A KIND Of WAKEFULNESS
Fredericton, N.B. Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1973. 1st Printing. 48 pp. 12mo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Original printed white glossy paper covers, design by Beverly Dagg. More
Literature
Tavistock Books is on vacation from January 21, 2023 to February 7, 2023. Beginning at 4:30 pm today, Saturday January 21st, and until 9am Tuesday, February 7th, I will be in Reno spending time with my family. Orders may certainly be placed, though shipment will be until after my return to Alameda. I thank you for your patience & understanding.
EARTH CHARMS HEARD SO EARLY
Fredericton, N.B. Fred Cogswell (Fiddlehead Poetry Books), 1970. 1st Printing. 64 pp. 12mo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8". Original printed green paper covers. More
COWBOY POETRY. A Gathering.; Edited and with an Introduction by Hal Cannon.
Salt Lake City: Gibbs M. Smith, Inc / Peregrine Smith Books, (1985). 3rd Printing. 201, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. 12mo. 6-3/4" x 4-1/4". Brown glazed paper covers. Dust jacket. More
The STORY Of The FILES. A Review of Californian Writers and Literature. Issued Under the Auspices of the World's Fair Commission of California, Columbian Exposition, 1893.; Introduction by Oscar Lewis.
San Leandro: Yosemite Collections, 1982. Facsimile edition. Cf. Cowan II, p. 152; Zamorano 80, #24 for the 1st edition published in 1893. [12], 460, [4] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Tan cloth binding with dark brown printing, design after the original. Per Cowan [1914], "an exceeding valuable collection, which, with the numerous..... More
HOW The RHINOCEROS GOT HIS SKIN. "Just So Stories" Series.
New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., (1942). Unpaginated. Illustrated by F. Rojankovsky. 8vo. Color pictorial hardcover. Color pictorial eps. Dust jacket replicates binding graphics. More
ON OCCASION.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1943. 1st edition. # 219 of 262 cc. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, from McCord to Farquhar, SIGNED by McCord. [10]. 44, [2] pp. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Original publisher's red cloth spine over grey-green paper wrapped boards, printed paper title labels to spine & front cover. McCord..... More
SELECTED POEMS
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1980. 1st edition, ARC, with card & TLs from OUP. 128 pp. 9" x 6". Pictorial grey paper covers, lettered in red. More
SIX SELECTIONS From MOUNTAINS And RIVERS WITHOUT END. Writing 9.
San Francisco: Four Seasons Foundation, 1965. 1st edition, 1st state (McNeil A11a). 42, [2 (blank)] pp. Publisher ornament to t.p. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Textured ochre paper covers, printed in black. More
HOURS In The GARDEN And Other Poems. Cape Poetry Paperbacks.; Translated by Rika Lesser.
London: Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, (1979). Uncorrected Proof. 89, [1 (blank)] pp. 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". Red paper covers, printed in black. More
EROGENY.
South San Francisco: ManRoot Books, (1976). 1st Printing. #22 of 50 cc. SIGNED by the Author. Unpaginated. 8-9/16" x 5-9/16". Black & white photographic covers, printed in red, black string stitching. "This poem was written for my film called EROGENY (1976) which is distributed by Serious Business Company of Berkeley..... More
MEDITATION SEEDS.
(n. p.): Published by James Bertolino at Stone-Marrow Press, 1970. 1st Printing. Limited to 300 cc. Unpaginated. 4-1/4" x 5-3/8". Orange paper wrappers printed in black, stapled. More
The BLUE SILK UNDERWEAR Of The INCREDIBLE MISS RAINWATER.
Toronto: The Coach House Press, (1986). 1st Edition. 76, [4] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Pale blue glossy paper covers. "The ironies of sex. The metaphysics of angels. These and other concerns find a clear voice in Gail Harris's first published book of poetry." [rear cover blurb]. More
POEM And OTHER BASEBALLS.
