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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A hint of wear at the extremities. A beautiful copy. The book centers on rock star Bucky Wunderlick who retreats to his apartment in Manhattan as he tries to figure things out. Signed by the author on the half title page. Signature only. More
Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1980. Hardcover. Limited edition. A fine book in a gray cloth jacket with illustration. Foxing to the top edges.This is a limited issue of 294 numbered copies (this being #69) hand bound in boards by Earle Gray. It is signed by Faas and Ted Hughes on the limitation page. Comes with the original acetate dust cover. Signed by the author. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A near fine book in fine dust jacket. Fay Godwin chronicled the demise of the Calder Valley, the cradle for the Industrial Revolution in textiles, in a series of black and white photographs and Hughes decided to accompany them with poems. Critics frequently call Hughes one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. More
New York: Viking, 1978. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. Oblong quarto. Front board is splayed, maybe from moisture. Jacket is worn at the front flap fold. Poems by Ted Hughes. Poetry by Ted Hughes. 27 full-page black & white illustrations by Leonard Baskin who illustrated many of Hughes' books. Critics frequently call Hughes one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. More
New York: Picador, 1999. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in publisher's plain white wraps. A brilliant, wide-ranging collection of writing on poetry and literature by England's' Poet Laureate. Critics frequently call Hughes one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. More
New York: Knopf, 1986. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Foxing on the top edges. Critics frequently call Hughes one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Jacket design by Leonard Baskin. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1979. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. The author's first book. Bumping to the foot of the book. Closed tear at the top of the front pane of the jacket and wear at the foot of the dj that has been repaired. Light toning to the rear panel. Signed and dated on the title page. Baca endured a tough childhood growing up in Santa Fe, NM and wound up in prison where he wrote most of these poems. He has since produced more than a half dozen poetry collections and has several screen writing credits. More
New York: Viking, 1975. Hardcover. Second printing. A near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Sunning to the top of boards, bumping to the front tip. Owner bookplate on the front pastedown with a small stain. Signed by Ashbery on the title page. This is Ashbery's signature work, a book that won the the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Signed by the author. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998. Hardcover. First US edition. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A collection of poems by Britain's Poet Laureate, many relating to his wife, Sylvia Plath, and her tragic suicide. More
New York: New American Library, 1963. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a very good dust jacket. This is the scarce first printing of Charles Webb's first novel, immortalized in the movie directed by John Nichols and starring Dustin Hoffman and Ann Bancroft. A square, solid copy of the book, apparently unread. Dust jacket is very good with wear at the spine ends and chipping at the bottom of the front panel and some scraping to the rear panel. Light sunning to the jacket spine. Price of $3.95 present on the front jacket flap. Stated first printing. More
New York. Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Updike's first novel. Wear to the head and foot of the jacket spine, light wear to the extremities. Signed by the author on the title page. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1972. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. 45. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Critics frequently call him one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Jacket design and drawings by Leonard Baskin. More
New York: HarperCollins, 1991. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine book in a near fine dust jacket.† Bottom corners of the book are bumped.† Light wear to the head and foot of the jacket. The oversized book contains numerous† color and† black & white photographs of famous people and celebrities, including the iconic photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono on the front cover.† Signed by Annie Leibovitz on the title page in a bold and large signature. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1990. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. 100. A near fine book in publisher's plain gray wraps. Minor staining to the rear panel. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. This is an advance copy of the first American edition. Critics frequently call him one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1982. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. 75-100. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Critics frequently call him one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. 275. A close to fine book in a fine dust jacket. Bottom corners lightly tapped. Review copy with publisher's review slip laid into the book. Critics frequently call him one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Jacket design and illustrations by Leonard Baskin. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. 125. A fine book in very good dust jacket. Light soiling and browning to the rear panel. Critics frequently call him one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Wodwo was Hughes' fourth collection of poetery and the first published following the suicide of his wife, Sylvia Plath in 1963. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. 100. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Critics frequently call him one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. The book is a diary in poetic form that details the everyday life of a working farm, where he lived and worked in Devon in the 1970's. First published in 1979 the book was expanded in later years. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1984. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. 125. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. A review copy with publisher's material and author photograph laid into the book. Critics frequently call Hughes one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. The 47 poems here are about fishing and rivers, but so much more. Said Faber, his English publisher: "Inspired by Hughes's love of fishing and by his environmental activism, the poems are a deftly and passionately attentive chronicle of change over the course of the seasons." More
New York: Bloomsury, 2003. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A novel by the author of Kitchen Confidential and Nasty Bits. "A fast, furious, pitch-perfect story of food, sex, crime and mayhem," says the publisher. A bright, tight copy. 400 Signed by the author on the title page. More
New York: Ecco, 1990. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Light offsetting to the front free end pages. The author's first collection of essays exploring poets and postmodernism. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. The author's third collection of poetry. Louise Gluck's poetry has dazzled critics for years and this year she won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature.† †The† judges praised "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."†Signed by the author on the title page. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a near fine jacket. Slight darkening to the jacket spine. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967. More
