MISTRAL, F. (TRANSLATED FROM THE MODERN PROVENCAL BY MARO BEATH JONES) (WITH A FOREWORD BY JAMES GEDDES)

Anglore the Song of the Rhone (Lou Pouemo Dou Rose)

Claremont, CA: Saunders Studio Press, 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Ruth Thomson Saunders. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This edition limited to 415 unnumbered copies. This copy has been signed by the author on the first free page, with an inscription, date and place included. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition, with the exception of a small spot of discoloration to the top spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has large chips , tears, toning, and the front flap has been detatched. "Frédéric Mistral (French: Occitan: Josèp Estève Frederic Mistral, 8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was a French writer of Occitan literature and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language. Mistral received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist". He was a founding member of the Félibrige and a member of l'Académie de Marseille. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 42227

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry F. Mistral Frederic Mistral Occitan Literature Felibrige

MONTGOMERY, JAMES

The Poetical Works of James Montgomery (Collected By Himself) (Condensed Edition)

London, England: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851. Hardcover. Leatherbound book. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. Green calf leather with embossed decorations to the front cover and spine. The leather has rubbing to both front and rear spine joints. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some rubbing and bumping. There are noticeable spots of discoloration to the front cover of the book. The bottom rear spine of the book has a two inch tear. The text pages are clean and bright. All edges Gilt (AEG). "James Montgomery (4 November 1771 – 30 April 1854) was a Scottish-born hymnodist, poet and editor. He was concerned with humanitarian causes such as the abolition of slavery and of exploitation of child chimney sweeps." "These were times of political repression and he was twice imprisoned on charges of sedition. The first time was in 1795 for printing a poem celebrating the fall of the Bastille; the second in 1796 was for criticising a magistrate for forcibly dispersing a political protest in Sheffield. His later account of this episode was published in 1840. Turning the experience to some profit, in 1797 he published a pamphlet of poems written during his captivity, as Prison Amusements. For some time the Iris was the only newspaper in Sheffield; but beyond the ability to produce fairly creditable articles from week to week, Montgomery was devoid of the journalistic faculties which would have enabled him to take advantage of his position. Other newspapers arose to fill the place which his might have occupied and in 1825 he sold it on to a local bookseller, John Blackwell. ". Very Good .

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Book number: 36697

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry James Montgomery Scotland Epic Poetry Poetry

MORA, PAT

Agua Santa Holy Water

Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0807068284. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46717

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: 0807068284 Pat Mora Mexican Americans Poetry Spanish Langauge

MORRIS, MADGE (MADGE MORRIS HILYARD WAGNER)

Debris Selections from Poems

Sacramento, CA: H. S. Crocker & Co, Printers, 1881. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, bumping, rubbing and fraying. The spine joints have rubbing as well. The text pages are clean, and bright. "WAGNER, Madge Morris, journalist, b. On the plains, 25 April, 1862, when her parents were on their way to California. She is a descendant of Capt. Morris, who built Fort Morris, in Virginia. She was educated in the common schools, and early became a journalist and poet. Her patriotic poem “Liberty Bell” led to the oonstruction of the Columbian liberty bell. From 1885 to 1895 she was the editor of “The Golden Gate, ” to which Bret Harte, Joaquin Miller, and Mark Twain were constant contributors. Mrs. Wagner is the author of “Débris, a Book of Poems” (San Francisco, 1881) ; “Mystery of Carmel, and other Poems” (1885) ; and a novel, “The Titled Plebeian” (1890)." (from Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography). Very Good .

