Washington, D.C. Shoemaker Hoard, 2005. Bound Galley. Paperback. 162pp. Small octavo [20.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Very minor crease to the top fore-edge corner of the front wrap. With a Xeroxed note from the publisher, calling this a first pass galley, tucked in. From the rear wrap- "Author of over forty books..... More
Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, 2009. Reprint. Paperback. 132pp. [20 cm]; illustrated wraps. From the publisher: "Berry’s themes are reflections of his life: friends, family, the farm, the nature around us as well as within. He speaks strongly for himself and sometimes for the lost heart of the country. As he has..... More
Berkeley: Counterpoint LLC, 2014. Later printing. Paperback. 40pp. Octavo [21cm]; illustrated wraps. "During the otherwise quiet course of his life as a poet, Wendell Berry has become "mad" at what contemporary society has made of its land, its communities, and its past. This anger reaches its peak in the poems..... More
New York: George Braziller, 1964. Ben Shahn. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. [38pp] Oblong octavo [18 cm by 24 cm] Natural white cloth over boards with the title printed in black on the spine, and the title reproducing Shahn's calligraphy on the front board. Deckled fore edges. Maroon endpapers. Printed on..... More
Monterey, Kentucky: Larkspur Press, 1991. Limited Edition. Paperback. 13pp. Octavo [25cm]. Tan Fabriano Ingres Heavyweight paper wraps. Handset in Eric Gill's Joanna type & printed on a handfed C&P. Though limited, this copy has not been hand numbered. More
Washington, D. C. Counterpoint, 1998. Later printing. Paperback. 178pp. [20 cm]; illustrated wraps. More
Berkeley: Counterpoint, 2016. Early Counterpoint Printing. Paperback. 159 pp. [21cm]; pictorial wraps. More
Counterpoint, 2007. First Shoemaker & Hoard Edition, Second Printing. Paperback. 64pp. Octavo [23cm]; illustrated wraps. A collection of poems that Berry wrote while looking out the multi-paned window of "The Long-Legged House". This edition is a copy of the Bob Baris Press on Scroll Road handpressed edition with wood engravings..... More
Signed association copy. SIGNED. 10-page article stapled in the top left corner. Inscribed by the Canadian experimental poet, novelist, and critic, Earle Birney, to fellow poet Bill Stafford at the head of the article. Birney taught at the University of British Columbia, where he founded and oversaw the first Canadian..... More
San Francisco: Open Space, 1965. Limited Edition. Paperback. Approx 22 pages (unpaginated). Octavo [21cm]. Printed paper wraps. Wraps are extremely faded with one small stain each on the front and rear wraps. Rubbed at extremeties. Text block stained at fore edge. Endpapers engraved with an image of St. Rosalia. A..... More
New York: The Red Ozier Press. First facsimile edition. Paperback. Octavo [21 cm] Tan illustrated wraps. Very good condition. There is a small stain on the bottom edge of the front cover. The rear cover is very lightly soiled. There is a gift inscription on the first page. The pages..... More
Marvin, SD: Benedictine Missionaries, Blue Cloud Abbey, 1975. First Edition. Paperback. Two point saddle staple binding. Vol. XXI, Number 1 of The Blue Cloud Quarterly. Paper lightly darkened by sun right along the spine and extreme upper edge. Illustrated with photography by Ansel Adams, H. T. Corey, and Ben Wittick..... More
Printed by Clifford Burke at Cranium Press, 1970. Limited edition. Paperback. Very slim quarto [25.5 cm] Sewn orange wraps with a small illustrated title label mounted to the front wrap. One in an edition of 300 copies. More
Salt Lake City, UT: Elik Press, 2005. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 35 pp. Pictorial wraps. Number 23 of 150. A collection of poems by Utah's poet laurate Ken W. Brewer. Elik Poetry Series Number Six, First Edition, Special Printing. Signed by the late poet laureate of Utah, on the title..... More
Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1982. Limited edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 55pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a silver stamped bird design on the front cover. Fine in a very good dust jacket. The edges of the jacket are very lightly rubbed, chipped and creased. There is..... More
Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1982. Limited edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 55pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a silver stamped bird design on the front cover. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. The edges of the jacket are very lightly rubbed, chipped and creased. The..... More
First Haven, ID: Silver Moon, 2002. Trade edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 38pp. Thin quarto [28 cm] Illustrated wraps. Very good. The wraps are very lightly soiled. There are a couple of small light moisture stains on the top edge of the front wrap. Signed by Brewer on the title page. Kenneth..... More
Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 2006. Royden Card. First edition, 1/300. Paperback. 20 pp. Octavo. Red handmade string bound wrappers with decorative end sheets. Letter press edition. 20 poems by former Utah poet laureate, Ken Brewer, who died in the spring of 2006 after a lengthy battle with cancer in his..... More
Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 2006. Royden Card. First edition, 1/300. Paperback. 20 pp. Octavo. Red handmade string bound wrappers with decorative end sheets. Letter press edition. Signed by both the author and the illustrator on the title page. 20 poems by former Utah poet laureate, Ken Brewer, who died in..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Dream Garden Press, 2007. First Trade Paperback Edition. Paperback. [104pp.] Octavo [21.5 cm.] White illustrated wrappers with titles printed in black on front panel and backstrip. This collection of poems was penned as the author was battling cancer in his Cache Valley home. A poet of..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Dream Garden Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. [104pp.] Octavo [21.5 cm.] Maroon cloth backstrip and boards with silver lettering. Fine. This collection of poems was penned as the author was battling cancer in his Cache Valley home. A poet of the first order, and an incredible..... More
Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 47pp. Octavo [22 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine. Fine condition. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with very subtle rubbing. "The solid rightness of image after image in Utah..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: City Art, 2003. First edition. Paperback. 179 pp. By Utah's acclaimed Poet Laureate. A compilation of the late poet's work over the past three decades. Ken Brewer, 1941-2006, has selected the poems from early works such as Collected Poems of Mongrel, Remember What Is Lost, The..... More
Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 2006. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED - Small Scenes was letterpress printed during the winter of 2006 in a limited edition of 350 copies. This volume is one of only 50 copies that have been specially bound by hand into cloth and boards, numbered and signed by..... More