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By: N/A
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Avenel Books: 1961
Stock No.: 81335
A selection of poems by a variety of notable poets, ranging from Shakespeare to Emily Dickinson. With an unattributed introduction and index of first lines. --- In brown leather-look paper-covered boards with titling and decorations gilt-stamped on cover and spine. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With inked gift inscription to front free endpaper, otherwise a clean, firm, unmarked copy.; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); x, 182 pages View more info
By: AIKEN, Conrad (compliler & editor)
Price: $12.00
Publisher: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1955]
Stock No.: 81471
Conrad Aiken, an acclaimed American poet and novelist, has selected dozens of American poems from the 17th through 20th Centuries for this Modern Library edition. With an introduction by Mr. Aiken. Indices of authors and first lines at rear of volume. --- In Toledano spine 8 / rust cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i / verso advertises 374 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1955 (though 1944 d... View more info
By: ALIGHIERI, Dante
Price: $125.00
Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1978
Stock No.: 81390
A deluxe leatherbound reprint edition of the famous 14th Century Italian epic poem. With illustrations by William Blake. Translated by Charles Eliot Norton. Issued as part of the publisher's collection, the 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of the Great Books of the Western World. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in rich full brown bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and s... View more info
By: ARNOLD, Matthew
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1911
Stock No.: 81634
A collection of 23 poems by the noted English poet, literary critic, and translator of Homer. Poems selected and edited by Charles Swain Thomas, and with a biographical sketch of Matthew Arnold by Louise Imogen Guiney. Entry #132 in publisher's "Riverside Literature Series". --- In stiff pale green stapled wraps. --- With prior owner's pencilings to perhaps as many as 10 leaves, otherwise a firmly bound copy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); viii, 124 pages View more info
By: ARNOLD, Matthew; BRYSON, John (editor)
Price: $20.00
Publisher: London, Rupert Hart-Davis: 1954
Stock No.: 81889
A collection of poetical and prose writings of Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), the prominent English poet, literary critic, and translator of Homer. Includes his early, narrative, lyric, elegiac, dramatic and later poems; sonnets, lectures, essays and letters. Edited and with an introduction by John Bryson. Indexed. An entry in publisher's series: The Reynard Library. --- In blue bevel edge cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped cover & spine titling and decoration; blue top... View more info
By: Auden, W H
Price: $23.00
Publisher: New York, Random House: 1966
Edition: First Printing
Stock No.: 72930
Stated first printing of author's collection of poems. In green and yellow full cloth covers w/lightly bumped corners and brownish spotting on front cover. Lettering on spine in metallic green. Interior of volume clean and unmarked; with table of contents and index of first lines. Dust jacket heavily chipped and with triangular chunk missing at head of spine; with orig $7.50 flap price and in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 351 pages View more info
By: AUDEN, W. H.
Price: $34.50
Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1978
Stock No.: 81427
A deluxe leatherbound Franklin Library reprint edition of of selected poetry of W. H. Auden (1907-1973), the prolific English-born poet, playwright and essayist. Edited and with a preface by Edward Mendelson. Issued as an entry in the publisher's Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in rich full dark green bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations... View more info
Price: $22.00
Publisher: San Francisco, Dulfer Press: 1919
Inscription: Signed by Author
Stock No.: 82009
A group of poems, some written as the looming World War I was casting its shadow over the world. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. --- In tan wraps with W. R. Cameron illustration to cover (repeated on title page). --- A sound, clean copy though with minor soiling; binding remains tight. A very scarce copy of this charmer.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 75 pages; Signed by Author View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran & Co.: 1929
Stock No.: 72243
Famed epic poem of the US Civil War in a good copy. Decorations by George Illian. In full blue cloth covers w/ glued-on decorative title panel (frt cover) and rendition of drum (spine). Edgewear, espec at head & tail of spine. Minor scuffing covers. Spine & its decoration are toned. Ilian's drawings of a battle scene at endpapers. With inked presentation remarks dated 1936 on half title page, otherwise interior solid and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View more info
Price: $23.50
Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1945
Stock No.: 81992
Stated fifth printing of the author's long-form poem, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1942. Due to war-time paper shortages, the entire book is printed on bright yellow stock. --- In beige cloth-covered boards with illustrations and titling in brown to cover and spine; brown topstain. Jacket in tones of dark brown and tan, with author photographic portrait to back panel. --- With some darkening & discoloration to cloth, otherwise a clean, firmly-bound copy. Unc... View more info
By: BERRYMAN, John
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Library of America: 2004
Stock No.: 81982
A selection of poems by John Berryman, one in the publisher's American Poets Project series. Edited by Kevin Young. --- In green paper-covered boards; dust jacket in lavender and green. --- A clean, sound, firmly-bound copy but with inked notation to front free endpaper. Bright, unclipped jacket with slight rubbing, else nice.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall) ; 198 pages View more info
By: BINDER, James K.
