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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1963. First American Edition 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket and black and white photograph of author on frontispiece; 185 toned pages. From jacket: "This is the first edition of the collected poems of the late Ralph Hodgson. Several of Hodgson's poems are considered lyric classics and are among the most widely read and anthologized pieces of the last fifty years. John Crowe Ransom calls "Eve" and "The Bull" "great wonderful poems that will live forever." On the publication on an earlier volume, The Times, London wrote: "Mr. Hodgson...has played an essential part in bringing the language of poetry back to common speech." Spare, haunting, melodic, his voice has won a permanent place in our living language." Ralph Hodgson (1871-1962) was an English poet. Although born in England, he taught and worked in Japan and the United States. Among his honors are: Edmond de… Leer más

New York: Henry Holt, 1945. Wartime Book, March 1945. Also includes a vintage book review by Alexander Woollcott which was found tucked into book. Blue clothbound hardcover; 264 pages with black and white frontispiece on glossy stock. From jacket: "When he died in 1936, A.E. Housman was universally acknowledged the greatest English poet of our day. This volume is not only the first which presents the whole of his poetic work, but the definitive edition of it as well." Includes: A Shropshire Lad, Last Poems, More Poems. Pages are toned. Owner's name written on inside of front cover, mostly hidden by jacket. Jacket is edgeworn with minor chipping at head and heel of spine, top front and corners. There are several small tears to top of back of jacket and a tear to top of jacket spine. Top of spine is frayed and head of heel of spine are bumped; tacky area on fep where sticker was removed. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders.… Leer más

New York: Schocken Books, 1949. Edited by Gordon Bottomley & Denys Harding Foreword by Siegfried Sassoon 8vo size clothbound hardcover; 240 pages From fep: "Isaac Rosenberg...was a Jew, Englishman, poet killed in World War I... The death of Isaac Rosenberg, said Louis Untermeyer... (was a) loss to English culture that cannot be estimated..." In addition to the wide range of lyrics and shorter poems, major in interest to the reader who has not yet encountered them, will be the rich, swift drama of a daringly conceived "Moses," and the mythical human power and pathos of "The Unicorn." These and a number of shorter poems on specific biblical themes exemplify Rosenberg as the poet of his people, show what Siegried Sassoon has called "a fruitful fusion between English and Hebrew culture." Toward the end, Rosenberg turned to the Hebraic tradition for the "roots" of a spiritual force for combating the staleness and corruption of the modern… Leer más

Prospect, CT: Biographical Publishing Company, 2006. Stated First Edition Private Press Poetry Chapbook 8vo size trade paperback; 58 pages with some color illustrations. Brief biography and black and white photograph of author and illustrator are on last page. From back cover: "No one can deny that (the author) has had an eventful life. His memories blossom thorough his poetry, reflecting the simple pleasures of a small town childhood in Yugoslavia to the rigorous disciplines of clinical and academic medicine... and tragically, the devastation of a homeland torn apart by war... He translates this rich store of experiences... into a series of free verse poems, each of which related to some aspect of history as only he has seen it evolve. -- Alice Johnson-Zeiger" Like new. Please note: the address of the publisher on the title page has been digitally obscured. . First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Whistler, Marta. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Leer más

2014. 4to size trade paper with photo illustrated front cover; unpaginated - about 150 pages. Signed and inscribed on title page From back: "In (this volume the author) takes the reader through some of her most memorable commissions since 2008... hear her introduction to Maria Shriver, her interactions with Beats By Dr. Dre, the story behind her acclaimed poem "Humanity," taking "notes" from Kayce F. Jennings and many others." Edgewear. The sharpie pen used to sign the book has bled through and there is a tiny spot just before the signature. There is a light crease to back cover and last five pages. . Signed by Author. 3rd. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press.

New York: Macmillan, 1930. Rare title. Updated edition with additional poems first published in 1914. 8vo size green clothbound hardcover with black titles on front cover. Bright gilt titles on spine. 1359 pages with black and white frontispiece of Browning which includes his facsimile signature. Robert Browning (1812 - 1889) was a well known English poet, married to another well known English poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. His first poem, Pauline: Fragment of a Confession, was published anonymously in 1833 (see our sixth photograph.) He is buried in Poet's Corner inside Westminster Abbey. Ex-school library with typical markings. Some rubbing and light wear to covers. Bumped lower back corner. Split to back hinge at top. Shaken. Some residue where sticker was on spine. No additional shipping charges if sent via US Media Mail. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over… Leer más

