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Dog Songs
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Dog Songs

by Oliver, Mary

Condition
Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2013
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€786.93

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New York: The Penguin Press, 2013. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. Bound in publisher's original beige cloth with title in blind on the upper cover and stamped in red on the spine. Near Fine with light softening to spine ends and a lengthy former owner gift… Read more about this item
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New Hampshire
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New Hampshire

by Frost, Robert

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Used - Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1923
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€7,869.30

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New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1923. First Edition. Fine. First edition, first printing. Limited issue; number 130 of 350 copies signed by Robert Frost. Bound in publisher's black cloth stamped in gilt, lacking the dust jacket. Fine in Very Good publisher's original white paper-covered board box, which is toned and soiled, rubbed at the seams with a… Read more about this item
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€7,869.30
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The Second Half of the Double Feature

by Willeford, Charles

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Used
Edition
First edition, hardcover issue
Published
2003
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€277.74

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New Albany, IN: Wit's End, 2003. First edition, hardcover issue. First edition, limited hardcover issue. 329, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in Fine dust jacket. A collection of short stories by the Florida author best-known for the crime novels Miami Blues and The Burnt Orange Heresy. The hardcover features nearly a hundred pages… Read more about this item
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Ultramarine: Poems
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Ultramarine: Poems

by Carver, Raymond

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Used
Edition
First edition
Published
1986
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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New York: Random House, 1986. First edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Raymond Carver on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner in the year of publication in Chicago. [xiv], 140, [4] pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth and blue paper-covered boards, spine lettered in blue. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, spine faintly sunned, lightly shelf… Read more about this item
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€277.74
War of the Foxes
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War of the Foxes

by Siken, Richard

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Used
Edition
First edition
Published
2015
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€1,110.96

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Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2015. First edition. First edition, trade issue. Signed by Richard Siken on the title page, his printed name crossed out. viii, 49, [7] pp. Bound in publisher's wraps. About Very Good, bumped and slightly creased upper corner, hint of rolling to spine, small notation in ink on table of contents. An extremely uncommon… Read more about this item
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€1,110.96
Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books
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Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books

by Milton, John

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Used
Edition
First edition
Published
1667
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€208,305.00

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London: Printed [by Samuel Simons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker [...] Robert Boulter [...] and Matthias Walker, 1667. First edition. First edition, first issue, Amory's state 1(b) of the title page (the traditional first state), dated 1667 and with Milton's name spelled in full and in larger type than "London" of imprint." Finely bound by Riviere… Read more about this item
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€208,305.00
Selected Poems of Marianne Moore
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Selected Poems of Marianne Moore

by Moore, Marianne; T. S. Eliot [Introduction]

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Used
Edition
First Edition
Published
1935
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€1,180.40

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Marianne Moore on the front free endpaper and inscribed, "For Mrs. Frederic R. Sanborn from Marianne Moore with many and varied gratitudes. May 19, 1950." xviii, 126 pp. Bound in publisher's teal cloth lettered in silver. Very Good+ with light wear at corners and spine… Read more about this item
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€1,180.40
1st Milarepa Gatha
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1st Milarepa Gatha

by Mac Low, Jackson; [Dick Higgins]

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Used
Published
1976
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€231.45

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Cavriago, Italy: Pari & Dispari, 1976. Signed by Jackson Mac Low, inscribed to Fluxus polymath Dick Higgins, "For Dick with best wishes Jackson (Mac Low) NY 5/13/83" on label in ink. Original pressing of a 7" record. Very Good, small scratch to A side, light wear, offsetting from stickers on label that are mostly now gone. Does not come… Read more about this item
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€231.45
The Waste Land
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The Waste Land

by Eliot, T. S.; R. B. Kitaj [Illustrator]; Helen Vendler; Marco Livingstone

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
Limited Edition
Published
2007
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€1,851.60

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San Francisco: Arion Press, 2007. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited edition. No. 214 of 300 numbered copies from a total edition of 326. 66, [1] pp. Quarto. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with brown lettering. Fine. An elegant presentation of Eliot's iconic poem "The Waste Land." The seventy-ninth publication of the Arion Press. Bibliography of the Arion Press 79.… Read more about this item
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€1,851.60
Shakespeare in Harlem
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Shakespeare in Harlem

by Hughes, Langston

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1942
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€5,091.90

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Langston Hughes and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards with titles stamped in lilac over orange cloth spine stamped in black. Near Fine with tanning to contents. In a Near… Read more about this item
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€5,091.90
The Divine Comedy. In Three Volumes: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso
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The Divine Comedy. In Three Volumes: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso

by Alighieri, Dante; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [Translator]

