Howe, Julia Ward

Passion-Flowers.

Boston : Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1854.

First edition of Julia Ward Howe’s first book. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, publisher’s advertisements at rear dated 1853. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper prior to publication, “Lizzie Agassiz from her Julia Howe Dec. 22nd 1853.” The recipient, Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was an American author,Continue reading "Passion-Flowers."

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$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-109025

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Neruda, Pablo

We Are Many.

: Cape Coliard Press, 1967.

Signed limited edition, one of only 100 examples, this is number 65. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with a cut-out by Jim Dine. Boldly signed by Pablo Neruda and the translator Alistair Reid. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Alistair Reid. Photographs by Hans Ehrmann.

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$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-133314

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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling Liberty Magazine Poetry Collection.

New York : McCormick-Patterson, 1928.

Scarce collection of 1928 issues of Liberty Magazine containing early appearances of many of Kipling’s rarest poems. Folio, five issues, original illustrated wrappers. The collection includes issues featuring the appearance of: Rio (January 7, 1928), Light and Power (January 28, 1928), A Drop in Traffic (February 18, 1928), A City and a Silence (March 17,Continue reading "Rudyard Kipling Liberty Magazine Poetry Collection."

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$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-119441

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Yeats, William Butler [W.B.]

The Tower.

London : Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1928.

First edition of what is generally considered Yeats’ single most important volume, one of 2000 copies. Octavo, original publisher’s elaborately gilt-decorated pictorial olive green cloth with Thomas Sturge Moore’s iconic engraving of Thoor Ballylee. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. A veryContinue reading "The Tower."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146520

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Johnson, James Weldon

Fifty Years and Other Poems.

Boston : The Cornhill Publishing Co., 1921.

Early printing of Johnson’s first collection of classic poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Mrs. Edward Lee McCatgin with the sincere regards of James Weldon Johnson.” With an introduction by Brander Matthews. In very good condition, with an inscription below “To August Meier withContinue reading "Fifty Years and Other Poems."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-123468

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Byron, Lord George Gordon

The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale; The Bride of Abydos; The Corsair.

London : John Murray, 1813.

First trade edition, first issue of Byron’s The Giaour; bound with a second edition of The Bride of Abydos and a rare first edition, first issue of The Corsair. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. In near fine condition.Continue reading "The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale; The Bride of Abydos; The Corsair."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120498

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Frost, Robert

A Further Range.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper with a handwritten poem, “It takes all sorts of in and outdoor schooling To get adapted to my kind of fooling. Robert Frost WashingtonContinue reading "A Further Range."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151924

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Arnold, Matthew

New Poems.

London : Macmillan and Co., 1867.

First edition of Arnold’s 1867 book of poems. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, double gilt ruling to the panels. In near fine condition. Rare with only a handful of examples appearing at auction in the last 80 years.

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-124039

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Ginsberg, Allen (John Clellon Holmes)

Iron Horse.

Toronto : The Coach House Press, 1972.

First edition of Ginsberg’s beatific visionary poem, an important part of his The Fall of America: Poems of These States sequence. Oblong octavo, original illustrated metallic wrappers. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by Allen Ginsberg on the half-title page, “a ah gha sa ma ha for John Clellon Homes Salem/Kerouac Mass from Allen Ginsberg 5 AprilContinue reading "Iron Horse."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-96567

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Dryden, John

Fables Ancient and Modern; Translated into Verse, From Homer, Ovid, Boccace, & Chaucer: With Original Poems.

London : Jacob Tonson, 1700.

First edition of this collection of fables with nearly 12,000 verses translated or paraphrased from various including Homer, Chaucer and Ovid. Quarto, bound in contemporary calf Cambridge binding, tooled and lettered in gilt on spine, raised bands. In very good condition.

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-104852

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Goldoni, Carlo

Nuovo Teatro Comico Dell’Avvocato Carlo Goldoni Poeta Di S. A. R. Il Serenissimo Infante di Spagna Don Filippo Duca Di Parma, Piacenza, Guastalla, ec. [New Comic Theater of the Lawyer Carlo Goldoni].

Venezi : Francesco Pitteri, 1753-1755.

Rare complete set of Pitteri’s 1757 printing of Goldoni’s works of comic theater. Octavo, ten volumes bound in full vellum with gilt tooling to the spine, engraved frontispiece portrait of Goldoni by Pitteri after Piazetta. In good condition. Armorial bookplates. A rare complete set of this scarce printing published during the author’s lifetime.

