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
Poetry
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
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
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
Cuadernos de Agora, Numeros 21-22 (Julio-agosto 1958)
Madrid: 1958. Paperback. Original wrappers. Cover browned. Spanish text. More
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
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
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
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
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
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. 3 issues in all were published. More
Poesia cubana contemporanea: antologia
Madrid: Editorial Catoblepas, (c. 1986). Paperback. 279p. Original wrapper (slightly curled). 21cm. Spanish text. More
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
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
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
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
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
Steppingstones, Premier Issue (Summer 1982)
Harlem: 1982. Paperback. 46p. Wrapper. 21cm. Projected as a thrice-yearly publication. Poetry. More
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
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
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
Oral Poetry in Nigeria: Selections from the Papers Presented at the Seminar on Traditional Oral Poetry in Some Nigerian Communities
Lagos: Nigeria Magazine, (c. 1981). Paperback. 326p. Wrapper. 22cm. More
An Affirmation
[Washington]: [1946]. Paperback. Printed broadside. 26cm. Formed part of Portfolio: an International Quarterly, No. 3 (Spring, 1946) published by Black Sun Press and edited by Caresse Crosby. More
Zwolf Gedichte
Bayreuth: Iwalewa-Haus, 1990. Obiora Udechukwu. Paperback. illustrations, [28] unnumbered pages. Wrapper. 36cm. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies, of which only the first 50 were signed by Achebe & Udechukwu. This copy not signed. Contains 12 poems translated into German by Ulli Beier. More
Congaree Sketches: Scenes from Negro Life in the Swamps of the Congaree and Tales by Tad and Scip of Heaven and Hell with other Miscellany
Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1927. 1st ed. Hardcover. xvii, 116p. dj. 21cm. Jacket lightly chipped, has a couple of tears, and has a jagged (2cm.) hole in backstrip panel. 20cm. Dialect tales and poetry. More