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London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1911. Book. Very Good. No Binding. LOVE SONNETS SONNETS from PORTUGUESE by E.B.BROWNING London, Arthur L. Humphreys; 1911 64 pages Full Sandorski and Sutcliffe leather binding, stamped Sandorski and Sutcliffe. Size 4 1/2 by 5 3/4" Very good condition, minor wear and foxing .

New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Ms. Deutsch's first book. Small fraying at the top of the spine. Uniform mild fading of the boards. Square, clean, crisp, and tight..

New York: Wm. Sloane, 1947. Book. Illus. by Waldo Pierce [signed]. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.

Book. Good. Hardcover. Doris Harker created her own compilation of poems and illustrations from Child Life magazine circa 1920s-1930s. She cloth covered the boards, and bound up 28 construction paper pages with poems written in ink with a neat hand,and accompanying illustrations from Child Life Magazine. The book is disbound but complete and the brittle construction paper has been extensively repaired. It is now housed in a custom made box to protect it from further damage. .

U.S.A.: Knopf, 1994. Book. As New. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1994, 1st trade edition trade paperback. As new condition. "With Earthly Measures, Edward Hirsch breaks through the ring of fire and captures his Muse. The voice is now uncannily his own; uncanny because we believe we have heard it before, yet the accents are unearthly and utterly fresh. Like his poem on Art Pepper, this voice also hears the chords of Stevens and Celan, but knows that 'play solo means going on alone, improvising.'" -Harold Bloom.

NY: Knopf, 1996. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. As up-to-date as the current cosmography, as steeped in tradition as ancient agriculture, George Bradley's The Fire Fetched Down overflows with energy, humor, and intellectual curiosity. Readers will find the aesthetic detachment and technical proficiency they have come to expect of Bradley's work, but they will discover other, more immediate attractions as well. The poet sounds new notes in this book, among them the bemused intimacy of "Ode to Absent-Mindedness" and the uneasy excursion of "Frug Macabre". From lyric outburst to contemplative essay, from myths of origin to postmodern manifestos, the work assembled here is a heady variety of subject and style. Bradley manages to effect an equilibrium between inspection and introspection. By turns exuberant and wistful, informative and sly, The Fire Fetched Down is also serious fun. Bradley offers those most human of pleasures, the cultivation of… Read More

CT: Kenyon Hill Publishers, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Volume One, Number One. Poetry & fiction. Including poets Heany, Pinsky, Pastan etal. Stories by Ann Beattie & George Mackay Brown. interview with Robert Penn Warren.

Ithica: Cornell Univ Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Soft cover. first thus. Uncorrected Proof. Poems in this volume bring readers through the construction site gate alongside the women who practice a skilled trade in a dangerous industry. Assured and impassioned, the poems not only manifest outer events and day-to-day realities of the worksite but also expose through metaphor and resonant detail its high-voltage interior life. Susan Eisenbergs early poems were private responses to the experiences of her apprentice years as an electrician.....

New York: Spoken Arts, 1964. Book. As New. No Binding. 33 RPM. 33 RPM RECORD. NEW AUDIO RECORDING.

New York: Spoken Arts Audio Book. As New. No Binding. 33 RPM. readings by allan tate / leonie adams / yvor winters / oscar williams / langston hughes.