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Balaustion’s Adventure: Including a Transcript From Euripides.

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."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147688

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Dramatis Personae.

Browning, Robert

Dramatis Personae.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1864.

First edition of Browning’s popular poetry collection. Octavo, contemporary tree calf bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Robert Browning wishes all happinessContinue reading "Dramatis Personae."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147759

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Tiresias and Other Poems.

Tennyson, Lord Alfred

Tiresias and Other Poems.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1885.

First edition of this collection of poems by one of the most famous poets of the Victorian era. Duodecimo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by Lord Alfred Tennyson to his niece on the title page, “Cecilia from her affectionate Uncle Tennyson April 15th – 87.” Cecilia Tennyson was theContinue reading "Tiresias and Other Poems."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147858

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The World of William Shakespeare.

Burgess, Anthony [William Shakespeare]

The World of William Shakespeare.

London : The Arcadia Press, 1971.

Signed limited edition of this comprehensive exploration of Shakespeare’s life, works, and lasting cultural influence, blending historical context with literary analysis to highlight his enduring legacy. Quarto, bound in full crushed red morocco by Zaehnsdorf with pictorial inlay of the Globe Theater in gilt, all edges gilt, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations and 42 colored plates. OneContinue reading "The World of William Shakespeare."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-147850

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A Preface to Paradise Lost.

Lewis, C.S

A Preface to Paradise Lost.

London : Oxford University Press, 1942.

First edition of this classic work, which discusses Milton’s Paradise Lost. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the pastedown. House in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "A Preface to Paradise Lost."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149050

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The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets.

Moyers, Bill. [Madeleine K. Albright]

The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets.

New York : Doubleday, 1995.

First edition of this compelling exploration of poetry’s power. 8vo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy inContinue reading "The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-149002

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Dramatic Idyls.

Browning, Robert

Dramatic Idyls.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1879 & 1880.

First edition of this classic work by Robert Browning exploring dramatic monologue and narrative poetry, inscribed by Browning in each volume. Octodecimo, two volumes, bound in full levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, triple gilt ruling to boards, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, doubluresContinue reading "Dramatic Idyls."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147760

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The Ring and The Book.

Browning, Robert

The Ring and The Book.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1869.

First edition of Robert Browning’s greatest work. Octodecimo, four volumes, contemporary tree calf bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spines in six compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Robert Browning wishesContinue reading "The Ring and The Book."

$6,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147757

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Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude McKay.

McKay, Claude. [Introduction by Max Eastman]

Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude McKay.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.

First edition of McKay’s groundbreaking volume of over 50 poems together in book form for the first time; the first book of poetry to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth with printed paper spine label. In near fine condition.Bookplate to the pastedown. Rare and desirable.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149309

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The Inn Album.

Browning, Robert

The Inn Album.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1875.

First edition of this compelling narrative poem. Octodecimo, contemporary tree calf bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “My last poem, published aContinue reading "The Inn Album."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147756

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.

Thomas, Dylan

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.

London : J.M. Dent & Sons, 1940.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Dylan Thomas on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

$12,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148096

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The Lure and The Land: An Idyl of the Pacific.

Widney, J.P. [Eleanor Roosevelt]

The Lure and The Land: An Idyl of the Pacific.

Los Angeles, CA : Pacific Publishing Company, 1932.

Limited first edition, one of one thousand copies of this collection of poems about the Pacific Coast. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, “To Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt from the author, J.P. Widney.”Continue reading "The Lure and The Land: An Idyl of the Pacific."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147697

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North of Boston.

Frost, Robert

North of Boston.

London : David Nutt, 1914.

First edition, second issue (with “Printed in Great Britain” ink-stamped on title verso), of Frost’s second published book. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of 200 in the sixth binding state (one of two binding states done for the Dunster House Bookshop in 1923). Presentation copy, this copyContinue reading "North of Boston."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147529

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A Masque of Mercy.

Frost, Robert

A Masque of Mercy.

New York : Henry Holt & Company, 1947.

Signed limited edition of Frost’s play of the purported last chapter in the book of Job. Royal octavo, original half cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of 751 numbered copies boldly signed by Robert Frost in black ballpoint on the limitation page, this is number 177. In fine condition inContinue reading "A Masque of Mercy."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147534

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A Further Range.

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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Richard Brooks to make him make some books too Robert Frost Boston 1940”. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-147533

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Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems.

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.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147744

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Twenty Poems.

Transtromer, Tomas; Translated by Robert Bly

Twenty Poems.

New York : The Seventies Press, 1970.

First edition of the first work in English to be translated by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, one of only 1000 copies. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by both Thomas Transtromer and the translator Robert Bly on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bilingual edition, Swedish and English.Continue reading "Twenty Poems."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147497

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Station Island.

Heaney, Seamus

Station Island.

London : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985.

First edition of this collection of poems by the Nobel Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-147448

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Tremor: Selected Poems.

Zagajewski, Adam

Tremor: Selected Poems.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985.

