San Francisco: Momo's Press, 1977. First edn. 8vo, pp. 192. Paper wraps. In scribed by Stephen Vincent to the poet, Paul Metcalf and his wife Nancy. VG. Poems by Steve Brooks, Stephen Vincent, Beau Beausoleil, Hilton obenzinger and larry Felson. More about FIVE ON THE WESTERN EDGE
Spokane, WA: Bippity, Boppity Books, (2000). Limited edition. 8vo, pp. 37. Photograph on title. Author's presentation on title; "For my friend Bill (poet William Jay Smith), | In the pleasure | of his visit. | With admiration, | Irv Broughton | Oct. 13, 2001" Paper wraps. Rear cover slightly soiled, but a nice copy. More about THE FIRES OF TANGERINE
(NY: ) Barlemir House, (1979). First edn. 8vo, pp. 58. Paper covered boards, a fine copy. Inscribed by the author to Ann and Bernard Malamud with best wishes, by the author. A collection of poems and short stories. More about THE MAN ON THE MOON,; introduction by Hayden Carruth
NY: Harold Vinal, 1928. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 39. Author's presentation on flyleaf. Two order forms laid in, photograph pasted on verso of title page. VG in somewhat chipped and soiled dj. Verses about a cruise. More about MEDITERRANEA
NY: Macmillan, 1921. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 111. One of 100 copies with the frontispiece printed from the woodcut. This is signed by artist Timothy Cole and inscribed by the author. Uncut and unopened on watermarked paper. An excellent copy in dj that is price clipped and worn on the... More about LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY, a study
NY: Random House, (1940). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 343. Index. Foreword by Charles Mac Arthur. One of 350 numbered copies, signed by the author, the subject and the recipient of the letters. Inscribed by the author. Illustrated with photos from productions. Blue moire cloth, stamped in gilt. TEG. Cover somewhat... More about LETTERS TO MARY
Madison WI: University of Wisconsin, (2007). First printing. 8vo, pp. 72. Author's presentation on title; " For Bill Claire -- | A fine poet. | Fleda" Also signed under her name on title. Paper wraps. Review laid in. Cover curled and very slightly chipped, o/w a VG tight copy. This... More about REUNION
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror, 1924. 12mo, pp. 64. Blue paper over boards, stamped in gilt. Author's presentation on half-title. Cover slightly worn, slight foxing on a few pages, o/w VG. More about "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 about "SOUL-GLOW"; Poems
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 about VALENTINE'S MANUAL OF OLD NEW YORK 1924; Year book of the Museum of the City of New York
NY: McGraw-Hill, (1952). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 258. Author's presentation on flyleaf. VG in worn dj. Essays on various theatrical subjects. More about AS THEY APPEAR
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 about SEEING THINGS
NY: Harper & Row, (1965). First Edition. 8vo. pp. 409., index, illustration section. Author's presentation on flyleaf. VG in dj. A biography. More about THE WORLDS OF ROBERT E. SHERWOOD; Mirror to his times 1896-1939
[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 about EXPERIENCE,; pages from lives of busy men and women
NY: Donald Fine, (1996). Second edn. 8vo, pp. 360. A fine copy in dj. Inscribed by Miss Brown on the end paper: "To Andy & Jessie with love & thanks, Ruth Brown / 98." More about MISS RHYTHM; The Autobiography of Ruth Brown, Rhythm & Blues Legend
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 about KANSAS CHARLEY; The story of a nineteenth-century boy murderer
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 about HERE COMES THE SHOWBOAT
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 about ALS; NY, January 8, 1877 on the stationary of The Evening Post
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 about COVERING GROUND
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 about YOU'VE HAD YOUR TIME; The second part of the confessions
NY: McGraw Hill, (1983). First Edition. Fine in little soiled dj. Inscribed by the author on the title page. More about THE END OF THE WORLD NEWS
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 about ONE MORE TIME; A memoir by
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 about THE POEMS OF ...; Selected with an introduction by DeLancey Ferguson, decorated with wood...
[ ]: 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 about SUPPORT HER
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 about ALONG THESE STREETS
