Concurring Beasts
New York: Atheneum, 1972. First Edition. Near Fine in a VG or better dustjacket (fading to spine, crease/wrinkling to front. one closed tear). Winner of The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1971. Author's first book. More
New York: Atheneum, 1972. First Edition. Near Fine in a VG or better dustjacket (fading to spine, crease/wrinkling to front. one closed tear). Winner of The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1971. Author's first book. More
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1985. First Edition. 69 pp. VG+ (toning to spine). The Boston author's first book of poetry, winner of the 1984 Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize. More
Atlanta: Neighborhood Arts Center, 1977. Cover drawing by Nash. 8.5” x 11” illustrated glossy stapled wraps, 68 pp. Illustrated with art and photographs throughout. VG+ (rubbing, edgewear, crease to rear cover). The second issue of Potlikker (as it was spelled in this issue’s opening “A Message to the People” by..... More
New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition in wraps. VG+ (soiling and light wear each with a touch of rubbing.). A posthumously-published book of poetry edited by Eugene B. Redmond, Dumas’s colleague at Southern Illinois University. Dumas “identified with the black power movement during his lifetime [and] was also active..... More
Chicago: Ommation Press, 1986. Illustrations by Susan Micklem. Winner of the 1985 Lamont Poetry Selection for the American Academy of Poets, judged by Philip Booth, Charles Simic, and Louise Gluck. Since 1975, this award has been given for an American poet’s second book. First Edition. Fine in VG dustjacket, rubbed..... More
Winter, 1967. Tall Quarto. 56 pp. with Portfolio/1 A Photographic Essay by Peter Schlaifer inside the rear cover. About VG+ overall, with a 4” tear to front cover, creasing and spotting. Laid in is a December 18, 1966 The News and Observer article, “Mag Makes Debut” with picture of Banks..... More
Tall Quarto. 40[3] pp. and includes inside the rear cover Portfolio/2 “The Shaker Dove” by Daniel Patterson. Contributors include Ralph Dennis, Dabney Stuart, Lewis Lipsitz, and Edmund Skellings. Includes A Special Supplement on William Faulkner: A Story and Five Poems. VG+ or better. More
Newbridge County Kildare: Goldsmith Limited Editions, 1999. Fine. [20 pp.] Cover Drawing by Wilhelm Föckersperger. A Special Edition designed and printed by Martin Connolly on 140 gm Tintoretto Melange Cashmere paper coverboard 259gm Tintoretto Melange Tufo from Fedrigoni Papers, Verona Italy, selected by Sean Rockett in an edition of 140..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946. First Edition. 64 pp. Drawings by Jean Hammond. Publisher's review slip laid in. VG+ in VG+ illustrated unclipped dustjacket (soiling and small stain with loss to rear, chip to spine, edgewear). More
Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. 86 pp. VG+ (rubbing and scuffing). Pen and ink drawing on rear cover by Richard Koppe. More
Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 1995. First Edition. 56 pp. Near Fine illustrated softcover. Robert Pinsky and David St. John praise. Winner of the Peregrine Smith Poetry Contest. Estes book Tryst was a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize. More
Towson, MD: Chestnut Hills Press, 1994. First Edition. Near Fine pictorial softcover. Edwin Honig blurb. Fein was author of Kafka's Ear. More
New York: New Directions, [1968]. Twenty-Second Printing. Paperback, 93 [3] pp. SIGNED by Ferlinghetti on the half title. VG+ with light soiling and edgewear. Ferlinghetti died in February 2021. More
New York: The Spiral Press, 1962. 32 mo. 10 pp., paper wrappers. A Christmas greeting by Frost. Near Fine. Frost’s final Christmas greeting, as he would die January 29, 1963. More
Woodland, CA: Majestic Press, 1968. First Printing. VG+ pictorial wraps (5.5” x 7.5”), with light edgewear and rubbing. SIGNED on the inside of both covers: “Charles H. Gardner The roving dance the dance! 1969” (front) and “Charles H. Gardner” along with his permanent NYC address (rear). In his Foreword, Paul..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1958. First Edition. With Drawings by Jo Alys Downs. Near Fine in VG unclipped dustjacket (sunning to flaps, stain to rear, soiling, and chipping to spine). INSCRIBED in 1959 by Rozanne Epps, later a contributing editor at Style Magazine, to noted art critic and personality..... More
[Charlotte]: Palaemon Press, 1978. Illustrated by Edward Richter. VG+ hardcover in blue papered boards, with title pastedown on front cover (sunning and soiling to spine, small bump to upper corner, white mark on back panel). First Edition, issued without dustwrapper. Stamped “Review Copy” (not one of the 330 copies mentioned..... More
New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1948. Woodcuts by Harry Kernoff. First Edition. 209 [1] pp. Near Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED on ffep by the Editor Garrity. Includes eight pages of photos and drawings of the poets, including Eileen Brennan, Rhoda Coghill, Leslie Daiken, Monk Gibbon, Sean Jennett, Freda Laughton, Patrick MacDonogh..... More
Chicago: Third World Press, 1992. First Edition. Near Fine pictorial softcover, 78[8] pp. INSCRIBED to surrealist poet Tom Lux on ffep: “To Tom Lux Thank you for your support—The Best Brian Gilmore April 1996.” Poetry collection in two sections: “bo didley’s guitar reminds me of” and “richard wright is the..... More
Brockport, NY: BOA Editions, 1979. Foreword by John Logan. Near Fine wraps. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Gioseffi to poet and translator Ruth Feldman in 1983. Also SIGNED by Logan at the conclusion of his Foreword, along with a correction in pen. Includes numerous annotations by Gioseffi. Folded BOA promotional flyer..... More
New York: William Morrow, 2002. First Edition. Near Fine in a VG+ unclipped dustjacket (rubbing, edgewear). INSCRIBED by Giovanni on half-title page: "For Andrea--Nikki Giovanni." A "meditation on humanity and soul," including poems reflecting on 9/11, Africa, and James Baldwin. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1983. First Edition. Softcover, 62 pp. VG+. Review Copy slip laid in, stamped "Feb 16 1984." Poems about John Lennon, Billie Jean King, MLK Jr., and Robert Kennedy, among others, "people who have tried to make changes, people who have gone against the..... More
Takoma Park, MD: Dryad Press, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 85 pp. Near Fine. A collection of poems and winner of the Camden Poetry Award. Praise from Howard Nemerov and Lucille Clifton. More
Bellevue, WA: Jawbone Press, 1973. 40 pp. Near Fine with a touch of rubbing to covers. Cover artwork in pen and ink by Gerrie Blake. A strong contingent of female contributors in this issue, including Elizabeth Bartlett, Betty Healy, Pattiann Rogers, Jeanne Murray Walker, and Lyn Lifshin. More