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WORK AND DAYS

WORK AND DAYS

by FELDMAN, Irving

(London): Andre Deutsch, (1961). First British Edition. Hardcover. Some dust spotting to top of bulked text. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with some staining to the spine. Poet's first book, INSCRIBED in 1971: "for Bill Meredith/with my gratitude/and esteem/Irving Feldman."
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$100.00
A LITTLE GESTE AND OTHER POEMS

A LITTLE GESTE AND OTHER POEMS

by HOFFMAN, Daniel G

New York: Oxford University Press, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a tanned spine. Poet's second book, INSCRIBED to poet William Meredith: "Signed for Bill/Dan/27 April 75."
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$62.50
THE LONE STRIKER

THE LONE STRIKER

by FROST, Robert

(New York): (Alfred A. Knopf), (1933). First Edition. wraps. Upper right corner slightly bumped, minuscule closed tear at bottom of front cover. Near Fine. A small pamphlet containing just the title poem and issued as Number Eight of the Borzoi Chap Books series. Crane A17: 2000 copies. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author with his initials on the blank page opposite the beginning of the text: "To Richard Hocking/from one whose life/has been spent in/questing(?) without/prejudice to anyone/or... Read more about this item
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$1,500.00
XVII MACHINES

XVII MACHINES

by HEYEN, William

Pittsburgh and Derry, PA: Sisyphus Editions, (1976). First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Printed wraps. Copiy #20 of 503. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith in 1977 in Brockport: "For William, with/many thanks for/many kindnesses/Bill." Laid in is a full-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) from Heyen to Meredith. In the original envelope addressed in Heyen's hand to Meredith.
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$187.50
A CRACKLING OF THORNS

A CRACKLING OF THORNS

by HOLLANDER, John

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Hollander's first book, with an introduction by W. H. Auden. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith: "For Bill who has more than helped/John May 1958."
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$250.00
THE EIGHTH DAY INSCRIBED TO AARON COPLAND

THE EIGHTH DAY INSCRIBED TO AARON COPLAND

by WILDER, Thornton

New York: Harper & Row, (1967). First Edition. Hardcover. Mild sunning to the spine. Still Fine in glassine and slipcase, as issued. Copy #5 of 500 numbered and SIGNED copies of this National Book Award winner. In addition to being signed on the limitation page, the author has INSCRIBED this copy on both the title page and the blank page facing it to composer Aaron Copland: "Presented to Aaron Copland on/the occasion of the tribute paid/to him on his 70th birthday by/the friends of the... Read more about this item
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$6,250.00
Avedon Photographs: 1947 - 1977

Avedon Photographs: 1947 - 1977

by Richard Avedon

NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1978. INSCRIBED & DATED. 1st/1st. First edition, first printing. Book is bright and tight with sharp corners and unmarred original photographic laminated boards. Mild wrinkle to spine end. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or marks and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "For Laurie, Avedon Dallas 1979." Printed acetate dust jacket is unclipped ($50.00) with yellowing to spine and front and one inch closed tear to top back. 162... Read more about this item
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$379.00
TWO-PART INVENTIONS. POEMS

TWO-PART INVENTIONS. POEMS

by HOWARD, Richard

New York: Atheneum, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Some dust spotting to top edge. Near Fine. The issue in wraps. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the half-title page to the poet William Meredith: "For Bill/two parts invention/& the other affection/Richard/'74."
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$187.50
WAITING FOR MY LIFE. POEMS

WAITING FOR MY LIFE. POEMS

by PASTAN, Linda

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED and SIGNED in 1981 on the title page to the poet William Meredith: "For William,/in New London/at last!/with love,/Linda."
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$75.00
THE CHALLENGES WE FACE

THE CHALLENGES WE FACE

by NIXON, Richard

New York: McGraw Hill, (1960). First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good, price-clipped dustwrapper. Nixon's uncommon first book, a selection of his speeches compiled when he was Vice President. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to --- -- "With best wishes/from/Richard Nixon" and dated 8 September 1977. With the recipient's mailing label from Nixon with his printed free frank laid in.
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$625.00
REFLECTIONS ON ESPIONAGE. THE QUESTION OF CUPCAKE

REFLECTIONS ON ESPIONAGE. THE QUESTION OF CUPCAKE

by HOLLANDER, John

New York: Atheneum, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the half-title page in 1976 to the partner of poet William Meredith.
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$100.00
SECTION: ROCK-DRILL 85-95 de los cantares

SECTION: ROCK-DRILL 85-95 de los cantares

by POUND, Ezra

Milano: All'Insegna del Pesce d'Oro, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate on front pastedown of Maire Christina Magee Lawson. Some wear to the boards, Very Good. Decorated gray boards with sepia head of Pound by Gaudier-Brzeska on the front cover. Copy #41 of 503 printed at the Stamperia Valdonega di Verona. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper by the poet: "Teresa's copy/Ezra Pound." Laid in are three pieces of ephemera: a postcard advertisement for this book with a portrait of Pound signed... Read more about this item
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$3,125.00
THE BALLAD OF MAD JENNY

THE BALLAD OF MAD JENNY

by BROUGHTON, James

[San Francisco]: [The Centaur Press], [1949]. First Edition. wraps. Mild darkening to edges of covers. Near Fine. Purple wraps. An early title from the Centaur Press in San Francisco in their first year of publication as well as an early work by Broughton designed, set by hand, and printed by Kermit Sheets who has SIGNED the colophon page. Also SIGNED by the author on the copyright page and additionally SIGNED and INSCRIBED by him on the front endpaper to another poet: "for Douglas [Newton]/madly, with... Read more about this item
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$56.30
THE LONE STRIKER

