Cowley, Abraham

The Poetical Works of Abraham Cowley. Volume Two Only (of Four Volumes). From the Text of Dr. Sprat, Etc. , with the Life of the Author

Edinburgh, Printed at the Apollo Press, by the Martins, 1784. Full Leather. Stated "Bell's Second Edition." Full calf leather. 5 ¼ by 3 ¼ inches. 260 pp. With an illustrated half title. Volume 2 only of this collection of poetry by Abraham Cowley, containing his 'Mistress,' various odes, 'Pindarick Odes,' and 'Anacreonticks.' Abraham Cowley was a 17th century English poet, beginning his career in his teens and becoming one of England's most popular poets. GOOD condition. Exterior hinges starting to crack, but intact and solid. Moderate to heavy scuffing along the extremities. Minor toning. Interior clean and solid, with minor foxing to the first few pages. Previous owner's armorial bookplate on the inside front cover. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008136

Catalogue: Poetry

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Cowper, William

Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. In Two Volumes

New York, David Huntington, Publisher, 1814. Full Leather. Full calf leather. Approximately 4 by 3 inches. Two volumes bound as one. 268, 248 pages. With frontispiece illustrations and illustrated title pages at the front of each volume. A collection of shorter and longer poems by William Cowper, the noted 18th century English poet. GOOD+ condition. Moderate general fading to the covers. Some scuffing, heavy along the upper extremities. Minor bumping to the corners. Interior solid, with a few pencil ownership inscriptions. General browning to the paper. Scattered foxing, heaviest to the endpapers. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007958

Catalogue: Poetry

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Cowper, William

Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. In Two Volumes

New York, David Huntington, Publisher, 1814. Full Leather. Full calf leather. Approximately 4 by 3 inches. Two volumes. 268, 248 pages. With frontispiece illustrations at the front of each volume. A collection of shorter and longer poems by William Cowper, the noted 18th century English poet. With a partial bookplate indicating this was from the library of Benjamin Brown French, a New Hampshire politician who worked served in many administrations in the White House during the mid 1800s. GOOD condition. Moderate general fading to the covers. Some scuffing, heavy along the fore edges. Corners and spine tips worn, with a ½ inch chip of leather missing from the head of volume 1. Leather cracked along the hinges of both volumes, with the covers beginning to loosen. Leather mottled, brittle and flaking, rather heavy, along both spines. Interior solid, with two small bookplates present. General browning to the paper. Scattered foxing, heaviest to the endpapers. Minor scattered soiling. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008174

Catalogue: Poetry

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Creeley, Robert

Hello: A Journal, February 29-May 3, 1976

New York, New Directions, 1978. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue green cloth in unclipped jacket. 85 pp. A collection of poetry by American poet Robert Creeley, chronicling his travels in Southeast Asia and Australia, including Fiji, New Zealand, the Philippines, etc. GOOD+ jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Mostly minor soiling to the jacket, a bit heavier to the rear panel. General minor toning. Minor creasing and edgewear. Light fading and edgewear to the book. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 019656

Catalogue: Poetry

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Creeley, Robert; Clemente, Francesco (artist)

Life and Death

New York, Gagosian Gallery, 1993. First Edition. Wraps. First edition, 1 of 2000 copies. Printed black wraps. Unpaginated. Reproductions of paintings by Francesco Clemente throughout. Appears signed, with a brief dedication, by Robert Creeley on the title page (signed Rob or Bob). A collection of poems accompanying the Black Paintings by Francesco Clemente. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 019606

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn Art

Red Hawk/pipikWass (pseudonym of Carol Dana)

When No One Is Looking

Turtle Island, Little Letterpress/Robin Hood Books, Publisher, 1990. Wraps. When No One is Looking. Little Letterpress/Robin Hood Books, Publisher. Turtle Island: 1990. Illustrated wraps. Appears signed and dated by the author on the title page. 49 pp. A collection of poetry by Red Hawk, a member of the Penobscot Native American tribe in Maine. Her work draws on themes from Indigenous culture, nature, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling to the front cover. Very Good .

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Book number: 019367

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn Indigenous/Native American

Darrow, Alice Jennings

Threads in the Weave. Poems

Brunswick, ME, The Pejepscot Press, 1956. Cloth. Brown cloth in rice paper jacket. 30 pp. A collection of poetry by this Maine poet. GOOD/VERY GOOD condition. Rice paper jacket toned, with some chipping, tearing and creasing along the edges. Minor fading and light soiling to the book. Good/Good.

