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Book #1602] ON THE GIVING OF THE TALLIS. Joel Oppenheimer

ON THE GIVING OF THE TALLIS. A Poem (1/26 lettered & signed)

Oppenheimer, Joel.

n.p. Privately Printed, 1979. First Edition. Self-wrapper. One of 26 hand-lettered & signed by Oppenheimer. This poem, preceded by a quote from Genesis 28:14, was barely distributed (if at all)..... #1602

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Book #1634] ON THE GIVING OF THE TALLIS. Joel Oppenheimer

ON THE GIVING OF THE TALLIS. A Poem (Signed)

Oppenheimer, Joel.

n.p. Privately Printed, 1979. First Edition. Self-wrapper. Specially signed by Oppenheimer (not numbered or lettered). This poem, preceded by a quote from Genesis 28:14, was barely distributed (if at all)..... #1634

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Book #8003] ON THE GIVING OF THE TALLIS. Joel Oppenheimer

ON THE GIVING OF THE TALLIS. A Poem

Oppenheimer, Joel.

n.p. Privately Printed, 1979. First Edition. Self-wrapper. This poem, preceded by a quote from Genesis 28:14, was barely distributed (if at all) beyond the event itself. It is estimated that..... #8003

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Book #28890] PAN'S EYES. Joel Oppenheimer

PAN'S EYES. Stories

Oppenheimer, Joel.

Amherst, MA: Mulch Press, 1974. First Edition / Second Printing. Softcover. His only collection of stories. #28890

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Book #23212] THE POETRY OF PLACE. Joel Oppenheimer

THE POETRY OF PLACE An Essay

Oppenheimer, Joel.

Rochester, NY: New York Council for the Humanities, 1985. First Edition. Self-wrapper. A 3-paragraph essay on the concept, presented at a conference at Rochester Institute of Technology April 25th &..... #23212

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Book #8010] THE TEACHER. Joel Oppenheimer

THE TEACHER. A Poem

Oppenheimer, Joel.

Rocky Mount, NC: Privately Printed, 1986. First Edition. Self-wrapper. One of 500 copies published by Arthur Mann Kaye and printed in Durham. Tall, narrow self-wrapper. #8010

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Book #9936] THE USES OF ADVERSITY. Joel Oppenheimer

THE USES OF ADVERSITY. A Poem

Oppenheimer, Joel.

Vandergrift, PA: The Zelot Press, no date. First Edition. Softcover. Reprint, 'reproduced for the oncology department of Yonkers General Hospital with the permission of Joel Oppenheimer'. Tall, narrow stapled yellow..... #9936

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Book #9937] THE USES OF ADVERSITY. Joel Oppenheimer

THE USES OF ADVERSITY. A Poem

Oppenheimer, Joel.

Vandergrift, PA: The Zelot Press, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Second edition. Laid in is an erratum slip for errors not found in the first edition (but present in the Yonkers..... #9937

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WHY NOT. Poems

Oppenheimer, Joel.

Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Trade paperback edition. Original wrappers. #14002

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LULLABY.

Palahniuk, Chuck.

New York: Doubleday, 2002. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed & dated by Palahniuk on the title page. Horror-satire novel by the author of FIGHT CLUB and CHOKE. Nominated..... #50714

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Book #50863] SAY GOODBYE TO THE VALLEY. Wes Patience

SAY GOODBYE TO THE VALLEY Three Families Joys and Hardships Along the Connecticut River

Patience, Wes.

Springfield, MA: Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, 1994. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author on the front fly-leaf. "Compelling story, set in the context of..... #50863

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Book #23131] THE NIGHTLIGHT. Brian Patten

THE NIGHTLIGHT. A Poem

Patten, Brian.

London: Magpie Press, 1993. First Edition. Broadside. With an unattributed illustration. Of a total edition of 126 this is #9 of 100 numbered unsigned copies (26 were lettered & signed)..... #23131

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Book #29461] CONJUNCTIONS AND DISJUNCTIONS. Octavio Paz

CONJUNCTIONS AND DISJUNCTIONS. Essays

Paz, Octavio.

New York: Viking, 1974. First U.S. Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Paz on the second flyleaf. Translated from the Spanish by Helen R. Lane. Paz (1914-1998) was a...... #29461

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KACHINA. Poems

Perlman, John.

Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Distinguished first collection. Favorable comments by A.R. Ammons on the dust-jacket. #1468

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BEHIND HER EYES.

Pinborough, Sarah.

