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SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM
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SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM

by Hughes, Langston

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Used - Very Good in somewhat scuffed two-toned cloth; missing the dust jacket; corners, top and bottom of spine bumped; dampstaining to
Published
1942
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good in somewhat scuffed two-toned cloth; missing the dust jacket; corners, top and bottom of spine bumped; dampstaining to botton inch and a half of spine; a few words written on rear pastedown; foxed . 8.5 x 6 x .65 inches. First Edition, First Printing Signed and inscribed by the… Read more about this item
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PATERSON (BOOK FIVE)

PATERSON (BOOK FIVE)

by Williams, William Carlos

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Used - Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket; endpapers lightly foxed; rubbed section on first free endpaper, perhaps where a bookplate
Published
1958
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Hardcover
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New York: New Directions, 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket; endpapers lightly foxed; rubbed section on first free endpaper, perhaps where a bookplate was removed; jacket is foxed and soiled with slight edgewear. 9.5 x 6.5 x .5 inches. First Edition The final book in his Paterson epic
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W.C.W. --- F.H.W. APRIL 18, 1959

by Williams, William Carlos

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Used - Near Fine; four-page French fold; tiny spot on cover
Published
1959
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Paperback
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New York: [New Directions], 1959. Paperback. Near Fine; four-page French fold; tiny spot on cover. 3.5 x 5.5 inxhes. One of one hundred copies Printed at the press of noted pacifist Igal Roodenko
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THE SONG OF SONGS

THE SONG OF SONGS

by Bible, Old Testament [Graves, Robert]

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Used - Very Good in unclipped dust jacket
Published
1973
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Hardback
ISBN
9780517508015
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New York: Clarkson N. Potter / distr. By Crown, 1973. Hardback. Very Good in unclipped dust jacket. 10.8 x 8.25 x .5 inches. First American Edition Translated with an introduction by Graves; illustrated by Hans Enri
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THE BEST OF ROBERT SERVICE

THE BEST OF ROBERT SERVICE

by Service, Robert

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Used - Very Good in wrappers
Published
[1953]
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Paperback
ISBN
9780399550089
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New York: Perigee/Putnam, [1953]. Paperback. Very Good in wrappers . 5.1 x 7.7 x .6 inches. Fifth Printing 101 of the great Canadian poet's best; includes index of first lines; 216 pages.
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EARLY POEMS AND STORIES
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EARLY POEMS AND STORIES

by Yeats, W.B.

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Used - Fine in a custom-made clamshell box; green cloth-backed brown paper boards with paper labels on both front and spine; bookplate
Published
1925
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Hardcover
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1925. Hardcover. Fine in a custom-made clamshell box; green cloth-backed brown paper boards with paper labels on both front and spine; bookplate of Helen Burd Dickson on the front endpaper; oversized (11.25 x 8 inches with book measuring 8 x 5.25 inches) brown morocco-backed linen clamshell box with leather trim on the fore-edge and… Read more about this item
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SELECTED POEMS

SELECTED POEMS

by Frost, Robert

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Used - About Very Good; corners beat up and top and bottom of spine worn; green topstain; clean and unmarked.
Published
1924
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Hardcover
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New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1924. Hardcover. About Very Good; corners beat up and top and bottom of spine worn; green topstain; clean and unmarked.. 8 x 8.25 x .75 inches. Second Printing Stated Poems selected from North of Boston, A Boy's Will and Mountain Interval.
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THE ILIAD OF HOMER

THE ILIAD OF HOMER

by Homer

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Used - About Very Good in Fair dust jacket; corners and top and bottom of spine bumped and worn; penciled price on ffep; previous owner
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[c. 1950]
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Hardcover
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New Brunswick NJ: Modern Library, [c. 1950]. Hardcover. About Very Good in Fair dust jacket; corners and top and bottom of spine bumped and worn; penciled price on ffep; previous owner name and address on ffep verso; spine a bit loose; dj somewhat tattered with large chips and some penciled notes.. 7.25 x 5 x .9 inches. Translated… Read more about this item
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MYTHS & TEXTS

by Snyder, Gary

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Used - Near Fine in Fine mylar-protected dust jacket; slightest foxing to edges of text block
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780811206853
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New York: New Directions, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine in Fine mylar-protected dust jacket; slightest foxing to edges of text block. 8.25 x 5.75 x .625 inches. First Issue of this revised format with the author's name misspelled as 'Synder' on spine The sun is but a morning star'; new introduction by the author
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WHY WAR IS NEVER A GOOD IDEA

by Walker, Alice

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Used - Fine in dust jacket
Published
2007
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780060753856
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New York: HarperCollins, 2007. Hardcover. Fine in dust jacket. 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches. First Edition An eloquent anti-war poem from the Pulitzer prize winner
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POEMS OF COMFORT AND HEALING

by Pizer, Marjorie

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Used - Fine in dustjacket
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780831767983
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New York: Smithmark, 1992. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. 12mo. First U.S. Edition
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SELECTED POEMS

by Yeats, W.B.

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Used - VG+/NF, remainder mark and owner's stamp on tail, spot on back of dust jacket
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780517073964
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New York: Gramercy Books, 1992. Hardcover. VG+/NF, remainder mark and owner's stamp on tail, spot on back of dust jacket. 12mo. First Edition
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THE JOURNALS OF SUSANNA MOODIE

by Atwood, Margaret and Pachter, Charles

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Used - Fine in near fine slipcase, slight abrasion on rear panel of slipcase
Published
1997
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780395880432
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Hardcover. Fine in near fine slipcase, slight abrasion on rear panel of slipcase. quarto. Edition Not Stated A reproduction of the original, hand-printed edition; memoir by serigraph creator Pachter and an introduction by David Staines
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THE BEST LOVED POEMS OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSIS

by Kennedy, Caroline

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Published
2001
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780786868094
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New York: Hyperion, 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket; slight edgewear. 8.9 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches. First Edition Lovely book of classic poems; something every young person should read
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THERE'S LOVE ALL DAY

by Patchen, Kenneth

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Used - NF/NF, dust jacket is price clipped
Published
1970
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780875290676
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Kansas City MO: Hallmark Editions, 1970. Hardcover. NF/NF, dust jacket is price clipped. long 12mo. First Edition as Compiled Illustrated by Tom di Grazia
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