Search Results: Poetry from Parker's Rare Books

Francestown, New Hampshire: The Golden Quill Press, 1976. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 174 pp. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, and dated December 1976. Clean, unmarked book, in unclipped dust jacket with small (1/4") tear top rear. Book condition NF in VG DJ.

Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, (1987). HB. Quarter black cloth and blue boards, red illustration on front cover, red lettering on spine, 8vo, 199 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show slight shelf wear. Lacking dust jacket. Book condition VG.

St. Columbans, Nebraska: St. Columban's Foreign Mission Society, 1942. 1st American. HB. Orange cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo, 146 pp. Owners name, in pencil, on title page, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very minor edge wear. In unclipped ($1.00) dust jacket that shows chipping, one 3/4" tear top of spine. Book condition VG in VG- DJ.

Minneapolis: The Loft, 1992. Wraps. Stiff wraps, 8vo., 80pp. Anthology of the winners of the 1991 Loft-McKnight Writers Awards. Book condition VG+.

Norway, Iowa: published by the author, 1885. HB. Brown marbled boards with black leather spine, 12mo, 47 pp. "Skrevne i hans 77de aar." Poetry, by this emigrant from Norway who settled in Iowa. Includes a section dedicated to his 3 grandchildren who died of diphtheria. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition VG. Text in Norwegian. Uncommon.

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1925. 1st. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, 12 mo., 221 pp. Some wear and soiling to covers, owners name ffep, pencil marks rear paste-down, no marks in text. Book condition Good+.

New York: Viking, 1945. 1st. HB. Green cloth, 8vo., 124pp. Owners name ffep, top of spine bumped. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine bright. Book condition VG.

Oakland, Ca: Pacific Press Publishing Company, 1889. Second Edition. HB. Green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, 12mo, 122 pp. Owner's name stamped on front end paper, writing on both blank front endpapers, no marks in text. Poetry by this California writer. Shuey [1853-1921] was a teacher and writer from Napa County, California. Binding somewhat weak but holding, Covers show edge wear, light soiling, corners bumped. Book condition Good+.

Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1950. Wraps. Cream colored wraps, 8vo., 540pp. Name written edge of text block, otherwise clean tight copy of the 4th printing, but 1st complete collection of 334 poems originally published in 1928. "Primera Edicion Completa". Stamped "printed in Argentine" on bottom of ffep. Slight edge wear, chipping to top of spine. Text in Spanish. Book condition VG.

Ralph Fletcher Seymour, Publisher, 1952. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 70 pp. No marks in book, binding solid. In a dust jacket that shows some edge wear, chipping, soiling. Book condition VG+ in Good+ DJ.

Minneapolis: by author, 1987. Wraps. Stiff black paper covers, white lettering on front cover, 8vo, 110 pp. SIGNED and inscribed by author on ffep, and also signed by author on title page. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight. Slight curling of front cover, minor soiling to spine. Book condition VG.

Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 1975. HB. Brown cloth, orange paper title label on front cover, orange lettering on spine, 8vo, 78 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light soiling. Book condition VG-.

Appalachia, Virginia: Young Publications, 1967. HB. Black simulated leather, gilt lettering on front cover, 8vo, 31 pp. No marks in book. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition VG-.

Stuttgart: A. F. Macklot, 1823. HB. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 16mo, 271 pp. Owner's name front paste-down, owner's writing ffep, minor markings within text. Binding solid. Covers show light edge wear, chipping with 1/2" loss top of spine, minor loss bottom of spine. Second edition, originally published in 1822. Book condition VG-. Text in German.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. HB. Quarter brown and tan paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, xix, 473 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Small scuff to top edge of front cover. Lacking the dust jacket. Book condition VG.

Naperville, Illinois: Published by the Author, 1909. HB. Blindstamped green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, 12mo, 229, [1] pp., patterned endpapers, all edges of text block marbled. Poetry. Text in German. Sticker residue front paste-down, no marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light shelf wear. Book condition VG-.

Stuttgart: Cotta, 1860. HB. Brown cloth, gilt lettering and designs on front cover and spine, 16mo, 156 pp. plus 8 pp. publisher's ads at rear, yellow endpapers, AEG. Poetry by Duboc (1822-1910) German writer of note in the second half of the 19th Century. Bookseller blindstamp and owner's name on ffep, no other marks in book, rear hinge cracked but binding solid. Covers show light wear to corners, joints cracked 1/4" top of spine. Book condition VG-. Text in German.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1998. Second Printing. HB. Quarter tan paper covered boards, silver lettering on spine, 8 vo, xiv, 126 pp. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight. In clean, unclipped dust jacket with a small chip top of spine. Book condition NF in VG+ DJ.

by author, 1977. stated 1st. HB. Green cloth, 8vo., 71pp. Gilt lettering on spine. SIGNED by author. Book condition NF.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, 1931. First Edition. HB. Black cloth, paper title label on front cover and spine, 8vo, 67 pp. Poetry dealing with religious themes. Kresensky (1892-1955) was a graduate of Coe College, became a Presbyterian minister, and was the Iowa state director of the Federal Writers Project during the depression. Previous owner's inscription on ffep only marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very light soiling, small nick to cloth top of front cover. Book condition VG.