Haddington, Scotland: William Sinclair, [1889]. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. xiv, 220. Textured black cloth, titles in gilt on the spine, sprinkled edges, yellow endpapers. Edges rubbed, spine ends chipped, hinges parting. Laid-in single fold flyer 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches printed one side (two leaves) with book review excerpts; autograph.....
London: Jonathan Cape, (1971). First Thus. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Pp. 116. followed by a one-page checklist of the publisher's titles. With a 5 pp. introduction by the poet. A one-page biography of the Czech poet is printed in the rear. Full black cloth with silver stamped letters on spine. Fine.....
(Boston): University of Massachusetts Press, 1971. First Thus. Hardcover. Square 8vo. Pp. xiv; 122. Bound in blue cloth-covered boards over white spine stamped with dark blue lettering. A handsome production in Fine condition in a dust jacket that is price-clipped, but otherwise Fine. MacDiarmid was born Christopher Murray Grieve and.....
London: Victor Gollancz LTD., 1973. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Pp. 63, (1). Bound in stiff glossy, printed wraps emblazoned with Poetry Book Society Choice. Fine. The poet's first collection. Bookseller inventory K06203X14S.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1958). Reprint. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 153. Decorated endpapers. Bound in half tan linen over light blue paper-covered boards, lettering stamped on front board and spine. Pencil notes on the essence of poetry on rear free endpaper. Dust jacket with slight chips to edges.....
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. x, 102. Glossy black coated cloth, titles and rules in red on the cover and spine. Laid paper, top edge trimmed. NY bookseller tag on back endpaper. In the printed dust jacket, unclipped. Rectangular.....
(Tokyo): The Hokuseido Press, (1939). Taishiro Nakatsuchi. First Edition. String Bound in Folding Chemise Case. 12mo. Pp. xii, [2], 3-109. With exquisite monochrome drawings by Taishiro Nakatsuchi throughout. Bound in brown silk cloth, string bound, with a printed label on the front board. The title page has a label for.....
Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, 1951. Alvin Lustig (dust jacket). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 12mo. Pp. viii, 312. Introduction by Charles Mauron. Index of first lines. Gray cloth with red lettering stamped on spine. In the Alvin Lustig illustrated dust jacket, unclipped ($2.00). Leaves crisp and bright. Jacket a......
(Bushey Heath): (Taurus Press at Willow Dene), 1974. Paul Peter Piech. Limited Edition. Paper wraps, saddle-stapled. 4to. Unpaginated. Illustrated with four full-plate Paul Peter Piech linocuts. Bound in saddle-stapled wraps printed with a linocut title on the front cover. Faint scattered foxing. Of an edition limited 125 copies, this is.....
New York: The Fountain Press, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 40. Printed on handmade paper. Bound in beige cloth with gilt lettering and rules stamped on front board, gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Of an edition limited to 417 copies, this is copy 152. Signed by the.....
Freeport, Maine: Bond Wheelwright Company, 1968. Paul Busch. First Thus. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. xi, 308. Introduction to The Wild Party by Louis Untermeyer. With Publisher's Note appended. Illustrations in the text by Paul Busch, manuscript facsimiles. Linen cloth, titles stamped in black on the spine and illustrations.....
New York: Macmillan Company, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover with Slipcase. Small 4to. Pp. ix, 139. Frontis. color illustration. Illustrated with reproductions of paintings, photographs and plans on coated paper, three plans folding out. Black half cloth over sea-green paper covered boards, glassine dust jacket, art paper leaves untrimmed and uncut/unopened.....
T. S. Matthews, 1986. Paperback. 8vo. Pp. 32. Stiff textured yellow wrappers with printed title plate on front cover. Staple bound. Inscribed on the title page "For dearest Mildred/With Love, from Tom/July 1986." Printed at the Meriden-Stinehour Press. A handsome, presenable copy. Bookseller inventory K06204X7S.
Chicago: The Swallow Press, Inc., (1970). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 102. Includes a note from the poet, elaborating on the themes in the poems. Bound in full light-orange cloth with black lettering stamped on spine. A fine copy in a slightly rubbed dust jacket, with a couple scuffs on.....
Seattle: Book Club of Washington, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcove in Half-Suede over Silk Brocade. 8vo. Unpaginated. Frontis. photo portrait. Illustrated with a few black-and-white photographs. Half bound in tan suede over tan and silver silk brocade with silver lettering stamped on spine and a suede label on the front cover.....
Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1884. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Stout 8vo. Pp. 872. Frontis. engravings with tissue guard. Illustrations in the text and plates with tissue guards. With three-color presentation page (blanks unfilled) and index. Tan cloth, titles and elaborate decorations stamped in red, black and gilt on the front and.....
Seattle and New York: Wave Books, (2011). Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 83. Bound in white cloth with lettering stamped on spine in black. Dust jacket has a die-cut in the shape of a heart, exposing the white binding. Of 100 copies signed by the poet, this is copy 25.....
New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1979). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. xi, 57. Bound in half-green cloth over green paper-covered boards, silver lettering on spine. Inscribed by McCarthy on the half-title page. In the dust jacket, price-clipped. Inscription, in splotchy blue ink, reads: "To -- --, the 'neo'.....
Seattle and New York: Wave Books, 2006. First Edition / Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 108. Cream-colored cloth with scarlet lettering stamped on the spine. In a bright, well-designed jacket. Three hundred hardcover copies were produced; of those 150 are numbered and signed by the poet -- this copy being.....
Berkeley: Oyez, 1973. Limited Edition. Paperback. Narrow 8vo. Pp. (14). Title page printed in black and red. Bound in stiff printed wraps, saddle-stapled. One of 250 copies printed by Graham Mackintosh for friends fo the poet and press. Signed by Meltzer at the colophon, where someone has written "complimentary not.....
Berkeley: Oyez, 1965. Peter Le Blanc. Limited Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Unpaginated. Cover illustration by Peter Le Blanc. Bound in stiff illustrated wraps, stapled. Slight age-toning to edges, with slight spotty discoloration on rear cover (see photo). Edition limited to 500 copies. Signed by the poet on the title page. A.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Limited Edition. Half-Vellum over Patterned Boards. 4to. Pp. 128. Bound in three-quarter vellum over decorated boards. Mostly unopened. Light wear to edges. Of an edition limited to 200 copies, this is hand-numbered copy 26. One of 200 large paper copies "specially bound for friends.....
Seattle: Metropolitan Printing and Binding Co., 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 12mo. Pp. 54. Bound in green cloth with stylized gilt lettering on front board. Front board just a touch rubbed; rear board soiled. Former owner name in pencil on front free endpaper dated 1901; rubber stamp address of a......
New York: Atheneum, (1985). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 87. Bound in vibrant coral cloth, lettering blindstamped on front cover, gilt on spine. Fine in Fine dust jacket. A superb copy with no detracting qualities. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear, archival sleeve. Bookseller inventory K06205X14S.
New York: Atheneum, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 182, (2). Bound in full burgundy cloth with silver lettering stamped on spine. Slight mark on fore edge, else a particularly fresh copy. In the illustrated, unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket now preserved in a removable, archival sleeve.