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Book number: 41342

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Madge Morris Madge Morris Hilyard Wagner California Authors California Poetry

NICHOLSON, MEREDITH

Poems

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1906. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author on the front endpaper. There is also a previous owner's address label on the front pastedown page. "He wrote Short Flights in 1891, and continued to publish extensively, both poetry and prose until 1928. During the first quarter of the 20th century, Nicholson, along with Booth Tarkington, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana. Three of his books from that era were national bestsellers: The House of a Thousand Candles (#4 in 1906) , The Port of Missing Men (#3 in 1907) , and A Hoosier Chronicle (#5 in 1912). " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43908

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Meredith Nicholson Signed Editions ohio Nature

NOGUCHI, YONE

Seen & Unseen Or the Monologues of a Homeless Snail

New York: Orientalia, 1920. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. 2nd Edition, following a printing by 1897 Gelett Burgess printing (who published Noguchi's first verses in his magazine, The Lark). Limited to 500 copies. This copy includes Yone Noguchi's business card with a note stating that this is a review copy. This copy has been signed (and include the author's hanko) underneath his portrait on the frontispiece. This book is paperbound and with a string binding - housed in a folding slipcase with ivory clasps. The book is in Fine condition. The slipcase has some toning, and spotting. The paper spine label has been lost and there is a bit of beginning fraying. A nice clean copy with a scarce signature. ; Signed by Author. Fine .

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Book number: 30671

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Yone Noguchi Signed Editions Limited Editions Japanese poetry poetry

NORRIS, KATHLEEN

One Nation Indivisible a Poem

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc, 1942. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some toning to the front endpapers. This copy has been signed by the author, on the front endpaper, with an inscription. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks, tears and a one inch chip to the spine end. "After graduating from Bennington College in Vermont in 1969, Norris became arts administrator of the Academy of American Poets, and published her first book of poetry two years later. In 1974 she inherited her grandparents' farm in Lemmon, South Dakota, and moved there with her husband David Dwyer. In Lemmon, she joined Spencer Memorial Presbyterian church, and discovered the spirituality of the Great Plains. In 1986, Norris entered a new, non-fiction phase in her literary career after becoming a Benedictine oblate at Assumption Abbey in Richardton, North Dakota, and spending extended periods at Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. At this period in her career, one of her focuses was death and depression. After the death of her husband in 2003, Norris transferred her place of residence back to Hawaii, though she has lecture tours on the mainland. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 43905

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Kathleen Norris Signed Editions World War II Religion Inspiration

NOYES, ALFRED

If Judgment Comes

New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1941. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by John Alan Maxwell. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a bit of beginning bumping and wear to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Noyes is often portrayed by hostile critics as a militarist and jingoist. Actually, he was a pacifist who hated war and lectured against it, but felt that, when threatened by an aggressive and unreasoning enemy, a nation could not but fight. On this principle, he opposed the Boer War, but supported the Allies in both the World Wars. In 1913, when it seemed that war might yet be avoided, he published a long anti-war poem called The Wine Press. One American reviewer wrote that Noyes was "inspired by a fervent hatred of war and all that war means", and had used "all the resources of his varied art" to depict its "ultimate horror". The poet and critic Helen Bullis found Noyes' "anti-militarist" poem "remarkable", "passionate and inspiring", but, in its "unsparing realism", lacking in "the large vision, which sees the ultimate truth rather than the immediate details". In her view, Noyes failed to address the "vital questions" raised, for example, by William James' observation that for modern man, "War is the strong life; it is life in extremis", or by Shakespeare's invocation in The Two Noble Kinsmen of war as the "great corrector" that heals and cures "sick" times. Bullis, a Freudian (unlike Noyes, for whom psychoanalysis was a pseudo-science) , thought war had deeper roots than Noyes acknowledged. She saw looming "the great figures of the Fates[back of the conflict, while Mr Noyes sees only the 'five men in black tail-coats' whose cold statecraft is responsible for it". In 1915, Upton Sinclair included some striking passages from The Wine Press in his anthology of the literature of social protest, The Cry for Justice. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43916

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Alfred Noyes World War II Hitler John Alan Maxwell

PALMER, ALICE FREEMAN (WITH A PREFACE BY GEORGE HERBERT PALMER)

