THE JANUARY CORPSE.
New York: Walker & Co., (1991). First edition of the AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by him on the front endpaper. Photograph of Albert laid in. Fine in a bright dust jacket. Item #29818 More
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LIGHTS IN THE VALLEY.
New York: Harbinger House, (1942). First edition. Poetry collection from the "King of Greenwich Village Bohemians" who descended into dereliction after making a name for himself in the 1920s and '30s (Wikipedia). ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED, "To [William] Saroyan/ A poet to another poet/ --- is there/ any difference?/ Maxwell Bodenheim."..... Item #55982 More
PAST ALL DISHONOR.
New York: Knopf, 1946. First edition. INSCRIBED on front endpaper. Near fine with spine ends bumped, minor rubbing along the edges, and a few small marks of soiling to the spine. In a very good or better dust jacket with a touch of soiling and rubbing, and shallow chipping to..... Item #51509 More
THE EXCESSES OF GOD: Robinson Jeffers as a Religious Figure.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1988. First edition. Companion volume to his earlier book on Jeffers, FRAGMENTS OF AN OLDER FURY. Foreword by Albert Gelpi. INSCRIBED BY EVERSON to collector Allen K. Mears at a book-release party, "for Allen Mears/ every good wish/ William Everson/ Oct 21, 1988/ Carmel." 8vo..... Item #55694 More
THE PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD: A Critical Monograph.
London/ New York: Duckworth & Co./E. P. Dutton, [1907]. First edition. Like his earlier artists' studies, this one is published in the "Popular Library of Art" series (later printing copies are in the "Masters of Painting" series). INSCRIBED, "For George Keating / Ford Madox Ford," most likely in the 1930's..... Item #53788 More
LISTEN! I HEAR A SOFT WIND.
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, (1976). First edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the free endpaper in 1976. Very good or better with a touch of rubbing to the bottom of the spine. In a price-clipped dust jacket that has a thin short line of blue offset to the front cover..... Item #50758 More
INSCRIBED ORIGINAL DIGITAL PRINT OF THE CARICATURE USED FOR THE COVER OF "THE BIG READ."
2008. First edition. DIGITAL ART CARICATURE. The Jeffers caricature by artist John Sherffius used on the covers of the "Big Read" teacher's and reader's guides published in 2008 by the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. The digital print is 8.5 x 11" with image of a smiling Jeffers..... Item #55975 More
TWO CONSOLATIONS: With an Excerpt from Una Jeffers' English Journal.
(San Mateo: Quercus Press, 1940). First edition. One of 250 copies of which only 200 were for sale. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHERS FRANCES & THEODORE LILIENTHAL OF QUERCUS PRESS TO THE ILLUSTRATOR AND AUTHOR VALENTI ANGELO & WIFE MAXINE. 4to slender paper boards titled in brown on front; printed..... Item #55946 More
ROCKWELLKENTIANA: Few Words and Many Pictures by R. K. and, by Carl Zigrosser, a Bibliography and List of Prints.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1933. First edition. INSCRIBED BY KENT on tipped-in leaf, "To my friend John J. Kozoy[?]/ with all good wishes, / Rockwell Kent / Asgaard, August 5, 1965." Kent’s own writings on art illustrated with over 130 black-and-white reproductions, including 90 full-page, and a full-color..... Item #55611 More
EXISTENTIAL ERRANDS.
Boston: Little Brown, (1972). First edition. One of the dedication copies. From the collection of Adeline Lubell-Naiman. INSCRIBED on dedication page below the printed names, "Could this be for your distinguished service in Maidstone dear old editor darling? / Love / Norman." A collection of essays, excerpts, etc., written from..... Item #49634 More
TWO TRAVELERS.
New York: Henry Holt, (1990). First edition. Generically INSCRIBED on blank leaf opposite the title page, "Best wishes to the Grandchildren - from Christopher Manson 9/95." Isaac, servant to emperor Charlemagne, travels home to France with a gift from the caliph of Bahjdad -- an elephant named Abulabaz. "Based on..... Item #71963 More
POEMS.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First edition. Second issue, with "Preface to the Letters" p.[11] and pp.[11] to 14 cancels. INSCRIBED, "To Mrs. Lucy A Willard, with the love and kind remembrance of T. W. Parsons October 1854." Top quarter-inch of spine worn away and a few soiled spots, otherwise..... Item #39876 More
EACH WITH A CARD SIGNED BY UPDIKE LAID IN: RABBIT, RUN (1960); RABBIT REDUX (1971); RABBIT IS RICH (1981); RABBIT AT REST (1990); and the novella "Rabbit Remembered" in LICKS OF LOVE (2000).
New York: Knopf, 1960 - 2000. First edition of each of the four volumes in the "Rabbit" quartet, plus LICKS OF LOVE, a collection of short stories including the sequel novella, "Rabbit Remembered." RABBIT, RUN with 3 x 5" card laid in INSCRIBED "For - - , Best wishes, John..... Item #49847 More
LIVES AND DEATHS OF THE POETS AND NON-POETS.
St. Louis: [Privately printed], 1991. First edition. Rare, privately printed book of poetry published for her friends after she had won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for NEAR CHANGES (1990) over Anthony Hecht's THE TRANSPARENT MAN. The final poem in the volume, "Long Stretch Minimalist Sonnet IXX (for Howard),"..... Item #54274 More
EXECUTIONER | SACK FULL OF OLD QUARRELS | ROMANCE | QUARTERLY WEST, WINTER 1979 | MONKEY WARS | SONG OF NAPALM | WHAT SAVES US | SWEET LORAIN (2 vols) | ARCHEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE (2 vols) | AFTER THE OTHERS (2 vols) | THE CIRCLE OF HAHN | UNRAVELING STRANGENESS: Most volumes inscribed and each one signed; one volume with tipped in AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED, one volume INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY [15 volumes].
(Varous places: Various publishers, 1976 - 2002). First edition of each of the 15 volumes. Award-winning poet Weigl explores his experience serving in the Vietnam War in his work and says in his memoir, "The war took away my life and gave me poetry in return." Among many other honors..... Item #55495 More
THE RISING STORM: A ROGER BROOK STORY.
Diana Younger. London: Hutchinson & Co., [1949]. First edition. INSCRIBED on title page, "For Diana and Went / With fondest love from Dennis." Diana Younger was Dennis's stepdaughter and they remained close all his life. She illustrated the dust jacket for his 1938 book, THE GOLDEN SPANIARD as well as..... Item #53580 More
THE UNCIVIL WAR.: Washington During the Reconstruction 1865-1878.
New York: Twayne Publishers, (1958). First edition. Illustrated. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. A look behind the scenes during the Reconstruction of Washington D.C. after the Civil War. Near fine in good dust jacket with some wear, damp stains and mending. Item #47679 More
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