Search Results: poetry from Bailey Bonzo Books

Buenos Aires: Losada, 1956. Book. Illus. by Raul Soldi. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cream cloth with gilt design to the front , brown title panel with beige lettering to the spine. 105 pp. Red EPs This copy is VG+ in a VG, unclipped ( no price) DJ. Color plate frontispiece. Exterior has minimal/modest toning near the edges but edges are sharp.Inside is unmarked, crisp, and firmly bound with minimal toning. TEG. DJ has a 1" closed tear at top near the spine, 1/2" closed tear at bottom/front spine, modestly sunned spine, and other assorted toning spots. Bottom edges are quite good, but a few chips at the top. Printed 5 Octubre 1956 per the colophon.This edition is SCARCE..

New York, NY: Harcourt , Brace & Company, 1958. Book. VG+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown/black hardcover with 95 on both boards with black spine wrap and gilt lettering to the spine. Second printing as indicated by " B.12.58" at the top of the copyright page. This copy is VG+ in a VG, unclipped ( $4.00) DJ designed by Janet Halverson. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Front and back forward edges with modest sunning. Interior has PO armorial BP on inside front board.Otherwise unmarked, crisp , and lightly toned. DJ front lower edge has a 3 " closed tear. Modest chipping at spine ends, but little elsewhere. Modestly rubbed. .

David Phillip Publishers, 1995. Book. VG+. Pictorial Cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial hard paper cover.35 pages. SIGNED by STEPHEN GRAY. This copy is VG+ and the omly copy in the U.S. on Abe as of June 2020. Covers have minimal soiling . edges are unblemished. Interior is crisp, clean, unmarked, and tightly bound. Modest, even toning throughout..

Chicago: American Publishers' Association, 1892. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Burgundy bland stamped cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " John L. Hays Compliments W.C. Jones "on the FFEP. This copy is VG. All page edges gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Exterior is rich. Front gilt bright. Spine gilt a bit sun darkened. Edges, spine ends, tips are minimally rubbed. Decorative EPs. FEP is loose , but present. EPs with ownership stamp of Hinkle Hays ( John's son...noted attorney from Sullivan, Ind. and brother to Will Harrison Hays Former U.S. Postmaster General and author of the "Hays Code" in the Motion Picture Industry). Unmarked, crisp, and tight. SCARCE SIGNED. No other such as of November 2023..

Francestown, NH: Marshall Jones Company, 1954. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Burgundy cloth with gilted tiles and gilted bird. SIGNED by George Abbe on FEP. This copy is VG in a VG, unclipped ($2.50) DJ. Exterior is clean and bright with one bump on the gront/top board and minor soiling. Minimal edge wear. Interior is clear, unmarked , and firmly bound. Moderate toning to both boards/EPs near the spine. Otherwise, modest, even toning throughout. DJ has moderate chipping/closed tears around the edges and moderately sunned spine..

London: P.J. and A.E. Dobell, 1922. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Dark blue cloth with gilt portrait/silhouette to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. Exterior is rich with minimal wear to tips, spine ends , or edges. Gilt is bright. Spine is very modestly sunned. Inside has neat PO signature and 1927 date on FEP, otherwise unmarked, firmly bound with moderate toning to EPs but modest to text block. Very nice. Printed by Robert Stockwell. .

London: Secker & Warburg, 1983. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Red cloth with gilted tiles. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Alan Brownjohn, " Inscribed for Mary Austin-- With every good wish--Alan Brownjohn--London--30 th July 1986". Also laid in is a 4 page pamphlet about the Poetry Book Society. This copy is FINE in a VG DJ. Book is pristine inside and out. Unclipped DJ has a little edge wear and a small ( 1/2" ) closed tear/diagonal crease to the bottom front..

Peoria, Ill: Spoon River Press, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ISBN's 0944024084, 0933180454, 0933180675, and 0933180772. All bound in matching navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spines. 407 pp., 337 pp., 480 pp., and 194 pp. "Prose" and "Poetry , Vol. III are First editions, the other two are Second Printings. Publication dates of 1988, 1984, 1985, and 1986, respectively. Per the Spoon River Press website, a planned Vol.II of Lindsay's Prose ( devoted mostly to The Golden Book of Springfield) was never published as of 2020. These copies are all FINE in FINE, unclipped DJs. No noticeable blemishes. All volumes look and feel unread. " Complete & with Lindsay's drawings." Pristine and Unique. No other such sets available on Abe as of July 2021. .

Buenos Aires and Madrid: Losada and El Bardo, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperbacks.BOTH SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Juan Orrego Salas, noted Chilean poet, composer, and Winner of the National Arts Award, in Spanish ( which I cannot make out). These copies are NEAR FINE with hints of wear only. Insides have a few small creases . Unmarked, firmly bound with modest toning. Hondo (1968) has the RARE Errata strip. Spanish text. .

Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Extremo Sur and Ediciones Mar del Plata, 1986. Book. Fine. Paperback. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition paperbacks . ALL THREE SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Juan Orrego Salas, noted Chilean poet, composer, and winner of Chile's National Arts Award , in Spanish ( which I cannot make out). El Infierno (1991) also has a piece of envelope with the author's return address stamp laid in.Cuerteto(1988) is from the author's library with his stamp on the BEP. These copies are FINE. Look and feel unread. Spanish text. Unique/ SCARCE with this provenance..

Bloomington, In: Indiana Univ Pr, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Orange cloth with gilt design to front and gilt lettering to spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE, unclipped ( no price) DJ. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by BOTH Phillip Appleman AND Rudy Pozzatti. RARE as such-- no other such found as of September 2021. Exterior has hints of wear at spine ends and tips, but is rich with bright lettering. Inside is otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight. DJ has modest curling at top and bottom edges and a couple of very small chips, but is bright and colorful. Very nice..

Indianapolis, In: Bobbs- Merrill, 1904. Book. Illus. by C.M. Relyea and Will Vawter. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Olive green decorative cloth with gilt wreath/ lettering to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. Cover design by Margaret Armstrong with the MA stamp to the bottom front cover. Frontispiece WITH tissue guard. December 1904 to CR page. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Very minimal rubbing. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight. Exceptional..

New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition..In quarter gray cloth wrap to black textured covers with silver and bronze tiles...This copy is FINE in a VG DJ...The exterior has a hint of sunning at the top edges, inside is unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound...The pictorial DJ has some toning around the edges and a (1/8") closed tear at the top front. Feels unread..

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1873. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Fine Binding. Tooled morocco. Five raised bands. All edges gilt. gilt lettering to the spine. Marbled EPs. Gilt etchings along inside board edges. This copy is NEAR FINE. Exterior has minor rubbing other than worn tips/ bottom edges. Inside has PO armorial BP to front paste down. Tissue guarded frontispiece of the author as well as 16 additional plates with tissue guards. Quite Lovely. .

London: Fulcrum Press, 1965. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Papercuts by John Picking and Pete McGinn. 28pp. The first printing from Fulcrum . Printed paper DJ over paper wraps. This copy is FINE . No noticeable blemishes. DJ is VG+ with modest age toning but only a hint of wear.PO armorial on front inside cover..

Philadelphia: Parry & McMillan, 1856. Book. Illus. by Felix O.C.Darley. VG+. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bright green cloth with raised borders front and back with elaborate gilt designs front back and spine. Gilt lettering to the spine. All page edges gilt. 408 pp. " Engraved by American artists...New Edition.." This copy is VG+. Exterior has minimal soil spots, modest rubbing, and modest wear to edges, tips, and spine ends. Inside has neat PO signature to FEP.. Otherwise unmarked, with minimal/modest toning / scattered foxing. Double frontispiece with tissue guard. Seven other illustrations, all with tissue guards. Lovely. SCARCE as only two other copies found on Abe as of July 2021...neither from this publisher or year..

New York, NY: The Century Co., 1928. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition with matching dates to Title and CR pages. Blue cloth with blind stamp front cover and gilt lettering to spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a VG, unclipped ( no price ) Brodart protected DJ, with the notation " Limited Edition, Printed from type" on the front of DJ. Exterior is rich with very minimal wear to tips/edges/spine ends. Gilt and spine are modestly sun faded. Inside has neat gift inscription FEP. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest toning. SCARCE DJ has a 2" chip missing from top of spine, 1/2" missing from bottom of spine. Inside front flap has a 2" x 3" triangular open tear across the bottom. Limited Edition published for the Modern Language Association of America. SCARCE . No other such found on ViaLibri as of June 2023..

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1875. Book. VG+. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This edition is part of Lord Lytton's Miscellaneous Works, as so stated in gilt on the spine. Green cloth with black design to covers and spine with gilt lettering...Exterior is VG+ with a touch of rubbing on the spine hinge, but clear, clean, and bright...Brown end papers...Inside has modest toning, but is unmarked, clear, and firmly bound...

Cape Town, So. Africa: David Phillip, 1982. Book. VG+. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Hard paper, Blue/white/black pictorial cover. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Stephen Gray, " For Albert Watheim, with greetings, Stephen, ". This copy is VG+. Some rubbing to exterior/ a small crease to back edge. Interior is clear, crisp and firmly bound. 34 pages of poems by one of South Africa's premeir poets. SCARCE in SIGNED and INSCRIBED..

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1924. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition, 1924, Revised and enlarged, so stated. Decorative embossed blue cloth with gilt lettering/ designs to the spine. This copy is VG. Top edges gilt. Decorative EPs. ( Front one is missing, else NEAR FINE). Exterior is rich, gilt is bright. Minimal wear to edges, tips, spine ends (are modestly crimped) and spine is modestly sunned . Inside is unmarked, firmly bound and minimally toned. Very nice..