Dearfield MA: The Deerfield Press, 1996. 1st Edition - Limited. No Binding. 300 copies, of Heaney's poems that he read at Deerfield Academy, 13 December 1996. Measures 13.25 x 10.75", floated, matted, framed under glass. Apparently fine (not taken out of glass). Signed by Heaney under the English version of..... More
Northampton MA: Main Street, 1976. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. The first printing, 75 copies, printed at Main Street, Northampton MA. Printed on paper by Kitakata & Dover, set in Eric Gill's Perpetua type. Bound by David Bourbeau at the Thistle Bindery. Design and presswork by Barry Moser. This copy numbered..... More
London: Edward Moxon, 1844. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes, 8vo, original, tightly ribbed green cloth with embossed decorative borders of floral vine, gilt to spine. First issue of Volume I, with "let the flood / of your salt scorn" on page 141. Presumed first issue, too, of Volume 2; there..... More
Chicago: The Bookfellows. Printed at the Torch Press, 1920. Hardcover. Private edition, 12mo, paper over boards, title label front cover, in plain dustjacket of same paper as used over covers. With a distinctive double page photogravure frontispiece by eccentric photographer, Lejaren a' Hiller (1880 - 1969). Hiller (born John Hiller..... More
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1964. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. One of 200 copies of a total run of 205, this an unsigned copy. Printed in in purple and black on Tovil hand-made paper, handset Palatino type. Quarter crushed purple morocco leather spine with paper label, with trace fading of leather..... More
Santa Cruz CA: The Lime Kiln Press, 1978. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Limited edition, this #109 of 150 copies signed by poet Everson on the colophon. A fine copy, as new really. More
Poughkeepsie NY: The Vassar Miscellany Monthly, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first state - page 30, line 7 "fcultily" (instead of faultily). e Contains "Interim" and "The Suicide", two poems by a young Edna St. Vincent Millay. ('18), published before any of her books. A fine, almost as new..... More
Mount Horeb WI: Perishable Press, 1981. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As new copy, with original invoice on Perishable Press letterhead laid-in. More
London: Fortuen Press, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, black cloth, gilt spine titles, in fine, original dustjacket, sides untrimmed, leaves uncut, 100 pages, frontispiece by Picasso. Trace foxing largely too prelims/ title and rears. An obviously unread copy. More
Silvermine CT: Random House, 1929. Paul Johnson. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12 pamphlets each with a new poem in its first appearance by leading poets and authors of the day. Books are fine, in yellow printed wrapper, which is missing spine and flap, in moderately worn decorated box, designed by..... More
Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blackstone, 1848. 1st Edition. Hardcover. In decorative binding, typical of the period - green cloth elabaortaley decorated in gilt all over - front, rear and spine, aeg, 8vo, (xiv), 532, (10). Covers modestly soiled, moderately faded, gilt dulled at spine, lacking ffe, lightly foxed prelims and rears..... More