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Athens, Greece, James K. Binder: 1952
Inscription: Signed by Author
Stock No.: 82005
A self-published long-form religious-themed poem by James K. Binder. With a section of shorter verse at rear of volume, along with a tipped-on black & white image of a man. With a lengthy gift inscription to his former teacher Leo Spitzer, signed with the initials of the author. --- In plain untitled, unmarked stiff tan paper wraps. --- The leaves are a little yellowed and with crease and light chafing to covers.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 204 pages; Signed by Aut... View more info
By: BLAKE, William
Price: $23.00
Publisher: New York, Payson & Clarke: 1927
Stock No.: 82006
A facsimile of a 1783 book of poems by the great English poet, painter and prophet William Blake (1757-1827), incorporating the period typefaces of his day. An entry in the English Replicas series. --- In greenish-grey paper-covered boards backed in tan paper, with titling and decorations to cover in blue & blue spine titling; deckled edges. --- With some toning to covers, and with a little rubbing, else a firmly-bound, sound copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 70 pages View more info
By: BREWER, Wilmon
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Francestown, New Hampshire, Marshall Jones Company: 1958
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author
Stock No.: 78889
Number 15 of a limited edition of 500 copies in this stated first edition. Inscribed and signed by the author, with warm greeting to Governor Du Brot. A collection of poems and poetical works by the author and by other poets. Includes 3 color illustrations from paintings by Frank Vining Smith. --- In full dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped titling on black blocks on cover and spine. Jacket features Frank Vining Smith color illustration on cover; bears orig... View more info
By: BREWER, Wilmon
Price: $18.50
Publisher: Francestown, New Hampshire, Marshall Jones Company: 1966
Inscription: Signed by Author
Stock No.: 78890
Inscribed and signed by the author, with warm greeting to Governor Du Brot. A collection of poems and poetical works by the author and by other poets. Includes color frontis portrait of the author by Polly Thayer, as well as another Thayer color painting and a painting of the author's wife, Katherine More Brewer. --- In full dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped titling on cover and spine. Jacket features Thayer color illustration on cover; bears orig. $3 fla... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: University of Chicago: 1918
Edition: Seventh Printing
Stock No.: 71774
Big compendium of American poetry in a decent copy. Orig pub date 1912, this printing issued 1918. In full red cloth covers w/light edgewear, scuffing at tail of spine. No DJ. Paper at frt & rear pastedowns has disintegrated at hinge points, exposing inner webbing. Lightly pencilled remarks & underlinings here & there inside vol. Prev owner's inked name & addr ffep. ; 1625-1892; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View more info
By: BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Hurst & Company Publishers: [c1920s-1940s]
Stock No.: 77148
An undated, compact collection of Mrs. Browning's works. Bound in faux snakeskin, with "Mrs. Browning" stamped in gilt on cover. --- Printed with very small type, and with about an inch of back torn away at head of spine. Textblock is quite firm, though back cover is loose. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 533 pages View more info
By: BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett.
