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Book #29270] OVERNIGHT IN THE GUEST HOUSE OF THE MYSTIC. Dick Allen

OVERNIGHT IN THE GUEST HOUSE OF THE MYSTIC. Poems.

Allen, Dick.

Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1984. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Allen on front flyleaf to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "To --- for so many thanks..... #29270

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Book #29264] SPEAKING IN HANDS. Greg Antonini

SPEAKING IN HANDS. Poems

Antonini, Greg.

West Haven, CT: Flying Horse Press, 2017. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Antonini on the title-page. A paperback original. #29264

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THE DROWNED CITIES.

Bacigalupi, Paolo.

New York: Little Brown, 2012. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the half-title page. Sequel to Ship Breaker and second installment in the author's young adult..... #50440

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Book #29277] COME RAIN, COME SHINE. Jack B. Bedell

COME RAIN, COME SHINE. Poems

Bedell, Jack B.

Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2006. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Bedell on title-page, and inscribed to a noted Wallace Stevens scholar: "For --- with great hope..... #29277

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CALL AND RESPONSE. Conversations in Verse.

Bedell, Jack B. & Bourque, Darrell.

Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2009. First Soft Cover Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Bedell on title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: " For --- with much appreciation for..... #29251

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Book #29253] WHAT PASSES FOR LOVE. Jack Bedell

WHAT PASSES FOR LOVE. Poems

Bedell, Jack.

Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2001. First Soft Cover Edition. Softcover. Signed by Bedell on title-page. First trade paperback edition. This book won the 2000 Texas Review Poetry Chapbook Prize..... #29253

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Book #27943] "On the Road to Merrivale" Martin Booth

"On the Road to Merrivale" A Poem

Booth, Martin.

Autograph poem. Fair copy of this poem written out in Booth's hand "for Bill and Mary" [Ewert] and dated in 1986. Like Booth [of Sceptre Press fame] Bill Ewert was..... #27943

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THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF AN ALBINO TERRORIST.

Breytenbach, Breyten.

London: Faber, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Breytenbach on the title-page. First edition, first printing, with "First published in 1984 by Faber and Faber Limited", and no mention of..... #27108

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Book #29305] HURRICANE LAMP. Turner Cassity

HURRICANE LAMP. Poems.

Cassity, Turner.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1966. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Cassity on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "For Glen MacLeod / In..... #29305

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Book #29304] WATCHBOY, WHAT OF THE NIGHT? Turner Cassity

WATCHBOY, WHAT OF THE NIGHT? Poems.

Cassity, Turner.

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1966. Simultaneous First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Cassity on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "For Glen MacLeod / with appreciation..... #29304

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MOONGLOW.

Chabon, Michael.

New York: Harper, 2016. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by Chabon on specially bound-in page by the publisher. 8vo cloth & boards. #28735

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POPS.

Chabon, Michael.

New York: Harper, 2018. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Collection of essays about fatherhood. SIGNED by Chabon on specially bound-in page by the publisher. 8vo cloth. #28734

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Book #29034] LOVE AND LONGING IN BOMBAY. Vikram Chandra

LOVE AND LONGING IN BOMBAY. Stories

Chandra, Vikram.

New York: Little, Brown, 1997. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Chandra on the title-page. Author of a previous novel - RED EARTH AND POURING RAIN (1995) and the well-received..... #29034

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Book #28992] WELCOME. A Romance of Jamaica. Isabel Clarke

WELCOME. A Romance of Jamaica A Novel

Clarke, Isabel.

New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1942. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. A novel set in Jamaica by the prolific English Catholic writer. 8vo cloth. Unusually nice copy for this wartime..... #28992

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AT SEA WITH JOSEPH CONRAD.

(Conrad, Joseph) Sutherland, Captain J. G., R.N.R.

London: Grant Richards, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated Limited first edition, one of 1250 unsigned copies. Illustrations, including a nice photo of Conrad as frontispiece. 8vo cloth. Fine uncut copy..... #27837

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THE FEVER CODE.

Dashner, James.

New York: Delacorte Press, 2016. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Book 5 in THE MAZE RUNER Series. Signed by Dashner on an extra bound-in page by the publisher. #50221

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THE SCORCH TRIALS (MAZE RUNNER, BOOK 2).

Dashner, James.

