Some Natural Things

Norfolk,CT: New Directions, (1945). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 47p 12mo, A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed by Laughlin to Poet Kenneth Patchen "for Kenneth from Jim" Dust jacket has a closed tear on the back foredge, nicked at 2 corners.

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1945. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/fair. Small clothbound edition of this book of poems by the founder of New Directions Press. 47 pp. Light soiling to olive cloth covers. A very good copy in fair dustwrapper with paper loss in several places. This copy INSCRIBED by the author "for Max Rau with best wishes… Read more about this item

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1945. First Edition. First edition. 47 pp. Gray-green cloth in dj. Printed by Carroll Coleman at his Prairie Press. Briefly inscribed on the front free endpaper to George Leite; signed "J Laughlin". Leite was (as was Laughlin in New York) at the very center (literally with his Daliels Bookstore and his literary journal Circle) of… Read more about this item

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very good. Small Octavo. 4.5 x 7.25 in. 47 pp. Good in blue cloth with foxing to cloth and some internal dampstaining, in very good dust jacket with some small chips and dampstaining to spine. Poetry book by the founder of New Directions Publishing. Inscribed "For Steve Chandler"… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, (1945). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in a close to Fine dustwrapper with a tiny chip at the spine head. Poet's first book, printed at the Prairie Press, after a 32-page pamphlet also published by New Directions.

(Norfolk, Connecticut): New Directions, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 12mo. Modest toning in the gutters, else very good lacking the dustwrapper. Printed at the Prairie Press.

(Norfolk, Connecticut): New Directions, 1945. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. 12mo. Small owner's label, else near fine in very good dustwrapper with small nicks and tears. Printed at the Prairie Press.

(Norfolk, Connecticut): New Directions, 1945. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 12mo. Fine in a very near fine dustwrapper with light wear at the foot.

Norfolk, CT: A New Directions Book, 1945. Hardcover. SIGNED. 47pp. Sextodecimo [18.5 cm] Sea green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The spine and covers are a little age-toned. The corners of the covers are just a little bumped. Minor spine lean. There are a couple of very tiny splits in the… Read more about this item

(Norwalk, CT): New Directions, 1945. cloth, dust jacket, top edge cut, other edges uncut. Prairie Press. 12mo. cloth, dust jacket, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 47+(1) pages. Printed by Carroll Coleman at the Prairie Press, Muscatine, Iowa. A collection of poetry Chipping at top edge of dust jacket. Dust jacket also torn along spine.

(Norwalk, CT): New Directions, 1945. cloth, dust jacket, top edge cut, other edges uncut. Prairie Press. 12mo. cloth, dust jacket, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 47+(1) pages. Printed by Carroll Coleman at the Prairie Press, Muscatine, Iowa. A collection of poetry.

Norfolk, Connecticut: New directions, 1945. First edition. 1st. Hard cover. 4. Very good. No dust jacket. 47 p. Very Good. Ex-university library. Aside from usual library tags, text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Cover has little wear. Corners are straight. Spine is faded..

Norfolk Connecticut: New Directions, 1945, 1945. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 47 pp. No ownership or other markings. Dust jacket has one tiny chip at tail of spine, is unclipped and protected in mylar. A nice copy!

Norfolk: New Directions, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dustjacket is clipped, with chipping to the upper edges; one large chip to rear panel. Spine panel lightly browned. Closed tear with adjacent crease to the lower edge of the front panel. Two circular stains to the front panel.

1945. LAUGHLIN, James. Some Natural Things: Poems. Original cloth, non-priceclipped dust jacket. [New York]: New Directions, [1945]. First edition. Printed by Carroll Coleman at the Prairie Press. Fine.

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1945. Dust jacket, of uncoated paper, is price-clipped , has some edge wear, including short tears, and a few light grubby marks to rear panel. Author's second book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.

New Directions, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. Nice neat copy, clean and unmarked but for authors inscription on FFEP.."for Dwight from Jay" with date, Jacket has two small chips and some spotting, under mylar porotection. Image available upon request.