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Coplas Por La Muerte del Maestre de Santiago Don Rodrigo Manrique, su Padre by Manrique, Jorge - 1950
by Manrique, Jorge
Coplas Por La Muerte del Maestre de Santiago Don Rodrigo Manrique, su Padre
by Manrique, Jorge
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Santiago de Chile: Babel, 1950. # 275 of 370 copies printed on Ingres paper, under the direction of Mauricio Amster. Fine, as issued. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Marbled Boards. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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(Fine Binding- Bumpus) Indian Love
by Laurence Hope
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The Seasons, and Castle of Indolence. With the Life of the Author
by Thomson, James
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London: Published By the Proprietors of the English Classics; Printed for Baynes and Sons et al. , 1823. Finely bound in contemporary half red morocco over light red buckram, the back five raised bands with gilt lettering, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Book measures 5 1/2" x 3 1/4". Frontispiece and title page illustrations from Corbauld engraved by E. Finden. Near Fine, buckram faded at top edge, small rubs at corners and edges, toning at end papers only. A delightful small book. . Later Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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A Child-World
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897. First Edition, Second State (Russo and Russo, pp. 64-66) 1897 (published 1896). Finely bound in contemporary publisher's half calf over marbled boards, gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at edges. . First Edition. Half Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Shipwreck: by William Falconer. The Chase: by William Somervile. With sketches of the authors' lives.
by FALCONER, William & SOMERVILE, William
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London: Printed and published By J. F. Dove, 5" x 3" . Bound by P. Thompson, Washington City, his ticket front paste down. No date, OCLC gives date of 1828, which corresponds to Thompson's activity as an early Washington bookbinder. 167 pages, with an additional titlepage, engraved. Bound in contemporary full calf, intricate gilt borders to covers, gilt back, marbled end papers and edges. Very Good, calf stained, slight rubbing to edges, moderate toning to end papers, scattered light toning throughout, prior owner name dated 1927 front end page. OCLC locates five institutions with holdings. A SCARCE early American fine binding. . First Dove's English Classics . Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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(Fine Binding - Riviere & Son) A Shropshire Lad
by Housman, A.E. (Alfred Edward)
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London: The Richards Press Ltd., 1938. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2". Bound by Riviere & Son in polished red morocco, gilt back, patterned end papers, all edges gilt. Very Good, Plus spine sunned, boards with light staining. . Later Printing. Polished Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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(Fine Binding- Bumpus) Indian Love
by Laurence Hope
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London: William Heinemann, 1909. Finely bound by Bumpus of Oxford (stamp-signed at bottom front turn-in) in full polished calf, gilt rules, decorations and lettering, all edges gilt. Very Good, calf with some rubs and a 2" scratch front cover, prior owner name front end page, a few widely scattered spots of foxing. Frontispiece portrait of the author in sepia after a photograph by George Charles Beresford. A handsome copy. . Sixth Printing. Polished Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Seasons, and Castle of Indolence. With the Life of the Author
by Thomson, James
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London: Published By the Proprietors of the English Classics; Printed for Baynes and Sons et al. , 1823. Finely bound in contemporary half red morocco over light red buckram, the back five raised bands with gilt lettering, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Book measures 5 1/2" x 3 1/4". Frontispiece and title page illustrations from Corbauld engraved by E. Finden. Near Fine, buckram faded at top edge, small rubs at corners and edges, toning at end papers only. A delightful small book. . Later Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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A Child-World
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897. First Edition, Second State (Russo and Russo, pp. 64-66) 1897 (published 1896). Finely bound in contemporary publisher's half calf over marbled boards, gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at edges. . First Edition. Half Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Shipwreck: by William Falconer. The Chase: by William Somervile. With sketches of the authors' lives.
by FALCONER, William & SOMERVILE, William
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London: Printed and published By J. F. Dove, 5" x 3" . Bound by P. Thompson, Washington City, his ticket front paste down. No date, OCLC gives date of 1828, which corresponds to Thompson's activity as an early Washington bookbinder. 167 pages, with an additional titlepage, engraved. Bound in contemporary full calf, intricate gilt borders to covers, gilt back, marbled end papers and edges. Very Good, calf stained, slight rubbing to edges, moderate toning to end papers, scattered light toning throughout, prior owner name dated 1927 front end page. OCLC locates five institutions with holdings. A SCARCE early American fine binding. . First Dove's English Classics . Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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(Fine Binding - Riviere & Son) A Shropshire Lad
by Housman, A.E. (Alfred Edward)
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London: The Richards Press Ltd., 1938. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2". Bound by Riviere & Son in polished red morocco, gilt back, patterned end papers, all edges gilt. Very Good, Plus spine sunned, boards with light staining. . Later Printing. Polished Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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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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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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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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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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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 Complete Poetical Works Collected By Himself with Explanatory Notes and Biographical Introduction
by Moore, Thomas
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New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co.. Alligator (padded) Edition of the Poets with Red-Line Borders, Padded Corners, Full Gilt Edges IN ORIGINAL BOX. The binding is pristine, the gilt is tarnished in places, the box is whole w repairs to corners of bottom and top, original label on box describing the binding as Padded Hornback Alligator.Book appears unread-no previous owners signature, pages pristine. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1895.
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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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