Church, Virginia

Silhouettes of the Latin Quarter

Atlanta, Georgia, Lawrence W. Neff, The Bozart Press, The Banner Press, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Uber-scarce copy, there being only one additional copy on-line currently, of poems devoted to the Latin Quarter in Paris, France, and with frankly racist language sprinkled throughout. Title page lists publisher at The Bozart Press, but copyright page says The Banner Press by Lawrence W. Neff, at Emory University. SIGNED by the author, inscribed to M. Elaine Anderson, dated contemporarily. Bound simply in gray paper over boards, green buckram cloth-backed, scuffed at tips, spine head and foot, 49 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Good

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N° du livre: 351328

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: signed poetry Latin Quarter Virginia Church

Churchill, Charles

Poems, Volume I, Volume II

The Strand, London, Printed for J. Wilkes, 1776. . Softcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Perfectly serviceable reference copies, two of three volumes; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, bound in periwinkle blue wraps, paper labels to spines, volume number hand-penned. Perfect cut along top edges, fore- and bottom edges rough-cut. Charles Churchill (February 1732 – 4 November 1764) was an English poet and satirist, and he led an extremely interesting though difficult life. Well educated and the son of a preacher man, he became curate of the church of St Thomas à Becket in South Cadbury, Somerset, and received his priest's orders in 1756 taking over for his father, who passed away two years later. He married, unhappily, took up with drink and the companionship of Robert Lloyd before beginning to teach in a girls' school to escape poverty. Robert Lloyd's father's help kept him out of the debtor's prison. His Wikipedia entry notes that his didactic poem, The Actor, was followed by a successful launch of the Rosciad, published anonymously in March of 1761, which led to fairly savage critical review by Tobias Smollett, who argued that the poem wasn't written by Churchill but by three actors. An "Apology" followed, leading to excessive back and forth between poet and critics for the remainder of his life. The publisher, John Wilkes, was an adamant supporter of freedom of the press but was himself jailed for libel and other crimes. Volume I: viii [2], 12-176 pp. including a brief biography of the Reverend Mr. Charles Churchill, followed by seven parts of three poems and epistles. Seven parts to Volume II: [5], 6-180 pp. All in, a good start on grasping and appreciating the poetry and intellectual accomplishments of a complex man.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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N° du livre: 356697

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: John Wilkes Charles Churchill poems poetry

Ciardi, John

Person to Person

New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers University Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. John Ciardi (1916-1986) provides here a collection of poems from his later work, having fallen out of favor as a poet in the 1970s and '80s. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, bound in decorated boards. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn, with some short closed tears. 83 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: 356716

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: John Ciardi poetry

Clarke, Joseph I.C.

The Fighting Race, and Other Poems and Ballads

New York, American News Co., 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at the page of dedication, and dated. 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 covers, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to front covers, lightly rubbed gilt lettering to spine. Pastied in is an obituary for the man, Michael Monaghan, in whose library this volume of poetry was once housed, leading to shadowing opposite, and with ex-libris bookplate of his inside front flap. 207 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Good

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N° du livre: 350359

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Joseph C. Clarke|signed|poetry

Cleary, A.A.

Men Homeward

Sunderland, Ceolfrith Press, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. A fine little tome of poetry devoted to the good men and women of Ireland, and with a fine black-and-white illustration to front cover of Londonderry. In 1977 A.A. Cleary was 49 years old and was the editor of Thames Poetry. 53 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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N° du livre: 347503

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: A.A. Cleary|Londonderry|Ireland|poetry|poets|Irish poets

Cleghorn, Sarah N.

