Guide To the Ruins

New York: Random House, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Octavo. A near fine copy in a good or better dust jacket with tears and wear at the extremities. The Dedication Copy, Inscribed to Reed Whittemore on the half-title: "Reed - here it is. Love, Howard." The printed dedication also prints the title poem. Several ticks and one… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. The edges of the boards a little rubbed and age-toned, very good or better in very good dustwrapper with some edgewear and small tears. Inscribed by the author to Allen Tate and Caroline Gordon: "for Allen & Caroline, with affection, Howard." The author's second book of poetry,… Read more about this item

NY: Random House, 1950. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Nemerov on the half-title page. Beginning toning on the decorated paper extremities, shelfwear, mostly at the corners, and beginning page toning; dustjacket has edge chipping which is significant at the top edge of both panels, two small perforations on the spine and a three inch closed tear with internal tape… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1950. First Edition. Octavo (24cm); decorative paper-covered boards and navy blue cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; blue topstain; dustjacket; [viii],54,[2]pp. Base of spine gently nudged, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), lightly edgeworn, with tiny nicks to spine ends and front flap fold; Very Good+ or better. Nemerov's third book… Read more about this item

First Edition. In very good condition, light wear at edges, in a good dust jacket with wear and chipped at spine edges, $2.50 price intact on flap. Previously owned by Thurman Wilkins with his signature on front paste down.

New York: Random House, 1950. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 54 pages. Slim book of poems. A clean near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear.

New York: Random House, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First printing, hardcover, Review copy with slip laid in. A lightly used very good plus copy in a very good dust jacket with just some minor edge wear. Now protected in an archival cover.

New York: Random House, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Later edition. Corners bumped, otherwise fine in a good dustwrapper with a tanned spine and general wear.

New York: Random House, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Later edition. Lacking the dustwrapper, some tanning and rubbing thus very good.

New York: Random House, 1950. Boards. Very Good/Fair. 54 pp. Signed and dated by Nemerov on halftitle in year of publication. Very light foxing to boards, page edges and endpapers, with some browning to endpapers at gutters; corners of boards lightly bumped; previous owner name on front free endpaper. Jacket sunned, rubbed and edgeworn with numerous chips and… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1950. 54pp. Signed by the author on the half-title page 'for Stanislav + Mado' with love Howard. [Howard Nemerov 1920-1991 won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1978 and was US Poet Laureate 1963-1964 and 1988-1990]. This is his second poetry volume. Yellow patterned boards with a quarter blue spine, gilt titles. No fading or wear… Read more about this item

Random House, 1950. Hardcover. 54 pages. Nemerov's second book of poetry. Nemerov was twice the Poet Laureate of the United States and he won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Later printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

New York: Random House, 1950. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Attractive yellow and lavender floral boards win blue, gray, and yellow dustjacket. Book quite attractive with some yellowing to pages in a worn dustjacket: notably one and a half inch chip missing from spine of dj..

Random House, 1950-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.3937 in x 9.4488 in x 6.0630 in. Sunned DJ with nicks, chips, and tears to edges. Signed by the author and inscribed on the half title page: For Sue, With best Wishes, Howard Nemerov, Bennington, 17 v 50. No other markings in book. Binding is tight.

New York: Random House, 1950. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 54 pages. Review slip laid in. Some rubbing to cover edges. Light chipping, wear to dust jacket. Else clean, tight copy. Record # 851655

NY: Random House, 1950. dj w/chipping at all edges, unclipped price, in mylar; 54 clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8 Vo.

New York: Random House, 1950. Reprint. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 54pp. Later printing. Cloth. Poet's Second book of poems.