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35 pages of text, Italian translation of Horace by Gargallo and the Latin original, below; followed by a section of blank leaves (approx. 80 pgs) presumably for note-taking; Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BC) the leading Roman Lyric Poet during the time of the emperor Augustus, best known as Horace; Marchese Tommaso Gargallo (1760-1843) Italian poet, scholarly historiographer, the most important translator of Horace's poetics of his time; bound in the original full vellum covered boards; gilt spine rules and ornamentation, contrasting brown leather label with gilt titles; a few previous owner marginal annotations in text, in an earlier, nineteenth century hand, probably contemporary; some edge, tips wear and soiling to binding, tiny wear-through hole on back board; some spotting and foxing in text; overall, very good condition.
Arte Poetica di Q. Orazio Flacco recata in versi italiani da Tommaso Gargallo Marchese di Castellentini col Testo Latino a Pie di Pagina
(Q. Orazio Flacco)
Napoli: Stamperio dell'Ancora Napoli, 1837.
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98 pages; illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece & other color plates by Arthur I Keller, and with elaborate decorations and ornaments gold-gilt, by him throughout; decorative colored endpapers; bound in green cloth boards, with illustrated paste-down; top edge gilt; some soiling, edge and tips wear & rubbing to the boards, very good condition.
His Answer & Her Last Letter
Harte, Bret
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1905.
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48 pages; staff was Jerome Zeitlin, editor, Morris Weisenthal guest editor for this issue and Doris Martin secretary; with contributions by Walter Houmere (art) Robert Hayden, Carrol Coates, William Carlos Williams, Howard Griffin, Harold Seigelbaum, Oscar Williams, Robert Carter, David Gascoyne, Earle Birney, David Ignatow, S. Raiziss, Hugh Chisholm, Betti Still, Bernice Kavinoky Isaacson, Paul Goodman, James Broughton, Harold Norse, Lysander Kemp, Louise Louis, Mason Jordan Mason, Weldon Kees, and reviews by Herbert Cahoon, Morris Weisenthal, Carroll Coates; in addition to early works by some very good poets, most entertaining is the presentation of the speaking schedule for "The Poetry Center of the YM-YWHA" under the direction of John Malcolm Brinnin: reading dates for Truman Capote, Arthur Miller, Valerie Bettis, A Joyce Memorial, Dylan Thomas; Richard Eberhart, Richard Wilbur, Robert Horan, Patrick Boland in one night; Elizabeth Bishop and Randall Jarrell on another; George Davis, William Carlos Williams with their own nights to read - and a subscription for the course of 10 events could "...be obtained for $ 10.00. Single admission for the readings is $ 1.50..."; there are a couple of advertisements at the back for local eateries and for services catering to students, artists, writers needs; original white printed paper wrap covers; some edge, tips wear and soiling to binding; contents in very good condition
12th Street: A Quarterly Volume III Number 1 December 1949 Poetry Issue
(12th Street)
New York: Students of the New School for Social Research New York, 1949.
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1829-1979: The Bells
Heyen, William
Brockport New York: Challenger Press, 1980.
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19 Masks for the Naked Poet
Willard, Nancy
3965 Bonny Doon Road Santa Cru: Kayak Books INc., 1971.
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Group of five volumes by James L. Weil (1929-2006) poet and publisher, founder of the Elizabeth Press; including: The Oboe Player, 1961 Golden Quill Press NH, 63 pgs, hardcover in jacket, inscribed by Weil in the year of publication, "For David Ignatow with best wishes from James L. Weil May 24, 1961", ltd. ed. copy # 67 of 1000, additionally signed on the colophon by Weil; Sorrow's Spy, 1963, American Weave Press Cleveland, 26 pgs, softcover, inscribed and signed in the same manner, "For David Ignatow with good wishes from Jim Weil September 24, 1963", ltd. ed of 400; The Thing Said and other poems, 1965 American Weave Press Cleveland, vi + 25, bound in boards, black leather cover label with gilt titles, inscribed "For David Ignatow with good wishes from Jim Weil 12 July 1965", ltd. ed of 400, seemingly specially bound; Your Father, The Elizabeth Press New Rochelle 1973, hardcover in slipcase, 55 pgs, inscribed "For David with good wishes from Jim", ltd ed. of 400; Perfectly Yours, 1974 The Elizabeth Press New Rochelle, (16) pages, inscribed on the colophon, for David from Jim; small printed wraps, 3" x 4", ltd. ed of 200; light wear and rubbing to all of the above, in better than very good condition and a nice association between these two poets; David Ignatow (1914-1997) American poet, recipient of major literary awards, including the Bollingen Prize, Guggenheim fellowships, the John Steinbeck Award, and from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
1961- 1974 A Collection of 5 Books of Poetry By James L. Weil, All Inscribed to David Ignatow
Weil, James L.
