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Poetry List
Last updated January 18, 2010
1. Binyon, Laurence. THE
ANVIL. London, Elkin Mathews: 1916. Some wear to
edges of covers. Slight fading to covers. Softbound wrappers. $20.00
2. Brewer, Kenneth W. THE
PLACE IN BETWEEN. Boise, Idaho, Limberlost Press:
1998. Softcover binding. Light wear. Very nice condition. Limited edition of 350
copies. $33.00
3. Bromley, Isaac H. OUR
CHAUNCEY: AFTER DINNER RHYMES. New York, New York
Printing: 1891. Heavy shelf wear to spine extremities. Binding sound. Some
soiling to covers. $20.00
4. Byers, S.H.M. THE
HONEYMOON AND OTHER POEMS. Chicago, Rand, Mcnally
& Co. : 1907. 84 pages. This copy is signed by the author. Shelf wear to
spine and corners. Some fading to covers. A couple of small tears to the paper
illustration pasted on the front cover. Very scarce, especially signed. $68.00
5. Coblentz, Stanton A. THE
LONE ADVENTURER. Signed by Coblentz on front endpaper. Unicorn:
1927. Signed by author. Spine and corners slightly worn. Dust jacket is worn at
edges and has a piece 1 inch by 4 inches missing at top of back panel. Otherwise
jacket looks very nice. $20.00
6. Coleman, Eleanor. THE
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: REFLECTIONS IN VERSE AND PROSE. New
York, Exposition Press: 1952. Slight shelf wear. In dust jacket with chipping to
edges. $15.50
7. Costa, Elsa. OCTOPI
AND OTHER BEASTS LESS RUDE. [n.p.], Privately
Printed: ca. 1920. First American edition. Softbound wrappers. Some stains to
covers. Binding is tied with blue string. A book of whimsical and humrous
verse. $30.00
8. Crissy and Markley. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF HOWITT, MILMAN, AND KEATS, COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME. Philadelphia,
Crissy & Markley: ca. 1800's. 447 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. No date of publication given, but it appears to be
1880's or 1890's. $25.00
9. Darling, Esther Birdsall. UP
IN ALASKA. Sacramento, Jo Anderson Press: 1912. 59
pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Slight
darkening to cloth around the edges. Scarce Alaskan poetry publication. $95.00
10. Davis, Sam. THE
COWBOY CHRISTMAS STORY. Illustrated by Debra H. Warr. Abilene,
Texas, Sam Davis Publications: 1996. Signed by author!! Slight shelf wear. A
clean and bright copy. $19.95
11. Desmond, Humphrey J. YOUR
BETTER SELF. Chicago, A. C. Mcclurg: 1918. Some
wear to spine and corners, else near VG. Flexible stiff paper covers. $20.00
12. Dodge Publishing. THROUGH
THE YEAR WITH AMERICAN POETS. New York, Dodge
Publishing Company: 1907. 181 pages. Slight wear to spine and corners. Flexible
softcover binding.. Housed in the original publisher's box, which has some
staining and corners torn. $20.00
13. Dodge Publishing. A
VOLUME OF CONTENTMENT. Reprinted from the Calendar of Contentment. New
York, Dodge: 1920. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. Some
discoloration to covers. $20.00
14. Duchesse De Rohan Douairiere. LE
CHANT DU CYGNE. POESIES, 1914-1920. With watercolor illustrations by the author.
Paris, France, Calmann-Levy: 1922. 162 pages.
Large Heavy paper covers, with beautiful watercolor illustration on front cover
by the poetess and artist. The front hinge is pulling away slightly from the
text block and there are a couple of the initial pages loosening, but still
attached to the binding. Text block is sound. Some pages are uncut at the top.
This large book contains poems and 11 beautiful watercolor illustrations by the
author. The pages are heavy stock. A beautiful book. Measures 15 inches tall by
just over 11 inches wide. $125.00
15. Dunn, M.B. Bill. A
BODY OF WORK PART I: UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS. (Cowboy poetry). Euless,
Texas, BDC Service Corporation: 1984. Signed by author. Edition limited to 1,000
copies. Softbound book housed inside a folder and slipcase. This comes with an
audio cassette inside the slipcase folder of the author reading his cowboy
poetry. A wonderful cowboy poetry item. $55.00
16. Ess. , Dr. Bede. PLEASANT
MEMORIES. Erie, Pennsylvania, Barbara W.
