Lunch Poems by O'Hara, Frank - 1964

1930. KUNITZ, Stanley. INTELLECTUAL THINGS. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1930. First edition of the author's first book. 12mo., grey cloth, printed spine label. Inscriptions have been bleached from the half-title and title pages. The bump at top-edge of front board is stained black. Volume is also gently bumped at bottom-edge of rear board and at spine extremities. Clean text. Quite scarce in the dust jacket, which is sunned at spine and edgeworn with sporadic chips. Very good.

1941. SCHWARTZ, Delmore. SHENANDOAH. Norfolk, CT: New Directions, (1941). "Poet of the Month" series. First edition. This verse drama deals with a family's quarrel over the naming of a son, Shenandoah Fish, which is obviously analogous Schwartz's name, about which he was quite sensitive. Inscribed to the poet Theodore Morrison. "Ted, from Delmore, October 1941." Illustrated by Frederico Castellon. Printed by George Hornby at The Domesday Press, New York City. 28 pp. 8vo., plain paper wrappers, wire saddle stitch. In a dark blue dust jacket, illustrated on the upper wrapper in grey-blue. Internally clean and fine; however, the dust jacket is sunned at perimeters and on the lower panel, with some light edgewear. Inscribed copies by Schwartz are uncommon, and this is a very good copy, inscribed by him.

Chicago, Illinois: The Bookfellows. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1919. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 142 pages: 5.5 x 8 in.: 1.2: Signed by Editor: KB#010258: First edition limited to 325 copies. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. DOUBLE INSCRIBED COPY. Book is SIGNED BY EDITOR (Vincent Starrett), with inscription, "Dear P. J. J - Kind regard, and gratitude for your interest. Vincent Starrett 10 March 1920" on front flyleaf, and SIGNED BY DEDICATEE (Walter M. Hill) to whom the book was dedicated, "With best wishes from one booklover to another, Walter M. Hill March 13th 1920", on dedication page. Lastly, it has an biographical newspaper article on Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (dated 3-28-20 The Line) affixed at the bottom of the half title page. Boards are dark green with light brown spine binding, and paper author and title labels on spine and front cover. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except as… Read More

New York. : Limited Editions Club., 1990.. Limited edition, #171 of 550 copies. . Hardcover, quarter black leather over green cloth boards, gilt spine title, in a black cloth slipcase. . Fine in slipcase. . Large folio. . Signed by the photographer on the colophon. Large book requires extra postage. LEC newsletter laid in. Six photogravure plates by Aaron Siskind.

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1885. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (6.5 x 4.5 inches). One small area of loss (finger nail sized) to the bottom inner margin of one page, well away from the printed text, and a few finger marks but otherwise a very good copy. Finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin red labels, gilt. Single gilt ruled border to both boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. An attractive copy of this charming book.

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly sunned and worn, silverfish . damage to boards.. 1921. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Introduction by Siegfried Sassoon. Red cloth with printed paper spine label. Photogravure frontispiece portrait of Owen with tissue guard. xi, 34pp. Some pages unopened. A collection of Owen’s poems published posthumously after he was killed in action in France in 1918. The iconic World War I poem “Dulce et Decorum est” is included in this volume (but is printed on one of the unopened pages.) Verso of half-title notes that “For the preparation of this book thanks are primarily due to Miss Edith Sitwell. ” ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

1657 1ed Poetry of Beauchasteau French Madrigals Christine of Sweden Mythology

François de Beauchasteau was a 17th-century French poet who is best remembered for his collection of poems, sonnets, madrigals, and songs. These poems were made famous in 1657, when Beauchasteau who was 12 years old at the time, presented these poems to the King. They were shortly, thereafter, published under the title 'La Lyre du Jeune Apollon' harkening the young poet's work to that of the Muses of Apollo.
This first edition opens with dozens of works of other authors and poets who praised the young poet for his prodigy. In addition to the works of song and poetry, this book includes portrait engravings representative of notable political figures, including one of Christine, Queen of Sweden.
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CHASTELET DE BEAUCHASTEAU, François Mathieu
La Lyre du jeune Apollon, ou la Muse naissante du petit de Beauchasteau.
Paris : C. de Sercy & G. de Luynes, 1657. First edition.
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1867 DANTE Alighieri Divine Poem Cary Flaxman ART FOLIO Purgatory Paradise RARE
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

Dante's "Divine Comedy" is one of the most important and long-lasting works for literature. This rare edition of John Flaxman's 'Illustrations of the Divine Poem of Dante Alighieri' contains 109 plates by Flaxman with descriptions from the translations by H.F. Cary. This 1867 folio edition is bound in the original green decorative cloth published by Bell and Daldy in London.

Item number: #13399
Price: $750
ALIGHIERI, Dante; FLAXMAN, John;
Illustrations of the Divine Poem of Dante Alighieri
London: Bell and Daldy, 1867. 1st edition thus

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 109 engravings
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Decorative green cloth
· Size: ~14.75in X 11.5in (37.5cm x 29cm)
· Very rare and desirable

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1691 Japanese Handwritten Noh Play Theater Mask Demons Warrior Japan Shimogakari

An interesting Edo woodblock-print of 'Noh Chant Collections' from the early 17th century. Noh chants were adopted from Buddhist prayers and went with the musical background of Noh plays, which to this day is one of the most important performing arts in Japan. Noh plays borrowed from other arts with masks, music, and even structure. A normal Noh piece has five plays, god, warrior, woman, living person, and demon, which are all grouped into three dramatic units.
This rare four volume collection from 1691 is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading!

Item number: #15680
Price: $750
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Shimogakari Noh Chant Collections shimogakarishuuitaiseiutai下掛拾遺大成謡（したかけしゅういたいせいうたい）
[Edo: Genroku 3 1691].

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1558 Ausonius Ancient Roman Poetry Edyllium Periochae Homer Iliad RARE Tournes
Decimus Magnus Ausonius was a 4th-century Roman poet who is best known for his poem 'Mosella' – a description of the French river the Moselle. This edition of the works of Ausonius was published in Lyon in 1558 and includes his most important works such as 'Epigrams', 'Edyllium', and 'Periochae' – a prose summary of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Ausonius's works provide an account of what daily life was like in Ancient Rome.
Item number: #20252
Price: $795
AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus
D. Magni Ausonii Burdigalensis… Opera tertiae fere partis complemento auctiora et diligentiore quam hactenus.
Lyon: apud Jean de Tournes, 1558.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[16], 290, [12]
· References: USTC 152527
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)
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