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Book number: 019348

Catalogue: Poetry

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Davey, Mary Kent

Daisies and Flowering Grass

New York, Parnassus Press, 1931. First Edition. Wraps. First Edition. Wraps. #32 of 200 copies handset. Signed, with a short inscription, by the author on the inside front cover. Designed and printed by Lew Ney at his Type Shop in New York. Salmon printed wraps. 95 pp. A collection of poetry reflecting on various topics. A small press book published by Luther Emanuel Widen under his pseudonym Lew Ney. Widen originally published the magazine/newspaper The Vagabond in Greenwich Village, but was banned after publishing the name of an alleged thief that he came about psychologically (see blog post under the Graphic Arts Collection of the Firestone Library, Princeton). GOOD condition. Minor fading and soiling. Extremities bumped. Faint crease to the front cover. Good .

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Book number: 011107

Catalogue: Poetry

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Davey, Mary Kent

Owen's Epigrams and Other Echoes of Paris

New York, Parnassus Press, 1931. First Edition. Wraps. #46 of 200 copies handset. Designed and printed by Lew Ney at his Type Shop in New York. Salmon printed wraps. 61 pp. A work of poetry and prose inspired by the epigrams by Owen and others. A small press book published by Luther Emanuel Widen under his pseudonym Lew Ney. Widen originally published the magazine/newspaper The Vagabond in Greenwich Village, but was banned after publishing the name of an alleged thief that he came about psychologically (see blog post under the Graphic Arts Collection of the Firestone Library, Princeton). VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and soiling. Extremities bumped. Very Good .

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Book number: 010193

Catalogue: Poetry

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Davey, Mary Kent

Sonnets and a Page from the History of the Sonnet in France

New York, Parnassus Press, 1931. Wraps. 45 of 200 copies handset. Designed and printed by Lew Ney at his Type Shop in New York. Blue printed wraps. Inscribed by the author on the inside front cover. 31 pp. A short history of the sonnet form in poetry as originated in France, followed by several poems by Davey. A small press book published by Luther Emanuel Widen under his pseudonym Lew Ney. Widen originally published the magazine/newspaper The Vagabond in Greenwich Village, but was banned after publishing the name of an alleged thief that he came about psychologically (see blog post under the Graphic Arts Collection of the Firestone Library, Princeton). VERY GOOD condition. Small spot of staining to the rear cover. Minor toning and curling along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 010137

Catalogue: Poetry

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Davies, Alan

Rave

New York, Roof Books, 1994. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 64 pp. A collection of four pieces, !Orders, Split Thighs, Vitals and Isherwood Novel, being experimental erotic works of poetry and prose. Split Thighs was originally issued as a xerox edition in 1975. By Alan Davies, an American poet most often associated with the LANGUAGE poets. VERY GOOD condition. Light curling along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 011761

Catalogue: Poetry

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Miller, Queena Davison et al.

American Weave. A Quarterly Magazine of Poetry and Light Verse. Midsummer 1938

Cleveland, Loring Eugene Williams and Alice Crane Williams, Publishers, 1938. Wraps. Printed wraps. A single issue of this little magazine devoted to poetry, featuring work by Queena Davison Miller and many others. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and uneven toning to the wrappers. Some creasing and wrinkling along the extremities. A few poems with pencil check marks next to the titles. Good .

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Book number: 012645

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Lindquist, Ray; Vallejo, Cesar (Gerard Malanga, translator); Levertov, Denise et al.

West End. A Volume of Poetry and Politics. Summer 1973. Volume 2 Number 1

New York, West End, Publisher, 1973. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 48 pp. A little magazine, publishing, as the subtitle states, poetry and politics, with some of the work in this issue blending both. Includes poetry by Ray Lindquist, Cesar Vallejo (translated by Gerard Malanga), Denise Levertov and others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning, soiling and edgewear to the covers. Very Good .

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Book number: 017989

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines

Bly, Robert; Peret, Benjamin; Mottram, Eric; Higgins, Dick et al.

Second Aeon 15

Cardiff, Second Aeon, Publisher. Wraps. no date, mid 1970s. Wraps. 156 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this influential little magazine from Wales, publishing avant-garde poetry and other related work. This with work by Eric Mottram, Dick Higgins, Robert Bly and many others. GOOD condition. Covers scuffed and faded, with some edgewear, creasing and minor soiling. Someone went apeshit with a blue pen in the contents' pages, underlining many others, annotating authors, etc. Fortunately they stopped there, leaving the text alone. Good .

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Book number: 018171

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines

Dickinson, Emily. Bianchi, Martha Dickinson and Alfred Leete Hampson, editors

The Poems of Emily Dickinson. Centenary Edition

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1930. Cloth. Green cloth. No jacket. 401 pp. A collection of poetry by Emily Dickinson, including the first appearance of Fitter to See Him I May Be. With a short introduction to her life and work. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven fading to the covers, especially the spine. Minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear. Owner's signature present. Paper a bit toned. Faint pencil c marks in margins of scattered pages throughout. BAL 4684. Good .

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Book number: 014753

Catalogue: Poetry

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