Red Bird: Poems by Mary Oliver by Oliver, Mary - 2008

Boston: Beacon Press, 2007. SIGNED by Mary Oliver on title page in the presence of this bookseller. Oliver's poetry has won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and a Lannan Literary Award for lifetime achievement. New and Selected Poems, Volume Two, an anthology of forty-two new poems-an entire volume in itself-and sixty-nine poems hand-picked by Oliver from six of her last eight books, is a major addition to a career in poetry that has spanned nearly six decades. Now recognized as an unparalleled poet of the natural world, Oliver writes with unmatched dexterity and a profound appreciation for the divergence and convergence of all living things. She is always searching for the soul of things. And all the while, during her quest, she is constantly surprised and fortified by joy. 9 x 6". 178 pp. 9780807068878. First printing per number line. Pictorial paper covers. Tiny bump to top of spine, tea stains to bottom edge at spine and corner, an inch or less at corner, not… Read More

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1951. First American printing. This was awarded the Bollingen, Pulitzer and National Book Award. SIGNED and inscribed on front free endpaper to "David Bouverie / who lends its value by caring to have it. / from Marianne Moore / December 6, 1952", as well as correcting by hand "The Jerboa" on p. 20 to read "undulated 'out' by speed". Title page identical to British publication, corrections as called for by errata slip, with two additional changes not called for. Notes and Index. 8 x 5". 180 [1] pp. Original blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Mild rub to boards, fraying at corners, small dent at bottom tail and rear board. Extra-illustrated with a copy of Moore w/ elephant (from visit to Bronx zoo) tipped into paste-down endpaper, approx. 4x1 in. glue residue to ffep, else a very good copy of this obviously treasured award-winning book.

Boston: Beacon Press, 2006. SIGNED by Oliver on the title page in the presence of this bookseller after a reading. Pictorial cover of Van Gogh's Blue Iris, courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art. First softcover printing. In Blue Iris, Mary Oliver collects ten new poems, two dozen of her poems written over the last two decades, and two previously unpublished essays on the beauty and wonder of plants. The poet considers roses, of course, as well as poppies and peonies; lilies and morning glories; the thick-bodied black oak and the fragrant white pine; the tall sunflower and the slender bean. 8½ x 6¼". 75 pp. 0807068837. Tiny dent to bottom edge, else Fine in softwrappers.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1991. First American Edition, SIGNED on the title page by Ms. Ferré (1938-2016). Translated from original Spanish "Papeles de Pandora" by author. Ferré's fiction focuses on the inferior status of women in Puerto Rico and their dual role as nurturer (wife and mother) and temptress (like Pandora, the dangerous female from mythical Greece who tempted a man into opening a box that released the world's troubles). Jean Franco wrote the in-depth analysis of these short stories in the foreword. 9¼ x 5¾". 169 pp. 9780803219830. Black boards with silver letters to spine with faint rub marks on boards and some wear to dust jacket. Lavender pictorial dust jacket shows a woman with closed mouth on back, mechanically opened mouth on front. Near Fine in a very good dust jacket in protective cover.

[Poetry] [Inscribed] Moore, Marianne. 1967. Stated second printing February 1967 (1 of 3000 copies) and is considered one of her finest works. This is personalized by two things: an inscription and a correction. She wrote "To my Dragoman from Sonoma / Affectionately Marianne. / December 26, 1967" and also drew a line through "To" on pg. 54 so as to read (only) "Dr. Henry W. Noss". Original gray marbled paper and turquoise cloth with bright silver stamped lettering to spine, blindstamped "M M" initials to cover. Brilliant blue and black dust jacket with photo of Brooklyn Bridge designed by M.B. Glick. [ABBOTT A30.2] From the books of David Pleydell-Bouverie (1911—1994), descendant of Earl of Radnor, famed English architect, married to Ava Alice Muriel Astor, and owner of The Bouverie Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch. Mr. Pleydell-Bouverie often tipped in items pertaining to the author or book. This is one such example. Tiny chipping to top and bottom with some foxing to inner and top of dustjacket,… Read More