New York: Delacorte Press, 2010. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Book 2 in THE MAZE RUNNER Series. Basis for the 2015 film. First printing with full number line to..... #50303

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Book #29290] BETHLEHEM IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. Mark Doty

BETHLEHEM IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. Poems.

Doty, Mark.

Boston: David R.Godine, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Doty on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "For Glen - with delight in meeting you on an..... #29290

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MY ALEXANDRIA. Poems

Doty, Mark.

Urbana & Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Fourth Printing. Softcover. Inscribed by Doty on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "For --- with thanks for..... #29316

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COLLECTED POEMS.

Dugan, Alan.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1973. Second Printing. Softcover. Inscribed by Dugan to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens on the dedication page. After the printed name "Judy" (Dugan's wife..... #29295

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Book #27870] THE MOLTING SEASON. Chris Ferguson

THE MOLTING SEASON. A Novel

Ferguson, Chris.

New York: Harper & Row, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition, first printing, with no later printing noted on copyright page. First novel by this North Carolina author. Ferguson..... #27870

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Book #29201] LOST IN A GOOD BOOK. Jasper Fforde

LOST IN A GOOD BOOK. A Novel

Fforde, Jasper.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Fforde (as '"Jasper") on the title page. Second book - and quite in the same vein - as his highly..... #29201

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Book #12330] DON'T READ THIS BOOK IF YOU'RE STUPID. Tibor Fischer

DON'T READ THIS BOOK IF YOU'RE STUPID. Stories

Fischer, Tibor.

London: Secker & Warburg, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Fischer on title page. A very funny collection by the author of THE COLLECTOR COLLECTOR and THE THOUGHT GANG. 8vo..... #12330

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Book #29299] ATLANTIC FLYWAY. Brendan Galvin

ATLANTIC FLYWAY. Poems

Galvin, Brendan.

Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1980. Simultaneous First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Galvin on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "To Glen MacLeod - with pleasure..... #29299

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Book #29300] A BIRDER'S DOZEN. Brendan Galvin

A BIRDER'S DOZEN. Poems

Galvin, Brendan.

Bristol, RI: Ampersand Press, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Galvin on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "To Glen MacLeod / Brendan Galvin." Second printing of..... #29300

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Book #29301] RAISING IRISH WALLS. Brendan Galvin

RAISING IRISH WALLS. Poems

Galvin, Brendan.

Bristol, RI: Ampersand Press, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Galvin on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "To Glen MacLeod / Best wishes / Brendan Galvin."..... #29301

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Book #29303] SEALS IN THE INNER HARBOR. Brendan Galvin

SEALS IN THE INNER HARBOR. Poems

Galvin, Brendan.

Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Galvin on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "To Glen MacLeod / with pleasure / Brendan." The..... #29303

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Book #10361] ONE KIND OF ANARCHY/TWO PEDAGOGICAL POEMS. George Garrett

ONE KIND OF ANARCHY/TWO PEDAGOGICAL POEMS. An Essay (Signed)

Garrett, George.

College English, 1963. First Edition. Softcover. Offprint from College English, December, 1963. Signed by Garrett front cover. A scarce early separate item. Wright A13. Original stapled wrappers. #10361

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Book #22944] LES CARNETS INTIMES DE FRANCIS REEVES [LANDSCAPE WITH TRAVELER: The Pillow Book of...

LES CARNETS INTIMES DE FRANCIS REEVES [LANDSCAPE WITH TRAVELER: The Pillow Book of Francis Reeves]. Roman

Gifford, Barry.

New York: Presses de la Renaissance, 1983. First French-Language Edition. Softcover. Translated by Brice Matthieussent. First novel by the author of WILD AT HEART and others. An interesting copy, from..... #22944

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Book #20311] PORT TROPIQUE. Barry Gifford

PORT TROPIQUE. A Novel

Gifford, Barry.

New York: Vintage, 1991. Third Edition. Softcover. First edition thus in the "Vintage Contemporaries" series, actually the third edition of this title. Inscribed by Gifford "For Francis Reeves on his..... #20311

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MONOLITHOS. Poems, 1962 and 1982.

Gilbert, Jack.

New York: Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. First collection to follow his 1962 debut (VIEWS OF JEOPARDY) in the Yale Younger Poets series - a gap of twenty years. One..... #27067

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THE GRAVEN IMAGE.

Gittings, Clare and Robert.

