Atchity, Kenneth John

Sleeping with an Elephant: Selected Poems, 1965-1976

St. Petersburg, Florida, Valkyrie Press, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers beyond sunning along edges, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Previous owner's inscription, else clean and unmarked. 78 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: 356774

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poetry poems Kenneth John Atchity

Atchity, Kenneth John

Sleeping with an Elephant: Selected Poems, 1965-1976

St. Petersburg, Florida, Valkyrie Press, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers beyond sunning along edges, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Previous owner's inscription, else clean and unmarked. 78 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: 356775

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poetry poems Kenneth John Atchity

Auden, W.H.

About the House

New York, Random House, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition, First Printing, stated. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned endpapers at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Two sections of Auden's then current poems: Thanksgiving for a Habitat; In and Out. 84 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

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N° du livre: 356773

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: W.H. Auden poetry poems

Austin Dobson, ed., and with Introduction

Coridon's Song, and Other Verses

London, Macmillan & Company, 1894. . Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A fine introduction to Irish poetry and with sumptuous black-and-white engravings by Hugh Thomson, one per poem, quite lovely. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, bound in burgundy cloth covers, with unbruised tips; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Sunning to spine, bumping to and scuffing to spine head and tail, abraded but present paper label title to spine, light bubbling of cloth on rear panel, toning to front and rear paste-downs, cracking to front paste-down. xxxi [1], 2-163 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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N° du livre: 350138

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Hugh Thomson|poetry|Austin Dobson

Austin, Alfred

The Door of Humility

London, Macmillan and Co Limited, 1907. Second Printing. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Inscribed quite warmly in pen in full-page fashion by the author, Alfred Austin in this reissue from the previous year's true First Edition. The Inscribee is not named, but is perhaps Australian or a New Zealander, but written from the Swinford Old Manor from March 24, 1908. Bound in green cloth, with black lettering to cover and spine, bumping to spine head and foot, some age-toning to text, else a clean and unmarked, tightly bound copy. 174 pp., with note of Errata bound in, as is a plea from the author to the publisher to reduce the price of the First Edition.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Collectible: Very Good

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N° du livre: 346205

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: signed|poetry|Alfred Austin

Austin, Alfred

Flodden Field: A Tragedy

London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author inside front flap. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Handsome black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to front cover and to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn and a bit sunned and chipped along top edges, protected by a plastic coat. Plentiful unopened top and fore-edges. 149 PP.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Very Good/Good,

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N° du livre: 356788

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Alfred Austin poems poetry signed

Gaultier, Bon [Professor Aytoun and Theodore Martin]; T. Percy Jones [William Edmonstoune Aytoun]

Book of Ballads; Firmilian: A Spasmodic Tragedy

New York, W.J. Widdleton, . First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, bound in publisher's original green cloth boards, beveled, with gilt device to front cover, sharp and distinct gilt lettering and illustration to spine, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Spanish and American ballads and songs, then a long section of miscellaneous ballads. vii + 216 pp. Firmilian: a spasmodic tragedy is ix [2], 14-165 pp. in length, is followed by publisher's ads, and is comprised of a single epic poem. William Edmonstoune Aytoun (1813-1865) was a Scottish poet and Professor Rhetoric.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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N° du livre: 350534

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Firmilian Bon Gaultier T. Percy Jones music songs Theodore Martin William Edmonstoune Aytoun Scottish poets

Bacon, Leonard

Animula Vagula

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Nice-looking, structurally sound copy in hardcover, with paper label over front board, a bit toned but barely abraded, a more abraded paper label over spine. Original publisher's green cloth boards. Stated First Edition. Fine bookplate inside front flap, from Helen Loretta Graham. There is an Introductory poem and then that is followed by 27 poems. The author was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. 37 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: 346647

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poetry|ANimula Vagula|Leonard Bacon|first edition

Bacon, Leonard

Day of Fire

London, England, Oxford University Press, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. 86 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

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N° du livre: 356789

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Day of Fire Leonard Bacon poetry poems

Balk, Christianne

Bindweed

New York, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn though a bit soiled and toned, protected by a plastic coat. Winner of the 1985 Walt Whitman Award by the Academy of American Poets. 54 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: 356790

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Christianne Balk Bindweed Walt Whitman Award

Baron, Mary

Letters for the New England Dead

Boston, David R. Godine, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Number 4 in the First Godine Poetry Chapbook Series. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Decorated paper over boards, lightly soiled paper labels to front cover. 32 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: 356787

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: first edition Mary Baron

Barrett, Alfred

Mint by Night

New York, The America Press, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author 51 years later (!) to the previous owner, Robert Allen of Altadena, California. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Green cloth over boards, bruised tips, sunned along edges. 65 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Very Good

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N° du livre: 356785

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Alfred Barrett poetry

Beach, Joseph Warren

Beginning with Plato. Poems

Minneapolis, Minnesota, The University of Minnesota Press, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Two-tone, decorated wallpaper over boards, rust-colored cloth over boards. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn and a bit chipped along edges. 91 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,

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N° du livre: 356783

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Joseph Warren Beach

Beaudin, Marc

Life List: Poems

Livingston, Montana, Riverfeet Press , 2020. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition softcover copy straight from the publisher, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing neither shelf- nor edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Gift-quality condition inside and out. A collection, a "field-guide" of poetry, being seventy-four poems by author and bookseller Marc Beaudin, with over 20 monotypes by Storrs Bishop, and an Introduction by J. Drew Lanham. The publisher says that "Life List pays tribute to the birds that have flown through Beaudin's years of watching and listening, through his attempts to render in language the precarious circumstances of being alive. With a sharp critique of environmental, social and political issues, along with haunting ruminations on loss, love and the passing of time, these poems fill the skies with a feathered grace." 140 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . New

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N° du livre: 346542

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Marc Beaudin|Storrs Bishop |J. Drew Lanham|poetry|poems|poets

Beer, Patricia

Loss of the Magyar and Other Poems

London, England, Longmans Green and Co., Ltd, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Published in First Edition state in London in 1959 by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., bound simply in red cloth with bright gilt titles on brown decorated title box, gilt titles to spine, else clean and unmarked of interior. The author was awarded Second Prize at the Cheltenham Festival of Art and Literature for this fine collection of poetry. 39 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: 353010

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Patricia Beer poetry poems poets