Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2nd, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 292 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W tables, as well as some illustrations at chapter headers. This book presents a linguistic analysis of poetry through a series of literary essays which demonstrate the artistic progression of poetry through the decades. Previous owner's name is signed on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34543
Hardcover. Paris, L. de Bure, Reprint, 1823, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 212 pages volume 1, 338 pages volume 2. Covers of volume 1 show significant wear, and the spine has nearly separated from the binding. Exterior of volume 2 is in much better condition, with just some minor bumping to the corners. Interior pages of both volumes have significant foxing and staining, and some rips, but all text blocks are still legible. These small-form volumes in French are classics of French literature. Jean de La Fontaine was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. Clean copies. Record # 33931
Hardcover. Hamden, CT, Archon Books, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 185 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a single-minded theoretical history of English scansion. It may prompt interesting debate among linguists and metrecists. Clean copy. Record # 34295
Hardcover. Knoxville, TN, University of Tennessee Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 335 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, yellow cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. In this book, editor Suzanne Ferguson collects eighteen essays that explore the literary, personal, and political affiliations of Randall Jarrell, Elizabeth Bishop, and Robert Lowell, influential literary figures who flourished in the periods between modernism and postmodernism. Clean copy. Record # 34246
Hardcover. Amherst, MA, University of Massachusetts Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 279 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. Slight fading to dust jacket and a touch of foxing to top edge. Otherwise, clean inside and out. In very good condition. Record # 30788
Hardcover. NY, The Viking Press, 3rd print, 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 297 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in rough condition, with multiple open tears particularly along the top and bottom. Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. Deckled edge. This book will put the great D.H. Lawrence in perspective; it is one of the most vivid portraits of the writer, as written by his wife. Clean copy. Record # 33747
Hardcover. NY, MacMillan and Company, Early Reprint, 1894, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 296 pages, hardcover. Covers of this small form book are bumped, with most of the wear concentrated near the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Top edge gilt. This book is a collection of essays and sketches by William Winter, American author and critic. The book was first published in 1892 and contains Winter's reflections on various topics, including literature, art, and nature. The essays are written in a lyrical and poetic style and often focus on the beauty of the natural world. Winter also shares his thoughts on the importance of preserving historic sites and buildings, particularly those with a connection to the country's early history. Previous owner's signature present on inside front cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33892
Softcover. US, University of Michigan Press, 1st, 1998-01-15, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 115 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 465594
Hardcover. US, Riverhead Hardcover, 1st, 1998-05-04, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 337 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463847
Softcover. New York, Universe Books, 1st, 1977, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Good, Anthology containing works of art and literature dedicated to the representation of sheep in the pastoral landscape. 71 pages with 37 illustrations (full-color and black/white). Book is in near fine condition, very clean/bright copy. Dust jacket is in good condition, some curling on the edges. Record # 805536
Hardcover. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 190 pages, hardcover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book deals with grammatical forms and inflections as they function in the works of classic English poets and dramatists. An interesting read for scholars and students of English literature and English poetry. Previous owner inscribed their name on the inside front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33723
hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 265 pages. Slight sunning to rear cover of dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 201622
Hardcover. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 190 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, gray cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book encourages readers to see history and poetry as complimentary literary forms. Illuminates the various ways in which contemporary poets redeem a vision of personal, aesthetic, and social relevancy from the shadow of traditionally narrated history. Contains author's inscription to the previous owner on one of the front end pages. His signature is also present on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34544
Hardcover. Boston, Twayne, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages, gilt titles on blue board, black & white frontispiece portrait of Creeley. Bright and clean copy. Record # 62390
Hardcover. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 219 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, gray cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. In this book, Hart discusses Heaney's poetry, his creative and personal situations, and his assimilation of contemporary literary theory. Clean copy. Record # 34275
Hardcover. London, Sphere Reference, Reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 468 pages. Maroon cloth, gilt. Very good color dust jacket has partial sticker markings. Record # 604529
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 307 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Very good pictorial dust jacket. Small remainder dot bottom edge. Poet and writer Lisa Michaels blends memoir with social commentary to tell a remarkable tale of growing up as a child of political activists during the early seventies. Michaels's upbringing was marked by communes, rallies, and road trips; as a young girl she traveled across the country with her mother and stepfather in a customized mail truck, complete with a wood stove, while her father spent two years in jail for his part in an antiwar protest. Record # 220928
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 307 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Very good pictorial dust jacket. Poet and writer Lisa Michaels blends memoir with social commentary to tell a remarkable tale of growing up as a child of political activists during the early seventies. Michaels's upbringing was marked by communes, rallies, and road trips; as a young girl she traveled across the country with her mother and stepfather in a customized mail truck, complete with a wood stove, while her father spent two years in jail for his part in an antiwar protest. Record # 220929
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