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(Milano: Strenna per gli amici, 1999). First edition. One of 300 numbered copies printed; this copy out of series. Spine a bit cocked, else fine copy. 12mo, illustrated, white wrappers with design by Eduardo Chillida, wrap-around band. Spine a bit cocked, else fine copy.

(Kensington): Turret Books, (1967). First edition. One of 25 lettered copies signed by Zukofsky; additionally inscribed by the poet: "for Rowan, Lewis & Stephanie, Celia & Louis, 7/23/67. Small light stain on the fore-edge, otherwise a fine copy in a slightly sunned jacket with a tiny stain on the front panel.. 12mo, original cloth, dust jacket. Small light stain on the fore-edge, otherwise a fine copy in a slightly sunned jacket with a tiny stain on the front panel.

N. Y.: Atheneum, 1974. First edition, a paperback original (no hardcover issue). Signed by Levine on the title page & inscribed to fellow poet Jane Cooper who was his fellow student in John Berryman's class at the University of Iowa: "For Jane with love + admiration, Phil. Fine copy. Tall 8vo, glossy wrappers. Fine copy.

N. Y.: Atheneum, 1974. First edition, a paperback original (no hardcover issue). Presentation copy to the poet Mark Strand, with a lengthy inscription (original poem?) on the front fly leaf from Levine: "Dear Mark, Here in Fresno the rains / Stream down but the grass / Does not grow since / You went away / With your beloved / To the town of dark towers. / The dawn comes / like a grey smear / Since you went away / And sent back only a kiss / A sigh of gas / Out of your great heart beating / As mine beats now / Above the kisses & the gasses / Stirring where I think of you, / Oh lonely wandering half Jewish / Poet in your city of dark towers / & gas rising like my / gas. Love, Alka Seltzer." Also signed by Levine on the title-page, on which the poet has scratched out the "PH" of his name & replaced it with an "F" (also done on the page of previous books by the author). Slight split between pages 66 & 67, head of spine a little worn, otherwise a fine copy. Tall 8vo, glossy wrappers. Slight split between… Read More

N. Y.: Atheneum, 1979. First edition, a paperback original (no hardcover issue). Presentation copy with lengthy inscription from Levine to the poet Jane Cooper, who was a fellow student in John Berryman's class at the University of Iowa: "May 3, '79. Dear Jane, This book already has 4 rave reviews. I can't decide which one to put in the Sunday Times, the carefree one I dashed out last night or the somber epic I wrote last Sunday. Like its author, this book will come into the world with a brother, grow to medium height, have loyal friends, + find happiness in its middle years. Love, Phil. Fine copy. Tall 8vo, glossy wrappers. Fine copy.

N. Y.: Atheneum, 1979. First edition, a paperback original (no hardcover issue). Presentation copy to the poet Mark Strand, signed by Levine on the title-page & with a lengthy, humorous inscription the front fly leaf: "May 8, '79 SF, Dear Mark, Since you helped me choose the title you should help me cast the film. I play John Garfield lost in the suburbs of Baltimore (The film is 7 Years from Baltimore). You play Mark Strand looking for Zinfandel in those very wilds. Together we find love - played by Julie Christie - & never come home. Love, Gaz. Fine copy. Tall 8vo, glossy wrappers. Fine copy.

N. Y.: ACA Galleries, (1999). First edition of this collaboration between the poet Mark Strand & the artist Wendy Mark. One of only 20 copies specially bound with an original signed monotype by Wendy Mark laid into a pocket at the back of the book, which is also signed by Strand & Mark. As new.. MARK, Wendy.. Square 8vo, reproductions of monotypes by Wendy Mark, original handmade Roma paper over boards with printed paper label on the spine by Claudia Cohen. As new.

N. Y.: Grossman Publishers, 1970. First edition, simultaneous paperback issue. Fine copy.. 4to, illustrations by Dine, original wrappers. Fine copy.

Iowa City: Windhover Press, 1977. First edition. One of 70 copies on Rives Light paper, out of a total edition of 175 copies. Signed by Levis. Berger 67. Spine very slightly faded as often, otherwise a fine copy, with errata slip laid in.. 8vo, cloth-backed boards with printed spine label. Spine very slightly faded as often, otherwise a fine copy, with errata slip laid in.

London: Faber & Faber, (1948). First English edition. Signed "Wystan Auden" on the title-page. Bloomfield & Mendelson A29b. Yellow cloth lightly soiled, otherwise a very good copy.. 8vo, original yellow cloth, dust jacket. Yellow cloth lightly soiled, otherwise a very good copy.

