Paris: Michel Bohbot / A Parole Donnee, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Volume I de la collection A Parole Donnee. Wide 8vo in slipcase. Printed on hand-made papers. A book of poems by Bohbot with lovely original illustrations by Coignard. This is example 34/60, SIGNED by both poet and artist and..... More
Paris: Michel Bohbot / A Parole Donnee, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Volume VII de la collection A Parole Donnee. Wide 8vo in slipcase. Printed on hand-made papers. A book of poems by Bohbot with three lovely original illustrations by Papart. This is example 39/60, comportant deux eaux-fortes originales en couleurs..... More
Paris: Michel Bohbot / A Parole Donnee, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Volume II de la collection A Parole Donnee. Wide 8vo in slipcase. Printed on hand-made papers. A book of poems by Bohbot with lovely original illustrations by Hasegawa. This is example 9/12 hors commerce, SIGNED by both poet and..... More
Berlin und Frankfurt on Main: Suhrkamp Verlad and Editora Brasiliense, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Oblong folio in slipcase. Text in German and Portugese Introductory text by Tatiana Belinky. Loose sheets in folio. Illustrated with vinte e quartro gravuras by Gerson Knispel. Number 210 of quinhentos exemplares. Although not called for..... More
Guenrouet, France: Pre Nian Editions, 2005. First Edition. Loose Sheets. Attractive poet / artist book collaboration between Ferlinghetti and Bracaval. Translation provided by Eve Lerner. Loose leaves laid into wrapper and issued in a hand-made box designed by Jeanne Frere. Measures 37 x 39 cm. The edition was limited to..... More
Detroit: The Artists' Workshop Press, 1966. Revised. Paperback. Small paperbound quarto. The second revised edition of this volume of poems by the White Panther Party poet. Erratum slip laid in listing the corrections made from the first printing (also published the same year). The poet's second book. One of 250..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 175 pp. A substantial collection of poems by the author of the Tennis Court Oath. A near fine copy in dustwrapper. This copy has been affectionately INSCRIBED by Ashbery to a fellow poet and dated in 1996... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 175 pp. A substantial collection of shorter poems by the author of The Tennis Court Oath. A fine copy in dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by Ashbery and dated in 1996. More
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1966. First Edition. Cloth. First edition of the poet's award winning collection. Fine condition in cloth binding in near fine unclipped dustwrapper somewhat faded at spine color. A very nice copy overall of an important work. More
New Haven: Yale University, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 87 pp. First edition of the poet's first regularly published book. Part of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Corner bump. Otherwise a clean very good copy in lightly chipped dustwrapper with the original $2.50 price present on the front flap..... More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1968. Third edition. Cloth. 8vo. Stated third printing of the author's fourth book. A collection of poems. Clothbound book has a bit of light staining near top of front panel. Otherwise a sharp clean copy in clipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by Ashbery and uncommon thus... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. A fine copy in dustwrapper. This copy very nicely INSCRIBED by Ashbery to a fellow poet and dated in year of publication. Also, laid in to this copy is an Announcement Card from FSG and Tibor De Nagy Gallery..... More
Northridge: Lord John Press, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Navy cloth spine lettered in gilt over patterned navy and gold boards. A grouping of poems by these five contributors. SIGNED by all as called for. One of 300 hand-numbered copies. Edges of cloth covers lightly sun worn else fine. Labeled..... More
No Place: Salamander Press, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Tall, narrow sewn wrappers. A limited edition of 200 copies of this uncommon poetry book. Faint toning to edges else a fine copy. This is number 144. SIGNED by Atwood. 31 pp. A handsome production. More
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1981. First Canadian Edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. 103 pp. A trade paperbound original book published here in Toronto for the first time. A very good example. More
Japan: Publisher Unknown, 1973. First Japanese Edition. Hardcover. Hardbound octavo in clear acetate wrapper and housed in a cardboard slipcase with printed band. 201 pp in Japanese and 68 pp in English. Book and slipcase are in fine condition. There is some wear to the clear acetate cover. A handsome..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1966. Third edition. Loose Sheets. 8vo. Loose galley sheets for the third edition of Auden's first major work. Very good condition. 102 pp. More
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1962. First edition. Paperback. 12mo. A very good copy in decorated stapled wrappers. Includes information on recently published poetry books including Destroyed Works by Philip Lamantia, Gold / Fish Signatures by Paul reps and more. More
New York: Overlook Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardbound octavo in dustwrapper. 126 pp. A volume of Auster's poems gathered from various small press poetry publications. Near fine copy in price-intact dustwrapper. More
London: Faber, 1990. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. A fine first UK edition (not issued in the US) of this collection of poems and essays. Fine price intact dustwrapper. More
Berkeley: The Figures, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Small paperbound volume. 61 pp. One of 500 copies comprising the first trade edition. An early collection of poems by Auster. Cover art by David Reed. The first few pages show a bit of rust remnants from an old paperclip that had formerly..... More
Brewster: Parenthese, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Stapled wrappers. A poetry chapbook from early in Auster's writing career. Poems by Auster intersperced with sublime drawings by Norman Bluhm who also designed the wraparound covers. A near fine example. This copy has been enigmatically INSCRIBED by Auster "For David - Preparations for..... More
Berkeley: Living Hand, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. First edition of this poetry collection translated by Auster. A fine copy. Published as Living Hand 2. More
