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San Francisco: John Howell, 1938. Small 8vo, pp. 52. 1/250 copies. Author's signature on flyleaf. Paper wraps. cover somewhat chipped and soiled, o/w VG. Poems. More
San Francisco: John Howell, 1938. Small 8vo, pp. 52. 1/250 copies. Author's signature on flyleaf. Paper wraps. cover somewhat chipped and soiled, o/w VG. Poems. More
NY: Knopf, 1935. First edn. 8vo, pp. 231. Bound in blue cloth, spine and part of cover faded, uncut. Designed by W. A. Dwiggins. One of 749 large paper copies, signed by the author. A very nice copy. Crane A20.a.i. More
NY: Trident, 1965. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 402. Author's presentation on half-title; " to | Nat | from | Horace." Brown cloth. Edges somewhat spotted and soiled, o/w a VG tight copy in chipped and browned dj. By the Black writer from Seattle. More
np: Denison Design Associates, Christmas 1987. First Edition. Broadside, 10 x 5-3/4 in, in a printed folder. Inscribed by the author. More
NY: Harper, 1931. Dos Passos. First Edition. Small 4to, pp. 156. Set in Linotype Bodoni and printed from the original types. The Illustrations are reproduced by the photogelatine process by four-color separation. One of 300 copies, printed on Utopian Laid paper, numbered and signed by Cendars and Dos Passos. Bound..... More
Privately published, (1969). 8vo, pp. 303. Index. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Buckley's presentation pasted on flyleaf: "To Pierre Bretty | Gratefully | Wm F. Buckley" Edges spotted, cover slightly faded, o/w a VG tight copy in somewhat worn and partially mended dj. More
Toronto: Jean Parker, (1971). One of 150 copies. 8vo, pp. (6). Author's presentation on half-title to poet and editor William Claire; "for bill claire | for his friendship | P.S. Sharat Chandra | Aug 13 '73 | ( ? ) Wa." Paper wraps. Edges little browned, cover very slightly faded..... More
Minneapolis MN: University of Minnesota, (1959). 8vo, pp. 98. Author's presentation on flyleaf to poet and editor William Claire; " To William F. Claire | in Sincere appreciation | and friendship | Katherine Garrison Chapin | Washington, 1967." Also, laid in, typewritten and edited notes for Claire's remarks at a...... More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1989. First printing. 8vo, pp. vi, 57. Paper wraps. Author's presentation on half-title. Cover very slightly soiled, o/w a nice copy. More
(np, 1977). 8vo, pp. 109. Bound in printed wraps. Inscribed by the author to poet William Jay Smith. A very good copy. Charlier was born in Haiti in 1945 and lives in NY. More
Stevenson, CT: Country Squires Books, (1968). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 15. A fine copy in dj (couple of light soil marks) One of just 150 numbered copies signed by author. More
np,nd. Matted and encapulated with a photo of the author, in full: "Dear Bill, | Thank you again. I had intended to write you that I | enjoyed VOYAGES when in fact I loved it. It seems to me one of | the most serene and accomplished of magazines. |..... More
NY: Playbill, Mar. 21, 1943. 8vo, pp. 28. Paper wraps. Illustrated. Signed by Ruth Gordon on front cover and on page 17.Two stamps on back cover, a few written notes, o/w a nice copy. More
to "Nellie Dear". Cher tells her that the recipient's Aunt Lil has died and she looks back to earlier times. "Although my life is a most restricted one (I am not able to leave my room but I have a very expert care here) my mind seems to be a...... More
"Dear Nellie" She comments on her most noted book: The Door Unlatched (1928): "I am glad that you like the "door" -- Why did I have Roger go to the 'Deux Magots'? He was exactly in that neighborhood and that w'd have made a link with all of us! ....... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 304. A very good copy in dj. Inscribed by the author to poet William Jay Smith: "3/17/79 | To Bill Smith | With special warm wishes | & hopes that our paths | keep crossing | Kelly | Hollin Coll, Va" Cherry's..... More
Natchitoches, LA: Southern Legacies Press, 2003. Gail H Shelton. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 170. Fine in dj. Inscribed to poet William Jay Smith and his wife Sonja by the author. Chevalier was hired by Long tp provide musical accompanyment for his political campaigns. From this vantage point, the author tells..... More
New York: Macmillan, (1970). First printing. 8vo, pp. 221. Preface by Marcel Pagnol. Translated from the French with a special note by Chevalier "to all my American Friends". Signed by the author. Illustrated. Vg in dj. Reminiscences at age 80. More
Paris: Presses de la Cite, (1969). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 279. In French. Author's presentation on half-title. Illustrated with photographs. A nice copy in slightly chipped dj. More
[NY]: Delacorte Press, (1977). Blair Lent. First Edition. 8vo, unpaged. Illustrated by 1973 Caldecott Medalist, Blair Lent. A fine copy in little worn dj, signed by the translator, William Jay Smith. More
[NY]: Delacorte Press, (1977). Blair Lent. First Edition. 8vo, unpaged. Illustrated by 1973 Caldecott Medalist, Blair Lent. A fine copy in little worn dj, signed by the translator, William Jay Smith. More
NY: Dutton, 1962. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 310. Author's presentation on flyleaf. Illustrated with photographs. VG in little chipped and soiled dj. More
New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University, 1955. Sixth printing. 8vo, pp. 143. Dedicee's presentation on flyleaf to poet and editor William Claire; " For my sweet friends, Helen | & Bill Claire, the first | book of poems dedicated | to me, with my deepest | admiration & affection. | Constance..... More
Boston: Houghtom Mifflin, 1985. V. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 57. A near fine copy in dj. Signed by the author and inscribed by the dedicatee Constance Caraway [Erskine]. More
Santa Fe, NM: The Lightening Tree, (1974). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 80. A fine copy in dj. This includes printings of Swallow's letters to authors including Allen Tate, Rogert Hecht, Ann Stanford, Richard Gilman and others as well as an essay on Swallow by James Schevill and a list of..... More