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Satirical Poems.

Sassoon, Siegfried

Satirical Poems.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1926.

First edition of Sassoon’s classic collection. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Edmund Blunden on the front free endpaper, “A.F.W. with E.B.’s undying affection, Cowlinge, Nov. 10, 1927.” English poet, author and critic Edmund Blunden was one of Sassoon’s closest friends and, like him, wrote of his experiences in World War I in bothContinue reading "Satirical Poems."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-128255

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Ave Imperatrix! A Dirge of Empire by Oscar Wilde.

Wilde, Oscar

Ave Imperatrix! A Dirge of Empire by Oscar Wilde.

Washington : Snohomish, 1902.

First edition of Wilde’s classic Hellenic poem. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with engravings and hand painted initials embellished in gilt, frontispiece by John Dennis Clancy. In very good condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-140214

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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 Second Birth.

Pasternak, Boris

The Second Birth.

Moscow : Federation, 1932.

First edition of this collection of poems by one of the greatest Russian poets and novelists of the twentieth century. Octodecimo, in the original Russian, original pictorial boards. In good condition with some rubbing.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-149480

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The Five Nations.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Five Nations.

London : Methuen and Co, 1903.

Large paper edition of Kipling’s notable poetry collection. Large octavo, original quarter parchment over paper-covered boards. One of 200 copies on handmade paper. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-120150

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Werner. A Tragedy.

Byron, Lord George Gordon

Werner. A Tragedy.

London : John Murray, 1823.

First edition, first state of Byron’s retelling of Kruitzner, or the German’s Tale in Harriet Lee’s Canterbury Tales without “the end” and the imprint on page 188 and with 7 pages of advertisements at rear dated November, 1822. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. From the library of English astronomer,Continue reading "Werner. A Tragedy."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-120540

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The Poetical Works of Robert Browning.

Browning, Robert

The Poetical Works of Robert Browning.

London : Smith, Elder. & Co, 1897.

Finely bound example of Browning’s collected poetical works. Octavo, two volumes bound into one in full polished calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait ofContinue reading "The Poetical Works of Robert Browning."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-138644

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Snow-Bound. A Winter Idyl.

Whittier, John Greenleaf

Snow-Bound. A Winter Idyl.

Boston : Ticknor and Fields, 1866.

First edition, first issue of this poetic description of the pleasant isolation of “the inmates of the family at the Whittier homestead” with the final page properly numbered 52. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, pale yellow endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and title page vignette, headpiece and initial letter byContinue reading "Snow-Bound. A Winter Idyl."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-139441

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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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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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Lara, A Tale. Jacqueline, A Tale.

Byron, Lord George Gordon and Samuel Rogers

Lara, A Tale. Jacqueline, A Tale.

London : Printed for John Murray, 1814.

First edition of Byron’s tragic narrative poem, Lara, published in conjunction with Samuel Rogers’ Jacqueline. Octavo, original boards with paper spine label. Bookplate and three generations of ownership signatures.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-120644

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Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses Together With Departmental Ditties.

Kipling, Rudyard

Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses Together With Departmental Ditties.

New York : United States Book Company, 1892.

Scarce early printing of perhaps Kipling’s most popular poetry collection. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition. Exceptionally rare.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-119266

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The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick.

Herrick, Robert

The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick.

London : The Cresset Press Ltd, 1928.

The Cresset Press limited edition of Herrick’s collected poems. Octavo, four volumes bound in full publisher’s parchment with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces and decorations. One of 750 numbered copies, this is number 51. In very good condition with toning to the panels, spines, and endpapers, and rubbing to the spines.Continue reading "The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148572

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The Poetry Quartos: Monologue for Mothers, The Lovely Shall Be Choosers, Rigamarole Rigamarole, The Prodigal Son, Adirondack Cycle, Body and Stone, Red Roses for Bronze, Birthday Sonnet, The Aspirant, Sagacity, Prelude, and Roots.

Taggard, Genevieve; Robert Frost; Vachel Lindsay; Edwin Arlington Robinson; Louis Untermeyer; Alfred Kreymborg; 'H. D.'; Elinor Wylie; Theodore Dreiser; William Rose Benét; Conrad Aiken; Witter Bynner

The Poetry Quartos: Monologue for Mothers, The Lovely Shall Be Choosers, Rigamarole Rigamarole, The Prodigal Son, Adirondack Cycle, Body and Stone, Red Roses for Bronze, Birthday Sonnet, The Aspirant, Sagacity, Prelude, and Roots.

