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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First edition. SIGNED by author on front endpaper. Unavoidable offset due to the binding glue on the pastedowns, otherwise very good to fine in dust jacket with one small closed tear and spine darkened but still very good. Clippings and publisher ads in..... Item #45536 More
MODERN AMERICAN AND BRITISH POETRY IN TWO VOLUMES: Volume I, American, and Volume 2, British.; [War Department Education Manual EM 131].
(Washington, D.C.): Harcourt, Brace for the United States Armed Forces Institute, (1944). First edition thus: War Department Educational Manuals issued from the 6th and 5th revised editions, respectively, of Untermeyer's massive work first begun in 1919. Includes critical commentary on and selections from the work of nearly 200 poets.Two volumes..... Item #71935 More
HOPING FOR A HOOPOE: POEMS
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1959. First British edition of the author's first book, entitled "The Carpentered Hen" in the States. Fine in dust jacket. Item #46190 More
MIDPOINT & OTHER POEMS.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with one chip to top, back panel and closed tear to top of front flap; otherwise would be near fine with only slight wear, mostly concentrated along the head of the spine and the corners..... Item #50403 More
VATOS: ["Street slang for dude, guy, pal, brother"].
El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, (2000). First edition, a paperback original. SIGNED BY URREA, the Mexican-American poet, novelist, and essayist. Black-and-white photographs by Galvez illustrate the lines of Urrea's poem. "A tribute to Chicano men, to Latino men, to all men everywhere" -- Edward James Olmos, front cover blurb. Fine..... Item #55457 More
THE TIJUANA BOOK OF THE DEAD; [Poems].
Berkeley: Soft Skull Press, (2015). First edition. INSCRIBED on title page, "For Elizabeth" followed by his scrawled signature. Fine in pictorial paperwraps. Item #56129 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
GIANT NIGHT.
New York: Corinth Books, 1970. First edition. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK to be commercially published. Fine in fine dust jacket showing only a touch of minor shelfwear. Item #54502 More
HER BLUE BODY EVERYTHING WE KNOW: Earthling Poems 1965-1990 Complete.
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, (1991). First edition. SIGNED on title page. Fine in dust jacket. Item #40468 More
THE OCCIDENTAL: Volume XI, Number 4, JANUARY 1905.
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
THE OCCIDENTAL: Volume XI, Number 5, FEBRUARY 1905.
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
THE TAMED GOOSE.
Brooklyn: The Hale Press, 1990. First edition. Linocuts by Christy Hale. Number 146 of 150 copies SIGNED by the author. Fine in green paperwraps. Item #39067 More
ELEVEN POEMS ON THE SAME THEME.
Norfolk: New Directions, (1942). First edition. In the New Directions "Poet of the Month" series. His second collection of poetry. Fine in plain stiff paperwraps in dust jacket which is slightly faded on spine and has a small crease at top of front panel. There was also a small simultaneous..... Item #33761 More
NEW AND SELECTED POEMS 1923-1985.
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
OR ELSE-- Poem/Poems 1968-1974.
New York: Random House, (1974). First edition. SIGNED, LIMITED edition of 300 numbered copies this one being "Out-of-series." Fine as issued, without a dust jacket, in near fine slipcase with minimal wear. Item #72076 More
SELECTED POEMS: 1923 - 1943.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., (1944). First edition. One of only 1500 copies. SIGNED BY WARREN on the title page in red ink. Near fine in good or better dust jacket with scrape and V-shaped tear to front panel (repaired internally with archival tape), rubbing and few scrapes to..... Item #72075 More
TO A LITTLE GIRL, ONE YEAR OLD, IN A RUINED FORTRESS: A Poem in Five Parts.
[New Haven]: School of Design, Yale University, (1956). First edition. One of only about 175 copies [Grimshaw A14, p.84]. Designed and printed by Jane Doggett in the Department of Graphic Arts. Illustrated with five blue-and-white woodcuts, one before each section of the poem by her also. Blue-and-white paper boards; 7.5..... Item #55458 More
TO A LITTLE GIRL, ONE YEAR OLD, IN A RUINED FORTRESS: A Poem in Five Parts. [SIGNED by Warren].
[New Haven]: Yale University, (1956). First edition. One of only about 175 copies [Grimshaw A14, p.84]. Designed, printed, and illustrated by Jane Doggett at Yale University's School of Design. This copy WARMLY INSCRIBED BY WARREN on front endpaper, "To Stuart (W) with admiration and friendship. Red (W)." Bibliographer and publisher..... Item #49496 More
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER'S POETRY: An Appraisal and a Selection; [Association copy, inscribed].
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, (1971). First edition. Only 3000 copies printed. This one INSCRIBED BY WARREN in red ink on front endpaper, "To Walter/ all the best/ Red." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature and -- along with Warren -- one..... Item #72078 More
15 signed volumes in total: 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; [each volume is signed and most are inscribed].
(Various places: Various publishers, 1976 - 2002). First edition of each of the 15 volumes. Award-winning poet Weigl is known for exploring his experience serving in the Vietnam War. Collection includes: EXECUTIONER (Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1976), his first book, near fine in paperwraps, INSCRIBED "for Al, Brother from the green..... Item #55495 More
RIDING THE EARTHBOY 40.
New York: World Publ. (1971). First edition. True first; reportedly not distributed. Slight bubbling to pastedowns (production error), otherwise fine in dust jacket with minor edge rubbing, a small closed tear in rear panel and light tanning to edges of flaps and top edge of rear panel. A bright, attractive..... Item #32965 More
NATIVES OF ROCK: XX Poems: 1921-1922.
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