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Songs of Dogs:  An Anthology

Songs of Dogs: An Anthology

by Frothingham, Robert (editor)

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Owner name stamped on rear pastedown endpaper, boards worn and soiled.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1920
Binding
Hardcover
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Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good with no dust jacket; Owner name stamped on rear pastedown endpaper, . boards worn and soiled.. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 167pp, index. Black cloth spine with orange paper-covered boards and printed paper spine label. A collection of amusing and sentimental poems about dogs from a variety of authors, including William Cowper, Arthur Stringer,… Read more about this item
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Commencement Poems

Commencement Poems

by Schumacher, Charles Augustus

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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Private Printing. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1946. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. A collection of poems written for graduation ceremonies at State Teachers College at Oneonta, New York. Navy cloth titled in gilt. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 53 pages .
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Bewick's Birds
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Bewick's Birds

by Tessimond

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket toned and worn.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1952
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Hutchinson. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket toned and worn.. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Bird lovers will adore this collection of verse and descriptions of common British birds paired with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages .
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Blue Reflections on the Merchants Limited
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Blue Reflections on the Merchants Limited

by McCord, David

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Limited Edition
Published
1952
Binding
Softcover
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Boston: Club of Odd Volumes. Very Good. 1952. Limited Edition. Softcover. One of 300 copies. Stapled card covers with blue printed jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page: To Lefty Lewis, in admiration, from his hard friend, David McCord. Bookplate of Museo Arbuteano, W. S. Lewis, on inside front cover, and stamped as withdrawn. Verses about Yale and… Read more about this item
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A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly scuffed.
Edition
Reprint
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780760715857
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NY: Barnes and Noble. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly scuffed.. 1999. Reprint. Hardcover. 0760715858 . Illustrated boards. Stevenson's classic collection of poetry for children with illustrations in black and white and in color by Gyo Fujikawa. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 104 pages .
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Fifty Years of American Poetry:  Anniversary Volume for the Academy of  American Poets

Fifty Years of American Poetry: Anniversary Volume for the Academy of American Poets

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780810909342
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NY: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0810909340 . Introduction by Robert Penn Warren, six wood engravings by Barry Moser. Burnt orange cloth binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 260 pages .
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It's Just the Knowing and Other Poems on Illness

It's Just the Knowing and Other Poems on Illness

by Wood, Daniel Wesley

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1978
Binding
Softcover
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Self Published. Very Good. 1978. Softcover. Stapled tan card covers. A collection of illustrated poems about illness. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 21 pages .
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The Fire Visions

The Fire Visions

by McCord, Howard

Condition
Used - Very Good; Spine sunned.
Edition
Limited Edition
Published
1970
Binding
Softcover
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San Francisco: twowindows press. Very Good; Spine sunned.. 1970. Limited Edition. Softcover. Red stapled card covers. One of 1000 copies of this poetry collection by the late author and academic. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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There's a Season

There's a Season

by Eigner, Larry

Condition
Used - Good; Covers foxed and toned.
Edition
Limited Edition
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
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Charleston, IL: tel-let. Good; Covers foxed and toned.. 1995. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 75 copies. Two leaves printed on rectos only containing Eigner's visual poem. Two side staples in this offset printed chapbook. Eigner (1927-1996) was an American poet associated with Black Mountain College and the Language Poets group. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Bloodstock Breeding

Bloodstock Breeding

by Slade, Leon

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed and worn, small tears to top edge of rear two leaves.
Published
1979
Binding
Softcover
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Brisbane, Australia: Makar Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed and worn, small tears to top . edge of rear two leaves.. 1979. Softcover. Stapled card covers with jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 28 pages .
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The Old Swimmin'-Hole and 'leven More Poems.  Neighborly Poems on  Friendship, Grief, and Farm-Life by Benj. F. Johnson of Boone

The Old Swimmin'-Hole and 'leven More Poems. Neighborly Poems on Friendship, Grief, and Farm-Life by Benj. F. Johnson of Boone

by [Riley, James Whitcomb]

