Poetry from Parker's Rare Books

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1858. HB. Full brown blind stamped leather, gilt lettering with 6 panels on spine, and dated 1858 in gilt at bottom, author's name in gilt on front cover, 12mo, all edges gilt, patterned end papers, 442 pp. plus 6 pp. publisher's ads at rear. All pages of text bordered in red. Frontis… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1896. HB. Green cloth ruled in gilt, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 191 pp. plus 4 pages publisher's ads at rear, TEG. Signed by the author on half-title page with a 4 line poem, and dated 1904. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers clean with gilt bright. Book condition… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1866. First Edition in English. HB. Brown cloth with elaborate gilt designs and lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, x, 54, xviii, xv, 11, 20 pp.. all edges of text block gilt, brown endpapers. Addenda and Errata page near rear. Book plate of Antoinette Quinby Scudder (1888-1958), playwright and artist, on front paste-down.… Read more about this item

Chicago: Hyman-McGee, 1924. HB. Quarter black cloth and blue paper covered boards, paper title label on spine and front cover,12 mo, 96 pp. Signed by the author , both on the ffep and the half-title page, to musician and friend, Eddy Hanson, and dated "Chicago July 15, 1933 Carrie Jacobs-Bond dinner at Hotel Stevens". Laided in is a… Read more about this item

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, 1931. First Edition. HB. Black cloth, paper title label on front cover and spine, 8vo, 67 pp. Poetry dealing with religious themes. Kresensky (1892-1955) was a graduate of Coe College, became a Presbyterian minister, and was the Iowa state director of the Federal Writers Project during the depression. Previous owner's inscription on ffep… Read more about this item

Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1909. HB. Plain green paper covered boards, 12 mo, 66 pp. Limited to 450 copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Owners name ffep, soiling to both front and rear end papers, backstrip missing. No marks in text, binding solid. Minor offsetting to two pages of text. Book condition Fair.

Lovedale, South Africa: The Institution Press, 1886. First Edition. HB. Green cloth stamped in black, black lettering on front cover, 8vo, ix, 134 pp. Poetry by William Scully (1845-1943) Irish born writer who emigrated to southern Africa with his parents in 1867. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear and some soiling. Book condition VG-.… Read more about this item

Berkeley, California: The Nature Company, 1992. Fourth Printing. HB. Black cloth. paper title label on front cover, square 8vo, 103 pp. Profusely illustrated with color drawings. No marks in book, binding tight. In a very nice slip case. Book condition Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase.

New York: Putnam's, 1901. 1st. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine and front cover, 8vo., 167pp. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed to William F. Vilas,Civil War Lt. Col., U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Post Master General and Secretary of the Interior in Cleveland's cabinet, with his private bookplate. Author was the wife of the 7th President of the University… Read more about this item

Appalachia, Virginia: Young Publications, 1967. HB. Black simulated leather, gilt lettering on front cover, 8vo, 31 pp. No marks in book. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition VG-.

DeForest, Wisconsin: Indiaan Crossing Books, 1986. Wraps. Illustrated trade paper, 43 pp. No marks in book, binding tight and covers clean. Book condition Near Fine.

Arlington, Va: Settlement House, 2010. Stated First Edition. Wraps. Glossy trade paper, 8vo, 84 pp. No marks in book, binding tight and covers clean. Book condition Near Fine.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. First Edition. Wraps. Glossy trade paper, 8vo, 59 pp. Owner's name and label on half-title page, no other marks in book, binding tight. Book condition VG.

St. Paul: La Beau Publishing Company, 1931. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo, 136 pp. X-college library with minimal markings, otherwise a clean copy, binding solid. Book condition Good+.

Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 1975. HB. Brown cloth, orange paper title label on front cover, orange lettering on spine, 8vo, 78 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light soiling. Book condition VG-.

Philadelphia: Published by John Locken, 1844. HB. Green blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering and elaborate gilt designs on spine, 16mo, frontis portrait of the author, and titled The Dream, with tissue guard. Norton (1808-1877) was a novelist and poet, and activist for women's rights, who was instrumental in the passing of the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 and the Married… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1935. Stated First Edition. hb. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 37 pp. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight. Lacking the dust jacket. Book condition VG.

Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1923. First Edition. hb. Reddish brown cloth, 12mo, 44 pp. Paper title label on spine, owners name neatly front paste-down, small booksellers stamp ffep, text clean. Binding tight. Book condition VG-.

Francestown, NH: Golden Quill Press, 1960. HB. Green 1/4 cloth over green boards, small 8vo, 64 pp. "A Selection of the Book Club for Poetry". Slight soiling of boards, no marks in text, with dust jacket that shows some soiling, 1/4" tear top front fold. Book condition VG- in Good+ DJ.

Albuquerque: University Of New Mexico Press, 1940. First Edition. Wraps. Cream colored stapled wraps, black lettering with a colored Navajo blanket illustrated on front cover, 8vo, 56 pp., illustrated frontis. Limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 423. No marks in book, binding tight. Yapped edges show minor chipping, light soiling to covers. Book condition VG-.