Search Results: Broadsides from Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)

New York: MTA (New York City Transit), n.d.. 1st edition, signed, illustrated broadside. Published in the "Poetry in Motion" series for display on trains and buses. Size: 11 inches high x 25 inches wide. Issued unsigned, the present copy is specially signed by Spires in black ink under her printed name. No copies listed in OCLC. Minimal wear, fine condition.

Alexandria, VA: Railway Station Press, 2007. 1st edition, limited (1/50) numbered and signed, broadside. Handsomely designed and letterpress printed in two color ink by Stuart Bradley. The text of the poem is printed in black ink using 24 pt. Goudy Open type, with a yellow Humpty Dumpty illustration balanced between the poem and the colophon. The limited edition of fifty copies is printed on Lettra stock. Size: 10 inches high x 7 inches wide. A copy of this broadside was selected and acquired by the Smithsonian Museum of American History for their contemporary letterpress collection in the Graphic Arts Department. The present offering is in fine, 'as new' condition.

Concord, NH: Ewert, 1996. 1st edition, limited (1/650) illustrated broadside. Illustrated with a relief engraving by Barry Moser, printed directly from the block by the artist. Printed on fine stock, 10.5 inches high x 7.5 inches wide when opened, in two color ink at Firefly Press. Published as a Christmas card for Donald Hall, and issued folded for mailing. A beautiful, bright copy of this scarce Kenyon/Moser broadside. Fine condition.

Tungsten Press, N.H., 2013. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, broadside. Set in Baskerville and Folio and printed on Zerkall. Size: 12.5 inches high x 9.75 inches wide, with two edges deckle. Fine, 'as new' condition.

Tungsten Press, N.H., 2010. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, broadside. A handsomely designed broadside, set in Folio and printed on Fabriano Umbria. The entire edition, printed in three color ink with two edges deckled, consists of only twenty-six copies lettered and signed by the poet. Size: 9.5 inches high x 11.5 inches wide. Offered here in fine, 'as new' condition, at the published price.

New York: Poet's Guild, 1925. 1st separate edition, broadside. Published in "The Unbound Anthology" series by The Poet's Guild in New York City. Also known as "The Christodora Broadsides." Exceptionally elusive and very scarce. The title of this poem was later changed to "The Blue Bird," and is among Dickinson's most popular poems. Overall size: 7.5 inches high x 5 inches wide. A lovely copy showing only gentle aging tones, in fine condition.

New York: Poet's Guild, 1925. 1st separate edition, broadside. Published in "The Unbound Anthology" series by The Poet's Guild in New York City. Also known as "The Christodora Broadsides." Exceptionally elusive and very scarce. This poem is among Dickinson's most popular pieces. Overall size: 7.5 inches high x 5 inches wide. A lovely copy showing only gentle aging tones, in fine condition.

Highland Park, MI: The Red Hanrahan Press, 1973. 1st edition, two color ink, broadside/postcard (as issued). Specially signed by Hall in black ink. The first appearance of this poem, which later appeared in THE TOWN OF HILL (Godine, 1975). Kelleher H-1. Hall's first postcard poem. Bright red and black ink on glossy textured cardstock. Fine condition. Very scarce.

n.p. (Waco TX): The Beall Poetry Festival (Baylor University), 2006. 1st edition, broadside, signed. Printed in two color ink on fine heavy stock, and published by Baylor University on the occasion of The Beall Poetry Festival in 2006. Size: 13 inches high x 19 inches wide, approx. Only 1 copy listed on OCLC. Fine condition.

Birmingham, AL: Thunder City Press, 1976. 1st edition, limited (1/200) signed, broadside. Published as "The Thunder City Press, No. 7," a broadside series by Steven Ford Brown. Printed in black with decorations on cream paper. Size: 14 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. No listings appear on OCLC. Very little wear, fine condition.

William B. Ewert, 1988. 1st edition, limited (1/25) signed, broadside. Illustrated with a Christmas scene by J.J. Lankes. Printed in two-color ink on fine paper, 8 inches high x 10 inches wide. Fine.

Aurora: Wells College Press, 2001. 1st edition, limited (1/50) illustrated, signed, broadside. Playfully designed with a juvenile illustration by Owen Lennon, and printed in five color ink. Overall size: 15 inches square. A fine copy in 'as new' condition.

Tungsten Press, N. H., 2016. 1st edition, limited (1/33) numbered and signed, broadside. Handsomely printed by C W Swets in three color ink using Bembo type, May, 2016. The poem was originally published by The New Yorker on November 16, 2015. Size: 9 inches high x 6.25 inches wide. Fine, 'as new' at the published price.

Schenectady, NY: PC Visions, 1995. 1st edition, limited (1/20) numbered and signed, broadside. Overall size: 17 inches high x 11 inches wide. Designed and printed in multicolor using a computer generated image and printer. Signed and numbered ("#17/20") by Heyen. Fine condition.

Concord NH: William B Ewert, 1989. 1st edition, limited (1/36) numbered and signed, broadside. A handsomely designed broadside, the entire text in calligraphy by R. P. Hale. The present offering is one of only thirty-six copies printed on special paper and signed by the author and calligrapher. There were an additional 150 regular copies, making the total press run only 186. Size: 15 inches high x 9.5 inches wide. The present offering is in bright, fine condition. Scarce.

n. p., 2008. 1st edition, limited (1/75) numbered and signed, illustrated broadside. Designed and illustrated by Julio Granda, letterpress printed on fine paper with one deckled edge. The author, poet David C. Ward, also serves as Historian at the National Portrait Gallery, and recently curated "Poetic Likeness: Modern American Poets" at the Smithsonian. Size: 14 inches high x 11 inches wide. Professionally shrink wrapped on acid free foam core. Fine, 'as new' condition.

Portland: Charles Seluzicki, 2010. 1st edition, limited (1/100) signed, illustrated broadside. The present offering is from the Oyster Suite series of broadsides, printed by Paper Crane Press in Half Moon Bay, California, illustrated and published by Charles Seluzicki. Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. Signed by McGriff in black ink. Fine condition.

Santa Barbara, CA: Great Granny Press, 1976. 1st edition, broadside. Specially signed by Kooser in black ink immediately below his printed name. Issued as Great Granny's No 1, edited by M. Truman Cooper. The first issue in the Great Granny postcard broadside series. Printed in two color ink on textured tan stock. Overall size: 6.5 inches high x 5 inches wide. Fine condition, and uncommon signed.

Huntington Station, NY: Duke's Broadside Series, 2003. 1st edition, signed, broadside. Published as Duke's Broadside Series #8, and printed on orange stock in black ink. Overall size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide. Signed by Heyen below his printed name, and with a correction to the text in Heyen's hand. Fine condition.

Aurora: Wells College Press, 2001. 1st edition, limited (1/50) signed, illustrated broadside. A beautifully designed broadside, with expert illustration sensitive to the poem's text. Professionally shrink wrapped on acid free foam core. Broadside size: 20 inches high x 15 inches wide. A fine copy in 'as new' condition.