Recent Arrivals from Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA

n.p. [Boston]: Greying Ghost Press, 2011. A poetry chapbook from Carl Annarummo's Greying Ghost Press, one of 90 copies. Jordan Davis's poems are written in response to Internet searches, and the search terms become the titles of the poems: Poem for a Sixth Wedding, Third Person Crying, Toothpaste Kids Sunburn, etc. SCARCE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches;… Read more about this item

London: The Catto Gallery, 1999. Beautiful announcement for an exhibition of paintings by Walasse Ting (1929-2010) at the Catto Gallery in London in 1999. Short text with numerous images in color. SCARCE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Square Octavo (8 1/4 inches; 210 mm), [8] pages, including the covers, in stapled, illustrated card stock (soft cover). CONDITION: Fine.

New York: Kaikodo, 2002. An issue of Kaikodo Journal devoted to a sales exhibition held at the New York gallery between March 18 and April 20, 2002. Detailed descriptions and photographs of 42 Chinese and Japanese paintings and 36 Chinese and Japanese works of art. Preface by Howard Rogers, 86 color plates. A typically impressive and scholarly publication from Kaikodo. SCARCE.… Read more about this item

n.p. [Austin, Texas]: Liquid Paper Press, 2023. An anthology featuring works from the early years of Nerve Cowboy, a journal of contemporary poetry, fiction, art, and music that was published from 1996 to 2023. This anthology has contributions from more than 100 authors and artists. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 1/2 x 7 inches; 216 x 178 mm), 164 pages, in illustrated,… Read more about this item

Nicholasville, Kentucky: Wind Publications, 2003. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Diane Lockward on the title page: "Dear Reader, / Please enjoy the poems! / Diane Lockward / 2/16/03." A collection of poems by this New Jersey writer, who founded Terrapin Books, a publisher of poetry books. Striking cover art by Brian Rumbolo. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 230 x… Read more about this item

New York: Kaikodo, 2001. A massive issue of Kaikodo Journal largely devoted to a sale exhibition at the New York gallery from September 15 to October 15, 2001. The show displayed 49 Chinese, Korean, and Japanese paintings and 41 Chinese objects. Profusely illustrated. Preface by Howard Rogers, along with several scholarly essays by others. As usual with Kaikodo, this is an… Read more about this item

New York: Kaikodo, 2001. An issue of Kaikodo Journal devoted to a sales exhibition of 19 paintings by 10 contemporary Chinese artists. The exhibition took place at Kaikodo's New York gallery from November 10 to December 10, 2001. Artists in the exhibition were: Wang Jiqian (C.C. Wang), Wang Wuxie (Wucius Wong), Li Xubai, Huang Zhongfang (Harold Wong), Luo Jianwu (Lo Chien-wu),… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: WordTech Editions, 2010. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "All best wishes to Rice / with admiration! / Judy." A collection of poems by this New Jersey author on confronting cancer, mortality, and the limits of the body. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 153 mm), 83, [1] pages, in photo-illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft… Read more about this item

West Caldwell, New Jersey: Terrapin Books, 2021. First Edition. A collection of nearly 50 poems by the Maine-based author, her first full-length collection. The striking cover art is a painting titled Snowmelt by Betty Schopmeyer. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 230 x 153 mm), 75, [7] pages, in illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Some rubbing to wrappers… Read more about this item

Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2022. First Edition, First Printing. A collection of poems by this African-American poet, who lives in Chicago. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 227 x 153 mm), 54, [8] pages, in illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). Beautiful art work, "Split Hem," by Angela Davis Fegan. Cover design by Jamie Kerry. CONDITION: Lightest of edge wear. Near… Read more about this item

Princeton, New Jersey: Ragged Sky Press, 2006. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Hilary / with gratitude - / Liz /June 15, 2006." A collection of poems by Elizabeth Anne Socolow, a founding member of U.S. 1 Poets' Cooperative in Princeton. A previous book, Laughing at Gravity: Conversations With Isaac Newton, won the Barnard Poetry Prize in 1987. SCARCE SIGNED.… Read more about this item

Millwood, Virginia: Sow's Ear Poetry Review, 2010. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Barbara / all love / Kathleen / 2014." A collection of poems, issued as Vol. XX, No. 1 of the Sow's Ear Poetry Review. SCARCE SIGNED. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 153 mm), 31, [1] pages, in illustrated, stapled wrappers (soft… Read more about this item

Brownsville, Vermont: Harbor Mountain Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Tim -- / With warm / admiration - / Robert Farnsworth / 2-1-12." The third collection of poems by the Maine author, who taught for many years in the English Department at Bates College. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 x 5 inches; 203 x 127 mm),… Read more about this item

Studio City, California: Rattle Foundation, 2023. First Edition. A chapbook featuring five poems by John W. Evans, who is the Phyllis Draper Lecturer in Nonfiction at Stanford University. The subject: his divorce. Cover art by Max Beckmann. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 150 mm), 39, [1] pages, in illustrated, stapled wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Light edge… Read more about this item

Hopewell, New Jersey: Cool Women Press, 2013. A collection of poems by the New Jersey-based author, a member of the Cool Women Poets poetry and performance group. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 152 mm), 68 pages, in photo-illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Fine.

Brooklyn: Pivot Press, 2005. First Edition. Two selections from an epic poem, "The Gardens of Flora Baum," by Julia Budenz (1934-2010). These selections concern the cult of Carmenta, the Roman goddess of childbirth. SCARCE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 152 mm), 46, [4] pages, in perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Slight edge wear. Near Fine.

Glendo, Wyoming: High Plains Press, 1996. Reprint Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page: "Godspeed-- / Bob Roripaugh / Wyoming Poet Laureate." A collection of poems originally published in 1976 by Spirit Mound Press. High Plains Press issued this edition 20 years later. Roripaugh (1930-2019) was named Wyoming poet laureate in 1995. SCARCE SIGNED. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2… Read more about this item

Buffalo, New York: White Pine Press, 2001. First Edition. A collection of prose poems by Peter Johnson (b. 1951). This collection won the 2001 James Laughlin Award of The Academy of American Poets. Statement from the Academy laid in. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 153 mm),59, [3] pages, in perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Light… Read more about this item

Cleveland: Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2011. First Edition. A collection of poems by Emily Kendal Frey, who lives in Portland, Oregon. This collection won the Cleveland State University Poetry Center First Book Prize in 2010. PHYSICAL DETAILS: 12mo (7 x 6 inches; 178 x 152 mm), 61, [1] pages, in illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Fine.

New York: Poetry Society of America, 2016. First Edition. A collection of poems by Amanda Turner, who lives in Portland, Oregon. Her subjects range from Bonnard and Gainsborough to Noh theatre (and plenty of other things). Selected and introduced by A. Van Jordan. Beautiful covers by Ashley Goldberg. SCARCE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: 12mo (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches; 184 x… Read more about this item