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NF - Contains two poems by Graham Greene "I shall be Happy" and "Sonnet". Also contains three poems by Harold Acton and two by C. Day-Lewis. The Day-Lewis poems precede his first book. Greene's first book, BABBLING APRIL, a collection of poetry, was published by Blackwell in April, 1925, and contained these two poems. Wobbe B7 and B8. Darkening to spine, else fine, issued without DJ. Size: 12mo.
The World's Best Poetry in Ten Volumes, Illustrated by Bliss Carman [Editor-in-Chief] - 1904
by Bliss Carman [Editor-in-Chief]
The World's Best Poetry in Ten Volumes, Illustrated
by Bliss Carman [Editor-in-Chief]
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ten volumes. Red leather with gilt floral pattern to the spine. Decorative endpapers. Gilt top edge. Spines faded. Shelf wear to board edges, tips, and spines. All volumes are bound tightly and squarely. Extra postage required.
William Bliss Carman (April 15, 1861 – June 8, 1929) was a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame. He was acclaimed as Canada's poet laureate during his later years. In 1945, Carman was recognized as a Person of National Historical Significance by the government of Canada.
William Bliss Carman (April 15, 1861 – June 8, 1929) was a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame. He was acclaimed as Canada's poet laureate during his later years. In 1945, Carman was recognized as a Person of National Historical Significance by the government of Canada.
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Oxford Poetry 1925
by Basil Blackwell
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A Green Bough
by William Faulkner
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Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Lynd Ward (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Book VERY GOOD light fading to spine ends and along some edges; dust jacket GOOD. Dust jacket has been repaired on the inside along perimeter. 2 1/2" tear to front of DJ has been repaired. Chipping along edges and spine. A 1" tear on blank margin of the last leaf of book. Good+ copy of this scarce DJ.
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The Epicurean, a Tale. With Vignette Illustrations by J.M.W. Turner, Esg. R.A., and Alciphron, a Poem
by Thomas Moore
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Short 8vo, beautifully bound in full polished calf with ornate gilt-decorated spine and covers; inner & outer dentelles; marbled end papers, A few very light scratches to boards. A Fine copy in a lovely binding. Page numbering meets points. Alciphron rare.
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Epic of Verdun and Ballads of France
by George Lewys
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Hardcover. Condition. Very Good+. Limited Edition - No. 211 of 375 deluxe copes. Signed by George Lewys. Top of text block in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Some edge wear to boards and tips. Light stain on cover. Some cracking to marbled endpapers at front. No slipcase
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John Brown's Body
by Stephen Vincent Benet
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Trade Edition. Bound by Whitman Bennett bindery (1 of 12 bound by Whitman Bennett) in full decorated crushed morocco, with a note by the author. Beautiful, marbled endpapers. Gilt text block edges. Tight and square binding. Edges and hinges rubbed. Stephen Vincent Benet, a prominent early 20th century poet, wrote his most famous book-length poem about the Civil War. Benét won the Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed poem named after the song about the great martyr for emancipation, John Brown.
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Oxford Poetry 1925
by Basil Blackwell
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NF - Contains two poems by Graham Greene "I shall be Happy" and "Sonnet". Also contains three poems by Harold Acton and two by C. Day-Lewis. The Day-Lewis poems precede his first book. Greene's first book, BABBLING APRIL, a collection of poetry, was published by Blackwell in April, 1925, and contained these two poems. Wobbe B7 and B8. Darkening to spine, else fine, issued without DJ. Size: 12mo.
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A Green Bough
by William Faulkner
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Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Lynd Ward (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Book VERY GOOD light fading to spine ends and along some edges; dust jacket GOOD. Dust jacket has been repaired on the inside along perimeter. 2 1/2" tear to front of DJ has been repaired. Chipping along edges and spine. A 1" tear on blank margin of the last leaf of book. Good+ copy of this scarce DJ.
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The Epicurean, a Tale. With Vignette Illustrations by J.M.W. Turner, Esg. R.A., and Alciphron, a Poem
by Thomas Moore
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Short 8vo, beautifully bound in full polished calf with ornate gilt-decorated spine and covers; inner & outer dentelles; marbled end papers, A few very light scratches to boards. A Fine copy in a lovely binding. Page numbering meets points. Alciphron rare.
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Epic of Verdun and Ballads of France
by George Lewys
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Hardcover. Condition. Very Good+. Limited Edition - No. 211 of 375 deluxe copes. Signed by George Lewys. Top of text block in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Some edge wear to boards and tips. Light stain on cover. Some cracking to marbled endpapers at front. No slipcase
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John Brown's Body
by Stephen Vincent Benet
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Trade Edition. Bound by Whitman Bennett bindery (1 of 12 bound by Whitman Bennett) in full decorated crushed morocco, with a note by the author. Beautiful, marbled endpapers. Gilt text block edges. Tight and square binding. Edges and hinges rubbed. Stephen Vincent Benet, a prominent early 20th century poet, wrote his most famous book-length poem about the Civil War. Benét won the Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed poem named after the song about the great martyr for emancipation, John Brown.
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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- 9781460257432 / 146025743X
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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
by Reza, Seema
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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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- 9789810728496 / 9810728492
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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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