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Marlboro, VT: Marlboro Press, 1987. 1st US edition, full black cloth, w/printed dj. Translated from Catalan by Burton Raffel, and handsomely designed by Marlboro Press. Written after the Spanish Civil War, " . . . Espriu turned to poetry and drama, weaving rich, complex strands of ancient and modern materials, based on Greek, Hebrew, and Persian themes, into a remarkably unified commentary on contemporary moral and social problems" (from the jacket notes.) A fine copy in like jacket.
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LA PELL DE BRAU
by Espriu, Salvador. (Burton Raffel, trans.)
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LAND OF THE REED PLAINS: ANCIENT JAPANESE LYRICS
by Yasuda, Kenneth, (translator)
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Rutland VT & Tokyo: Tuttle, 1960. 1st edition, full cloth binding, with publisher's illustrated slipcase. Illustrated with interpretive paintings by Sanko Inoue. These "Ancient Japanese Lyrics from the Manyoshu" are handsomely presented. A fine copy, in slipcase showing rubs and gentle wear.
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THE LANDING
by McClatchy, J. D.
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Stonington, 1994. Original manuscript (ALS) of single poem, signed and dated by McClatchy below the poem, with original mailing envelope. Size: 11 inches high x 8.5 inches wide, white watermark paper, black ink. Two folds for mailing, else clean and fine, with original mailing envelope. Unique.
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LAST BLUE
by Stern, Gerald
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New York: Norton, 2000. 1st edition, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps. A collection of poems, the title poem of which was first published as a chapbook in 1998. Very little wear to this fine copy.
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LEAFLETS: POEMS 1965-1968
by Rich, Adrienne
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New York: Norton, 1969. 1st edition, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. A review copy, with review slip laid in. The author's fifth book of poetry. Very minimal wear to jacket edges, else fine.
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THE LEAP
by Montague, John
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Deerfield / Dublin: Deerfield Press / Gallery Press, 1979. 1st edition, limited (1/300) signed, full black cloth, with printed dust jacket (as issued). Illustrated by Timophy Engelland. The text includes two poems by this Brooklyn born Irish poet, and two illustrations. Montague was raised in Ireland, and in 1998 became the first Ireland Chair in Poetry. A bright, fine copy in like jacket.
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LEAPING CLEAR AND OTHER POEMS
by Feldman, Irving
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New York: Viking, 1976. 1st edition, gray boards, with dust jacket. Full rear jacket panel author photo by Thomas Victor. Very little edge wear to jacket, else fine.
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THE LEAVES
by Loewinsohn, Ron
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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. 1st ed, limited (1/200) numbered & signed, cloth spine, w/acetate dj (as issued.) A fine copy in like jacket.
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LESSER EVILS: TEN QUARTETS
by Soto, Gary
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Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1988. 1st edition, original illustrated glossy paperwraps. A collection of essays by this noted Chicano author and poet, inscribed and signed by Soto on the title page. Fine condition.
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THE LICH GATE
by Eshleman, Clayton
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Station Hill Press, 1980. 1st ed, limited (1/43) numbered & signed. This copy, numbered & signed on the colophon page, is additionally signed by the author on the title page. A bright, fine copy.
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THE LICH GATE
by Eshleman, Clayton
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Station Hill Press, 1980. 1st ed, (1/1000) original illustrated stiff paperwraps. There was also a special limited (1/43) numbered & signed issue. This copy specially signed by the author on the title page. A bright, fine copy.
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THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY: ELEVEN POEMS
by Duemer, Joseph
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Iowa City: Windhover Press, 1986. 1st edition, limited (1/220) original stiff paperwraps, with printed spine. This handsome publication was printed from Bembo types on Rives paper by Kim Merker, and bound at the Press. Overall size: 8.25 inches high x 6.5 inches wide, in fine condition.
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THE LIGHT UNDER ISLANDS
by Squires, Radcliffe
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Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1967. 1st edition, full blue cloth, with dust jacket. A collection of thirty-eight poems. "These poems show a wide range and variety. There are lively recordings of the American scene as well as of foreign lands, poems on the nature of the artistic act . . ." (from the jacket notes). At the time of publication, Mr Squires was a professor of English at The University of Michigan. Very minimal shelf rubs to an otherwise bright jacket, overall fine condition.
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LIGHT YEARS: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS
by Stuart, Dabney
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State U Press, 1994. 1st edition, full white boards, with printed dust jacket. Specially signed by Stuart in year of publication on the title page. Strong jacket reviews by William Matthews, and others. A large selection (pp. 196) of poems by this popular poet and former editor of SHENANDOAH. Fine, 'as new' condition.
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LIKE A BULWARK
by Moore, Marianne
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New York: Viking Press, 1966. 1st edition, stripe patterned boards, w/printed dj. This collection of Moore's poems was first printed in an edition of only 2500 copies (Abbott A14a.1.) The present copy of the first printing is uncommonly bright, in a complete (not price clipped) jacket with only a hint of sunning along spine.
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LIKE RAIN. (Broadside.)
by Whitehead, Jett W.
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Paul Moxon/Fameorshame Press, 2003. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered and signed, broadside. Designed, hand-colored, and printed letterpress by Paul Moxon at his Fameorshame Press on over-beaten abaca handmade paper by Frank Brannon. Moxon's creative hand-colored image makes each of the twenty-six broadsides unique. Size: 9 inches high x 6 inches wide, approximate. Offered in fine 'as new' condition.
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LIKE THE IRIS OF AN EYE
by Griffin, Susan. (Kathleen Fraser.)
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New York: Harper & Row, 1976. 1st edition, cloth spine, with illustrated dust jacket. Jacket review by Adrienne Rich. Prior owner's signature (poet Kathleen Fraser) on the FEP, and light shelf rubs to jacket, else fine. A nice association copy between these two feminist writers.
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THE LIME ORCHARD WOMAN
by Rios, Alberto
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Riverdale-on-Hudson: Sheep Meadow Press, 1988. 1st ed, uncorrected proof, original lime green paperwraps (as issued.) A fine copy, appears unopened.
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LIPS
by Benedikt, Michael, Joseph Bruchac, and others
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Montclair, NJ: Number 13, 1987. 1st edition, original printed paperwraps (as issued). Michael Benedikt's personal copy, with his ownership name and address printed on the front cover verso. Includes the issue's lead poem "Of Poetry, My Friend" by Benedikt, as well as poems by Joseph Bruchac, Nicholas Christopher, Marge Piercy, and many others. A bright, tight copy. Fine condition.
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LITTLE FRIEND, LITTLE FRIEND
by Jarrell, Randall. (John Berryman.)
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New York: Dial Press, 1945. 1st edition, full blue cloth, with printed dust jacket. Specially signed and inscribed by poet John Berryman on the FEP. The inscription by Berryman is to "Mary Jane" (Christenson Heming). The inscription reads "Congratulations! / & love / John" and is dated "7 Apr 1947" in black fountain pen ink. We acquired the book from another source indirectly from Mary's family, with the story that Mary had been one of Berryman's girl friends, and that Berryman had once said (in print, apparently) that she had "the most beautiful breasts in the world." The book JOHN BERRYMAN AND THE THIRTIES: A MEMOIR by Ernest Milton Halliday refers to the love affair of Berryman and Heming. A poignant association by Berryman wanting to give a copy of Jarrell's book (a poet whom he greatly admired) as a special gift for some accomplishment in Mary's life. Berryman and Jarrell had been friends since the early years of their careers. Their first book appearances were together in James Laughlin's FIVE…
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