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Watchwords from John Boyle O'Reilly
by Conway, Katherine E.
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- 1891
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Boston: Joseph George Cupples at the Back Bay Bookstore, 1891. Hardcover. xli, [3], 60, [12]p. + 1 plate leaf in color, boards. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt stamped on front cover and spine. Spine faded. Biography and collection of excerpts published shortly after the poet's death. Item Price
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Twenty Poems
by Sheridan, Niall; Mac Donagh, Donagh
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- 1934
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- Pamphlet
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$150.00
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Dublin: Privately Printed [at the Three Candles Press], 1934. Pamphlet. 26, [2]p., wraps. 7.5 x 5.25 in. Copy 139 of 300, one of 30 inscribed copies (autograph of Donagh Mac Donagh beneath limitation statement). Stain on front cover; edge wear; some spotting to preliminary leaves. Good. Ten poems apiece by each author. Item Price
$150.00
The Leaves of the Tree
by Kiely, Benedict
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- 1988
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[San Francisco]: Grace Cathedral and Pacific Editions, 1988. Pamphlet. [20]p., wraps. 9 x 6 in. Edition of 350. Lengthy presentation inscription from Charles Hobson, designer and co-publisher, on front flyleaf. Scratch and blemish on front cover, otherwise Very Good. "Eulogy to Mr. Kiely's brother Gerald and was given by Mr. Kiely as the homily at the Evensong service, November… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Chamelion; 10 cents. - The Creative Writing Magazine of Carmel High School. Volume 1965, Issue One. Cover design by Adriann Ricupero, Production managed by Lucinda Williams
by Capen, Chris, et alia, contributors
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- 1965
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- Pamphlet
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Carmel CA: the school, 1965. Pamphlet. Unpaginated, mimeo'd rectos only, about 17p., an amateur job clumsily stapled (the following year, the '66, it gets professional); typos are let stand or overprinted, mimeo-ing is faintish, publication data conventions misapplied, the cover drawing is hard to make out. Item slightly edgeworn. A first attempt, with touches of promise: Carmel is, after… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ask a potato: The coming new world of the young
by Reps, Paul
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- 1967
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- Pamphlet
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$75.00
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New York: American Fabrics, 1967. Pamphlet. [40]p., illustrations, wraps. 8.25 x 6 in. Author's inscription on title page, signed in black marker and thumb printed in red ink. Very Good. Series of 16 short poems with accompanying illustrations, inspired by Zen Buddhism. Item Price
$75.00
Great African-Americans - Coloring Book
by Oughton, Taylor
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- 1995
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- Paperback
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- 9780486288789
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$20.00
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New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1995. Paperback. 45p., big coloring book never used, staple-fastened 11x8 inch color cardstock wraps. The sole flaw is a pipe-coal burn to the title page & pp. 1 & 2, thankfully at the lowest margin, affecting two words which remain legible. Well done. Bibliographical note from copyright page: "..a new work, first published by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Esmaralda or the Parson's Daughter
by Phillips, Libbie Sprague
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- 1920
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New York: F.B. Warner, 1920. Pamphlet. 68p., wraps. 7 x 5 in. Top half inch of front cover and first page neatly cut away to remove a previous owner's signature. Covers worn. Spine splitting at foot. Good. Not found in OCLC as of March 2024. Dime novel. With a lengthy profile of the author and portrait on the rear… Read more about this item Item Price
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![[Photograph signed by Ken Kesey]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/253/935/1596935253.0.m.jpg)
[Photograph signed by Ken Kesey]
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- [c199-s?]
