Poetry
Reverdure.
Colorado Springs, CO: The Press at Colorado College, 1974. Wraps. Limited Edition. [28] pp . Oblong 4to. Brown stiff paper covers with title and author's name printed in deep brown on the cover, white stitching at spine much like a Japanese binding.
A simple, yet absolutely stunning production with the bottom of each page deckled with color illustrations that are embossed and carry both color and texture. Signed by Wendell Berry on the final page of the poem under his initials. Designed, printed, and handbound by James Trissel. Produced in an edition of 100 copies, this being #20. Fine. More
The Gift of Gravity.
Engelland, Timothy. Old Deerfield, MA/Dublin, Ireland: The Deerfield Press/The Gallery Press, 1979. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Dust jacket is clean and crisp, now in mylar cover. Interior without a blemish.
This publication contains two poems, "The Gift of Gravity" and "Grief." Produced in an edition of 300 copies and signed by Wendell Berry on the colophon. Berry has also inscribed this copy to a previous owner, "For Bob in San Jose-Wendell Berry-12/4/85" Fine / Fine. More
Passing Short.
1965. Wraps. First Edition. 27 pp. 8vo. Tan heavy stock paper wraps, darkening to edges from age and quality of paper.
A collection of poems evidently self-pubished by the author. Very Good. More
The Lark: Book II-No's. 13-24.
San Francisco: William Doxey, 1897. Hardcover. First Edition. Unpag. Brown cloth covered boards with a color woodblock illustration by Florence Lundborg of a figure playing a pan flute. Light scuffing, clean tight copy with a previous owner's bookplate pasted to front pastedown. Volume contains one year's monthly issues plus the "Epilark," a final sally.
The Lark ran from May 1895 until May 1897, each 16-page issue was a fanciful collection of creative writing, cartoons, and miscellany. Begins with the year's index followed by twelve 16-page issues. Printed on handmade paper variously described as Chinese rice paper, Chinese bamboo fiber paper, and just bamboo paper, the sure thing is that the stock is untrimmed at bottom edges, appears in various weights, and occasionally is so thin..... More
The Hunting of the Snark an Agony, in Eight Fits.
Holiday, Henry. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1908. Hardcover. As. 53 pp. 12mo. Red cloth covered boards with light soiling, fraying at head and foot of spine, bumping to corners from shelf wear. Interior clean.
Nine illustrations within by Henry Holiday. Very Good. More
Poor Claudia Bucket Books Series No. 1.
Portland, OR: Poor Claudia & Tale City Press, 2009. Wraps. Limited. Unpag. 8vo. Green paper wraps, clean and crisp.
A mixture of poetry and essays signed by all contributors and the illustrator on the inside front cover flap. Clean, crisp copy. Of the 850 copies printed, this is #506. Fine. More
Places.
Barnes, Susan. Buffalo, NY: Shuffaloff Press, 1990. Wraps. First Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Staple bound publication with a slick paper dust jacket. Dust jacket has a rubbed spot on the rear panel. Clean, crisp copy.
Inscribed by the author on the title page. Printed in an edition of 500 copies. Fine / Very Good. More
Poem, Interview, Photographs (Published in Heaven Chapbook Series #20).
Louisville, KY: White Fields Press, 1994. Wraps. Limited Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Very light spot on front and rear cover. Clean within. Printed in an edition of 250 copies. Very Good. More
Little Ann and Other Poems.
Greenaway, Kate. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [c. 1900]. Hardcover. As. 64 pp. 8vo. Color printed boards with green cloth spine. Wear and scuffing to boards, chipping at edges, losses at corners, overall darkening from age. Interior pages have darkened slightly from age, illustrations still bright.
Illustrated by Kate Greenaway, a collection of poems for children. Good. More
Dawn Chorus: New and Selected Poems 1972-2017.
Shepherdstown, WV: Somondoco Press, 2018. Trade paperback. First Edition. xiv, 259 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine. More
New Year's Day.
Binghamton, NY: The Bellevue Press, 1978. Broadside. First Edition. 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" postcard printed as a broadside of Ted Kooser's short poem, "New Year's Day"in black ink on a goldenrod field. This was the first printing of the poem by the the man who would become the U.S. Poet Laureate, serving two terms from 2004-2006. Fine. More
Taos Pueblo.
