Anthology of the Westchester Poetry Society
n.p. (c. 1929). Hardcover. 77p. Original green cloth. 20cm. Light, quarter-sized stain on front cover. No Jacket. Works by 28 poets are included. More about Anthology of the Westchester Poetry Society
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Beloit Poetry Journal, Volume 14, No. 4 (Summer 1964)
1964. Paperback. 31p. Softcover. 22cm. Issue devoted to "Contemporary Philippine Poetry" and features one poem each by 16 poets. Philippines. More about Beloit Poetry Journal, Volume 14, No. 4 (Summer 1964
Black Orpheus No. 9 (June 1961)
Ibadan: 1961. Paperback. 72p. Wrapper. 27cm. Moderate wrinkling, soiling & creasing. Includes "Langston Hughes" by Ezekiel Mphahlele (pp. 16-21). More about Black Orpheus No. 9 (June 1961
Callaloo: A Journal of African-American and African Arts and Letters, No. 5, Vol. 2, (February, 1979)
1979. Paperback. 174p. Wrapper. 22cm. This copy is INSCRIBED by *Yvonne, one of the contributors, on the page containing her poem "Eva." Women Poets: A Special Issue. More about Callaloo: A Journal of African-American and African Arts and Letters, No. 5, Vol. 2, (February, 1979
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. 25, No. 1 (July, 1914)
New York: NAACP, 1922. Paperback. 46p. Softcover in original wrapper. 25cm. Foxing around cover edges. Internally sound and clean. Includes "Song for a Lost Comrade" by *Jessie Fauset (page 22) and "Leroy Bundy" by *W. E. B. DuBois (pages 16-21) as well as his Opinion writing on earlier pages. More about The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. 25, No. 1 (July, 1914
Cuadernos de Agora, Numeros 21-22 (Julio-agosto 1958)
Madrid: 1958. Paperback. Original wrappers. Cover browned. Spanish text. More about Cuadernos de Agora, Numeros 21-22 (Julio-agosto 1958
Doug's Communique
n.p. n.d. Paperback. approximately 44 unnumbered pages printed on one side. Black plastic front cover only. White plastic comb binding. Copy No. 60 of 75 copies. An untitled production which lists no author, publisher or place of publication. It is dedicated to "The Messers Haig and Haig and the Brothers... More about Doug's Communique
Fire II. [cover title]
Trenton, N.J. Trenton State College, Department of African-American Studies, n.d. [1970s]. Paperback. ills, photos, (1), 27p. Wrapper (spotting on back). 33cm. The first issue of a student literary journal. We assume that additional issues were published. More about Fire II. [cover title
Five Young American Poets: Third Series, 1944. Eve Merriam, John Frederick Nims, Jean Garrigue, Tennessee Williams, Alejandro Carrion
Norfolk, Conn. New Directions, 1944. Hardcover. 215p. dj. 22cm. Jacket browned. Gift inscription. Light cover soil along top edge. Text age-toned. More about Five Young American Poets: Third Series, 1944. Eve Merriam, John Frederick Nims, Jean Garrigue,...
Focus, Two Issues: New Series Nos. 7 and 8 (July 1974 and July 1976)
Singapore: University of Singapore Literary Society, (1974). Paperback. 33 (including material inside back cover), 32p. Softcovers in original wrapper. 23-22cm. Fiction and poetry. More about Focus, Two Issues: New Series Nos. 7 and 8 (July 1974 and July 1976
Grands Poetes Francais [Tomes 4-5]: Le Dix-Septieme Siecle
Lausanne: Henri Kaeser, Editeur, 1948. Paperback. 2 vols. 294, 265p. Original wrappers. 20cm. French text. More about Grands Poetes Francais [Tomes 4-5]: Le Dix-Septieme Siecle
Journal of the New African Literature and the Arts, Nos. 1-11/12 (1966-1971)
Stanford & NY: 1966-1971. Paperback. Eight issues. Original wrappers. 22-23cm. Only one more number was published (No. 13/14). The first five issues were published in Stanford, California, and thereafter in New York City. Issue No. 1 titled: Journal of the New African Literature. More about Journal of the New African Literature and the Arts, Nos. 1-11/12 (1966-1971
Le Livre de Mon Amour. Selections. Translated by A. L.