New Rochelle, New York: Golden Quill et al, 1961.
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19th Century Scrapbook Compiled in Southold Lond Island
(19th Century Scrapbook)
New York:
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19th Century Scrapbook from Southold Long Island New York with Local Articles
(19th Century Scrapbook)
New York: 1859.
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ix + 213 pages; dedicated in Memory of William Morris and Edward Burne Jones; the poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) English poet and critic, associated with Rossetti & William Morris, after a breakdown due to intemperate living, submitted to the care of his friend Watts-Dunton, in whose house he continued to live in semiseclusion for the rest of his life. His first series of poems took the public by storm; he represented the last phase of the Romantic movement, giving a genuine and lasting contribution to the poetic scene. (Chambers); nicely printed by Spottiswoode and Co.; previous owner engraved bookplate on front endpaper of T. Tileston Wells Esq.; laid-in is a several-column length review of the book from the September 17, 1904 Spectator; bound in dark teal-blue polished cloth covered boards, cover gilt ruled, gilt spine titled, with design; kept very well in a custom light gray cloth slipcase, with full-length blue leather spine label, gilt titles; light edge and tips wear to the box and boards; very good plus condition, a handsome presentation.
A Channel Passage and Other Poems
Swinburne, Algernon Charles
London: Chatto & Windus, 1904.
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An interesting group of work by this Cuban writer; Spanish texts throughout; 5 Items include: Reino, La Habana 1938, one of 500 copies, unnumbered and signed in full on the title page, well-printed in red and black throughout by Garcia y Compania, que dirige Fernando Garcia Mora, bound in stiff printed paper wraps, some spine ends wear, very good; Conversacion A Mi Padre, Habana 1949 Coleccion "Yagruma" printed on handmade dark soft paper by Ayon, inscribed and signed in the year of publication by the author, "For Julie and Hoffman (Hays) Where are you? Best regards from Florit N.Y. Oct. 1949," 15 pages, stapled printed paper wraps, light wear, very good; La Estrella (Auto de Navidad) Ucar, Garcia y Cia La Habana 1947, inscribed and signed by the author in the year of publication
A Collection of 5 Signed and and Inscribed Items By Cuban Poet and Diplomat Eugenio Florit: Reino; La Estrella (Auto De Navidad); Asonante Final Y Otros Poemas (1946-1955); Conversacion a Mi Padre & Eugenio Florit Vida y Obra-Bibliografia-Antologia...
Florit, Eugenio
Havana & New York: Various, 1938.
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A miscellaneous group of six issues of this 4-page newspaper: issues no. 48, 50, 54, 55, 56, 57; with various articles and avertisements, notices, throughout, including literature, poetry & prose; anecdotes, some humorous; news of the Barbary pirates; marriage notices with details; letter from Cahokia, (Indian Territory) regarding the Pottawatimie nations of Indians, "...opened hostilities against our citizens, by killing two Americans...the chief murderers are Tuckey-Foot, a notorious villain and chief, and the Maimed Hand, another chief and five other men...We have petitioned for troops..."; detailed death, obituary notices; sales of books & stationery; boarding & educational services; Dr. Anderson's the Famous Scots Pills; notice of a spontaneous combustion of a human being in Massachusetts; death of General Hand; earthquake news from Cumona; sale For the use of the Fair Sex Genuine French Almond Paste, Gardner's Genuine Beautifying Lotion, Doctor Church's Genuine Vegetable Lotion; circulating library & theatre notices; lottery news; news from the Caribean; weather and shipping reports; John Harrison published The New York Weekly Museum until his death in August 1804, upon which time his wife Margaret took over; some edge, tips wear and darkening, dustiness, some closed edge-tears; interesting social content and a good first-hand source for New York City & State & early American history.
A Group of Six Issues of the Weekly Museum Newspaper Vol. XIV No. 48 September 11, 1802 to November 13, 1802
(Weekly Museum)
New York - Paris: John Harrison, 1802.
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A Roof of Tiger Lilies: Poems
Hall, Donald
London: Andre Deutsch, 1964.
