Poetry

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1894. First printing (same date on TP and CP and no additional printings listed). Wright III 4659. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration on the spine. The spine is slanted. Some scuffing to the boards. There is a small area of discoloration on the front board. Light shelfwear, with corners bumped. Previous owner's name is on the front free endpaper. The binding is gapped at pp 224-225, with a tiny bit of mesh visible. Otherwise a sound binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London- UK: Edward Moxon, 1849. THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, D.C.L., Poet Laureate, Etc.- William Wordsworth- Edward Moxon- London-UK- 1849- A New And Revised Edition- Hardcover:-16mo- Good/ no jacket as issued - bound in original full maroon morocco with fading and rubbing to spines and to extremities-one large chip on spine of volume 3- gilt trim and edging to covers- marbled page edges and endpapers- Volumes 2,3,4,5,6 and 7- missing volume 1.- bindings and textblocks are square and tight- all pages clean, no foxing, tears or writing- Vol 2- 349pp, Vol 3- 355pp, Vol 4- 372pp, Vol 5- 388pp, Vol 6- 384pp and Vol 7- 374pp- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-poetry-classic-Wordsworth (3686) International shipping has added costs due to weight and size. Please inquire.. New Edition- Revised Edition. Leather. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1976. 1st edition, full brown cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A pristine copy of the author's celebrated first book. Selected as Volume 71 in the Yale Series of Younger Poets. A five page Foreword by Stanley Kunitz, who comments: "Her imagination, animated by a generous life-force, is at once passionate and tribal." A bright, fine copy in complete (not price clipped) jacket.

1723 Drunken Barnaby Four Journeys Brathwait English Satire Alcohol Wine Beer

Richard Brathwait was a 17th-century English poet who is best known for his travel records of his journeys through England entitled 'Barnabae Itinerarium'. More commonly known as 'Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys', this book is a satirical, humorous work which made light of drunkenness, persuading the reader that it was "the very fountain from which all wit flowed." (Critical Review, 1805).
This 1723 edition was notable, not only for its full-page engravings, but for the inclusion of additional English notes and prefatory material, not in the previous two editions. Like other versions, this work features both English and Latin translations in verse, which contain descriptions of English towns and a vast knowledge of Latin classical works.

Item number: #12556
Price: $599
BRATHWAIT, Richard
Drunken Barnaby's four journeys to the north of England: In Latin and English metre. Wittily and merrily (tho' an hundred years ago)… Read More

1625 Italian Renaissance Bracciolini Lo Scherno Degli of gods Mythology TASSO
Francesco Bracciolini was a Italian Renaissance poet known primarily for his poem 'Lo Scherno Degli'. This poem was a satirical work in which he mocked mythical gods and heroes in favor of the one true God. This poem reads as a parody and, according to Kisacky,
"is a defense of an orthodox interpretation of Tasso".
This 1625 Florentine edition was edited by Giovanni Maria Gherardi and features impressive ornamental border around each page.
Item number: #14396
Price: $599
BRACCIOLINI, Francesco
Dello scherno de gli dei, : poema piaceuole
In Firenze : Appresso i Giunti, M.DC.XXV. [1625]

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Handwritten – James R. Ballantyne, 1837
James Robert Ballantyne (1813–1864) was a Scottish Orientalist.
From 1832 to 1845 he was a master at the Scottish Naval… Read More

Softcover. A collection of 6 signed softcover poetry books by Stephen Berg (or edited). Many rare to uncommon on the market in particular signed. All came from the Library of noted bibliophile and Updike collector Albert J Raman from Philadelphia. All are signed and 4 have an inscription made out to Albert. Crow with no Mouth, 1989 Copper Canyon. The unusually rare 1989 softcover edition, even more so signed (I could not find any other signed copies available at time of posting). Signed on title page with his name signed twice, For Albert - Steve. A fine copy. An eccentric classic of Zen poetry. When Zen master Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481) was appointed headmaster of the great temple at Kyoto, he lasted nine days before denouncing the rampant hypocrisy he saw among the monks there. He in turn invited them to look for him in the sake parlors of the Pleasure Quarters. A Zen monk-poet-calligrapher-musician, he dared to write about the joys of erotic love, along with more traditional Zen themes.… Read More

