Poetry from Shelley and Son Books

New York / Boston / Chicago: Silver, Burdett and Company, [1900]. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Goldsmith wrote "The Pastoral Village" in 1770 describing rural life; "The Traveller", a philosophical poem, was written in 1764 and considers the causes of happiness and unhappiness. Notes, 154 pp. <br>CONDITION: Hardbound brown boards with black and silver foil design and… Read more about this item

Clinton, SC: Jacobs Press, Inc. (Printer), 1973. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Author. Thomas Jonathan Ervin is a native of Greenville, SC and won the prize for best student poem as a participant in the Erskine Poetry Workshops funded by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Condition: Tan boards entitled on cover. Dust jacket features drawing… Read more about this item

Toronto: William Briggs, 1912. 2nd Canadian Edition, First Illu. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Black and White Illustrations. 2nd Canadian Edition, First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Bound in ribbed green cloth with gilt lettering and an oval monochrome photograph on the cover. Deckled foredge and gilt top edge. Robert William Service was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called "the… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. Black and White Illustrations. Hardcover. Bound in cream colored cloth. Gilt text and a gilt and red decoration on the front cover. Gilt top edge. Deckled foredge. Frontispiece. Nine black and white plates. A book describing the Oberammergau Passion Play's history with notes. The Passion Play was… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 7" x 5. Inscribed by author's mother. Inscribed by "My Mother" to whom the book is dedicated - Heyward's mother. A book of poetry which Heyward dedicated to his mother. 74 pp. The book is in nice condition and the dust jacket has some chips & tears,… Read more about this item

Pennsylvania: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1999. paperback. Fine. 5x0x8. Inscribed and Signed by Author. Inscribed and Signed by Author. “This dark, ambitious narrative full of voices, echoes and whispers of anguish is deftly plotted and carefully crafted. Here is a challenging poetry of action and remembrance and the sheer, downright, daily human grotesque. But it is also a… Read more about this item

North Carolina: Redhawk Publications, 2022-05-01. paperback. Fine. 6x0x9. Inscribed and Signed by Author. Paperback. Glossy pictorial cover. Inscribed and Signed by Author. While waiting for trees to grow, Kathy Ackerman is an administrator and Writer-in-Residence at Isothermal Community College in Spindale, North Carolina, because she is committed to improving lives through learning. She lives on a loblolly farm-in-progress… Read more about this item

New Haven / London: Yale University Press, 1972. REPRINT. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Author. Inscribed by Author. Second Printing. The winning volume in the 1970 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. Contents, Foreword, xv, 67 pp. CONDITION: Hardbound beige textured publishers cloth, teal spine with title in white. Teal dust jacket illustrated cover, reviews on rear.… Read more about this item

Warrenton, VA: Piedmont Press, 1993. Paperback. Fine. Inscribed by Author. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Robert Lesman is a member of Northern Virginia Poets. Volume reflects his appreciation of nature and the Appalachians. Order form signed by author laid in. [vi] Contents, 40 pp. CONDIION: Beige paper covers, sound binding, author inscription on title page. Fine condition. Full refund… Read more about this item

Greensboro, NC: Main Street Press, Copyright 2008. Paperback. Like New. Drawings: Linda French Griffin. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Author and Illustrator have lived, hiked, explored and painted in the southern Appalachian wilderness. They share a connection with earth, water, sky and life which is reflected in the drawings and poetry within this volume. Each poem accompanies… Read more about this item

London / New York: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1863. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 6.5" x 4" x 1.25. A collection poetry from English and Scottish writers. Hardbound green leather boards with gilt embossed design on both covers and hubbed spine. Spine bears gilt title, gilded page edges, navy ribbon marker. Edges and corners are worn, crown… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C: The Word Works Capital Collection, 1999. Paperback. Like New. Inscribed by author. Inscribed by author. Paperback. Black and white pictorial covers. 88 pp. Book is in like new condition, very little wear. A few pages are dog eared. Full refund if not satisfied.

Newport, OR: Dancing Moon Press, 1999. FIRST EDITION. Softcover. Fine. Inscribed by Author. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Barbara Lefcowitz has published five previous books of poetry as well as a novel having won fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Maryland Arts Council. CONDITION: Purple paper covers, b&w graphic, white title… Read more about this item

Columbia, SC: Small Harbor Publishing, Copyright 2021. Paperback. Like New/No Jacket as Issued. Shareen Murayama is a Japanese American, Okinawan American poet and educator. Laid in is postcard illustrated with art by Jonathan Rice. Paperback, sound binding, full color illustrated cover with black text print. 49 pp., Notes. Full refund if not satisfied.

New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1998. Hardcover. Like New/Fine. Quarter green boards, silver title on black fabric spine. Pictorial dust jacket entitled in green front, black on spine. Fine condition. Full refund if not satisfied.

Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2015. Paperback. Like New/No Jacket as Issued. Reviewers share: "dark, wholly absorbing book hover[s] around absence"..."deft, unflinching, and fiercely gorgeous new collection"..."mesmerizes and enchants, and convinces that one is in the presence of a master poet". CONDITION: Illustrated paper covers entitled in white on front and spine. Free of writing. Notes,… Read more about this item

Washington D.C: The Bunny and the Crocodile Press, 2005. Paperback. Like New. Inscribed by Author. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Rose Solari is the recipient of many honors and awards for her writing including the Randall Jarrell Poetry Price, an Academy of American Poets' University Prize and an Exceptional Merit Media Award (EMMA) given by the National Women's Political Caucus… Read more about this item

Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2015. Paperback. Like New/No Jacket as Issued. Claudia Emerson published six poetry collections and won numerous awards for teaching and writing including the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. 65 pp. CONDITION: Pictorial cover, white title front and spine. Like new. Full refund if not satisfied.

Urbana / Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1995. Paperback. Like New/No Jacket as Issued. Inscribed by Author. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Blue glossy paper covers illustrated with black and white photograph, "Toadstool" by Edward Weston. Contents, Prologue, Acknowledgements, 119 pp. followed by Illinois Poetry Series. CONDITION: Like new, print name bottom of inside back cover. Full refund if not… Read more about this item

Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2000. Paperback. Like New/No Jacket as Issued. Inscribed by Author. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Introduction by Carl Phillips, an American writer and poet. He is a Professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis. In 2023, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. xiv, Contents, 83 pp. followed by a Note on the Author. <br><br>CONDITION:… Read more about this item