV, seventh edition. Title vignette. 343, 334, 526, 442 pp. Hardcover. Small… Read more about this item Item Price
$425.00

A CITY IS PEOPLE
by Manch, Joseph
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- First edition
- Published
- 1972
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- Hardcover
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$32.00
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Buffalo, NY: Committee of the Joseph Manch Book and Scholarship Fund, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. A Collection of Poems and Photographs from the Works of Joseph Manch. Buffalo, NY: Committee of the Joseph Manch Book and Scholarship Fund, 1972. First edition. Signed by the author. Numerous b/w photographs. 129… Read more about this item Item Price
$32.00

LOST SON AND OTHER POEMS
by Roethke, Theodore
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- Used - Very good+
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- Very good
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- First British edition
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- [ 1949 ]
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- Hardcover
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London: John Lehmann, [ 1949 ]. First British edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. London: John Lehmann, [ 1949 ]. First British edition. 62 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Bright orange-red cloth. Clean, lovely copy in a very good just wrapper with a mildly frayed head of spine; a very small hole toward head of… Read more about this item Item Price
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POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS [ 2 VOLS BOUND AS ONE ]
by Gay, John
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- No jacket issued
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- First edition
- Published
- 1720
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- Hardcover
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$500.00
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London: Printed for Jacob Tonson â and Bernard Lintot, 1720. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. William Kent. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson â and Bernard Lintot, 1720. First edition. Engraved frontispiece and 2 other plates by William Kent. 2 volumes bound as 1. [10], 268, [7], 272-546 pp. Hardcover. Large 4to. Professionally rebound in period… Read more about this item Item Price
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DITHYRAMBE SUR LÕIMMORTALITE DE LÕAME, SUIVI DU PASSAGE DU ST.-GOTHARD, POEME TRADUIT DE LÕANGLAIS
by Delille, Jacques; Cavendish, Georgiana [Duchess of Devonshire]
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- Used - Very good
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- 1802
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- Hardcover
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Paris: Giguet et Michaud, 1802. Hardcover. Very good. Paris: Giguet et Michaud, 1802. Translated into French by Jacques Delille. Illustrated with a frontis-engraving. 115 pp. Text in French and English. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Full polished brown brown, straight-grain morocco. 5 bands separating 6 elaborately gilt tooled compartments, boards elaborate ruled… Read more about this item Item Price
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ROBERT LAX NEW POEMS 1962/1985
by Lax, Robert
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- Used - Very good+
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- 1986
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 3922760074
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$125.00
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London: Coracle Press, 1986. Softcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: Coracle Press, 1986. Unpaginated. Softcover. 8vo. White stiff wrappers. Wraps lightly toned at perimeters. Else, a very nice copy. Very good+/No jacket issued. Item Price
$125.00

THE LADY OF THE LAKE
by Scott, Walter
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- Used - Very good+
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- First edition
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- 1810
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- Hardcover
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$1,000.00
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Edinburgh/London: John Ballantyne & Co./ Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, 1810. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Edinburgh/London: John Ballantyne & Co./ Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, 1810. First edition. Illustrated with a frontis portrait of Scott. 290, cxxix, [1 ] pp. Hardcover. 4to. Brown… Read more about this item Item Price
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KORA IN HELL IMPROVISATIONS
by Williams, William Carlos
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- Used - Very good
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- No dust jacket
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- Limited edition, one example of 1,000 copies
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- 19201920
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- Hardcover
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$150.00
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Boston: Four Seas Company, 19201920. Limited edition, one example of 1,000 copies. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Boston: Four Seas Company, 19201920. Limited edition, one example of 1,000 copies. 86 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Beige paper covered boards. Head, heel and corners bumped and rubbed, small closed tears to head; spine and boards… Read more about this item Item Price
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PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION. A POEM. IN THREE BOOKS
by [ Akenside, Mark ]
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- Used - Very good
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- No jacket issued
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- First Edition, First Issue; with 5-line footnote on p. 9, p. 20
- Published
- 1744
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- Hardcover
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Sarasota, Florida, USA
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$350.00
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London: Printed for R. Dodsley, 1744. First Edition, First Issue; with 5-line footnote on p. 9, p. 20 incorrectly numbered 22, press-figure 1 on pp. 21, 30 & 32 . Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: Printed for R. Dodsley, 1744. First Edition, First Issue; with 5-line footnote on p. 9, p. 20 incorrectly numbered 22, press-figure… Read more about this item Item Price
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GREEN SEES THINGS IN WAVES
by Kleinzhaler, August
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- Used - Very good+
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- Very good+
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- First edition
- Published
- 1998
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374166722
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. First edition. Signed by the author. 80 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Pale yellow backed, black paper covered boards. Head and heel bumped and rubbed. Else, a very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+. Item Price
$35.00

SONNETS OF MICHAEL ANGELO BUONARROTI [MICHELANGELO] AND TOMMASO CAMPANELLA
by [Michelangelo and Campanella] Symonds, John Addington
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- Used - Good+
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- No dust jacket
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- First thus
- Published
- 1878
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- Hardcover
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$68.00
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London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1878. First thus. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. Now for the First Time Translated into Rhymed English. London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1878. First thus. Hardcover. 8vo. Purple cloth. Heel and corners worn through, head and bottom corner front board more so, with chip to head; spine toned;… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SCRIBLERIAD: AN HEROIC POEM IN SIX BOOKS
by Cambridge, Richard Owen
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- Used - Very good+
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- No dust jacket
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- First edition
- Published
- 1751
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- Hardcover
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$450.00
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London: Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall; an sold by M. Cooper in Pater-noster-row, 1751. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. London: Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall; an sold by M. Cooper in Pater-noster-row, 1751. First edition. 7 full-page copper-plate engraving; a general frontis and frontispieces for each of the six books.… Read more about this item Item Price
$450.00

GOBBLER OF GOD, A POEM OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
by MacKaye, Percy
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- Used - Good+
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- No dust jacket
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- First edition
- Published
- 1928
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- Hardcover
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$30.00
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London: Longmans, Green, 1928. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. B/w woodcut chapter vignettes. Illustrated by the authorÕs daughter, Arvia MacKaye. 91 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Black cloth backed, decorative paper covered boards. Spine faded and worn; paper label to spine chipped; head and heel bumped, with small tears… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00