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Hiroshima Poems by Al Purdy - 1972
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Hiroshima Poems
by Al Purdy
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Trumansburg, The Crossing Press, 1972.
Rare copy of poems by this much admired Canadian Poet.
These were written when Purdy visited Japan!
Rare copy of poems by this much admired Canadian Poet.
These were written when Purdy visited Japan!
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RELIGION. A Poem: From the French of the Younger Racine
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The Poetical Works. Complete edition. With illustrations by John Gilbert, etc
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First edition thus. Routledge, Warne and Routledge. London. 1864. Small Octavo. x, 610pp. Engraved frontispiece, and 7 further tissue guarded engraved plates. Full green morocco, spine in five compartments with raised bands and gilt double boxing, dotted rules and foliar embellishment. Gilt rules and embossing to covers, inner gilt curlicues. Corners slightly rubbed.. All edges gilt. Endpapers lightly toned. Charles Thurnam and Sons Carlisle bookseller plate to verso ffep. Inscribed "Second Music Prize Presented to Miss Browne by H. E. Ford Abbey Street Xmas 1865." [Miss Harriet Emma Ford, of Abbey Street School in Carlisle.] Emma Browne of Tallantire Hall, later Mrs Emma Moorsom, wife of James Marshall Moorsom.
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A House With No Doors Or Windows, Like A House
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New York: Kunst Edition, 2015. 1st Edition. No Binding. Fine. Signed by Author(s). Unbound collection of fourteen poems, each accompanied by a hand written copy by a child. Poems are separated by a sheet of colored tissue paper. Also included is a hand written and signed copy of a poem by the author, not included in the edition. All in a purple silk box with black ribbon. These poems were transcribed by children between the ages of 9 and 10 from the Delhi Public School in New Delhi, India, under the supervision of their teacher Samira Meono. The poems were written especially for this edition in the winter of 2014.
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GREAT DAY IN THE COW'S HOUSE (SIGNED COPY)
by Hall Donald
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Mt. Carmel, Connecticut: Ives Street Press. Near Fine. 1984. Limited & Numbered. Hardcover. Clean red cloth with a front cover paper title label. Signed by the author on last page. Illustrated with 2 (tissue protected) photographs by T. S. Bronson produced directly from the original glass negatives.130 copies of this book were printed on Mohawk Superfine paper: this is # 88. Accordian style pages with three folds. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Poetry ; Photographs; Narrow 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .
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A Printer's Dozen
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Los Angeles: The Bieler Press, 1992. Number 109 of 200 copies. Signed by Author and Illustrator. Limited. Original Wraps. Fine. Illus. by Gaylord Schanilec. Private Press.
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BALLADS
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Elkin Mathews. London.,1903. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo.5 6pp booklet. Fine, unopened copy in publishers printed wraps. Housed in an early chemise and quarter blue morocco slip case, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. Fine copy.:
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Des lieux pour l'atre
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Editions Amenta, 1987. Book. Illus. by Jean Léon Paulus. As New. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In-8, broché, Comme Neuf, accompagnements sérigraphiques de Jean Léon Paulus, édition originale sur Vergé Ivoire, exemplaire numéroté 125/150, signé par Christian Péchot et Jean Léon Paulus, avec une lettre manuscrite de J.L. Paulus.
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RELIGION. A Poem: From the French of the Younger Racine
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Printed by W. Strahan. London.,1754. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Small 4to. (7.3 x 4.7 inches). xii, 216pp. A very good copy of this first English edition, translated from the original French edition of 1742 by James Elphinston. Contemporary full brown calf. Both hinges recently repaired and new red title label, ruled and lettered in gilt, to spine. Board edges rubbed and bumped. Previous owners names, dated 1760, on front paste down endpaper. Overall a very good book in a presentable early binding.:
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The Poetical Works. Complete edition. With illustrations by John Gilbert, etc
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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First edition thus. Routledge, Warne and Routledge. London. 1864. Small Octavo. x, 610pp. Engraved frontispiece, and 7 further tissue guarded engraved plates. Full green morocco, spine in five compartments with raised bands and gilt double boxing, dotted rules and foliar embellishment. Gilt rules and embossing to covers, inner gilt curlicues. Corners slightly rubbed.. All edges gilt. Endpapers lightly toned. Charles Thurnam and Sons Carlisle bookseller plate to verso ffep. Inscribed "Second Music Prize Presented to Miss Browne by H. E. Ford Abbey Street Xmas 1865." [Miss Harriet Emma Ford, of Abbey Street School in Carlisle.] Emma Browne of Tallantire Hall, later Mrs Emma Moorsom, wife of James Marshall Moorsom.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) poet. First published edition in the UK to include Tales of a Wayside Inn and Birds of Passage.
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A House With No Doors Or Windows, Like A House
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New York: Kunst Edition, 2015. 1st Edition. No Binding. Fine. Signed by Author(s). Unbound collection of fourteen poems, each accompanied by a hand written copy by a child. Poems are separated by a sheet of colored tissue paper. Also included is a hand written and signed copy of a poem by the author, not included in the edition. All in a purple silk box with black ribbon. These poems were transcribed by children between the ages of 9 and 10 from the Delhi Public School in New Delhi, India, under the supervision of their teacher Samira Meono. The poems were written especially for this edition in the winter of 2014.
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Hiroshima Poems.
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Trumansburg: Crossing Press, (1972).. First edition.. [16 pp]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers.
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Hiroshima Poems
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New York: The Crossing Press, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Stapled covers. Very light bumping to the corners, else a fine copy. Inscribed by Al Purdy to a Toronto collector. Inscription on front endpaper. Eight poems. Scarce signed.
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Hiroshima Poems
by Al Purdy
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Trumansburg: The Crossing Press, 1972. First Edition. paperback. Very Good/no dustjacket. 8vo. Signed by Author. unpaginated 20 .A nice clean copy signed and dedicated by Al Purdy to Mel and Eileen Hurtig
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Hiroshima Poems
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New York: The Crossing Press, 1972. First Edition. Near Fine. Stapled covers. A few light nicks to the bottom edges otherwise a fine copy. Faint ownership signature of previous owner to flyleaf. Signed by Al Purdy on the title page. Rare signed.
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
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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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Dreamer's Den
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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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