New York City: Street & Smith Corporation, 1926. 1st Printing thus (i.e., of this catalogue). 32 pp. 6-7/8" x 4-3/4" White paper covers printed in red & black. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Francis Scott Street and Francis Shubael Smith began their publishing partnership in 1855 when they..... More
[San Francisco]: The Book Club of California, printed by the Platen Press, Orinda, California. 1947. 1st Printing. Limted to 750 cc. One sheet, folded twic, printed french-fold. Laid-in a typed member announcement detailing this publication from the BCC's keepsake series. Ship graphic to p. 1 & p. 3. 9-7/8" x...... More
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1920. 1st edition (O'Day, p. 15). Copy #111 of 300. [8 (blank)], XVII, [7 (blank)] pp. Printed in red and black, engraved initials printed in blue. 12-1/8" x 7-1/8". Blue paper wrapped boards with printed paper title label to spine. Now uncommon in the trade..... More
Syracuse: The Salt Mound Press, (1969). 2nd Edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy from the author to Harold Witt, SIGNED by the author. 79, [1 (blank)] pp 8vo. B/W photographically illustrated paper covers. More
(n. p.): 1991. Offprint, and the 1st separate appearance. Pp 199 - 200 [i.e., 2 pages]. 8vo. Printed white stiff stock covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A 12 stanza poem, subtitled "For Stanley Burnshaw" More
Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1999. 1st Edition. 59, [5] pp. 8vo. Red glossy paper covers. More
London: Printed by W. Griffen, in Catherine-Street in the Strand, 1767. First Edition (NCBEL II, 825). 69, [3] pp. Last 3 pages advert for W. Griffen. 8vo. 8" x 5-1/4". Disbound, with binding remnants along spine. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
London: Goliard Press, 1967. 1st Edition. Limited to 456 cc. Unpaginated. 3 illustrations. 8vo. Yellow cloth spine, with black printed lettering, over rough weave cloth boards. More
(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
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
Carrboro: Truck Press, 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 Award for Poetry. He was also..... More
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
New York: Persea Books, (1992). 1st Edition. 78, [2] pp. 9" x 6". Pale green glossy paper covers printed in white & black. More
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
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. 1st PB edition. Limited to 1000cc. 150, [6] pp. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8". Grey paper covers printed in maroon. More
Albuquerque: La Alameda Press, (1998). 1st Printing. 121, [7] pp. Frontispiece. 8" x 5-7/8". Orange paper covers. More
(n. p.): Published for the Trade [Wesley, Elsmore & Benson], 1894. 1st Edition. Cf Blockson 10106, for a different, presumably later, edition. [4], vi, 214 pp. Frontispiece. Intratextual illustrations, included in the pagination. 7-3/16" x 5". Original printed paper wrappers. "... in the narrative which follows the autobiographer confines himself..... More
Boston: The Carol Press, 1910. 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though 98 pp. 4-3/4" x 3-1/8". Parchment spine over blue paper boards, printed paper title label to front cover. One limerick per page, a total of 96. Somewhat uncommon book with OCLC recording just 5 institional holdings of this 1910 first edition [also..... More
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
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
London: Printed by Abraham Miller, and are to be sold by William Lee, at the Signe of the Turks-Head in Fleet-street, over against Fetter Lane, 1657. 1st edition thus, in this version (Wing P-2633). Cf PMM 48, for the importance of Lives. [16], 443, 446-687, 690-798, 797-861, 842-857, 860-861, 860-1031..... More
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
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1918. 1st edition (O'Day, p. 8). INSCRIBED by Bynner to the preliminary blank. [4], IX, [3 (blank)] pp. T.p. printed in red with blue rules, with title page vignette, by Lawrence B. Haste, printed in black. 11-7/8" x 8-1/2". Bespoke simple green cloth binding with..... More
