Literature
NORTH SEA ROAD.; Including the Phytogeography of the Islands of the North Pacific by Misao Tatewaki.
(n. p.): [1974]. 1st printing (McNeil A48). Unpaginated, though 8 pp. Maps and layout by Maurie Heald. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 7". Red paper covers printed in black, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Snyder "is an American man of letters. Perhaps best known as a poet (his early..... More
WHITE SCREEN.; Poetry and Graphics by John M. Bennett
New York: New Rivers Press Books, distributed by Serendipty Books, Berkeley, California, (1976). 1st Edition. Limited to 750 cc. 90, [2] pp. Frontispiece of the author. Square 12mo. 7" x 7". White glossy paper covers printed in black. More
WILLIAM BRONK. An Essay.
Carrboro: Truck Press. Distributed by Serendipity Books, Berkeley, CA. 1976. 1st Printing. 109, [3] pp. Bibliography of Bronk's works, p. [111]. Square 12mo. 6" x 6". White paper covers printed in black & green. "Bronk was an American poet. For his book, Life Supports (1981), he won the National Book..... More
LETTERS From A FATHER And Other Poems.
New York: Atheneum, 1982. 1st PB Edition. ARC, with slip laid-in. 63, [1] pp. 9-1/8" x 5-9/16". Brown glossy paper covers printed in orange & yellow. More
As IF; The National Poetry Series Selected by Amy Clampitt
New York: Persea Books, (1992). 1st Edition. 78, [2] pp. 9" x 6". Pale green glossy paper covers printed in white & black. More
FLYING The RED EYE.
Point Reyes Station: Floating Island Publications, (1986). 1st Edition. 52, [4] pp. 9" x 6". Printed grey paper covers with color artwork to front cover. More
BREAKING OPEN.
New York: Random House, (1974). 1st edition. Advance Proof (Uncorrected). 89, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 10-5/8" x 5-1/4". Red paper wrappers, with "Advance Proof" slip taped to front wrapper. More
The FLUTES Of GAMA.
Salt Lake City: Litmus, (1972). 1st Edition. Limited to 500 cc. 64 pp. 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". Red paper covers, printed in black, stapled. More
SUNDRY BALLADS.; Text from John Payne's Translation Out of the Old French.
San Francisco: Printed by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn and James McDonald, 1922. 1st edition thus (Heller & Magee 49). Unpaginated, though 20 pp. Cover, t.p. & initials by Joseph Sinel. 10-1/4" x 7-1/4". Bound in brown paper boards with fleur-de-lis decorations & lettering in burnt orange, parchment back. More
The NORTH WELL. New Poems.; With publisher ALs.
Boston: David R. Godine • Publisher, 1985. 1st edition, ARC with letter laid-in. 70, [2] pp. 8vo. Blue & grey cloth binding. Blue dust jacket. More
SKYLIGHT ONE. Fifteen Poems.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1949. 1st printing. 48 pages. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-5/8" Light blue cloth binding with dark blue lettering. No dust jacket. More
JOURNAL Of A HERMIT.
Cherry Valley, N.Y. Cherry Valley Editions, (1974). 1st printing. Limited to 250cc. [4], XXII, [2] pp. 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Printed brown paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Plymell provides a 2 page Introduction, saying of the author, [she] "is the new romantic with classic purity."... More
DR. RUMSEY'S PATIENT. A Very Strange Story.
New York: Hurst & Company Publishers, (1896). 1st US Edition (?). 305, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. 8" x 5-3/8". Original publisher's pale green decorative cloth, stamped in dark green, red & white. Pictorial eps. Mrs Meade a prolific writer of books, primarily for young ladies (some 280+ works). Putting toghether..... More
The DOCTOR'S DILEMMA, GETTING MARRIED, & The SHEWING - UP Of BLANCO POSNET.
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1911. 1st Edition in English (Laurence A108a). xciv, 407, [5 (adverts)] pp. Partially unopened. Publisher's leaflet, "Sixpenny Novels", laid-in. Crown 8vo. 7" x 4-3/4". Green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. TEG. Custom clamshell case. More
MINUS TIDES. Vol. 3 #2, Fall '89
Denman Island, B. C. 1989. 1st Printing. Unpaginated, though 32 pp. Illustrated, primarily with drawings & b/w half-tone photographs. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 6-3/4". Printed paper covers, stitched. More
The EYE Of The CEDAR. Edited by Alice McConnell.
Vancouver: Klanak Press, (1970). 1st Edition. 22 pp. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/8". Off-white hardback, printed in green & black. More
BEST POEMS Of 1967. Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards 1968. Twentieth Annual Issue. Volume XX.; A Compilation of Original Poetry Published in Magazines of the English-speaking World in 1967.
Palo Alto, California: Pacific Books, Publishers, 1968. 1st Edition, ARC, with review slip laid-in. 142 pp. 8vo. Grey linen cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Gold dust jacket printed in maroon. More
SIGNED CHECK, No. 605. $21.35 Pay to Bohemian Club. SEP 15 1912.
San Francisco: The Merchants National Bank, 1912. SIGNED by London. Check: 2-5/8" x 6-1/8". Holder: 3-5/8" x 6-7/8". Now housed in a clear acrylic check holder. "The Bohemian Club is a private club with two locations: a city clubhouse in the Union Square district of San Francisco, California and the..... More
NICODEMUS. A Book of Poems.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. 1st edition. 90 pp. 8vo. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. No dust jacket. More
HIGHLY COLORED.
New York: Dodd Mead and Company, 1921. 1st edition (Smith C-557). Not in Hubin. [6], 331, [3] pp. Frontispiece by H. Weston Taylor. Crown 8vo. Black cloth binding with yellow stamping. No dust jacket. The 4th title in Cohen's works "starring 'Florian Slappey', a fictional black detective who appeared both..... More
HEARTBREAK HOUSE, GREAT CATHERINE, And PLAYLETS Of The WAR.
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1919. 1st UK edition (Laurence A149b). l, 266, [2] pp. Partially unopened. Crown 8vo. 7-1/8" x 4-7/8". Green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Custom clamshell case. More
MISALLIANCE, The DARK LADY Of The SONNETS And FANNY'S FIRST PLAY.; With a Treatise on Parents and Children
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1914. 1st Edition in English (Laurence A128a). cxix, [3 (blank)], 234, [2] pp. Partially unopened. Publisher's leaflet, "Constable's 6d Novels. New Titles for 1914" laid-in. Crown 8vo. 7" x 4-3/4". Green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. TEG. Custom clamshell case... More
GOING-To-The-STARS.
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1926. 1st edition. PRESENTATION copy, elaborately INSCRIBED and SIGNED in full by the author on the front eps. viii, [2], 102 pp. Illustrated by the author. Tall 8vo. Black cloth binding with gilt stamping. Printed buff paper dust jacket. More
GOING-To-The-SUN.
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1923. 1st edition. SIGNED by the author on the ffep. viii, [2], 101, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated by the author. Tall 8vo. Black cloth binding with gilt stamping. Printed buff paper dust jacket. More