Poetry from Town Books of San Anselmo

Miss Pickthorn & Hare is a short novel about small village life, solitude, independence, and acceptance. Neighbors must learn to get along with each other and find common interests and friendhsip with one another. Bindings are in pristine condition with only minor soiling. Dust Jacket for Miss Pickthorn & Mr. Hare has bumps and minor chipping to edges and spine ends.… Read more about this item

Both bindings are in pristine condition. Dust Jacket for Faithful are the Wounds has chipping and small tears to edges and spine ends. Small piece missing on bottom edge of front cover. Dust Jacket for A Grain of Mustard Seed is in Very Good condition with some wear and bumps to edges and some soiling to boards. Faithful are the… Read more about this item

This two book set is comprised of May Sarton's short novel, Joanna & Ulysses and a volume of her poetry, Halfway to Silence. The novel follows the adventures and travel of a young Greek woman from Athens who goes to the island paradise of Mykonos to paint and find her true self . Upon arrival, she adopts a donkey who… Read more about this item

A lovely First Edition of May Sarton's poetry. Book has no observable flaws. Fine condition. Dust jacket has very mild bumping to corners. All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

This is a SIGNED COPY of poems by feminist and LGBTQ writer, May Sarton. Book is in fine condition. No flaws. Singed on the FFEP. Dust jacket is price clipped with a few bumps to edges, otherwise in excellent condtion. All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

This sweet little book is an illustrated poem by W.C. Bryant. Illustrations include a drawing of the Bryant home in Massachusetts. Boards are soiled and there is a stain along the top fore edge of the book. All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No Expedited Shipping outside of the United States.

This beautiful book has 20 full-page color illustations by the renowned illustrator and painter Edmund Dulac that are protected with tissue guards. The boards are mildly rubbed and corners and spine ends are slightly bumped. Owner's bookplate on FEP. Some age discoloration and foxing on endpapers. Owners bookplate on FEP. No other internal markings. Pages and illustrations are bright and… Read more about this item

This lovely collection of nature poetry is complemented by beautiful illustrations by a number of 19th century artists and illustrators. Boards are soiled and scuffed and spine ends are chipped. Dark green endpapers suggest rebinding. Gorgeous ink inscription on FFEP is dated Christmas 1888. No other internal markings. Gilt fore edges and very heavy cardboard pages. All proceeds benefit The Friends… Read more about this item

This is a true, first edition, stated on the copyright page with the complete number line ending in 1 on the last page of the book. Boards have some bumps to corners and some spotting on cover. Illustrated endpapers. Portrait of Sylvia Plath on back flap of dust jacket. Pages are clean except for one small spot along fore edge.… Read more about this item

A very handsome book of poetry collected for children, selected and illustrated by renowned illustrator, Jessie Wilcox Smith. Illustrated endpapers with ink dedication and date (1912) on FEP. Some light foxing to endpapers and soiling to boards. Ten full-page color illustrations and black and white header illustrations on every page. One full-page illustration and its tissue paper cover is detached… Read more about this item

This handsome volume is quite rare in the online market. Some bumping to corners and scuffing to spine. No internal markings. Photograph portrait of Brooke as frontispiece who was often referred to as "the handsomest man in England." Poems span his early period before World War I and those written during his time in the trenches. There is a biographical… Read more about this item

Binding is mildly soiled, scuffed and bumped. Heavy foxing on endpapers and some foxing to pages throughout. Ink name and date of FFEP. Hinge is tight. A very readable copy! Edited by professor, W.D. Christie of Trinity College, Cambridge with a revised Dryden Memoir. All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United… Read more about this item

This is a Cambridge Edition of the works of Shelley. There is a two inch rip along the edge of the top spine (see photo), otherwise a very nice copy. Marbled boards with owner's bookplate on FEP. Some discoloration along boarders of free end papers. Pages are bright and clean. All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No… Read more about this item

80 pp. Leather boards are slightly soiled. Spine has darkened with age. Hinges are tight. Pages are bright and clean. Numerous illustrations throughout by famed artist and illustrator Howard Pyle. Holmes' poem satirizes the building of the "one hoss shay" by a country deacon that lasts for 100 years and then completely falls apart. All proceeds benefit The Friends of the… Read more about this item

191 pp. This 115 year-old book is in Near Fine condition with only very minor bumping to head foot and spine. There is an ink inscription on the front FFLF underneath a very small, blind-stamped book shop name. Poems are accompanied by lovely, ethereal black and white photographs. Pages are clean and bright. Hinge is tight. All proceeds benefit The Friends… Read more about this item

These 140 year old volumes are in Near Fine condition and seem never to have been opened or read. The hinge is very tight and there are no internal markings. The forefront of pages are brilliantly, edge-gilded. Woodworth was a well-known and loved 19th century Massachusetts writer, essayist, literary journalist and poet. He was read and appreciated for his highly… Read more about this item

These 2 lovely miniature books were published some time in the first decade of the 20th century. The bindings are in very good condition with just slight fading and rubbing. End papers are marbled green. The Tennyson title's front end paper is attached, but loose along verso edge. Hinges are tight and pages are clean and bright. Each books has… Read more about this item

This slim volume of romantic poetry is divided up by the seasons of the year with simple line drawings of quasi-erotic male and female figures. The cream-colored book comes in an identically illustrated pink paper outer jacket. There is some soiling to outer cover. No internal markings or plates. The hinge is slightly loose but very much intact. All proceeds benefit… Read more about this item