Price: $18.00
Publisher: New York, The Heritage Press: 1948
Stock No.: 81510
A handsome reprint edition in slipcase of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 44 famous romantic sonnets. With an introduction by Louis Untermeyer and with decorations at beginnings of sonnets by Angelo Valenti. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was a highly acclaimed poet and wife of the famed poet Robert Browning. --- In grey cloth-covered boards with blue spine titling, EBB initials in blue on cover; all textblock edges stained in red. Unpaginated (about 58 pp). Sandgl... View more info
By: BROWNING, Robert
Price: $14.00
Publisher: New York, The Modern Library:
Stock No.: 76428
From the dust jacket: "...everything of importance that Browning ever wrote..." and "Including all of Browning's lyric and dramatic poetry...". A Modern Library Giant edition with introduction and biograhical information by Saxe Commins; index of first lines of poems at the rear. Though 1934 date appears on copyright page, this edition likely published c.1940. --- In Toledano spine G4 with full beige cloth covers, gilt & green titling & decorations on on... View more info
By: BROWNING, Robert
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Roslyn, New York, Black's Readers Service Company: 1952
Edition: BCE
Stock No.: 79332
A selection of poems by the great 19th Century English Victorian poet, in a hardcover book club edition. Includes his notable "Pied Piper of Hamelin" and "Paracelsus", and many others. Arranged by Songs, Ballads, Monlogues, Lyrics, Romances, Drama and with a section dedicated to his wife Elizabeth Barrett Browning. With a brief introduction by Ben Ray Redman. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations gilt-stamped on cover and spine... View more info
By: BROWNING, Robert
Price: $15.00
Publisher: London/New York, Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd./E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.: 1962
Stock No.: 80279
Volume 3 only of the 4-volume "verse novel" by Browning, which tells the story of Count Guido Franceschini's trial for murder. Includes an introduction by John Bryson and with extensive end notes. Everyman's Library #502. --- In binding style 4, full black cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling, pale orange topstain. Purple jacket with Peter Rutland drawing of the murder on the cover. --- A clean, sturdy, unmarked copy but with a little dusty soilin... View more info
By: BROWNING, Robert
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.: 1934
Stock No.: 81042
A selection of shorter poems by the great 19th Century English Victorian poet. Edited and with an introduction by William Clyde DeVane. --- In full navy cloth-covered boards with vignette to cover, titling to spine; both in gilt. Volume housed in simple home-made kraft paper jacket. --- With a little soiling to spine, inked gift inscription to verso of front free endpaper, otherwise a clean, firm, bright copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xxiv, 390 pages View more info
By: BROWNING, Robert (author); LEWIS, C. Day (editor)
Price: $20.50
Publisher: New York, The Heritage Press: 1971
Stock No.: 80580
A selection of poems by the great 19th Century English Victorian poet, in a handsome reprint edition in slipcase. Selected, edited, and introduced by C. Day Lewis and with woodcut illustrations by Peter Reddick. Indices of first lines and titles at rear of volume. --- In paper-covered boards illustrated with ancient columns and structures, and backed in brown cloth. With gilt-stamped spine titling & decorations. Slipcase covered in maroon paper. Publisher's Sandglass fl... View more info
By: BROWNING, Robert; BARRETT [BROWNING], Elizabeth Barrett
Price: $34.50
Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers, Publishers: 1899
Stock No.: 81983
The voluminous correspondence between the influential English poets Robert Browning (1812-1889) and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) led to their eventual marriage in 1846. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was disinherited because her father disapproved of the marriage, an influence on the couple's move to Italy where Elizabeth remained for the remainder of her life. She had the habit of calling herself "Elizabeth Barrett Barrett". With black & white frontis tiss... View more info
Price: $39.00
Publisher: London, G. Routledge and Sons: 1868
Stock No.: 73780
