Meredith's First Book, Inscribed to Frederick Locker-Lampson
Poems
London: John W. Parker and Son, [1851]. First edition of the author's first book. Meredith's First Book, Inscribed... Read More about Poems
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Poems.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd, 1911. First edition. Fine copy of the first edition of Rupert Brooke's rare first book of poetry, one of only 500 copies printed, published when the poet was just 23. Read More about Poems
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Poems.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd, 1911. First edition. Poems was Brooke's first collection; his previous poetry having been written for school competitions and printed solely for private distribution. Brooke developed a fatal case of blood poisoning from an insect bite while anchored off Skyros; he died on 23 April 1915..... Read More about Poems
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Very Young Poets.
Chicago: Brooks Press, 1983. First Edition. With an ALS to Bill Targ laid-in about the book and happy memories. With an ANS holiday card and another book Young Poet's Primer. Second Printing 1981. Read More about Very Young Poets
Price: $75
Parmly Copy (from the family)
Dentologia: A Poem on the Diseases of the Teeth, and Their Proper Remedies. By Solyman Brown, A.M. with Notes, Practical...
New York: Peabody & Co., 219 Broadway, 1833. First edition. Parmly Copy (from the family). "This classical poem was a marked literary production, considering the subject, and was extensively quoted at the time and favorably commented on by the best critics and writers in the profession, and had a great..... Read More about Dentologia: A Poem on the Diseases of the Teeth, and Their Proper Remedies. By Solyman Brown,...
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Manuscipt of Poem, "To my Mother." Four quatrains.
nd (c. 1870?). Reading in part: "Today's my birth-day-I'm fourteen, How quick the years pass by!" Read More about Manuscipt of Poem, "To my Mother." Four quatrains
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Angling Sports: in Nine Piscatory Eclogues. A New Attempt to introduce a more pleasing Variety and Mixture of Subjects and...
London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773. Third edition. The author, a poetical mainstay of "The Gentleman's Magazine", was a friend of Dr. Johnson and editor of The Complete Angler. Read More about Angling Sports: in Nine Piscatory Eclogues. A New Attempt to introduce a more pleasing Variety...
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Presentation Copy to Gen. Richmond
War Lyrics and Other Poems.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. First Edition. Presentation Copy to Gen. Richmond. Brownell, educated as a lawyer decided upon literature instead shortly after graduating. At the onset of the Civil War, he became a volunteer and rose through the ranks to become Admiral Farragut’s secretary. This copy bears the following inscription..... Read More about War Lyrics and Other Poems
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The Model for the Wise Forgeries
Two Poems.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1854. One of an estimated 300 copies. The Model for the Wise Forgeries. Poems written by the Brownings for the Ragged Schools, consisting of "A Plea for the Ragged Schools of London," by Elizabeth, and "The Twins," by Robert. The Brownings paid for the printing costs..... Read More about Two Poems
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The Complete Works of Robert Browning.
Boston: 1909. Fireside Edition. Read More about The Complete Works of Robert Browning
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Pacchiarotto and How he Worked in Distemper: With other Poems.
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1876. First edition. Read More about Pacchiarotto and How he Worked in Distemper: With other Poems
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Fine Copy
Parleyings with Certain People of Importance in their Day: To wit: Bernard de Mandeville, Daniel Bartoli, Christopher Smart, George Bubb...
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1887. First edition. Fine Copy. Read More about Parleyings with Certain People of Importance in their Day: To wit: Bernard de Mandeville, Daniel...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Browning.
New York: The Macmillan Company. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd, 1903. Read More about The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
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Red Cotton Night-Cap Country or Turf and Towers.
London: Smith, Elder, 1873. First edition. Read More about Red Cotton Night-Cap Country or Turf and Towers
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ALS. To Hon. William Marcy, Albany.
New York: December 24, 1838. William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an American romantic poet, a lawyer, a journalist, and an editor of the Washington Post. His most famous poem (from his youth) is "Thanatopsis" but he is perhaps better known for his journalistic enterprises, in which he was one of..... Read More about ALS. To Hon. William Marcy, Albany
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Thirty Poems.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1864. First edition, first state with "veielo" on p. 213 and printed on wove paper. Includes Bryant's translation of the fifth book of The Odyssey. Read More about Thirty Poems
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Poems Written Before Jumping Out of an 8 Story Window.
[Glendale, CA: Poetry X/Change, 1968]. A Litmus First edition. Read More about Poems Written Before Jumping Out of an 8 Story Window
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A Child's Poems from October to October, 1870-1871. [Introductory note by William Cullen Bryant ].
Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1872. First edition Privately printed for the author's family (as stated in the biographcal preface). Read More about A Child's Poems from October to October, 1870-1871. [Introductory note by William Cullen Bryant
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Manuscript Poem, Signed. "The Snow Fall." 12 lines.
Bungay was born in England, emigrated in 1827. He was a poet, & a journalist on The Independant and New York Tribune, biographer, abolitionist and temperance reformer. Read More about Manuscript Poem, Signed. "The Snow Fall." 12 lines
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The Works of Robert Burns. edited by The Ettrick Shepard, and William Motherwell.
London and Edinburgh: A. Fukkarton and Co, nd. Read More about The Works of Robert Burns. edited by The Ettrick Shepard, and William Motherwell
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The Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of His Life.
London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1813. Read More about The Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of His Life
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The Works of...with an Account of His Life.
London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1809. Sixth Edition. Read More about The Works of...with an Account of His Life
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Call Me Burroughs. Excerpts from "The Naked Lunch" . and "Nova Express"
Paris: The English Bookshop, [1965]. Read More about Call Me Burroughs. Excerpts from "The Naked Lunch" . and "Nova Express"
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12 Color Plates
Hudibras, A Poem...with Historical, Biographical, and Explanatory Notes, selected by Dr. Grey'and Other Authors. To which are prefixed, A Life...
London: Printed for Ackerman, Strand, 1822. A New Edition, embellished with twelve engravings. 12 Color Plates. Read More about Hudibras, A Poem...with Historical, Biographical, and Explanatory Notes, selected by Dr. Grey'and...
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Hudibras. A Poem, with Notes, selected from Gray and Other Authors: to which is prefixed, A Life of the Author...
London: Printed by W. Lewis, 21, Finch Lane for Thomas M'Lean, Bookseller and Publisher, 1819. A New Edition. Embellished with engravings. Read More about Hudibras. A Poem, with Notes, selected from Gray and Other Authors: to which is prefixed, A Life...
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