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Colorful Fortune
Moonliner Books, January 2009. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 34pp. Original wrappers, Fine, as New. With a foreword by the author. Two hundred copies of this trade edition have been printed on Mohawk Superfine by David Clifford at Black Stone Press. Printed letterpress from the same setting created for the limited..... More
Eggs: Poems
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. A near fine copy of the first edition, first printing (stated). This title was released simultaneously in paperback and hardcover, this is the paperback printing. From the library of American poet and critic William Matchett, with his inscription on front endpaper. More
THE CIRCUS OF THE SUN
Journeyman Press, 1960. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A NICE ASSOCIATION COPY. Inscribed by Lax To fellow poet Denise Levertov: For Denise Levertov with great admiration (signed) Robert Lax; and is her copy, with her embossed bookplate to the verso of the front cover. [64]pp...... More
Works of Ossian [2 volumes]
Johann Heinrich Merck, 1773. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 2 volumes, complete as issued. Title page of each volume includes an original engraving by Goethe. This is the first edition, with the engraved titles bearing no imprint. Edited by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann..... More
The Duino Elegies
The Author, 1972. Trade Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author to noted poet Denise Levertov: 'This copy of the first & about illegible draft is for Denise Levertov best regards Al Agust 1072 Brockport.' Author's mimeographed typescript, 55 leaves, printed recto only. WITH..... More
Bunch Grass
University of Washington Press, June 1969. First Edition. Trade Paperback. From the library of poet William Matchett, with his signature and date on the half title. First printing of this scarce classic of Northwest poetry. Some foxing along the edges of the text block, else a Very Good copy, sharp..... More
Drum-Taps [with] Sequel to Drum-Taps
Walt Whitman, 1865-1866. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, second issue of Whitman's epic collection of poems inspired by the Civil War. This is the second issue, including the 'Sequel' of poems inspired by Lincoln's assassination. This is an exceptional, very near-to-fine copy in the original brown cloth decorated in gilt..... More
The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality. To which is added, A paraphrase on part of the Book of Job.
Printed for Walker & Co., 1822. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Beautifully bound in full period straight-grained crimson morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt floral tooling surrounding gilt lyre designs, covers feature a wide (half inch), elaborate gilt border composed of inner and outer..... More