Search Results: Titles starting with B from Lorne Bair Rare Books

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. First edition. 72 pp. Advance Reading Copy /Uncorrected Proof in printed wrappers, with business card and brief typed (tls) letter from poet/editor Peter Davison to another poet/editor laid in. Interesting association between three poets. The poet has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and a winner of The Poets' Prize. Fine.

Brunswick, ME: Blackberry, 1981. First Edition. Stapled wrappers; thin 8vo. Cover art by Franco Beltrametti. A handful of poems by the Maine poet reproducing his handwriting. Fine.

Greenville, NC: Independent Press, 2009. Stapled light blue-grey wrappers with pasted on tissue covers; 8vo. 30 pages. Signed, dated, and inscribed by the poet to another small press poet/publisher ssin blue ink on title page. Fine.

New York: Norton, 1995. First edition. 85 pp. An uncorrected proof in gray printed wrappers of the poet's third collection of poems. Martinez was born in Cuba, but raised in Spain and California. He lives in Florida. His most recent book was chosen by Jorie Graham for the National Poetry Series. Fine.

New York: Norton, 1995. First Edition. Green cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 105 pp. Business card from the editor with a brief note (ten words: "thanks ... for your support") to a poet who gives a blurb for the dust jacket. Martinez was born in Cuba, but raised in Spain and California. He lives in Florida. His most recent book was chosen by Jorie Graham for the National Poetry Series. Fine in fine dust jacket.

no place: First Publications, 1987. First Edition. Stapled wrappers; thin 8vo. Illustrations by James Sharper. Chapbook in rhyming verse, lightly erotic: "'Cause Sadie moved like water poured..."., with black and white drawings. Signed by the poet. Scarce book by the African-American Virginia poet. Soiled covers, else very good.

Berkeley: Oyez, 1975. First Edition. Green printed wrappers; thin 8vo. A presentation copy: inscribed to "Dear Jane [Cooper], here is poem you read 1 1/2 year ago and partly changed (you are responsible for a few words in Part VI I think)--Good to be in NY again. 18-10-1975.  Tomas"  With four small emendations to the text. A near fine copy of the Nobel Laureate's first long poem originally published in Sweden in 1974. A scarce signature and a generous inscription to another poet. (In removable myalr protective covers.). Jane Cooper was on the faculty of Sarah Lawrence for many years, a distinguished and award-wining poet she died in 2007.

London: Faber & Faber, 1999. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers; small 8vo. 52 pp. Signed by the poet. The Libretto of an opera set on the Mexican Border. Fine copy, published in paper only.

London: Faber & Faber, 1979. First edition. Blue wrappers; small 8vo. 59 pp. Although not indicated these are uncorrrected proofs. The poet's fourth book in an advance state. No hardcover issued. Sunned at extremities, minor wear, overall very good.

New Rochelle: James L. Weil, 1994. First Edition. Sewn blue wrappers; oblong 8vo. One of 50 printed "at the Kelly-Winterton Press". Six short poems. Fine.

Buffalow: Meow, 1996. First edition. Small chapbook, oblong. One of 100 copies. LANGUAGE poetry. Fine.

Hartford: Potes & Poets Press, 1982. First Edition. Stapled decorated wrappers; thin 8vo. Prose poem. One of 300 copies. Spine faded. About very good.

Boston: Origin, 1977. First edition. Original wraps with paper label, printed in England at Skelton's Press; 32mo. 1/200 copies. Near fine.

New York: Stein and Day, 1963. First Edition. Rust cloth-backed, yellow boards, green top stain; 8vo. 126 pp. Thomas' screenplay based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story. Part of a S&D screenplay series meant to be read; no equivalent UK edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. (In a removable protective mylar cover.).

New York: Carroll & Graf/ An Otto Penzler Book, 2002. First edition. An uncorrected proof copy in illustrated wrappers of this short novel, a mystery of sorts set on a mid-70's college campus. Lightly scuffed, otherwise fine.

New York: Excelsior Press, 1960. First edition. Yellow wrappers; Fred McDarrah photo on front. Kerouac, Mailer, Leroi Jones, etc. Illustrations by Oldenburg and Elaine deKooning created for this edition. Classic early anthology. Toned wraps, corners bumped; clean interior except for marks on pgs. 10 and 11. Very good. (In removable poly protective covers.).

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. First Edition. Original light green cloth w/ dark green lettering in dust jacket; small 8vo. 55 pp. The poet's first book, only 750 copies issued; reissued at a later date by Harcourt Brace, who bought Reynal in 1947. This copy signed and inscribed on the ffep "for __ __/ With thanks for his kind gift/..../Richard Wilbur/ Cummington/ 27 February 2012". The dust jacket flaps and endpapers with old cello tape, residue from removed bookplate, else very good, in a worn and price-clipped good dust jacket (in removable protective archival jacket).

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. First Edition. Original light green cloth w/ dark green lettering in dust jacket; small 8vo. 55 pp. The poet's first book, only 750 copies issued; reissued at a later date by Harcourt Brace, who bought Reynal in 1947. This copy signed and briefly inscribed; the. Prev. owner's name and small (pencil eraser-sized) ink out on the ffep, a small inventory number under the flap, edges sunned, still very good, in a dust jacket the verso reinforced in three spots by white postage stamp ends else a bit worn and creased and easily good or better and complete (not price-clipped). Better than most copies we have seen. (in removable protective archival jacket).

London: Fortune Press, 1925. First edition. Green wrappers with paper label on the front cover; 8vo. 32pp. The Anglo-Irish writer's first book. An uncut copy. Yapped edges are creased, worn at crown, but complete. Overall easily very good. Day-Lewis led a very productive life as a writer, beginning with his friendship at Oxford with Auden. In addition to being named Poet Laureate in 1968, he wrote many successful mystery novels under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake. His son is the actor Daniel Day-Lewis.

New York: Norton, 1995. First edition. An uncorrected proof copy in plain printed wrappers of the poet's fourth collection. Bottom corner bumped, otherwise fine.