Henry's Fate
New York: Farrer, Straus & Giroux, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine crisp first edition in black cloth in fine price intact dustwrapper. Collector's copy of this poetry volume. More
New York: Farrer, Straus & Giroux, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine crisp first edition in black cloth in fine price intact dustwrapper. Collector's copy of this poetry volume. More
Pawlet: Claude Fredericks, 1958. First edition. Paperback. Sewn wrappers. 12 pp. First and only edition of this single poem by Berryman published in 1958 by Claude Fredericks in an edition of five hundred copies. Printed on delicate hand-made Nidggen papers. This is copy 484. Although not called for Berryman has..... More
New York: Farrar Straus, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's best known work. A fine copy in decorated boards by Ben Shahn in fine unclipped dustwrapper. Collector's copy. More
Montreal: Saul Shapiro / Menorah, 1963. First edition thus. Cloth. Slender clothbound octavo. Issued without dustwrapper. 18 pp. First separate edition of this short story originally published in the Kenyon Review in 1945. Part of this publisher's Meonrah series of books. Fine condition. Quite scarce and handsomely produced. No limitation..... More
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Tall narrow wrappers in plastic comb binding. 69 pp. A near fine example in red wrappers printed in black. With extensive difference from the final published work. Housed in a custom-made cloth clamshell box. with printed spine. rare and important..... More
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound octavo in dustwrapper. 347 pp. Part of this publisher's American Men of Letter Series of books. A critical biography of Crane by this esteemed poet. Gorgeous near fine copy in a price-intact dustwrapper ($3.75) evenly toned at spine color. Review..... More
Athens, Ohio: The Ohio Review, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound format. 125 pp. The Winter 1974 issue of this long-running literary journal. This issue with special feature on poet John Berryman. A handsome very good copy. More
Norfolk: New Directions, 1940. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound octavo in dustwrapper. 221 pp. First edition. The first publication in book form for these five poets. An auspicious beginning, especially for Jarrell and Berryman, both of whom went on to long critically acclaimed careers. A near fine copy in lightly worn..... More
San Francisco: Dryad Press, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Tall trade paperbound volume. 92 pp. A celebration of the poetry of Berryman with contributions by Donald Davie, Roy Fisher, David Ignatow, Ted Kooser, William Matthews and many more. A very good example. More
New York: The Chimera, 1945. First edition. Paperback. Summer 1945 issue of this literary journal edited by Howes, Frederick Morgan and others. A very good copy in stapled wrappers. This issue features Travelling South by John Berryman. More
Philadelphia: American Poetry Review, 1973. First edition. Paperback. Nice grouping of eleven early issues of this long-running poetry journal printed on folded newspaper stock. Edited by Stephen Berg and Stephen Parker. Very good condition overall with typical tanning to paper and small edge tears. Too many poets and novelists to..... More
Derry, PA: Rook Press, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound format. 84 pp. A book of tribute poems to John Berryman. Very good condition in tapebound wrappers. Covers are lightly worn and tanned. More
Derry, PA: John Berryman Studies, 1975 - 1976. First edition. Paperback. Wide stapled wrappers. The first six issues (all published?) of this learned journa whose focus is on the life and poetry of John Berryman. With contributions variously by Samuel Hazo, William Heyen, Ann L. Hayes, Peter Stitt and many..... More