Rose, Wendy. Greenfield Center, NY: The Greenfield Review Press, 1973. Wraps. First Edition. 25 pp. 8vo. Clean, right copy with a stapled binding. Illustrated by Wendy Rose.
Inscribed on the title page to Richard "Dick" Eberhart (1904-2005) and his wife, Betty in the year of publication. Fine. More
Concerning the Book That Is the Body of the Beloved [Broadside].
Stockholm, WI: Midnight Paper Sales, 2005. Broadside. Limited Edition. Broadside measures 11" x 15". Engraving by Gaylord Schanliec of the right side of Walt Whitman's face with a beautiful blue eye staring out at you. Gregory Orr's poem is printed to the right Whitman, printing and production by Schanilec's Midnight Paper Sales on behalf of the Virginia Quarterly Review for the 150th anniversary of the publication of "Leaves of Grass."
Produced in an edition of 200 copies, this being #43 signed by both Gregory Orr and Gaylord Schanilec. Fine. More
Sunset Gun.
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Hardcover. First Edition. Second Printing. x, 75 pp. 8vo. Paste paper covers with a black cloth spine, original gold embossed titling has faded and not visible. Clean within.
Signature of the irrepressible Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) on a piece of yellow paper is pasted on the half-title page. Very Good. More
Eureka: An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe.
Arakawa. San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1991. Hardcover. Limited Edition. ix, 107 pp. Folio. Grey cloth boards with an inspiring title printing that integrates Eureka, E. A., and Arakama into its cover design. Original clear mylar dust wrapper.
The thirty-fifth publication of the Arion Press produced in an edition of 250 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies hors de commerce, this is letter "I" of the hors de commerce portion and signed by Arakawa at the colophon. Fine / Fine. More
Rhymes from the North Country: New and Collected Poems.
Blooomington, IN: iUniverse, 2016. Trade paperback. First Edition. vii, 367 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine. More
Chekhov.
Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 240 pp. 8vo. Light dust staining to head of text block, boards clean and tight. No dust jacket, as issued.
Published in an edition of 200 copies, this is #72 of the 100 hardcover copies numbered and signed by the author. Very Good. More
Anthology of Rapture.
White Creek Press, 2008. Pamphlet. Limited Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Four fold sheet with black and white photo on cover by Fukushima (1952) from "Big Sudden Flash" (1961) Clean, crisp copy.
Printed in an edtion of 232 copies. Fine. More
Venus & Adonis.
Dumas, Marlene. Amsterdam, Netherlands/New York: Atheneum-Polak & Van Gennep/David Zwirner Books, 2016. Hardcover. First Edition. 151 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Text in English and German. Fine / Fine. More
Essays, Short Stories and Poems Written in 1881 by Mary Snell.
Morrell, Joyce E. Campobello Island, New Brunswick/Santa Barbara, CA: Friends of the Headharbour Lightstation/Sea Hill Press, Inc., 2014. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 147 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy.
First published in 1881, this is the delightful and inspiring story, in her own words, of Mary Snell who lost her sighat at the age of seven but lived an active life. This book recounts her early life as the daughter of the second lighthouse keeper at Headharbour Lightstation at the north end of the island of Campobello, summer home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Illustrations by Joyce E. Morrell. Fine. More
Essays, Short Stories and Poems Written in 1881 by Mary Snell.
Morrell, Joyce E. Campobello Island, New Brunswick/Santa Barbara, CA: Friends of the Headharbour Lightstation/Sea Hill Press, Inc., 2014. Hardcover. First Edition. 147 pp. 8vo. Red cloth boards with gold embossed titling. No dust jacket, as issued. A clean, crisp copy.
The delightful and inspiring story, in her own words, of Mary Snell who lost her sighat at the age of seven but lived an active life. This book recounts her early life as the daughter of the second lighthouse keeper at Headharbour Lightstation at the north end of the island of Campobello, summer home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Fine. More
Architecture of Ink.
Walsh, Dan. New York: Garner Tullis, 1999. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Unpag. Oblong 4to. Dust jacket has the slightest hint of darkening at edges from sunning, now in mylar cover. Gray cloth boards withg black embossed titling to cover and board that reflects the dust jacket. Clean and crisp within.
Walsh's rectilinear graphics paired with Yau's poetry in a simple, crisp design. Printed in an edition of 750 copies, this is #627 signed by author and artist on the colophon. Fine / Fine. More
Sonnet Series and Itinerary Poems, 1820-1845.
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. lii, 969 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More