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Toronto: Oasis, 1977. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Printed wrappers with calligram art by Ludwig Zeller. Very fine in fine tissue jacket. The author's first book to be published in English and rare signed. Because of his political activity in opposition to Apartheid, Breytenbach was convicted of High Treason in 1975. He served seven years of a nine year sentence.
Wine From These Grapes & Epitaph for the Race of Man, limited edition by Edna St Vincent Millay - 1934
by Edna St Vincent Millay
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Wine From These Grapes & Epitaph for the Race of Man, limited edition
by Edna St Vincent Millay
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Two volumes, both first editions, published as a limited edition with slipcase. Book One is signed by Millay. The two books with slipcase is number 38 of the 335 printed for the limited edition set.
Blue-gray boards with tan linen spines. Book One (Wine) has 54 numbered pages. Book Two (Epitaph) has 35 numbered pages.
Condition of the two books is Fine. Both books are still in their original glassine protectors. Condition of the slipcase is Very Good Plus. The slipcase shows only light shelf wear.
In sum, an exceptional copy.
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Blue-gray boards with tan linen spines. Book One (Wine) has 54 numbered pages. Book Two (Epitaph) has 35 numbered pages.
Condition of the two books is Fine. Both books are still in their original glassine protectors. Condition of the slipcase is Very Good Plus. The slipcase shows only light shelf wear.
In sum, an exceptional copy.
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- Edition limited first edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Harper & Brothers
- Date Published 1934
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Sinking Ship Blues.
by BREYTENBACH, BREYTEN. Translated by Andre Brink, Ria Leigh-Loohuizen and Denis Hirson. With introductory poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. With drawings by Breytenbach
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Obras Del Bachiller Francisco de la Torre: 1903 facsimile reprint
by Francisco De La Torre
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1903 De Vinne Press, with a print run limited to 200 copies. The book is a facsimile reprint of the 1631 first edition. 145 pages. Spanish language. Ex-library, from Stanford University. Acquired from the estate of Alicia de Colombí-Monguió, who was an internationally known writer and Spanish Literature scholar.Condition of the book is Acceptable. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. Condition issues are associated with it's ex-library status, and include:• Call number on the spine, • Stanford bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper, • Perforated Stanford blindstamp on the title page,• Accession number stamped on the title page verso,• Remnants of a card pocket and date due slip on the back endpapersPlease message me with any questions
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The Complete Works of Roberts Burns
by Raymond Carver
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Rochester, Vermont, United States
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Phillips Sampson & Company, 1855. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Contains his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence with a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical. by Allan Cunningham. Elegantly Illustrated. With Ephemera from 1901.
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MSS, Volume 1, Number 1 (Spring / Summer 1961)
by Gardner, John, et al. (eds.), Howard Nemerov, George P. Elliott, William Stafford, W. S. Merwin, William H. Gass, et al
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Chico, CA: John Gardner, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 124pp, printed wrappers. Rare first issue of this important literary review edited by novelist John Gardner, includes early work by a range of important contributors. Dated Spring 1961 on opening page, Summer 1961 on spine. Unmarked copy, light wear.
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
by Eliot, T.S.
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- Hardcover
- first
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Scotia, New York, United States
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1939 Harcourt Brace stated first American edition. 1.25 price on dust jacket.Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. The main condition issue is an old, light dampstain visible along the book's spine, and on inside pages in the book's gutter. See the last two listing photos.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows a bit of edge wear, with small chips at the top and base of the spine. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.Please message me with any questions
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Sinking Ship Blues.
by BREYTENBACH, BREYTEN. Translated by Andre Brink, Ria Leigh-Loohuizen and Denis Hirson. With introductory poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. With drawings by Breytenbach
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- as new
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New
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- Fine
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- First edition / First printing.
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- ISBN 13
- 9780571133932
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Toronto: Oasis, 1977. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Printed wrappers with calligram art by Ludwig Zeller. Very fine in fine tissue jacket. The author's first book to be published in English and rare signed. Because of his political activity in opposition to Apartheid, Breytenbach was convicted of High Treason in 1975. He served seven years of a nine year sentence.
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Obras Del Bachiller Francisco de la Torre: 1903 facsimile reprint
by Francisco De La Torre
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Scotia, New York, United States
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1903 De Vinne Press, with a print run limited to 200 copies. The book is a facsimile reprint of the 1631 first edition. 145 pages. Spanish language. Ex-library, from Stanford University. Acquired from the estate of Alicia de Colombí-Monguió, who was an internationally known writer and Spanish Literature scholar.Condition of the book is Acceptable. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. Condition issues are associated with it's ex-library status, and include:• Call number on the spine, • Stanford bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper, • Perforated Stanford blindstamp on the title page,• Accession number stamped on the title page verso,• Remnants of a card pocket and date due slip on the back endpapersPlease message me with any questions
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The Complete Works of Roberts Burns
by Raymond Carver
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Rochester, Vermont, United States
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Phillips Sampson & Company, 1855. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Contains his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence with a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical. by Allan Cunningham. Elegantly Illustrated. With Ephemera from 1901.
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MSS, Volume 1, Number 1 (Spring / Summer 1961)
by Gardner, John, et al. (eds.), Howard Nemerov, George P. Elliott, William Stafford, W. S. Merwin, William H. Gass, et al
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- very good
- Paperback
- first
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Chico, CA: John Gardner, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 124pp, printed wrappers. Rare first issue of this important literary review edited by novelist John Gardner, includes early work by a range of important contributors. Dated Spring 1961 on opening page, Summer 1961 on spine. Unmarked copy, light wear.
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
by Eliot, T.S.
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Scotia, New York, United States
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1939 Harcourt Brace stated first American edition. 1.25 price on dust jacket.Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. The main condition issue is an old, light dampstain visible along the book's spine, and on inside pages in the book's gutter. See the last two listing photos.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows a bit of edge wear, with small chips at the top and base of the spine. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.Please message me with any questions
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Wine from these Grapes & Epitaph for the Race of Man
by Millay, Edna St. Vincent (Signed)
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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Harper & Brothers, 1934-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.6000 8.2000 5.5000. Lacking dj. Cover shows minor wear and tanning. Pages clean.
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WINE FROM THESE GRAPES and EPITAPH FOR THE RACE OF MAN. Signed and limited edition
by Millay, Edna St. Vincent
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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Harper & Brothers, 1934T. hardcover. Good. . 2-volume set in slipcase. Set 287, signed by the author on the limitation page. Slipcase shows heavy wear, tear, rubbing, and loss. Books are near fine, pages clean.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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- 1906
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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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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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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- New
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- ISBN 13
- 9780802160478
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- 0802160476
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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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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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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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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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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- near fine
- Hardcover
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- first
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- Near Fine
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9781460257432
- ISBN 10
- 146025743X
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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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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Williamsville, New York, United States
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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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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- ISBN 13
- 9780913028452
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- 0913028452
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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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- First Edition
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- ISBN 13
- 9789810728496
- ISBN 10
- 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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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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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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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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- near fine
- Hardcover
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- first
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780682486231
- ISBN 10
- 068248623X
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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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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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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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