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195910178London: Victor Gollancz 1959. First UK edition first prnt. Includes "Author's Note" not in the US edition which was published by Harper & Bros. as The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures in 1958. 3x5 inch card laid-in signed by Updike. Upper board corners just tapped foxed page edges; dustjacket with interior foxing which is apparent on the outside. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Updike's first poetry collection. Signed Card Laid in. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.<br />The images are of the book described and not stock photos. Victor Gollancz hardcover books
195951003Edinburgh & London: W. & R. Chambers 1959. First edition. 136 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Contributors include George Mackay Brown W.S. Graham Hugh MacDiarmid Sorley MacLean Edwin Muir and many others. Edinburgh & London: W. & R. Chambers unknown books
197466195San Francisco: Taurian Horn Press 1974. First edition. 83 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Poems by Marc Spiegel Ann Greene Gene Berson Joe Jeremy Rita Weinstein Bill Vartnaw Lynn Watson and Doug Nordgren. San Francisco: Taurian Horn Press unknown books
1969007399San Francisco: Kayak Books 1969. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page -"To Joe on his birthday with love Keith May 20 1977 Las Cruces N.M.". From the collection of noted literary scholar and translator Joseph A Buttigieg the father of current Democratic Party presidential candidate and South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Near Fine faint browning to fore edge of wrappers. One of 1000 copies designed and printed by George Hitchcock at the Kayak Press. Illustrated with lovely prints by Robert McChesney. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. Kayak Books Paperback books
1978004003Bloomington IN: Raintree Press 1978. Number 53 of 75 copies printed. Near Fine light foxing in a Near Fine dustjacket light foxing. 14 pages. Limited and Numbered First Edition. Pictorial French Wrappers. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Wood Engraving By Thomas Bewick. Chap Book. Raintree Press Paperback books
1218186 x 8 inch personalized stationery Dated "1/12/80." Kunitz sends thanks to poet Louis McKee for "your note & the fires of your poem. Thank you & Thank you again." Aprx 30 words. with hand-addressed envelope. Letter in Fine condition. Signed. Unbound. Fine/Not Issued. Association Copy. Paperback books
12186Presonalized note card. Aprx 5.75 x 7.75 folded in half. Dated "June 8." Nash replies to a correspondent who requested a photograph. "I'm sorry to be so late in replying. I'm also sorry to say that I can't send you a picture of myself as I haven't any; few writers do" Aprx 60 words. faint soil spot. Near Fine condition. Signed. Unbound. Near Fine/Not Issued. Holograph Note. Paperback books
11186Holograph note dated "6/30/82" on a decorated non-personalized notecard to poet/publisher Louis McKee. A thank you for "words that give me the strenghth to continue" and a permission to "xerox all & any of my poems - they are for the people - any & all." Signed "Your sister in strength/words." With holograph envelop with same date postmark. Fine condition. . Signed. Unbound. Fine/Not Issued. Paperback books
121855.5 x 8.5 personalized stationery. Dated "20 Dec 87." In response apparently to a high school student. Bly muses on the music in poetry saying it has a "secret tune in it" and quotes from Eliot's "Prufrock." He also talks of the differeces between rhyme/meter and free verse. "I have written with rhyme but. I avoid it now. Writing free verse is probably harder." Bly ends noting "I didn't write much in high school! So you're ahead of of me!" Aprx 90 words. Fine condition. Signed. Unbound. Fine/Not Issued. Paperback books
121818.5 x 11white 20lb stock with Levertov's embossed personalization. Dated "Jan 17th 1981."Levertov responds to another Levertov which fascinates her. She includes the coincidence as "one of the amazing consequences of being a writer in contact with other lives." She wants to know more about her correspondent. "I've always been told there is only one Levertov. family. so we are probably related. Do you know anything of your family's history. I would be very interested to know." She notes she will be sending a collection of poems which includes some poems her correspondent mentioned "Bedtime" and "Psalm Concerning the Castle" among which is "a poem my sister Olga wrote before she died." Also she explains that "some references" in the poems "may puzzle you so perhaps I should explain that my father was a Jew who became a Christian. and worked all his life to reconcile Jews and Christians." And for completness she adds "My mother was Welsh. I'll look forward to hearng from you again. Cordially - Denise Levertov." Levertov's holograph envelope postmarked "Boston 19 Jan 1981" included. Aprx 300 words written on both sides. Small foxed spot beginning toning one edge. Near Fine condition. Signed. Unbound. Near Fine/Not Issued. Holograph Letter. Paperback books
1828008678London: Treuttel and Wu¨rtz Treuttel Jun. and Richter 1828. RARE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half title page of Vols. II and III - "Mr.& M. Trafford Southwell Wroxham Hall from the author". Three volumes First Editions published 1828-1830. Bound in unsigned 19th c. half green morocco over marbled boards marbled end papers tops gilt Near Fine a trifle rubbed. William Taylor of Norwich 1765-1836 was a British essayist literary criticscholar and polyglot to whom William Hazlitt paid tribute in "The Spirit of the Age " - "The style of philosophical criticism which has been the boast of the Edinburgh Review was first introduced into the Monthly Review about the year 1796 in a series of articles by Mr. William Taylor of Norwich". This Historic Survey of German Poetry is considered Taylor's major work and was considered a major factor in furthering British interest in German literature. A copy last seen at auction in 1968 RareBookHub no SIGNED copies of any of Taylor's works found online or at auction. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Treuttel and Wu¨rtz, Treuttel Jun. and Richter Hardcover books