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, 1896 gift inscription on front free endpaper, two pages tanned from Brentan
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1895
Binding
Hardcover
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Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, 1896 gift inscription . on front free endpaper, two pages tanned from Brentano's leaflet laid in.. 1895. Later Printing. Hardcover. Maroon and brown cloth titled in gilt. Top edges gilt. Black and white illustrations by R. B. Gruelle. ix, 90pp + [24]pp of publisher ads dated 1895.… Read more about this item
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Hearing Voices from Poets Hill

Hearing Voices from Poets Hill

by Retallack, Betsy

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
2006
Binding
Softcover
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Self Published. Very Good. 2006. Softcover. Stapled glossy card covers. A poetry collection signed by the Massachusetts author on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages .
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A Natural Good Shot

A Natural Good Shot

by Wright, Leilani

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1994
Binding
Softcover
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Fox River Grove, IL: White Eagle Coffee Store Press. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. Inscribed by the author to Dana Gioia, fellow poet and former NEA Director, on the title page. This book was the winner of the May 1993 White Eagle Coffee Store Press Poetry Contest. Stapled illustrated gray card covers. ; 8vo 8" - 9"… Read more about this item
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The Golden Treasury of Poetry

The Golden Treasury of Poetry

by Untermeyer, Louis (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, page tops soiled.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1971
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Golden Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, page tops soiled.. 1971. Later Printing. Hardcover. A comprehensive collection of poetry for children by numerous authors and from numerous eras. Illustrated in color and black and white by the late Joan Walsh Anglund. Index. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 324 pages .
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The Flame of Ireland

The Flame of Ireland

by Brayton, Teresa

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, gift inscription on front pastedown endpaper.
Published
1926
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: The Irish Book Shop. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, gift inscription on front pastedown . endpaper.. 1926. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt. Signed by the Irish-born writer and Nationalist on the front free endpaper: May the world wonder at the good luck you'll have, Teresa Brayton. A collection of verse, most with Irish themes. ; 8vo… Read more about this item
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Mother

Mother

by Guest, Edgar A.

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; 1926 gift inscription on front free endpaper.
Published
1925
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; 1926 gift inscription on front free . endpaper.. 1925. Hardcover. A gift book with beautifully illustrated color design of lilies on front boards and many color decorations in text. A collection of poems with maternal themes. Housed in original printed gray cardboard gift box. ; … Read more about this item
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Songs after Lincoln

Songs after Lincoln

by Horgan, Paul

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1965
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374266646
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NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned.. 1965. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0374266646 . The Pulitzer Prize winner devotes this collection of poems to the subject of President Abraham Lincoln. Black cloth binding. xiii, 74pp.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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J. J. Lankes Illustrates Robert Frost:

J. J. Lankes Illustrates Robert Frost: "Neither out Far nor in Deep": Christmas 1935

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Published
2005
Binding
Softcover
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Amherst, MA: Friends of the Amherst College Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. Softcover. Holiday keepsake published in conjunction with an exhibition of the collaborative efforts of poet Robert Frost and artist J. J. Lanke held at the Amherst College Library January - May 2005. One of 1,500 copies. Stapled softcover with jacket. Illustrations in color and… Read more about this item
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Departmental Ditties and Other Verses by Rudyard Kipling

Departmental Ditties and Other Verses by Rudyard Kipling

by Kipling, Rudyard

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1898
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: M. F. Mansfield. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.. 1898. Later Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth titled and decorated in gilt with top edges gilt and deckled page edges. Illustrated endpapers and frontispiece illustration by B. McManus of man lounging under striped awning. A beautiful copy of this early American printing of Rudyard Kipling poems. ; 12mo 7"… Read more about this item
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Poet and Psychiatrist:  Merrill Moore

Poet and Psychiatrist: Merrill Moore

by Wells, Henry W.

Condition
Used - Very Good; Wraps worn at edges.
Published
1955
Binding
Softcover
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Dublin, Ireland: Dolmen Press. Very Good; Wraps worn at edges.. 1955. Softcover. Gray wraps printed in black and red. One of 700 numbered copies (this is number 276) of an article which was originally published in The Hopkins Review in 1952. Measures 7 x 4.5 inches. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 22 pages .
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