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San Francisco, CA Dorothy and Frank Shields, 1943. Pamphlet Limited "Private Edition" of 500 copies. Limited "Private Edition" of 500 copies. Very Good+ in Wrapswith vellum "DJ": shows indications of very careful use: light wear to lower corner tips; a small stain at the outside edge of one of the pages and a hint of the same stain to the outside (rag) edges of several other pages; a mild bump to the head of the sewn edge, which affects many of the text pages as well; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Remains close to 'As New'. The vellum DJ showsmild rubbing and a tiny stain near the lower corner of the front panel; light wear to the extremities, but with scant loss to chipping and a tiny tear; attached to the book by the publisher. Remains attractive and intact, but shows mild wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x6.15 x 0.2 inches). 32 pages. Red and black text with brown-toned designs. Language: English. Weight: 4.5 ounces.… Read More

Santiago, Chile Biblioteca Popular Nascimento, 1971. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: mildest rubbing to wrapper covers; the pages have tanned rather heavily, due to aging; binding leans a little but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 194pp. Prologue by Luis Iñigo Madrigal. Paperback. Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista (1902 – 1989) was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba. Born in Camagüey, he studied law at the University of Havana, but abandoned a legal career and worked as a typographer and journalist. His poetry was published in various magazines from the early 1920s; his first collection, Motivos de son (1930) was strongly influenced by his meeting that year with the African-American poet, Langston Hughes. He drew from son music in his poetry. West Indies, Ltd.,… Read More

Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press, 1996. Hardcover First Edition [1996], so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [1996], so stated. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding square and secure; the text clean. The DJ is also flawless; unclipped. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 83 pages. Hardback with DJ. The poems in Arias recollect journeys through time and place, emotions and moods. They are also a lyric attempt to present the poet as a crossbreeder of divergent, sometimes exotic poetic strains, as someone who creates new and vigorous hybrids, a multiform richness of feeling and thought.As a girl, Mary Burritt spent extended periods living in southern France and Spain, where her father studied and taught languages. That experience, reflected in her poems, led to her interest in modernist poetry in Spanish, French, and Italian. Although European and Latin American authors have influenced her work, she considers the American… Read More

Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press, 1996. Hardcover First Edition [1996], so stated. First Edition [1996], so stated. Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 83pp. Decorated End Papers. There is an inscription, difficult to decipher, at the bottom corner of the front free endpaper; may be from the author, perhaps not. Hardcover, Lacks DJ. The poems in Arias recollect journeys through time and place, emotions and moods. They are also a lyric attempt to present the poet as a crossbreeder of divergent, sometimes exotic poetic strains, as someone who creates new and vigorous hybrids, a multiform richness of feeling and thought. As a girl, Mary Burritt spent extended periods living in southern France and Spain, where her father studied and taught languages. That experience, reflected in her poems, led to her interest in modernist poetry in Spanish, French, and Italian. Although European and… Read More

London, UK Kegan Paul, Trench & Company, 1886. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; some rubbing and faintest soiling. Gilt still quite legible but somewhat dulled due to rubbing. Binding secure, though interior front hinge is starting; text clean. Despite these flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 232pp. Green Cloth over boards, Top Edge Gilt; Gilt Titles. Collection of the poetry of Austin Dobson. Very attractive little book printed on high quality paper and bound in olive-green cloth with bevelled edges to boards. Frontis illustration. Deckle fore-edge. Interior pages are bright and white. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.  

Oakley, CA Privately Printed, 1992. Paperback First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 91pp. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

New York, NY Hanging Loose Press, 1993. Paperback First Edition Thus [1993], First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Issued simultaneously with hardcover First Edition Thus [1993], First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, Issued simultaneously with hardcover. Very Good++ in Wraps: shows only subtle indications of use: light wear to the corner tips (a little heavier at the lower rear corner); the binding is slightly cocked, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a single unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6… Read More

Providence, RI Brown University: Copper Beech Press, 1990. Paperback First Edition (1990), so stated. First Edition (1990), so stated. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.25 inches). 71 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5 ounces. Trade Paperback. 

Madison, WI University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus (1996), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1996), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches). viii, 54 pages. Language: English. Weight: 3.9 ounces. Wisconsin Poetry Series. University Press Paperback.Winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry.