Oxford: Perpetua Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Over a period of 30 years, the poet Robert Gittings and his wife Jo Manton sent Christmas cards to friends and family. The..... #50144

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FLETCHER AND ZENOBIA [INSCRIBED BY CHESS].

Gorey, Edward; Chess, Victoria.

New York: Meredith Press, 1967. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Written by Chess & Edward Gorey. Illustrated by Chess. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Chess "For Frank / with much..... #28797

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SAY NOTHING. A Novel.

Hanley, James.

New York: Horizon Press, 1962. First U.S. Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Martin Seymour-Smith calls this novel set in a depressing boarding house in North England Hanley's most somber work..... #29079

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Book #26797] "UFO" and "The Now That Has Become" William Heyen

"UFO" and "The Now That Has Become" 2 Poems

Heyen, William.

Medford, NY: Backstreet Editions, 1999. First Edition. Broadside. Inscribed by Heyen in early 2000. Small broadside - measures 8.5"x11" - on yellow stock. #26797

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Book #26679] SKYLINES and HORIZONS. DuBose Heyward

SKYLINES and HORIZONS. Poems.

Heyward, DuBose.

New York: Macmillan, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing, with "Published February, 1924" on copyright page. First solo collection (preceded by a joint effort with Hervey Allen) by..... #26679

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Book #27862] THE BIRD OF NIGHT. Susan Hill

THE BIRD OF NIGHT. A Novel

Hill, Susan.

New York: Saturday Review Press, 1973. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Stated first American edition, first printing, with no later printings on the copyright page, A novel about madness. In 1972..... #27862

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Book #20400] 'Language in Operation'. Roman Jakobson

'Language in Operation'. An Essay. Lingua 21

Jakobson, Roman.

Paris: Hermann, [1964]. First Separate Edition. Softcover. Offprint ('Extrait de") of an article which appeared in this important collection of miscellany (pp 269-281). An essay which draws heavily on Edgar..... #20400

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Book #26582] BETTANY'S BOOK. Thomas Keneally

BETTANY'S BOOK. A Novel

Keneally, Thomas.

London: Sceptre, 2000. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Keneally (with his tiny "smiling face" drawing) on the title page. First U.K. edition, first printing, with full number line. An..... #26582

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Book #29312] THE EVOLUTION OF THE FLIGHTLESS BIRD. Foreword by James Merrill. Richard Kenney

THE EVOLUTION OF THE FLIGHTLESS BIRD. Foreword by James Merrill. Poems

Kenney, Richard.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Kenney on the title-page, and also inscribed on the half-title page to a noted scholar of..... #29312

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Book #29045] 4, THE ROAD. Marilyn Kitchell

4, THE ROAD. Poems

Kitchell, Marilyn.

Vineyard Haven, MA: Salt Works Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & dated in 1986 by the poet with a short line from one of her poems. One of 400..... #29045

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PLEASURE DOME. New and Collected Poems.

Komunyakaa, Yusef.

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2001. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Komunyakaa on the title-page - under which he has written the date - "April 5, 2001..... #29286

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A SEASIDE MOUNTAIN. Eight Poems from Japan. Illustrated by Mark Leithauser.

Leithauser, Brad.

[Charlotte, NC]: Sarabande Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies signed by Brad Leithauser and his brother Mark, who did the illustrations. A publication of the Amy Lowell..... #28326

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Book #29260] TEMPLES AND FIELDS. Phillis Levin

TEMPLES AND FIELDS. Poems

Levin, Phillis.

Athens & London: University of Georgia Press, 1988. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Levin on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "For --- with..... #29260

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PROUD MONSTER.

MacMillan, Ian.

San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1987. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. A Novel. Focuses on the fighting on the eastern front in WWII. Review copy with publicity material..... #28149

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Book #27685] THE DEER PARK. Norman Mailer

THE DEER PARK. A Play

Mailer, Norman.

New York: Dial Press, 1967. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Mailer on a bookplate affixed to the front flyleaf. First edition, stated first printing on copyright page..... #27685

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Book #29261] MY POETS. Maureen S. McLane

MY POETS. Poems.

McLane, Maureen S.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2013. First Soft Cover Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by McLane on the title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "For --- Fellow Stevensian -..... #29261

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THE NOISE THAT TIME MAKES.

Moore, Merrill.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, patterned paper-covered boards. #50485

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THE LEOPARD.

Nesbo, Jo.

London: Harvill Secker, 2010. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. A Novel. Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 8vo cloth. #28763

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