New York: Editions for the Armed Services Inc., 1944. First Thus. Original wraps. 5 5/8 X 3 3/4 Inches. 96 PP. Armed Services Edition #S-1. Light toning and one store stamp to title-page. While not indicated in any way, this book was part of a lot of these purchased by..... 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
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 268 PP. Signed and dated by Berry directly on the title-page without inscription. Original price of $16.50 intact on front flap. Book sharp and clean. DJ as new. 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
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. First Edition. Cloth. 5 X 7 5/8 Inches. 245 PP + 6 PP Ads. Original decorated green cloth binding. Six pages ads at rear. PO bookplate to front pastedown. 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, 1990. Torres Martino. First Thus. Original wraps. 9 1/4 X 12 Inches. 51 PP. One of only 1000 copies produced. Original jacket and wrap around flaps intact. #9 in the Poetry Notebook series. Contains 20 poems by Burgos. Light bumping to edges. 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
New York: Random House, 1957. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 7/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 84 PP. Signed by Pulitzer Prize winning author and poet Robert Penn Warren directly on the FFEP. Warren actually won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for this book. Light toning to endpapers. Hint of wear..... 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
Palaemon Press Limited, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 42 PP. One of only 550 copies produced. Signed by Rosanna Warren, daughter of Robert Penn Warren, to noted collector Bill Boozer. Boozer was the editor of the Faukner newsletter for over 25 years and..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970. First American Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 407 PP. Original purple cloth boards sharp and clean. Light scuff to fore-edge. DJ a bit rubbed and creased at folds and corners. More