London: Collins, 1978. The Alexander Text. Includes plays and poems. 1375 lightly tanned pages with glossary. Wear to jacket, sun faded spine, edgewear some chipping at top corner and top spine, small tear on front of jacket. Several folded page corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Diego, CA: MHO & MHO Works, 1999. Narrow 8vo softcover with extended flaps; 68 pages. Poems are in English and Spanish. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2004. Flat Signed Pulitzer Prize Winner 8vo size trade paperback; 84 pages Flat signed by author on title page From back cover: "Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States (from 2004-2006) received the Pulitzer Prize for (this volume in 2005.)" Like new; we noted only a light bump to top of spine. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Amherst, Massachusetts: Lynx House Press, 1980. Rare Poetry Chap Book 8vo size trade paperback; 79 pages. Covers and pages are beige colored laid paper and the book has dark green endpapers From back: "Patricia Goedicke is ultimately a mystical poet, concerned with nothing less than the stripping away of reality's disguises and the revelation of the blinding light at the center of things. -- Erica Jong" Spine is tanned, book has edgewear, pencilled price and very light soil on back cover. The last page has a handwritten correction of the year of publication of another volume written by the author. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chap Book.

Bristol, Maine: Snow Drift Press, 2008. Signed "Sally" (first name only) and inscribed on fep. 49 bright, white pages Book is divided into three sections: Down the Road Off-Season Off-Shore Brief back cover review from Baron Wormser, Past Poet Laureate, Maine "(The poems in this volume) give the human factor its due while celebrating the glorious power of the natural world." and Martin Steingesser, Poet Laureate, Maine "The past lives and shimmers on Sally Woolf-Wade's pages, the way heat bends vision over summer roads." Brief author biography on back cover and a longer one inside. Edgewear, some handling wear to covers, and a small tacky area on front cover where sticker was removed. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Leer más

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1912. 396 pages to this volume in the Everyman's Library series. Publisher's logo (J.M. Dent) embossed on front cover. Gilt titles and decoration on spine are dulled. Soil to top right corner of front cover. Pencilled price on fep. Title/copyright page is missing, but we believe this to be the 1912 edition. We noted six pages with an impression in them and pages 5 and 7 are detached but laid in. Reading copy. We have many other volumes in the Everyman's Library series. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Scituate, Massachusetts: Beachcomber Press, 2001. Rare Private Press. Stated First Edition 8vo size staple bound softcover; 42 bright white pages with color photograph illustrations on both front and back cover. Very brief author biography on last page. Edgewear and bumped top corner of covers and pages. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Groveland, Massachusetts: Charles Murphy Publications, 1976. Very rare privately published volume of poetry. 136 pages. Some rubbing to covers, which feature a photograph of President John F. Kennedy on front cover. The poems include a long biographical poem on JFK.. Other poems follow Kennedy's presidency, his assassination and its aftermath. Edgwear and an inch tear to top of back cover. We also note a tiny depression on back cover and several pages in the back of the book. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed.

Cambridge, MA: The New England Press, 1997. 84 pages in almost new condition with very tight binding and a slight crease to back top corner. Signed by author on title page. Bookseller's pencilled notations on title page. From back: "A powerful, disturbing collection which recounts the poet's battle with depression as it attacked his marriage, his faith and ultimately, his will to live...This book is aimed at the millions of people who suffer of have suffered from clinical depression...and anyone who is interested in seeing life through the eyes of a person struggling with this terrible disease." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd, 1940. Gilt titles have worn off spine; gilt decoration on cover. Blue boards have some shelf wear; color illustrated endpapers have name and light ink scribble on fep. Name also written on reverse fep. Ink scribble on contents pages. We noted no other marking. Small spot on back cover. 288 pages to this lightweight, compact volume. British literature from epics and epical fragments; romances; ballads and their imitations; allegory and fables; satire; later romances and other narrative poems. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: J.e. Tilton and Company, 1865. Full leather binding with gilt borders and bright and rich gilt stain all around. 78 pages with some illustrations. Ribbon bookmark attached. Yellow glossy endpapers. Disbound. Covers are detached and had been held on with a rubber band which has dried and left residue. Gift inscription on tanned fep. A special volume worth restoring. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. 8vo size clothbound hardcover; 72 pages Karl Shapiro (1913 - 2000) was an American poet. Among his many significant awards are the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (won while serving in the military in World War II) and the Bollingen Prize in Poetry. He was the United States Poet Laureate in 1946-1947. Essay on Rime, a long poem, is one of his earlier works. Bumped head and heel of spine; some soil to covers with spotting on back cover; toned pages; several pages have light wrinkles and small foxing; small foxing on inside covers and endpapers; owners name on fep. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Macmillan, 1929. 276 toned pages. Bookplate inside front cover. Pencilled price on fep. Edgewear, one bumped corner. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Needham, Massachusetts: Needham High School Publications, 1993. 76 pages plus some black and white illustrations. Prose, Poetry and Orginal Artwork with contributions from: Anna Boelckevy; Stephen Zangeri-Salter; Melissa Chern; Alyssa Adreani; Chris Rudolph; Emily Hrones; Andrew Bellinger; Lee Shuer; Andy Smock; Liz Boston; Meredith Cutler; Tina Camire; Shelly Krupski and many more. A little creasing near front stapled cover (production issue); edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.