Eliot, T.S.

East Coker

London, Faber and Faber, 1941. Fourth Impression. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of stiff card wraps, with simple printed wraps thereover, with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Stated Fourth Impression, with previous owner's inscription t first free endpaper. 15 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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N° du livre: 356887

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poems poets poetry T.S. Eliot

Eliot, George

Jubal, and Other Poems

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1874. . Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Brown cloth over beveled boards, splitting to cloth at backstrip, neatly glue-repaired. Bumping to spine head and foot, some rubbing to tips, edges. Splitting of pastedown, else a clean and unmarked-of-interior copy. Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian, was better known by her pen-name George Eliot. She was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era and published a number of fine, memorable novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862–1863), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871–1872) and Daniel Deronda (1876). 242 pp. + 16 pp. of publisher ads.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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N° du livre: 356889

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: George Eliot poems poetry poets

Eliot, T.S.

Little Gidding

London, Faber and Faber, 1943. Second Impression. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, moderate wear of and soiling to stiff card wraps, with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Stated Second Impression. 16 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fair

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N° du livre: 356888

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poems poets poetry T.S. Eliot

Eliot, T.S.

A Lot of Three T.S. Eliot Titles: Murder in the Cathedral; the Cocktail Party; the Family Reunion

London, Faber & Faber , . . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Three important titles from the oeuvre of T.S. Eliot, and form the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian. Each bound in cloth hardcover, moderate rubbing to extremities, sunning to edges, crescent stain to front board of one title, unobtrusive. Tightly bound, clean, unmarked of interior, light toning to interior. One of the titles was given specifically to him as an academic prize for the Powell Prize, Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1949, denoted by a bookplate inside front flap. A lot of three T.S. Eliot titles: Murder in the Cathedral (1938, New Edition, 88 pp.); The Cocktail Party (1950, 167 pp.); The Family Reunion (1949, Fifth Impression, 156 pp.). Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was an influential U.S.-born, naturalized British citizen, a writer of multiple talents and applications, from plays to poetry, criticism to short stories, born in St. Louis, Missouri, and having moved to Britain in 1914 at the age of 25.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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N° du livre: 357537

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: plays poetry theatre theater T.S. Eliot

Elytis, Odysseus

Sovereign Sun: Selected Poems

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Temple University Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Translated with an Introduction and notes by Kimon Friar. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Brick-red cloth over boards, copper-colored lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but at tips and along edges. From the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian. This is the First U.S. Edition, comprised of fifty poems spanning five decades including from his most influential work, Axion Esti. vi [1], 3-199 [2] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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N° du livre: 357464

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Greek poets Greek poetry Odysseus Elytis Kimon Friar

Engle, Paul

American Child: A Sonnet Sequence

New York, Random House, 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Stated First Trade Edition. Decorated paper over boards, black cloth-backed. Fine duotone photograph in cameo at title page. 66 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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N° du livre: 356885

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poems poetry poets Paul Engle

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence

Pictures of the Gone World

San Francisco, California, City Lights Books , 1955. Fourth Printing. Softcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. From the personal library of Larry McMurtry, as purchased from Inkq, and with his iconic personal library bookplate affixed neatly inside front flap. Orange and gray printed wraps, single chip missing to front panel upper near spine, else clean and unmarked of interior, mildly soiled exterior. Fourth printing of this landmark chapbook from the noted poet and owner of City Lights Books, it being the inaugural number of The Pocket Poets Series, eventually publishing Kenneth Rexroth, Kenneth Patchen, Allen Ginsberg, Marie Ponsot, Denise Levertov, William Carlos Williams, Gregory Corse, Jacques Prevert, A. Marianne Moore, New Young German Poets and others. 27 poems, 27 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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N° du livre: 355083

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Larry McMurtry Lawrence Ferlinghetti poetry bookplate

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence

Tyrannus Nix?

New York, New Directions, 1969. Second Printing. Softcover. Size: Oblong 32mo 4" - 5" tall. Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021) was a justifiable powerhouse in American poetry but also a painter, a social activist, and more importantly, the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers and Publishers. He authored also poetry, translations, fiction, theatre pieces, art criticism, literary criticism and film narration. A Coney Island of the Mind (1958) made his mark. This is an odd and wonderful fever dream epic poem taking on Richard Nixon. Lightly worn and soiled printed softpaper wraps-bound paperback, a stated second printing. 92 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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N° du livre: 356883

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poetry poems poets Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Fiacc, Padraic

The Selected Padraic Fiacc

Belfast, Ireland, Blackstaff Press, 1979. . Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Sunning to and toning of covers, spine, moderate wear to illustrated wraps, sunning to a light bluish-aquamarine from former mauve. Introduced by literary critic Terence Brown. 69 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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N° du livre: 350381

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Padraic Fiacc|poetry|Ireland

Field, Eugene

Second Book of Verse

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound in green cloth over boards, still sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine and cover and decoration to cover. Top edge gilt, deckle-cut fore- and bottom-edges. ix + 260 pp. Dealer stamp, neatly affixed. Sticker affixed inside front flap.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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N° du livre: 346539

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Eugene Field|poetry

Fields, Kenneth

Sunbelly

Boston, David R. Godine, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine exemplar of the second volume of the Godine Poetry Chapbook Series, Jan Schreiber, General Editor. Decorative white and yellow paper over boards, sharp and distinct paper title label over front cover, spine. Bright interior. 29 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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N° du livre: 356882

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Kenneth Fields poetry poets poems

Finch, Anne

Essay on Marriage

New York, Rinehart & Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A bit of scuffing to spine head is all that mars this First Edition of Anne Finch's first book of poetry. Dedicated to "anyone who has ever told me anything." Hand-sewn signatures, bound in green decorated paper over boards. 35 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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N° du livre: 346208

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Poetry|Anne Finch

Fitts, Dudley

Poems 1929-1936

Norfolk, Connecticut, New Directions, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Very slight sunning to edges of the heavy, near sailcloth-bound covers, stamped title to front cover, spine. Previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered. 53 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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N° du livre: 356858

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Dudley Fitts poems poetry poets

FLANNER, Hildegarde

X (December 24th): A Christmas Keepsake

Placerville, California, The Blackwood Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. First Edition copy in softcover format, one of 160 copies, and printed on fine Mohawk Letterpress paper. String-tied blue card stock wraps, in gate-fold, printed paper label to front cover. Single poem on a single page, unpaginated, a powerful poem indeed.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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N° du livre: 348578

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Hildegarde Flanner|poetry

Flores, Charles

Correspondence

Wymondham, Cog Press, 1973. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sterling condition hardcover copy, bound in dark green cloth over boards, with unbruised tips, tight binding, sharp and distinct red lettering to cover and spine, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Monotypes by Rigby Graham to augment the poems by Charles Flores. The binding is by Trevor Hickman. The edition is limited to 150 copies of which this is No. 39.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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N° du livre: 345312

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poetry|Charles Flores|Rigby Graham|limited edition|monotypes