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.
![One for Sorrow Two for Joy [one of 25 signed copies]. Richard Holmes](/pictures/thumb/1203.jpg?v=1608696382)
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.....
![This Error is the Sign of Love [first edition, signed]. Lewis Hyde](/pictures/thumb/984.jpg?v=1608697342)
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.....
![Already Dead [first edition, signed]. Denis Johnson](/pictures/thumb/2111.jpg?v=1641275726)
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.....
![Resuscitation of a Hanged Man [first edition, review copy, signed]. Denis Johnson](/pictures/thumb/2110.jpg?v=1641275760)
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.....
New York: The Gotham Book Mart, 1947. First edition. 44 pp. Printed paper boards over quarter cloth backstrip. Rubbing and browning to edges, corners bumped. Edel's brief and poignant account of his visit to Zurich and Joyce's grave. Inscribed by Edel on the front free endpaper and dated March 1947.....
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.....
![Shooting a Farmhouse/So This is Nebraska. [one of 50 copies]. Ted Kooser](/pictures/thumb/2191.jpg?v=1651879730)
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.....
![On the Edge [first edition, review copy]. Philip Levine](/pictures/thumb/1706.jpg?v=1608703931)
Iowa City: Stone Wall Press, 1963. First edition. 62 pp. Gray paper wrappers with printed cover and spine label. Minor edgewear, spine a bit sunned. Advance review copy of Levine's first book. Although not called for, this copy is signed by Levine. The edition was published in a run of.....
![What Work Is [first edition, inscribed]. Philip Levine](/pictures/thumb/2115.jpg?v=1641275889)
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.....
![Eat the Worm [first edition, inscribed]. Michael Madsen](/pictures/thumb/1816.jpg?v=1608704449)
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.....
Colorado Springs: Jones Alley Fine Press, 1996. First edition. Original Wraps. First edition of the third book of poems by the acclaimed author of Ludlow. 30 pp. Original printed wraps. A fine copy, signed by Mason on the title-page.
Normal, IL: Dalkey Archive Press, 2002. First edition. Original wrappers. 186 pp. Original glossy perfect-bound printed wrappers. Fine copy. A major collection by the oracular master, signed on the half-title.
![The New Tourism [first edition, signed]. Harry Mathews](/pictures/thumb/1135.jpg?v=1608705244)
Key West: Sand Paper Press, 2010. First edition. Original Wraps. First edition. 56 pp. Original printed wrappers. A collection of poems by the enigmatic and important avant-garde writer, the first American member of the Oulipo. A fine copy, signed by Mathews on the half-title.
![Mainline to the Heart [first edition, boards issue]. Clive Matson](/pictures/thumb/1618.jpg?v=1608705440)
New York: Poets Press, 1966. First edition. String-sewn and bound into full red cloth, lettered in gilt on the front board. Introduction by John Wieners. Drawings by Erin Matson. Minor darkening to the spine, else fine. Matson's first book, signed on the half-title. According to Peter Howard’s penciled notes within.....
n.p. 1981. First edition. Side-stapled wrappers. Slight rubbing to corners, near fine. An edition of 75 numbered copies, signed by both poets. Cover art uncredited but likely by Mayer.