OVERNIGHT IN THE GUEST HOUSE OF THE MYSTIC
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1984. First Edition. Paperback. Paperback; narrow 8vo. 51 pp. In illustrated wrappers. Extremely fine.
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1984. First Edition. Paperback. Paperback; narrow 8vo. 51 pp. In illustrated wrappers. Extremely fine.
Providence: Burning Deck, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Chapbook. One of 350 numbered copies printed by the Waldrops at their press. By one of the foremost proponents of LANGUAGE poetry. Minor rubbing, else fine in illustrated (by the author) wrappers. [20 pp.].
Providence: Burning Deck, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Chapbook in illustrated (by the author) wrappers; [20 pp.] Review copy, printed sheet with blurbs and copy laid in. One of 350 numbered copies printed by the Waldrops at their press. By one of the foremost proponents of LANGUAGE poetry. Minor wear, moderate.....
Lenox, MA: Qua Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. This one of the regular issue specially signed by the author on the title page. (There was a limited edition numbered and signed.) Qua was a short-lived press edited by Michael Gizzi and Craig Watson. Quite.....
New York: Viking/Penguin, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. First trade paper edition published simultaneously with the hardcover. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication to Stephen Stepanchev, professor emeritus Queens College, a longtime teacher of creative writing/English. Light rubbing and very light toning, at least very good. Poly protective.....
Greenfield Center, NY: Greenfield Review Press, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Variant in dark green wraps. Part of Bruchac's earliest efforts in publishing African poets in the US. A clean copy, gently rubbed on spine. Some edgwear with small chip in crown of spine. Included are two call for submissions from.....
New York: William Morrow, 1991. First edition. Paperback. 105 pp. Uncorrected proof of the poet's fourth book published in The National Poetry series. A book that went into multiple printings, and first established him as one of the preeminent (and certainly most popular) poets of his generation. Fine unmarked copy.....
London: Faber & Faber, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 52 pp. Illustrated throughout by Nicholas Garland. Briefly inscribed and signed "Love, Wendy". Not as it might appear a poem for children, rather a long poem based classic myths. on Acidic paper toned as always. A......
London: Calder and Boyars, 1966. First edition. Hardcover (issued without a dust jacket). Octavo. 227 pages. Parchment backed boards. Top edge gilt. Printed on hand-made paper. Pages unopened. Number 99 of 100 copies signed by the author. Issued prior to trade edition. Fine (inevitable rubbing of board edges) in publisher's.....
Stratford, ON: Williams-Wallace, 1990. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated wrappers; small 8vo. 110 pp. An anthology with seventeen contributors including Michael Ondaatje who has signed at his contribution which includes two poems: "Uswetakeiyawa" and "Sweet Like a Crow". A near fine copy with trace wear. Uncommon.
Detroit: Lotus Press, 1982. Second Printing. Paperback. Printed wrappers; 8vo. 75 pp. Second printing of the volume of poems by a poet associated with New Orleans. This copy inscribed to Albert Murray, signed on the inside front cover. A nice association: Dent associated with the Black Arts Movement, and like.....
(Buffalo): Frontier Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A staple bound chapbook attractively printed by Graham Mackintosh in black and red. The yapp edges lightly creased, wear to corners, sunned. Still very good.
London: Faber & Faber, N.d. (ca. 1955). First Edition. Paperback. Uncorrected proof in brown wrappers; 8vo. Proofs of this era quite uncommon. Name and the number 10 circled on the front cover, else about fine.
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Quarter orange cloth, with paper spine label, over printed paper-covered boards; 8vo. 155pp. One of a 26 lettered ("P") copies signed by the author, and handbound by Earle Gray. A scarce signature as Eigner was confined to a wheelchair as he.....
West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1991. First Edition. Paperback. Hand-made stiff flax wrappers with printed spine label; 4to. One of the 200 unnumbered copies on Johannot paper (of 257 total). Printed by Michael Peich in two colors on a Vandercook Universal I press using hand-set Spectrum and Hunt Roman types.....
Providence: Paradigm Press, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated wrappers; thin 8vo. Inscribed warmly and signed by the poet in the year of publication. One of 500 copies of this early book by the poet well-known for his editorship of Jack Spicer's work. Trace foxing to cover edges, but easily very.....
Penngrove, CA: Avec Books, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. Tall illustrated wrappers; 61 pp. Inscribed in the year of publication to another poet, small press publisher. First collection by the poet. Trevor Winkfield cover. Back cover blurbs by John Ashbery, Michael Palmer and Bernadette Mayer. Near fine, with just trace wear.....
Berkeley: Poetry Flash, April-May 1994. First Edition. Paperback. Newsprint. 32 pp. This copy signed by Graham at her contribution the poem "Field". Poetry Flash was mostly a review and calendar, with occasional poems. Photos of Bukowski, Hejinian and Forche accompany reviews or appearances. Folded for mailing, recipients mailing label, else.....
Dallas, TX: Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, 1987-1991. First Edition. Paperback. Complete set of the H.D. Newsletter. 8.5" x 11"; in stapled wraps. Includes Nos. 1 and 2 of Vols. 1-4. The newsletter was published between 1987 and 1991. Contributions from Robert Duncan, Robert Bertholf, among many others. One.....
Sidcot, UK: The Gruffyground Press, 1976. Simon Brett. First Edition. Paperback. Wrappers issue, one of 170 copies on Okawara paper for the Gruffyground Press, in Fabriano Ingres covers. Title page wood engraving printed from the original block by Simon Brett. Printed at the Janus Press by Claire van Vliet who.....
Iowa City: Department of English and the Graduate College of The University of Iowa, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. In white wraps with a reproduction of a brush and ink drawing on the cover. 8vo; 209 pp. Vol. 15, no. 2. Famous literary magazine; this issue “An Homage to Ezra Pound.”.....
Loughcrew, Old castle, County Meath: Fallon/Gallery Press. 1998. Basil Blackshaw. First Edition. Paperback. Privately published for the author by Peter Fallon, Christmas 1998. Painting by Basil Blackshaw. Single leaf, card stock, folded to make four pages; thin 8vo. Signed by Seamus Heaney. Fine and scarce. [Protected by removable mylar covers.].....
New York: Random House, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. First Trade edition. Green cloth, gold, stamped, in dust jacket; 8vo. 151 pp. Very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, with wear at folds, slightly darened spine, else as nice a copy as one could expect to find. (In.....
Iowa City: Seamark Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (issued without a dust jacket). Cloth-backed hand-made paper-covered boards, printed spine label; 12mo. 317 copies printed on Shinsetsu paper; printed rectos only. This is NOT the regular issue in full cloth, one of an unknown number in woven bright green cloth in.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; 8vo. 58 pp. Author's second book of poems. Signed by the poet on the title page. A finely drawn date on pastedown; compliments of the publisher plate on rear pastedown. An easily very good copy in lightly worn.....