Poetry Books
The Book of Rimbaud
New York: New Rivers Press, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Small squarish 8vo. One of 750 trade copies in printed stapled wrappers. 42 pp. Small prior owner name. A very good copy. More
Dump Truck (Signed Limited Edition)
Monterey: Polygon Press, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Wide stapled wrappers. First edition of the poet's first book. A fine copy. Designed and printed by Clifford Burke. This is copy #25 of only 25 special copies hand-numbered and SIGNED by Abbott. More
Erase Words (Blue Suede Shoes .099)
Berkeley: Keith Abbott / Blue Suede Shoes, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Tall, side-stapled wrappers. Printed on rectos only. An unpaginated volume of poems and drawings by Abbott. Published as Blue Suede Shoes .099. Covers mildly soiled. A very good example. Precedes the 1977 Blue Wind Press edition... More
Transmuting Gold
San Francisco: Dancing Rock Press, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Wide stapled wrappers. A slender unpaginated poetry chapbook with illustrations by Steve and Alysia Abbott. Rear cover photograph by Bill Sigfried. A very good example. More
Black Valentine (Inscribed)
Tucson: Chax Press, 2006. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. A fine copy in sewn printed wrappers of this poetry chapbook. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the title page. A handsome production. More
UA Flight To Chicago (Inscribed to Fellow Poet)
Lincoln, NE: Best Cellar Press, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Stapled wrappers. Unpaginated poetry chapbook by Ackerson. A very good copy. Nicely INSCRIBED by Ackerson to fellow poet James Tate and dated in year of publication. More
Country Life (Signed)
UK: Ferry Press, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Tall, narrow stapled wrappers. A 33 pp poetry collection. In handsome very good condition. This copy has been SIGNED by Ackroyd and dated in 1988. More
Ballads
New York: Acadia Press, 1964. First Edition. Paperback. First edition of this poetry volume. Near fine in special glossy decorated card wrappers. One of only 50 copies SIGNED by Adams and Jess. This issue restores the cover design and two drawings from the illustrator's original book plan. Scarce. Signed by..... More
Gone Sailing
West Branch, Iowa: Toothpaste Press, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Tall, narrow bound wrappers. A volume of poems by Adam with drawings by Ann Mikolowski. Unpaginated. First trade edition. Very light cover wear, else a near fine example. More
The Queen of Crow Castle
San Francisco: White Rabbit Press, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. First edition of this slender poetry book with illustrations by Jess. Near fine condition. This copy lovingly INSCRIBED by Adam to her friend Ida Hodes. Signed by Author. More
Selected Poems & Ballads (Inscribed Association Copy)
New York: Helikon Press, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo. 57 pp. A handsome fine press limited edition. Marbleized boards over decorated cloth spine. This is letter P of 26 speical SIGNED copies printed for friends of the poet and publisher (there was also an edition of 100 copies held..... More
The End of the World
Fayetteville: Lost Roads, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original book. 51 pp. Published as Lost Roads Number 17. A book of poems. A near fine copy. Scarce these days. More
Sadness At The Private University (Lost Roads Number 3) Inscribed by Author
Fayetteville: Lost Roads, 1977. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. First printing stated. Cover artwork by Ginny Crouch Stanford. A volume of poems published as Lost Roads Number 3. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by the author. A good copy overall with some fairly heavy foxing to the rear panel and general light..... More
Big Easy: An Anthology of New Orleans Poetry
New Orleans: Arts Council of New Orleans, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. 70 pp. An anthology featuring New Orleans' poets Henry Collins, Victoria Miller, Ben Weathers, Carrie Davis and more. Edited and with an introduction by Ralph Adamo. Typical light fade to cover edges else a very good..... More
Losing the Moon 4, 3, 2, 1 . .
No Place: Betsy Adams, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume of poems. 60 pp. Erratum slip laid in. Among the poet's very earliest published works. A near fine example in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. More
The Music Of The Curbs (Signed Lettered Edition)
New York: Adventures In Poetry, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Tall side-stapled wrappers. Unpaginated volume of poems by Godfrey printed on rectos only. Cover artwork by Michael Goldberg. Some light staining to blank rear cover else a very good copy in stapled illustrated wrappers. This is Copy G of 26 lettered..... More
My Father's Golden Eye
New York: Adventures In Poetry, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Tall side-stapled wrappers. An unpaginated volume of poems printed on rectos only. Small inked notation on the title page. Corner creases. A very good copy. Sepia cover photograph is not attributed. The total edition was 300 copies... More
My Father's Golden Eye (Inscribed)
New York: Adventures In Poetry, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Tall side-stapled wrappers. An unpaginated volume of poems printed on rectos only. Small corner creases. A very good copy. Sepia cover photograph is not attributed. Briefly INSCRIBED by the poet on the title page. The total edition was 300 copies... More
Zukofsky's "A", An Introduction
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 253 pp. The first major study of Zukosky's masterpiece, a work fifty years in the making. A near fine copy in lightly rubbed dustwrapper. More
The Sinister Pinafore (Inscribed)
Providence: Burning Deck, 1975. First edition. Paperback. First edition. Hand numbered 177 out of 300 copies printed and designed by Ardis Eichhorn. Nicely INSCRIBED to a fellow poet. A fine copy in stapled wrappers in about very good illustrated paper wrapping with sunning to edges. More
Superbounce (Signed Limited Edition)
Providence: Burning Deck, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Unprinted stapled wrappers in printed and decorated paper dustwrapper. An unpaginated volume of poems by Ahern. This is Letter F of only 26 SIGNED and Lettered copies. Fine condition. More