First edition of the poet’s first book to be published in English. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Adrienne- with best wishes, Adam Zagajewski Houseton, May 2004.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cathy Saksa. Laid in is a black and whiteContinue reading "Tremor: Selected Poems."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-147466

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Another Beauty.

Zagajewski, Adam

Another Beauty.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.

First edition of the author’s memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Matthew Adam Zagajewski Boston, October 2004.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marc J. Cohen. Translated by Clare Cavanagh.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-147467

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The Complete Writings of Robert Burns.

Burns, Robert; Introduction by John Buchan

The Complete Writings of Robert Burns.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926.

The Large-Paper edition of the complete works of Robert Burns. Royal octavo, ten volumes bound in three quarter contemporary dark blue crushed morocco by the Riverside Press with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings, some in color,Continue reading "The Complete Writings of Robert Burns."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147505

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White Shroud Poems 1980-1985.

Ginsberg, Allen

White Shroud Poems 1980-1985.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.

First Perennial Library edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his cousin Gene Levy and his wife on title-page, “for Lorraine & Gene Levy from cousin (first) Allen Ginsberg February 4, 1989 Pittsburgh.” Additionally inscribed on the opposite with a large hand-drawn illustration of aContinue reading "White Shroud Poems 1980-1985."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146471

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The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman.

Betjeman, John; David Gentleman

The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman.

London : John Murray, 1995.

First edition of this humorous collection of intimate poems, illustrated with charming watercolors by one of England’s most familiar artists. Medium octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist, “For Gill Sandilands with all good wishes from David Gentleman.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Accompanied by an autograph letter signedContinue reading "The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-147100

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Falling Up.

Silverstein, Shel

Falling Up.

New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.

Early printing of this classic poetry collection published by Shel Silverstein. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings by the author throughout. Signed by the author opposite the half-title page, “With love, Shel Silverstein,” with a shoe hanging by its laces on the end of the signature, matching the shoe on the title page. Additionally inscribedContinue reading "Falling Up."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147074

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Collected Poems 1947-1980.

Ginsberg, Allen

Collected Poems 1947-1980.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988.

First Perennial Library edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original red wrappers. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to his cousin Gene Levy and his wife on the title page, “for Ed [sic] & Lorraine Levy from Allen Ginsberg February 22, 1989,” and the opposite blank, “Shalom with thanks for Under The BambooContinue reading "Collected Poems 1947-1980."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146470

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The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor; Introduction and Notes by T. Ashe

The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

London : George Bell and Sons, 1885.

The Aldine edition of Coleridge’s poetical works, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Duodecimo, two volumes bound in three quarter calf over gilt boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, illustrated with engraved frontispieces, head-pieces, and initials. In very good condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146831

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I, DODO: A Poem Cycle.

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."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146634

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The Haw Lantern.

Heaney, Seamus

The Haw Lantern.

New York : The Noonday Press / Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989.

First printing of the Noonday Press edition of the poet’s seventh collection. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Seamus Heaney March 1991.” In very good condition.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-146785

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Coyote Tantras and Other Poems.

Gifford, Barry; [Jack Kerouac]

Coyote Tantras and Other Poems.

London : Silverthorne Foundation Inc, 1968.

First edition of this compelling book of poetry; from the library of ‘On the Road’ author Jack Kerouac. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Jack Kerouac, Holy Teacher/Barry Gifford.” The recipient, Jack Kerouac, is generally considered the father of the Beat movement, although he actively dislikedContinue reading "Coyote Tantras and Other Poems."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146635

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House of Light.

Oliver, Mary

House of Light.

Boston : Beacon Press, 1990.

First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Cover design by Dede Cummings. Rare.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146866

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The River Styx, Ohio and Other Poems.

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.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146637

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The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats.

Yeats, William Butler

The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats.

London : Imprinted at the Shakespeare Head Press for Chapman and Hall, 1908.

First collected edition of the works of William Butler Yeats. Octavo, original publisher’s half vellum over cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front panels, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, limited to 1060 copies, photogravure frontispiece portrait in volumes 1, 5 and 7 with tissue guards as issued, titles printed in redContinue reading "The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146956

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The Hidden Happiness.

Stanton, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman]

The Hidden Happiness.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917.

First edition of this philosophical work; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original navy blue boards, “With the Compliments of the Author” note laid in. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription, “P. T. Sherman Uncle Cump’s first partner Sherman + Stanton.” Friends and family ofContinue reading "The Hidden Happiness."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-145985

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Soul and Circumstance.

Stanton, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Soul and Circumstance.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.

First edition of this philosophical work; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original navy blue boards. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription, “P. T. Sherman from Stephen Stanton.” In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities and crown of the spine.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145984

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The Tower.

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."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146520

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Collected Poems.

Stanton, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Collected Poems.

New York : Minton, Balch & Company, 1930.

