POETRY from Terence McVicker, Rare Books

[Glendale, CA.]: [Roy A. Squires], 1977. First Printing. Although not credited, this was the 33rd booklet printed by Roy A. Squires, by hand from handset types, handsewn with silk thread. Five poems in all, this would be the last Robert E. Howard printing Squires would do. 353 numbered copies, this is copy 197. Handsomely printed upon Strathmore Chroma paper,… Read more about this item

[Glendale, CA.]: Roy A. Squires,, 1974. First Printing. This was the 24th booklet printed by Roy A. Squires, by hand from handset types, handsewn with silk thread. One page of introduction by the author followed by a five-page poem. Bradbury and Squires were life-time buddies, and Bradbury would graciously allow Squires to print his poetry & plays for next… Read more about this item

[Glendale, CA.]: [Roy A. Squires], 1971. First Printing. Although not credited, this was the 16th booklet printed by Roy A. Squires, by hand from handset types, handsewn with silk thread. Colophon states 180 numbered copies, this is copy 48.. Handsomely printed with decorated initials. The private press of Roy A. Squires introduced fine printing to the fantasy &… Read more about this item

[Glendale, CA.]: (Roy A. Squires), (1964). First Thus. Printed in a total edition of 450 copies including variants, this is one of approximately 200 of "the ordinary edition." A handsome printing of this early, popular poem of Smith's. The author thought so highly of this poem that it appeared as the first poem in his first book, THE… Read more about this item

Pacific Grove, Calif. : Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry, the last book published under the author's supervision. CAS okay'd more than 30 page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, and printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde Beck, "upon whose urging… Read more about this item

Pacific Grove: Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry the last book published under the author's supervision. CAS okay'd more than 30 page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, and printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde Beck, "upon whose urging the press… Read more about this item

Printed by the esteemed, Carroll Coleman, at The Prairie Press. Another book of poems for Derleth's male lover, "Mara." [400 copies printed]. Signed, inscribed to Roy A. Squires. A fine copy. Very slight aging of d.j., spine.

[n.p.]: [Roy A. Squires], 1974. [First Edition]. An eight-page, long poem, printed from handset types, upon fine papers, handsewn, in an edition of only 218 copies.Roy A. Squires was an old-school practioner of the art/craft of typesetting, every letter/spacing, set and printed by hand. Glenn Lord saved some of Howard's best, unpublished poetry to be printed by… Read more about this item

[RAS Press], 1976. [First Thus]. Roy A. Squires was the father of Fine Press Printing to the fields of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Edition limited to 200 copies, most, but not all, were signed by the author. Printed upon Chroma ivory paper, covers of Mi-Teintes Tobacco, from handset American Uncial types. A fine copy.

Lakeport, Calif.: The Futile Press, 1937. [First edition, second state]. The Futile Press, founded by the Beck brothers, Groo and Claire later assisted by Clyde Beck, were young F & SF zealots, who, with their small handpress printed H.P. Lovecraft's: Notes & Commonplace Book, this booklet by Clark Ashton Smith, and had plans for future publications including Clark… Read more about this item

Sauk City,: Arkham House, 1950. [First Edition]. A collection of forty-seven macabre themed poems, originally published in various journals and magazines, including Weird Tales, Wings, The Arkham Sampler, and others. One of the included poems, 'The Ballad of the Jabberwock' won the Stephen Vincent Benet award in 1946. Werewolves, Dragons, Witches, Kelpies, Fauns, Centaurs, are only a smattering… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill: Whispers Press, 1977. First Edition. Edited by Tom Collins, along with a personable, eleven page essay on HPL'The Man,' 'The Poems,' 'The Text.' Over one hundred poems and essays by HPL. A handsome, well designed, cloth-bound volume, with an ethereally appropriate d.j., illustration by Stephen Fabian. Of the 2000 copies printed, this is one of 200 cloth-slipcased,, numbered,… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill: Whispers Press, 1977. First Edition. Edited by Tom Collins, along with a personable, eleven page essay on HPL'The Man,' 'The Poems,' 'The Text.' Over one hundred poems and essays by HPL. A handsome, well designed, cloth-bound volume, with an ethereally appropriate d.j., illustration by Stephen Fabian. Only 2000 copies printed, As new in d.j.

Auburn, CA: Auburn Journal, 1922. A love-sonnet, written in the flowing, graceful hand of twenty-five year old poet, Clark Ashton Smith. Presented in a Roy A. Squires binder-folder, with hand-printed title-page Folded for mailing (no doubt to his poet-friend, Samuel Loveman) with a closed split of approximately 1-1/4". Holographic CAS material is virtually unobtainable nowadays. Very good… Read more about this item

New York: Author's Edition, 1923. [First Edition]. H.P. Lovecraft helped edit this book of poetry and contributed a 4-1/2 page "Biographical & Critical Preface" comprising over 2000 words, and additionally six poems dedicated to Jonathan E. Hoag, celebrating from his 87th to his 92nd birthdays. Although not written by Lovecraft this is an important addition to a Lovecraft library… Read more about this item

Prairie City, Illinois: The Decker Press, 1950. [First Edition]. The author's first book includes Crazy Horse, Custer, Cochise, and Billy The Kid, as subjects of his poetry. Brennan was a poet before fictioneer, and remained a poet up until his death. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed from the author, and also signed by the author's wife Doris… Read more about this item

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1971. [First edition]. Submitted to Arkham House in 1949, SELECTED POEMS was a career-spanning selection by Smith himself, with many early poems revised or rewritten, including his epic THE HASHISH-EATER which is here presented in its final version (personally, I prefer it's first version as presented in EBONY & CRYSTAL, in 1922). Smith considered… Read more about this item

Pacific Grove, Calif.: Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry, the last book published under the author's supervision, as he okay'd more than 30 pages of page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, although this book was printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde… Read more about this item

Boston: Small, Maynard and Co., 1910. [First Edition]. Printed at Cambridge University. Darkened at spine, else a very good copy.

London,: The Ulysses Press Ltd.,, 1931 . First Edition.. Poetry by the noted novelist and short story writer. This early work consists of "Apology," a lengthy introduction to the poems: "Address to the Worms," Three Men in One Room," "Excuse in Autumn,"Oh Soul be Changed Into Little Water Drops," "Brookside Reverie," "Of Consolations Through Murder." The total… Read more about this item