On The Edge (Signed Limited Edition) by LEVINE, Philip - 1963

London: Faber and Faber, 1969. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Heaney on the title page. "to _ at Pace University Seamus Heaney, with good wishes. May 1983." Dustjacket with a short closed tear at the spine top edge (not immediately apparent). Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket. A very nice copy of Heaney's second book.. Inscribed and Dated By Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York:: Delacorte Press,, 1978.. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine bright dust jacket. This is Brautigan's last published collection of poems. Signed by Brautigan.

London: John Lane, 1917. First edition. Binding in fine condition; Contents very good; Two-page illustration are glued in and slightly loose; Second to last page, in ads, has some edge wear, a tear and small loss to fore edge.. Illustrations by Austin Osman Spare, Frederick Carter, Guy Pierre Fauconnet, Frank Brangwyn, Herbert Cole and others; Recent rebind in half leather reflecting an earlier binding with original binding marbled end papers; Includes original paper covers; 17" x 11"; 40 pages plus 8 pages of ads,

New York: Ecco Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo, 42pp. A very good copy, crisp and clean, with the spinea tinge cocked and the very top edges gently sun-faded. In a very good dust jacket with a couple short closed tears, and some droplet stains to the rear panel. This copy SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Gluck on the leaf opposite the half-title to fellow author and literary critic David Madden: "For David, with warm wishes. Louise Gluck." Madden's ownership signature appears on the front free endpaper, as does the previous owner, fellow North Carolina poet and author [Katherine] "Bonnie" Soniat. Gluck's second book is scarce in the first printing, especially signed, and particularly in the time since Gluck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020.

1514 RARE Parthenice Mariana Carmelite Mantuanus Hagiography Badius P. Incunable

Baptista Mantuanus was a Carmelite poet whose 15th-century works were influential during the Protestant Reformation. Perhaps the most influential of his works was 'Parthenice Mariana' – a collection of hagiographic poems each of which honored the lives church fathers, Catholic saints and theologians, classical writers and philosophers, mythical heroes, and iconic biblical figures. Notable names include:
• the Virgin Mary
• Catherine of Alexandria
• Hippolytus of Rome
• Euripides
• Jesus Christ
• Hercules
• Hesiod
• Polybius
• And many more (see photos of the table for a complete list of contents)
These poems would become the basis for a new style of writing – the epic poem on religious subjects which heavily influenced Erasmus and John Milton.

This incredibly rare 1514, post-incunable printing of Mantuanus's "Parthenice" features two sets of commentary – one from Sebastian Murrho and the other… Read More

London: Faber and Faber, 1969. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Heaney on the title page. "to _ at Pace University Seamus Heaney, with good wishes. May 1983." Dustjacket with a short closed tear at the spine top edge (not immediately apparent). Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket. A very nice copy of Heaney's second book.. Inscribed and Dated By Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1885. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (6.5 x 4.5 inches). One small area of loss (finger nail sized) to the bottom inner margin of one page, well away from the printed text, and a few finger marks but otherwise a very good copy. Finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin red labels, gilt. Single gilt ruled border to both boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. An attractive copy of this charming book.

Freeport, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2021.. Edition of 9. Ink stained Japanese papers, text printed in letterpress, images are all drypoints; accordion bound in cloth with clothbound clam shell box. Rebecca Goodale designed and bound this artist's book in her studio in Freeport, and she printed the imagery onto the pages at Circling the Square Press in Gardiner. Judson Merrill of Portland wrote the text. Scott Vile at Ascensius Press in Bar Mills designed and printed the letterpress text. Each book in this limited edition is signed and numbered by the artist and the writer.  Rebecca Goodale: "This artist's book was inspired by the text. In response to the written word I created a vertically long long long book suggesting the deep Atlantic and the creatures that live there.

New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1975 First edition in pictorial wrappers: Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Author's first book of poetry. Signed presentation to Mark Strand by Robert Pinsky directly on the half-title page: "For Mark, with / warm regards / and admiration. / Robert / 2/9/76." Additionally, a Cambridge envelope addressed to Mark Strand laid-in with a short letter to Strand from Pinsky on a personal stock card, reading: "Dear Mark, / Thank you for The Weather of Words--you kept your / promise! -- and I'm glad. An I, too, have been / busy with the alphabet. / It was great to see you, and really impressive, as / ever, to hear you read the poems. / Yours, / Robert."

Light toning to spine and a faint short crease to upper front cover, else book in fine condition. A lovely copy.


Mark Strand was named U.S. poet Laureate in 1990 and received the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection Blizzard of One in 1999.

Pinsky was named U.S.… Read More

New York: Ecco Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo, 42pp. A very good copy, crisp and clean, with the spinea tinge cocked and the very top edges gently sun-faded. In a very good dust jacket with a couple short closed tears, and some droplet stains to the rear panel. This copy SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Gluck on the leaf opposite the half-title to fellow author and literary critic David Madden: "For David, with warm wishes. Louise Gluck." Madden's ownership signature appears on the front free endpaper, as does the previous owner, fellow North Carolina poet and author [Katherine] "Bonnie" Soniat. Gluck's second book is scarce in the first printing, especially signed, and particularly in the time since Gluck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020.