MESSAGE POEMES
Paris: Saint-Felicien-En-Vivarais, 1926. Dessins De Pierre Deval. First Edition. 12mo., printed wraps with original glassine cover; 66 pages. Very Good (covers nice with little wear glassine; contents clean & tight). More
Paris: Saint-Felicien-En-Vivarais, 1926. Dessins De Pierre Deval. First Edition. 12mo., printed wraps with original glassine cover; 66 pages. Very Good (covers nice with little wear glassine; contents clean & tight). More
D. Appleton, 1917. RICE, Grantland. SONGS OF THE STALWART. NY: D. Appleton, 1917. 12mo., green cloth stamped in gilt. Second Printing. Signed presentation by Rice on front endpaper: "To Bob, to cheer him on his way from [Bert?] Dec. 1917. Grandland Rice." Very Good (spine dull). $275.00. More
Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1915. RICHEPIN, Jean. LA CHANSON DES GUEUX. Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1915. Small 8vo., brown quarter-morocco leather spine & marbled boards; gilt-tooled spine with five raised bands; marbled endpapers; 313 pages. New Edition. French poetry. Very Good (little wear edges; contents clean & tight with an inscription to a...... More
1947. RIDLER, Anne. "Views of the North Coast." In Poetry magazine, March 1947. Very Good. $5.00. More
All'Insegna Del Pesce D'Oro, 1954. RIGOLA, Pietro. VENTRO DEL CANAVESE. Milano: All'Insegna Del Pesce D'Oro, [1954]. 32mo., printed wraps. Limited Edition of 350 numbered copies. Very Good; some soil d/j. $50.00. More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, [1902]. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. First Edition. 8vo., green pictorial cloth., with image and stamped in gilt, green & orange;. Very Good (covers nice with bit of discoloration to edge of front cover; small tear bottom of half-title page neatly repaired with archival tape)..... More
Morehouse Publishing Co., 1927. ROBBINS, Howard Chandler. SURSUM CORDA. Milwaulkee: Morehouse Publishing Co., 1927. 12mo., blue cloth, stamped in white. First Edition. Signed presentation from Robbins on front free endpaper: "Mrs. L.H. Schwab from H.C.R. Nov. 3, 1927." Very Good (bright with little rubbing). $50.00. More
Morehouse Publishing, 1929. ROBBINS, Howard Chandler. VITA NOVA. Milwaukee, Wis.: Morehouse Publishing, [1929]. 12mo., red cloth. First Edition. Signed by Robbins on a tipped-in complimentary slip. Also laid in is an autograph letter signed from Robbins to Lucretia Perry Osborn, wife of Henry Fairfield Osborn- a well-known paleontologist and president..... More
The Bozart Press, 1928. ROBERT, Roy. ELEGY. With an Art-Deco Illustration by John Funk. Atlanta, Ga.: The Bozart Press, [1928]. 12mo., black cloth, stamped in gilt, in the original dust jacket. First Edition. A scarce book by this Georgian poet. Signed by Robert on the front endpaper: "Roy Robert, with..... More
Macmillan, 1941. ROBERTS, Cecil. A MAN AROSE. Frontispiece Portrait of Winston Churchill. NY: Macmillan, 1941. 8vo., blue cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Roberts on front endpaper. Fine. $20.00. More
NY: The Truth Seeker Company, 1894. Illustrated by A. Carey K. Jurist. Scarce First Edition. Morgan Andrew Robertson [1861–1915] was an American author and the self-proclaimed inventor of the periscope. This title is apparently his rare first book- a narrative poem about heaven versus the devil. Great illustrations! Robertson is..... More
The Macmillan Company, 1927. ROBINSON, Edwin Arlington. TRISTRAM. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1927. Tall 8vo., decorative cloth, teg, in the original cardboard slipcase. Signed, Limited Edition of 350 numbered copies. [Hogan p. 23]. Near fine (very tiny snag rear interior gutter else quite nice); little wear slipcase (but much better..... More