Mr. Buchanan's works displayed a respect for those living a simpler life. Author's 'North Coast Poems' comprise roughly 2/3 of this volume. --- Elaborately bound in blue beveled edge cloth-covered boards with gilt and red lettering and decorations, front, rear and spine. With 53 illustrations by T.(homas) and E.(dward) Dalziel and 5 others; all of which were engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. Printed on heavy papers, with all three edges in gilt. --- Volume has noticeable... View more info
By: BURNS, Robert
Price: $18.00
Publisher: New York, American News Co.:
Stock No.: 72412
Undated [c 1880] compilation of the great Scottish poet's work in an appealing edition. In decorative gilt and black blue cloth covers w/gilt edges all around. With unattributed b&w illustrations. Volume is fragile, with a detached leaf and the beginnings of a separation toward the front of the volume. Covers are worn; edges chafed; spine toned. Interior mostly clean, with prev owner's inked signature, dated 1882, on front free endpaper; more modern presentation remarks ... View more info
Price: $15.50
Publisher: New York, The Modern Library: [c.1955]
Stock No.: 81540
The famous narrative poem by Lord Byron in a Modern Library reprint edition. With 16 cantos (the partial 17th is not included), and an introduction by Louis Kronenberger. --- In Toledano spine 8 / rust cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso advertises 374 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1955 (though 1949 date appears in book). ML #24.3. --- A clean, sturdy and unmarked copy but with a ... View more info
By: BYRON, Lord (BYRON, George Gordon)
Price: $18.50
Publisher: New York, The Heritage Press: 1943
Stock No.: 81514
The famous narrative poem by Lord Byron, offered in a handsome reprint edition in slipcase with illustrations by Hugo Steiner-Prag. With an introduction by John T. Winterich. --- In full green-patterned yellow cloth-covered boards; titling on spine, and monogrammed B on cover both in gilt on black blocks; black topstain. Volume housed in black paper-covered slipcase. Sandglass flyer not present. --- A clean, bright copy lacking markings or evident damages. Slipcase wi... View more info
By: BYRON, Lord; VENABLE, W. H. (editor)
Price: $11.00
Publisher: New York, American Book Company: 1911
Stock No.: 80762
A pair of notable long-form poems by the noted English romantic poet Lord Byron (1788-1824). Includes cantos I through IV of "Childe Harold" and "Prisoner of Chillon". Also included are a handful of Byron's shorter poems and songs. An entry in publisher's "Eclectic English Classics" series. Edited and with an introduction by W. H. Venable. --- In brown cloth-covered boards with dark brown titling and decorations in maroon on cover and spine. Lacks... View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Lakewood, Colorado, Mountain to Sea Publishing Company: 2001
Inscription: Signed by Author
Stock No.: 80965
A collection of striking black & white photos, each of which is accompanied by the author's "prose", which reads a lot like poetry. Signed "William A. Carlson" on copyright page, presumably by the author. --- In stiff wraps with representative photos on front and back covers. Unpaginated (about 60 pp.). --- A bright, newish copy.; Oblong 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); [c.60] pages; Signed by Author View more info
By: CARROLL, Lewis (author); PEAKE, Mervyn (illustrations)
Price: $30.50
Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus: 1969
Stock No.: 76951
Stated Fourth Impression, 1969 of this curious work which was first published in 1953. A slim volume, in yellow paper-covered boards with silver-stamped titling on spine. With Peake's marvelous illustrations throughout, including on yellow dust jacket covers. --- A clean, bright copy but with some light foxing to textblock edges, and clipped jacket flap (above which a 10/- net 50p sticker is affixed); in removable archival mylar protector. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ... View more info
By: CARY, Alice
Price: $15.50
Publisher: New York, Hurd & Houghton: 1872
Stock No.: 75230
A later printing of author's poetry collection. Illustrated. In brown cloth-covered boards with blindstamped decorations on cover; titling in faded gilt on spine. Volume is relatively tight, but with a few loose pages in mid-book. Sunned/discolored spine. With edgewear and mildly bumped corners. ; Small 8vo 7-1/2" - 8" tall; 333 pages View more info
