Paperback. California, Arctos Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 83 pages. Illustrated wrappers with blue border. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Record # 803406
Softcover. Minneapolis, MN, Coffee house Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 101 pages, very clean, tight copy, like new, bookmark laid in. Record # 801029
Softcover. Kansas City, Mo, BkMk Press, UMKC, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 102 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This collection of John Knoepfle's poems offers a clear vision and vivid statement of truth out of a heart in the heart of the country. Knoepfle's voice is clear, virile, and honest. It is middle-American in its wry wit and cadence, its colloquial idiom; cultured in its range of imagery and its breadth of diction; and skilled in its manipulation of speech. Author's short inscription is on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34532
Softcover. Albany, NY, Riverstone Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 26 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Stapled binding is solid. This scarcely available, out-of-print poetry collection is an exploration of the language and landscape of a life's passion. "These exquisite poems define the intricacies of a devoted life and the connection between a love of nature and a love for another." Author's short inscription to the previous owner is present on the title page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34644
Softcover. Jenkintown, PA, PS Books, Reprint, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 72 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This collection centers around a lifelong exploration of personal and physical reality, anchored by the author's medical journey. Beyond dealing with acceptance, the poems also branch into family history, love, relationships, and the transformative power of art. Author's inscription to the previous owner is present on the title page. Record # 34646
Paperback. Huntsville, TX, Texas Review Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 72 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Very good pictorial cover. Record # 803933
Softcover. Sandpoint, ID, Lost Horse Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 77 pages, soft cover. Blue paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Memmer's collection, with a few pitches and an unexpected saint we can all root for, has the power to provoke, enlighten and unsettle. Author's short inscription to the previous owner is present on the title page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34640
Softcover. Minneapolis, MN, Coffee House Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, soft cover. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This scarcely available collection of narrative poetry was composed with a light touch and an ear sensitive to the weights and balances of words. The author's signature and a short inscription to the previous owner are present on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34593
Hardcover. New York , Dial Press, 2nd, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY KUUSISTO. Gift inscription on title page. 191 pages. Record # 203713
Softcover. Fredonia, NY, White Pine Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 94 pages, soft cover. Orange paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book features a collection of five short stories and a one-act play. Written with a poet's precision, these character-driven vignettes capture the realities of contemporary Native American life, both on reservation land and traveling on the road. The narratives explore themes of indigenous heritage, alienation, familial fractures, and the critical importance of keeping cultural traditions alive in modern society. Author's short inscription to the previous owner is present on the title page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34650
Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Privately Printed, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 47 pages, hardcover. Green paper boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages with deckled edges. Binding is solid. Contains a frontispiece portrait. This is a privately printed collection of poems by Flora Louise Hunn. Author's inscription to the previous owner on the front end page reads: "For Mary and Arthur with sincere friendship, Flora." Clean copy. Record # 34259
Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Privately Printed, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 47 pages, hardcover. Green paper boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages with deckled edges. The first front end page has some wear along the top edge, likely from an improperly removed sticker. Binding is solid. Contains a frontispiece portrait. This is a privately printed collection of poems by Flora Louise Hunn. Author's inscription to the previous owner on the front end page reads: "For Nancy and Irving Tier, affectionately, Flora Louise Hunn July, 1936." Clean copy. Record # 34258
Softcover. Georgetown, KY, Finishing Line Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 28 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages with purple end papers and a blue ribbon. Stapled binding is solid. This out-of-print, scarcely available chapbook of poetry chronicles the author's deeply personal, emotional, and physical journey as a breast cancer survivor. Author's signature and a short inscription to the previous owner are present on the title page and front end page, respectively, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34643
Softcover. Lewiston, NY, Mellen Poetry Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 55 pages, soft cover. White paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Author's inscription reads: "For Brett, my Bright Lady, who changed my life. R. A. Shoaf, January 14, 1992." This is a collection featuring poems written between 1969 and 1991. Clean copy. Record # 34268
Hardcover. Denver, CO, Outskirts Press, Inc., 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 40 pages, hardcover. One small ding is present on the lead edge of the rear cover, pictorial boards are otherwise clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains some laid-in ephemera from the author. This book frames the human experience as an ongoing adventure. It explores how people easily trap themselves in daily, exhausting struggles to achieve a perfect or ideal state of living. The core message of the poems is that this concept of absolute perfection does not exist and can never be fully reached. Instead, the book encourages readers to shift their mindset to embrace the messy reality of the journey itself rather than getting bogged down by unachievable standards. Author's short inscription to the previous owner is present on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34619
Softcover. Cincinnati, OH, Word Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 79 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This scarcely available poetry collection by New York poet Philip Memmer is structured into three sections--"Swelter", "The Ventriloquist's Ex", and "Speeding and Lost"--exploring the tension between domestic life and external reality. Author's inscription to the previous owner is present on the title page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34647
Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Privately Printed, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 52 pages, hardcover. Blue paper boards with a black cloth spine have light shelf wear, and the top and bottom of the spine have been mildly bumped. Covers are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages with deckled edges are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a privately published collection of poems. Contains a frontispiece portrait of the author, with original solarized photograph laid-in. Author's inscription to previous owner on the front end page reads: "H is all I have. Will you share it with me? With best love, Flora Louise Hunn, Feb. 10, 1927." Clean copy. Record # 34260
Hardcover. Middlebury VT, Vermont Books, reprint, 1958, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 187 pages, hardcover. Exterior dust jacket is in fair condition, with some fading and cracks along the spine. Interior pages and binding are in very good condition, all text is legible. This copy is inscribed by Walter Hard with a note to the previous owner. These poems usually tell a humorous story with a tag line that may make the reader chuckle aloud. Hard's humor is Yankee wit at its dry best. Clean copy. Record # 33620
Softcover. Chicago, IL, Rescue Press, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 86 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This is a scarcely available 2019 collection of experimental lyric poetry which explores alienation, haunting, and longing within a rigid capitalist society. The non-chronological poems follow an enigmatic speaker named "o", who navigates a dystopian urban landscape as a fugitive presence before shifting toward collective healing. Author's short inscription to the previous owner is present on the title page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34654
Softcover. Buffalo, NY, White Pine Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 93 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are bent but not creased. Interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This collection of poetry features keenly observed, imaginative poems that explore the connection between the inner and outer world, often focusing on nature and insects with a quiet, thoughtful beauty. Author's signature and a short inscription to the previous owner are present on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34591