Poetry from The Woodward Avenue Bookshelf

1969 SIGNED HARDCOVER, DUST JACKET FIRST EDITION SECOND PRINTING "TALL HOUSES" BY ELIZABETH VERNER HAMILTON AND LOUISE FRIERSON KERR IT IS SIGNED AND DATED BY HAMILTON ON THE FIRST FREE ENDPAPER TO SOMEONE TRADD STREET PRESS ________ This is a Signed, First Edition, Hardcover with Dust Jacket, of "Tall Houses" Boards are clean. No writing other than the author's signature. Clean pages. The dust jacket is in Fine condition and… Read more about this item

SIGNED UNREAD 1980 HARDCOVER "THE POWER BRIGHT AND WHINING " BY ROD McKUEN CHEVAL BOOKS Signed, Unread, First Edition, First Printing, Rod McKuen, " The Power Bright and Shining" Hardcover. It is signed and Dated by McKuen on the half title page. Pages are clean. Page block is immaculate. Square, solid binding.

SIGNED, LIMITED 1 of 1,000 UNREAD 1978 HARDCOVER "COMING CLOSE TO THE EARTH" BY ROD McKUEN CHEVAL BOOKS Signed, Unread, First Limited Edition, First Printing, Rod McKuen, "Coming Close to the Earth" Hardcover in a fitted mylar cover. It is signed by McKuen on the limitation page. Pages are clean. Square, solid binding

1888 HARDCOVER GOLD GILT PAGE BLOCK "GEMS FROM TENNYSON" POETRY BY LORD ALFRED TENNYSON ILLUSTRATED BY HAMMATT BILLINGS PORTER & COATES __________ 1888, Hardcover, Hand Sewn binding. Gold gilt page block, "Gems From Tennyson" It is illustrated with black and white illustrations. The gold gilt decoration and lettering to the boards is bright. No loose or missing pages. Little fray to the fabric on the head… Read more about this item

1963 HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET (IN BRITISH LBS) "SAILING TO AN ISLAND" BY RICHARD MURPHY FABER AND FABER SIGNED AND DATED BY MURPHY ON THE FIRST FREE ENDPAPER TO THORPE MENN (Long time book editor of the Kansas City Star, who supported all aspects of Kansas City's Cultural Life) IT HAS A NOTE LAID IN FROM THE CHILMARK PRESS STATING THAT THIS COPY WAS COMPLIMENTS OF RICHARD… Read more about this item

1882 VICTORIAN BINDING HARDCOVER "EDWIN ARNOLD'S POEMS" ROBERTS BROTHERS A beautiful, Victorian binding edition of Edwin Arnold's Poems. This has a gold gilt page block. Floral endpapers. Gold gilt and black decoration to the front board and spine. Small, light previous owners name on the title page. No other writing.

1867 HARDCOVER "ALFRED TENNYSON POEMS COMPLETE EDITION TICKNOR AND FIELDS There are 370 pages. Small previous owners name in the front. No other writing. Square binding. Fold gilt to spine and decoration to the front is visible. The top fold gilt has faded with time. No loose or missing pages.

1962 STATED FIRST PRINTING FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER "THE DYER'S HAND" BY W.H. AUDEN RANDOM HOUSE The boards are clean. Hinges are solid. Top stain is very good. Square binding. Clean pages, no writing.

Signed, 1961, Hardcover, "Against the Dark" Robert Avrett. This is signed to a library. There is no other writing. Pages are clean

LIMITED EDITION 1 of 3,000 HARDCOVER "INTERVISIONS POEMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS" BY JAMES DICKEY AND SHARON ANGLIN KHUNE VISUALTERNATIVES Beautiful photography to complement James Dickey's poems. This is a square book. Clean pages

Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, First Edition, First Printing of "Dylan: Druid of the Broken Body" by Aneirin Talfan Davies. This is a clean square book with no writing. The priced dust jacket is protected in a Demco mylar. Scarce title

Unread, Very Good condition, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, First Editon, Fifth Printing of "With Love, Rod McKuen. No writing. The priced dust jacket is protected in a Demco mylar

Unread, Very Good condition, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, First Editon, of "In Someone's Shadow" by Rod McKuen. No writing. The priced dust jacket is protected in a Demco mylar.

Very Good condition, Hardcover with Price clipped Dust Jacket, First Editon, Stated First Printing of "Fields of Wonder" by Rod McKuen. No writing. The price clipped dust jacket is protected in a Demco mylar.

a c.1973, First Edition, First Printing, Softcover of "Open Eye, Open Heart" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Collection of poetry by this important San Francisco literary figure. Ferlinghetti co founded City Lights Bookstore. Famous for the San Francisco beat writers. Appears unread. No spine crease. No writing, pages are clean.

1799, Leather bound copy of "The Seasons" by James Thomson. It was printed in London by A. Strahan. It has illustrations before each season. The spine has 7 gold gilt bands with the title. There is a period flourish gift inscription on the front fly page. The upper and lower points are rubbed. The binding is solid. The pages are… Read more about this item