Verse from 20 Ants Fine Books, IOBA

Rosendale, NY: Hunger Press. Near Fine. 2000. Limited Edition. Softcover. Seventy-eight short poems, some as short as a single line and thus begging the question 'what is poetry?' Some surreal, some straightforward, all juxtaposed and unrelated, and all representative of Clayton Eshleman's free verse style. Written in 1986-2000 when the poet was Professor Emeritus at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti,… Read more about this item

New York: Brentano's. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. Lacks the elusive dust jacket. Rubbing to edges, corners, hinges, and spine ends. Previous owner's name in ink on front pastedown. The front endpaper has a small abrasion, possibly from sticker removal. Pastedowns and endpapers lightly toned.; Tannhäuser, the full title being Tannhäuser and the… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. Limited/Numbered Signed Edition. Hardcover. Tiny dent to the tail of the rear board. Pinpoint dot to the tail of the front board. Publisher's clear acetate wrapper is scuffed, with a tiny chip at the spine head.; Clayton Eshleman (1935-2021) was a widely acclaimed poet, literary… Read more about this item

New York: Horace Liveright. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1930. Second Printing. Hardcover. Spine ends bumped, wear to tail spine end and corners, paper worn through at corners, overall light soil to paper covers. Lacks the dust jacket.; Fifteen poems of the "jazz" of living in Chicago and New York City, the poems intended to be… Read more about this item

Geyserville, CA: Sun Moon Bear Editions. Fine with no dust jacket. 1992. Limited/Numbered Signed Edition. Softcover. Several poems from this former antiquarian bookseller and author of at least 8 books of poetry. In his characteristic style, most poems are in short 5-line verses. From Silent Crow: "gold december / in the room / and breaking a light… Read more about this item

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1925. First American Edition. Hardcover. Spine ends slightly bumped and bump to one corner. Light soil to the head and tail edges of the front cover, two tiny marks at the head. Faint toning at the edges of the pastedowns and endpapers. Dust jacket is intact … Read more about this item

New Rochelle, NY: Elizabeth Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1976. Limited Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Small sticker residue to corner of front cover. ; Fifteen poems collected from previous appearances in periodicals. One of a limited edition of 400 in wraps. William Bronk, winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, composed poetry during daily… Read more about this item