Longwood, FL: Christopherr-Burghardt Associates, 1990. First edition. Paperback original, in dust jacket. INSCRIBED on title page, "For Allen Mears/ with best regards/ Bruce Aufhammer/ 6/10/91." 8vo white pictorial paperwraps printed in black on front and spine only; matching dust jacket with additional text on rear panel (both flaps blank); presumably..... Item #72225 More
Middletown, Connecticut: Robin Price, 2005. First edition. First separate publication of Bloom's short story which first appeared in Ms. magazine. Number 37 of 125 copies SIGNED BY BLOOM, TIERNEY, & PRICE. This copy additionally inscribed "this copy for Allen K. Mears" on colophon by Price who designed, letterpress printed, and..... Item #55875 More
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
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. First edition. INSCRIBED on front endpaper, "For Eric! Ray Bradbury 4/8/84." Crease to lower rear corner otherwise near fine; in very good or better dust jacket with touch of light soiling, head of spine nicked, and small light splash to slightly age-toned spine..... Item #53996 More
(Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1995). First edition and only edition. A paperback original. Issued in "The Modern Canadian Poets Series." INSCRIBED BY BRINGHURST on title page, "for Allen Mears,/ with all good wishes,/ Robert Bringhurst/ Vancouver November 1995." Photocopies of letter from Bringhurst to Mears and of Mears response laid..... Item #55637 More
New York: Center for Book Arts, 2005. First edition. The Center for Book Art's innovative 30th-anniversary publication. Number 3 of 75 copies SIGNED BY BRINGHURST (poet), HENRY (printer), KYLE (designer), and RICHARD MINSKY, The Center's founder and the project's coordinator. THIS COPY ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY BRINGHURST, "for Allen Mears,/ who..... Item #55884 More
London: Nicholson & Watson/The Liberal Book Club, (1939). First edition. The "Liberal Book Club" edition preceding the first trade. SIGNED by Cary on the title page and INSCRIBED TO AUTHOR J. B. PRIESTLEY on the front free endpaper, "J. B. Priestley/ from his most sincerely/ the author" in Cary's typical..... Item #55174 More
(Amador City: Quintessence Publications, 1981). First edition. Number 4 of 100 numbered copies, per the colophon. Drew's poem printed by Marlan Beilke at his Quintessence press, inscribed beneath the colophon on verso, "For Marlan Beilke, who prints my Irish poem, teaches me ever more about our poet Jeffers, brightens my..... Item #72256 More
Santa Barbara: University of California, (1976). First edition. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED by Everson to friend and biographer Lee Bartlett at head of page 5. Journal of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Published twice yearly. Vol. VIII, Dec. 1976, No. 2. Includes Everson’s article "The Poem as Icon--Reflections on Printing..... Item #55592 More
(Stanford: Stanford University Press), 1986 - 1988. First edition. High-quality copy of an advance typescript draft preceding publication of the book by two years, INSCRIBED BY EVERSON ON TITLE PAGE, "Specially inscribed for John Knight/ who helped mightily in [expediting] this project/ Bill Everson/ July 21, 1986/ Kingfisher Flat." Perfect-bound..... Item #72530 More
Berkeley, CA: Oyez, 1976. First edition. One of 1,000 softcover copies (there were an additional 500 copies issued simultaneously in hardcover). INSCRIBED BY EVERSON on first blank page, "To the Kresge Steno Pool/ who typed the manuscript/ Bill Everson/ July 19, 76/ Kresge." After leaving the Dominican Order, Everson was..... Item #55700 More
(New York): New Directions, (1974). First edition, simultaneous paperback issue. There was also a small hardback issue. INSCRIBED BY EVERSON, "To Betsy/ who heaved at this book/ on her trusty IBM/ with deep gratitude/ Bill Everson" His first published collection after leaving the Dominican Order in 1969. White paperwraps with..... Item #55760 More
New York: The Vanguard Press, (1934). First edition. TWO-PAGE INSCRIPTION (recipient not named) beginning on the front endpaper and continuing on the pastedown -- "Here are some of my first stories, written between 1927 and 1934. They contain -- obvious to a reader who is fair minded and intelligent --..... Item #54602 More