Boston: Beacon Press, 2007. SIGNED by Mary Oliver on title page in the presence of this bookseller. Oliver's poetry has won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and a Lannan Literary Award for lifetime achievement. New and Selected Poems, Volume Two, an anthology of forty-two new poems-an entire volume in itself-and sixty-nine poems hand-picked by Oliver from six of her last eight books, is a major addition to a career in poetry that has spanned nearly six decades. Now recognized as an unparalleled poet of the natural world, Oliver writes with unmatched dexterity and a profound appreciation for the divergence and convergence of all living things. She is always searching for the soul of things. And all the while, during her quest, she is constantly surprised and fortified by joy. 9 x 6". 178 pp. 9780807068878. First printing per number line. Pictorial paper covers. Tiny bump to top of spine, tea stains to bottom edge at spine and corner, an inch or less at corner, not… Read More

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1951. First American printing. This was awarded the Bollingen, Pulitzer and National Book Award. SIGNED and inscribed on front free endpaper to "David Bouverie / who lends its value by caring to have it. / from Marianne Moore / December 6, 1952", as well as correcting by hand "The Jerboa" on p. 20 to read "undulated 'out' by speed". Title page identical to British publication, corrections as called for by errata slip, with two additional changes not called for. Notes and Index. 8 x 5". 180 [1] pp. Original blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Mild rub to boards, fraying at corners, small dent at bottom tail and rear board. Extra-illustrated with a copy of Moore w/ elephant (from visit to Bronx zoo) tipped into paste-down endpaper, approx. 4x1 in. glue residue to ffep, else a very good copy of this obviously treasured award-winning book.

Boston: Beacon Press, 2006. SIGNED by Oliver on the title page in the presence of this bookseller after a reading. Pictorial cover of Van Gogh's Blue Iris, courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art. First softcover printing. In Blue Iris, Mary Oliver collects ten new poems, two dozen of her poems written over the last two decades, and two previously unpublished essays on the beauty and wonder of plants. The poet considers roses, of course, as well as poppies and peonies; lilies and morning glories; the thick-bodied black oak and the fragrant white pine; the tall sunflower and the slender bean. 8½ x 6¼". 75 pp. 0807068837. Tiny dent to bottom edge, else Fine in softwrappers.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1991. First American Edition, SIGNED on the title page by Ms. Ferré (1938-2016). Translated from original Spanish "Papeles de Pandora" by author. Ferré's fiction focuses on the inferior status of women in Puerto Rico and their dual role as nurturer (wife and mother) and temptress (like Pandora, the dangerous female from mythical Greece who tempted a man into opening a box that released the world's troubles). Jean Franco wrote the in-depth analysis of these short stories in the foreword. 9¼ x 5¾". 169 pp. 9780803219830. Black boards with silver letters to spine with faint rub marks on boards and some wear to dust jacket. Lavender pictorial dust jacket shows a woman with closed mouth on back, mechanically opened mouth on front. Near Fine in a very good dust jacket in protective cover.

[Poetry] [Inscribed] Moore, Marianne. 1967. Stated second printing February 1967 (1 of 3000 copies) and is considered one of her finest works. This is personalized by two things: an inscription and a correction. She wrote "To my Dragoman from Sonoma / Affectionately Marianne. / December 26, 1967" and also drew a line through "To" on pg. 54 so as to read (only) "Dr. Henry W. Noss". Original gray marbled paper and turquoise cloth with bright silver stamped lettering to spine, blindstamped "M M" initials to cover. Brilliant blue and black dust jacket with photo of Brooklyn Bridge designed by M.B. Glick. [ABBOTT A30.2] From the books of David Pleydell-Bouverie (1911—1994), descendant of Earl of Radnor, famed English architect, married to Ava Alice Muriel Astor, and owner of The Bouverie Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch. Mr. Pleydell-Bouverie often tipped in items pertaining to the author or book. This is one such example. Tiny chipping to top and bottom with some foxing to inner and top of dustjacket,… Read More