Poetry

New York: Vantage Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. 1st Edition [stated]. Hardcover. 0533015251 . Signed by author on FFL to Jack and Ann - dated by author September 1st 1977 and numbered by author as "Copy No. 67". Signature is personal note to previous owners and includes light artwork by author. Ephemera included - art pamphlet of author's that is also inscribed by author, postcard of author's art signed by author and addressed to Ann, business card of author's, a three page typed and signed prose-poetry letter that appears to be a copy, addressed envelope with author's name and PO box of studio in Rancho Mirage and an artwork order form for author's art. Book is Near Fine. First Edition [stated]. Tight and sturdy binding appears never read. Clean and unmarked text. Book has a very slight lift to front cover due to author's ephemera that was stored in book. Near Fine DJ protected by clear acetate which is held to DJ by small strips of… Read More

The Fortune Press, London [1964] Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. The second, unauthorised edition of the author's uncommon first book. Slim 8vo. 32pp. Asparagus-coloured boards lettered in gold at the spine. A tiny hint of wear to the head of the spine, and the upper board lifting just a fraction. One corner of front free endpaper clipped, presumably to remove a former owner name. A lovely crisp copy, internally flawless bar the aforementioned clipping. Housed in thin paper dust wrapper with the 12'6 price sticker to the front flap. The wrapper tanned at the spine panel, a little chafed at the rear flap joint, with some light sunning to some extremities and two small areas of loss from spine panel. Thirty-one poems. "The renown of the author prompted Caton to produce this second edition, but his omission to inform [Amis] of the existence or to benefit him from its sales must be construed as being rather more than forgetful-ness" - Timothy d'Arch Smith, 'R.A. Caton… Read More

Toronto: Ryerson, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for sunning along spine and half inch of front and back covers. Signed by Purdy on the front pastedown. Scarce thus. One of an edition of 250 copies..

London: T. Fisher Unwin Limited ( Ernest Benn Limited ), 1927. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Seventh Edition Revsed. Fine but for minor bumping to extremities, and light traces of soil to boards. The gilt stamped decorative spine is bright and clean..

MODERN LIBRARY, 1942. HBDJ, 1942, Stated 1st edition, 352 Titles on Inverse DJ, Back Foxed DJ Lists 300 Titles & PreZipCide Coupon, small chip FOX top DJ SPINE, Blue cloth with red box on front with title, over 750 pgs, book is in GOOD condition. It shows normal wear along with normal shelf wear, Tiny Chips TEARS FOX DJ Extremities, . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good.

Venetia: Nella Stamperia Del Ciotti. Good+. 1620. Hardcover. Two works by Marino Giambattista in one volume bound in contemporary full vellum. Hinges & text are tight & Intact. Illustrated with vignettes and decorative letters. #1: (14) 74pp. A panegyric consisting of 297 sestines. Small lateral worm hole near front margin [[&]] #2: (1) 90pp. A pangyric of 238 sestines. Previous owner's inscription on rear endpaper. Light cover wear. Italian text. The Cambridge History of Italian Literature characterized the author as "one of the greatest Italian poets of all time". Poetry. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 164 pages .

The Poetry Bookshop, London, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. A new revised edition of the author's first book, and the first hardback issue (originally issued in wrappers four years earlier). Slim 8vo. 32pp. Cloth-backed decorated boards featuring a Menin Gate design by Claud Lovat Fraser. Top edge dusty. Endpapers browned. Head and tail of spine and corner tips bumped and a little rubbed. Covers very slightly marked and one binding string to the first gathering snapped. A very good copy in nicked, rubbed and marked, slightly creased, chipped and dusty dust wrapper which repeats the Lovat Fraser design, browned at the spine and at some edges and with the publisher's price sticker to the front panel. Twenty-four poems, divided into two parts: 'Poems Mostly Written at Charterhouse 1910-1914' and 'Poems Written Before La Bassée - 1915'. 1,000 copies were printed. Higginson A1b / Reilly pp 146-7. "When these poems, written between the ages of fourteen and… Read More

First edition, limited print run. Edith Sitwell was a British poet and critic. Sitwell equated quietness in the female artist as a failure of female nerve: "a woman's problem in writing poetry is different to a man's... I had to learn everything –learn, amongst other things, not to be timid... And I think that I started getting the thing into very strict limits it might bear the marks of a return to timidity." [Telegraph] This work was the author's first work and part of a print run of around 500, and it was extremely well received. "But in all of these poems one thing is clear. They come from within. Miss Sitwell does not describe, she lives in her verse."
Softcover, 8vo, 19 pages. Original wraps. Edges are worn, with some slight tearing. Spine is slightly worn nevertheless, binding is holding tightly together. Some fading on the cover. Very slight foxing throughout, but overall in good condition.

