KO, or A Season on Earth by Koch, Kenneth - 1959

This book is in good condition. There is some wear and som e staining on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The corners of the cover boards are bumped, there is writing on the front end page of the previous owner. The pages are tanned, but clear of any markings. "The Poetry Society of Alabama was founded at the Birmingham Public Library, February 7th, 1929, by Elizabeth Russell Beddoe, Bessie Webb Jaynes and Alma Rittenberry, deceased; Miriam Woodward Bethea, Louise Crenshaw Ray, Anne Southerne Tardy, and Mary Pollard Tynes. Mrs. RFay served as chairman of the meeting and Mrs. Jaynes as secretary. Mrs. Tynes was elected President. Subsequent presidents elected were:...." - Foreword from Alabama Poetry

Blackburn, England: Screeches Publications, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 58pp, stapled wrappers. Seventh issue of this important sixties underground poetry mag from the UK, containing work by an intense blend of contributors at the leading edge of sixties experimentalism. Unmarked copy with a corner bump and a bit of light wear and soil.

San Francisco: Black Star Series, 1987. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 40pp, stapled wrappers. 1 of 600 stated copies of the first edition of this classic text by noted Bay Area experimentalist Steve Abbott. Unmarked copy, light wear and soil.

San Francisco: Beatitude, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 48pp, stapled wrappers. 1 of 250 stated copies. Nice copy of this mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a range of contributors. Unmarked copy with minor damp staining to top and left margin.

New York: The Poetry Project, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 42 leaves (mimeographed one side), stapled wrappers. Rare early issue of this seminal little magazine, includes collaborations and work by Ted Berrigan, Rene Ricard, et al. Unmarked copy, light wear and minor outer spots.

Chapel Hill: Lillabulero, Spring 1967. Signed by Russell Banks on title page. First edition / First printing. Stapled blue wrappers. Very good. Sunning and light wear to covers, short tear to top front cover, no loss. Includes Portfolio 2: The Shaker Dove, by Daniel Patterson inserted into a sleeve on inside rear cover. Also includes William Faulkner: a Story and Five Poems. Poetry by Lucius Shepard, Dabney Stuart, etc.

Arlington, Massachusetts: The Maran Press, 1976. Signed and inscribed by author on blank page opposite title page. Also included ephemera: Engraved note card from the author (Mrs. Paul Donovan) with three page note to the inscriber and also signed - note card is signed with first name only. 51 pages to this slim volume of poetry with black and white decorations. Quarter sized stain to bottom of front cover with tiny spot transfer to blank fep. Slight wear to cover and looks like there is a depression front a paperclip on back cover. Probably privately printed. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Private Press.

New York: The Century Co., May, 1890. First printing. Leatherette. Very Good +. First published appearance of Whitman's "A Twilight Song, for unknown buried soldiers, North and South," with attribution on page 27. (Later collected in Good Bye My Fancy, 1891) [BAL 21599]. Embossed green leatherette boards (original), gold-stamped: A Year of the Century, '90 on spine. Corners bumped, head and tail of spine mildly bent. Round-backed binding, toning to all edges, with interior pages fresh and bright. Yellow endpapers. This large volume has pulled apart at the pastedown and mull is beginning to show at the hinge. 960 pp. Small quarto, 7 x 10 inches tall. Also includes an issue devoted to California, Californiana, and many articles by the Sierra Club founder, John Muir, along with US Civil War analyses and other interesting items.

This is a very lovely small book of poetry by Dante Gabriel Rossetti with illustrations by Paul Woodroffe. It was published by David McKay, Philadelphia, and dates to circa 1916. This appears to be a special binding, more luxurious than the softcover binding that McKay published, because this one has covers of thick rose-colored suede leather with the title and author impressed deeply into the suede on the front cover and spine. The front and back have double-page illustrations by Paul Woodroffe, as shown, and the title page has a lovely design as well as a facing illustration; there are 3 other illustrations among the 27 pages. The illustrations are in the Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau style. The page edges are gilt, as shown, and there is a pink ribbon bookmark sewn in. This is the only copy with this binding that I have found. Please use the zoom function to see the great details. This little volume has survived well for 100 years. The interiors are in good, clean condition; the only condition… Read More

Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press. Very Good; Three small brown stains on front wraps.. 2003. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Uncorrected proof of this poetry dialogue between the late Jim Harrison and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 85 pages .