Paris: Libraire Champes et Cie. New York, 1910. 44 leaves printed on one side. Tied internally in limp leather binding. 12cm. We found no bibliographic information about this oddity which appears to have been typed and then reproduced on photostatic paper. More about Le Livre de Mon Amour. Selections. Translated by A. L
Number, a Magazine of Modern Poetry, Vol. I, No. 2 (Fall, 1950)
1950. Paperback. Number, a Magazine of Modern Poetry, Vol. I, No. 2 (Fall, 1950). 31p. Wrapper. 20cm. Staining in bottom margin of a couple of leaves. Other soil and wear but still sound. "Chinatown Issue -- Traditional Chinese Peasant Songs Translated and Illustrated by Nanying" on cover. The work translated... More about Number, a Magazine of Modern Poetry, Vol. I, No. 2 (Fall, 1950
Parabalou, Numbers 1 and 2 [1920]
1920. Paperback. Issued by the publisher from Will Warren's Den, Farmington, Ct. Edges of wrappers chipped. Nicely preserved in a later protective chemise and slipcase. Poetry by Yale graduates including Stephen Vincent Benet and Archibald Macleish. Only 3 itssues were published. More about Parabalou, Numbers 1 and 2 [1920
Poesia cubana contemporanea: antologia
Madrid: Editorial Catoblepas, (c. 1986). Paperback. 279p. Original wrapper (slightly curled). 21cm. Spanish text. More about Poesia cubana contemporanea: antologia
Sameeksha; a Quarterly of Arts and Ideas, Indian Literature Number (December 1965)
Madras: 1965. Paperback. photos, 147p. Wrapper. 25cm. Cover somewhat worn. Special number in English issued to coincide with the 5th All India Writers' Conference. Mostly poetry and short stories. Most text translated from Malayalam and other languages of India. More about Sameeksha; a Quarterly of Arts and Ideas, Indian Literature Number (December 1965
The Selector, Containing the Poetical Works of Gray, Goldsmith, Falconer, & Somerville
London: W. Suttaby and Crosby & Co., 1806. Hardcover. 4 frontises, 96, 71, 72, 72p. Old black leather with five raised bands on backstrip. 13cm. The Goldsmith section has mostly moderate foxing; minimal foxing elsewhere. All edges gilt. A handsome copy. The four sections have separate title-pages: the sections by... More about The Selector, Containing the Poetical Works of Gray, Goldsmith, Falconer, & Somerville
Spenser Studies: A Renaissance Poetry Annual
New York: AMS Press, (c. 1992). Hardcover. index, xi, 292p. Original green cloth. 23cm. No Jacket (as published). Date on backstrip is 1989, suggesting that this annual did not always appear annually. More about Spenser Studies: A Renaissance Poetry Annual
Spenser Studies: A Renaissance Poetry Annual Volume] XII
New York: AMS Press, (c. 1998). Hardcover. index, x, 237p. Original green cloth. 23cm. No Jacket (as published). Date on backstrip lists this as 1991, suggesting that this annual did not always appear annually. More about Spenser Studies: A Renaissance Poetry Annual Volume] XII
Spenser Studies: A Renaissance Poetry Annual [Volume] XIV (2000)
New York: AMS Press, (c. 2000). Hardcover. index, v, 327p. Original green cloth. 23cm. No Jacket (as published). More about Spenser Studies: A Renaissance Poetry Annual [Volume] XIV (2000
Steppingstones, Premier Issue (Summer 1982)
Harlem: 1982. Paperback. 46p. Wrapper. 21cm. Projected as a thrice-yearly publication. Poetry. More about Steppingstones, Premier Issue (Summer 1982
Twenty-One Lyrics
Brattleboro: Vermont Printing Co, 1950. 1st ed. Paperback. 28p. Original blue-green wrapper. 23cm. Former owner's name on front. At bottom of title-page: Amherst College: Humanities 1-2. Includes "The Broken Bowl," by James I. Merrill. More about Twenty-One Lyrics
White Paper, Black Paper: a Black Tornado
Corona, NY: A Colnoized [sic] Few, (c. 1971). 1st ed.(?). Paperback. illustrations, (40)p. Wrapper. 21cm. Poems by Kiidh, Eric Rawlins, Lorraine Taylor, and Randolph Latimer, Jr. - we have assumed that they are all African Americans. More about White Paper, Black Paper: a Black Tornado
Words Among America
n.p. n.d. [ca. 1970?]. Paperback. 28p. (mimeographed). Wrapper. 22cm. Cover slightly soiled and discolored, minor spotting. A uncommon anthology of poems (some of them possibly pirated), plus a few quotations, from 43 authors. Leftyist, anti-racist, anti-Vietnam War orientation. African American Poets represented include Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, LeRoi... More about Words Among America