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193054609NY: Random House 1930. First edition. Six wrappered volumes housed in publisher’s slipcase. All near fine with lightly sunned spines. Box has two bumped corners and some faint sunning else also is near fine. The six volumes are: Conrad Aiken’s GEHENNA Sherwood Anderson’s AMERICAN COUNTRY FAIR Stephen Rose Benet’s LITTER OF ROSE LEAVES Louis Bromfield’s TABLOID NEWS Theodore Dreiser’s FINE FURNITURE and Carl Van Vechten’s FEATHERS. Each volume was limited to 875 copies. For the set: NY: Random House, unknown
197411134Garden City: Doubleday 1974. First edition. 264 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket with one small chip. First prize went to Renata Adler for her story 'Brownstone'. Dated 10/3/76 and INSCRIBED by Adler on the front free endpaper. Garden City: Doubleday, unknown
195400392PRIZE ARTICLES 1954 Ballantine 1954 first edition fine in near fine dust-wrapper with a closed tear and some light rubbing to the rear dust-wrapper panel. Contributions by: John Barlow Martin on The Riot at Jackson Prison Willaim H. Whyte on The Transients Adlai Stevenson -The World I Saw Ray Bradbury -Sun & Shadow et.al. From the library of the Ballantine bibliographer. Among those titles listed in BALLANTINE BOOKS: THE FIRST DECADE Bailiwick Books 1987. Ballantine Books unknown
193414744POWERS OF DARKNESS Philip Allan 1934 first edition vg in bright attractive first issue dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and inner rein-forcement. Contains the first book appearance of Dunsany's Queens Quorum classic TWO BOTTLES OF RELISH as well as the works of Thorndyke Turner et.al. #6 in the Creeps series. Philip Allan unknown
195119044Possible Worlds of Science Fiction Vanguard Press 1951 first edition fine in near fine dust-wrapper. Anthology of 22 stories about other worlds never before published in book form by Robert Heinlein A. E. Van Vogt Ray Bradbury Isaac Asimov Theodore Sturgeon Murray Leinster Clifford Simak et.al. Crown unknown
1390148890.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
198400473POETS VOICES SOCIAL ISSUES BY CONTEMPORARY POETS San Diego Poet's Press 1984 first edition just about fine in wraps. Offers original contributions by Galway Kinnel Charles Bukowski Allen Ginsberg Carolyn Forche Tess Gallagher Carolyn Kizer Hank Malone Wanda Coleman et.al. Contributor Hank Malone's copy with his bookplate on the verso of the front cover. Also INSCRIBED by him "This little anthology deserves some posterity" on the title page. Along with two photocopies of an advertisement for this anthology a letter from the press letting the recipient in this instance Hank Malone know that his work has been chosen for acceptance and a part original part copy of the artwork for the front cover. San Diego Poet's Press paperback
1960BC17176Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1960. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition first printing. 8vo. 206pp. Black cloth lettered in gold at the spine and upper board and with a green-stamped design. A virtually fine copy in very good non-price-clipped dust wrapper lightly chafed at the spine ends and corner tips and with a little fading to the publisher's red spine panel colouring. This three-hander constitutes James Dickey's first book and includes the entirety of his debut collection 'Into the Stone and Other Poems'. Paris Leary contributes his thirty-eight verse collection 'Views of the Oxford Colleges and Other Poems' and Jon Swan contributes his thirty-one verse collection 'Journeys and Return'. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York Hardcover
18545702London: G. Willis 1854. 8vo pp. xvi 248 frontispiece and 5 plates. Later half morocco by Ramage marbled boards spine divided by raised bands between double gilt rules 2nd compartment lettered direct in gilt other compartments tooled in gilt top edge gilt. Just a touch of rubbing to extremities. An attractively-bound collection of poetry taken from the late 18th-century periodical The Anti-Jacobin noted for its pro-government stance in the wake of the French Revolution. G. Willis hardcover
20142090502113701576Not Available 2014. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
197300522POETRY Modern Poetry Association April 1973 thru June 1974 11 issues each in first edition fine in wraps. Original contributions by John Ashberry Louis Zukofsky Kark Shapiro Tom Disch Muriel Rukeyser James Merrill Diane Wakoski David Ignatow Stanley Kunitz et.al. For the lot---- Modern Poetry Association 1973 -1974 paperback
1699260422London: s.n. 1699. First editions. 8 224 245-267 1 pp.; 8 264 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern calf red leather spine label. Title-page of second part foxed otherwise very good. First editions. 8 224 245-267 1 pp.; 8 264 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. ESTC R26563; R30534 "It seems likely that Part 2 was also issued separately but Wing does not record such an edition" s.n.] unknown
1972ANTHOLOG008477The Globe Playhouse Trust Publications London. 1972. First edition. Octavo. 63 pages. Quarter leather decorated gilt cloth. Three page Introduction by Christopher Hampton. W.H. Auden Bob Cobbing Robert Graves Jeni Couzyn Stephen Spender Peter Redgrove Norman MacCaig Vernon Scannell C. Day Lewis George Barker Dannie Abse Adrian Mitchell and Peter Porter each contribute one poem. Each contribution is preceded by a black and white photograph of the respective author together with short biographical details. All edges gilt.Contributor's copy: one of 100 numbered and specially bound copies signed by the contributors but not by the editor. This is Dannie Abse's copy with loosely inserted a short typed letter from the publisher presenting the book to him.Slight rubbing at head of spine otherwise fine in very good indeed partially faded cloth slipcase. The Globe Playhouse Trust Publications, London. hardcover