Portraits and Protests

New York, Henry Holt and Company,, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs but for two small penned numbers from the previous owner; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound handsomely in burgundy cloth, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, machine- but not price-clipped. 82 pp., and with publisher's advertisements.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: 346584

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Sarah N. Clegnorn|poetry

Coatsworth, Elizabeth

Compass Rose, Songs of Today Series, 1929

New York, Coward-McCann, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright raspberry printed boards. Printed paper dust wrapper, chipped at spine head, machine- but not price-clipped. 95 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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N° du livre: 356725

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poetry Compass Rose Elizabeth Coatsworth poems

Cobb, Ann

Kinfolks

Boston, Massachusetts, Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Printed for Houghton Mifflin by the Riverside Press in New York. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Decorative cloth over boards, sunned to spine, a bit of scuffing to spine head, else clean and unmarked. 82 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: 356727

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Ann Cobb poetry poems

Coleman, Wanda

Hand Dance

Santa Rosa, California, Black Sparrow Press, 1993. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Wanda Coleman (1946 – 2013), known as "the L.A. Blueswoman" and as "the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles". The artist notes following pagination recount that she was a child of the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles in the 1950s and 1960s. She was wife first of the white Southerner Charles Coleman, a leading S.N.C.C. spokesperson, and to two more husbands. She was also mother of Luanda and Anthony from him and another, Ian, from her second husband. Her third husband was also a poet. She wrote for men's magazines under the pseudonym Andrew L. Tate, too. She was massively talented and published fifteen works of poetry but also mixed-genre books, short stories, a novel and two additional works of poetry criticism and essays. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear. Special Limited Edition, bound in pictorial paper over boards, robin's egg blue cloth-backed, and protected in stiff Mylar. #8 of 125 copies SIGNED and NUMBERED, [12], 13-271 pp., plus another black-and-white photograph of the artist.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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N° du livre: 353881

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: signed numbered Wanda Coleman African American Studies African-American poets woman poets

Coleman, Wanda

Mercurochrome: New Poems

Santa Rosa, California, Black Sparrow Press, 2001. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Wanda Coleman (1946 – 2013), known as "the L.A. Blueswoman" and as "the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles". The artist notes following pagination recount that she was a child of the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles in the 1950s and 1960s. She was wife first of the white Southerner Charles Coleman, a leading S.N.C.C. spokesperson, and to two more husbands. She was also mother of Luanda and Anthony from him and another, Ian, from her second husband. Her third husband was also a poet. She wrote for men's magazines under the pseudonym Andrew L. Tate, too. She was massively talented and published fifteen works of poetry but also mixed-genre books, short stories, a novel and two additional works of poetry criticism and essays. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear. Special Limited Edition, bound in pictorial paper over boards, robin's egg blue cloth-backed, and protected in stiff Mylar. #69 of 125 copies SIGNED and NUMBERED, [14], 15-270 pp., plus another black-and-white photograph of the artist.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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N° du livre: 353882

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: signed numbered Wanda Coleman African American Studies African-American poets woman poets

Colie, Rosalie L.

Atlantic Wall, and Other Poems

Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1974. 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 beyond chipping to spine head. An apparent First Edition. 84 [1] 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: 356726

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Rosalie L. Colie Atlantic Wall poems poetry

Comfort, Alex

And All But He Departed: A Volume of Poems

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, unmarked interior, lightly toned of interior, moderately toned at endpapers from dust jackets, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. 63 [1] 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: 356722

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poems poetry Alex Comfort

Comfort, Alex

Darwin and the Naked Lady

New York, George Braziller, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. First American Printing of this valued collection of essays about poetry and biology, life and evolution. Contents include "On Hard and Soft Centres"; "Darwin and Freud"; "Phoebus and Pan"; "The Rape of Andromeda"; "The Naked Lady"; "On Laying Plato's Ghost"; "On Play and Earnest." Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Blind-stamped illustrations to front cover of Darwin and the Naked Lady. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. 174 pp. including a full index and set of notes.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: 356719

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poetry essays biology Charles Darwin

Comfort, Alex

Haste to the Wedding

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition, a collection of then new, coherent poems from the English poet, poems of love and sensuality and private pleasure and delight. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Previous owner's inked inscription at first free endpaper, else quite bright of interior. 48 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: 356739

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: poetry Alex Comfort poems poets

Conquest, Robert

Arias from a Love Opera

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1969. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First American Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn along edges, protected by a plastic coat. 63 [1] 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: 356705

Catalogue: Poetry

Mots-clés: Robert Conquest poetry