A Marriage Cycle

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a slight shadow from a previous owner's address label on the front pastedown page. "Alice Freeman Palmer (February 21, 1855 – December 6, 1902) was an American educator. As Alice Freeman, she was Principal of Wellesley College from 1882 to 1887, when she left to marry the Harvard professor George Herbert Palmer. From 1892 to 1895 she was Dean of Women at the newly founded University of Chicago." "When Durant died, Freeman, at 26 years old, was elected president of the college. When she took the presidency, there was still a strained debate over the education of women. She was the first woman to be the head of a nationally known college. Freeman attempted to take steps forward with the touchy subject of academics at Wellesley, pushing students and faculty toward higher levels of achievement. Along with gaining this position in 1882, Freeman was awarded an honorary Ph. D by the University of Michigan." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 48771

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Alice Freeman Palmer George Herbert Palmer Wellesley College Education Educators

PATCHEN, KENNETH (WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JAMES LAUGHLIN)

What Shall We Do without Us; the Voice and Vision of Kenneth Patchen

San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0871568438. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. A previous owner has tipped in newspaper articles about Kenneth Patchen (one to the front endpaper, several to the rear endpapers). The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some beginning toning, especially to the edges. There is some faint ground-in dirt to the white portions of the dust jacket covers. "Kenneth Patchen (December 13, 1911 – January 8, 1972) was an American poet and novelist. He experimented with different forms of writing and incorporated painting, drawing, and jazz music into his works, which have been compared with those of William Blake and Walt Whitman. Patchen's biographer wrote that he "developed in his fabulous fables, love poems, and picture poems a deep yet modern mythology that conveys a sense of compassionate wonder amidst the world's violence." Along with his friend and peer Kenneth Rexroth, he was a central influence on the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat Generation. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 48119

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: 0871568438 Poetry Kenneth Patchen James Laughlin Art Artists Sierra Club Books

PHELPS, CHAS. H. (CHARLES)

Californian Verses

San Francisco, CA: The California Publishing Company, 1882. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The book covers have some light ground-in in dirt and rubbing to the spine ends, corners and joints of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Charles Henry Phelps was born in Stockton, California, January 1, 1853. He grew up in Sonoma county, and then in San Francisco. He attended the University of Califonria and Harvard Law School (1872-1874). He practiced law in San Francisco (1874-1880) , and during this period became editor of the California. He moved to New York in 1882 where he practiced law. His poetry appeared in Harper's, Century, Atlantic, and Lippincott's." ( [source: Ella Sterling Mighels, The Story of the Files: A Review of California Writers and Literature (San Francisco: Cooperative Print. Co, 1893) ). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 48752

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Chas H. Phelps Charles H. Phelps Californiana California Fiction California Imprints

POLLOCK, EDWARD

Poems

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1876. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The top spine end has a small chip and some fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. The tissue guard to the frontispiece has tearing. "He worked as a child in a cotton factory. He apprenticed with a sign-painter. In 1852, he moved to San Francisco, California, and became a contributor to the Pioneer magazine. In 1856, he was admitted before the California Supreme Court. " (From Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 41309

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Edward Pollock California California Authors California Poetry

SWAMP PRESS

Tightrope 8

Oneonta, NY: Swamp Press, 1979. Limited Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Jon Vlakos. B&W Illustrations; Limited to 300 copies. This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the front corners, and some beginning ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 39512

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Swamp Press Jon Vlakos Small Press Limited Editions Poetry

RAMIREZ, FRANK

The Memory of Stone Ancient Ancestors Guttered Memories

Elkhart, IN: Christopher Marlowe and Assoc, 2001. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by Frank Ramirez. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the title page. "Back in the summer of 1990 my wife and I packed up our new van with the three kids in tow and left home for parts east and north. Home in those days was Los Angeles, but not for very much longer." ; Signed by Author. Near Fine .

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Book number: 31096

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Frank Ramirez Western Americana Southwest America Native Americans American Indians poetry

RANSOM, JOHN CROWE

Selected Poems By John Crowe Ransom

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. Both front and rear endpapers have noticeable light, generalized toning. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and small chips missing. "John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888 – July 3, 1974) was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism. As a faculty member at Kenyon College, he was the first editor of the widely regarded Kenyon Review. Highly respected as a teacher and mentor to a generation of accomplished students, he also was a prize-winning poet and essayist. "(from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 48769

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry John Crowe Ransom Southern Agrarians New Criticism