Coatsworth, Ontario: Black Moss Press, 1976. 2nd edition [Miki A25]. Limited to 700 cc. 44, [4] pp. 8vo. Perfect bound with white paper wrappers, drawing of a boy to front cover, orange band-aid on his toe. More
The LITTLE MONTH Of MAY. Translated from the French of the Author of "Golden Sands." By Miss Ella McMahon.
New York, Cincinnati and Chicago: Benziger Brothers, Printers to the Holy Apostolic See, 1885. 96 pp. T.p. printer's ornament. 16mo. 4-7/8" x 3-1/4". Blue flexible cloth covers, rounded corners. Black floral patterned-paper eps. May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Somewhat uncommon publication... at the time of cataloguing, we see..... More
NANA.; The Authorized Translation into English by F. J. Vizetelly, with a Note by Henry James and Also with an Introduction Prepared for this Edition by Lewis Galantière.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1948. 1st edition thus (Newman & Wiche 188). #304 / 1500 cc. SIGNED by LaMonte. xv, [1], 450, [2] pp. Illustrations by Bernard LaMonte Royal 8vo. 11-1/4" x 8-1/4". Full plum-colored slik binding. Patterened printed grey silk covered slipcase. More
JURGEN. A Comedy of Justice.; With an Introduction by Edward Wagenknecht.
Westport, Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club, (1976). 1st Edition thus. #1888 / 2000 cc, SIGNED by the illustrator, Burnett. xvi, [2], 290, [4] pp. Illustrated by Virgil Burnett, much in color. Royal 8vo. Purple cloth binding with gilt stamping. Slipcase. More
The RED And The BLACK.; Translated by C. K. Scott-Moncrieff. Introduction by Hamilton Basso.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. 1st edition thus (Newman & Wiche 180). #304 / 1500 cc. SIGNED by Busoni. xv, [1], 450, [2] pp. Illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. Royal 8vo. Quarter bound with red leather over black cloth boards. Speckled red edgestain. Black slipcase... More
The POEMS Of JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.; Selected and Edited with a Commentary by Louis Untermeyer.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1945. 1st edition thus (Newman & Wiche 171). #304 / 1500 cc. SIGNED by Holden. xx, [2], 333, [5] pp. Illustrations by R. J. Holden. Royal 8vo. Full brown sheepskin binding with gilt stamping. Red topstain. Slipcase. More
The POEMS Of WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.; Selected and Edited with a Commentary by Louis Untermeyer.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. 1st edition thus (Newman & Wiche 177). #304 / 1500 cc. SIGNED by Nason. xix, [1], 298, [2] pp. Illustrations by Thomas Nason. Royal 8vo. Full black sheepskin binding with gilt stamping. Slipcase. More
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JONQUIL ROSE [Just One More Cowboy]. Stories & Poems
San Francisco: Five Trees Press, 1976. 1st Printing. 39, [5] pp. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8". White paper covers, printed in black & brown. More
The GEORGE SAND - GUSTAVE FLAUBERT LETTERS.; Introduction by Stuart Sherman.
Chicago: Academy Chicago Limited, 1979. 1st edition thus. xxxvii, [3], 382 pp (including Index). 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
The LIFE And ADVENTURES Of BRUCE, The AFRICAN TRAVELLER. Harper's Family Library No. CXXVIII.; From the Last London Edition.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1841. vii, [1 (blank)], [9] - 382 pp. Frontis portrait. 12mo, bound in 6s. 6-5/16" x 4". Linen cloth binding with printed black lettering. More
The DECAMERON Of GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO. Newly Translated from the Italian by Frances Winwar with an Introduction by Burton Rascoe.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. 1st Edition thus (Newman & Wiche 7). SIGNED by Cleland, #1389 / 1500 cc, printed at the Press of A. Colish. 2 volumes, designed & decorated by T. M. Cleland. 10-1/2" x 7-3/4". Full russet buckram cloth bindings, black leather title labels to..... More
BABYBURGERS.
Ann Arbor: Street Fiction Press, Inc., (1975). 1st Printing. 60, [4] pp. Illustrated. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Full color glossy paper covers. More
The BEARD & VKTMS. Two Plays.
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1985. 1st Grove Press edition. 160, [6] pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More