(N. Y.): Kulchur Press, (1969). First edition, wrappers issue, dedicated to James Schuyler. Although not called for, this copy is signed by Brainard and Elmslie on the half-title page. Covers a little sunned, otherwise a fine copy. 4to, original decorated wrappers. Covers a little sunned, otherwise a fine copy.

London: Constable, (1917). First edition, including eleven poems by Edward Thomas which appeared in print here under his pseudonym "Edward Eastaway" for the first time, as well as six poems by Robert Frost, in addition to other contributions by Gordon Bottomley, W. H. Davies, John Drinkwater, Wilfred Gibson, T. Sturge Moore, and R. C. Trevelyan. Eckert p. 259. The dust jacket is chipped at the head of the spine and shows some minor wear at the corners, otherwise a fine copy of this important war-time anthology. Rare in jacket. 8vo, original pale gray boards, dust jacket. The dust jacket is chipped at the head of the spine and shows some minor wear at the corners, otherwise a fine copy of this important war-time anthology. Rare in jacket.

Paris: Three Mountains Press, 1924. First edition. One of 400 copies. Gallup A25a. 10 Fr. price erased from front wrapper, spine slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy of this fragile book, seldom found in collector's condition.. 12mo, original printed salmon wrappers. 10 Fr. price erased from front wrapper, spine slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy of this fragile book, seldom found in collector's condition.

Minneapolis, MN: Granary Books, 1988. First edition. One of 65 hardbound copies signed by both Williams & Kitaj, out of a total edition of 165 copies printed by Philip Gallo, 100 of which were bound in wrappers & signed only by Williams. As new.. (KITAJ, R. B.).. Tall 8vo, sepia frontispiece, original cloth-backed paste-paper boards with printed cover label. As new.

Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, (1979). First edition. Limited to 220 copies signed by Levine. Presentation copy, inscribed to the poet Mark Strand by Levine on the front free endpaper: "NYC, Dec. 21, '80, For Mark & Jules, Here I am in my Holiday best. Beats Hell out of my birthday suit. Love, Phil. Very fine copy. 8vo, cloth, printed spine label. Very fine copy.

N. Y.: Atheneum, 1979. First trade edition, a paperback original. Presentation copy with a lengthy inscription to Levine's fellow student in John Berryman's class at the University of Iowa, fellow poet Jane Cooper: "May 3, '79 San Francisco. Dear Jane, We are 23 floors up breathing the pure air that pours down from heaven + seems oddly to have its own smog. While at such height I thought, why not have a book or two? - up here you lose touch. When I get back to earth, to Fresno will I find my poems have made their way into the hearts of millions or like their brothers + sisters will they be snoozing in libraries. Hope all goes well. Love, Phil. Fine copy. 8vo, glossy wrappers. Fine copy.

N. Y.: Grossman, 1970. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed to Ted & Joan Wilentz by Zukofsky on verso of the half-title page: "Joan's and Ted's copy, all happiness, Louis Zukofsky, 4/29/70. Fine copy. 8vo, boards, dust jacket. Fine copy.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1926. First edition (2820 copies printed). Wade 151. Upper fore-tip of back cover bumped, a few foxmarks early and late, otherwise a fine, partly unopened copy in jacket with a very narrow band of darkening at the head of the spine panel. 8vo, frontispiece portrait by J. B. Yeats, four illustrations including one tipped-in colorplate, original green cloth stamped in blind on front cover, dust jacket. Upper fore-tip of back cover bumped, a few foxmarks early and late, otherwise a fine, partly unopened copy in jacket with a very narrow band of darkening at the head of the spine panel.

(London): Faber & Faber, (1998). First edition, limited issue of these controversial poems about Hughes' relationship with his first wife, Sylvia Plath. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Hughes. Winner of the Whitbread Prize. Very fine copy.. 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, acetate dust jacket. Very fine copy.

London: David Nutt, 1913. First edition, first issue, in the earliest binding [Crane's Binding A] of Frost's first regularly published book. Of approximately 1000 copies of the first edition of A Boy's Will, fewer than 350 copies were issued by Nutt, which went into bankruptcy after the First World War, and even fewer copies were bound in the first binding of bronze cloth before April 1, 1913; the balance of the copies that Nutt issued were not bound until four years later in different forms by a different binder. Crane A2. Spine very slightly faded, extremities a bit rubbed, otherwise a fine copy preserved in a half morocco slipcase. Small 8vo, original bronze brown pebbled cloth. Spine very slightly faded, extremities a bit rubbed, otherwise a fine copy preserved in a half morocco slipcase.