Search Results: Poetry from Brillig Books

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1990. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Simultaneous paperback First Edition. Octavo, black illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 84 pp. A tight, clean, unmarked, unblemished volume with a flat uncreased spine. Fine..

Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 1976. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 16mo. (4.75" x 6.25"), original white stiff wraps with red titles and decoration. Unpaginated. Limited Edition 1/425. A very crisp, fresh, bright, stiff, clean, unmarked piece. FINE..

New York: Harper Collins, 1990. Book. As New. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Later printing. Octavo, grey printed stiff wraps (paperback). 78 pp. SIGNED by LOUISE ERDRICH on title page. A very crisp, stiff, square, fresh, bright, clean, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. FINE. AS NEW..

Baltimore: William M. Marine, 1901. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, green cloth covered boards with gilt title and spine titles. 104pp. Illustrated with five full page black and white plates including frontispiece photograph of the author. Most of the book is comprised of the poem "The Battle of North Point" which commemorates the stand of General John Stricker and the Maryland militia against General Ross and the Britiish forces at the beginning of the Battle of Baltimore. A very tight, internally clean, brigh, fresh and unmarked volume with bright gilt and cloth but a couple of very little spots of soil to front board. Near Fine. Very Scarce..

NY: Random House, (1941). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Royal octavo, black cloth covered boards with gilt titles and spine titles. Top edge stained red. 156pp. A tight and internally clean copy with slightly rounded forecorners and discreet one line gift inscription on ffep in a dust jacket with light toning light soil to rear panel with 1/4" edge tear at top of gutter of jacket. Overall an attractive and very good plus volume in a very good or better dust jacket..

Manila, Philippines: Logos Etc., 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, turquoise glazed paper covered boards with dark blue cover decoration. 108 pp. plus portrait of the author and biographical note on the author. A book of poetry in both ENGLISH and TAGALOG (the most widely spoken indigenous language of the Philippines). A very tight clean, fresh, bright, unmarked volume. Small neat prior owner signature at top corner of ffep, else fine. FINE. Looks like new..

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. Book. As New. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth spine over cream paper covered boards. 79pp. A beautiful, tight, fresh and unread copy in a crisp, sharp, brilliant dust jacket. A flawless copy. AS NEW..

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo, red, white and grey illustrated stiff wraps, (paperback). 105 pp. Warmly inscribed on title page by DANIELS in the year of publication. "For Bill in friendship and with best wishes always, Jim 5/5/97 Billy Price is a popular Pittsburgh musical figure, vocalist and leader of the Rhythm Kings and of the Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band, both now dissolved popular regional bands. An interesting association copy. This volume is fine, crisp, stiff, square, clean, bright, unmarked and unread with a flat uncreased spine. Fine..

NY: Vantage Press, (1962). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth covered boards. 112pp. A book of poetry about the wilderness life in Northern Canada among hunters, trappers, miners and the men of the north land. Fine except for some inevitable slight toning to page edges from acid paper, in a dust jacket with a small chip at back top edge and a couple of very short closed edge tears. A very near fine volume in a very good plus dust jacket. SCARCE..

NY: Atheneum, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, cream cloth covered boards with blindstamped title and gilt spine title. 73pp. A beautiful, very tight, fresh and unread volume in a crisp, sharp dust jacket with the light toning at at dust jacket edges common to this title, else fine. Fine in a near fine dust jacket..

New York: Harcout, Brace, Jovanovich, 1978. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, maroon cloth covered boards with blindstamp cover decoration and gilt spine titles. 175 pp. plus notes. A collection of poems unpaublished in Sandburg's lifetime by Margaret Sandburg. A very tight, clean, bright, unmarked volume with fresh cloth and bright gilt in a tight, clean, bright, crisp dust jacket. Very faint speckling to top edge. Near fine in fine dust jacket..

Greenfield Center, NY: Ithaca House, 1988. Book. As New. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo, blue stiff wraps. 103 pp. Warnly inscribed and SIGNED BY ORFALEA on the title page. A very tight, very crisp, stiff, square, glossy, bright, clean, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. Very fine. Flawless. AS NEW..

Rutland, VT/Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1974. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Small octavo, brown cloth covered boards with white spine titles. 113pp. Very elegantly illustrated with line drawings in the form of the traditional Japanese crest. A linked sequence of haiku (similar to the renga form), the short traditional Japanese poem of 17 sylabbles. A really accomplished use of this extended form with a modern American voice. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume, in a crisp, sharp, bright, dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..

New York: W W Norton, 1961. Book. Fine. Original Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, green cloth covered boards. 144pp. A collection of Sarton's early verse. A very tight, clean, volume unmarked but for prior owner signature and date on ffep. In a clean, crisp, price-clipped dust jacket with a couple of nicks at top edge and a very inconspicuous small tape repair at base of spine. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket..

New York: Fleet Publishing, 1965. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, charcoal gray cloth covered boards. xi, 82 pp. A tight, clean, unmarked and unblemished volume in a crisp, sharp, clean, very tight, unclipped dust jacket with two barely perceptible short closed edge tears. A very nicely preserved copy. Fine in very near fine dust jacket..

Orono, Maine: National Poetry Foundation, 1983. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Octavo, taupe illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 224 pp. including index of first lines and index of titles. Illlustrated with a full page photograph of the author and black and white drawings and photographs heading each section. A very tight, clean, fresh, unmarked and apparently unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. 3/8" very closed split at base of spine otherwise solid and fine. Very near fine..

New York: W.W. Norton, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, original brown cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 396pp. including index of first lines . A very fine, tight, clean copy in with very fresh cloth and clear gilt. In dust jacket with clipped tip of bottom corner on foldover but price still intact at top corner and a quarter tone of sunning towards bottom of spine, else fine. National Book Award Winner sticker on front panel. A very fine volume in a quite near fine dust jacket..

New York: W.W. Norton, 1972. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, original brown cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 396pp. including index of first lines . A very fine, tight, clean copy in with very fresh cloth and clear gilt. In dust jacket with clipped tip of bottom corner on foldover but price still intact at top corner and a tinge of toning at top edge of front foldover, else fine. A very fine volume in a very near fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy and virtually AS NEW..

Woodstock: Overlook Press, (2004), 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Tall octavo, navy blue cloth spine over charcoal gray paper covered boards. 205pp. The Collected Poetry of this modern American novelist and dramatist. A very tight, fresh, clean, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Virtually as new..

NY: W.W. Norton Co., (1972). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 396pp. including index of first lines. A fine, tight, clean copy in a near fine dust jacket with clipped tip of bottom corner on foldover but price still intact at top corner and barely perceptible lightening (less than a quarter tone) to spine, else fine. With circular gilt sticker "1973 National Book Award" on front panel. A fine volume in a very near fine dust jacket..