Rural Sports. Together with The Birth of the Squire, and The Hound and the Huntsman (Signed, limited) by Gay, John; Owen Culbertson (introduction) - 1930

NY: William Edwin Rudge. VG, NO dj. 1930. reprint. hardcover. 4to . 36pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Bottom corners just through. Very decent copy. One of 1550 in the trade ed. .

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1930. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Edition of 1550 copies. Quarto, cloth backed boards, 12 x 8.5 inches, very good, light rubbing to edges of boards and spine ends, contents very good, handsome book with typography by Frederic Warde and occasional illustrations by Gordon Ross. 36 pp.

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Pp. xxviii; 36. Introduction by Owen Culbertson. Illustrations by Gordon Ross. One of 1,550 copies. Black half-cloth binding over red paper-covered boards; gilt lettering and design on spine. In lovely condition. Culbertson was an authority on sporting books; his own collection was sold by Anderson Galleries in 1933. His prolix introduction here provides an informed setting for Gay's works.

New York: Willim Edwin Rudge, 1930. First Edition Thus First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 36 Pp. #119 Of 225 Copies Of A Limited Edition On Large Paper With Hand-Colored Illustrations, Signed In Pencil On The Frontispiece By Gordon Ross. Publisher's Binding Of Full Calf, Gilt Lettering And Rules On Spine In An Attractive Design, Blindstamped Rules On Covers, Top Edge Gilt. Light Wear, Leather Professionally Refurbished, Faint Damp Mark On Upper Part Of Covers, Glue Burn (Browning) Around Edges Of Endpapers.

William Edwin Rudge, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good+. VG+ -- a nice copy with just a little rubbing to the spine and the usual minor fading of the purple leather to something closer to brown. Contents fine. Original plain cardboard slipcase is poor. One of 225 copies printed on large paper with Hand-Colored Illustrations. This copy out of series and so not signed.

Rudge, New York, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Illustrator. JOHN GAY. Rural Sports, together with The Birth of the Squire and The Hound and the Huntsman, New York: William Rudge, 1930.Tall quarto, No. 69 of a deluxe edition of 225, xxix, 36, 1 (limitation page), purple calf boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped abstract pattern on front, signed frontispiece drawing by Gordon Ross, other plates by Ross, all illustrations hand-colored. A fine-press reissue of Gay's 1720 work on the outdoor sports.Condition of this bookBoards discolored by sun exposure with a bit of wear at extremities, preliminary leaves age-toned, all else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available:… Read More

Lowe Press. Paperback. New. 8x5x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1930. full leather, gilt, ltd. edition 225 copies this is #46 . Gordon Ross (hand coloured). New York: full leather, gilt, ltd edition 225 copies this is #46 1930 200 copies for sale, hand coloured frontispiece signed by Gordon Ross excellent copy

Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478

2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Read More

Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .

Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.

Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.

NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.