Collected Poems of William Empson
Published by Harcourt, 1949. Book is in good condition with some wear to the dust jacket including some chipping to the edges.
Poetry from around the world, how to write poerty, etc.
Published by Harcourt, 1949. Book is in good condition with some wear to the dust jacket including some chipping to the edges.
Greenwood Press Publishers, 1978. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 280pp. Pages are bright with sparse underlining present. Bound in rusty red cloth boards with crisply pointed corners and black lettering. Tightly bound with hinges fully attached. Lacks a jacket. Previous owner's name written in red ink on front end-page.
Simon & Schuster, 1972. 1st Printing. 8vo Hardcover. 160p. Contents are unmarked on bright pages. White and red boards are pointed and vibrant. Gold jacket is price clipped with some rubbing on extremities and a small tear on front panel. Binding is tight, hinges are secure.
Princeton University Press, 1954. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 503pp. Bound in gray cloth with blue title card set against shiny silver gilt titling along the spine- binding is square and hinges secure. Boards are faintly tanned from the edges. Patinated text block is foxed. Contents remain unmarked. DJ is in very.....
Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1944. 2nd Printing. 8Vo Hardcover. 151pp. Text unmarked on bright pages with a few b/w illustrations. Bound in textured navy blue cloth silver gilt lettering and crisply pointed corners. Binding tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is chipped to edges, missing a 1" inch chunk on.....
The Citadel Press, 1948. 8Vo Hardcover. 874pp. Text is unmarked with a warm patina. Bound in black cloth boards with pointed corners gold gilt lettering. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. Jacket is bright with minor shelf wear to edges.
Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1974. 8Vo Hardcover. 139pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Bound in glossy magenta boards with pointed corners and white and black font; minimal surface wear present. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Inscribed in blue ink on front end-paper.
Tulane University, 1981. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 165pp. Text is unmarked with a light patina. Bound in rusty red boards with pointed corners and faded gilt lettering. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. Jacket is glossy with minor surface wear; price is clipped with a sticker on back. Previous owner's address.....
Dodd Mead, 1966. 3rd Ptg. 8Vo Hardcover. 213pp. Teal boards, golden lettering on spine, clipped jacket in mylar. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Ex Libris: has library labels, stamps, card pocket. Moderate+ overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, foxing on inner.....
New Directions, 1961. 12Mo Softcover. 79pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with lightly bumped. Moderate+ shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, foxing on inner covers, edgeblush throughout,, three checkmarks on bibliography, glue ghosts of PO bookplates on inner cover and frontleaf.
New York, NY: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1957. Weisgard, Leonard. Hardback. 8vo. 598 pages. Binding is tight & square, hinges are secure. Text is clean & bright. Navy outer boards remain unmarred. Dust jacket has minimal shelf wear. Some surface scratches to back cover.
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. 16Mo Hardcover. 111pp. Blue boards, off-white lettering on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact with slight separation, textblock is square with pointed corners, gilt head. Moderate+ overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, some board corner and edge rubbing, foxing on.....
Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1912. Vedderm Elihu. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. Text is unmarked with beautiful b/w illustrations on white pages. Rebound in brown paper boards with toned paste-down on front, corners rounded with mild wear on edges. Green cloth spine with paper title is lightly chipped. Decorated endpage shows glue.....
Jospeh Knight Company, 1887. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. Glossy pages are unmarked with beautiful b/w illustrated plates, some poetry and sheet music with lyrics. Embossed boards have a toned spine with gently rubbed edges and corners. Front end page is loose. Binding is otherwise tight, hinges are secure. Old gift inscription.....
The University of Chicago Press, 1953. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 298pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Bound in blue boards with pointed corners. Beige jacket is intact but heavily torn and chipped around all edges with foxing present. Binding is stiff and hinges are fully attached. Heavy foxing and.....
Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1962. Signed First. 8Vo Hardcover. 184pp. Signed, dated and inscribed by author in ink on front end-paper. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages. Bound in lime green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on the spine and crisply pointed corners; some light markings from shelf.....
The MIT Press, 2011. 8Vo Hardcover. 418pp. Text is unmarked on glossy pages with color illustrations. Bound in burgundy paper boards. Book is canted and corners are bumped. Jacket is protected in mylar and price remains unclipped. Remainder copy mark on bottom of text-block.
The Franklin Library, 1979. Tauss, Herbert. Limited Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 570pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Book has full leather milk-chocolate colored covers with gold gilt design & four raised bands on the spine. Fully gilt edges with bright amber moire silk endpapers & matching amber sewn-in bookmark. Cover.....
The Macmillan Company, 1958. 2nd Revised. 8Vo Hardcover. 395pp. Ex-libris stamp on front end-page. Text is unmarked with a mild patina. Bound in grey illustrated boards with crisply pointed corners. Tightly bound with hinges fully attached. Jacket is glossy, protected in mylar with minimal wear and price remains unclipped; light.....
The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1984. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 153pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Bound in charcoal cloth boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine and crisply pointed corners. Olive colored jacket is protected in mylar with minimal wear; price remains unclipped. Binding is stiff and square;.....
New Directions, 2001. 1st Signed. 8Vo Softcover. 95pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Spine is unbroken. textblock is square with pointed corners. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, slight upcurl.
Grupo Ilhsa S.A., 2004. Spanish Edition. 8vo Softcover. 24pp. Colorfully illustrated pages are unmarked, text in Spanish. Covers are glossy with gently bumped and faint shelf wear. Stapled binding is tight with secure hinges. Previous owner's bookplate sticker present on internal front cover.
Haskell House Publishers, 1968. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 395pp. Text is unmarked with a light patina; pages ~270-289 are blurred from a publishing error. Bound in tan paper boards with gold gilt lettering and pointed corners. Binding is tight and hinges are fully attached.
The University of Chicago Press, 1965. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 347pp. Text is bright with some sparse underlining throughout. Bound in illustrated cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on the spine and lightly bumped corners. Jacket is protected in mylar with moderate shelf wear and chipping to edges and spine; price.....
Haskell House Publishers, 1971. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 80pp. Text is unmarked with a light patina and foxing throughout on edges and text-block. Bound in sunset orange cloth boards with black lettering, pointed corners and small black scuff mark on front side. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached.....