New York: Norton, 1999. First edition. Paperback. 252 pp. Uncorrected proof copy in light green wrappers of the National Book Award winner for 1999. From her five previous books - Cruelty, Killing Floor, Sin, Fate and Greed, along with 17 new poems. Fine.
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.....
New York: Norton, 1989. First edition. Paperback. Printed lilac wrappers; small 8vo. An uncorrected proof copy in light purple wrappers, with three printed pages of biographical material and blurbs from Norton publicity laid in. Also, laid in is a glossy photo (c card) of the book jacket. Her fourth major.....
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Black cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 77 pp. First printing in the simultaneously issued hardcover edition of the poet's second regularly published book, her third would go on to win a Pulitzer prize. This copy briefly inscribed on the title page.....
Merylhurst, OR: Breeitenbush Publiications, 1984. First edition. Paperback. 75 pp. An uncorrected proof copy of this volume of poems, with printed pub sheet laid in, wrapper in untrimmed proof covers. Also, tipped in a handwritten review by Lewis Turco (unsigned). Published by James Anderson, Hamill himself an important poetry publisher.....
New York: MacMillan, 1977. First Thus. Paperback. The uncorrected proof copy in red wrappers of the first hardcover and second edition of her first book, a "choreopoem", previously published by Shameless Hussy Press in 1975. In the preface (not present in the earlier book) Shange writes about the opening at.....
New York: Corinth, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Original printed wrappers; square 8vo. 47 pp. Weatherly's first book designed by Joan Wilentz. One of 3000 copies. Inscribed and signed by the author in 1985 with reference to "Sinai"---and with a four line poem in Weatherly's holograph on page 5. Also, 3 mss. corrections to.....
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Advance uncorrected proof: 8 1/2 x 11 in. sheets; spiral bound, plain printed cover. The collected poems of this MacArthur Fellow, winner of a 2000 Lannan Award. Scarce format and considering its bulk (723 pp.) in surprisingly fine condition with.....
Cambridge: Harvard, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with gold titling and the school emblems in color; large 4to. 479 pp. Kevin Young's senior year yearbook from Harvard. He has signed his name in the index where he is listed as an Adams House resident. An interesting yearbook, but there.....
New York: Conde Nast, 2003-2016. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated wrappers; 4to. Six issues of this magazine with poems by Kevin Young. Each signed by the poet at his contribution. Young would become and is currently the poetry editor for the magazine; in 2020 it was announced that he would become.....
Chicago: The Modern Poetry Association, 2003-2011. First Edition. Paperback. Wrappers; small 8vo. Six volumes of poetry magazine, five of which are signed by Kevin Young at his contribution, in each case a poem; also, the Dec. 2003 issue which is not signed has a joint review of The Selected Poems.....
Mount Morris, IL: Poets & Writers, Jan/Feb 2003. First Edition. Paperback. The Kevin Young issue with his face gracing the cover; an interview with the poet by his friend from Harvard Colson Whithead pp. 30-37. Signed by Kevin young on the cover as well as the interior where there are.....
