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Simple: 231+[1 biography] pages. Octavo (8: x 6") bound in original publisher's green cloth with black lettering to spine and facsimile signature to cover with black label in gilt lettering to spine; deckle edges with green head end pages in original pictorial jacket. Collected Poems: xii+255 pages with bibliography. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter brown cloth with silver lettering to spine over beige boards with blind stamped insignia to cover in original pictorial jacket. Inscribed by the author. This is sold with the vinyl pressing of Folkways Records with Langston Hughes reads from his book Simple Speaks his Mind and Sterling Brown reads from his Break of Day etal. First edition.Langston Hughes's stories about Jesse B. Semple--first composed for a weekly column in the Chicago Defender and then collected in Simple Speaks His Mind, Simple Takes a Wife, and Simple Stakes a Claim--have been read and loved by hundreds of thousands of readers. Simple might be…
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Ballads [Author's Edition]
by Adam, Helen. Jess, ill
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New York: Acadia Press, 1964. Near Fine. Author's Edition, limited to 50 numbered copies signed by Helen Adam and Jess on a tipped-in sheet. This special edition has a hand-colored front cover and adds two images reproduced on the inside front covers. Preface by Robert Duncan. Very slight rust to staples, else about fine. Bertholf B12.
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Simple Speaks His Mind and The Collected Poems of Sterling A Brown
by James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902-1967) and Sterling Allen Brown inscribed by Brown
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Cowley's history of plants: a poem in six books: with Rapin's Disposition of gardens, a poem in four books: translated from the Latin; the former by Nahum Tate and others; the latter by James Gardiner.
by COWLEY, Abraham
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1795 Six Books of Plants Abraham Cowley English Poetry Coca Herbs Flowers RAREAbraham Cowley was one of the leading English poets during the 17th-century. 'Six Books of Plants' is a set of poems famous for having the earliest reference to coca in the English language in the poem 'A Legend of Coca'.
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COWLEY, Abraham
Cowley's history of plants: a poem in six books: with Rapin's Disposition of gardens, a poem in four books: translated from the Latin; the former by Nahum Tate and others; the latter by James Gardiner.
London: Printed, and sold by J. Smeeton, No. 148, St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross; Also sold by J. Mathews, No. 18, Strand; Messrs. Scatcherd and Whitaker, Ave-Maria Lane; and B. Crosby, Stationers Court, M. DCC. XCV. [1795]
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M. Acci Plauti Comoediae accedit commentarius ex variorum notis & observationibus ; quarum plurime nunc primum eduntur
by PLAUTUS, Titus Maccius
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1664 Works of Plautus Ancient Roman Poetry Gronovius Latin Bacchides ComediesTitus Maccius Plautus, more commonly known simply as Plautus, was a 2nd-century BC playwright. The works of Plautus are best edited by 17th-century author Gronovius whose work is highly valued by modern scholars. This 1664 edition includes a fine, engraved title page as well as the complete works, such as 'Bacchides'.
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PLAUTUS, Titus Maccius
M. Acci Plauti Comoediae accedit commentarius ex variorum notis & observationibus ; quarum plurime nunc primum eduntur
Lugd. Batavorum : Ex officina Hackiana, 1664.
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o [16], 1154, [52]
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Le Roy Soleil
by TOUDOUZE, Gustave
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1931 EXQUISITE Le Roy Soleil Louis XIV Sun King France Art Illustrated ToudouzeGustave Toudouze was a 19th-century French novelist whose book 'The Sun King' is a fine, early 20th-century account of the life and reign of Louis XIV of France. This work provides a beautifully illustrated portrayal of 'the Sun King' himself, glimpses of Versailles, and 17th-century royal French customs.
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TOUDOUZE, Gustave
Le Roy Soleil
Paris : Boivin & Cie, 1931.
