Robinson Jeffers: The Man and His Work by Powell, Lawrence Clark - 1934

San Pasqual Press, 1940. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Coffee stain to page edges. No jacket. Owner name. .

Pasadena: San Pasqual Press, 1940. Revised edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xvii, pages. In Good condition. Spine is tan with brown print. Boards in tan cloth with brown print. Wear to spine caps and corners, light shelf wear. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates (1 folded). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. 1375384. FP New Rockville Stock.

The Press of Los Angeles City College, 1951. Saddle-stitched binding remains sound. Clean, unmarked interior. Some sunning and light to moderate shelf-wear to the wraps. Beautifully designed and letterpress printed pamphlet 'by Don Haslwanter as an instructional printing project in the Spring semester of 1951. 20 pp. Poetry.

Pasadena: San Pasqual Press, 1940. Hardcover . Used - very good. 8vo; 222pp. Limited to 1,000 copies, inscribed by Powell. Square and tight with unmarked text. Tan cloth boards with faint stain to lower real panel and light rubbing and toning to spine. No dj.

Pasadena: San Pasqual Press, 1940. revised edition. Hardcover. fine/very good. A very nice copy in a lightly chipped dust jacket. Frontispiece by Edward Weston. Inscribed on front endpaper to the eminent folklorist Wayland Hand and signed by author Lawrence Clark Powelll. Dated 1943. Faint staining to dust jacket spine. Limited to 1000 copies. Jacket in a brodart protective wrapper.

Los Angeles: Primavera Press, 1934. A foreword by Robinson Jeffers; decorations by Rockwell Kent. xviii, 215p., b/w front. port., b/w text designs, original brown cloth with paper spine label. One of 750 copies. SIGNED presentation from the author on the front flyleaf.

Primavera Press, 1934. First edition, limited to 750 copies. xviii. 215p, frontis. photo + 2 photos, decorations by Rockwell Kent. Foreword by Robinson Jeffers. Hardbound, light brown cloth with paper label on spine, in very-good condition with some light sunning to spine and to 1" strip at top of front and rear boards, small tear to bottom of one page, one small marginal mark. Unclipped ($3.50) dj in good+ condition with some sunning to spine and top of front panel, some loss at top of spine and repair to bottom of spine.

Los Angeles:: The Primavera Press,, 1934.. First edition; one of 750 copies.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. . Corners bumped; light foxing to preliminaries; else a very good copy in a nice jacket with slight sunning to spine and a few tiny chips and short tears.. 8vo,. With a Foreword by Robinson Jeffers. Decorations by Rockwell Kent.

Los Angeles: Primavera Press, 1934. Hardcover, large octavo in light brown cloth with white printed paper spine label, publisher's clipped dust-jacket, housed in custom hard red cloth slipcase with roan spine label lettered in gold. 215 pages, Index. Foreword by Robinson Jeffers. Decorations by Rockwell Kent. Designed and printed by Ward Ritchie. First edition, first issue, 1 of 750 published. A unique and highly collectible copy. Although not called for, this copy signed and inscribed by Robinson Jeffers at front Jeffers photograph (Carmel, 1935); signed and inscribed to Mel Smith by publisher Ward Ritchie at colophon; signed and inscribed by Primavera Press by Jake Zeitlin on title page; signed and inscribed to Mel Smith by author Lawrence Clark Powell on title page. Small book label from Lilienthal, San Francisco on rear paste-down. Unused "Bookfellows" label / bookmark laid-in. Also laid-in is the original Primavera Press prospectus for the book. A fine copy in a near… Read More

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

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.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

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

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… Read More

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.

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 .

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.

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+.

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.