19532092902140314334Shinchosha 1953. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Shinchosha paperback
8475177352.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
194319040POCKET BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION Pocket Books. Inc. 1943 first edition vg in pictorial wraps. Inscribed by the author/editor to me. Pocket Books paperback
1995021102Toronto Canada: Sister Vision Press 1995. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 299 pages. Contributors' Notes. First edition. A collection of "poetry autobiography erotica cartoons interviews and artwork" from a diverse cadre of bisexual women all bringing a unique provocative and challanging perspective on the complexity of their personal experiences. No previous ownership marks. An unread and unmarked as new copy. . Sister Vision Press Paperback
19954313473Sistervision Press 1995. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:9780920813195 Sistervision Press paperback
189912937PERIL AND PROWESS W. R. Chambers 1899 first edition a very good to very good plus copy in bright full color pictorial binding. Contributions by Arthur Conan Doyle THE MYSTERY OF SASASSA VALLEY / his first appearance in print first published in 1879 G. A. Henty W. W. Jacobs George Manville Fenn David L. Johnstone David Ker C. R. Low James Workman Andrew Balfour Harold Blindloss et.al. Illustrated. A curiously rare book. W. R. Chambers unknown
0366012266.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
199483066Turner Publishing 1994. 2nd Printing. Very Good condition.<br /> <br /> Pearl Harbor Survivors: An Oral History of 24 <br /> Servicemen a 50thâ€anniversary edition - here's a breakdown of what the book is what it covers and what to look for:<br /> <br /> ✅ What the book is<br /> <br /> • This book takes the form of an oral history - that is it presents the personal accounts of 24 U.S. servicemen who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. <br /> • It is organized by the locations or ships where the men were stationed at the time of the attack and includes their firsthand memories of what they experienced during and after the attack. <br /> <br /> What it covers / what you'll find inside<br /> <br /> • Detailed personal recollections: Each survivor describes what they saw heard and experienced during the attack and its immediate aftermath - including the confusion the explosions ship damage burning oil in the harbor and rescue or survival efforts.<br /> • Context and background: While focused on the personal stories the book also offers general information about the attack on Pearl Harbor ships involved timeline damage to orient the reader. <br /> • Insight into survival: It doesn't just document the event in theory - the emphasis is on how individuals lived through it coped with it and often how they responded afterward in war in life.<br /> • Good for history buffs those studying WW2 naval operations or people interested in firstâ€person testimony rather than a highâ€level strategic history.<br /> <br /> Why this is a meaningful book<br /> <br /> • It preserves the voices of men who witnessed a pivotal moment in U.S. history - the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor which led to the U.S. entering World War II.<br /> • Firstâ€person narrative adds depth and humanity to the historical event: you get a sense of what it was like on the ground or at sea or on the deck rather than simply reading statistics.<br /> • It is especially useful for anyone interested in survivor testimony military/naval history or the human side of war. Turner Publishing unknown
197177014Northampton: Northampton Literature Group 1971. First edition. 4to. 22 pp. Near fine in side-stapled wrappers. Cover art by Nina Carroll. One of 100 numbered copies. Poems by competition winners and participants together with the work of invited poets. Northampton: Northampton Literature Group unknown
196859364Boston: Impressions Workshop 1968. First edition. Bump to one lower corner else all items fine in a very good plus printed portfolio. Maximum dimensions are 13 x 9 1/2 inches. One of 80 numbered copies. Broadsides SIGNED by Helen Chasin William Corbett Sam Cornish Arthur Freeman Sidney Goldfarb Paul Hannigan Fanny Howe Gail Mazur Geoffrey Movius Yvonne Ruelas Kathleen Spivak Richard Tillinghast Andrew Wiley Ruth Whitman and an unsigned work by Ron Loewinsohn. Boston: Impressions Workshop, unknown
196928962San Francisco: Nevada/Tattoo 1969. First edition. Sixteen 11 x 8 1/2 inch sheets all fine housed together with a chapbook and a folded broadside in a printed portfolio approx 13 x 11 inches closed. Collects Bukowski's poem “the nature of the threat and what to do†levy’s “Prosecutor as hired gunslinger†and good work by the other listed poets. Krumhansl 33. San Francisco: Nevada/Tattoo unknown
1969203182Nevada: Tattoo Press 1969. First edition. Wraps. Trifle bumped near fine. 4to; contents loose house in printed pocket-folder; two items tipped to verso of cover. One of 5500 copies of this unorthodox anthology produced as a tribute to Jon Webb publisher of the alternative magazine "Outsider" and proprietor of the Loujon Press. Contributors include Tuli Kupferberg Al Purdy Charles Bukowski Douglas Blazek Dan Georgakas d.a. levy Harold Norse and others. Bukowski's contrubution is the poem "The Nature of the Threat and What To Do. Tattoo Press unknown