Poesia

Poems of Eugene Field

Field, Eugene · 1911 · Phoenix Books (Joanne's Used Books)

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Scribners & Sons, 1911. Not Stated. Cloth. Hardback in good+ condition with no dust jacket.Text is clean an unmarked, binding is tight, some yellowing of pages due to age.Cover is clean and in good condition.Field is best known for his children's poem Wynken, Blynken and Nod a...

Hiawatha

Longfellow, Henry W. · 1900 · Phoenix Books (Joanne's Used Books)

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Barse & Hopkins, 1900. Not Stated. Soft cover. Softcover with self cover in good+ condition in box in fair condition.Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight, tissue protected front drawing of Craigie House.Cover is heavy red paper of some sort, feels like suede but is not...

Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi

Burton, Richard Sir · 1931 · Phoenix Books (Joanne's Used Books)

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,569)

Bell, 1931. Not Stated. Cloth. Dhan Mukerji. The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi Bell Pub. 1931, unstated edition Hardback in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, no loose pages. Cover is clean and shows slight signs of wear on tips of boards otherwise clea...

The "F" Certificate

GURNEY, DAVID · 1969 · John Thompson Books

CA$24.00 (€15.27 | $16.83 | £12.74 | ¥2,686)

Canada, Pocket 77082. 1969, 2nd Printing. Paperback. Solid with a dent on the back cover and a wrinkle on the spine from manufacture. Otherwise the covers show light wear. Very Good.

Take it Easy

RUNYON, DAMON · 1943 · John Thompson Books

CA$6.00 (€3.82 | $4.21 | £3.18 | ¥672)

Canada, Pocket 292. 1943, 1st Printing. Paperback. Solid with a small bump on the bottom left corner of the book, two light creases on the other side of the front, and a corner crease on the back. Very Good.

Focus

MILLER, ARTHUR · 1965 · John Thompson Books

CA$8.00 (€5.09 | $5.61 | £4.25 | ¥895)

Canada, Avon S185. 1965, 1st Printing. Paperback. Solid with a crease on the spine and the covers show light wear. Very Good.

Look, Christ.

OWENS, PHILIP. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Llandysul: Gomer Press. 1979. 0850886015. 1st ed. "This selection of Philip Owen's poems were written in the period 1974-1978". Pp.47. Paperback, uneven sunning to spine and covers. G+.

The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara

Donald Allen, ed · 1995 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Berkeley, University of California Press, 1995. Paperback. 586p. A thick softcover book in acceptable condition. Covers faintly spotted; spine and front bottom corner creased. The section of pages between 361-370 has started to crack out of the binding; however, all pages rema...

Speaking to the Heart: Favorite Poems Chosen and Introduced by Sister Wendy Beckett

Sister Wendy Beckett, comp · 2006 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006. Hardcover. 196p. A hardcover book and dustjacket in very good condition. Jacket is price-clipped, with slightly crinkled edges; gift inscription on front endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. An anthology of poetry by various well-know...

The Parnassus of a Small Nation

Janko Lavrin and Anton Slodnjak, tr · 1965 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Slovenia, Drzavna Zalozba, 1965. Second enlarged edition. Hardcover. 197p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Seminary stamp inside front cover; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket has several small closed tears, but is otherwise intact. A collec...

Songs of Two Centuries

Will Carleton · 1902 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

New York, Harper and Brothers, 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 157p. A hardcover book bound in decorated teal cloth. Very good condition. Edges worn and faint, patchy tanning on the endpapers. Light foxing on rear endpapers as well. Otherwise, text clean and bi...

English Versification for the Use of Students

Rev. James C. Parsons · 1923 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

New York, Benj. H. Sanborn & Co, 1923. Hardcover. 162p. A green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Corners barely rubbed, owner's inscription inside front cover, and scattered, tiny pencil marks in the margins. Most text unmarked, and binding tight. Vintage school te...

The One-Hoss Shay with Its Companion Poems

Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1905 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 80p. A hardcover book bound in decorated tan cloth. Very good condition overall. Corners lightly bumped; light scratches and smudges on back cover. Owner's inscription inside front cover and...

The "Bab" Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense

W.S. Gilbert · 1870 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Philadelphia, Porter & Coates. Hardcover. 222p. A green cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges worn; cloth splitting along the back edge of the spine, though the binding is still tight. Gilt title on front cover has dulled with age. Crease in front endpaper and faint, s...

Where They Left You for Dead

Margaret Randall · 2002 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boulder, CO, Edge Work, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 102p. A 1/4 brown cloth hardcover book in fine condition. As New .

American Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot

Randall Stewart and Dorothy Bethurum, eds · 1954 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Chicago, Scott, Foresman and Company, 1954. Hardcover. 268p. A 1/4 black cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges of boards are heavily rubbed. Owner's signature on title page. Underlining in pencil on numerous pages. Binding is tight. A good reading copy. Vintage poetry ...

Howl and Other Poems

Allen Ginsberg · 1962 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

San Francisco, City Lights Books, 1962. 11th printing. Paperback. 44p. A staplebound booklet in virtually fine condition, save for faint tanning on the spine. Otherwise clean and tight. Pocket Poets Series #4, with introduction by William Carlos Williams. Very Good .

Selections from Paroles

Jacques Prevert · 1965 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

San Francisco, City Lights Books, 1965. 4th printing. Paperback. 71p. A small, thin softcover book in very good condition. Spine tanned; otherwise clean and tight. Pocket Poets Series #9. Very Good .

The Gold of the Tigers: Selected Later Poems

Jorge Luis Borges · 1977 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York, E.P. Dutton, 1977. 2nd Bilingual printing. Paperback. 95p. A softcover book in very good condition. Corners slightly bent due to improper storage; otherwise clean and tight. Bilingual edition with Spanish and English text on facing pages. Very Good .

Form and Value in Modern Poetry

R.P. Blackmur · 1957 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Garden City, Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1957. Anchor Books edition. Paperback. 388p. A softcover book in very good condition. Spine tanned and creased. Spotty stains on back cover. Small pen mark on title page; otherwise clean and tight. Very Good .