Huntington, NY: Water Mark Press, 1980. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 92 [3] PP. #10 of 50 special presentation copies signed by the author. Additionally signed and inscribed by Blumenthal on half title. Signed by illustrator Theo Fried on a numbered handmade etching affixed to..... More
Sauk City, WI: Stanton & Lee, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 48 PP. First printing of author's first book. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. Daughter of Jesse Stuart. Hint of rubbing to DJ at crown of spine, else a fine copy..... More
![Item #9050 Mantua [SIGNED LETTER "A" OF THE LIMITED EDITION]. Donald LEHMKUHL](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9050.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1770329822)
Compton Press, 1970. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE AUTHOR HIMSELF. Letter "A" of the deluxe edition of Lehmkhul's "Mantua" in the original slipcase. Blue cloth binding with vellum spine. Text printed on Ingres paper. Best known for works like..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 88 PP. First printing copy with original $3.95 price intact on rear cover. Signed, "For Glenway / Whom my parents library / taught me to admire as a writer / Whom my own observation..... More
![Item #9028 The Noon Answer: A Book of Poems [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO AUTHOR GLENWAY WESCOTT]....](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9028.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1769722022)
Boston: Bruce Humphries Publishers, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 7/8 Inches. 64 PP. First printing copy with original $3.00 price intact on front flap. Signed, "To the poet & critic / Glenway Wescott / with deep admiration / Hope Stoddard" directly on the FFEP. A...... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 126 PP. Original dark blue cloth binding with paper labels to front cover and spine. Hint of spotting to top gutter. Housed in scarce original jacket. A few chips to edges and crown of spine..... More
New York: Vanguard Press, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 49 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by the illustrator Pavel Tchelitchew to "Gabby" and Lloyd Wescott on the FFEP. "Gabby" was Barbara Wescott, an important collaborator of Monroe..... More
London: Strahan & Co. Publishers, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 7/8 X 12 1/2 Inches. Introduction and lyrics by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Original decorated green cloth binding with elaborate gilt cottage to front cover. Errata slip intact at first page of text. AEG. The volume contains twelve songs with piano..... More
![Item #8906 Diadems and Fagots [SIGNED BY JANET LEWIS / WINTERS]; Two Sonnets and Two Fragments by...](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8906.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1765315639)
Santa Fe, NM: Privately Published [by Monroe Wheeler], 1921. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 6 1/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. [13 PP]. Original tie-binding with accompanying bibliographic letter and mailing envelope. One of only about fifty copies of this early work by John Meem and Yvor Winters. This copy..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/8 Inches. 118 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap. Light rubbing and wear at DJ edges and crown of spine. A Letter from Pontus by John..... More
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1791. First Edition. Hardcover. 4 3/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 136 PP. First edition copy in attractive 19th century library binding. Formerly owned by the "Bradford Library and Literary Society" in Bradford. Lending library plates to front pastedown and evidence of call number on spine..... More
Detroit, MI: Lotus Press, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 77 PP. Stated "First Edition / First Printing" on the copyright page. Hint of wear to corners. The Lotus Press, an important engine behind the Black Arts Movement, was opened by Naomi Long..... More
![Item #8494 Om, Krishna [#2 OF 100 / SIGNED TO GLENWAY WESTCOTT]. Charles Henri FORD](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8494.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1755202235)
Cherry Valley, NY: Cherry Valley Editions, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. #2 of only 100 copies bearing the signed frontis illustration by Ford as well as the autograph at rear. This copy additionally signed to former lover, mentor and friend Glenway Westcott. Signed, "For Dear..... More
![Item #8469 The ABC of Edgar Allan Poe [KICKSTARTER SIGNED "EUREKA" EDITION]. Edgar Allan POE](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8469.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1754598421)
Barcelona, Spain: Play Attitude, 2015. David G. Fores. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 80 PP. Signed by illustrator David G. Fores on FFEP. Includes promotional postcards and four sticker sheets as issued. This "Eureka" edition is #53 of only 560 copies. Includes the original Certificate of..... More
![Item #8324 FOUR Issues "The Journal of Black Poetry" [1969-1975]. Joe GONCALVES, Ed SPRIGGS](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8324.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1751310576)
San Francisco, CA: Journal of Black Poetry Press, 1969. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 1/8 Inches. The Journal of Black Poetry was an important magazine of the black arts era. The periodical included a note on the inside page announcing that "The Journal of Black Poetry is..... More
Garden City, NY: The Crime Club / Doubleday, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 183 PP. Author's own signed copy of his debut novel. Accompanied by an original photomechanical copy (setting copy) of the typed manuscript as well as letters from his publisher and..... More
Menomonee Falls, WI: Wiseblood Books, 2016. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 36 PP. Original folded french flaps intact. Inscribed "To Susan" directly on the title-page. Gioia was a six-time Chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts as well as Poet Laureate of California. Hint of..... More
Menomonee Falls, WI: Wiseblood Books, 2024. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 32 PP. Original folded french flaps intact. Signed by Gioia directly on the title-page. Gioia was a six-time Chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts as well as Poet Laureate of California. Hint of..... More
Marshall, MN: Ox Head Press, 1977. Signed Limited Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 Inches. 18 PP. #62 of 500 copies signed by Robert Bly on limitation page. Additionally signed and inscribed by Bly to "Dr. Braude" on the first page. Includes response letter (ALS) from Bly to..... More
New York: Random House, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 97 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line on copyright page. Original price of $9.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by "Red" Warren to poet Peter Davison on the FFEP. Davision..... More
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 268 PP. Signed by Berry directly on the FFEP without inscription. Original price of $16.50 intact on front flap. Hint of foxing to gutters. More
Danville, VA: Blair & Boatwright, 1897. First Edition. Cloth. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. 96 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the title-page. First printing of the lyrics of "The Lost Cause" by Porter. Scarce original cloth binding. PO bookplete to ffep. Light wear to edges and spine. Some foxing to..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 99 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Price-clipped. A very attractive copy overall. More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 5/8 X 11 Inches. 134 PP. First edition of this collection of poems including "Gertrude of Wyoming" about the Indian massacre in PA during the Revolutionary War. Finely bound by John M. Field. Leather spine over marbled boards. A...... More
Francestown, NH: The Golden Quill Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 7 7/8 Inches. 123 PP. First printing with no additional dates on the copyright page. Original price of $4.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Smythe on the FFEP. Light wear to DJ edges and..... More