New York: Theodor Herzl Press, 1958. First edition. "Farrell's observations made in the course of a recent study trip to Israel" (from the dust jacket flap). INSCRIBED BY FARRELL on the front endpaper, "To Charles Zimmerman/ With fraternal regards/ Jim Farrell." Charles S. Zimmerman (1897 – 1979) was a social..... Item #72769 More
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New York: The Vanguard Press, (1956). First edition. INSCRIBED, "To Charles & Mrs. Zimmerman/ With warm regards / Jim Farrell." Both Zimmerman and Farrell were prominent members of various socialist parties who corresponded from at least 1948 to 1961. Farrell referred to Zimmerman as his “old friend and comrade.” Very..... Item #71957 More
New York: The Modern Library, (1938). Later printing, circa 1950s, of Modern Library Giant G41. Collects the three volumes in Farrell's "Studs Lonigan" trilogy: Young Lonigan; The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan; and Judgment Day. INSCRIBED TO CHARLES “SASHA” ZIMMERMAN on front endpaper, "To Charles Zimmerman/ With affectionate regards/ Jim..... Item #72762 More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1945 – 1948). Inscribed association copies of 1940s reprints (first published in the 1930s). From the collection of famed sportswriter Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman. ALL THREE VOLUMES INSCRIBED TO ZIMMERMAN’S FATHER, CHARLES “SASHA” ZIMMERMAN, Farrell’s “old friend and comrade.” Charles S. Zimmerman (1897 – 1979)..... Item #72760 More
Various places: Various publishers, 1978 - 2007. Collection assembled by Allen K. Mears. Includes 2-page TLS from Gallagher with extensive handwritten portion and two enclosures; Autograph Postcard Signed from Gallagher; 4 books (2 are later printings) signed and/or inscribed by Gallagher; a broadside signed by Gallagher; a few items of..... Item #56185 More
Various places: Various publishers, 1983-2009. First edition of each. Hazo is a National Book Award finalist, author of numerous books (including poetry, fiction, and essays), founder of the International Poetry Forum, and was Pennsylvania’s first State Poet, serving from 1993 to 2003. Collection includes: THANK A BORED ANGEL: Selected Poems..... Item #55538 More
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1932. First U.S. edition. INSCRIBED BY HILTON on front endpaper to a prolific Baltimore book collector, "For Aquilla D. Hanson Jr./ with best wishes from/ James Hilton." Light aging and faintest of damp staining to covers but still very good with old tape shadows..... Item #55561 More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015. First edition. Paperback original. Biography covering the people, issues, and events that helped to shape Jeffers and his work. From the collection Allen K. Mears with an INSCRIPTION FROM KARMAN tipped in, "For Allen --/gentleman, soldier,/ cherished friend./ With warmest best wishes,/ Jim Karman." 8vo..... Item #55759 More
Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1936. First edition. Only 1,000 copies printed. INSCRIBED BY GILBERT, "To/ Florence and Dr. Vessie/ with deep appreciation/ Rudolph 1936." Near fine with few pages roughly opened; in good, somewhat soiled dust jacket tanned at spine with chipping on spine ends and corners and internal archival tape..... Item #55753 More
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
New York: Fordham University Press, 1995. First edition. Simultaneous paperback issue. INSCRIBED BY BROPHY, "for Allen Mears/ Whose bibliographic attention and/ collector's expertise keep us all on/ our toes -- and whose creative/ and well-focused curiosity is the/ delight of Jeffers scholars and aficionados./ We herald you/ Bob Brophy/ 8..... Item #55625 More
No-place: Tor House Press, 1989. First edition. Paperback original (no hardback issue). INSCRIBED BY ZALLER in the year of publication, "For Allen Mears/ with warm regards/ Robert Zaller" and with AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED by Zaller laid in. Includes poems by Everson, Milosz, James Tate, William Stafford, Adrienne Rich, Diane Wakoski..... Item #55610 More