"SOUL-GLOW"; Poems
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror, 1924. 12mo, pp. 64. Blue paper over boards, stamped in gilt. Author's presentation on flyleaf, poem written on back pastedown, both in purple ink.. Cover slightly worn, o/w VG. More
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VALENTINE'S MANUAL OF OLD NEW YORK 1924; Year book of the Museum of the City of New York
NY: Gracie Mansion, (1923). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xix, 386. Index. Editor's presentation on flyleaf. Illustrated in B&W and color. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. TEG. One hinge tender, cover little worn at corners and spine, o/w VG. Inscribed by the author. More
AS THEY APPEAR
NY: McGraw-Hill, (1952). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 258. Author's presentation on flyleaf. VG in worn dj. Essays on various theatrical subjects. More
SEEING THINGS
NY: McGraw-Hill, (1946). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 341. Author's presentation, and donor's, on flyleaf. VG in soiled dj. Essays by the theatre critic. More
EXPERIENCE,; pages from lives of busy men and women.
[Detroit]: The Detroit News, 1932. Second edn. 8vo, Pp. 274. VG. Signed by editor. A collection of letters written during the first 14 years to Nancy Brown's Experience Column in The Detroit News. These letters cover a wide range of domestic and social topics. Brown was born in Perry, Maine..... More
ACQUAINTANCES, OLD AND NEW, AMONG REFORMERS.
[Milwaukee: by the author], 1911. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 115. Gray cloth, illustrated with photos, a very fine copy. Krichmar 4542. Rare. OP. On the front blank end paper, Brown's holograph describes how this book came to be written: "in 1911 the legislature of Wis submiited the Womam's suffrage amendment..... More
KANSAS CHARLEY; The story of a nineteenth-century boy murderer
NY: Viking, (2003). First printing. 8vo, pp. xii, 273. Notes, index. Illustrated. Map on endpapers. Author's presentation on title. Paper over boards. A nice copy in dj. More
HERE COMES THE SHOWBOAT
Lexington: Univ Press of Kentucky, (1994). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 202. Showboat chronology, index., many illustrations. Inscribed by the author. Fine in dj. The author's family owned an early 20th century showboat, plying the Ohio River and its tributaries, presenting vaudeville and melodrama. More
ALS; NY, January 8, 1877 on the stationary of The Evening Post
1 page, 12 lines, to A[lexander] K[elly] McClure. Bryant refers to the weekly paper that McClure is establishing and says that he is way too "encumbered" to think of adding responsibilites at this time. Nice clean signature. From Wikipedia: "William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was..... More
ARE WE THERE YET?
Markesan, WI: Pentagram, (1984). First edition. 8vo, Issued in an edition of just 75 copies. Fine in printed wraps. This copy inscribed by the author to poet Paul Metcalf and his wife. More
PRESSURE DROP
East Middlebury, VT: Amandla, 2001. First edition. 8vo, pp. 71. Issued in an edition of just 200 copies. Fine in printed wraps. This copy inscribed by the author. More
SETTING A TABLE; including a foreword by Barbara Doyle-Wilch, Introductory remarks by Stephen Donadio, preface by Robert Buckeye
Middlebury College, 2003. Tall 8vo, bound in tablet form on cardboard back, inscribed by the author. . A selection of the author's introductory opening sessions of the Abernathy Lecture Series at Middlebury College. More
WHAT CHANGES, WHAT REMAINS
[Middlebury, VT: Highland Press, 1995. First Edition, 1/100 copies. Horizontal 8vo, bound in plain wraps. Inscribed by the author to poet Paul Metcalf and his wife. A fine copy. Prose writing. More
COVERING GROUND.
St. Paul, MN: Truck Press, 1978. Aquila Rose, #5. 8vo, pp. 21. 1/300 copies. Inscribed by the author to the poet, Paul Metcalf. paper wraps. VG. Short narratives. More
YOU'VE HAD YOUR TIME; The second part of the confessions
NY: Grove Weidenfeld, (1991). First American edn., first printing. 8vo, pp. xi, 403. Index. Author's presentation on title. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Edges slightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. More
THE END OF THE WORLD NEWS.
NY: McGraw Hill, (1983). First Edition. Fine in little soiled dj. Inscribed by the author on the title page. More
ONE MORE TIME; A memoir by...
NY: Random House, (1986). First Edition, 2nd printing. 8vo, pp. 359. Author's signature on blank. Illustrated with photographs and facsimiles. Paper over boards with cloth spine. About as new in dj. More
THE POEMS OF ...; Selected with an introduction by DeLancey Ferguson, decorated with wood engravings by Joan Hassall
Glasgow: Limited Editions Club, 1965. Joan Hassall. First Edition, thus. Tall 8vo, pp. 191. Bound in calf backed boards, a fine copy in publisher's slipcase. This is one of 1500 copies (#186) and signed by Joan Hassall. More
SUPPORT HER.
[ ]: Visual Press, n.d. 1/150 copies, signed by the author. Square 12mo, pages not numbered. Paper wraps, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to the poet, Paul Metcalf and his wife Nancy. VG. Photos of bra ads, models in underwear, and missiles. More
ALONG THESE STREETS
NY: Scribner's, 1942. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 608. Author's presentation on flyleaf. Cover soiled and faded, pastedowns somewhat stained, o/w VG. More
THE SOLE VOICE; Character portraits from Shakespeare
NY: Dial, 1970. First printing. 8vo, pp. 432. Author's presentation on dedication page. Cover slightly soiled, o/w a nice copy. More
MILITARY PROTECTION; United States Guards. The use of Organized Bodies in the Protection and Defense of Property during Riots, Strikes, and Civil Disturbances. War Plans Division
[Washington]: War Department, Document no. 882, Office of the Adjutant General. [1918]. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 78. Bound in flexible suede and stamped: "Riot Duty | Butler" on the cover. Inscribed by the author on the title page. A very good copy. More
JACOB; And other poems
World Supply and Publishing, 1907. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 357. Frontis portrait. Green cloth, stamped in gilt. Author's (?) presentation on flyleaf. One hinge tender, cover somewhat scuffed and worn, o/w VG. More