New York: Flatiron Books, 2017. First U.S. Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. A novel and basis for the Netflix series with the same title. #50455

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BETRAYAL.

Pinter, Harold.

London: Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1978. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Considered one of this English playwright's notable works. 8vo black cloth. #50898

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Book #29282] ANTARCTIC TRAVELLER. Katha Pollitt

ANTARCTIC TRAVELLER. Poems

Pollitt, Katha.

New York: Knopf, 1988. Fourth Printing. Softcover. Inscribed by Phillips on title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "For --- with many thanks for shepherding me around Connecticut! /..... #29282

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THE POVERTY OF HISTORICISM.

Popper, Karl R.

New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1960. Later Edition / First thus. Hardcover. Later Edition, first thus. Originally published in 1957. In this critique of historicism, which is the idea that..... #50962

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FLOWERING JUDAS and Other Stories [INSCRIBED].

Porter, Katherine Anne.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1935. First Trade Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. First trade edition, now augmented by four new stories, of a limited signed edition of 600..... #29454

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Book #24275] MEDIEVAL DIALOGUE. David Posner

MEDIEVAL DIALOGUE. A Poem

Posner, David.

Cambridge, Mass. Lowell House Press, 1966. First Edition. Broadside. Copy #21 of 105 numbered & signed by Posner & Scott. Printed at the famed Lowell House Press located in Harvard..... #24275

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SEASONS FOUR. Poems.

Potter, John C.

Yarmouth Port, MA: Curlew Books, 1975. First Edition. Softcover. One of 250 copies printed. This copy is inscribed & dated "For --- , the author's long time candidate for rector..... #25375

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Book #12418] LIVING WITH IT. Marjorie Power

LIVING WITH IT. Poems

Power, Marjorie.

Green Harbor, MA: Wampeter Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Review copy with author's handwritten slip presenting it as such. Apparently a first collection by this Seattle writer. #12418

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Book #28646] AN AMERICAN STORY. Christopher Priest

AN AMERICAN STORY A Novel.

Priest, Christopher.

London: Gollancz, 2018. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by Priest on the title page. 8vo cloth. #28646

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Book #29106] KAMAL'S QUEST. Cynthia Profilet

KAMAL'S QUEST Illustrated by Francis Livingston

Profilet, Cynthia.

Jackson, MS: Sterling Press, 1993. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed "for ---/ Peace/ Cynthia Profilet" on title-page. A charming tale suggesting an Arabian Nights tale for young people..... #29106

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Book #3608] A DREAM IN BRICK. Jerry Ratch

A DREAM IN BRICK. A Poem

Ratch, Jerry.

[Boston?]: Posse Press, 1970. First Edition. Broadside. Unknown number of copies printed for free distribution. Printed by Julia Watson. Small broadside, 8 1/2inx11in. #3608

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Book #21682] PIRATE'S SONG. Rochelle Ratner

PIRATE'S SONG. Poems

Ratner, Rochelle.

New York: Jordan Davies, 1976. First Edition. Softcover. One of only 300 copies printed. Not issued in hardcover. #21682

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THE HEART'S GARDEN THE GARDEN'S HEART [INSCRIBED TO ARTIST KITAJ].

Rexroth, Kenneth.

Cambridge, MA: Pym-Randall Press, 1967. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Poems. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Rexroth on the front fly-leaf: "In friendship / for / Kitaj / Kenneth Rexroth..... #50822

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Book #29234] CRUISE OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE. John Phillips Reynolds

CRUISE OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE. By One of the Party

[Reynolds, John Phillips].

Boston: Barta Press, 1907. [Privately Published]. Hardcover. The author is not named, although known to be Phillips. Not strictly published, but privately issued for the participants. Red 8vo printed wrappers..... #29234

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Book #14700] HELD FOR QUESTIONING. John Calvin Rezmerski

HELD FOR QUESTIONING. Poems

Rezmerski, John Calvin.

Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Presumably contemporary inscription to Pultizer Prizewinning poet Maxine Kumin on the verso of half-title page. 1969 Devins Memorial Award. First..... #14700

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OLD-FASHIONED LOVE POEM.

Ridland, John.

Menominie, Wisconsin: Ox Head Press, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Third in this interesting series ("Ox Head 3"). One of 325 copies. Small format sewn wrappers. #22352

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IMAGES. Poems

Robitaille, Gerald.

Montreal: Delta Canada, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. French-Canadian poet, who writes here alternately in French and in English. Cover by George Juhasz. Near-fine. Original wrappers with integral front flap, as..... #473

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CITY CHILD. POEMS. With Decorations by Rockwell Kent [SIGNED LIMITED].

