The Book of Nods
New York: Viking Penguin, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the scarce hardcover issue of Carroll's collection of prose poems. 172 pp. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
New York: Viking Penguin, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the scarce hardcover issue of Carroll's collection of prose poems. 172 pp. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1973. First edition. Paperback. First edition, the simultaneous softcover issue, of Carroll's first book to be published by a mainstream publisher. Cover art by Larry Rivers. A very good copy, with some old staining to the edges and the bottom of the wraps, and a slight.....
Omaha: Bradypress, 1999. First edition. Original wrappers. String-sewn wrappers, printed label on front cover. One of 150 numbered copies. Fine copy.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First edition. 149 pp. Tan and brown paper boards, spine lettered in silver, with the dust jacket. Head and tail of spine rubbed, small nick on top edge of front board. One of Carson's earlier and most beloved works, "a novel in verse." The.....
London: Faber and Faber, 1997. First edition. Original Wraps. 160 pp. Glossy printed wrappers, a paperback original. Lower front corner very slightly rubbed, still a just about fine copy. An early Carson appearance in book form.
Paris: Arthaud, 1989. First French edition. 100 pp. Full tan cloth, spine lettered in brown, with the dust jacket. Old stain to top of rear board and spine and corner of front board, affecting verso of jacket as well, slight dampstaining to top edge of last twenty leaves. Introduction by.....
Concord: William B. Ewert, 1986. First edition. Printed boards over cloth backstrip, printed spine label mounted. Of a total edition of 136 copies, this is one of 36 copies in boards, this copy unnumbered and inscribed by the publisher, and additionally signed by Carver. A collection of 10 poems, none.....
Concord: William B. Ewert, 1987. First edition thus. Handmade paper boards over cloth backstrip, printed spine label mounted. One of 75 numbered copies, signed by Carver. A single story, which was originally published in Esquire. Fine copy.
Concord: William B. Ewert, 1987. First edition thus. Sewn wrappers. One of 136 copies, this copy signed by Carver and inscribed by the publisher on the colophon. A single poem. Fine copy.
Concord: William B. Ewert, 1984. Single sheet, folded. One of 186 copies issued by Ewert for private distribution. Fine copy.
Western Springs, IL: C.L. Johnson, 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Curt Johnson was an early supporter of Raymond Carver and published many of his stories throughout the 1960s. This issue of his magazine contains Carver's "A Night Out" (later retitled "Signals" in Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?). This issue.....
Paris: Maeght Éditeur, 1948. First edition. 51 leaves, 45 leaves of plates; 86 color etchings by Chastel (including 38 full page), tissue guards laid in, unbound as issued in etched pictorial wrapper, housed in publisher’s chemise with inlaid title label to spine, with slipcase. Some slight wear to head of.....
n.p. [Williamsburg, MA]: Cheloniidae Press, 1982. First edition, one of 200 regular copies (of a total edition of 300, 100 deluxe). Original publisher's quarter red morocco over buff linen cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt, bound by Gray Parrot. Slight foxing to cloth boards, else fine. Original prospectus laid in.....
New York: Lapp Princess Press/Printed Matter, 1979. First edition. Single sheet, folded accordion-style, tipped into a printed wrapper. Six portraits by Close in various mediums. Minor handling wear, near fine.
Paris: Librairie Stock, 1923. First edition. Quarto. [272] pp. Original printed wrappers, glassine. Some minor handling wear, front and rear cover slightly shorter than text block, near fine. Of a total edition of 625 copies, this is one of 100 copies on Madagascar, with an original drawing by Cocteau bound.....
Dublin: New Writers' Press, 1971. First Edition. Original wrappers. Single sheet, folded twice to form 6 pp, mounted in paper wrappers. Printed by the Dorset Press in an edition of 500 copies, series edited by Trevor Joyce. Edgewear, some sunning and soiling to rear panel. Uncommon in the trade.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Advance proof copy in yellow wrappers with the Cape logo, text label pasted on front cover. Cohen's classic novel was published in the US and Canada in 1966 but this is its first publication in the UK. Some slight rubbing and handling.....
New York: Ecco, 2012. First edition. Original Wraps. Uncorrected proof copy of Simmon's well-received biography of Westmount's favorite son. 562 pp. Original printed wraps. Very slight scuff to front cover, else a fine copy.
Florence, MA: Glass Eye Books, 2002. First edition. Original Wraps. First edition, one of 100 numbered copies, signed by Coley and Moore on the title-page. Fine. A collection of tankas each inspired by a David Bowie album, "issued on the occasion of the mcsweeney's reading series thursday december 5th 2002.....
Tuscaloosa: Perkolator Press, 2006. First edition. First edition. Accordion-bound in printed paper boards. Letterpress printed from metal type, images are color reduction linoleum blocks. Four poems by Billy Collins, originally published in Nine Horses and The Apple That Astonished Paris. Design, printing, and artwork by Amy Pirkle. One of 65.....
n.p. n.d. [34] pp. Side-stapled wrappers. As described, various obscure words from Blood Meridian. Silkmullioned, pugmill, rimpled. Fine copy. OCLC locates one copy, Beinecke.
Edinburgh: Canongate, 2002. First edition. 121 pp. Black paper boards, spine lettered in silver, with the dust jacket. Small light crease to top edge of front jacket panel, top edge a bit foxed, else a fine copy. Signed by Cooper on the title-page.
New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press, 1972. First edition. Original Wraps. One of 300 copies printed, signed by Corman on the front free endpaper. Printed in Kyoto and bound Japanese-style. A fine copy.
Boston: Origin Press, 1978. First edition. Original Wraps. First edition, one of 200 copies printed. Perfect-bound wraps. Some slight edgewear but overall a near fine copy. Signed by Corman on the first blank page.
New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press, 1973. First edition. Original Wraps. One of 300 copies printed, signed by Corman on the front free endpaper. Printed in Kyoto and bound Japanese-style. Slight evidence of bookplate removal on last page, else a fine copy.