Search Results: Books from Lorne Bair Rare Books

Cleveland: Bits Press (Case Western Reserve Univ.), 1981. First edition. Chap Book. Elegant little collection of 8 poems. Spine sunned and a minor bump at base of spine, else fine.

Cambridge: Cambridge Poets, 1975. First edition. Crisp in green pictorial wraps. Nice bit of poetry history captured here. Nasty price stamp on front wrap, else fine.

Montpelier VT, 2000. Nice little collection (48 pp) in blue wraps. Vermont poets.

Merrill Kaitz, 1976. Signed by the poet Rachel Hadas on pages 10 & 11. In near very good condition. Previous owner has filled in the A the top part in black ink. 34 pages.

Boston: Pressed Wafer, 2002. First edition. Elegant and provocative poems. 48 pages stapled into pictorial wraps.

Timberline Press, Fulton, MO, 1995. 1st Edition. Lovely natural history essay, printed letterpress in decorated wraps, 3.5 by 5 inches, 20 pages, signed by the author. Number 3 in the Cedar Tick Natural History Chapbook Series of Timberline Press. Corners of the wraps a bit soft at the folds, still a sweet piece with its lily engravings.

Berkeley, CA: Sand Dollar Press, 1976. First edition. Illustrated wrappers; 8vo. Unpaginated. Excerpts from the poet's journal. Sand Dollar was published by Jack Shoemaker. Foxed, solid and worn. Bertholf A40.

San Francisco: Wobber, Spring 1950. Vol. 1, No. 1. 31 pp. First issue of this little magazine that lasted for eight issues. All poetry from Wobber's workshop at the U of Cal Extension Division. Very good in illustrated pwper wrappers.

Markesan, WI: Pentagram, 1980. First Edition. Sewn illustrated wrappers; 8vo.[28 pp.] One of the regular issue of 474 copies (there were an additional 26 cloth-bound, signed and lettered copies). Spine heavily toned and soiled.

n.p.: The Ledge Winter 1974, 1974. First edition. Journal, Poetry and Fiction Winter 1974. Also includes two poems by Lyn Lifshin.

Watertown MA, 1975. 1st Edition. First issue of this edgy Boston-area poetry journal, crisp nice copy. 40 pages in stapled pictorial wraps.

Bennington College, 1978. 1st Edition. 112 PAGES. In near fine condition. Includes a story by Leslie Epstein. Poetry and an interview with May Sarton, as well as two of her poems. Non-fiction by George Steiner. Also Witold Gombrowicz, Against Poetry. Also other articles, poetry and photography.

Pressed Wafer, Boston, 2002. 1st Edition. Crisp copy with slight buckling at spine, stapled into pictorial wraps.

N.p.: Camel Press, N.d.. First Edition. Broadside, two poems, letter press folded Broadside, two color. In fine condition, published by Camel Press. In small press box.

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First Edition. Stapled wrappers; tall 12 mo. Seven poems, including the title poem. Privately printed as a New Year's greeting from the press. Fine.

New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1950. First edition. Black cloth in dust jacket; small 8vo. 48 pp. Lightly soiled top edge, else fine in a price-clipped (with new price stamped) dust jacket that is worn at edges, repaired tear on front panel. Vermont poet's first trade book after a Banyan Press limited edition. Uncommon in this condition.

Berkeley: Blue Wind Press, 1975. First edition. 24 pp. This volume of poems, author's photo on the back cover. Near fine in wrappers.

San Francisco: n. p., 2001. Vol. XVII, No.2. An ever reliable literary journal, although this issue is probably most distinguished by the short story from current Six Feet Under writer/producer Jill Soloway (her first fiction publication) which was selected for Best Erotica of 2003.

Kansas City, MO: VSP, 1941. Vol. 1, No. 2. 18 pp. Small bi-monthly poetry journal. Very good in thin stapled wrappers.

New York: Knopf, 1989. First edition. An uncorrected proof copy. Very near fine.