Poetry
PROBLEMS IN THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF A.E. HOUSMAN
Beverly Hills, California: Krown & Spellman, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Paul Naiditch on the front flyleaf. Naiditch was the longtime curator of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts at the University of California..... More
THE PRIMROSE PATH
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. In a review of this collection for the New York Herald Tribune, Lisle Bell wrote, "A Daniel Boone on the fantastic frontiers of rhyme, Mr. Nash..... More
PARADISE LOST AND THE ROMANTIC READER
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Trade paperback. Octavo: 295 p. Original paper wrappers. A fine, unread copy. More
THE IMAGINARY LOVER
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995. Trade paperback. Third printing. Winner of the 1986 Poetry Society of America's William Carlos Williams Award. Inscribed by Ostriker to acclaimed poet B.H. ("Pete") Fairchild on the title page..... More
THE ADVENTURES OF MR AND MRS JIM AND RON
New York: Cape Goliard Press in association with Grossman Publishers, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fantastic collaboration between poet Ron Padgett and pop expressionist Jim Dine. Quarto. Original black cloth binding, with white titles. Mild wear..... More
THE WORLD THAT GOD DESTROYED AND OTHER POEMS
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 750 copies. "The title work is a dramatic poem of considerable length in blank verse, having as its basis a free interpretation of the..... More
LE CHAT DE GRAND'MERE
Paris: Maurice Magnier, Editeur, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Appropriately enough, Ponsard (1826-94) was associated with the literary circle that met at Le Chat Noir, the Paris cafe founded by Rodolphe Salis. Illustrations by Leon Lebegue..... More
WORKS & DAYS
Kirksville, Missouri: Truman State University Press, 2010. First Edition. Trade paperback. Presentation copy, inscribed by Rader on the title page. Additionally, a holographic note from Rader is laid in. Octavo. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A...... More
IMMORTAL VILLAGE
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2018. First Edition. Trade paperback. Presentation copy, inscribed by Rhett on the title page. Additionally, a holographic note by Rhett is laid in. Octavo. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A fine..... More
COLLECTED EARLY POEMS, 1950-1970
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Adrienne Rich to publisher David Kent on the title page. This volume charts Rich's development as a poet, beginning with the..... More
LETTERS TO FRAU GUDI NOLKE, During His Life in Switzerland
London: The Hogarth Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, translated from the German by Violet M. MacDonald. "These forty-six letters, written between 1919 and 1924, contribute to our knowledge of many facets of Rilke's..... More
KEATS, SHELLEY AND ROME: An Illustrated Miscellany
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1957. Hardcover. 76 p. Postscript by Field-Marshall Earl Wavell, P.C., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., M.C. Nine illustrations and a drawing by Gino Severini. Second edition. From the library of William..... More
LIVRET DE FOLASTRIES: Suivi de Deux Sonnets
Paris: Au Jardin des Muses, 1925. Wraps. Limited to 380 copies, this is No. 235. Published anonymously in 1553, this collection of Bacchic verse is highly reflective of the “good fortunes” of the young, neo-Pagan..... More
THE LOCAL WORLD
Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 2011. First Edition. Trade paperback. Inscribed by Rosenthal to acclaimed poet B.H. ("Pete") Fairchild on the title page, with a holographic note from Rosenthal laid in. Octavo. Original..... More
POEMS: The Siddal Edition
London: Ellis and Elvey, 1900. Hardcover. Sumptuously bound collection of verse by the leading light in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. An inspired but provocative nonconformist, it would be difficult to imagine later 19th century Victorian poetry..... More
NEW SELECTED POEMS
New York: New Directions, 1986. Trade paperback. Inscribed by Rothenberg on the half-title. Original paper wrappers. A very good copy. More
BLAKE AND KIERKEGAARD: Creation and Anxiety
London and New York: Continuum, 2010. Hardcover. Octavo. Original glossy boards; issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy. More
POEMS AND ADAPTATIONS
Oxford: at the Oxonian Press, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. The poet was the wife of noted Russian-American composer Lazere Saminsky. Designs by Natalie Gontcharova and Natalie Hays Hammond. 12mo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt..... More
THE CYNTHIA OF PROPERTIUS, Being the First Book of His Elegies: Done into English Verse by Seymour Greig Tremenheere
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. A collection of love elegies dedicated to the Latin poet's muse, the eponymous Cynthia. Octavo: xiii, 108 p. Original white cloth binding, with gilt titles. Holographic..... More
THE POEMS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Edited and Introduced by Peter Alexander
Cambridge: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the University Printing House, 1967. Hardcover. This is copy number 770 of 1,500 signed by the illustrator, Agnes Miller Parker, who cut 39 wood..... More
SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS: Introduced and Edited by Helen Vendler
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1997. Hardcover. This is copy 114 of 200. The sonnets of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) include some of the greatest and most memorable poetry in the English language. The establishment of..... More
THE ROMANTIC LEGACY OF PARADISE LOST: Reading against the Grain
Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. "...offers a new critical insight into the relationship between Milton and the Romantic poets." A volume in The Nineteenth Century series. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with..... More