Silvermine, Connecticut : Random House, May, 1929.

Complete collection of The Poetry Quartos, containing twelve first edition poetry brochures, each a new poem by an American poet. Octavo, twelve brochures, original illustrated wrappers by Paul Johnston. One of 475 copies printed for Random House. Fine in the original folding box cover also designed by Paul Johnston which is in very good condition.Continue reading "The Poetry Quartos: Monologue for Mothers, The Lovely Shall Be Choosers, Rigamarole Rigamarole, The Prodigal Son, Adirondack Cycle, Body and Stone, Red Roses for Bronze, Birthday Sonnet, The Aspirant, Sagacity, Prelude, and Roots."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-145429

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The Holy War.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Holy War.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, [1917].

First separate British edition of Kipling’s homage to John Bunyan which first appeared in Land and Water Magazine, December 1917, printed by Methuen and Co. to secure copyright protection. Small octavo, original wrappers with elaborate woodcut borders to the front panel. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. A superiorContinue reading "The Holy War."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-121059

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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. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page with the following line from this work, which reads, “We find comfort only in another beauty, in others music Adam Zagajewski.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marc J. Cohen. Translated by ClareContinue reading "Another Beauty."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-84787

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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott. Complete. [Lay of the Last Minstrel; Marmion; The Lady of the Lake; Rokeby; Lord of the Isles].

Scott, Sir Walter

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott. Complete. [Lay of the Last Minstrel; Marmion; The Lady of the Lake; Rokeby; Lord of the Isles].

New York and Boston : Charles S. and Joseph H. Francis, 1841.

Francis’ revised complete edition of Scott’s poetical works. Octavo, 10 volumes bound into 5 in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in. In near fine condition.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-137035

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The Calendar In Rime.

King, Ethel

The Calendar In Rime.

Portland, Maine : Falmouth Publishing House, 1947.

First edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With my compliments- Ethel King.” Near fine in the rare original glassine.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-114523

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The Poetical Works of John Milton.

Milton, John. Edited by Sir Egerton Brydges, Bart

The Poetical Works of John Milton.

London : Printed For Thomas Tegg, 1842.

Finely bound example of Sir Egerton Brydges’ compilation of Milton’s poetical works. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt vignettes to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, frontispiece portrait of Milton. In very goodContinue reading "The Poetical Works of John Milton."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-122634

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The Language of Passion: Selected Commentary.

Llosa, Mario Vargas

The Language of Passion: Selected Commentary.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.

First American edition of this selection of commentary from Vargas Llosa’s “Touchstone” column. Octavo, original half cloth. Translated by Natasha Wimmer. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Con recordo afection para Roberto Lima, de tu viejo amigo M V/L 10 de abril de 208.” The recipient, Cuban-born American award-winning poet,Continue reading "The Language of Passion: Selected Commentary."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-137075

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I Sing Sonnets & Other Forms: About Things Everywhere.

Goldbeck, Sedrick Arlington

I Sing Sonnets & Other Forms: About Things Everywhere.

Bronx, NY : The Bird Press, 1996.

First edition of the poet’s collection of sonnets. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “1996 to Gary, Regards Sedrick A. Goldbeck.” In fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-115382

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Tristram.

Robinson, Edwin Arlington

Tristram.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1927.

Signed limited edition of this popular Pulitzer prize-winning Arthurian narrative poem. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, top edge gilt. One of three hundred and fifty copies signed by Edwin Arlington Robinson on the limitation page, this one is number 167. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. From the library of Frank IrvingContinue reading "Tristram."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145430

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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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Saw Music Broadside.

Heaney, Seamus

Saw Music Broadside.

Northfield, Massachusetts : Swamp Press, 2006.

Original broadside by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, one of 200 numbered examples, signed by Seamus Heaney, designed by Shawna Parker and Wyn Cooper of Green River Press and printed with Ed Rayher at Swamp Press. The poem, which first appeared in AGNI 61, was written in memory of Czeslaw Milosz. OCLC locates only four copiesContinue reading "Saw Music Broadside."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150814

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