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A Short Poem, Containing a Descant on the Universal Plan. Also, Lines on the Happy End of the Righteous, and Prosperity and Death of the Rich Man, Spoken of in Saint Luke's Gospel, Chapter XVI.
Peck, John
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1858.
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(42) pages; Copy No. "B" of 26 copies half-bound and lettered A-Z, signed by the author and including a hand-colored drawing by Doug Edge; printed in red & black type throughout; Additionally warmly inscribed and signed by the poet on the copyright page, "terry, its been "sheer joy" knowing you & your art all these years and our friendship will always mean so much to me. And if we could have another member in our family it would be You!, love, Anne"; laid-in is a black and and whilte illustrated card printed in red and black descrbing the editions available of the book; nicely printed and bound in red paper covered boards, black cloth spine, red cover titles; light wear; in very good condition, a nice example of this press' work.
A Slice of Wry
Edge, Anne
Isla Vista California: Turkey Press, 1981.
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Not paginated but 56 pages; humorously inscribed and signed on the front endpaper by the author to Art Smith; Number 131 of a limited edition of 180 copies; illustrated with black and white designs; designed and printed by freeway magazine: Roger Hill, David Kirkpatrick, Kirby Milton, Dennis Pace in June 1971; some light edge, tips wear to paper wraps, front cover detachd from 'perfect' binding; good condition.
Academic Overture
Crane, Maurice
The Kirby Milton Press, 1971.
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American Buttons - God Lives at 18 Pasteur St. Rear Entrance Please - God Has Moved to 43 Avenue of Peace Ring Twice - Time
Voznesensky, Andrei
Brockport New York: State University of New York, 1978.
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20 pages; contributions by Morton Blatt, William E. Wilson, Raymond Tong, Wilbert Snow, Vera T. Marshall, more; more; light wear to paper wraps; very good condition.
American Poetry Magazine Volume 36, Number 4 Fourth Issue, 1955 James E. Cronin Guest Editor
(American Poetry Magazine)
Milwaukee Wisconsin: American Literary Association, 1955.
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22 pages; one a limited edition of 500 copies of the first edition; Robin Skelton (1925-1997) British-born academic, writer, poet, and anthologist, an authority on Irish literature; (from the jacket information): "...expresses his love and understanding of Irish themes...(Skelton) is the general editor of the collected edition of J.M. Synge..."; printed gray-blue dustjacket over white paper covered boards; some edge, tips wear to binding, a little spine bump, closed tear to dj; still in very good condition; a nice example of the clean Dolmen press-work.
An Irish Gathering
Skelton, Robin
Dublin Ireland: The Dolmen Press, 1964.
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12 pages; cover illustration woodcut "Casqeutte(sic) A Carreaux" par Peter Thoren; contents including an "Adaptation Radiophonique": Robinson Crusoe by Georges Linze; "Le Futurisme et La Vieille Espagne" of Nene Centonze; poetry Autour et Alentour by Fernand Marc; "Indice I" by Lucien Jublou; a design by Redko, "Peintre que travailla longtemps dans le Cercle polaire"; woodcut by Andre Leroy; H.-R. Hays 'L'Amerique - Siegfried, Duhamel, Morand'; Creation de la Poesie par la machine by Georges Linze; other poetic works by J.-J. Rabearivelo (Madagascar), Marcel Loumaye, Jean-Jacques Gailliard; a piece by Andre Dart 'Salon Quatrennial de Belgique' and reviews, small pieces; imprint of Genard, Seraing; with a few advertisements on front inner cover panel, for Hotel Central Liege, Joseph Delacroix, Maree-Haute, Theatre Wallon du Trocadero; original olive-green paper wraps; detached, as are the contents; some chipping, edgewear to covers, pages; nevertheless an interesting survival - a between-the-wars Belgian literary and artistic ephemeral item; good minus condition
Anthologie du Groupe Modern D'Art Octobre Editions Anthologie 1931
(Anthologie)
Belgium: Liege, 1931.
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48 pages; Limited edition No. 143 of 245 printed by Harry Duncan and Butch Matthews from Joanna and Romulus italic types on Barcham Green Maidstone paper; illustration on title page in bright red, probably a woodcut, by Lawrence Bradshaw and pencil signed by him below the image; poetry by Glover Davis, Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing at San Diego State University; bound in bright fire-orange cloth covered boards, paper spine title label; with a plain Japanese-paper dustjacket; some light wear and soiling to dustjacket; very good condition.
August Fires and Other Poems
Davis, Glover
Omaha: Abattoir Editions University of Nebraska, 1978.
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