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Poetry List
Last updated January 16, 2008
1. (Baggs, John Sherman) Perkes, Mary. THE
DANITES: AND OTHER CHOICE SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF JOAQUIN MILLER, THE
POET OF THE SIERRAS. New York, American News
Company: 1878. 160 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Gilt
decoration on front cover is slightly rubbed. A book of poetry including a poem
about Mormon Danites. $45.00
2. Billings, Lilla Kitto. LITTLE
STEPHEN and JANE'S LITTLE JANE. Chicago, Privately
Printed: 1915. Softbound covers. Slight soiling. Signed by the author. $20.00
3. Binyon, Laurence. THE
ANVIL. London, Elkin Mathews: 1916. Some wear to
edges of covers. Slight fading to covers. Softbound wrappers. $20.00
4. 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
5. 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. $100.00
6. Coblentz, Stanton A. THE
LONE ADVENTURER. Signed by Coblentz on front endpaper. Unicorn:
1927. . Spine and corners slightly worn else VG. Signed by author. 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. $35.00
7. 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. $18.00
8. Costa, Elsa. OCTOPI
AND OTHER BEASTS LESS RUDE. [n.p.], Privately
Printed: ca. 1920. . Softbound wrappers. Some stains to covers. Binding is
tied with blue string. A book of whimsical and humrous verse. $30.00
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. $125.00
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. 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
13. Dodge Publishing. THROUGH
THE YEAR WITH AMERICAN POETS. New York, Dodge
Publishing Company: 1907. 131 pages. VG condition in original publisher's box.
Box has torn corners and some soiling, but has protected the book nicely. $20.00
14. 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
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. King, Hannah Tapfield. AN
EPIC POEM: A SYNOPSIS OF THE RISE OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS, FROM THE BIRTH OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH TO THE ARRIVAL ON THE SPOT
WHICH THE PROPHET BRIGHAM YOUNG PRONOUNCED TO BE THE SITE OF THE FUTURE SALT
LAKE CITY. Salt Lake City, Juvenile Instructor:
1884. 62 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. One page has a word
crossed out and underlined. Scarce Mormon women's poetry. $75.00
24. Long, Lindley Grant. FARMER
HIRAM ON THE WORLD'S WAR. Dayton, Ohio, Christian
Publishing Assoc.: 1920. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Ex-library copy,
with ink mark on spine library stamps internally. $15.00
25. Longfellow, Henry W. POEMS
OF PLACES Boston, Houghton, Osgood and Company:
1879. 271 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners rubbed and
spine edges are slightly frayed. $20.00
26. Masters, Edgar Lee. THE
NEW WORLD. New York & London, D.
Appleton-Century: 1937. . Slight shelf wear, else VG in dust jacket with several
chips. Former owner's bookplate. Signed by author "Christmas 1937".
$19.95
27. McMahon, P. Maurice. FROM
FAIR HAWAIILAND. Honolulu, Mercantile Printing
Co.: 1910. 53 pages. Shelf wear and fraying to edges else G+. $25.00
28. 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
29. 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
30. Nuffer, Camille Cole. DOWN
HAPPINESS ROAD. Deseret News: 1944. 64 pages.
Slight shelf wear. $10.00
31. 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
32. O'Cotter, Pat. RHYMES
OF A ROUGHNECK. Seward, Alaska, Pat O'Conner:
1918. Shelf wear to spine and corners, else G+. Library ink stamps inside
covers and front blank endpaper has been removed. Binding tight. $10.00
33. 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
34. Parrott, Thomas Marc, and Willard
Thorp-editors. POETRY OF THE TRANSITION, 1850-1914.
New York, Oxford University Press: 1932. . Some
wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some discoloration to covers. $10.00
35. Pfrimmer, William W.. THE
LEGEND OF GRAPE ISLAND. Watseka, Illinois,
Times-Democrat: 1907. 142 pages. Slight shelf wear. Title in gold on spine and
front cover. $30.00
36. Poets Of The Year. A
WREATH OF CHRISTMAS POEMS. Norfolk, CT, New
Directions: [n.d. ca. 1943]. Discoloration to edges of covers. Wear to edges. Dust
jacket also discolored at the edges and has some small chips. Overall both book
and d.j. are near VG. $15.00
37. Richards, Susan. POETRY.
WAYSIDE THOUGHTS: A COLLECTION OF POEMS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, SACRED SPECIAL, AND
TRIBUTARY. Oakland, California, Pacific Press:
1883. . 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
38. Riley, James. SONGS
O' CHEER. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill: 1905. .
Some shelf wear to spine & corners. Overall . Bright & clean. $30.00
39. Riley, James. AN
OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE. Indianapolis,
Bobbs-Merrill: 1902. . Heavy shelf wear, frayed corners. Some pages a bit loose.
Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. $22.50
40. Riley, James Whitcomb. AN
OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE. New York, Grosset &
Dunlap: 1902. Light wear and slight soiling to cover. Beautifully illustrated
by Howard Chandler Christy. $25.00
41. 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
42. Service, Robert. MY
ADVENTURES IN THE NORTH. Fairbanks, Alaska, Bard
of Alaska: ca. 1960's. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $8.00
43. 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
44. Smith, Eugenie Baumann. OFF
THE WALL: HUMOROUS VERSE & GRAPHITI. Pompano
Beach Florida, Exposition Press: 1985. Signed by author. Slight shelf wear, else
near VG in edge-worn dust jacket. $12.50
45. 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
46. Stephan, Philip. PAUL
VERLAINE AND THE DECADENCE 1882-90. Manchester,
England, Manchester University Press: 1974. . Slight wear to binding. In
slightly worn dust jacket. Signed by author. $11.50
47. 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. $100.00
48. Tabb, John B. POEMS
BY JOHN B. TABB. Boston, Small Maynard: 1916. Some
wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Small green cloth covers. $7.25
49. 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
50. 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
51. Van Norman, Ina E. Wood. MINNEWASKA,
A LEGEND OF LAKE MOHONK. SEQUEL TO LONGFELLOW'S HIAWATHA AND OTHER LYRICAL
POEMS. Chicago, Donohue & Henneberry: 1897.
243 pages. Slight shelf wear and rubbing to corners. Front hinge starting to
crack, but holding. Limited to 400 copies. $50.00
52. 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
53. Whittier, John Greenleaf. THE
COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. New
York, Houghton, Mifflin: . Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chipping
to edges. $15.00
54. Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. CUSTER,
AND OTHER POEMS. Chicago, W. B. Conkey: 1896. 134
pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners bumped.
Gilt illustrated front cover and spine are still bright. $35.00
55. 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
56. Wilhelm, James J. THE
CRUELEST MONTH: SPRING, NATURE, AND LOVE AND CLASSICAL AND MEDIEVAL LYRICS. New
Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press: 1965. . Slight shelf wear, else VG in
edge-worn dust jacket. $50.00
57. Willoughby, Lois. LOVE
IN ALL AGES: SONGS AND FRAGMENTS OF DAYS OLD AND NEW. New
York, Algonquin Publishing: 1913. Slight shelf wear, else near VG in slightly
worn dust jacket. $15.00
58. 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
59. 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
60. Young, Edward. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF EDWARD YOUNG. Set of 2 volumes. Boston,
Little Brown, and Company: 1854. Two volume set. Small black cloth bindings.
Light shelf wear and rubbing to spine edges and corners. Bindings are tight. A
few tiny chips to the bottom of the spine on volume I. Overall a handsome set.
$45.00
61. 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