Athens Greece: Hestia, 1909. F. 157 pages; title page printed in red & black; Greek text throughout by the poet Ionnes Polemes (1862-1924) Nicely printed on heavy, quality paper stock, decorated with small chapter tail-piece ornaments. Approx. 6" x 8" size; light blue flexible cloth, dark blue leather with gilt.....
Author Published. Even though the cover label suggests otherwise, there are only two titled poems in this production; 3 printed pages in a marbled paper overwrap; with a small notepaper inserted, handwritten "You liked these, I think (initialed by the author) JHP; notepaper with his name imprint; paper cover label;.....
London: Bell & Daldy. Two volumes bound in one, xlix + 263 + viii + 328 pages; with the 1883 autograph note signed by Paul Van Dyke (1859 - 1933) American historian, brother of author Henry Van Dyke, Princeton graduate and later professor at Princeton Theological Seminary - the note.....
Boston: Four Seas Company, 1923. F. Black and white illustrated; 94 pages; with poetry by Spenser, Carew, Aiken, Wilcox, many others; some dustjacket wear and darkening, bottom spine end chipped 1"; volume in very good condition.
New York: Pulp, 1975. F. 7 pages; edited by Howard Sage and Regina A.H. Vogel; with many small poetic contributions: Gail Larsen, Pamela Oberon Davis, Joan Schroeder, Sandra Case, Edward Byrne, Barbara A. Holland, T. Rhodes Hawkins, Georgina Fiordalisi, Ken Norris, Joel Dailey, Donald A. Sears, Celia Gilbert; and William.....
No Place Noted: Privately Printed, 1923. F. 27 pages; a memorial volume, '...in memory of Richard...' with poems dedicated to A.W.R., Mervyn Ap Rice, William J. Lloyd, others, also holiday verse; nicely printed on good French Arches chain-laid paper; title page printers' ornament; dedicatory inscription on endpaper and handwritten date.....
San Francisco California: La Raza Silkscreen Center, Inc., 1978. F. (28) pages; limited edition# 4 of 40, (of a total edition of 400) inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to fellow poet- "For Edgar Bowers from a clumsy admirer Robert Rois"; a selection of short poetry; approx. 5.....
Bembridge School Isle of Wight: Yellowsands Press for Members of the Ruskin Association, 1971. One of a limited edition of 75; Three short poems: Skiddaw, Derwent Water and Helvellyn; (from the Introduction): "...represent...the earliest examples of Ruskin's writings on the Lake District. Skiddaw and Derwent Water are also significant in.....
Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1811. F. 122 pages + (2) pages of publisher's announcements at back; nicely printed by James Ballantyne in Edinburgh; half-title page present, with the old former owner stamp of F.W. Challoner Newcastle; bound in the original publisher's decoratively patterned green cloth, black leather spine label.....
Cambridge Massachusetts: Halty Ferguson, 1971. F. 29 pages; Limited edition of 1000; binding by the New Hampshire Bindery in Concord, set by hand and printed at the Ferguson Press in Cambridge, Mass.; "First Edition" stated on the copyright page; previous owner presentation on the half-title page; approx. 5 1/4" x......
Manuscript poem, written in reddish-brown ink marker on cardstock, entitled "South" and inscribed "For Ann & Vince with affection" at top; Stryk presented this MS. poem to Vince Clemente, Long Island poet, author and educator; 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" approx. size; light wear; very good condition and a nice.....
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1964. F. xiv + 67 pages; inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper in the year of publication, "for Si Perchik, with warm regards and thanks for such as his 'old pro -' Bob Sward Ithaca Marc, '64" - (with) a......
Geneva: Charnaux Freres & Cie. 'No 475. - Chillon. Prison De Bonivard ' in image; appears to be albumen process or later; 7 3/4" x 10" size approximate; image with photographers' title below; photographer identifier in the image; no date but circa 1890s; historically significant for the association with Byron's.....
Boston: Joseph Knight. 188 pages; portrait frontispiece of Thackeray, other bw illustrations in text; bound in original publishers' cloth and paper-covered boards; gilt spine and cover titles, small gilt device, top edge gilt; some edge, tips wear to binding; good condition.
Madison Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Madison, 1962. F. 24 pages; black and white design and illustrations by Robert Burke, Roy Loe; with contributions by Jack Sanecki, Elizabeth Bowen interview by Mary Plimpton, poetry by Alicia Ostriker, short story by Marcus Smith; Anna Taylor, Bob Treu, Marcia Zanphir contributions as well;.....
A Beaune Cote-Do'r France: Jean Dupin, Matire-Imprimeur, 1973. F. 77 pages; with a preface by Robert Poujade; limited edition # 546 of 550; very well-printed, wide-margined and in large type, inked in turquoise and black on good Velin d'Arches paper stock; French text; approx. 7 1/2" x 11"; original printed.....
East Lansing, Michigan: Years Press, 1978. F. 64 pages; poetry by Sheila Roberts, Carolyn Miller, Phyllis Janowitz, Richard Pflum, fiction by Sharon Thomas; die-cut covers & art by Charlotte Hastings; affectionately inscribed by the editor F. Richard Thomas on the front endpaper and additionally with a postcard sent by him.....
Verona: Mondadori, 1935. 109 pages + publishers' announcements at back; "Edizione Populare"; Italian text; original illustrated paper wrap covers; some edge, tips wear to the covers, spine ends chipped a little; pages browned; good condition.
London: MacMillan and Co., 1920. F. xv + 36 pages + 2 (unopened) pages publisher's announcements at back; contains in addition to the Sapphic pieces & fragments the author's rendition of Pervigilium Veneris.The Vigil of Venus made from the text adopted by Dr. Mackail; Barnicott and Pearce Printers; with bookplate.....
3965 Bonny Doon Road Santa Cru: Kayak Books INc., 1971. F. Not paginated but 48 pages; signed by the author; drawings by Regina Shekerjian; one of 1200 copies designed by George Hitchcock and printed by Big Trees Press in Felton, California; 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" approximate size; illustrated stapled.....
Binghamton New York: Niles & Phipps, 1969. Not paginated but 16 pages; black and white photographic portrait of the author; number 561 of a limited edition of 1000 signed and inscribed by the author to artist Raphael Soyer, warmly thanking him "... for a lovely autograph"; bound in paper wraps.....
Bloomington Indiana: Indiana University PRess, 1952. F. 62 pages; warmly inscribed and signed on the front endpaper by the author, New Yorker magazine and Atlantic Monthly writer; light wear and darkening to dustjacket; volume in very good condition.