Schlaudecker: 1923. Some shelf wear. $25.00
17. Garnett, Louise Ayres. THE
COURTSHIP: A DRAMATIZATION OF LONGFELLOW'S POEM "THE COURTSHIP OF MILES
STANDISH". New York, Rand Mcnally: 1920. Some
shelf wear. Corners bumped, else g+. Slight soiling to covers. $45.00
18. Gilman, Arthur-editor. THE
KINGDOM OF HOME: HOMELY POEMS FOR HOME MAKERS. Chicago,
L. P. Miller and Company: 1888. Shelf wear and some fading to spine, else Good+.
Corners bumped. $24.00
19. Gordon, Elizabeth. JUST
YOU. New York, Algonquin Publishing: 1925. Slight
shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket. Note: This is the 1925
reprint. Scarce dust jacket. $15.00
20. Guest, Edgar. EDGAR
A. GUEST BROADCASTING. Chicago, The Reilly &
Lee: 1935. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with some soiling chips and
tears to edges. $6.95
21. Johnson, Charles Nelson. POEMS
OF THE FARM AND OTHER POEMS. Chicago, Hillison
& Etten: 1913. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Soiling to binding. $9.50
22. Kennington, Don. TRAIL
DUST II: COWBOY POETRY. Ogden, Utah, Phil-Don
Publishing: 1990. 161 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Softbound edition.
$10.00
23. Longfellow, Henry W. THE
COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH, AND OTHER POEMS. Boston,
Ticknor & Fields: 1859. 215 pages. Shelf wear to spine and edges, with
corners bumped. Spine with slight lean. This is the first edition, second
printing. $30.00
24. Lowell, James Russell . THE
POETICAL WORKS OF JAMES R. LOWELL. Complete in two volumes. Boston,
Ticknor and Fields: 1866. Complete set of two volumes. Original small blue cloth
covers shows some wear to the edges of the spine and corners. The bindings are
tight and the pages are clean. Overall a beautiful set. $45.00
25. McMahon, P. Maurice. FROM
FAIR HAWAIILAND. Honolulu, Mercantile Printing Co.
: 1910. 53 pages. Shelf wear and fraying to edges else G+. $25.00
26. Meakin, John Phillips. FROM
THE FOUR WINDS: QUAINT AND HELPFUL POEMS. Rahway,
N.J., Quinn & Boden Co. Press: 1911. 189 pages. Shelf wear to spine and
corners. A few small rubbed spots to the spine. Signed by the author. $25.00
27. Miller, Marion Mills. THE
SONGS OF SAPPHO: INCLUDING THE RECENT EGYPTIAN DISCOVERIES. Lexington,
Kentucky, Maxwelton Company: 1925. Some wear to spine and corners. Slipcase is
worn and rubbed at edges. This is the author's edition, limited to 500 copies
and signed by both authors. $55.00
28. Nuffer, Camille Cole. DOWN
HAPPINESS ROAD. Deseret News: 1944. 64 pages.
Slight shelf wear. $10.00
29. O' Keefe, James W. LIFE
AND OTHER VERSE. Oklahoma City, Trave Company:
1923. Some wear to spine and corners. Flexible cloth binding. Corners bumped and
rubbed. $20.00
30. O'Cotter, Pat. RHYMES
OF A ROUGHNECK. Seward, Alaska, Pat O'Conner:
1918. Shelf wear to spine and corners. Library ink stamps inside covers and
front blank endpaper has been removed. Binding tight. $7.25
31. Osmond, Alfred. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF ALFRED OSMOND. Salt Lake City,
George Q. Cannon: 1891. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Gilt
title on front cover and spine. Early LDS poetry. $50.00
32. Pitts, Mabel Porter. IN
THE SHADOW OF THE CRAG (A STORY OF THE NORTH) AND OTHER POEMS. Denver,
Smith-Brooks Press: 1907. 293 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and
corners. Text block starting to crack in the middle, but binding is holding.
Signed.by the author, with a long inscription to a friend.. $55.00
33. Richards, Susan. POETRY.
WAYSIDE THOUGHTS: A COLLECTION OF POEMS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, SACRED SPECIAL, AND
TRIBUTARY. Oakland, California, Pacific Press:
1883. First American edition. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. There is a
split of a couple of inches to the cloth at lower front joint. Binding &
hinges are tight. Scarce California poetry. $30.00
34. Ridge, John Rollin. POEMS, BY JOHN R. RIDGE. San Francisco, Henry Payot & Company: 1868. 137 pages. Rare first edition. Green cloth covers show wear to the spine and corners. There is some scuffing and discoloration to the binding. Corners are rubbed through and lightly bumped. There is a spill stain on the frontispiece page, covering much of the page. The frontispiece is a tipped-in photograph of the author. John Rollin Ridge was a Cherokee Indian who came to California during the Gold Rush. He fled the state of Missouri after killing a man with whom he'd had a dispute. He was a long-time California journalist and prolific writer. This book of poems is very scarce and an important California imprint. $395.00
35. Ritch, Johnny. HORSEFEATHERS:
BEING A JUMBLE OF MEDIOCRE VERSE BY AN OLD MAN ON THE FRINGE OF DOTAGE. Helena,
Montana, Private Printing: 1941. 95 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. $30.00
36. Ritch, Johnny. HORSEFEATHERS:
BEING A JUMBLE OF MEDIOCRE VERSE BY AN OLD MAN ON THE FRINGE OF DOTAGE. Helena,
Montana, Private Printing: 1941. 95 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Ex. library label on the front cover. Overall light wear.
