Un, Ko

Little Pilgrim: A Novel.

Berkeley, CA : Parallax Press, 2005.

First edition of this story of Sudhana’s passage to enlightenment. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by Ko Un in English and in Korean. In fine condition. Translated by Brother Anthony of Taize and Young-Moo Kim.

Hardy, Thomas

Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924.

Finley bound early printing of the Golden Treasury Series Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy. Small octavo, bound in full crushed crimson levant morocco by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling and cornerpieces to the front and real panels, gilt turn-ins and innerContinue reading "Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy."

Kipling, Rudyard with Wolcott Balestier

The Naulahka: A Story of West and East.

London : William Heinemann, 1892.

First British edition of Kipling’s ambitious narrative. Octavo, original publisher’s decorative cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase.

White, Henry Kirke

Remains of Henry Kirke White, with a Memoir of the Author. [Fore-edge Painting].

Glasgow : Printed for Richard Griffin & Co, 1844.

Finely bound collection of the letters and poems of Henry Kirke White. 12mo, finely bound in full morocco elaborately decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of White, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. A unique example.

Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London : R. B. Seeley, 1830.

Finely bound poetry collection decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. 18mo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of St. Saviour’s church in London. In very goodContinue reading "Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting]."

Brooke, Rupert

The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke.

London : Philip Lee Warner Publisher to The Medici Society, 1919.

The Medici Society limited edition collection of Rupert Brooke’s classic poems. Octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, woodcut frontispiece portrait of Rupert Brooke and title page vignette. One of 1,000 paper copies, this is number 546. In very good condition. Woodcuts byContinue reading "The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke."

Gluck, Louise

The House on Marshland.

New York : The Ecco Press, 1975.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s second book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Larry Louise Gluck.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Loretta Li.

Donne, John

John Donne, Dean of St. Paul’s: Complete Poetry and Selected Prose.

London : The Nonesuch Press, 1972.

The Nonesuch Press edition of this collection of poetry and prose from prominent English poet and preacher John Donne. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, title page vignette. In near fine condition. Edited by John Hayward.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Five Nations.

London : Methuen and Co, 1903.

First edition, one of 30 copies printed on Japanese vellum. Octavo, bound in full vellum, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. In near fine condition.

Frost, Robert

In the Clearing.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962.

First edition of Frost’s final book of poetry. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Frost on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by David H. Rhinelander.

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.

LORD BYRON. [GEORGE GORDON BYRON]

Poems.

London : Printed for John Murray, 1816.

First edition of this collection of poems and verses. Octavo, bound in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In near fine condition.

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."

Collins, Billy

The Art of Drowning.

Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995.

First edition of this early work by Collins. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Stephen whose poetry rocks. Billy.” The recipient Stephen Perry was a poet and friend of the Collins. In fine condition. No dust jacket was issued for this first edition.

Wilde, Oscar. With Woodcuts by Frans Masereel

The Ballad of Reading Gaol.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.

First illustrated edition of this rare Wilde title. Royal octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. One of 450 numbered copies, this is number 16. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

Angelou, Maya [Bill Clinton]

On the Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem.

New York : Random House, 1993.

First edition of the poem that Maya Angelou read at the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton on January 20, 1993. Small octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “____ ____ Joy Maya Angelou.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Lord Byron. Drawings by Chalon, Leslie, Harding, Herbert, Meadows, Stephanoff, E. Corbould, Fanny Corbaux, Jenkins & Westall. Engraved under the Superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath

Heath’s Illustrations to the Works of Lord Byron, From Drawings by The First Artists.

London : A. Fullarton, And Co, c.1830.

Finely bound example of the poems of Lord Byron, each accompanied by a period engraving. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco over decorative boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, frontispiece engraved portrait of Lord Byron. Illustrated with 36 full page engraved plates. In very goodContinue reading "Heath’s Illustrations to the Works of Lord Byron, From Drawings by The First Artists."

Browning, Robert

Men and Women.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1855.

First edition of one of Browning’s finest collections, in the primary binding with pale cream-colored endpapers. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s olive green cloth stamped in blind, gilt titles to the spines. In good condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.

Landor, Walter Savage

Poems, Dialogues In Verse, and Epigrams: In Two Volumes.

London : J. M. Dent & Co, 1909.

Fourth edition of this classic collection of poetry. Octavo, two volumes, tissue-guarded frontispieces. Typed poem titled “The Tryst” by Katharine Lee Bates and signed by her laid in on the front free endpaper, with her ownership signature and plates to the front pastedowns. Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929) was an American poet, professor, and writer bestContinue reading "Poems, Dialogues In Verse, and Epigrams: In Two Volumes."

Sackville-West, Vita

Collected Poems.

London : Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1933.

First edition of Sackville-West’s collected poems including “The Land” and “Sissinghurst” (which was dedicated to Virginia Woolf), as well as 28 new poems published here for the first time. Octavo, complete in one volume (Volume I was the only volume published). Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. From the library of EricaContinue reading "Collected Poems."

Gluck, Louise

Ararat.

New York : The Ecco Press, 1990.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s collection of poetry, prompted by the death of her father. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, “For ____ ____ with best wishes Louise Gluck.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Michaela Sullivan. Jacket illustration by Christa Näher.

Heaney, Seamus

Poets from the North of Ireland.

1979 : Blackstaff Press, Belfast.

First edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Edited by Frank Ormsby.

Milosz, Czeslaw

Native Realm: A Search for Self-Definition.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1968.

First edition of the re-issue of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Czeslaw Milosz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lewis Friedman. Author photograph by Thomas Victor.

Adam, Helen

Turn Again To Me and Other Poems.

New York : Kulchar Foundation, 1977.

First edition of the first book by Adam. Quarto, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “All good wishes Helen Adam.” In near fine condition.