Ruining the New Road

New York: Random House, (1970). First Edition. Hardcover. Mild sunning to the top edge of the cloth; slightly cocked. Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper with two small closed tears. Poet's first book, especially uncommon in this hardcover issue.

New York: Random House, 1970. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 54 pages. A collection of poems. A tight near fine copy in blue cloth with some slight fading to the top edge of the boards and in a near fine dust jacket.

New York: Random House, 1970. Softcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Small quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Faint sunning along the edges, else fine in a modestly toned, near fine dust jacket. Advance Review copy, with publishers material laid in.

New York: Random House, 1970. First edition. Softcover. Simultaneous paperback issue of this collection of poems. A very good copy in wrappers with some minor wear and some foxing. Signed and inscribed by Matthews on the half title page to poet Linda Pastan.

New York: Random House, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Ex-library with the usual markings, tape shadows on the pastedowns, and foxing to the edges, very good in a very good dust jacket with toning and edgewear including a tear to the top of the front panel. Singed by the poet on the title page. Matthews' first… Read more about this item

The author's first collection of poetry, with praise from John Hollander and Charles Simic on the rear panel. Fine in fine dw, briefly INSCRIBED by Matthews on the title page, and dated 1978 in Aspen; Matthews has also added a small drawing of an Aspen tree.

New York: Random House, 1970. First Edition. Blue cloth in dust jacket; large 8vo. 53 pp. Poet's first regularly published collection. Top edge of the cloth sunned; complete dust jacket front fold creased, worn, no chips, along the top edge, but very good. Jacket is misaligned, seemingly as provided by the publisher.

New York: Random House, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Slight sunning to the edges of the boards, near fine in an about fine dustwrapper with a tiny tear.

New York: Random House, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Sunning to the edges of the boards, else fine in internally repaired, about very good dustwrapper with several short tears.

New York: Random House, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Neat gift inscription and sunning to the edges of the boards, near fine in an about fine dustwrapper.

New York: Random House, 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Small quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Faint toning, a bit of wear along the edges, near fine. Advance Review copy, with publishers material laid in.

Random House, 1970. First edition, first printing. SIGNED. Near fine light blue boards in like pictorial dustjacket with light age tone blemish to top edge of cover, barely seen and bottom edge of back cover. The poet's first full collection of poems. Always strong work by this poet. Praise from John Hollander, Charles Simic. Fully signed by the poet… Read more about this item

RANDOM Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ..

Random House, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Missing. Signed by Author. New York, 1970; signed by author on title page; blue cloth covered boards; board edges scuffed and faded; no dust jacket; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 54 pages.

New York: Cooper Dillon, 1970. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof of the reprint. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. Laid in is the publisher's promotional material and typed letter addressed to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco. Poetry.

Cooper Dillon Books, January 2011. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Random House. Very Good. 1970. First Edition. Softcover. 0685790517 . Moderate cover wear. Initials on the endpaper. ; Book of poems. ; 8vo; 54 pages .

New York : Random House , 1970. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 53 pages, blue cloth covers, in an unclipped dust jacket that has a small closed tear and chip to the font panel. Previous owner's signature blacked out at top of front fly leaf otherwise clean. Poet's first book. Record # 408125

New York: Random House, 1970. First printing of the first edition of the author's first book. Near fine. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Lou & Joan Lipsitz, poets in Chapel Hill, NC. Faint crinkling to top corner of back cover. Also includes a laid-in typescript copy of his poem, "September… Read more about this item

Random House, 1970. Hardcover in very good condition with very good dust jacket.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.