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-129035

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Shakespeare, William

The Poems of William Shakespeare.

London : Paradine Publications, 1975.

Paradine Publications limited edition facsimile reprint of the Kelmscott Press edition of The Poems of William Shakespeare written in the original 16th and 17th century spelling. Octavo, bound in full limp vellum with gilt titles to the spine, silk ribbon ties, woodcut ornaments, decorative borders, and printed on Invicta parchment substitute. Accompanied by the originalContinue reading "The Poems of William Shakespeare."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148849

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Byers, S. H. M

The March to the Sea: A Poem.

Boston : Arena Publishing Company, 1896.

Early edition of this historically significant poem and song; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth, botanical endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf, “To P.T. Sherman; the son of the general who made the great march: with many good wishes from – the author – S.Continue reading "The March to the Sea: A Poem."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146574

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O'Hara, Frank, Larry Rivers and Grace Hartigan [WIlliam de Kooning]

Hartigan and Rivers With O’Hara.

New York : Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 1959.

First edition of this exhibition flyer for the 1959 Tibor de Nagy exhibition of works by Larry Rivers and Grace Hartigan inspired by O’Hara’s poetry. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated with twelve black and white lithographs. Association copy, inscribed by Larry Rivers on the verso of the front cover to fellow member of theContinue reading "Hartigan and Rivers With O’Hara."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-90478

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Kline, Fred; [Jack Kerouac]

I, DODO: A Poem Cycle.

San Francisco : Double-H Press, 1968.

First edition of this charming book of poetry; from the library of ‘On the Road’ author Jack Kerouac. Sextodecimo, original wrappers. The first printing of 2000 copies. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “to Jack Kerouac, with great admiration. Fred Kline. Nov. 11, 1968 Dos Palos.” The recipient, Jack Kerouac,Continue reading "I, DODO: A Poem Cycle."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146634

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Oliver, Mary

The River Styx, Ohio and Other Poems.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1972.

First edition of the author’s second collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robin Forbes. First editions are uncommon.

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146637

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Cowley, Malcolm

Blue Juniata: Poems.

New York : Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1929.

First edition of this landmark in modern American poetry. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in good condition.

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$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-101445

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Yeats, W.B. Edited by Peter Allt and Russel K. Alpach [William Butler]

The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1957.

The Variorum signed limited edition of this classic collection of poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning author, one of 825 numbered copies signed by the poet. Large octavo, original half cloth, original slipcase. One of 825 copies signed by William Butler Years on the limitation page, this is number 421. Fine in the original slipcase, whichContinue reading "The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats."

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$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149136

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Browning, Robert

Balaustion’s Adventure: Including a Transcript From Euripides.

London : Smith, Elder & Co, 1871.

First edition of this poetic retelling of Euripides’ ‘Alkestis’ by Victorian poet Robert Browning. Octodecimo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and decorative borders stamped in black to the front and rear panels. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Mrs. Procter — with RB’s affectionate regards.” The recipient wasContinue reading "Balaustion’s Adventure: Including a Transcript From Euripides."

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$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147688

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Bishop, Elizabeth

North Haven: In Memoriam Robert Lowell.

Northridge, CA : Richard Bigus for the Lord John Press, 1979.

Memorial broadside, signed by Elizabeth Bishop, one of only 150 examples. It measures 21 inches by 14.5 inches. Framed, signature lightly faded, small stain to the bottom edge. Rare.

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$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-143985

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Snyder, Gary

Riprap.

Ashland : Origin Press, 1959.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Limited to 500 copies. Boldly signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable in this condition.

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$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-131298

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Kipling, Rudyard

Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Co, 1910.

Signed limited edition of the collected verse of Rudyard Kipling, beautifully illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Quarto, bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson with nine mounted color plates. One of one hundred andContinue reading "Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling."

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$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-141581

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Auden, W.H

Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems.

London : Faber and Faber, 1972.

First edition of this classic collection of poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by W.H. Auden on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed as Auden passed away a year after publication.

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147744

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Lowell, Robert

Near The Ocean.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971.

First Noonday printing of Lowell’s renowned collection of poems, including his famous Waking Early on Sunday Morning. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Sebastiano In the time of my crisis Robert Lowell Jan. 6, 1976 Greenways Nur[s]ing Home Robert.” In very good condition with  a fewContinue reading "Near The Ocean."

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142550

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