OPUS 31, NO. 3
Markesan, WI: Pentagram, 1979. First Edition. Stapled wrappers; square 12mo. Letterpress printed at the Morgan Press in Milwaukee, in an edition of 250 copies. Lightly soiled, else near fine. More
Markesan, WI: Pentagram, 1979. First Edition. Stapled wrappers; square 12mo. Letterpress printed at the Morgan Press in Milwaukee, in an edition of 250 copies. Lightly soiled, else near fine. More
Richmond, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1978. First Edition. Blue printed wrappers; large 8vo. 430 pp. inscribed by the poet to his friends "Jerry [Geraldine] & Dick [Levasseure], Ted". Spine rubbed; a very good copy. Bertholf A49. More
Mexico City: Ediciones el Corno Emplumado, 1966. First Edition. Blue printed wrappers; 8vo. 39 pp. One of 1000 copies from Margaret Randall's press. Marked by the poet "personal copy". The poet's fifth book. Spine edgeworn and toned, two pages with a few stains, a few scattered smudges, a few authorial..... More
n. p. Potes & Poets Press. Printed at Gnomon Press, 1981. First edition. Signed on the title page by the Poet Theodore Enslin. Softcover, first edition in fine condition, This was a copy from the collection of Carter Burden. Limited to 300 copies. Bertholf A70. More
Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); beige paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and publisher's logo embossed onto lower front cover; dustjacket; [xii],[3],4-134,[4]pp. Sprinkle of foxing to upper edge of textblock, a few faint scuffs to front..... More
Upper Dharmsala: White Light Foundation, 1972. First, Limited Edition. Number 55 of 125 signed, hand-numbered copies. 12mo (19cm); half-leather over boards; 48pp. Brief scuffs to leather at head and heel of spine, else a tight, well-preserved copy with the usual waviness to the hand-bound text. An obscure work by the..... More
Washington DC: Library of Congress, April 30, 2015. First Edition. Single sheet folded for a program featuring the 15th & 20th Poets Laureate in conversation featuring Poetry magazine editor poet Don Share. Breif bios. of each poet and signed by Charles Simic, Charles Wright and Don Share. Fine. More
Milwaukee: The Woodland Pattern Book Center, 1990. First Edition. Brochure, a single folded sheet advertising Enslin's reading held February 18, 1990. Includes two poems from SCIENCE. Lightly creased and toned, but easily very good. One copy (Buffalo) listed on WorldCat. Bertholf A96. More
Omaha: Abattoir Editions, 1982. First edition. Di Piero won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize in 2012. One of our most distinguished poets and teachers, he is well-known for his translations. First printing of the author's third book. Light brown cloth with paper label, issued without a dust jacket. One of..... More
New York: Seven Gables Bookshop, 1950. First edition. Gray printed, stapled wrappers; 4to. 4 pp. Foreword by Thomas H. Johnson. Consists of a two-page facsimile of a holograph letter from Tabb discussing his work and Dickinson's. Created as a Christmas card for 1950. 500 copies printed at the Spiral Press..... More
Hollins College, 1990. In near fine condition. Slight crease front cover. Special Issue on the poet Louis Simpson with drawing on the cover of Simpson. 19 pages and a bibliography of Simson's work. Simpson article by Henry Taylor. More
New York: The Ecco Press, 1974. First Edition. Bright orange cloth in dust jacket; small 8vo. 76 pp. Translated by Paul Bowles with introduction by William Burroughs. U.S. edition; published simultaneously in Canada by Macmillan. With four b/w photos. Corners and head/tail of spine bumped. Clean interior apart from small/light..... More
Chicago: The Modern Poetry Association, December 1979. First Edition. Printed wrappers; small 8vo. pp. 125-178. Signed by Charles Simic at his contribution of three poems.Also, William Heyen, Reynolds Price, Marilyn Hacker, Linda Pastan, Alfred Corn, Gerald Stern and Gregory Orr among others. The back cover in a Poetry tradition has..... More
Jamaica, NY: Kelly-Winterton Press, 1995. First Edition. Tan printed wrappers; thin 8vo. One of 65 printed at the Kelly-Winteron Press. Six poems including the title poem. This copy especially signed and inscribed at the colophon to another small press publsiher and poet. Fine. More
New Rochelle: James L. Weil, 1988. First Separate Printing. String-tied wrappers; 8vo. Single poem by Shapiro taken from his New & Selected, issued as one of 75 copies, designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed by Stamperia Valdonega. Issued unsigned. Fine. More
Kenosha, WI: Light and Dust Books/Membrane Press, 1990. First Edition. Blue printed wrappers; 8vo. 49 pp. Inscribed by the poet to his friends Dick and Gerry. Spine faded, else fine. Bertholf A95. More
Manchester NH: Red Brick Review, Spring 1992. First edition. Photographic wrappers; 8vo. 44 pp. Three of the poets whose work is in this collection have signed this copy: Charles Simic, Donald Hall, Marie Harris. It's a great addition to any collection of their work or of New Hampshire poets. Also..... More
New York: Interim, 1969. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers; thick 4to. One of 500 copies of this mimeographed underground literary magazine, this issue with a motorcycle on the cover, one of many subjects. Several pages of photographs (offset leaves bound in) with poets on motorcycles including a young Joanne Kyger taken..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. First American Edition. Bound from sheets for the 1943 Allen & Unwin reissue. Octavo (19cm); light brown cloth, with titles stamped in burgundy on spine; dustjacket; [iv],[4],5-215,[1]pp. Upper right board corner gently tapped (though still sharp), else Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, gently spine-sunned, showing..... More
Santa Barbara & Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1980-1996. First Editions. Limited Issue. Vols.1-7 each being one of 250 numbered copies signed by Creeley on a tipped-in preliminary leaf, Vol.8 being one of 200 copies (also signed), Vol.9 being one of 150 copies (also signed), and Vol.10 being the deluxe..... More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1958. First Edition. Octavo. 24cm. Publisher's pale red cloth titled in gilt to the spine. Dustjacket. 252pp. Bumped to spine ends, with a little superficial wear and sunning to extremities, a very good, slid copy in a lightly worn dustjacket that is a slightly short..... More
New York: Rinehart and Company, 1959. First Edition. Octavo. 23.5cm. Publisher's heavy grain light blue cloth covered boards titled in silver and black to spine. Dustjacket. Some light scuffing, sunning, and bumping to edges and extremities, in a lightly worn priceclipped dustjacket with some chipping and loss to the corners..... More