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1867
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€1,527.57

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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. First Edition Thus. Near Fine. First edition thus. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine and upper boards and in blind on the lower boards; top edges gilt and the other edges rough-cut. Near Fine with light rubbing to cloth, wear at spine ends, and gnawing to… Read more about this item
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€1,527.57
4 Ups and 1 Down
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4 Ups and 1 Down

by Carroll, Jim

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1970
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€879.51

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New York: Angel Hair Books, 1970. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. One of 300 unnumbered copies, this one signed by Jim Carroll on the title page though not called for. Bound in publisher's original side-stapled mimeographed sheets printed on rectos only. Near Fine with light edge wear to wraps, contents lightly tanned and lightly thumbed.… Read more about this item
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€879.51
Harmonium
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Harmonium

by Stevens, Wallace

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
Second Edition
Published
1931
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€5,554.80

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Second Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Second edition, third binding. Signed by Wallace Stevens on the front blank and inscribed, "The basis of poetry is response" and is dated "Sept. 14, 1943." Bound in publisher's cloth-backed pale blue boards with paper spine label. Near Fine with light toning to edges and contents. Bookseller's… Read more about this item
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For My People
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For My People

by Walker, Margaret; Stephen Vincent Benet [Foreword]

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
About Very Good
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1943
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€879.51

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New Haven, [CT]: Yale University Press, 1943. Later Printing. Very Good+/About Very Good. Fourth printing. Signed by Margaret Walker on the half title page and affectionately inscribed, "Very best wishes to all the Joneses because they are friends of my people and such swell people themselves -- Sincerely, Margaret Walker January 28th, 1944 Thanks for a good night's… Read more about this item
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How the Rhinoceros Got His Wrinkled Skin
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How the Rhinoceros Got His Wrinkled Skin

by Kipling, Rudyard; Sarah Chamberlain [Illustrator]

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
Limited Edition
Published
1976
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1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€277.74

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[Easthapmton, MA]: The Chamberlain Press, 1976. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited edition. Number 21 of 75 copies, signed by Sarah Chamberlain. Bound in publisher's marbled boards with stamped leather spine label. Trivial rubbing at extremities else Fine. An endearing fine press edition of Kipling's fable with six tipped-in illustrations by Chamberlain.
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€277.74
In the Clearing
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In the Clearing

by Frost, Robert

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
Signed Limited Edition
Published
1962
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€1,157.25

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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. Signed Limited Edition. Fine. First edition, limited issue number 1043 of 1,500 copies, signed by Robert Frost. Bound in publisher's brown linen cloth with gilt spine lettered blocked in black. Fine with light offsetting to free endpapers, in a Fine slipcase with trivial wear. A very nice copy, signed by the… Read more about this item
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€1,157.25
New Hampshire
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New Hampshire

by Frost, Robert; J. J. Lankes [Illustrator]

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1923
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€3,518.04

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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1923. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Robert Frost on the front free endpaper and inscribed, "Northampton February 1924." Publisher's dark green paper covered boards backed with a green cloth spine with titles in gilt and gold title label on upper board; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine… Read more about this item
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€3,518.04
A Witness Tree
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A Witness Tree

by Frost, Robert

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
Limited Edition
Published
1942
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€2,314.50

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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1942. Limited Edition. Near Fine. Limited first edition, number 610 of 735 copies, signed by Robert Frost. Green buckram cloth over decorated paper boards. Near Fine or better with and bookseller's ticket at rear pastedown. In a Near Fine original slipcase with light wear and minor darkening to edge. An exceptionally nice… Read more about this item
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€2,314.50
Californians
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Californians

by Jeffers, Robinson

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1916
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€2,314.50

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Robinson Jeffers on the front free endpaper and inscribed at his famous home, "Inscribed for Henry Tatnall Brown, Jr. Sincerely, Robinson Jeffers Tor House, Carmel, California October, 1938." The inscribee was the dean of Haverford College and a book collector. 217, [1],… Read more about this item
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€2,314.50
Love & Fame
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Love & Fame

by Berryman, John

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1970
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€601.77

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970. First Edition. Near Fine. Limited first edition, first printing. Number 7 of 250 copies, signed by John Berryman in blue ink. [xiv], 96 pp. Bound in publisher's magenta cloth stamped in black and gilt at the spine over cream cloth affect boards. Housed in publisher's black cloth affect slipcase. Near Fine… Read more about this item
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€601.77