19889013809New York: George Braziller 1988. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. With 91 color plates. <br/><br/> George Braziller hardcover books
1977005681Bloomington Indiana: The Raintree Press 1977. #17 of 81 copies printed SIGNED BY AUTHOR on colophon page. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. Thin 8vo . Chap Book. The Raintree Press Paperback books
2004205165Mamaroneck NY: Lily Pool Press 2004. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. No marks of any kind. Near Fine binding. Lily Pool Press unknown books
1962005356London: Villiers Publications Ltd. 1962. SCARCE. Near Fine wrappers a bit foxed. Edited by August Derleth. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Villiers Publications Ltd. Paperback books
199841924Toronto: McClelland & Stewart 1998. First edition first prnt. Signed by Ondaatje on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover books
197671412Berkeley: Kelsey St. Press 1976. First edition. 48 pp. Near fine in printed wrappers. Work by twenty-five female poets including Judy Grahan Frances Mayes and Alicia Ostriker. Berkeley: Kelsey St. Press unknown books
19981364Place of Publication Not Stated: Erudite Fangs Editions 1998. First Edition First Printing. 12mo 5 1/2 x 7 inches / 140 x 178 mm. One sheet folded to make 4 pages. A Fine copy. SIGNED by Andrew Schelling and Anne Waldman. One poem by each author printed in an edition of 250 copies. Although not stated this copy is from the library of the poet Clayton Eshleman. No other copies in commerce as of September 3 2017. SCARCE. <br/><br/> Erudite Fangs Editions unknown books
1804D23731804. Wraps 6.25 x 7.75 inches sepia engraving and handwritten title on front cover; pp. 40 the first 32 of which contain poems from a variety of sources nicely copied out by hand. Covers detached; corners a little chipped. Includes poetry hymns and prayers by Alexander Pope Joseph Addison "Dr. Watts" Isaac Watts John Gay and an "Evangelical Mag" as well as some unidentified works possibly original. 11 entries in all. <br/><br/> paperback books
200641229Boston:: David R. Godine. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 1567922724 . Translated from the Russian by Antony Wood. First edition thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . David R. Godine, hardcover books
198440780NY: New Directions 1984. First edition limited issue of 150 numbered copies signed by Duncan on the limitation page. Copy #61. Cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Slipcase with light rub and two small discolor spots not immediately apparent. Fine condition in a Near Fine slipcase. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. New Directions Hardcover books
19691127Chicago New York San Francisco: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1969. First Edition First Printing. INSCRIBED by Ron Padgett the author and Joe Brainard who designed the covers and provided a short afterword. A volume of poems by the important New York School poet. 8vo 86 1 pages in bound decorated wrappers. Near Fine with only slight cover wear. This copy has been boldly INSCRIBED to "Harvey Donegan" by Padgett on the half-title page and INSCRIBED again to the same recipient by Brainard with illustrations on the last page. Rare decorated publisher's announcement card laid in inviting recipients to "a party for Ron" at the Gotham Book Mart in New York. The card's design is the same as the book covers designed by Joe Brainard. A beautiful copy of the book and the party invitation. <br/><br/>This is one of numerous collaborations between two well-known figures in the New York School literary and art scene. They had begun collaborating while in high school in Tulsa producing The White Dove Review in 1959-60. This volume in wrappers was published simultaneously with a hardcover edition. While signed copies of the hardcover edition can be found in the market signed copies of the wrappered issue are much less common especially in such a nice condition as this and with the rare party invitation. SCARCE SIGNED. Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover books
1969007398New York: Grove Press 1969. SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page and with the ink signature of noted literary scholar and translator Joseph A Buttigieg the father of current Democratic Party presidential candidate and South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Near Fine lacking the dust jacket title at spine a bit dulled. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grove Press Hardcover books
1993110082Brockport: BOA Editions 1993. First edition. Review copy with the publisher's slip laid in. Signed by Bly on the title page. Glossy printed wraps. Frenchfold flaps. Frontispiece by Robert Marx. Tiny shallow crease on the front wrap; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. Review Copy. BOA Editions Paperback books
1970008252New York: Simon & Schuster 1970. First Printing stated. Near Fine top edge scant toning in a Near Fine dust jacket slight soiling tiny closed tear bottom edge rear panel. Works and drawings by Yoko. . First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". Simon & Schuster Hardcover books
