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HER MAGNIFICENT BODY. New & Selected Poems. 1968 - 1985

Canan, Janine · 1986 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$13.75 (€12.47 | £10.41 | ¥2,196)

South San Francisco: Manroot, 1986. 1st Edition. White glossy-stock paper covers, with blue spine lettering & blue graphic/lettering to front cover. 107, [5] pp. 8vo. Modest wear & age-toning. A VG+ copy.

CONTRASTING POEMS or A Blond Girl in a Photo by a Dressing Table

Richards, Kevin P. J. [b. 1945] · 1969 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.44 | ¥13,176)

Richmond [British Columbia]: Crestwood Press, 1969. 1st Printing. SIGNED by the author on p. 2. White paper covers printed in black. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. 48 pp. Cover design by D. Fryatt 8vo. Age-toning, soiling, signs of being read, Very Good. Scarce public...

NOTES From CUSTER

Heynen, Jim · 1976 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$13.75 (€12.47 | £10.41 | ¥2,196)

Ann Arbor: Bear Claw Press, 1976. 1st Edition. Black & white photographic glossy-stock paper covers. 65, [5] pp. Illustrated with b/w photographic images from the collection of Richard A. Pohrt. 9" x 6". Light wear & age-toning. A VG+ copy.

In ENGLAND'S GREEN & (A Garland and a Clyster)

Williams, Jonathan · 1962 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.46 | ¥7,905)

San Francisco: The Auerhahn Press, 1962. 1st printing. Limited to 750 cc. Hand bound in Rhododendron cover paper, brown string tie. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Unpaginated, though 24 pp. Ink drawings by Philip Van Aver. 9" x 6". Light wear & age-toning. A VG+ - Nr ...

For The NEW YEAR. Poems

Pankey, Eric [b. 1959] · 1984 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

New York: Atheneum, 1984. 1st edition. Blue cloth binding with silver stamping. Yellow topstain. Black dust jacket lettered in blue. [14], 65, [3] pp. 8vo. NF/NF Winner of the 1984 Walt Whitman Award, with Academy of American Poets "Complments" card laid-in.

COUNTERMOVES

Eaton, Charles Edward · 1962 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$13.75 (€12.47 | £10.41 | ¥2,196)

London / New York / Toronto: Abelard- Schuman, 1962. 1st edition (presumed). Green cloth binding. Orange dust jacket. 31, [1] pp. 8-3/4" x 5-1/8". VG (slight lean)/VG (some edgewear/front flap clipped at bottom).

OLD FRIENDS' GHOSTS. poems 1963 - 68

Coleman, Victor · 1970 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

Toronto: Weed / Flower Press, 1970. 1st printing, limited to 350 cc, this copy unnumbered. Grey paper covers printed in blue. Cover design by Barbara Caruso. 53, [7] pp. "About Books" invoice laid-in. 8-3/8" x 5-1/2". Spine sun-tanned, otherwise VG - VG+.

The NATIONAL HEN.; A Poem for the Left Hand in Four Parts

Dougherty, Dan · 1974 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

Vancouver: Pulp Press, 1974. 1st Printing. Yellow paper cover printed in red & black. 67, [5] pp. 8" x 5-1/4". A Fine copy.

The POEMS Of FRANCIS THOMPSON

Thompson, Francis [1859 - 1907]. Duncan, Ronald [1914 - 1982] - Former Owner · 1946 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,149)

London: Hollis and Carter Ltd. 28 Ashley Place, S.W.I. 1946. 1st edition thus. Bookplate SIGNED by Duncan. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt stamping. ix, [1 (blank)], 388 pp (with Index to First Lines). 8-5/8" x 5-1/2". Abt VG (square & tight/spine sunned/spot...

The POEMS Of ROBERT BROWNING.; Dramatic Lyrics, Dramatic Romances, Dramas, Men and Women, Pauline, Paracelsus, Christmas - Eve and Easter - Day, Sordello and Dramatis Personae

Browning, Robert [1812 - 1889]. Crouch, Arthur F. · 1932 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1932. Later edition. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt stamping. Blue topstain. viii, 696 pp (with Index to First Lines). 7-3/8" x 5". Overall VG (average wear/period poi to ffep/bookseller ticket to front past...

