Poetry from Book Happy Booksellers

Oakland, CA: Merritt College Press, 1968. Softcover. Good. 6-1/4" x 8-1/4" Wraps; 36pp; Covers age-toned, covers & pages dampstained, previous owner's name to title page, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Vintage poetry collection dedicated to Elijah Muhammad (of Nation of Islam), the Black Panthers, the Afro-American Association, the Black Power Association and other individuals and organizations, mostly in… Ler mais sobre este item

Singapore: Singapore Association of Writers, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 126pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Signed by Translator (William I. Elliott). Poems by acclaimed Japanese poet and translator. Includes a short biography and an essay by Tian Yuan. Text in Japanese and English.

San Luis Obispo, CA: Solo Press, 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Good+. 8-1/2 x 11 Wraps; 72pp; Covers slightly curled at corners, light damp stain to back cover & a few pages, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Scarce, vintage anthology of women's poetry. Contributors include: Chana Bloch, Beverly Dahlen, Nia Francisco, Diana Huntress, Shirley Kaufman, Maxine Kumin, Glenna Luschei,… Ler mais sobre este item

Hollywood, CA: Burr McIntosh. Softcover. Good+. 119pp; Light green card covers, edgewear & minor staining to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author (dated 1937). Cheerful philosophy poems, selected from the many read by Burr McIntosh (1862-1942),"The Cheerful Philosopher" from various radio stations over twelve years. McIntosh was an American lecturer,… Ler mais sobre este item

Privately Printed. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 36pp; Slight age-toning & handling wear to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Poetry from US Vietnam soldier, illustrated with the author's sketches. From title page: "John Niemi, 543-54-8116, soldier, apathetic O.D., 1 each, lot: Oct 28-68, shipped: USAPD BIEN HOA VIETNAM, wt: 184 w/ personal belongings." Published… Ler mais sobre este item

Barton, Cambridge, UK: Bird's Farm Publications, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8" x 5-3/4" Wraps; 40pp; Slight handling wear to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author to Stephen Jay Gould. (From the collection of Stephen Jay Gould.) Poetry by "self-confessed scientist, writer, conservationist, bird-watcher, photographer, motorcycle enthusiast and beachcomber" who… Ler mais sobre este item

Ridgewood, NJ: Meeting House Press, 1984. Softcover. Very Good. 195pp; A few smudges to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Collection of Chinese poetry (translated to English) about nature and humanity. Hymns of Humanity series III.

Winston-Salem, NC: The Jargon Society, 1992. Softcover. Fine/Near Fine. Softcover in DJ; 123pp; DJ & covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Fine/Near Fine condition. Poetry collection. Illustrated.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 164pp; No DJ, green buckram boards with gilt titling to spine, bookplate to FFEP, endpapers age-toned, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Translation of the first 35 (and the oracular portions of the 37th) chapters of Isaiah, based on a Hebrew text… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 230pp; Green buckram boards with gilt titling to spine, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Twayne's World Authors Series, A Survey of the World's Literature: China No. 562. Study of one of the major literary figures during the Yuan Dynasty in China (1260-1368).

London: New Departures, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 40pp; Clean, tight copy, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Chapbook of 19 love poems. New Departures 9.

San Francisco, CA: The Print Workshop, 1955. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 79pp; Stiff cardboard covers with flaps, deckle edges, spine ends age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Edition limited to 500 copies hand-set in Orpheus types, printed on L'Aiglon paper. The author's fourth book of poetry.

Copper Canyon Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; Brown paper covers bound with thread, illustrated paper title label to front, deckle edges, corners of covers slightly bent, a few tiny tears to covers, text pages slightly wrinkled at top, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Edition limited to 300 copies, Inscribed & Signed by Author.… Ler mais sobre este item

Portland, OR : Press-22, 1972. Softcover. Very Good. 8-1/2 x 11 Softcover; 43pp; Clean, tight copy, VG condition. Collection of poems about Buffalo Bill Cody. Quality printed on textured light brown paper with decorative borders. Illustrated by Paul Hogan & Steven Weber.

London: Reeves and Turner, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 502pp; Half-Leather marbled boards, raised bands, gilt lettering & decorations to spine, marbled endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown, rear hinge professionally repaired, top edge gilt, wear to joints & top of spine, faint musty odor, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good condition. Second volume of collection of songs and… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1885. Hardcover. Good+. 340pp; Half-leather with maroon cloth, raised bands, gilt lettering to spine, wear to corners of boards, front hinge starting, toning to endpapers, foxing to a few pages, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Collection of roadside songs of Tuscany translated and illustrated by Francesca Alexander and edited… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: William D. Ticknor & Co., 1846. Hardcover. Good+. 283pp; Half leather with marbled paper boards, raised bands, boards edgeworn, paper rubbed, marbled original endpapers, pages bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Second volume of two-volume work on ancient and modern minstrelsy, originally published in 1827. Includes many examples, including: Fause Foodrage, Fair Janet, Clerk Saunders,… Ler mais sobre este item

Kingsport, TN: Privately Printed, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 110pp; Decorated boards, gilt lettering to front & spine, gift inscr. to front pastedown, corners of boards rubbed, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Signed by Author. Collection of poems.

Ilkley, Yorkshire: Yorkshire Dialect Society, 1970. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 64pp; Previous owner's stamp to title page, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Collection of ballads & poems in Yorkshire dialect from the Three Ridings, which demonstrate the differences in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation in various parts of the county. Introduction by Stanley Ellis.

Chicago: P. F. Volland Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. 5" x 6" Hardcover; 12pp; Paper covered illustrated boards with metal title plate to front, a few nicks to covers, illustrated endpapers, previous owner's name to front pastedown, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Attractive antique gift book with poems and pretty pastel illustrations of birds… Ler mais sobre este item