Poetry Books from Derringer Books

No Place: Poltroon Press, No Date. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Stiff illustrated sewn wrappers A fine copy of this collaboration between poet Raworth and illustrator Butler. Not dated, but from 1976. This copy has been SIGNED BY THE POET and dated in NYC in 2012. A scarce book of Raworth's that is seldom found… Read more

Buenos Aires: Walter Owen, 1945. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperbound quarto. 51 pp. Text in side by side Portuguese and English. An epic poem written by don Alonzo de Erzilla y Zuniga. Very good condition.

London: Barque Press, 2010. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. Wide paperbound folio sized book (measures 11 1/4" wide x 14 1/4" tall. 22 pp. A slender volume of poems. Some light scuffs to covers and corner bump. A solid very good copy of a book which, due to its awkward dimensions, can easily… Read more

No Place: A Once Book, 1966. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tall, side-stapled wrappers. Unpaginated and printed on rectos only. With an introduction by Aram Saroyan. First edition of this very early collection of poems by Clark. A very good example. This copy has been very briefly INSCRIBED by Clark and dated in… Read more

New York and London: Tolling Elves, 2005. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Small folded nearly square booklet (measuring 4 1/2 x 4 1/4" wide). Chapbook with six poems by Hoa Nguyen and artwork by Debra Steckler. Published as Tolling Elves 29 October 2005. Stapled. A fine example of this fragile production. Comes in… Read more

Durham: Duke University Press, 1996. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperbound volume. 174 pp. Illustrated with photographs. A collection of essays by Pound selected and edited by Ardizzone. Very good copy. This copy comes from the library of poet Kenneth Irby. Irby has added his attractive ownership glyph to the… Read more

Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1996. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. Trade paperbound original book. A collection of Whalen's Buddhist poems with an introduction by Richard Baker and a foreword by Allen Ginsberg. 68 pp. Sunning to spine colors else a near fine copy. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Whalen in year of publication… Read more

Bolinas: Grey Fox Press, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperbound book. This is the simultaneous first paperbound edition. 133 pp. With an introduction by Nathanial Tarn. The text of this book formed the basis for Snyder's original Reed College undergraduate thesis. A very good copy. This is nicely INSCRIBED by Snyder… Read more

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Simultaneous first trade paperbound edition. 232 pp. A work of critical prose by the co-founder of the journal L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E. A near fine copy. From the library of fellow poet Ken Irby with his pencilled "glyph" on the inside front cover.

New York: W. W. Norton, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/none. Trade paperbound book. Simultaneous first paperbound edition of the author's second book, a volume of poems. 62 pp. A handsome very good copy in bound decorated wrappers.

New York: United Artists, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Trade paperbound book. 43 pp. A fine copy of this, the first of four early journals written by Weiner. This one was originally written in 1970. The culmination of the four journals resulted in Clairvoyant Journal written in 1974 and published by Angel Hair Books.… Read more

New York: New Directions, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/none. Simultaneous first paperbound edition. 84 pp. First edition of one of this poet's best books. A very good copy. This copy has been SIGNED by Snyder on the title page.

New Rochelle: The Elizabeth Press, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Small paperbound volume of poems by Eigner. One of four hundred copies printed from Bembo type on Magnani rag paper. A fine copy. 37 pp.

Brooklyn: Lame House, 2007. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Paper 4to. One of 200 copies in stapled illustrated wrappers. A single long poem printed on rectos only. Fine condition.

Seattle: Between Dreams Press, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Slender stapled wrappers. An unpaginated poetry chapbook. Cover woodcut by Dan Heitkamp. A very good example of this scarce book.

Santa Cruz: Blue Press, 2004. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Wide stapled wrappers. An unpaginated poetry volume by Kyger with drawings by Donald Guravich. Poems from her days spent in Oaxaca 2003 - 2004. A fine copy in stiff olive printed wrappers. One of three hundred copies. Despite the ample limitation, an uncommon Kyger… Read more

England: Five Seasons Press, 1984. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. Wide sewn wrappers. Unpaginated chapbook. This is the first authorized and first edition in book form. A handsome very good copy with faint line marking on the rear cover.

Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Very tall hardbound quarto in clear acetate wrapper. A lovely fine press poetry book. Published in an edition of 250 hand-numbered and SIGNED copies. Designed and printed by Noel Young in Santa Barbara. Publisher's prospectus sheet laid in. A fine copy in fine acetate… Read more

Great Barrington: The Figures, 1991. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Wide trade paperbound book. A trade paperbound original volume consisting of 238 pp of poems and short prose pieces. A fine example. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Coolidge to fellow poet Leslie Scalapino and dated in 1992.

Canton: Institute of Further Studies, 1990. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paper 8vo. 23 pp. A poetry chapbook. SIGNED by Ms. Notley on the title page. Very good condition in stapled wrappers with cover illustration by Guy Berard.