Poetry from Adamstown Books

Allentown PA: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1953. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 213 pp. w/several decorative illustrations.Text is in English, poetry is in PA German. Includes a memoriam and then a selection of Birmelin's later work organized into category : The Calendar and Festivals of the Year; Poems of a Reflective Nature; Proverbs;… Read more about this item

London, England: William Heinemann Ltd., 1923. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, 432 pp. Series of lectures on various poets - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Rbert Browning, Charles Swinburne, George Meredith, William Morris, Robert Nuchanan, Robert Bridges - by Lafcadio Hearn. Book Condition :Good, Ex-College Library; bookplate inside front cover; label on spine… Read more about this item

Richard West, 1985. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited edition (of 100) reprint of 1936 Wesleyan University publication in conjunction with an exhibit of Frost's work. Hardcover, 58 pp. w/ several b&w illustrations. This edition is in library binding with gilt spine titling. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; sealed binding tape inside covers… Read more about this item

New York NY: Haskell House, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1971 Haskell House reprint of 1935 limited edition. Hardcover, 90 pp. w/ b&w frontispiece photo.Twenty two letters by Barrett Browning to two of her sisters from 1846-1857 beginning with her first writing them after she eloped with Robert Browning and journeyed… Read more about this item

London, England and New York NY: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st Edition. Hardcover, 216 pp. w/13 b&w photos. Full length sympathetic biography of the Victorian poet. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends; two small smudges at top of… Read more about this item

University Of Iowa Press, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 356 pp. Examines Snyder's role in an artistic and counter-cultural identification with the East (particularly the Pacific Rim) during the San Fransisco renaissance of the 1950's and 60's. Book Condition : Fine; unmarked; binding tight, appears unread. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine;… Read more about this item

New York NY: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 1990. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 336 pp. The GErman Library, No. 42. Anthology of German poems set to music. The songs are presented in German with matching English translation on facing page, no musical scoring is included. Includes lieder from Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann, Strauss,… Read more about this item

Eugene OR: Toad Press, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover poetry Journal, 61 pp., contains two pieces by Philip Whalen - "The Education Comes Along" and "Voyages: A TransPacific Journal". The former is presented script form transcribed from the original 1966 composition in Kyoto, Japan. The latter is in… Read more about this item

Swift Current, Canada: Jacob M. Fehr, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on reverse of title page. Softcover, 76 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Collected poems and short stories, expressing a love for the Low German dialect. Self-published by Canadian author. Book Condition : Near Fine; no… Read more about this item

Francestown NH: The Golden Quill Press, (1981), 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author on title page. Poetry collection. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; gift inscription from author's mother on front free end paper; crease to rear free end paper. Dust Jacket Condition :… Read more about this item

London, England: E.W. Allen, 1891. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1891 Stated 2nd Edition. Includes mounted portrait frontispiece. Poetry by Thomas Lake harris, a communal religious leader, whose beleifs were influenced by Swedenborg and spiritualism. Book Condition : Fair, Ex-Seminary Library; a few pencil marks; binding starting to separate; bookplate inside front… Read more about this item

Chicago IL: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1904. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited large paper edition, unnumbered of 250. 230 pp. including c. 60 b&w photos. Collection of poetic works by Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning related to Florence Italy where they lived for15 years. Includes Casa Guidi Windows, Old Pictures in Florence, Book One… Read more about this item

Bethlehem PA: Charles L. Lochman, 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Privately published collection of poetry includes 26 selections including 5 related to the Odd Fellows fraternal organization. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; light age toning inside covers; scuffing to spine and cover corners; light semi-circular water stain to bottom of… Read more about this item

Reading PA: Daniel Miller, Publisher, 1903. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In PA German with English introduction. Anthology of 45 poems and 58 short prose pieces transcribed in PA German compiled by Daniel Miller. Book Condition: Good-; no text marks; occasional foxing; binding relaxed but intact, tear to bottom title page… Read more about this item

NewYork NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of Van Dyke's poetic criticism of Tennyson. Subjects include Milton and Tennyson; The Bible in Tennyson; and more. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; slight sunlight fading to spine; binding slightly relaxed; light scuffing to rear cover; some pages uncut.… Read more about this item

Middlebury Center, PA: Charles F. Foster, 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. Religious poems, hymns, sonnets, and metered and free verse. Dark brown wraps, illustrated, stapled binding, 131 pp., several B&W illustrations of paintings, mostly by the author. Condition: Very Good, clean and crisp.… Read more about this item

Petaluma CA: Pryor Pettingill Publishers, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Compilation of Freedman's poetry grouped by publication title, as well as miscellaneous and previously unpublished work. Date is provided for each poem. Compiled and edited by her son. Author's signature is reproduced on half title page. Book Condition : Fine;… Read more about this item

Kanona NY: J & C Transcripts, 1971. Book. Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on front free end paper; Singed "Clara Mack Bennett" on top, then below "To Rev. Kurz, Read and enjoy. C.M.B. Jan-1972". Collection of 49 short poems, some with Christian underpinnings. Book Condition : Good;… Read more about this item

Lititz PA: Sun Hill Productions, 1994. Book. Illus. by Winne, Ruth E.. Very Good Plus. Softcover (Side-stapled). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Written by noted children's songwriter Steven Courtney, these are humorous short stories/poems in verse form accompanied by full page b&w illustrations.Book Condition : Very Good+; slight cover edge wear; crease at top right cover… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Rudd & Carleton, 1859. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A small book of poems by this American poet and novelist in the 1800s. Brown cloth with blind stamped ornamentation, gilt spine titles, 117 pp., unillustrated. Condition: Good +; ex-seminary library, remains of spine label, bookplate, cataloging notation on… Read more about this item