n.p. unpublished, 2012. First Edition. no binding. Fourteen leaves; 4to. Four sheets on lined paper in the poet's hand; ten "Revisions in typescript...chronological - earliest to final". On an antique postcard the poet writes to 'Dan [Halpern] - Here are the drafts of my poem "Script Meeting" which I wrote.....
n.p. unpublished, circa 1993. First Edition. no binding. Single leaf, recto only; 4to.; Typescript signed and dated by Cassells; according to the separate note accompanying the typed poem by the poet in his hand : "the manuscript of a playful uncollected poem written two decades ago". All fine in the.....
New York: Knopf, 1971. First edition. Cloth. Cloth with gold lettering in dust jacket; large 8vo. 586 pp. First edition, first issue (the Larry Rivers "suppressed") jacket. Edited by Donald Allen with an introduction by John Ashbery. This copy inscribed by Ashbery to Philip Charron on the rear flyleaf "In.....
Omaha, NB: The Cummington Press with Abattoir Editions, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Handmade paper over boards, hand-stitched with paper spine label; large 8vo. 71 pp. One of 100 copies printed by Harry Duncan and others on Rives paper at West Branch and Omaha. Original poems by Stern, previously published only.....
Vienna: privately, 1969. First Edition. no binding. Two letters on Auden's Kirchstetten, Vienna printed letterhead, both in his hand, to journalist Jon Bradshaw. Dated May 2 & May 20, 1969, with accompanying envelopes with Auden's printed address, addressed in his hand, and with Bradshaw's London address. The first letter of.....
East St. Louis, IL: Black River Writers, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated covers; 8vo. 103 pp. Front cover and interior illustrations by artist Lucy B. Harrison. Inscribed by the poet "To Albert Murray, - Press on! Power" Signed by Redmond and dated Dec. 1974. A terrific association copy, the younger.....
Santa Barbara: Bradford Morrow, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Sewn printed wrappers; 12mo. Seventeen bawdy lyrics: "Issued forth with a full measure of rascality from Bradford Morrow's back room on the occasion of Kenneth Rexroth's 75th birthday (& may he explore many more), served into type by Patrick Reagh in an.....
Fayetteville, The University of Arkansas Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Navy linen cloth, white lettering in dust jacket; tall 8vo. 61 pp. The simultaneously issued cloth edition of the poet's third (and first regularly published) volume. Inscribed "To __ __, All my best" signed in full by Collins and dated.....
Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated wrappers; first printing of the simultaneously issued trade paper edition. Briefly inscribed on the first blank page and signed in full by the poet "with Friendship". Bottom edge lightly bumped, covers curling slightly, still near fine.
Evansville, IN: Measure Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 86 pp. The poet's fourth collection. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket (in a removable mylar protective cover).
New York: Knopf, 1988. First Edition. no binding. Postcards; three panels forming three cards: Levine's "The Garden" and Merwin's "West Wall" and an aphorism from VOICES. Promotional item as part of the Pleasure of Poetry (generally for independent booksellers) celebrating the return of editor Harry Ford and his extraordinary stable.....
n.p. n.p., 1973. First Thus. no binding. Postcard on yellow stock printing a single line/poem by Bromige. [Portion of poem including first line used as title.] as Scarce. Near fine.
[Chicago?]: 1913 Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover (issued without a dust jacket). Opalescent and gold cloth-covered boards, gold foil title; front endpapers of gold foil, the back hollow to hold an iPad (original model); pages letterpress printed with cutouts, etc. Oblong 4to. 52 pp. Artist's book, one of ten copies.....
[Paris]: n.p., 1926. First Edition. Paperback. Printed wrappers; 7 ¾ x 11 inches; [7 pp.] This concert was given by Yves Tinayer, tenor, Robert Maitland, bass, Olga Rudge, violin, and Paul Tinayre, horn, and is commonly referred to as the “premiere” of Le Testement. The one-act opera was Pound’s principal.....
Binghampton: The Bellveue Press, 1977. First edition. no binding. Small BROADSIDE Postcard about 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 on Grey fine press paper card stock. Signed by the Poet Stephen Sandy. Letterpress printed by Stuart McCarty. Fine.
Evansville, IN: The University of Evansville Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth stamped in gold in dust jacket; 8vo. 69 pp. The first regularly published book, recipient of the Wilbur Award, from this poet whose formal verse steeped in the classics along with her translations earned her a MacArthur.....
Colorado Springs, CO: The Press at Colorado College, 2005. First Separate Printing. no binding. Single sheet folded twice to approximately 5 1/2 x 10 inches, four panels, printed verso only. One of 120 copies printing two poems for the joint appearance of Hilberry and Habel on April 28th, 2005. This.....
Garden City: Doubleday, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (issued without a dust jacket). Limited Edition. Number 79 of 250 copies. 8vo.; 63 pp. Two-toned cloth in slipcase; limited edition page with the author's signature tipped in as issued. The author's first trade limited edition. A very good copy, spine gilt dull.....
New York: Random House, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Uncorrected proof in red printed wrappers. 21 pp. Second state (there was a presumed first state with handprinted titling). A brief memoir of a poignant visit to his father for Christmas. A faint crease to one corner, else a fine copy of.....
London: Faber & Faber, 1989. First UK edition. Hardcover. This copy signed by the author. Published later than the US edition, the UK edition has a strikingly different illustrated cover, with Civil War images. Bulkier than the US edition, it is cheaply made the paper already browning. The bottom corner.....
Sausalito, CA: The Post-Apollo Press, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Signed first edition. Single volume (4.5” x 6”); 38 pages. In dark green printed and decorated glossy wraps. Signed, inscribed, and dated on the title page. There are four versions of Memnoir. It was first published in 2000, then again in.....
London: Anvil press, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Stapled illustrated wrappers; 8vo. 20 pp. Chapbook of poems, one of 200 printed copies, supposedly numbered; this copy not numbered, nor one of the 50 signed issues. The poet's first book. Very good.
New York: Liveright, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, trade issue. Quarter black cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 160 pp. A very good copy, the black top stain clean, spine gilt a bit dull, gentle wear; the fair to good dust jacket is price-clipped, worn at all edges, the front.....
New York: The Ecco Press, 1995. First Thus. Hardcover. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; 8vo. 216 pp., w/ index. Contains the complete texts of Firstborn (1968), The House on Marshland (1975), Descending Figure (1980), and The Triumph of Achilles (1985). Note laid in "Serendipity Sale" [late great Berkeley bookstore], with.....
N.p. Kenning, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. 7” x 9”; 80 pages. In stapled decorated card covers. This is the “send-off issue,” the last issue of this publication as a newsletter. “Kenning: A Newsletter of Contemporary Poetry, Poetics, And Nonfiction” was founded in 1998, and although it lasted only four years.....