Austin, TX RedBone Press, 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus (1998), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1998), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of a crease and bit of bend to the upper front corner tip and which affects the first dozen pages slightly; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5 x 0.3 inches). 109 pages. Language: English. Weight: 6.4 ounces. Trade Paperback. Poetry describing the life of black women in… Read More

Boston, MA D.C. Heath , 1897. Hardcover First Edition USA, unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; shows faint blanching along the outside edge of both panels, probably due to exposure to dampness at some point (no further evidence of exposure to water). The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Despite these minor flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo. 138pp. Light brown cloth over boards with dark brown titles and designs at the front panel and title at the backstrip. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by Andrew J. George. First Edition, unstated (in accordance with Heath's customary practice) [1902]. Copyright 1897. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY Robert M. McBride & Company, 1916. Hardcover FirstEdition (1916). Second State. FirstEdition (1916). Second State, showing the gilt "Kalki" horse logo embossed on lower right quadrant of the front panel. The First State was published in 1916; but not all sheets from that printing were bound up, so after "Jurgen" became famous from its 1920 banning, McBride bound up leftover 1916 sheets with the Kalki logo they were then using making this the Second State. Good+: shows light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; dust darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge and the top edge is deeply dust-darkened; former owner's gift inscription at the front free endpaper from "Bob" to Katherine B. Huling, relative of a friend of Cabell's, Caroline Augusta Alden Huling (1856 – 1941), who was an American journalist, philanthropist, editor, publisher and reformer; the backstrip is heavily dusted to the point that the titles thereon a… Read More

New York, NY Grove Press, 1962. Hardcover Taiwanese Reprint of the First Printing of the Grove Press Edition of 1962. Very Good in a Fair to middlin' DJ: shows mild shelving wear to the lower extremities, a single page has been creased at the upper corner; a former chinese owner's stamp at the title page; sun-blanching to the top and bottom edges of the panels and backstrip (the titles are unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the expected tanning to the text pages of such reprint productions; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels except perhaps for the red chinese character stamp. A clean sturdy copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor cosmetic imperfections. The DJ shows some loss to chipping mainly at the top edge of… Read More

London, UK Mandarin Paperbacks: Minerva Editions, 1990. Paperback First Edition Thus (1990), Second Printing (1991). Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the lower front corner tip; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and a minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5 x 0.55 inches). x, 203 pagesIntroduction by Frank Delaney. Language: English. Weight: 7 ounces. First Edition Thus (1990), Second Printing (1991). The… Read More

New York, NY New Rivers Press, 1973. Hardcover First Edition (1973): Limited to 200 hardcover copies. First Edition (1977): Limited to 750 copies. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: shows just a hint of lift to the front panel; a small blanched spot at the lower front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows a hint of rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the price is unclipped. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.25 x 7.25 x 0.65 inches). 43 pages. Illustrated with duotone drawings and designs by Neil Greenberg. Language: English. Weight: 17.6 ounces. Chocolate… Read More

Salt Lake City, UT University of Utah Press, 1970. Hardcover First Edition (1970), so stated. First Edition (1970), so stated. Possible REMAINDER, however, showing a small spot at the top edge, which may be a publisher's mark. Else, Near Fine in Good+ DJ: Book shows a touch of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; a former owner's name and date at the front pastedown endpaper; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows several tiny chips, snage, and tears; the price has been clipped. mild rubbing and faint soiling. Serviceable, but no longer attractive. Two 33 1/3 RPM vinyl records of the author reading selections from the book present in "like new" condtion and tucked into flap of interior back board. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. Square 8vo. (7.85 x 7.85 x 0.85 inches). ix, 115 pages. Language: English. Weight: 20.6 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY New RiversPress, 1977. Paperback First Edition (1977): Limited to 750 copies. First Edition (1977): Limited to 750 copies. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of rubbing, toning, and soiling to the background field of the wrapper covers; the stapled binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only the faintest cosmetic flaws. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.1 x 7 x 0.2 inches). 43 .pages. Illustrated with duotone drawings and designs by the author. Language: English. Weight: 5 ounces. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.

San Francisco, CA Momo's Press, 1975. Hardcover First Edition (1975), unstated in accordance with Momo's Press' customary practice. First Edition (1975), unstated in accordance with Momo's Press' customary practice. Very Good-: Shows moderate use: a thin line of sunning along the top edge of the front panel and to the backstrip; the front board is slightly bowed; the very faintest MUSTY ODOR, but no other signs of exposure to dampness; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A lightly used copy, structurally sound - except for the bowed front board - and tightly bound, showing minor cosmetic flaws. Corners Sharp. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 7.25 x 0.55 inches). Unpaginated.… Read More

Los Angeles, CA Skybloom, 2000. Paperback First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only two creases near lower front corner; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 317pp. Paperback.

New York, NY Oxford University Press / The Early English Text Society, 1960. Hardcover First Edition; Second Printing. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: Mildest rubbing to the extremities; former owner's name inked at the front pastedown endpaper. Binding square and secure; text clean. Structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minimal wear: Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 272pp. Edited by John Cawood, and with an Introduction and Notes by Beatrice White, M.A. First Edition; Second Printing. This edition first published in 1928. Original Series, No. 175. Brown cloth over boards with gilt designs at the front panel and gilt titles at same and at the backstrip. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Barclay was born in about 1476. His place of birth is matter of dispute, but William Bulleyn, who was a native of Ely, and probably knew him when he was in the monastery there, asserts that he was born "beyonde the cold… Read More