Poetry from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Mizumura, Kazue. First edition thus: text copyright 1970; illustrations 1978. A lovely volume, retired from a school library with a card pocket present on inside front board. NO other stampings, tape, writing etc; appears unread. Jacket shows price ($5.79 and has one small piece of tape on lower spine. Small… Read more about this item

New York : Harcourt Brace, 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Daugherty, James. A collection of Sandburg's poetry, per the flap, "gathered for young readers." Book is as-new with blue cloth boards and illustrated endpapers. Yellow jacket is price-clipped and shows wear along the spine, especially at the top and bottom. Small closed tear to the back of the… Read more about this item

Basil Blackwell, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated, but per previous seller's documentation (purchased from bookseller in Hay on Wye, Wales) first, dating to c.1923. Reddish boards with minimal wear. Woodcut plate with illustration, editor/publisher info pasted to front board. The title on paper pasted to spine shows some wear.… Read more about this item

New York: Amistad, 2006. Advance Reader's Copy . Trade Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by author (and dated (20-5-06) on the title page. A quite interesting free verse novel from this influential Young Adult author. Fine in blackwraps with striking graffiti-influenced cover.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Gammell, Stephen. Signed by author on the half title page. A lovely first printing of this book of comic food poetry for children. Book is fine, jacket has a bit of light wear or creasing, no tears. Not price… Read more about this item

New York: Candlewick Press, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Sendak, Maurice. Lovely copy of these classic rhymes with Maurice Sendak illustrations. Very clean internally, jacket has very minimal wear, very crisp.

London: Virgin Books, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Quite nice copy of this collection of prose and poetry from the beat era, collected and edited by Barry Miles, a confidante of Kerouac and Ginsberg. In addition to those two, includes pieces from William Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Dianne Di Prima, Lawrence… Read more about this item

New York: Nims and Knight, 1885. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Collection of Tennyson's poems, with numerous black and white illustrations. Gilt foredge, gilding also on spine and front board--front cloth with wonderful decorative pattern. Wear to all corners and edges, a few page corners bent at top. Previous owner's name on front endpaper.… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice copy of this memoir from the great American poet James Merrill. Focuses on his time in Europe in the '50s. First printing, Very nearly fine in a like jacket. Jacket has slight bend to top edge, two… Read more about this item

New York: Pantheon, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A fourth printing (from the year of publication) of this collection of poems from the author of Gift from the Sea. Jacket has a little wear to corners, and some tearing/chipping to hear of spine. Book near fine, save a little wear to… Read more about this item

London: Walter Scott. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. From this publisher's series "The Canterbury Poets". Introductory note by Joseph Skipsey. Small hardcover in green cloth, with paper title label pasted on spine. Boards worn through in several spots. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, impression of bookplate visible on facing endpaper. Table… Read more about this item

Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.: Univ of Georgia Pr, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An examination of the boundary-stretching use of language by Baudelaire--he argues that he adapts aspects of caricature for use in his poetry. First printing, fine in a fine jacket, in protective mylar. Beautiful copy.

New York: Viking, 1989. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Keillor's second collection of short pieces. Occaisional short fiction, news from Lake Wobegon, essays, poetry. A nice clean first edition. Near fine (minor soil bottom edge) in a nearly fine jacket. Not price clipped or remaindered.

New York: Ecco, 2005. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of this volume of poetry from multiple award-winning poet Ashbery. Fine in a fine jacket--a beautiful copy.

Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, 1963. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Apparently, according to the available biography, Iris was a con man, plagiarist, forger, impostor... and poet. This slim volume of poetry is VG in a good jacket (1" by 3" piece missing from top of rear panel, some other small tears present). Blurbs, apparently… Read more about this item

Cleveland: World Publishing, 1947. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ewards, Jeanne. Nice hardcover copy of Housman's famous collection, with B&W illustrations by Jeanne Edwards. Very good, with minimal wear to boards, binding sound. Pages slightly browned, gift inscription ffep. Jacket fair, with several tears and small chips.

Norton, W.W., 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Dove's fourth volume of poetry, first after winning the Pulitzer. This is a first printing, fine in a very nearly fine jacket (a couple of minor creases only). Tight, appears unread. NOT remainder marked or price-clipped.

Alan Swallow, 1951. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Small issue from Denver publisher. Jacket poor--large 2 in. by 2 in. piece missing, large tears along spine. Book in Very good condition, Sun/stain to front and rear free endpapers, otherwise without flaws. Inscribed as gift in 1952.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1904. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Ex-library, with relatively minor distractions. Number on spine, pocket at rear. Inscribed as gift in Christmas 1907. Brown cloth with gilt leaf decorations and lettering on front. Wear to spine ends and corners. B&W Illustrations by various artists

New York: The John Day Company, 1932. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fifteenth impression. Selection of poems for young children. Text block clean, binding somewhat loose, a couple of loose pages repaired with now-discolored tape. Ex-school library with expected markings.