1872 BEAUTIFUL 1ed Thomas Hood Poems Foster ART Illustrated Mermaid of Margate

Thomas Hood was an English poet, author, and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for the London Magazine as well as the Punch Magazine and has been called "the finest English poet" between the generations of Shelley and Tennyson.

This beautiful first edition of Hood's 'Poems' features an impressive collection of illustrations with poems of "Autumn," "Haunted House," "Mermaid of Margate," "A Legend of Navarre," and more.

Item number: #19043
Price: $499
HOOD, Thomas
Poems
London: Edward Moxon, 1872. First Edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o vii, [1], 180, [4]
o 22 illustrated plates
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Decorative cloth
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Size: ~11.25in X 8.75in (28.5cm x 22.5cm)
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New York: Angel Hair, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 64pp (letterpress printed), stapled wrappers. The scarce final issue of this literary and artistic magazine edited by Anne Waldman and Lewis Warsh amidst the cultural ferment of 1960s New York City. Includes early writing by Jim Carroll, plus work by key members of the New York School. Unmarked copy, a bit of general wear and bumping, light outer soil and toning.

New York: Angel Hair, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 44pp (letterpress printed), stapled wrappers. A beautifully designed issue of this literary and artistic magazine edited by Anne Waldman and Lewis Warsh amidst the cultural ferment of 1960s New York City. Unmarked copy, typical wear to lap wrapper edges, a little cover soil and reading wear, covers a bit pulled at staples (not externally visible), some staple rust.

New York: Grove Press / Random House, 1974 Stated first printing, first bilingual Spanish/English edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid-in. Book with light toning to page margins, else in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine/folds and a trace of light shallow creasing, else fine. A superb copy.

St. Paul, Minnesota:: Bluestem Cottage Press,, 2023.. Edition of 11. Type: Source Sans Pro. 11/19Gatefold format with two spines. Size: 4.75" x 12" folds out to 24". Paper: Rives BFK white and grey. Type: Source Sans Pro. 11/19. Techniques: Alternative print techniques such as ink drawdowns, erasers prints, and stencils. 7 screenprinted images. Housed in a linen dual-colored case. Printed at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Numbered. Signed by Clapsadle and Baugnet. Julie Baugnet: "'Staying the Winter' is bound in a unique gatefold format, with 2 spines. On the left, a small book with 7 tercet poems are letterpress printed on Rives BFK grey. The right-hand pages open to reveal a variety of abstract images of winter printed on Rives BFK white.  "Illustrations are abstract, using color and texture to convey the emotive qualities of the poems. A family of 5 colors is used to create unity and interest depicting the colors of winter. By making 2 books, I was… Read More

1523 1st ALDINE ed Claudian Classical Roman Poetry ROME Mythology Gothic Wars

"He who always desires is always poor."
– Claudian

Claudian was a 4th-century B.C. author who wrote poetry and speeches specifically for Roman Emperor Honorius on mythology and early Roman wars. His most famous works include 'De Bello Gothico' and 'In Rufinum' – Claudian's attack on Roman statesman Rufinus. These works, among others, are included in this 1523 edition of the works of Claudian. This particular edition is exceedingly rare and valuable – the first Aldine edition!

Item number: #22820
Price: $1599

CLAUDIANUS, Claudius

Cl. Claudiani Opera : quam diligentissime castigata, quorum indicem in sequenti pagina reperies

Venetiis: In aedibus Aldi et Andreae Asulani soceri, 1523. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 176 leaves
o Signatures: a-y8
· References: USTC 822854
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~5.75in X… Read More

Andy Warhal and Gerard Malanga curated this collection, which was published very much on the cheap in 1968 by Toad Press in Eugene, Oregon. There are 114 poems and writings by various contributors. The text is printed throughout in black ink with some pieces accompanied by halftone photographic portraits, printed in either full blue, pink, purple, or black ink. This copy is in fragile condition, but it is complete. The spine's adhesive binding has failed and the paper -- highly acidic newsprint -- has become dark and brittle.