By: CHAUCER, Geoffrey (author); BOYD, Beverly (editor)
Price: $31.50
Publisher: Lawrence, Kansas, Allen Press, Inc.: 1978
Stock No.: 82007
Three volumes of works by Geoffrey Chaucer were first published at William Caxton's press in 1478, and are offered here in this single volume. Per the jacket flap, Mr. Caxton was the English world's first printer. Selections edited by Beverly Boyd, who also has inscribed and signed this book on the front free endpaper thus; "July 19, 1979/For Noelle with warm regards/Beverly Boyd". With a frontis image of a leaf from Boece. Back matter includes several pages of n... View more info
By: CHAUCER, Geoffrey (author); CAWLEY, A. C. (editor)
Price: $22.00
Publisher: New York, Everyman's Library / Alfred A. Knopf: 1992
Stock No.: 81448
The Canterbury Tales are a collection of 14th century tales, written in Middle English, which take the form of verse and are set against the backdrop of a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Offered in a quality Everyman's Library reprint edition, edited by A. C. Cawley. Includes an introduction by Derek Pearsall, bibliography, preface by the editor, and a chronology of events during Chaucer's life. Back matter includes notes on pronunciation, grammar and versification. Number 74 ... View more info
Price: $35.50
Publisher: London, Methuen & Co., Ltd.: 1946
Stock No.: 76437
Stated twentieth edition, 1946. An attractive, well-preserved copy of Mr. Chesterton's slim volume of his whimsical poems, first published in 1915. With illustrations by Sillince and an introduction by L. A. G. Strong. --- In dark red cloth-covered boards with titling & decorations in ivory on cover and spine. Rough-cut fore-edges. Jacket with cover drawing. --- A very good copy, but with a bit of flaking of spine titling. Price-clipped dust jacket with a good-sized chip... View more info
By: CLARK, J. Scott (introduction and notes)
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Maynard, Merrill & Co.: 1892
Stock No.: 80918
A selection of five traditional English ballads. Includes "Twa Corbies", "Robin Hood", "Sir Patrick Spens", "Chevy Chase" and "Not-Brown Mayd". Lyrics provided, but without musical notations. With introduction and explanatory notes by J. Scott Clark. Entry no. 96 in publisher's "Maynard's English Classics Series". --- In beige stapled wraps. Volume with numerous penciled notations & tear to cover; otherwise a sound copy.; 1... View more info
Price: $16.00
Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Company: 1923
Edition: First Edition
Stock No.: 73121
Attractive volume of author's poems; in full maroon cloth on board covers; paste-on title block on cover & spine. Publisher's red topstain. Spine lightly toned; corners ever so slightly bumped. Interior on quality buff papers; clean and tight with one small tear at front gutter area. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 90 pages View more info
By: CLAUDEL, Paul
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Bibliotheque de la Pleiade: 1967
Stock No.: 82012
A compact French language collection of poems by the French poet and playwright Paul Claudel (1868-1955). With an introduction by Stanislaus Fumet and chronology of the life and works of Claudel. Some of the poems are presented in English. --- In flexible brown faux leather covers with gilt-stamped spine titling on green blocks and gilt horizontal spine rules. With two sewn-in yellow satin ribbon bookmarks, text printed on very thin leaves and in clear plastic wrapper. ... View more info
By: Coffin, Charles M. (Editor)
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Co.: 1954
Stock No.: 71757
No DJ. Compendium of best-loved poems by the most famed of British & American poets. Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson, Blake, Pope, Browning, Tennyson, Whitman, Yeats, Dickinson, Housman, Hardy, etc etc. In good shape, solid and tight in full green cloth covers. Chafed at edges. Rubberstamped price, front free endpaper, otherwise interior clean and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland, Penguin Books: 1960
Stock No.: 70509
A collection of notable Spanish poetry, with parallel English-language text in plain prose. Introduced and edited by J. M. Cohen. --- Textblock is firm but with pencilings on perhaps as many as 15 pages. Portions of paper cover are missing, and cover is a little soiled. ; LK50172; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; 472 pages View more info