The POETICAL WORKS Of SIR WALTER SCOTT.; Including Introduction and Notes

Scott, Sir Walter[1771 - 1832] · 1890 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$247.50 (€224.55 | £187.31 | ¥39,527)

London: Frederick Warne & Co, (n. d.). 'Albion Edition', ca late 1890s. Publisher's maroon cloth binding with gilt stamping. TEG. Grey paper dust wrapper printed in red. viii, 758, [2 (advert)] pp. Text double column. Frontispiece. Thick 8vo. General wear & soiling to book, so...

The MONEYCHANGERS

Sinclair, Upton [1878 - 1968] · 1908 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.97 | ¥5,270)

New York: B. W. Dodge & Company, 1908. 1st Edition, later issue (Ahouse A12a note). Ca 1910. Brown cloth binding with pictorial paper onlay to front board, "William Rickey / And Company" imprint at base of spine panel. [6], 316 pp. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5". Minor wear & soiling,...

The COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS Of AUSTIN DOBSON

Dobson, Austin [1840 - 1921] · 1923 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 1427). Blue cloth binding, gilt stamped lettering to spine & gilt stamped publisher device to front board. No dust jacket. xxiii, [1], 525, [1] pp. Frontispiece. 7-3/8" x 5". Spine sunned. A VG copy.

The POEMS And MASQUE Of THOMAS CAREW. Gentleman of the Privy-Chamber to King Charles I, and Cup-Bearer to His Majesty.; With an Introductory Memoir, an Appendix of Unauthorized Poems from MSS., Notes, and a Table of First Lines

Carew, Thomas [1595 - 1640]. Ebsworth, Joseph Woodfall - Editor · 1893 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.46 | ¥7,905)

London: Reeves and Turner, 196 Strand, 1893. 1st Edition. Original publisher's maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Yellow eps; front eps publisher adverts. xxx, [2], 287, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. Facsimile t.p. of the 1640 & 1634 editions. 12mo. Ave...

POEMS. With an Introduction by Basil Champneys

Patmore, Coventry [1823 - 1896]. Champneys, Basil - · 1906 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,149)

London: George Bell and Sons, 1906. Later edition. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. xlvii, [1 (blank)], 439, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. Crown 8vo. General wear, cloth & gilt dull. Pos to ffep. Tipped-in color image of the author on p. xvi. A Good copy.

HEARING GARY SYNDER READ. Unicorn Broadsheet Series Two Number Three April 20, 1971.; Written in Albuquerque, N.M., in 1966 by Robert Bly

Bly, Robert [b. 1926]. Snyder, Gary [b. 1930] - Subject · 1971 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$41.25 (€37.42 | £31.22 | ¥6,588)

[Santa Barbara]: Unicorn Press, 1971. Second printing. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Broadside, 19" x 12-1/2". 6 paragraphs, printed and illustrated in red and black on cream paper. Some modest wear & soiling, Very Good.

BASEBALL'S GREATEST PLAYERS. The Big League Baseball Library.; With a Foreword by Ford C. Frick

Meany, Tom. Frick, Ford C. - Contributor · 1971 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1971. Full color composition binding. Plain eps. x 295, [1 (blank)] pp. With 4 b/w halftone photographs at front. 8vo. 19.5cm x 13.5cm. Average wear, with abraision to front cover top right [sticker removal?]. PO has marked chapter on the ToC page. ...

ALONG The LINES

Tranströmer, Tomas [1931 - 2015]. Bly, Robert [b. 1926] - Translator · 1979 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$137.50 (€124.75 | £104.06 | ¥21,960)

[San Francisco ?]: Published by Square Zero Editions. Designed and Printed at Black Stone Press, 1979. 1st printing thus. Limited to 150 cc. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Broadside, 20" x 8-1/2". Printed and illustrated in purple and black on cream paper. Stick figur...

The WOMAN WHO WENT To HELL And Other Ballads and Lyrics

Sigerson, Dora (Mrs. Clement Shorter) · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.44 | ¥13,176)

London: The De La More Press, 52 High Holborn, W.C. 1902. 1st Edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt & dark green stamping. [6], 36 pp. Frontispiece. 12mo. Spine sun darkened. Average wear & soiling. Prior owner signature & poem to ffep. A VG copy.

BUSH BALLADS And GALLOPING RHYMES

Gordon, A. L. · 1876 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.44 | ¥13,176)

Melbourne: Clarson, Massina & Co. 72 Little Collins Street, 1876. Later edition, first published in 1870. Original publisher's flexible green cloth binding with gilt stamping to front cover. Deep blue-green paper eps. [4], 108 pp. 12mo. Wear & soiling to binding, with evidence...