THE ERRANCY
(1997)
Inscribed first edition, association copy, of Graham's first collection following her winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1996 — warmly signed to the eminent and influential critic Harold Bloom.
Poetry
TAPE FOR THE TURN OF THE YEAR
(1965)
Inscribed first edition, association copy, of Ammons' mammoth-miniscule early work, written on one skinny roll of adding-machine tape as 1963 gave way to 1964 — inscribed to the founder of THE GREENFIELD REVIEW, Joe Bruchac.
THE COMPLETE POEMS
(1986)
First edition, review copy, of the late dance critic's poetic oeuvre, "the clearest lyric voice of Manhattan since Crane's" (Kirstein).
SELF-PORTRAIT IN A CONVEX MIRROR
(1975)
First edition of Ashbery's major collection, winner of the National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
BLACK WOMEN IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN LIFE
(1976)
First edition of this university press publication meant for use in classrooms — from the library of groundbreaking Black feminist Barbara Smith.
THE EMPRESS OF THE DEATH HOUSE
(1978)
Inscribed first edition of the distinguished poet's first collection — from the library of groundbreaking Black feminist Barbara Smith.
MEN AND WOMEN
1855
Beautifully bound first edition of this collection, one of the great Victorian poet's most acclaimed.
ALL THE RENEGADE GHOSTS RISE
(1978)
First edition of this poetry collection by the esteemed playwright, librettist, and journalist — from the library of groundbreaking Black feminist Barbara Smith.
THIS BREAST GOTHIC
1973
Inscribed first edition with an original drawing by Krauss of this collection of verse and doodles for adults, from the celebrated and prolific children's book author.
THE BOOK OF THE BODY
(1977)
Inscribed first edition, paperback issue, of this early collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet.
SELECTED POEMS 1938-1968
(1972)
First edition of this selection of poems spanning Berryman's three-decade career, chosen by the poet before his death in 1972.
SELECTED POEMS
1967
First UK edition of these 44 poems selected from all the poet's previous books, including her Pulitzer Prize-winning POEMS and the Brazil-influenced QUESTIONS OF TRAVEL.
SOMALI POETRY: An Introduction
(1969)
Lovely contemporary reprint anthology of texts and translations from Somali classical poetry and traditional and modern songs, with a lengthy cultural and linguistic introduction, originally published in 1964.
SPIDERWASP OR LITERARY CRITICISM
(1998)
Signed limited edition chapbook from this acclaimed, Pulitzer-winning poet, published by Katy Lederer's small press.
AMERICAN PRIMITIVE
(1983)
First printing of perhaps Oliver's best and best-known collection, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
SOULSCRIPT : Afro-American Poetry
(1970)
First edition of this anthology — from the library of groundbreaking Black feminist Barbara Smith.
THE APPLE THAT ASTONISHED PARIS
1988
First edition of Collins's "first real book of poems" (preface to 25th anniversary edition), his third overall, preceded only by a couple of small press chapbooks.
CHILDREN COMING HOME
(1991)
Inscribed first edition of this collection of poems on schoolchildren's joy and pain beyond the classroom, published by Brooks's own David Company press.
EDWARD THE DYKE : And Other Poems
1971
First edition of this colorful collection of poetry from the Women's Press Collective — from the library of groundbreaking Black feminist Barbara Smith.
A POETIC EQUATION: CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN NIKKI GIOVANNI AND MARGARET WALKER
1974
First edition, review copy, of this "meeting of minds" between two major poets of the twentieth century — from the library of groundbreaking Black feminist Barbara Smith.
OFF THE COUCH : A Woman's Guide to Therapy
1975
Scarce first edition of this introduction to feminist therapy by the Women & Therapy Collective — from the library of groundbreaking Black feminist Barbara Smith.
GEOGRAPHY III
(1976)
First printing of Bishop's fifth and final book of poetry, including her famous and frequently anthologized "One Art."
SEVEN POEMS
1981
Limited first edition of this collection, including poems first published in the Iowa Review, The New Yorker, and elsewhere.
THE YEAR'S AT THE SPRING : An Anthology of Recent Poetry
(1920)
First edition of this lavishly illustrated collection of contemporary verse, including W.B. Yeats, Rubert Brooke, Thomas Hardy, Alice Meynell, and more.
INVENTED LIVES : Narratives of Black Women 1860-1960
1987
First edition of this anthology of Black women writers — an association copy from the library of groundbreaking Black feminist Barbara Smith, whose work is referenced in the introduction.
