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New York City: New Amsterdam Book Company. Very Good+. 1901. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Handsome limited Edition #21/60. Clean brown cloth, Brown leather corners & spine decorated with gilt. Text tight, clean, intact & printed on deckle-edge paper. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. 10 illustrations on plate paper colored by hand. Poetry ; Hand-painted; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 134 pages .
Word for Word & At Their Word (Signed) (Vols. I and II) by Cid Corman - 1978
by Cid Corman
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Word for Word & At Their Word (Signed) (Vols. I and II)
by Cid Corman
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Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. First, limited. Near Fine/Very Good. Cid (Sidney) Corman (1924-2004) was an American poet, translator and editor, most notably of Origin, who was a key figure in the history of American poetry in the second half of the 20th century He has been associated with the Beats, Black Mountain poets and Objectivists, mainly through his championing as an editor, publisher and critic However, he remained independent of all groups and fashions throughout his career
These volumes are both in excellent condition:
Vol 1 - Dark green cloth spine on tan boards with green and red titles on front cover and title label on spine No marks or damage at all No 136 of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author Clear plastic dust cover as issued
Vol 2 - Tan cloth spine on light blue boards with brown, red and green titles on front cover and title label on spine Very slight fading at edges but no other marks or damage at all No 69 of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author Clear plastic dust cover as issued 169, 218 pp.
These volumes are both in excellent condition:
Vol 1 - Dark green cloth spine on tan boards with green and red titles on front cover and title label on spine No marks or damage at all No 136 of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author Clear plastic dust cover as issued
Vol 2 - Tan cloth spine on light blue boards with brown, red and green titles on front cover and title label on spine Very slight fading at edges but no other marks or damage at all No 69 of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author Clear plastic dust cover as issued 169, 218 pp.
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THE ODES OF ANACREON (1901, LIMITED & NUMBERED EDITION) Translated by Thomas Stanley
by Anacreon
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Autograph verse signed, the first stanza, of 8-lines, of her poem "The Old Arm Chair" -
by COOK, ELIZA (1812-1889; poet and journalist):
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"I love it, I love it and who shall dare / to chide me for loving that old arm chair? ………" . 1-page 4to, mounted to a leaf from a Victorian album. Undated.
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Poetmeat 7 (Number Seven, Christmas 1964-1965)
by Cunliffe, Dave, and Tina Morris (eds.), Allen Ginsberg, Lee Harwood, Margaret Randall, George Dowden, Jim Burns, William Wantling, Chris Torrance, Carol Berge, Earle Birney, Tuli Kupferberg, Carl Larsen, George Montgomery, Julian Beck, Allen De Loach, Art
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Blackburn, England: Screeches Publications, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 58pp, stapled wrappers. Seventh issue of this important sixties underground poetry mag from the UK, containing work by an intense blend of contributors at the leading edge of sixties experimentalism. Unmarked copy with a corner bump and a bit of light wear and soil.
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Beatitude 28 (November 1977)
by Fisher, Grant, and Louis Collins (eds.), Jack Hirschman, Thomas Dawson, Gene Berson, Ernesto Cardenal, Aaron Shurin, Guillaume Apollinaire, et al
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San Francisco: Beatitude, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 48pp, stapled wrappers. 1 of 250 stated copies. Nice copy of this mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a range of contributors. Unmarked copy with minor damp staining to top and left margin.
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The Sonnets of John Milton
by Milton, John (Edited by Mark Pattison.)
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New York: D. Appleton 1896. (Hardcover) 227pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 3 / 4 leather, marbled boards with gilt decorated spine. Top edge gilt, engraved portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, index. Lightly edgeworn. Edited by Mark Pattison. (Poetry, Poetry).
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THE ODES OF ANACREON (1901, LIMITED & NUMBERED EDITION) Translated by Thomas Stanley
by Anacreon
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New York City: New Amsterdam Book Company. Very Good+. 1901. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Handsome limited Edition #21/60. Clean brown cloth, Brown leather corners & spine decorated with gilt. Text tight, clean, intact & printed on deckle-edge paper. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. 10 illustrations on plate paper colored by hand. Poetry ; Hand-painted; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 134 pages .
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Autograph verse signed, the first stanza, of 8-lines, of her poem "The Old Arm Chair" -
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"I love it, I love it and who shall dare / to chide me for loving that old arm chair? ………" . 1-page 4to, mounted to a leaf from a Victorian album. Undated.
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Poetmeat 7 (Number Seven, Christmas 1964-1965)
by Cunliffe, Dave, and Tina Morris (eds.), Allen Ginsberg, Lee Harwood, Margaret Randall, George Dowden, Jim Burns, William Wantling, Chris Torrance, Carol Berge, Earle Birney, Tuli Kupferberg, Carl Larsen, George Montgomery, Julian Beck, Allen De Loach, Art
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Blackburn, England: Screeches Publications, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 58pp, stapled wrappers. Seventh issue of this important sixties underground poetry mag from the UK, containing work by an intense blend of contributors at the leading edge of sixties experimentalism. Unmarked copy with a corner bump and a bit of light wear and soil.
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Beatitude 28 (November 1977)
by Fisher, Grant, and Louis Collins (eds.), Jack Hirschman, Thomas Dawson, Gene Berson, Ernesto Cardenal, Aaron Shurin, Guillaume Apollinaire, et al
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San Francisco: Beatitude, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 48pp, stapled wrappers. 1 of 250 stated copies. Nice copy of this mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a range of contributors. Unmarked copy with minor damp staining to top and left margin.
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The Sonnets of John Milton
by Milton, John (Edited by Mark Pattison.)
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New York: D. Appleton 1896. (Hardcover) 227pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 3 / 4 leather, marbled boards with gilt decorated spine. Top edge gilt, engraved portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, index. Lightly edgeworn. Edited by Mark Pattison. (Poetry, Poetry).
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Word for Word & At Their Word.
by CORMAN, Cid
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1977 & 1978.. First trade paperback printings.. 169 + 218 pp. Two volumes, each fine in printed wrappers. Review slip laid into each. For the pair:
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Word for Word & At Their Word.
by CORMAN, Cid
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1977 & 1978.. First editions, numbered & signed issue.. 169 + 218 pp. Two volumes, each fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spines and printed labels. Fine acetate dust jackets. Each is one of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Corman. For the pair:
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Word for Word & At Their Word.
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1977 & 1978.. First editions, publisher’s copies.. 169 + 218 pp. Two volumes. Specks of foxing along top edges, else both are near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spines and printed labels. Near fine acetate dust jackets. Designated “Publisher’s Copy” on each colophon page and SIGNED by Corman. As is the deluxe issue, there is an original holograph poem by Corman tipped-in after the title pages. For the pair:
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Word For Word and At Their Word: Essays on the Arts of Language Volume 1 and 2--Signed, Binder's Copies
by Corman, Cid
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1978. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977-1978. First Editions. Deluxe Issues, each volume one of six copies specially bound and designated for the author and members within the inner circle of the press, both marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by Corman on the colophons. Two octavo volumes (23.75cm); printed paper-covered boards and paisley cloth back strips, with title labels mounted to spines; publisher's original acetate dustjackets; [12],13-169,[7]; [8],9-218,[6]pp. Both volumes have an original holograph poem by Corman tipped in on a preliminary leaf. The second volume's tip in is a lighter paper stock than book. Fine in lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjackets. Smallest smudge on fore edge of volume two.
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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- 9789810728496 / 9810728492
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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Piggott, Arkansas, United States
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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