The Dream of the Unified Field: Selected Poems 1974-1994 [first edition, signed]
New York: Ecco Press, 1995. First edition. First edition. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A fine copy in a fine jacket, signed by Jorie Graham on the title-page.
New York: Ecco Press, 1995. First edition. First edition. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A fine copy in a fine jacket, signed by Jorie Graham on the title-page.
New York: The Ecco Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of Graham's third book. A fine copy in a fine jacket, signed by the author on the title-page.
[New York]: [Henrik Drescher], 1986. First edition. [52] pp. Sewn wrappers, with a roughly trimmed translucent outer wrapper and gray paper inner wrapper, with a gold leaf rectangle hand painted on the inner wrapper. Some minor wear, near fine. Inscribed by Drescher on the title-page and dated 1986. In the.....
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1966. First edition. Paperback. First edition of the first book by this former poet laureate of Alaska. A clean copy in wraps with a touch of surface wear and some slight spotting on the top edge. Signed by Haines on the title-page.
Paris: Contact Publishing Company, 1923. First edition. 60 pp. Original perfect-bound printed wrappers. The first collection of verse by the great American painter, written while he was living the life of an “impecunious exile” in Berlin and published by his friend Robert McAlmon. A fresh, fine copy of a fragile.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First edition. 76 pp. Full black cloth, lettered in copper on the spine and blind on the front board, with the dust jacket. Includes "The Presumptions of Death" with illustrations by Leonard Baskin, first published in a limited edition by the Gehenna Press. A......
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First edition. 75 pp. Dark blue cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt on the spine and blind on the front board, with the dust jacket. Remainder mark on the bottom edge, else a fine copy. Signed by Hecht on the title-page.
New York: The Academy of American Poets, 1974. First edition. Original Wraps. Printed perfect-bound wrappers. 95 pp. Anthology of poetry prize winners includes Stephen Dunn, Tess Gallagher, Larry Levis, and Gregory Orr, among others. Inscribed by Hoffman on the title-page to Carter Burden. Fine copy.
London: Cafe Books, 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. 24 pp. Sewn printed wrappers. The first book, a collection of poems, by the noted biographer of Shelley and Coleridge. Of a total edition of 500 copies, this is one of 25 copies signed and numbered by the author. Fine copy.
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1981. Broadside. Poem printed letterpress, illustration in color surrounding the poem. with a color illustration in the margins. Printed for the Zamorano Club and the Book Club of Los Angeles January 7, 1981. Inscribed by Hoyem at the lower left hand corner and dated Jan 7.....
Paris: Éditions Totem/Librairie José Corti, 1932. First edition. 232 pp. Original publisher's printed wrappers. Minor handling wear, yapped edges a little rubbed. Very clean overall. A play by the great Chilean poet. Gilles de Rais was the notorious knight who fought alongside Joan of Arc but is better known as.....
Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1988. First edition. Original Wraps. First edition of the first book of poems by the acclaimed translator and author of the classic The Gift. 64 pp. Printed glossy wrappers. A touch of wear to the corners, else a fine copy, inscribed by Hyde on the half-title and.....
Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, one of 1000 copies printed. 198 pp. Red paper boards over black buckram backstrip, lettered and decorated in gilt, with the dust jacket. The jacket shows some minor rubbing but is fairly clean overall. Two newspaper articles about Gilbert's exhibition on.....
New York: HarperCollins, 1997. First edition. 437 pp. Black paper boards over black paper backstrip, spine lettered in silver, with the dust jacket. Slight rubbing to head and tail of jacket spine, near fine. Johnson's follow-up to his classic collection Jesus' Son, a murky noir set on the northern California.....
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. First edition. 257 pp. White paper boards over white cloth backstrip, spine lettered in black, with the dust jacket. Slight rubbing to head and tail of jacket spine, some minor toning to jacket, near fine. Review copy, with review slip, promo material, and.....
New York and Penland: The Jargon Society, 1969. First edition. [20] pp. Tall narrow octavo, hand-sewn marbled printed wrappers. Some minor rubbing to edges. Hand correction in text on p. [7]. One of 500 numbered copies, signed by Johnson and Davenport. Printed by Heritage Printers of Charlotte, NC, on Fabriano.....
Los Angeles: Femme de Chartres Books, 2001. First edition. Original Wraps. First edition, one of 75 numbered copies printed. 22 pp. Original printed stapled wraps. Scarce first book by the award-winning actress and composer. With a full-page inscription by the author on the copyright page, dated 2002. Very faint sticker.....
Los Angeles: Cloverfield Press, 2005. Second printing. Original Wraps. First edition, second printing, stated. Embossed on the title-page with the Cloverfield Press mark, and hand numbered (no. 1368). Stapled wraps, as issued, with letterpress-printed dust jacket and endpapers. Illustration by Emma Hedditch. Although not called for, this copy is signed.....
Denver: The Ally Press, 1975. First edition, limited issue. [8] pp. Sewn printed wrappers, French flaps. Some toning to spine, else a fine copy. One of 50 signed and numbered copies, of a total edition of 200. An early publication by the future U.S. poet laureate. Laid in is a......
New York: Spring Street Press, 1975. First edition. Original wrappers. Oblong stapled wrappers. [12] leaves, printed on rectos only. Title and publication information rubber-stamped on front cover and inside cover, respectively. One of 100 numbered copies, signed by Lauterbach, and additionally inscribed by her, dated April 1975. Slight edgewear to.....
Tuscaloosa: INK-A! Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, one of 50 copies printed, signed by the author. Bound signatures sewn into cloth boards, printed label on spine, cassette (!) laid in integral traycase. An early production of the press, nicely printed on hand-dyed paper, with several illustrations and fold-outs.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First edition. 77 pp. Full deep rose cloth, lettered in gilt and blind, with the dust jacket. Slight toning to jacket verso, small crease to top edge of rear jacket panel, near fine. An important collection, winner of the National Book Award. Inscribed by.....
Easthampton, MA: Adastra Press, 1993. First edition thus. Original Wraps. Orignal printed wrappers. 68 pp. First published in 1990 by Houghton Mifflin. A fine copy, signed by the author on the title-page.
Santa Cruz: Moving Parts Press, 1994. First edition. [20] pp. Tall narrow textured wrappers, title label on front cover printed in red. "Published in association with Porter College, University of California, Santa Cruz." Designed and printed by Felicia Rice. One of 150 copies printed, this copy inscribed by Mackey on.....
New York: Vantage Press, 1995. First edition. 63 pp. Perfect-bound glossy wrappers. Bit of surface wear, minor crease to front cover. Lengthily inscribed by Madsen in verse on the half-title, dated in 1997. An early collection of Bukowski-esque poems by the actor perhaps best known for ensuring that "Stuck in.....