$30.00
37. Ritch, Johnny. HORSEFEATHERS:
BEING A JUMBLE OF MEDIOCRE VERSE BY AN OLD MAN ON THE FRINGE OF DOTAGE. Helena,
Montana, Private Printing: 1941. 95 pages. Softcover stapled binding. Library
label on the bottom of the front cover. Housed in a protective, custom-made
folder. Excellent cowboy poetry. $25.00
38. Sackett, Blanche Lang. MOODS.
New York, Henry Harrison: 1938. Shelf wear, else
near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges. $9.50
39. Service, Robert. MY
ADVENTURES IN THE NORTH. Fairbanks, Alaska, Bard
of Alaska: ca. 1960's. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $8.00
40. Smith, Eugenie. ONE
MORE TIME FOR RHYME. New York, Exposition: 1976.
Slight shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn else near VG dust jacket. A few small
stains on dust jacket. This copy is signed by the author. $7.50
41. Spenser, Edmund (George Gilfillan). THE
POETICAL WORKS AT EDMUND SPENSER. Complete set of 5 volumes. Edinburgh
& London, James Nichol & James Nisbet: 1849. Complete set of five
volumes. All of the volumes are in the original black cloth bindings. There is
some wear to the edges of the spine. Corners are slightly bumps and there is
slight discoloration to a couple of the cover edges. Former owner's early
decorative bookplate inside the front cover of each volume. Bindings are tight
and pages are clean. Gold titles on spine are still bright. Overall a beautiful
set. $100.00
42. Squires, Radcliffe. THE
MAJOR THEMES OF ROBERT FROST. Ann Arbor,
University of Michigan: 1963. Shelf wear. In dust jacket with chips and tears to
edges. $7.50
43. Stoddard, Charles Warren. POEMS.
San Francisco, A. Roman and Company: 1867. 123
pages. Shelf wear to binding and slight rubbing to spine and corners. Green
cloth with gilt title on spine and front cover. A beautiful copy, clean and
tight. $80.00
44. Strevell, Mrs. J.W. POEMS
BY MRS. J.W. STREVELL. Chicago, Published by H.H.
Hill: 1899. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners
slightly bumped. $28.00
45. Teichert, Hamilton. SAGEBRUSH,
SADDLES AND SPURS. Signed by author. [n.p.],
Hamilton Teichert: ca. 1980's. Signed by the author. Some shelf wear. Large
softcover edition. A wonderful book of cowboy poetry. The author is the son
of noted LDS artist Minerva Teichert. $18.00
46. The Roycrafters. GRAY'S
ELEGY: A LYRIC POEM. East Aurora, New York , The
Roycrafters: Flexible leather binding. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Spine pulling away from text block and the first blank
endpage is loosening. One page in the middle of the book has soiling to the page
edges. Some of the pages are untrimmed at the top edge. $20.00
47. Thomson, James. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF JAMES THOMSON. Two volume set. Boston,
Little Brown, and Company: 1854. The spine edges show wear, with small chips to
the top of the spine of volume 1. A few minor scuffs. The bindings and hinges
are tight and secure. There is an ink stamp that says "Trinity Parish"
inside the covers, but no sign of ex-library marks or usage. Overall a very nice
set. $75.00
48. Warrum, Noble. FORCED
LANDINGS: METRICAL MARKERS INDICATION DEPRESSIONS MADE IN THE FAMILIAR EARTH
AFTER ATTEMPTS TO RIDE PEGASUS THROUGH THE STARLIT SKIES OF POESY. 1936.
160 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has large tears
and chips. $10.00
49. Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. AN
ERRING WOMAN'S LOVE. Chicago, W. B. Conkey: 1892.
Front hinge cracked. Shelf wear and fading to spine. Some fraying to spine
edges. $10.00
50. Wolfe, Humbert. CURSORY
RHYMES. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran &
Company , Inc. : 1928. Slight shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn dust jacket with
large chip to spine. $4.50
51. Wood, H. Harvey. THE
POEMS AND FABLES OF ROBERT HENRYSON SCHOOLMASTER OF DUNFERMLINE. London,
Oliver and Boyd: 1958. Some shelf wear, else near VG. $9.50
52. Yates, Katherine M. WHAT
THE PINE HEARD. Boston, 1913. 35 pages. Some wear
and soiling to the covers. Nice pictorial front cover. Binding is tight. $20.00
53. Young, Edward. POETICAL
WORKS OF EDWARD YOUNG. Two volume set. Boston,
Little, Brown: 1854. This is an 1854 edition. Leather spines and corners with
marbled paper boards. The front cover of volume I is detached, but present.
Shelf wear and rubbing to spine edges and corners. Fine bindings. $50.00