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- Ephemera
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[c199-s?]. Ephemera. 5.5x9.5 inch calendar photo clip-out of Ken Kesey, signed by himself. Item Price
$30.00
Briefe
by Hesse, Hermann / Romain Rolland
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- 1954
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- Hardcover
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Zürich: Fretz & Wasmuth Verlag AG, 1954. Hardcover. 118p., presswork in a normal-size font but (to expand the text to book-length) each line is separated above & below a fraction more than usual. Find scattered color facsimiles of watercolor vignettes pen-painted by Hesse on notes to friend Rolland, seven including the frontis; 9x5.5 inch skyblue papered boards gilt with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Murder in Gramercy Park
by Filler, Louis
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- 1947
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Yellow Springs, OH: The Antioch Review, Inc, 1947. Pamphlet. pp.495-508, 6x9 inch wraps; reprinted from The Antioch Review, slight toning on back wrap, bit handled, otherwise very good. On the murder of author David Graham Phillips. Item Price
$15.00
4 squares declare 5
by du Passage, Mary; introduction by Gilbert Sorrentino
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- 1992
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- Pamphlet
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Hudson, NY: The Groundwater Press, 1992. Pamphlet. 32p., 5.5x8.5 inch wraps; in very good condition. Louisiana native. Item Price
$17.00
Cuban poetry 1959-1966
by Padilla, Heberto, Luis Suardíaz; translated by Sylvia Carranza
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- 1967
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Havana: Book Institute, 1967. Hardcover. 788p., 7x10 inch boards in dust jacket; illustrated with b&w portraits of poets, dust jacket a bit shelfworn, else in very good condition. Poems in Spanish with English translations. Item Price
$35.00
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Oxford Poetry 1921. Edited by Alan Porter, Richard Hughes, Robert Graves
by Hughes, Richard - Robert Graves - Alan Porter, editors
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- 1923
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1923. Hardcover. American first edition: 64p., a handsome little book in 7.5x5 inch dark-papered boards with Japanese paper-vellum backstrip, onlaid spine- and cover-labels, and enclosed in a ratty dust jacket. Volume is mildly edgeworn with a turned corner-tip showing card, spine label was not fully adhered and one margin is slightly chipped. Expect… Read more about this item Item Price
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Morning Coffee Shop Madness. (A Vietnam Veteran's Continuing Point of View)
by Hassna, Steven
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- 1979
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Walnut Creek, CA: Rising Tree Productions, 1979. Pamphlet. iii, [1], 64p., illustrations, wraps. 10.75 x 8.5 in. 166 of 200 copies. Art by Gayle Hansen-Obado. Stain on front cover, otherwise Very Good. The author's first volume of poetry. Hassna was deployed to Vietnam and became a drill sergeant before becoming active in the veterans' anti-war movement; he turned to… Read more about this item Item Price
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On and Off the Avenue
by Hennessy, Eileen
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- 2003
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- Pamphlet
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New York: Island Books, 2003. Pamphlet. [2], 30, [4]p., wraps. 8.5 x 5.5 in. No. 8 of 10 signed copies of a total edition of 200. Very Good. Early volume of poetry by the author and translator. Item Price
$25.00
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Dandelion-down
by Albee, Ida Elvira
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- 1929
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[San Diego, CA]: Troubadour Press, 1929. Pamphlet. [32]p., woodcut illustration, wraps. 7 x 5.25 in. Signed by the author. Edition of 50. Final seven pages are blank. Bound in illustrated orange wrappers, worn and creased. Good. Poems. Printed by the San Diego publisher of the poetry journal Troubadour, where some of Albee's work also appeared. Rare. Not found in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Each H.
by Amadon, Samuel
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- 2009
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New York: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2009. Pamphlet. [24]p., wraps. 7 x 4.5 in. Edition of 420. Letterpress wrappers. Very Good. Poems. Amadon teaches creative writing at the University of South Carolina and directs the MFA program there. Item Price
$15.00
William Burroughs
by Ansen, Alan
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- 1986
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- Paperback
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- 9780934953092
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Sudbury: Water Row Press, 1986. Paperback. 45p., a review copy of the edition of 500, minor wrinkling from damp on first three pages, otherwise very good condition. Frontispiece photograph of Burroughs and the author by Allen Ginsberg. Item Price
$25.00
The Sparrow and the Cock. For Bukowski as a thankyou for that crazy 6 a.m. phone call
by Delpino, Louis B.
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- 1969
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- Pamphlet
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[Madison, WI]: Ground Zero Press, 1969. Pamphlet. [1], 10, [1] leaves, wraps. 8.75 x 5.75 in. Very Good. Quixote; v. 5, no. 12. A single poem in ten parts. The speaker, a clerk in the army, recounts sexual encounters with a female co-worker and later a prostitute amid the boredom of daily life and work. Item Price
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Poems
by Wells, Oliver
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- 1925
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- Paperback
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New York: Antrim Publication Society, 1925. Paperback. [52]p., wraps. 9.25 x 6.5 in. Crease to front wrapper. Very Good. The author's first book of poems. Wells later edited poetry anthologies featuring William Faulkner, Harry Crosby, Kay Boyle, and other notable writers. Item Price
$35.00
