Fighting Terms

Fantasy Press, Swinford, Eynsham., 1954. First edition. First issue, lacking the final t of the word ''thought'' in line one of the poem, Tamer and Hawk, on page 38. The author's second book, containing twenty-five poems. The first and second issues of the book comprised only 305 copies.Faint signs of damp to bottom corner of rear cover, otherwise fine.… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1962-71. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition thus of Thom Gunn's first collection of poetry, the first edition with revisions, and the first edition of Gunn's later poetry collection, 'Moly'. The first edition of 'Moly'. The first edition thus of 'Fighting Terms', being the… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1970. 39 pages. Some soiling, wear to covers, some underlining and marginalia. [769]. First Paperback Edition.. Card Covers. Very Good. 185mm. x 130mm.. Book.

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1958. Softcover. Fine. First American edition, first state. About fine in self-wrappers. Inscribed by the author, his first substantial book. Very scarce.

New York: Hawk’s Well Press, 1958. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. First American edition card soft back, 1958, in overall good-to-very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers rubbed. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; slight spotting to endpapers but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available.… Read more about this item

NY: Hawk’s Well Press,, 1958.. First edition.. 46 pp. Near fine in printed wrappers with light rubbing along spine. The later issue, with the pasted-on Alvarez endorsement. Larry McMurtry’s copy, dated (San Francisco / 1960) and SIGNED by him on the half-title page.

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1958. First American Edition . Original wraps. Fine. 46p, 12mo A fine copy in wraps. First book

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1958. First American edition. Paperback. Very Good. Small wrappered book. First US and first revised edition of the author's first book of poems. Age spots to page edges else a very good copy in printed wrappers. 46 pp.

London: Faber and Faber, 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition thus, revised from the 1954 Fantasy Press first edition. Fine in modestly spine-toned else near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Signed by the poet.

London: Faber and Faber, 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition thus, revised from the 1954 Fantasy Press first edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with the slightest of fading to the pink spine. A lovely copy.

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1958. Softcover. Near Fine. First American edition. Near fine in second state of the self-wrappers with the Alvarez blurb affixed. Author's first substantial book. Very scarce.

Berkeley: The Bancroft Library Press, 1983. Softcover. Fine. First edition by this publisher, with new introduction by Gunn. Quarto. 24pp. Sewn printed wrappers. A fine unopened copy. One of an edition of 25 copies Signed by Thom Gunn on front flyleaf. According to Gunn's introduction: "About three hundred copies of this first book were published by the Fantasy… Read more about this item

London: Faber, 1962. First Thus. Blue cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 39 pp. The poet's first book; first printing, the reissue with revisions; and the first edition in hardcovers. Light shelfwear and endpapers lightly offset, else fine in a complete dust jacket with a few short closed tears and minor wear with sunned extremities. (In removable archival jacket protector.)… Read more about this item

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1958. Softcover. Fine. First American edition, first state. A trifle rubbed, about fine in self-wrappers. Inscribed by the author to Gunn's co-bibliographer, George Bixby. Gunn's first substantial book. Very scarce.

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1958. First American edition. Printed wrappers; 12mo. 46 pp. One of 1500 copies. Gunn's first American appearance; revised considerably from the version issued in England in 1953. Near fine in wraps. Hagstrom & Bixby A2c.

Faber & Faber 1954. paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at east reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

Faber and Faber 1962. FIRST EDITION THUS, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1958. First edition of this revised edition of the author's first book and first appearance in the USA. 1 vols. 12mo. Wrappers. Very good. First edition of this revised edition of the author's first book and first appearance in the USA. 1 vols. 12mo.

Hawk's Well Press, 1958. First edition, first printing. The poet's first U.S book. Near fine gatefold wraps with just light rub to cover. Always excellent work by this poet

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1958. Softcover. Very Good. First American edition, first state. Self-wrappers. Wrappers rubbed and modestly worn, about very good. Author's first substantial book. Although not designated as such, from the library of poet Donald Justice.