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London: Hogarth Press, (1942). 1st ed. Hardcover. 64p. Original cloth. dj. 19cm. Jacket moderately soiled and has some light edge-wear. Cover faded along top edge. Poetry. More
London: Hogarth Press, (1942). 1st ed. Hardcover. 64p. Original cloth. dj. 19cm. Jacket moderately soiled and has some light edge-wear. Cover faded along top edge. Poetry. More
Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, (c. 1995). Hardcover. illustrations, index, xii, 380p. Original turquoise cloth. dj. 26 cm. INSCRIBED by Hollander to friends on title-page. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (c. 1986). 1st paper ed. Paperback. 101p. 23cm. Minor edge wear. INSCRIBED (by "Tom"). From the library of Thomas and Liliane Greene. More
London: Printed for Alex. Hogg; and sold by all other Booksellers and news-carriers, in town and country, n.d. [1780]. Hardcover. frontis (portrait of Homer), 39 (of 40) plates, 659, [5]p. Rebound in modern brown leather. 26 cm. Backstrip and front cover faded. Lacks the plate which should face page 12..... More
London: Luzac, 1958. 1st ed. Hardcover. illustrations, map, 124p. plus 4p. plates. Original cloth. dj. 25cm. Jacket heavily chipped along top and edge-worn. Covers moderately warped. Includes the original text of the ballad (poem) in Balinese, with variant readings, and an English translation by Hooykaas. More
New York: The Harbor Press, (c. 1937). Ilse Bishopff. Hardcover. 20 small, colored wood-block illustrations (by Ilse Bischoff), 80p. Original cloth-backed decorative boards, dj. 23 cm. Jacket has some chipping along top edge. Glue mark on front pastedown from a now missing bookplate or label. More
NY: Knopf, 1927. 1st ed. Hardcover. 89p. Original light pastel striped boards backed in cloth. dj. 19cm. Jacket has moderate soiling and is chipped and rather worn along edges and folds. Spine lettering still legible. Former owners' name on front free endpaper. The binding is one of about three variants..... More
NY: Knopf, 1927. 1st ed. Hardcover. 89p. Original light pastel striped boards backed in black cloth. No jacket. 19cm. Covers scuffing and light fading. Extremities rubbed. Lettering on backstrip now faint but still readable. Unusual bookplate. No jacket. The striping on the binding is one of about three variants, with..... More
Paperback. [1], 15 leaves printed or mimeoed on one side only. Stapled together at upper left corner. 26 cm. OCLC locates five copies (NYG, BUF, SPI, KKU and KFS). There are also one or more copies in the Hughes papers at Yale. This otherwise unpublished version clearly predates the publication..... More
n.p.[Baltimore?]: Printed by L. Gordon & Son, Inc., (c. 1940). Paperback. pictorial title-page, illustration, [20] leaves printed on one side. Softcover in original wrapper, 20cm. Cover has some chipping and edge-wear. Contents sound.. Copy No. 30 of an edition limited to 1000 (presumably numbered) copies. Poetry. More
Singapore: Qalam, 1961. Paperback. illustrations, [4], v, [3], 147p. Softcover in original wrapper. 19cm. Pages browned. Indonesian(?) text. More
Medan: B. P. Husny, 1977. Paperback. [10], V [leaves], 110p. Softcover in original wrapper. 21cm. Text browned. Foxing and some wear on back cover. Indonesian text. More
Medan: Husny, (1982). Paperback. photos (dark and grainy), xiii, 82, [4]p. Softcover in original wrapper. 29 cm. Cover foxing. Indonesian text. Amir was an Indonesian poet who is regarded as a National Hero. More
Bogota: Instituto Caro y Cuervo, 1990. Edicion facsimilar. Hardcover. 19, [150]p. 28cm. Paperclip mark on front endpaper. No Jacket. Spanish text. More
Habana: Editorial Lux, 1948. Paperback. text unnumbered and printed on one side [36p.]. 23cm. Cover chipped around edges and browned. INSCRIBED on Dedication page by Jaume. Spanish text. Poetry. More
New York: Hill & Wang, (c. 1970). 1st ed. Hardcover. x, 150p. Original black cloth. dj. 21 cm. INSCRIBED ("to Steve Ronan who remembered well like Rimbaud did once ted joans June 5 1980") on half-title and SIGNED ("ted joans '93") on title-page. More
New York: Bola Press, (c. 1978). Paperback. illustrations, 45p. Softcover in original wrapper. 21cm. INSCRIBED on title-page by Joans ("to Gary W of the Northwest -- one of the best ted joans June 80 Poetry Festival"). Joans and Mansour were surrealist poets/writers. Mansour was born in England, grew up in..... More
London: Breman, 1973. 1st ed. Paperback. 20p. Wrapper. 21cm. Heritage Series, volume 22. Poetry. John was born in 1941 and raised in Trinidad before coming to London in 1967. More
New York: Nkemka Asika Publications, (c. 1980). 1st ed. Paperback. 23p. Softcover in original wrapper. 25cm. Poetry - John was born in 1941 and raised in Trinidad before coming to London in 1967. More
New York: Vantage Press, (c. 1976). 1st ed. Hardcover. 41p. dj. 21cm. Price-sticker and moderate soiling on jacket. Author from Sierra Leone. More
Santa Fe: Writers' Editions, (c. 1935). Limited edition. Hardcover. 84p. Yellow cloth. dj. 24cm. 2 inch chip out of front lover corner of jacket (which also has some other minor chipping and wear). Copy number 94 of an edition of 400 copies SIGNED by the author. Printed by The Rydal..... More
Boston: Stratford, 1919. Hardcover. 82p. Blue cloth. 19cm. Some wear at extremities. Covers spotted and rather soiled. Name on endpaper. Some internal soiling. Last four leaves bound in wrong order (pp. 73-74, 77-78, 75-76, 81-82, and 79-80). African American writer. His first book of poetry. More
Boston: Stratford, 1919. 1st ed. Hardcover. 82p. Original blue cloth. 19cm. No jacket. Modest cover rubbing and just a little discoloration on lower corner of back cover. No jacket. INSCRIBED by Jones on the front free endpaper ("May our sun of friendship never be o'erclouded Yours always The Author J...... More
Oxford: B.H. Blackwell, 1901. Hardcover. 39p. Original green boards. 19 cm. Free endpapers heavily browned Text unopened. Some foxing on title labels. No jacket. Poetry. Edition of 350 copies [statement on copyright page]. More
Stockholm: 1949. Paperback. illustrations, 175p. Original wrapper. 21cm. Cover moderately soiled & worn; split along front joint). 21cm. Swedish text. INSCRIBED by Jonsson to Owen Dodson, the African American writer and dramatist. More