First edition of this collection of poems; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original cloth. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription, “P. T. Sherman from Stephen Stanton.” In near fine condition with light toning to the spine.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145986

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The March to the Sea: A Poem.

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."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146574

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Il Filostrato, Poema.

Boccaccio, Giovanni

Il Filostrato, Poema.

Paris : Presso Franc. Ambr. Didot Il Miaggiore, 1789.

Eighteenth century edition of this marvelous narrative poem. Octavo, bound in three quarter contemporary brown calf over blue marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, original silk ribbon laid in. In good condition with rubbing to the extremities, spine, front and rear panels, some loss to the calf binding andContinue reading "Il Filostrato, Poema."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146404

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In This Our World.

Gilman, Charlotte Perkins [Stetson]

In This Our World.

Boston : Small, Maynard & Company, 1899.

Second edition of Gilman’s first collection of poetry, coupled with almost eighty previously uncollected pieces. Duodecimo, enclosed in a handsewn black silk cover, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Gilman. Inscribed by Gilman on the front free endpaper, “Charlotte Perkins Stetson Her copy!” In good condition with detached binding, some pages in the front and rear loose,Continue reading "In This Our World."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146575

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Chaucer’s Romaunt of the Rose Troilus and Creseide and the Minor Poems.

Chaucer, Geoffrey

Chaucer’s Romaunt of the Rose Troilus and Creseide and the Minor Poems.

London : William Pickering, 1846.

First edition of this exemplary collection of poems. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full contemporary tan calf with blue and black morocco labels stamped in gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. In near fine condition, bookplate of LadyContinue reading "Chaucer’s Romaunt of the Rose Troilus and Creseide and the Minor Poems."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146339

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The Essential Life.

Stanton, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman]

The Essential Life.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908.

First edition of this poetical guide to a fulfilling life; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original navy blue cloth. P.T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper. In very good condition with some rubbing to the spine, front and rear panels.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-145983

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The Fourth in the Furnace.

Stanton, Stephen B. [William T. Sherman]

The Fourth in the Furnace.

New York : Minton, Balch & Company, 1927.

First edition of this poetical book of philosophy; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original black cloth. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown. Ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, “P. T. Sherman from Stephen Stanton Uncle Cump’s first partner.” Friends and family of General William Tecumseh Sherman often referredContinue reading "The Fourth in the Furnace."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145982

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Ceremony And Other Poems.

Wilbur, Richard

Ceremony And Other Poems.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.

First edition of this collection of poems by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Jane and motherhood Aff’y inscribed Dick Wilbur Cambridge May 51.” Also laid in is a sonnet broadside from Charlee and Richard Wilbur. Near fine in a nearContinue reading "Ceremony And Other Poems."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-146260

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James Merrill First Edition Collection: Scripts for the Pageant, From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976, The Changing Light at Sandover, Late Settings: Poems, Recitative: Prose, and A Different Person: A Memoir

Merrill, James

James Merrill First Edition Collection: Scripts for the Pageant, From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976, The Changing Light at Sandover, Late Settings: Poems, Recitative: Prose, and A Different Person: A Memoir

: Various Publishers, 1980-1986.

Collection of six first editions of the works of James Merrill; from the library of American playwright Michael Feingold. Octavo, six volumes, original cloth and wrappers, the collection includes: Stated first edition of ‘Scripts for the Pageant’ [New York: Atheneum, 1980]; Stated first edition of ‘From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976’ [New York: Atheneum, 1982];Continue reading "James Merrill First Edition Collection: Scripts for the Pageant, From the First Nine: Poems 1946-1976, The Changing Light at Sandover, Late Settings: Poems, Recitative: Prose, and A Different Person: A Memoir"

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145436

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Sonnets: 1889-1927

Robinson, Edwin Arlington

Sonnets: 1889-1927

New York : Crosby Gaige, 1928.

First edition of this collection of sonnets from 1889 to 1927. Octavo, original half cloth with decorated boards. Boldly signed by Edwin Arlington Robinson on the half-title page. In near fine condition with some rubbing to the extremities and front panel.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-145427

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Poems.

Terry, Madame Sybil

Poems.

Tampa : Florida Grower Press, 1947.

First edition of this collection of sacred, romantic, and household poems. Octavo, original red cloth. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Rare.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-145569

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Poems 1962-2012.

Gluck, Louise

Poems 1962-2012.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.

First edition of this collection of poems by the Nobel Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed Louise Gluck on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gretchen Achilles.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146120

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Anabasis: A Poem by St. J. Perse.

Eliot, T.S

Anabasis: A Poem by St. J. Perse.

London : Faber and Faber Limited, 1930.

Signed limited first edition of this famous poem by Marie René Auguste Alexis Léger under the pseudonym St. J. Perse, translated from the original French by T. S. Eliot, which Eliot wrote is “of same importance as the later work of Mr. James Joyce;” from the library of poet and literary critic, William Everson. RoyalContinue reading "Anabasis: A Poem by St. J. Perse."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-145470

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