Harcourt, 1920. ROBINSON, Edwin Mead. PIPING AND PANNING. NY: Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920. Small 8vo., green cloth & tan pictorial boards. First Edition. Signed presentation from Robinson on the front endpaper: "For Bro. Fred Struggles, With the fraternal regards of the author. Edwin Mead Robinson. Ind., Phi Kappa Psi."..... More
[No Place]: Pearle Mae Robinson, [1967]. Rare book of Hoosier poetry. First Edition. Signed on the title page by Robinson. 8vo., white printed wraps; 60 pages. Very Good (several small stains front cover; ink notation about purchasing other copies of this work on the rear index page). More
Gerald Duckworth and Co. Ltd., 1966. ROCHE, Paul. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. London: Gerald Duckworth and Co. Ltd., [1966]. 12mo, cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Roche on the front endpaper: "for Eleanor Patterson- friend of one of the most interesting poets of several generations- Edna St. Vincent..... More
Random House, 1938. RODMAN, Selden; [Editor]. A NEW ANTHOLOGY OF MODERN POETRY. Edited, With An Introduction by Selden Rodman. NY: Random House, [1938]. 8vo., two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 448 pages. First Edition, first printing. One of the most important and influential anthologies of modern poetry, including American and English..... More
Doubleday, 1925. ROGERS, Cameron; [Editor]. FULL AND BY: Being A Collection Of Verses By Persons Of Quality In Praise Of Drinking.Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. With Prefaces by Don Marquis and Christopher Morley. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page, 1925. Folio, paper vellum & boards, stamped in black & gilt, top..... More
The Golden Quill Press, 1974. ROOT, E. Merrill. CHILDREN OF THE MORNING. Francestown, New Hampshire: The Golden Quill Press, [1974]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Dorothy Root on front endpaper: "To Millicent and Billy- Who made my Christmas such a joy!! Know my darling Merrill..... More
Falmouth, 1950. ROOT, E. Merrill. SEEDS OF TIME. Portland, ME: Falmouth, [1950]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Root on front endpaper. Very Good (some browning front endpapers); minor wear & short tear d/j. $17.50. More
Marshall Jones Company, 1951. ROOT, E. Merrill. ULYSSES TO PENELOPE. Francestown, New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, [1951]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Root on the front endpaper. Very Good; tiny chips & short tear (few small stains) d/j. $50.00. More
T. Cadell And W. Davies, 1813. [ROSCOE, Robert]. CHEVY CHASE, A POEM. Founded on the Ancient Ballad. London: T. Cadell And W. Davies, Strand, 1813. Good (some wear with bit of chipping spine & title label lacking; scattered foxing on endpapers but text mostly clean & tight, ink presentation on..... More
Norton, 1965. ROSELIEP, Raymond. LOVE MAKES THE AIR LIGHT. NY: Norton, [1965]. 8vo., printed wraps. First Paperbound Edition. Signed presentation from Roseliep, to poet W.H. Auden on front endpaper: "for W.H. Auden from a long-time admirer of his. Raymond Roseliep, 9 March 1967. Dubuque, Iowa." Very Good (moderate wear &..... More
Dallas, Texas: Triangle Publishing Company, 1964. Second Edition. Signed presentation from Rubin on the front endpaper: "Cordial good wishes to Grace Callahan! Maude Rubin 1965." 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 40 pages. Fine (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j. More
Falmouth Publishing House, 1949. RUSSELL, Bayka. BEYOND TOMORROW. Portland, Maine: Falmouth Publishing House, [1949]. Small 4to, cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Russell on the front endpaper: "To Bob- for whom many of these might have been written-- two really were!!! compliments of the author"- Dec. 1949 Bayka Russell." With..... More
1924. SAGE, William. LES DIEUX S'AMUSENT: UNE PIECE EN DEUX ACTES. 12mo., blue cloth stamped in gilt. Signed presentation from Sage on the front endpaper: "H.S. Carpenter from his friend Will Sage." Very Good (bright). $50.00. More