MUSEUM: Poems.
Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1983. First edition, scarce hard cover issue. Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #52954 More
Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1983. First edition, scarce hard cover issue. Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #52954 More
[No-place]: Peniel Press, 1992. First edition. Number 38 of 100 copies SIGNED BY HILL. 14 x 7" light gray heavy card stock with titling in darker gray and rest printed in black. Fine. Item #56203 More
Yuri Kuper. [New York]: Limited Editions Club, (1991). First of this edition. One of 250 numbered copies Illustrated with six original etchings by Yuri Kuper SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page, and this copy with each etching signed in pencil by Yuri Kuper -- though not issued as..... Item #50032 More
New York: Viking Press, (1968). First edition. A cross-section of his writing selected and with critical introduction by Page Stegner. Includes poetry, essays, stories, criticism,and excerpts from his books. Near fine with what appears to be a tiny remainder stamp on bottom page edge and blue top edge faded and..... Item #53973 More
Pamela Bianco. New York: Francesco Bianco, (1926). First edition. Number 174 of 500 numbered copies (of 550 total). Decorations by Pamela Bianco.Fine in brown paper boards with gilt lettering and decoration on front and spine. In original glassine with few chips and tears and a fine example of the original..... Item #53543 More
([San Francisco] / San Mateo: Book Club of California / Quercus Press, 1947). First edition. First separate appearance of the poem. [Broomfield A34]. One of a stated 750 copies. Pulblished as part of the Club's keepsake series No. 11, which was sent monthly to members for free. Small quarto (6.5..... Item #72123 More
Chicago: The David Company, (1986). First edition. Scarce first printing INSCRIBED BY BROOKS to Puerto Rican editor and translator Roberto Marquez on title page, "For Roberto./ From/ Gwendolyn Brooks/ January 29,/ 1987" -- not long after the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's tenure as the first Black author to be appointed Poet..... Item #72054 More
New York: Random House, (1985). First edition. Number 165 of 350 numbered copies SIGNED by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Published to celebrate his 80th birthday. Near fine with spine just slightly toned and touch of creasing to spine ends; in original, near fine slipcase with few small bumps. Issued without..... Item #49619 More
London: John Murray, 1945. First edition. Light edge rubbing, names and dates on front free endpaper, some bubbling to pastedowns near hinges and light offset to free endpapers near hinges, otherwise very good or better in lightly soiled dust jacket with tanned spine, shallow chipping to spine ends (not affecting..... Item #34921 More
New York: Center for Book Arts, 2005. First edition. The Center's innovative 30th-anniversary publication. Number 3 of 75 copies SIGNED BY BRINGHURST, HENRY, KYLE, and RICHARD MINSKY, The Center’s founder and the project’s coordinator. THIS COPY ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY BRINGHURST, "for Allen Mears,/ who may appreciate/ more than most not..... Item #55884 More
New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1857. First edition. An answer in verse to the mocking of the rich in the (then) recently published satirical poem, "Nothing to Wear," pointing out the generousity and charity of many in the upper classes. 16mo brown cloth boards elaborately blind stamped on covers and..... Item #38174 More
(Los Angeles): Jazz Press, (1981). First edition. Illustrated with paintings by David Teachout. A collection of poems designated "Chapbook Series #1." Appears, however, to be the one and only book in the series (we are unable to locate another book in the series in OCLC or elsewhere online). 16mo tan..... Item #21190 More
Los Angeles, CA: Occidental Publishing Co., 1905. First edition. Scarce early Occidental College magazine. Includes the first appearances of Jeffers' poem "Faunus" [Alberts A-8] on p. 1 under his own name and of "El Dorado" on p. 5 under his "Edwin Rush" pseudonym. Jeffers is also mentioned as one of..... Item #71604 More
Los Angeles, CA: Occidental Publishing Co., 1905. First edition. Scarce early Occidental College magazine. This particular issue includes three poems attributed to Robinson Jeffers: "The Lake" (p. 8) by "R. J." [Alberts A-9]; "Nemesis" (p. 1) by "Rob York"; and "In the Garden" (p. 8) by "Edwin Rush." The latter..... Item #71605 More
Los Angeles, CA: Students of Occidental College, (1905). First edition. RARE 1905 GRADUATION ISSUE. Large 8vo (7 x 10") gilt-embossed heavy black envelope-style paperwraps; 112 pages, including ads. Includes the first appearance of Robinson Jeffers' poem, "The Stream" on p. 71 (preceding the October 1905 issue of Out West Magazine..... Item #71603 More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1958. First edition. One of 200 copies privately printed for Ted Lilienthal and Carroll Harris for presentation to the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, "In honor of the awarding of the 1958 Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets to Robinson Jeffers." Large format, 10 x 15..... Item #56167 More
London: Printed for R. Dodsley, 1749. First edition thus, translated by West. 22-page introduction followed by Pindar's odes including on the Olympic games. Also includes translations of Horace, Euripides, et al. Quarto contemporary calf. General aging, edge wear and soiling to covers though interior clean. Front endpaper detached but present..... Item #55260 More
Berkeley, CA: Editions Koch, 2005. First edition. Number 52 of 200 SIGNED and numbered copies. ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED on the title page, "for Allen Mears: / an ancient bottle of old wine / Robert Bringhurst / 6 October 2005." A sequence of 12 poems and translations by Bringhurst based on pre-Socratic..... Item #55877 More
Berkeley, CA: Editions Koch, 2005. First edition, deluxe limited issue. LETTER “A” OF 26 specially bound copies SIGNED BY BRINGHURST AND PETER KOCH (although not called for). This copy ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY BRINGHURST, "Alas. The colophon is in error. Even Peter [the printer and publisher]/ does not always think of..... Item #55878 More
London: The O.T.O., 1946. First edition. Selections from his poetry covering the years 1897-1946 published by the occult Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), of which Crowley was an influential member. In the rare Frieda Harris-designed dust jacket (Harris also illustrated his BOOK OF TOTH). One of only 500 copies. Quarto gilt-stamped..... Item #71679 More
London: Wm. Heinemann, 1922. First edition, first issue in yellow cloth. Unavoidable offset to endpapers, page edges very faintly foxed, rear cover lightly soiled and spine ends just slightly darkened, still very good or better in very good, tanned dust jacket with shallow chipping, few inconspicuous tears and spine extremities..... Item #52311 More
Amherst, MA: Rat & Mole Press, (1973). First edition. Gray stapled paperwraps lettered in black on front, Near fine. Item #51288 More
Port Townsend, Washington: Copper Canyon Press, 2017. First edition. Printout of brief email correspondence with collector Allen Mears laid in. Manning speaks of his upcoming reading at the local library ("Across from our library is a run-down auto parts shop. A perfect setting.") and acknowledges that the drawing of a...... Item #55951 More
Pyle, Howard. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. First edition thus; publisher notes "For this new edition [Howard] Pyle has practically redrawn in color his own original illustrations, with results that give the volume an additional charm." Name on endpaper, light rubbing to spine ends and tips..... Item #49864 More