Search Results: Poetry from Book Happy Booksellers

Phoenix Press, 1998. Limited Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 61pp; Clean, tight copy, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Poetry collection.

Hollywood, CA: Burr McIntosh. Softcover. Good+. 119pp; Light green card covers, edgewear & minor staining to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author (dated 1937). Cheerful philosophy poems, selected from the many read by Burr McIntosh (1862-1942),"The Cheerful Philosopher" from various radio stations over twelve years. McIntosh was an American lecturer, photographer, film studio owner, silent film actor, author and publisher of the Burr McIntosh Monthly. Published circa 1930s.

Ridgewood, NJ: Meeting House Press, 1984. Softcover. Very Good. 195pp; A few smudges to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Collection of Chinese poetry (translated to English) about nature and humanity. Hymns of Humanity series III.

New York: Venom Press, 1993. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 80pp; Covers slightly rubbed, clean, tight copy, VG condition. Collection of poems.

Singapore: Singapore Association of Writers, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 126pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Signed by Translator (William I. Elliott). Poems by acclaimed Japanese poet and translator. Includes a short biography and an essay by Tian Yuan. Text in Japanese and English.

Ilkley, Yorkshire: Yorkshire Dialect Society, 1970. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 64pp; Previous owner's stamp to title page, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Collection of ballads & poems in Yorkshire dialect from the Three Ridings, which demonstrate the differences in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation in various parts of the county. Introduction by Stanley Ellis.

New York: Greenwillow Books, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 150pp; DJ price-clipped, clean, tight copy, VG+/VG condition. Anthology of poems about art & architecture.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/None. 257pp; No DJ, navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, previous owner's name to front pastedown, light scuffing to boards, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. Analysis of the life and work of Russian poet Fedor Tiutchev.

Copper Canyon Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; Brown paper covers bound with thread, illustrated paper title label to front, deckle edges, corners of covers slightly bent, a few tiny tears to covers, text pages slightly wrinkled at top, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Edition limited to 300 copies, Inscribed & Signed by Author. (Signed in two places)

Chicago: P. F. Volland Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. 5" x 6" Hardcover; 12pp; Paper covered illustrated boards with metal title plate to front, a few nicks to covers, illustrated endpapers, previous owner's name to front pastedown, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Attractive antique gift book with poems and pretty pastel illustrations of birds and foliage facing each poem.

San Luis Obispo, CA: Solo Press, 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Good+. 8-1/2 x 11 Wraps; 72pp; Covers slightly curled at corners, light damp stain to back cover & a few pages, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Scarce, vintage anthology of women's poetry. Contributors include: Chana Bloch, Beverly Dahlen, Nia Francisco, Diana Huntress, Shirley Kaufman, Maxine Kumin, Glenna Luschei, Carolyn Maisel, Diana O'Hehir, Silvia Ortiz, Linda Pastan, Marge Piercy, Carolyn M. Rodgers, Del Marie Rogers, Sonia Sanchez, Susan F. Schaeffer, Lynn Strongin & M. Trap.

Winston-Salem, NC: The Jargon Society, 1992. Softcover. Fine/Near Fine. Softcover in DJ; 123pp; DJ & covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Fine/Near Fine condition. Poetry collection. Illustrated.

Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 230pp; Green buckram boards with gilt titling to spine, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Twayne's World Authors Series, A Survey of the World's Literature: China No. 562. Study of one of the major literary figures during the Yuan Dynasty in China (1260-1368).

Oakland, CA: Mama's Press, 1973. Softcover. Good. Wraps; 57pp; Minor staining to front cover, previous owner's name to title page, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Collection of poems by radical feminist.

Barton, Cambridge, UK: Bird's Farm Publications, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8" x 5-3/4" Wraps; 40pp; Slight handling wear to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author to Stephen Jay Gould. (From the collection of Stephen Jay Gould.) Poetry by "self-confessed scientist, writer, conservationist, bird-watcher, photographer, motorcycle enthusiast and beachcomber" who grew up in South Wales.

Boston: William D. Ticknor & Co., 1846. Hardcover. Good+. 283pp; Half leather with marbled paper boards, raised bands, boards edgeworn, paper rubbed, marbled original endpapers, pages bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Second volume of two-volume work on ancient and modern minstrelsy, originally published in 1827. Includes many examples, including: Fause Foodrage, Fair Janet, Clerk Saunders, Johnie Scot, Andrew Lamie, Young Hastings the Groom, Fair Annie, Willie Wallace, and many more.

Raynesford, MT: T.H.A.R. Institute, 1977. Softcover. Very Good. 97pp; Covers age-toned, pages clean & tight, VG condition. Self-published poetry collection. Illustrated with drawings.

London: New Departures, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 40pp; Clean, tight copy, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Chapbook of 19 love poems. New Departures 9.

Delta, BC: The Sono Nis Press, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 79pp; Gift inscr., else clean, tight copy, VG/VG condition. Signed by Author. Poems by Northwest poet, a student of Theodore Roethke.

Solana Beach, CA: Pillars Publishing, Inc., 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 113pp; Illustrated laminated boards, clean, tight copy, Fine condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author on p. 17. Publisher's leaflets laid in. Mystical poetry.