A unique copy of a notable work of poetry by Waldman. Numbered 27 of 250 copies and inscribed by the author "for Jonathan a long + tender liason LOVE Anne NYC Dec 77".Titled poems include: Shaman, Murder of Pasolini Dream, Navigating the Dream, Poem, Journal, poem: Cocaine, Nijinsky Dream, Coda: The Eagle & Moon Goddess, December, Dream: Dylan & "Don", along with untitled writing and several attributed extracts about shamans. Per Allen Ginsberg, the poem Shaman is about Bob Dylan, who Waldman travelled with on tour as poet in residence. Inside drawing by Hatha. Cover photo by Gianfranco Mantega.
Waban Massachusetts: Munich Editions from Shell, 1977. 27/250 numbered copies of first edition. Paperback. 11x 25cm oblong. 56 unnumbered pages, printed on both sides. Pictorial paper wraps. Stapled binding. Slight toning to back cover and minor creases to front cover. In very good condition.

Oconomowoc Lake, WI: Stooge, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 84pp, stapled wrappers. Another scarce issue of this brilliant experimental review, includes photographic covers by John Baldessari and work by Clark Coolidge, Opal Louis Nations, Douglas Blazek, et al. Unmarked copy, light corner bumps.

Aspen, CO: Aspen Bookshop / Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies / Jargon Society, 1968. 1st edition. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Rare letter-sized announcement printed in black on white stock, folded for mailing. While the year is not given, the date suggests this was from 1968 (presumably the referenced Cape volume was delayed). A bit of toning and general wear.

Leeds, England: Location Press, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 20pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce joint issue of two important sixties little magazines of avant-garde writing. Cover by John Furnival. A few scattered marginal checkmarks to publications list pages and library stamp to cover (no other markings), horizontal mailing folds, a bit of general wear and soil.

New York: Partisan Review, 1935. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. Rare early issue, includes writing by Nelson Algren, Muriel Rukeyser, et al. Unmarked copy, chip at lead of spine, a bit of wear to lap edges, last two leaves have some edge tearing.

Poesias completas con doscientas composiciones ineditas su retrato y un prologo biografico por sebastian alfredo de morales impreso en la habana 1866 primera edicion..Diego Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés (La Habana, 18 de marzo de 1809 – ibídem, 28 de junio de 1844), más conocido por su seudónimo Plácido, fue un poeta e independentista afrocubano.Como poeta se le conoce como uno de los representantes del Romanticismo más importantes en Cuba. Participó en la tertulia de Ignacio Valdés Machuca "Desval" y colaboró en La Aurora de Matanzas, El Pasatiempo, y El Eco de Villaclara (Villa Clara). Fue amigo del poeta Saturno López Arriaga, quien escribió un ensayo sobre sus obras. Muchos de sus poemas son de carácter popular y destinados para fiestas familiares. Sus obras expresan la cotidianidad de la isla en aquellos momentos. Sus poesías no llegaron a tener la profundidad, calidad y cultura de maestros como José María Heredia, quien le reconoció como un grande de la poesía criolla, mas… Read More

This volume shows almost no wear, spine is good, no loose pages or scuffing, pages clean. Poem "Bomb" as centerfold. Signed by author, "Ciao! Gregory Corso 1975"

New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi Books / Random House, 1999 First printing of the stated first American edition, preceded by the Canadian edition. Signed and inscribed by Michael Ondaatje directly on the title-page to novelist Nicholas Delbanco and his wife: "for Nicholas and Elma / with love / Michael Ondaatje / Ann Arbor / '99." Book and dust jacket in fine condition.

Boston: Richard G. Badger / The Gorham Press, 1907. First edition. Hard cover in paper covered boards. Published Boston: Richard G. Badger / The Gorham Press, 1907. 12mo., 38pp. Black paper covered boards with publisher's cover and spine label. While better known as a painter (thank you, Marcel Duchamp!), Louis Michel Eilshemius wrote verse that echoes the longings for emotional authenticity seen in his paintings. Boards slightly bowed. Near fine. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo.