Search Results: Authors starting with T from James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC

Mt. Horeb, WI: Perishable Press, 1978. First edition. Limited to 190 copies on Roma handmade paper. Hamady 89. Fine copy. 8vo, illustrated with collages by John Digby, original wrappers. Fine copy.

N. Y.: Scribner's, 1932. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed "To Malcolm (Cowley) with regards, Allen, March 5, 1932. This book was issued in a cellophane dust jacket with printed flaps; the flaps have been preserved in this copy but the cellophane has disintegrated. Spine very slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy.. Small 8vo, blue cloth with cover label. This book was issued in a cellophane dust jacket with printed flaps; the flaps have been preserved in this copy but the cellophane has disintegrated. Spine very slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy.

Llangynog, (Wales): Embers Handpress, 1989. First edition. Limited to 100 numbered copies signed by Tate, of which this is one of approximately 40 copies printed on rough Saunders mould-made pure rag paper & cloth-bound; there were an additional 40 copies printed on smooth Saunders paper bound in stiff paper wrappers & 20 on a hand-made Barcham Green paper specially bound. Very fine copy.. 4to, illustrated with drawings by Laurie Smith, original loden green cloth & decorated boards. Very fine copy.

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1967. First edition of Tate's first book. Head of spine of dust jacket a bit rubbed, otherwise a very fine copy. 8vo, original boards, dust jacket. Head of spine of dust jacket a bit rubbed, otherwise a very fine copy.

Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press, (1968). First edition. One of only 30 numbered copies specially bound in an original fabric by Joe & Anna Burgess & signed by Tate; there were also 1030 copies bound in wrappers & 250 in boards in the edition. Very fine copy of this rare issue.. 8vo, original linen. Very fine copy of this rare issue.

(No place: No publisher, no date). First edition. Inscribed to the poet Jorie Graham on verso front cover: "Dear Jorie, If you look a dog in the eye too intently, it may recite an astounding poem to you. Love Jim. Covers lightly dust-soiled, otherwise a fine copy. 8vo, original wrappers. Covers lightly dust-soiled, otherwise a fine copy.

Cambridge, MA: Temple Bar Bookshop, 1974. First edition. One of 50 specially bound (hardbound) copies numbered and signed by the author out of a total edition of 1500 copies, 1450 of which were bound in paper wrappers. A very fine copy. Small 8vo, original black cloth, dust jacket. A very fine copy.

Llangynog, (Wales): Embers Handpress, 1989. First edition. One of 20 copies printed on Barcham Green hand-made paper & specially bound, signed by Tate. As new.. 4to, original half-morocco & decorated boards with vellum tips, cloth & decorated paper slipcase. As new.

Iowa City: Stone Wall Press, 1968. First edition. Limited to 230 copies on Hayle paper. Berger 28. Very fine copy of this beautifully printed book. Small 8vo, original salmon boards. Very fine copy of this beautifully printed book.

Cambridge, MA: Temple Bar Bookshop, 1974. First edition. One of 50 specially bound (hardbound) copies numbered & signed by the author out of a total edition of 1500 copies. Copy number 1, a presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Jim & Gene, Sweethearts of the locker-room. However, I am indebted and greatly pleased, your pal, Jim Tate". Jim (James) & Gene (Eugene) O'Neil were the owners of the Temple Bar Bookshop & the publishers of this title; a holograph note of provenance from Gene O'Neil is laid in. Neither the poet nor the publishers can now recall what "Sweethearts of the locker-room" means. A fine copy in jacket which is slightly rubbed along one fold.. Small 8vo, original black cloth, dust jacket. A fine copy in jacket which is slightly rubbed along one fold.

Amherst: Shanachie Press, 1980. First edition. One of only 10 lettered copies reserved for the author and artist (this being copy "J") out of a total edition of 35 copies produced, of which 25 roman-numeraled copies were for sale; all copies were signed by the poet and the artist, with each of the original prints also numbered and signed in the margin by the artist. Presentation copy, inscribed by both Tate and Riley to Stanley Wiater, the man who brought the poet and artist together. Riley's inscription reads "For my friend Stan - fellow bibliophile, confidant, taster of the fantastic and esoteric, to whom in large part the very existence of this suite is due. With thanks - Stephen Riley / 1 September 1980." Tate's inscription reads: "For Stan, without whom it wouldn't have . . . because of whom it has. Horror of horror - with friendship, Jim Tate." Stephen Riley, who illustrated and published If It Would All Please Hurry was a young artist in his twenties, who died not long after the portfolio was… Read More

Amherst, MA: Tiamat Press, 1976. First edition. Limited to only 35 copies, with each print signed by the artist. A very fine copy of a beautiful portfolio of New England scenes and places. 4to, 20 original etchings laid into separate folders, enclosed in a half-morocco folding box. A very fine copy of a beautiful portfolio of New England scenes and places.