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Modern Billiards. A Complete Text-Book of the Game, Containing Plain and Practical Instructions How to Play and Acquire Skill at this Scientific Amusement.
by COLLENDER, Hugh W. (Editor)
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1908 Modern Billiards Pool Strategy Technique Instructional Games Illustrated'Modern Billiards' is a rare instructional work regarding technique, strategy, and gameplay. This work features hundreds of illustrations and diagrams to assist in guiding the reader's development.
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COLLENDER, Hugh W. (Editor)
Modern Billiards. A Complete Text-Book of the Game, Containing Plain and Practical Instructions How to Play and Acquire Skill at this Scientific Amusement.
New York; Etc.; The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., © 1908.
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LORD WEARY'S CASTLE
by LOWELL, Robert
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1946. LOWELL, Robert. LORD WEARY'S CASTLE. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1946). First edition, with publisher's review slip tipped-in at the front. x,69 pp. Slim octavo, black cloth, gilt lettering at spine. A near fine copy; faint foxing to endpapers, and few spots of marginal soiling, else clean and crisp. In a dust jacket which is heavily foxed, being more apparent on the thin strip of white at the fold-in of the upper panel and on the white lower panel, shows light edgewear, and has a closed tear at the lower fold-in. Lowell's second book, containing "The Quaker Garveyard in Nantucket," it was greeted with critical acclaimn.
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The Shepherd's Week. In Six Pastorals [Provenance]
by GAY, John (1685-1732)
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London: Jacob Tonson, 1721. Third Edition. Small, slim 8vo: [16],60,[4]pp, with frontispiece, six full-page copper-engraved plates, woodcut head- and tail pieces. Later polished calf, flat spine (rebacked) lettered in gilt, speckled boards framed with French fillet, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled end papers (end papers and fly leaves renewed). An excellent copy, several engravings and a few pages with very light marginal stains, else clean and bright. Provenance: bookplate of the collector Horace Noble Pym (1844-1896) to front paste-down, with his red ink library stamp to front fly-leaf. Foxon G74. Rothschild 922 (calling this the fourth edition). Third edition (originally published 1714). In April 1713, a series of articles in The Guardian launched a debate concerning the nature of pastoral poetry, by praising the verse of Ambrose Philips at the expense of Alexander Pope, who had claimed the mantle of first pastoral writer of his age and the true English Theocritus. Gay's contribution to…
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Lara, a Tale; Jacqueline, a Tale
by Byron, George Gordon; Rogers, Samuel
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New York: Eastburn, Kirk & Co, 1814. Hardcover. Very Good -. Printed by D. & G. Bruce. 136 p.; 15 cm. Publisher's beige paper over boards; black spine and cover titles. Publisher's advertisements on back board; both boards printed within decorative border. Pages untrimmed. Lara written by Lord Byron; Jacqueline written by Samuel Rogers. Printer statement on title page verso. Early Am. Imprints, ser. 2 (Shaw & Shoemaker), 31056. The two poems were first published together in London in 1814. Former owner's name on title page: S.L. Keene. The New York edition is much scarcer than the London edition. In Very Good- Condition: cover is soiled and lightly stained; ends of spine and corners are rubbed; some loss of paper on spine; lightl foxing and browning throughout; otherwise clean and tight.
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Father
by Calitri, Charles
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New York: Crown, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition.. First printing (no additional printings listed). Black paper-covered boards quarter bound in red cloth. The spine is slightly slanted. The top edge is dust-spotted. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket has light edgewear, with frayed spine ends. The rear panel is lightly soiled. The price, $4.95 (with an overprint stamp), is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The First Battle of the Marne
by Heliczer, Piero (afterword by Anselm Hollo)
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New York: The Dead Language, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Square 12mo, 28pp, stapled wrappers. A rare publication of early Piero Heliczer poems from The Dead Language (the pioneering avant-garde press run by Heliczer and Angus MacLise). Includes a note on Helczer by Anselm Hollo (dated November 1962). Unmarked copy, typical light chipping wear to extremities.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Quartering
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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