(Rockwell Kent) Robinson, Selma.

New York: The Colophon Ltd., 1931. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Copy #245 of 300 signed by the author and with Kent's "thumb-print mark". This was a special edition produced by..... #29151

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I AM! SAYS THE LAMB. A Joyous Book of Sense and Nonsense Verse.

Roethke, Theodore.

New York: Doubleday, 1961. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Roethke on the title-page. Illustrated by Robert Leydenfrost. A charming book in every way. Despite noted flaws a...... #29069

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Book #12208] A RADIANCE LIKE WIND OR WATER. Richard Ronan

A RADIANCE LIKE WIND OR WATER. Poems

Ronan, Richard.

Port Townsend, WA: Dragon Gate, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Sixth collection by this San Francisco poet, reflecting, as usual, his lifelong interest in Zen and Japanese culture. #12208

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Book #23023] STEP ON THE RAIN. Raymond Roseliep

STEP ON THE RAIN. Haiku

Roseliep, Raymond.

Derry, PA: Rook Press, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. One of 230 numbered copies signed by Roseliep (of various issues). Original sewn wrappers. #23023

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WAKE TO THE BELL: A Garland of Christmas Poems.

Roseliep, Raymond.

Derry, PA: Rook Press, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. 1/250 numbered copies signed by Roseliep (of 300). #455

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Book #14524] A PLEDGE TO FOREVER. Susan Rosenberg

A PLEDGE TO FOREVER. Poems

Rosenberg, Susan.

[No Place; perhaps Israel]: Privately Printed, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Rosenberg lives in Israel. She was 70 when this was published. An interesting collection. #14524

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THREE SECONDS.

Roslund, Anders; Hellstrom, Borge.

New York: Silver Oak, 2010. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on the page before the title page. Winner of the best Swedish Crime Novel. Translated..... #50618

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Book #29018] HIS MISTRESS'S VOICE [SIGNED LIMITED]. Philip Roth

HIS MISTRESS'S VOICE [SIGNED LIMITED] A Story

Roth, Philip.

Lewisburg, PA: Press of Appletree Alley, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Copy #7 of 195 numbered & signed by Roth. First book edition of a story published in Partisan Review in..... #29018

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Book #27620] THE ROAD TO OXFORD. A. L. Rowse

THE ROAD TO OXFORD. Poems.

Rowse, A.L.

London: Faber & Faber, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed "For Dorothy Macaulay/ with kindest regards/ from A.L. Rowse" on the front flyleaf. First edition, first printing, with "First published 1978"..... #27620

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Book #29022] THE DISTANT FRIEND. Translated from the French by Hugh A. Harter. Introduction by...

THE DISTANT FRIEND. Translated from the French by Hugh A. Harter. Introduction by Jack Kolbert. A Novel.

Roy, Claude.

New York: Holmes and Meier, 1990. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed & dated April 11, 1991 in New York by Roy to translator Harter on the front flyleaf..... #29022

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FANTASIES & HARD KNOCKS. My Life As A Printer.

Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel.

Port Townsend, WA: Ex Ophidia Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author (as "Gabriel") on the half-title page. Massive autobiography by this important printer (of Plain Wrapper Press..... #27229

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FAR STARS.

Russell, Eric Frank.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1961. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Collection of six stories, all previously published in the science fiction magazines in the fifties. First state dust jacket with..... #50932

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A BRITISH PICTURE. An Autobiography.

Russell, Ken.

London: Heinemann, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed (not inscribed) by Russell on the title-page. First edition, first printing, with "First published 1989 and no mention of any later printing on..... #27785

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Book #6973] HALF THE STORY. Karen Sagstetter

HALF THE STORY. Poems

Sagstetter, Karen.

Baltimore, MD: Charles Street Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Published softcover only; a folio chapbook. Small 8vo stapled wrappers. #6973

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Book #12399] MAN IN THE OPEN AIR. Stephen Sandy

MAN IN THE OPEN AIR. Poems

Sandy, Stephen.

New York: Knopf, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Proof copy in wrappers. #12399

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Book #224] PHRASES, FIELDS, KANDA (6 p.m.). Stephen Sandy

PHRASES, FIELDS, KANDA (6 p.m.). A Poem

Sandy, Stephen.

North Bennington, VT: Grel Press, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. One of 325 copies printed for friends of the press (none were for sale originally). Tall narrow self-wrapper. #224

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