New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 3/4 Inches. 84 PP. Light toning and foxing. A bit of staining from glue to front cover label edges. An attractive copy overall. More
East Yorkshire: The Marvell Press, 1962. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 45 PP. Stated "Fifth Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of "12/6 net" on the front flap. Signed and dated by author Donald Lehmkuhl on the FFEP. Hint of sunning to top of boards..... More
Winston-Salem, NC: Palaemon Press Ltd, 1985. Early Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 9 Inches. 46 PP. Stated "Second Printing" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed to Hazo's friend Myra Janco Daniels on the title-page. Hazo was the founder and longtime director of the International Poetry Forum. Myra Janco Daniels..... More
Chicago, IL: W.B. Conkey Co., 1883. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 160 PP. First printing of the poem "Solitude", which contains the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone." Orignal decorated cloth binding with the gilt illustration of the cherub in cover illustration..... More
New York: Poetry London-New York Books, 1956. First Edition. Original wraps. 7 1/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 48 PP. First issue of this influential poetry magazine with cover art by Alexander Calder. Contributions from Merwin, Thomas, Cummings, Graves, Auden, Garrigue, Marianne Moore and others. Original stapled wraps. Period magazine review..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 5/8 Inches. 215 PP. “Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest!” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish..... More
New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 71 PP. First printing copy with orignal price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Bernstein to Williams Safire half title verso. Accompanied by a Typed Letter Signed (TLS) from Bernstein to..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 218 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $12.50 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed on Christmas Eve in the year of publication! Important Fugitive Poet..... More
Boston, MA: Branden Press, 1965. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 58 PP. #672 of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Hint of wear to spine and corners. DJ a bit worn at edges. Light foxing to endpapers. Winner of the Robert..... More
Knoxville, TN: Celtic Cat Publishing, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. 6 1/4 x 9 184 Inches. 219 PP. First printing of this scarce volume of poetry from Marion, a noted Southern poet and writer who has helped shape the landscape of Appalachian literature. Signed by Marion directly on the half..... More
New York: Random House, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 75 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line on the copyright page. Original price of $8.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Robert Penn Warren on the FFEP. A sharp copy. More
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1944. Marion Junkin. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 395 PP. FORMERLY OWNED BY HARRY H. RANSOM, JOHN CROWE RANSOM'S COUSIN AND NOTED VANDY PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. Ransom was among the very first students of US Intelligence gathering and..... More
Berkeley, CA: Bern Porter, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 X 8 Inches. 67 PP. First printing in the original (extra) thick boards. Title and author stamping on front cover in red and black as issued. All illustrations intact. A scarce surviving example of one of Patchen's most difficult..... More
London: The Hogarth Press, 1957. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 402 PP. First English edition. Original price of "25s" intact on front flap. Translated by J.B. Leishman. PO name on the FFEP. Light wear to spine ends and folds. More
Buffalo, NY: H.H. Otis, 1861. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 309 PP. First printing of author's first book. Jones was a mid-19th Century pioneer who stands out for both her vocal support of women's rights as well as her achievements in literature and in..... More
San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1989. Carlos Marichal. First Thus. Original wraps. 9 1/4 X 12 Inches. 38 PP. One of only 1000 copies produced. Original jacket and wrap around flaps intact. A few spots to cover. More
Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 3/8 Inches. 779 PP. First printing with the imprint of "Metcalf And Company" on the copyright page. Original deluxe three-quarter black morocco, raised hubs and gilt edges. Crown of spine bumped and some light wear to covers and edges..... More
New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 64 PP. "But on our trail, soldiers in darkness came, With hope to surprise us. Fools -" - Robert Penn Warren Stated First Edition with proper number line on the copyright page. Original price..... More
New York: Villard Books, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 214 PP. Stated First Edition with proper number line to the "2" on the copyright page. Original price of $12.95 intact on front flap. Red ink line to top gutter. Sticker residue to fore-edge. More
Winston-Salem: Palaemon Press Limited, 1981. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 10 1/8 Inches. #11 of 200 signed by Robert Penn Warren directly on the limitation page. Housed in original glassine wrap with a bit of wear at folds and edges. Book itself extremely clean and tight. More
New York: Twice a Year, 1938. Second Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 235 PP. Issue #1 of this important literary journal. The rare "Second Edition" of the first issue with the errata slip and original prospectus. Sounds counter-intuitive, but the second edition of this volume contains..... More
Columbia, SC: R.L. Bryan Company, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 635 PP. Original 1960 issue in green cloth binding with gilt title to front cover and spine. Housed in scarce original DJ. Signed by Rutledge directly on the half title-page. Additionally signed and..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1934. Kurt Wiese. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 88 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by McKown direclty on the half title-page. Some toning to cloth. DJ price-clipped. Chipping to edges and..... More
Hanover, NH: Steerforth Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 570 PP. First printing copy with "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $32.95 intact on front flap. Spectacular print edition of the poems and other scrapbook "snips" that Jefferson compiled in..... More
New York: Random House, 1966. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 300 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original cream cloth binding horizontal blind line embossing. #84 of 250 copies signed by Robert Penn Warren directly on the limitation page. Housed in original issue..... More