[Rarebooks] FS: 4 poets: Berry, Faulkner, Price, Simic; prices reduced

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Fri Sep 23 11:25:16 EDT 2011


Price reduced:    Was $350   Now  $250:

BERRY, Wendell. THE BROKEN GROUND. New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 
Inc., (1964). First Edition. Kentucky poet of the soil's first 
collection of poems, following a novel and his collaboration on a book 
with Ben Shahn after the Kennedy assassination. Slight bump lower corner 
of rear cover. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and uncommon in this 
condition. (#009242)        $250.00
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Price reduced:    Was $100   Now  $60:

(FAULKNER, William) WELLS, Oliver (editor). AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE YOUNGER 
POETS. Philadelphia: Centaur Press, 1932. First Edition. Preface by 
Archibald MacLeish. With six poems by Faulkner, including "My Epitaph," 
as well as poems by Hart Crane, Harry Crosby, Kay Boyle, and others. One 
of 500 numbered copies, this lacking the glassine. Very Good copy with 
mild foxing to a few pages. (#007800)        $60.00
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Price reduced:    Was $100   Now  $50:

PRICE, Reynolds. VITAL PROVISIONS. New York: Atheneum, 1982. First 
Edition. Uncommon in cloth, especially in anything approaching this 
condition. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. (#012568)        $50.00
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SIMIC, Charles. DISMANTLING THE SILENCE. New York: George Braziller, 
(1971). First Edition. Poet's first trade book of poetry, published 
after two limited editions and a few translations. Issued in softcover 
only. Price neatly inked out on the rear cover; 1971 owner name on the 
front endpaper. Near Fine. (#006461)        $50.00

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