East Dorset, Vermont: Anthony Harrigan, [1947]. One of 200 copies. Inscribed by Merrill and Wilbur. Inscribed by Merrill at his contribution ("The Formal Lovers"): "Robert Wilson from James Merrill." Additionally inscribed by Wilbur at his contribution ("My Father Paints the Summer"): "Inscribed for Robert A. Wilson 8 December 1962 Richard..... Read More about Ten Poets Anthology

Salem, Oregon: printed at the Rara Avis Press in Riverside, California for Charles Seluzicki, 1982. First edition, one of 200 copies, signed by the author on the colophon. Signed. Read More about Marbled Paper

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: Bard College, 1955. First edition. Inscribed by Merrill. Inscribed: "James Merrill - for Robert A. Wilson (1962)" at the head of his contribution. "The Bait," which Tennessee Williams hailed as a masterpiece, was first performed at The Artist's Theatre, N.Y., in June 1953, and broadcast on BBC Thrid..... Read More about "The Bait" [in] Quarterly Review of Literature. Volume VIII Number 2

Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1980. First edition, one of a limited edition of 330 copies signed by the author. A presentation copy of Merrill's poem, here published in book form after first appearing in The New Yorker the previous year. Inscribed at the poet's home in Key West "from..... Read More about Samos

New York: Atheneum, 1982. First edition. Inscribed on the half-title: "for -- & --/with the best wishes/from JM, DJ, & Co./(James Merrill)/Stonington!/viii.83" Read More about The Changing Light at Sandover. Including the whole of The Book of Ephraim, Mirabell’s Books of...

[New York: Peter Hooten for a class at the Center of the Book Arts, November 1984]. First edition, consisting of 5 numbered copies, signed by Merrill; this being numbered "O", and docketed in ms., “Printer's proof”. Although only 5 numbered copies were issued, Hagstrom notes that “at least two printer’s..... Read More about Rendezvous

[Winston Salem, North Carolina]: Palaemon Press Limited, 1982. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by James Merrill. Read More about Orfeo [drop-title

[N.p: no publisher, 1971]. First edition, one of only 26 copies. One of 26 Copies, True First — Inscribed by Merrill. The rare staple-bound first of 1971, consisting of only 26 copies. The author’s introductory note on the title page is dated St. Louis, xi.1971. This copy is inscribed by..... Read More about The Yellow Pages. 59 Poems

[New York: Sea Cliff, 1993]. ONE OF 8 COPIES. 4-line poem to Lyn Chase (President of the Academy of American Poets) from Merrill. RARE. Read More about To L.C. from J.M. on Her Birthday, MXMIII [drop title

New York: Atheneum, 1982. First edition. Inscribed to Robert Wilson. Inscribed on the half-title to Robert Wilson of the Phoenix Book Shop: “All love to Robert Wilson — from James Merrill & Co.”. Read More about The Changing Light at Sandover. Including the whole of The Book of Ephraim, Mirabell’s Books of...

[Athens: Printed by the Christos Christou Press, April 1963]. One of 50 copies, none offered for sale. One of the scarcest Merrill titles, privately printed. This copy bears a fine inscription to Robert Wilson of the Phoenix Book Shop: “For Robert Wilson, The author’s thorough, perhaps his only, collector. J.M...... Read More about The Thousand and Second Night

New York: Atheneum, 1980. First edition, issue in wrappers. Inscribed by Merrill on the title page to Robert Wilson of the Phoenix Book Shop. Read More about Scripts for the Pageant