London: Field Office, 1878. First edition of the most important book on real tennis published in the 19th Century. Julian Marshall was tennis correspondent to The Field, and some chapters in his book first appeared in the magazine in 1876 and 1877. The Annals of Tennis was both a history and a handbook, and according to Patrick Scott, Curator of the William D. Haggard III Tennis Collection, "intact copies are rare as the book was frequently kept in the dedans of tennis courts for reference." The beautiful Eastlake style binding is decorated with a centerpiece of crossed rackets over tennis balls surrounded by a geometric design in gilt and black. Armorial bookplate on front endsheet, otherwise an exceptionally fine copy, clean and bright, almost as new. 4to, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece depicting the "Le Jeu Royal de la Paume" in Paris, 1632 & 45 additional engraved plates, original decorated green cloth, t.e.g. Armorial bookplate on front endsheet, otherwise an exceptionally fine copy,… Read More

Mt. Horeb, WI: Perishable Press, 1969. First edition. Limited to 220 copies. Hamady 23. Fine copy.. 8vo, illustrated by Jack Damer, wrappers. Fine copy.

(No place: James Laughlin & J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1949). First edition. One of only 10 copies printed on Japan vellum, out of a total edition of 150 copies printed by Hans Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni in Verona and signed by Thomas, The bibliographer also notes that evidence suggests that "the vellum copies preceded the hand-made paper issue by about two days." Rolph B13. Twenty-Six Poems contains a selection of Thomas' best poems, including "I see the boys of summer", "After the funeral", "The hand the signed the paper", "There was a saviour", "Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait", "Deaths and Entrances", "Fern Hill", "A Refusal to Mourn", "In my craft and sullen art", and "In Country Sleep", among others. A very fine copy of this extremely rare issue of Thomas' most beautiful book, in the original slipcase which is somewhat damaged (but repairable), and missing the top panel. 4to, original cloth-backed paste-paper boards, publisher's slipcase. A very fine copy of this extremely rare issue of… Read More

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, (1946). First edition. One of 3000 copies printed. Rolph B10. Connolly 100, 96a. Includes "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, By Fire, of a Child in London", "Poem in October ('It was my thirtieth year to heaven')", "In my craft or Sullen Art", and "Fern Hill", among other important poems. Dust jacket a trifle rubbed, inside front flap of dust jacket creased, otherwise a fine copy. 12mo, original orange cloth, dust jacket. Dust jacket a trifle rubbed, inside front flap of dust jacket creased, otherwise a fine copy.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, (1954). First edition. One of 10,000 copies printed. Rolph B23. Fine copy in lightly rubbed & dust-soiled, price-clipped jacket with a bit of wear to the head & heel of spine & along the bottom edge. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. Fine copy in lightly rubbed & dust-soiled, price-clipped jacket with a bit of wear to the head & heel of spine & along the bottom edge.

(Andoversford, Gloucestershire): The Whittington Press, (1981). First edition. One of 350 numbered copies (out of a total edition of 375). Very fine copy. Small, narrow 4to, original quarter cloth and Whittington marbled paper over boards. Very fine copy.

(Gloucestershire): Whittington Press, (1977). First edition. One of 525 numbered copies signed by Myfanwy Thomas, Grant & Weissenborn. Fine copy. Large 8vo, pictorial endpapers, cloth-backed boards, t.e.g., publisher's slipcase. Fine copy.

London: Faber & Faber, (1940). First edition. Ownership signature, faint offsetting to endpapers, fore-edge lightly foxed, otherwise a fine copy in slightly rubbed & a trifle soiled jacket. 8vo, boards, dust jacket. Ownership signature, faint offsetting to endpapers, fore-edge lightly foxed, otherwise a fine copy in slightly rubbed & a trifle soiled jacket.