Chicago: Norman Press, 1939. Hardcover. [30] p. (on double leaves): frontispiece (signed L. Mennard) and illustrated title page; 20 cm. White paper spine with pink spine title; pink-and-white handmade paper over boards. One of a limited edition of 50 copies printed by the Norman Press under the directon of Robert..... More
Philadelphia: Dorrance and Co., 1938. Hardcover. 51 p.; 22 cm. Purple cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover title. At head of title page: Contemporary Poets of Dorrance (176). Six of the poems had been previously published. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: spine is faded; cloth is slightly soiled; pages..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. Hardcover. [2], ix, [1], 123, [5] p.; 22 cm. Dark green paper over spine with maroon paper over boards; silver-stamped spine title. Dust jacket cover illustration from The Unswept Floor, mosaic by Heracleitus; jacket design by Steven Amsterdam. Poems by the winner of the..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. Hardcover. [2], 105, [7] p., [1] leaf of photogravure plate with captioned tissue guard: portrait; 14 cm. Full flexible red morocco with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles and decoration; cover title is within a gilt-stamped book press. Top page edges gilt. Green-and-white floral endpapers..... More
Garden City: Garden City Books, 1952. Hardcover. 191 p., 12 unpaginated pages of color illustrations by Edmund Dulac; 24 cm. White cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and red-, green-, and gilt-stamped decoration on spine and front board. Illustrated endpapers (green). Book is in Very Good- Condition: cover is lightly rubbed..... More
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1929. Hardcover. xlii, 289 p., frontispiece with captioned tissue guard, and added title page; 16 cm. Publisher's dark green leather with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles, and spine decoration. Top page edges gilt. Green endpapers. Brown ribbon bookmark. Both title pages and series title..... More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1872. Hardcover. Third Edition. xxiv, 36 p.; 22 cm. Burgundy rib-grained morocco spine with gilt-stamped spine title; burgundy cloth over boards. Dark brown endpapers. Each page of text printed within double-ruled decorative borders. Two former owners' names at head of title page: A. Negendank, and Greta N...... More
S.l. Forgotten Books, 2007. Paperback. viii, 190, [6] p.; 20 cm. Paperback. Publisher's advertisement on one page following text. In Good Condition: small scrape on spine; front cover curves up; ink notations and underlining on a few pages; some page corners creased; fore-edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight... More
New York: Dodge Publishing Co, 1902. Hardcover. Revised and enlarged edition of the first series; preface to vol. 2 is dated 1897. 2 volumes: [12], 404 p.; [10], 295 p.: frontispiece in each volume; 16 cm. Scarlet three-quarter leather with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled spine titles and..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2002. Hardcover. xix, [3], 473 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Brown and beige cover with gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Contains over 600 letters to and from the editors of the magazine Poetry from its founding in 1912 through 1962. The founder and..... More
New York: Clarke & Way, 1964. Paperback. 13, [3] p.; 23 cm. Light green wrappers, sewn, with black wrapper title. "In Memorian" -- at head of front wrapper and title page. This is one of 125 copies printed in Feb. 1964 by Clarke & Way, New York. Reprinted from the..... More
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Youngstown, Ohio: Pigiron Press, 1976. Paperback. [2], 34, [8] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with green and white illustrated covers; cover art by Joe Zabel. Introduction by Jim Villani. Reprinted from Pigiron Magazine, Sept. 1975. Cover title: Angry Candy: The American as Consumer. Inscribed by the author on the first..... More
Paris: G.L.M., 1937. Paperback. [24] p.; 14 cm. 14 cm. Salmon wrapper with black wrapper title; publication information on back wrapper. Caption title. Wrapper included in page count; all on salmon paper. In a glassine cover. Contents: A Une Femme a Une Route -- A Francesca -- SevilleValentine Boué Penrose..... More
Boston: Z. & B.F. Pratt, 1847. Hardcover. 324 p., added lithographed title page and 4 leaves of engraved plates; 20 cm. Black morocco with gilt-tooled spine title and decoration; each board has gilt-ruled border and elaborate center floral garland. All page edges gilt. Added title page is in gilt, green..... More
New York: Leavitt & Allen, 1855. Hardcover. 263, [1] p., engraved frontispiece, chromolithographed presentation leaf, and 4 leaves of engraved plates; 19 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; ornate gilt- and blind-stamped decoration on spine and both boards with color pastedowns. All page edges gilt. Former owner's..... More
Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for A. Bradley, 1730. Hardcover. 144 p., engraved frontispiece portrait of the author; 17 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment: "Philips' Poems." Woodcut head-pieces, tailpieces, and initials. Contents: An Ode to Henry Saint John, Esq..... More
Philadelphia: William S. Young, 1844. Hardcover. 284 p., frontispiece and 6 additional leaves of plates; 23 cm. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Yellow endpapers. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Mary, from Curtis New years Day 1844." Not in Faxon. The..... More
Mount Vernon, N.Y. Walpole Printing Office, 1936. Hardcover. 89 p.; 23 cm. Black cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles: Poems 1907-1935 R.H.P. In Very Good- Condition: cloth is discolored along spine and lower edges; otherwise clean and bright. More
Edinburgh: At the Apollo Press, by the Martins, 1782. Hardcover. 138 p.: frontispiece portrait of the author, and added engraved title page with vignette by Stothard; 13 cm. Contemporary tree calf. Red leather spine label with gilt-tooled author's name and decoration; remainder of spine also gilt-tooled. Gilt-rolled border on each..... More
London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1929. Hardcover. 106, [4] p.; 19 cm. Pink paper over boards with black spine and cover titles. Series title "Hogarth Living Poets No. 10" also on spine and front board. Hogarth Living Poets series listed on half title verso through this..... More
New York: Samuel R. Wells, 1867. Paperback. 53, [7] p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Wrappers with portrait of the author on front wrapper. Publisher's catalog of education books on back wrapper. Publisher's catalog on 7 pages following text contains books on phrenology, hydropathy, physiology, and physiognomy. In the introductory pages, Wells..... More
Hartford, Conn. Lincoln & Gleason, 1804. Hardcover. [1]-26, [3], 38-88, [3], 96-129, [1] p.; 17 cm. Contemporary calf spine; pastepaper over boards. Error in pagination: p. 98 misnumbered 89. The title copied onto the front free endpaper in an old hand. Former owner's name on front free endpaper verso and..... More
Riga, Latvia: Latvijas Valsts Izdevnieciba, 1958. Paperback. [14] p.: color illustrations; 29 cm. Illustrated wrapper included in page count. The author, Ziedonis Purvs (1923-1989), was a Lativian author and lyricist. This mid-20th-century Latvian children's book contains five short poems in Latvian recounting the adventures of the little boy Juris and..... More
Waltham Saint Lawrence, Eng. Golden Cockerel Press, 1922. Hardcover. 53, [3] p.: illustrations by the author; 22 cm. Linen spine with printed paper label; light blue paper over boards. "The ninth book printed & published at the Golden Cockerel Press. . . . Printed by F. Young, A.C. Cooper &..... More
Paris: E. Plon et Cie, 1883. Hardcover. Vol. 3 only. [4], 286, [2] p.; 14 cm. Contemporary calf spine with six spine compartments between raised bands; marbled paper over boards. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled author and black leather label in third compartment with gilt-tooled title. Gilt-tooled..... More