THE LONE STRIKER

by FROST, Robert

(New York): (Knopf), (1933). First Edition. wraps. Fine in original plain envelope neatly opened at the top. A small pamphlet containing just the title poem and issued as Number Eight of the Borzoi Chap Books series. Crane A17: 2000 copies. This copy INSCRIBED to Russell Alberts and SIGNED by the author on the inside front cover and as such is fairly scarce.
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$1,062.50
THE ISLANDERS

THE ISLANDERS

by BOOTH, Philip

New York: The Viking Press, (1961). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight dust spotting to the top edge. Fine in a price-clipped, Near Fine dustwrapper. Poet's second book. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith: "For Bill,/in hope my islanders/may, as they reach/offshore, sail out/toward his open sea.../Philip/as of/March 26th/1962."
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$187.50
A FURTHER RANGE

A FURTHER RANGE

by FROST, Robert

New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1936). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name on the front endpaper. Spine sunned. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. A later printing of the First Trade Edition of Frost's third Pulitzer Prize winner. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page to a professor at the University of Texas, Philip Graham, with two stanzas, a total of eight lines, from the poem "A Drumlin Woodchuck," which is included in this volume: "My own strategic retreat/Is... Read more about this item
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$6,250.00
Chasing the Horizon

Chasing the Horizon

by Thomas Kinkade and Patrick Kinkade

Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers,1997. SIGNED. 1st/1st. F/NF. First Edition. First Printing with complete 10 number line ending with 1. Signed on a Book Tour 1991 bookplate by Thomas Kinkade, Patrick Kinkade, and William Thomas Kinkade II. On the preceding page, Patrick Kinkade has inscribed "To Stacy, God Bless" with a drawing of an open book and "Book Tour 1997" written beneath the drawing. Book is tight and square with solid hinges. Front top corner mildly bumped, else boards are clean and... Read more about this item
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$45.00
THE REPUBLIC OF MANY VOICES

THE REPUBLIC OF MANY VOICES

by ZIMMER, Paul

New York: October House, Inc., (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a sunned spine. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper: "Dec. 16, 1969/For William Meredith/with admiration/Paul Zimmer." Laid in are 2 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED and a TYPED MANUSCRIPT POEM SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Zimmer to Meredith.
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$125.00
PETER

PETER

by MERRILL, James

(Dublin, Ireland/Old Deerfield, MA): The Deerfield Press/The Gallery Press, (1982). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Timothy Engelland. Illustrations by Timothy Engelland. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by the poet on the colophon page. In addition this copy is INSCRIBED to the poet William Meredith on the title page: "for Bill/ever fondly/Jimmy/&/Peter/1983." The word "Peter" is written in the hand of the subject of this book, Merrill's lover, the actor Peter Hooten.
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$437.50
THE SHADE-SELLER. NEW AND SELECTED POEMS

THE SHADE-SELLER. NEW AND SELECTED POEMS

by JACOBSEN, Josephine

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., (1974). First Edition. Hardcover. Offsetting from clippings slightly affecting inscription. Near Fine in a soiled, Very Good dustwrapper. Hardbound issue. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith: "For William--/with love--/Josephine."
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$50.00
THE PRIPET MARSHES AND OTHER POEMS <br />

THE PRIPET MARSHES AND OTHER POEMS

by FELDMAN, Irving

New York: The Viking Press, (1965). First Edition. Hardcover. Some dust spotting to top of bulked text. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with some darkening to the spine and top edges with a short tear at the rear. Poet's second book, SIGNED on the title page and INSCRIBED on the half-title page in 1971: "for Bill Meredith/with gratitude for/this most pleasant/meeting/Irving." Laid in is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED from Feldman to Meredith forwarding a poem (not present) and asking about Randall... Read more about this item
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$125.00
ANGELA'S ASHES. A MEMOIR

ANGELA'S ASHES. A MEMOIR

by McCOURT, Frank

(New York): Scribner, (1996). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. The moving Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography by this Irish-born New York City teacher, made into a fine film. This is an exceptional Association Copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page at the time of publication to R'lene Dahlberg who heads the list of Acknowledgments for the book as the one who "fanned the embers." Dahlberg, the sixth of seven wives of author Edward Dahlberg,... Read more about this item
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$3,125.00
WAITING FOR MY LIFE. POEMS

WAITING FOR MY LIFE. POEMS

by PASTAN, Linda

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED and SIGNED in 1981 on the title page to the partner of poet William Meredith.
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$75.00
TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) with a 21-WORD HOLOGRAPH POSTSCRIPT

TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) with a 21-WORD HOLOGRAPH POSTSCRIPT

by KENNEDY, John F

Washington DC, 21 May 1953. Framed Letter. Fine, attractively framed. On 8-1/2" x 11" United States Senate stationery to John Keegan thanking him for his views "concerning the security test for federal employees" and promising to consider them "should legislation be brought before the Senate." SIGNED at the conclusion with the following 21 words added in Kennedy's hand: "I am having a study made of the new program at the present time and shall bear in mind your comment." The last 3 words are on the... Read more about this item
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$5,625.00
GOOD &amp; DEAD   **INSCRIBED COPY**

GOOD & DEAD **INSCRIBED COPY**

by Langton, Jane

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1986. 1st ed. fine in very lightly soiled dust jacket. Illustrated by Langton. INSCRIBED COPY with illustration by Langton on half-title page. "This agreeably malevolent book has a goodly number of its scenes set in the Old West Church of Nashoba, where far too many of the seemingly virtuous and righteous villagers have murder on their minds. The interplay of the pious teachings from the pulpit and the ensuing mayhem is deftly handled, as the... Read more about this item
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$33.60