Resultados de búsqueda: Poetry from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York, NY: Dodge Publishing Company. Very Good. 1905. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; Presentation copy, This copy has been signed by the author on the front endpaper, with a long inscription to H. Clark Brown - poet and indian interpreter. The book includes Clark's bookplate featuring Tokaniya on the front pastedown page. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light, but noticeable rubbing and bumping, and some beginning fraying. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "Edmund Vance Cooke (June 5, 1866 – December 18, 1932) was a 19th- and 20th-century poet best remembered for his inspirational verse "How Did You Die?"Cooke was born in Port Dover, Canada West. In 1898 he married Lilith Castleberry, with whom he had five children. He later read his poems on radio station WWJ in Detroit, Michigan. He died in Cleveland, Ohio." (from Wikipedia); Signed… Leer más

San Francisco, CA: Mercury Press. Good. 1903. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Good condition. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The top edge of the spine has been chipped off. And there is some light cracking to the front bottom spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed with an inscription on the front endpaper by the author and there is a previous owner's address label adhered to the front pastedown page. ; Signed by Author .

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The endpapers have some light toning. The dust jacket is clean and mostly crisp, but does have fading to the colors on the spine and front cover along with some rubbing. This is the variant dust jacket - with C. P. Above the price. "At the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Graves enlisted almost immediately, taking a commission in the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers as a second lieutenant (on probation) on 12 August. He was confirmed in his rank on 10 March 1915, and received rapid promotion, being promoted to lieutenant on 5 May 1915 and to captain on 26 October. He published his first volume of poems, Over the Brazier, in 1916. He developed an early reputation… Leer más

Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Very Good. N.D.. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good to Near Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. Circa 1910. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The maroon cloth has some light edge wear and rubbing. There are several tiny spots of discoloration to the spine. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there is toning to the endpapers, and several spot of toning / discoloration to the top edge of the text block. The front endpaper includes a previous owner's inked name and gift notation. "James Russell Lowell (February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets that rivaled the popularity of British poets. These writers usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families… Leer más

Sausalito, CA: Angel Island Publications, Inc.. Very Good-. 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light edge wear, rubbing and bumping to the spine ends, corners and joints of the book covers. The front cover has a partially erased inked number under the title. The text pages are clean and bright. This edition of the magazine is dedicated to Kenneth Patchen. Articles, poems and essays included are by: Eric Hoffer, Donald Barthelme, Wallace Stegner, William Stafford, Malcolm Lowry, William Saroyan, Kenneth Patchen, and more. .

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1927. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. (Elinor Tay Mighell - found in the San Francisco Social Register) The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge tears, nicks and chipping to the spine ends . There is some foxing (both spots and tidemarking) to the reverse of the dust jacket that is starting to show through on the front). "The Harlem Renaissance was influenced by a movement called Négritude which represents “the discovery of black values and the Negro’s awareness of his situation”. Cullen saw Negritude as an awakening of a race consciousness and black modernism that flowed into Harlem. Cullen's poetry… Leer más

Berkeley, CA: John G. Jury. Very Good+. 1925. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book has been signed by the author, on the front endpaper, with a small inscription and date. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. Privately printed. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing and bumping. The rear cover has some spots of rubbing / wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The foredge and bottom edge of the text block are uncut. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper. Laid-in is a program for a recital of the poems, given at the Sequoia Club of San Francisco, which includes a signed notation to that fact, and a three page typed poem: Swallows of San Juan Capistrano, also by the author. The poems are esoteric and metaphysical in nature. "John G. Jury, Esq. , author... Is known to be one… Leer más

Boston, MA: Sherman, French & Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1917. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a long inscription by the author, on the front endpaper. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good only dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a bit of light bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's address label on the front pastedown page. The glassine dust jacket has edge wear, small chips missing, and a large tear to the top front dust jacket starting at the front spine joint. "Julia Cooley Altrocchi (July 4, 1893 - November 23, 1972) was an American author and poet, who wrote many works for children and adults, including The Poems of a Child, The Dance of Youth, Snow Covered Wagons, and Wolves Against the Moon. " (from Wikipedia) .

Sacramento, CA: H. S. Crocker & Co. , Printers. Very Good. 1881. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, bumping, rubbing and fraying. The spine joints have rubbing as well. The text pages are clean, and bright. "WAGNER, Madge Morris, journalist, b. On the plains, 25 April, 1862, when her parents were on their way to California. She is a descendant of Capt. Morris, who built Fort Morris, in Virginia. She was educated in the common schools, and early became a journalist and poet. Her patriotic poem “Liberty Bell” led to the oonstruction of the Columbian liberty bell. From 1885 to 1895 she was the editor of “The Golden Gate, ” to which Bret Harte, Joaquin Miller, and Mark Twain were constant contributors. Mrs. Wagner is the author of “Débris, a Book of Poems” (San Francisco, 1881) ; “Mystery of Carmel, and… Leer más

Oakland, CA: Arthur V. Avila. Very Good. 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued binding. The text is all in Portuguese. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some noticeable creasing to the covers, especially the front cover. The spine of the book has rubbing and some grease pencil marks. Part of the author's name has been rubbed off. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, with toning to the edges of the pages and the edges of the text block due to the acid content of the paper. This copy has an ink stamped signature and inscription of the author on the half title page. This self-published volume contains a series of quatrain style poems all written in Portuguese. Arthur Avila was born in 1888 and immigrated to the United States in the early 1900's. He and his brother João founded the… Leer más

