Overdue Pilgrimage to Nova Scotia de James Merrill - 1990

New York: Eastburn, Kirk & Co, 1814. Hardcover. Very Good -. Printed by D. & G. Bruce. 136 p.; 15 cm. Publisher's beige paper over boards; black spine and cover titles. Publisher's advertisements on back board; both boards printed within decorative border. Pages untrimmed. Lara written by Lord Byron; Jacqueline written by Samuel Rogers. Printer statement on title page verso. Early Am. Imprints, ser. 2 (Shaw & Shoemaker), 31056. The two poems were first published together in London in 1814. Former owner's name on title page: S.L. Keene. The New York edition is much scarcer than the London edition. In Very Good- Condition: cover is soiled and lightly stained; ends of spine and corners are rubbed; some loss of paper on spine; lightl foxing and browning throughout; otherwise clean and tight.

London: Day & Son, 1865. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Maroon Cloth, Beveled Edges, Embossed And Heavily Gilt, Buff Endpapers, All Edges Gilt. Brilliant Full Page Chromolithographed Pages With Small Area Of Text At Centers, Printed On One Side Only. Wear, Small Areas Of Fraying At Tips, Hinges Intact. No Names Or Marks. Complete With 20 Chromolithographed Pages, Including Title Pages And Colophon/Publisher's Page At Rear. One Page Detached, A Few Pages With Small Edge Tears And Chips Outside Of The Colored/Printed Area.

Paris: Galerie Lutétia, 1920. Limited Edition. GUINEGAULT, G. P.. A fine example of the pochoir printing technique fashionable in France from 1910-1930. Each of the four poems is accompanied by a circular illustration by G. P. Guinegault. [Not in Mahè.]. Four leaves measuring 350 x 225 mm, in original pochoir decorated wrappers, signed in plate, a fine copy. An exquisite limited edition of romantic poems by Jean Noury illustrated with elegant pochoir scenes by the French orientalist painter, George-Pierre Guinegault. Each leaf is shared between the letterpress poem and a large circular stencil-printed illustration of lovers at play. This beautifully preserved item is a one of five hundred numbered copies printed on Arches paper. Georges-Pierre Guinegault, born on March 27, 1893, in Rennes, France, was an accomplished artist who began his fine art studies at the age of 19 at l'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He started exhibiting his works at the Paris salons in 1920 and later became a member of the… Leer más

London: Anvil Press Poetry, 1985. Limited Edition. Faux leather white boards, silver lettering at the spine.�One of 25 signed & numbered copies.�This being 1/25.

New York: The American Spectator Publishing Company, 1933. Newspaper, 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Folded newsprint with expected toning and brittle folds, but largely free of material chips and tears. Each issue includes the original wrap-around band. Near-fine.. An excellent collection of the first seven issues of The American Spectator founded by George Jean Nathan, Eugene O'Neill, Ernest Boyd, Theodore Dreiser, and James Branch in 1932 to publish original literary and opinion pieces from distinguished American and European writers. Not to be confused with the conservative magazine of the same name, The American Spectator set out to advance original fiction, opinion, and literary criticism by inviting each contributor to direct and self-edit their own articles, and it further set itself apart by refusing to sell advertising space in its pages. The first issue sold for fifty cents (which was then a rather high price for newsprint) and sold out, prompting an additional print-run of twenty thousand copies,… Leer más

London: T Cadell and W Davies, 1810. First Edition . Quarter Morocco Over Boards. Fine. 7 3/4" Tall. Engraved Title Page. Xvi, 230. Volume I Only [Of Two]; Book Is 7 3/4" [19.6 Cm] Tall, Text Block 7 1/2" [19.3 Cm] Tall. Morocco Spine And Corners, 5 Bands, Gilt Title/Author/Volume Number On Spine, Gilt Rules At Edges Of Bands And Around Edges Of Marbled Paper On Front And Rear Covers; Matching Marbled Endpapers; Top Edge Gilt. Printed By J. Mccreery, London. Fine; Large Armorial Bookplate Of Book Collector Jacob Cowan Of Rosshall, Founder Of Rosshall (Ross Hall) Park And Gardens, No Other Names Or Marks. Both Volumes Fine, No Wear Or Damage.

London: G. Nicol, 1795. First Edition . Full Leather, Gilt. Very Good. 8 3/8 " Tall. Xv, 275 Pp. Contemporary Full Spotted Calf, Seven Bands, Black Morroco Spine Label With Gilt Lettering, Gilt Ornaments And Rules, With Gilt Decorations Near Edges Of Covers. Marbled Endpapers. Half-Title, Two Preliminary Blanks, One Final Blank. Binding With Old Wear, Small Losses At Corners, Joints Partly Cracked With Old Repairs, Nicely Furbished, And Hinges Intact. Round Bookseller's Label [Dury, High Street, Southampton) On Front Pastedown, With Twentieth Century Owner's Signature On The Label. Interesting But Unidentified Elaborate Heraldic Device In Brown Ink With Initials A R, Raised Arm Holding A Bough Above, On Verso Of Title Page.

Boston: Shambhala, 1996. Signed by Jim Harrison on the title page. First edition / First printing. Burgundy cloth spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

A unique copy of a notable work of poetry by Waldman. Numbered 27 of 250 copies and inscribed by the author "for Jonathan a long + tender liason LOVE Anne NYC Dec 77".Titled poems include: Shaman, Murder of Pasolini Dream, Navigating the Dream, Poem, Journal, poem: Cocaine, Nijinsky Dream, Coda: The Eagle & Moon Goddess, December, Dream: Dylan & "Don", along with untitled writing and several attributed extracts about shamans. Per Allen Ginsberg, the poem Shaman is about Bob Dylan, who Waldman travelled with on tour as poet in residence. Inside drawing by Hatha. Cover photo by Gianfranco Mantega.
Waban Massachusetts: Munich Editions from Shell, 1977. 27/250 numbered copies of first edition. Paperback. 11x 25cm oblong. 56 unnumbered pages, printed on both sides. Pictorial paper wraps. Stapled binding. Slight toning to back cover and minor creases to front cover. In very good condition.

Heidelberg, Germany: PANic Press, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to (A4), 50pp, staple-bound with publisher's tape spine. A rare issue (300 copies printed) of Carl Weissner's seminal sixties magazine from the center of the literary avant-garde. Includes cut-up and concrete work. Unmarked copy, a little spotting, faint must, includes laid-in drawing plate.