New and Selected Poems, 2001-2015
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 236 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page.
Poetry
A Vanderbilt Miscellany (FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY EIGHT CONTRIBUTORS)
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1944. Marion Junkin. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 395 PP. Signed by 8 contributors directly on the FFEP. Signed: "For my good friend and colleague, EH Duncan - In Esteem - Richmond Beatty" "H. Clarence Nixon" (signature only) "For Mr. Duncan, with...
The Poems of Bernard O'Dowd
Melbourne, Australia: Lothian Publishing, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 264 PP + 5 PP ads. True first Australian edition of this book of poetry from one of Australia's most celebrated poets. Original cloth binding sunned at spine. DJ worn and a bit chipped at edges.
The River Bend and Other Poems (SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR)
Des Moines, Iowa: Carter & Hussey, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. 5 3/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 168 PP. Original publisher boards with gilt title-stamping to front cover. Signe and dated by Hussey under the frontis portrait. Noted Des Moines leader and conservationist, Hussey's poems are filled with a love...
Verses: Threads of Faith
Savannah, GA: Braid & Hutton, 1924. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 79 PP. Original publisher blue cloth binding with gilt illustration of a loom on the front cover. A collection of the poetry of Thomson featured in magazines such as The Christian Herald, The New...
Selected Poems (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY W/ REVIEW SLIP)
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Inches. 98 PP. First printing in DJ. Original Review slip laid-in at front. Signed and inscribed by Wills to Bill Boozer, editor of the Faulkner Newsletter and Book Columnist for the Nashville Banner newspaper. Autograph dated October 3, 1976.
Come Be With Me (FIRST PRINTING)
Boulder, CO: Blue Mountain Press, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 62 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Hole punched original price on rear cover. An attractive copy of one of Nimoy's harder to find books of poetry.
Body-With Words: Poems for Dance (#90/150)
Philadelphia: Atlantis Editions, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 25 PP. Scarce limited edition of this book of poems on Dance from this noted author of Lesbian fiction. Hint of toning to spine.
Expressions
Murray, KY: Self-Published, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 47 PP. Original stapled binding. "Library of Brown Universtiy - Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays" bookplate laid-in loose. No library markings. Hint of toning and wear to covers. Poems include subjects from Vietnam to NYC.
The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971
San Francisco: City Lights, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 3/4 X 6 1/4 Inches. 188 PP. No. 30 in the City Lights (Ferlinghetti) Pocket Poets series. First edition copy in the black wraps. Scuffing to original wraps as usual. Overall, a clean copy free of PO writing etc.
The Importance of Being Ernest (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
Austin, TX: Write Bloody Publishing, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 77 PP. Signed by Ernest Cline directly on the title page. From the author of Ready Player One and Armada. Cline is possibly best-known as the screenwriter of the film "Fanboys" and...
The Real Motive
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 334 PP. Collection of stories and poems from this noted Activist of the early 20th Century. Cracking to front and rear hinge.
The Annotated Poe (FIRST PRINTING)
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 410 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $39.95 intact on front flap of DJ. A surprisingly difficult book to find.
Up Dale (FIRST UK PRINTING IN DJ)
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD, 1952. Fred Lawson. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 110 PP. Second book of poems from this Yorkshire Socialite. Light wear to DJ edges. A very nice copy overall.
Who Goes With the Road (UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA INTEREST)
New York: Vantage Press, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 61 PP. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education at the University of Georgia. Wear to top edge of DJ.
Which Path? (SIGNED 1ST EDITION - COLUMBUS COLLEGE COACH)
Columbus, GA: Brentwood University Press, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 79 PP. Signed and inscribed by Coach Gilstrap on the title-page. Gilstrap was a noted tennis coach at Columbus College.
The Tower (FIRST PRINTING OF THE ORIGINAL UK FIRST EDITION)
London: Macmillan, 1928. T. Sturge Moore. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 110 PP + 2 PP ads. First printing of the high-point of Yeats' career. Contains the first printing of "Sailing to Byzantium". Illustrated (gilt) covers by T. Sturge Moore. A very nice example of...
Blue Lights and River Songs
Detroit, MI: Lotus Press, 1982. Early Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 75 PP. Stated First Edition, Second Printing on the copyright page. Original illustrated wraps.
Empty Mirror; Early Poems
New York: Totem Press, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 7 7/8 Inches. 47 PP. First printing in original stapled wraps. Cover art by Jesse Sorrentino. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. Hint of wear to edges.
The Harlot's House and Other Poems (SIGNED AND NUMBERED FIRST PRINTING)
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1929. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/8 X 9 3/8 Inches. #96 of 200 signed copies. TEG. Original publisher marbled paper binding. Vassos helped define the modernist art movement via his work as designer for RCA in addition to his illustrated books. Via RCA, John...
Further Flights of Fancy and Fun - For Family and Friends; Simple Poems About Home and Children
New York: Springfield Gardens, Circa 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 56 PP. Signed and inscribed "For my dear friend Mary, with Love" directly on the ffep. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. A very...
Junk Man's Obbligato (Small Arts Press Printing w/ Illustrations by Pat Draper)
Unknown: Private Press, Undated. First Thus. Original wraps. 5 X 7 Inches. 16 PP. Scarce original small press printing of Ferlinghetti's poem. Originally published in "From a Coney Island of the Mind." Original offset print illustrations.
The Dream
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 8 Inches. 133 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original price of $4.50 present, but inked over in brown marker. Light wear to DJ edges. A clean copy overall. Collection of philosophical musings on...
Early & Late (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING IN ORIGINAL DJ)
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 106 PP. Signed, "Sincerely, Jesse Wills" directly on the ffep. Original blue cloth with silver title stamping to front board and spine. Dust jacket retains original price of $3.50 on inside front flap...
The Elder Statesman
New York: Farrar, Straus and Codahy, 1959. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 134 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap of DJ. A clean, fresh copy in a nicely preserved original dust jacket. Slight wear to...