The Poetical Works of Jonathan Swift. In Three Volumes by Swift, Jonathan - 1853

New York: John W. Lovell Co.. Cloth. About Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With Copious Notes and Additions, and A Memoir of the Author by Thomas Roscoe. No date, ca. 1900, no edition stated. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall in olive drab cloth w/gold spine titles. About Fine w/mild edgewear; square w/firm binding, barely toned interior supple, clean and unmarked/No DJ. 658pp. 0

Little Brown, 1853. Hardcover. Fair Condition. 358 pages. Stained and worn covers; missing the spine; cracked rear hinge. The pages are yellowed; a reading copy of an antique book, published in 1852. Volume 2 (of 3) only. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 187258. .

George Bell and Sons, 1894. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1894. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume I. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Stamp to title page. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Black marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.

George Bell and Sons, 1894. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1894. No Edition Remarks. 358 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume II. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Marks to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Black marks overall. Water staining to rear board. Textblock is shaky.

Bell and Daldy, 1833. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. The Aldine Edition of British Poets Beautiful condition, leatherbound, marbled front and rear covers. Spine, binding and contents all fine.The Aldine Edition of British Poets 256 pages N

London: Bell and Daldy, (no date). . The Aldine Edition of the British Poets. Volume II only. Green boards, decoratively embossed in gilt and black. Endpapers a little browned, otherwise a very good, bright, tight copy. 358 pp.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1866. Hardcover. Good. . Half-leather cover with marbled boards and rasied bands, cover shows minor wear and rubbing, edgewear. Marbled endpapers, pages show minor foxing. Volume 1 only.

R. Worthington, 1884. Hardcover 3/4 leather. Good. in x in x in. No DJ. Hardcover leather spine and corners. Volume III only. Notation on front free page: �1134 6�. Owner bookplate on front paste-down page: William and Augusta Dawson. Light browning of page margins. No other marks in book. Binding intact. Hardcover wear. 655 pages.

R. Worthington, 1884. Hardcover 3/4 leather. Acceptable. in x in x in. No DJ. Hardcover leather spine and corners. Volume II only. Notation on front free page: �1134 6�. Owner bookplate on front paste-down page: William and Augusta Dawson. Light browning of page margins. No other marks in book. Binding intact. Hardcover wear, leather missing from front top corner. 628 pages.

R. Worthington, 1884. Hardcover 3/4 leather. Good. in x in x in. No DJ. Hardcover leather spine and corners. Volume IV only. Notation on front free page: �1134 6�. Owner bookplate on front paste-down page: William and Augusta Dawson. Light browning of page margins. No other marks in book. Binding intact. Hardcover wear. 670 pages.

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.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

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

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

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… Read More

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.

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 .

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.

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+.

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.