Ocean Beach, CA: R. Clarkson Colman. Very Good. 1936. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Limited to 500 copies, this is number 196. Bound in Redwood with cloth hinges and handpainted titles. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The cloth hinges have darkening and wear. The text pages are clean but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. The lettering on the front cover of the book has partly faded. "the ribbon hinges have wear and tear. "Roy Clarkson Colman was born in Elgin, IL on Jan. 27, 1884. Artistically inclined at an early age, Colman moved to Chicago when he was 16 and began his art studies with L. H. Yarwood. The years 1903-11 were spent in Dallas, TX where he painted scenes along the Gulf of Mexico and a series of the old Indian forts. In 1911 he left for a two-year stay in Paris to further study at Académies Julian and Grand… Leer más

San Francisco, CA: Welvin Stroud. Very Good+. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed on the title page by the author. "Good afternoon, GOOD AFTERNOON. My name is Welvin. I'm going to be your driver, your tour conductor, and your question answerer for the next three, three and a half hours. Everyone's expecting to see the City of San Francisco. Is that correct? We're on our way." (from the book) ; Signed by Author .

Dansville, NY: F. A. Owen Publishing Company. Very Good. 0. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized paperback book with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a noticeable tear to the bottom spine end of the book cover, along with some fading and ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+. 1895. Trade Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. This is a trade edition, following several earlier limited editions. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The covers have several spots of ground-in finger dirt to the spine ends, corners and edges. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1883 Field moved to Chicago where he wrote a humorous newspaper column called Sharps and Flats for the Chicago Daily News. His home in Chicago was near the intersection of N. Clarendon and W. Hutchinson in the neighborhood now known as Buena Park. The Sharps and Flats column ran in the newspaper's morning edition. In it, Field made quips about issues and personalities of the day, especially in the arts and literature. A pet subject was the intellectual greatness of Chicago, especially compared to Boston." .

Lima, Peru: Francisco Moncloa Editores, S. A.. Very Good. 1965. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription, and dated 1975. This is a limited edition - with an ink stamped number 448 on the limitation page. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good slipcase. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. This book is made of individual sheets, and sheets of two page lengths folded in half, with text , or photos, or illustrations on alternate pages. There are spots of foxing throughout. The text pages are clean and bright. The slipcase has ground-in dirt and some wear and rubbing. "At the age of 14 (1938) he publishes some of his poems in his school magazine, El mundo agustiniano. At the age of 17 (1941) he entered the Art Faculty of the National University of San Marcos. At the age of 19 (1943) he publishes his first book of poems: Rótulo de la esfinge, in… Leer más

Berkeley, CA: Oyez. Very Good+. 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; Possibly a limited edition - there is a penciled 4/87 on the rear endpaper. The Booklet is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and was issued in French wraps (self-wrappers). The booklet and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This is the author's first published book of poetry. "Bram Dijkstra (born 5 July 1938) is a retired professor of English literature and the author of seven books on literary and artistic subjects. He also curates art exhibitions and writes catalog essays for San Diego art museums. He joined the faculty of the University of California, San Diego in 1966 and taught there until he retired and became an emeritus professor in 2000. He is married to the literary agent Sandra Dijkstra." .

Chicago, IL: Pascal Covici, Publisher. Very Good+. 1924. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This edition is limited to 450 numbered and signed copies - this is book #1, and has the author's initials following the number on the limitation page. This book is in Very Good + condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book cover has a linen spine and marbled paper covered boards. The linen has some generalized darkening / toning, especially to th spine end. The paper covered boards are in clean, bright condition. The endpapers have a different set of marbled endpapers. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1920, he wrote a Sherlock Holmes pastiche entitled The Adventure of the Unique "Hamlet". Starrett on at least one occasion said that the press-run was 100 copies, but on others claimed 200; a study of surviving copies by Randall Stock documents 110. This story involved the detective investigating a missing 1602 inscribed edition of Shakespeare's play Hamlet.… Leer más

Bombay, India: The Bombay Book Depot. Very Good-. 1934. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. frontispiece; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author to the (then current) Viceroy and Vicereine of India - Lord and Lady Willington. This is a small format paperback book with heavy cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good- condition. The book covers have noticeable ground-in dirt and several spots of discoloration. There is light chipping to the spine ends and some bumping to the corners. The text pages are clean and bright. The frontispiece is by Pulinbehari Dutt. This is a book of poetry. "From 1913, Willingdon held gubernatorial and viceregal offices throughout the British Empire, starting with the governorship of Bombay and then the governorship of Madras, before he was in 1926 appointed as the Governor-General of Canada to replace the Viscount Byng of Vimy, occupying the post until succeeded by the Earl of Bessborough in 1931. Willingdon was… Leer más

Berkeley, CA: Summit Publishing Company. Very Good. 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. "Limited First Edition" (No limitiation given). This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The white cardstock covers have toned and darkened, especially the spine and top edges of the book cover. There is a crease to the bottom front corner of the book cover and of the first several text pages. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. This small book of beat style poetry (or free verse) is found in only three institutions currently. The poetry is actually quite good. .

Muscatine, IA: The Prairie Press. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. 1939. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Limited to 380 unnumbered copies. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Fair glassine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, nicks, chips and a large portion of the bottom front panel and bottom spine end missing. "James Norman Hall (22 April 1887 – 5 July 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff. During World War I, Hall had the distinction of serving in the militaries of three Western allies: Great Britain as an infantryman and then flying for France and later the United States." (from Wikipedia) .