Philadelphia: Owlsick Press, 1984. Hard Cover. 8vo. 139pp., illustrated front cover, spine is sunned to white, spine ends and corners rubbed and bumped, light foxing to text block, soil mark to inside of front cover. "Let others lie about the universe,/ make visible worlds. I am the keeper/ of particles.....
Andes, NY: Woolmer/Brotherson Ltd., 1979. Hard Cover. 8vo, 63 pp. Gentle bump to rear lower corner, minor soiling to upper textblock edge. DJ rubbed, slightly yellowed/foxed, and lightly worn at edges. Inscribed to previous owner by author on ffep.
London: John Calder, 1978. Hardcover. 147 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. 77-78 winner of the International Publishers' Prize. A collection of poems. Boards fine. Binding tight. Faint foxing to textblock edges. Mostly English text w/ some German. Some very light pencil marginalia scattered to otherwise clean & crisp textblock. Slight.....
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1967. Paperback. 31 pp. 8vo. String-bound booklet. Limited edition, 1 of 350 copies. Minor edgewear. Light damp staining to upper edge of rear cover and last few pp, light wrinkling to upper edge of most pages.
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1947. First edition. Cloth. 39 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dustjacket. First edition. Shelfwear to dj, soiling to rear panel, sunning to spine, front joint and upper front edge, bumping to spine ends and corners with chipping and small tears. Edgewear to book.
Portland, ME: The Mosher Press, 1932. Paper Bound Hard Cover. 29 pp., 12mo. Hardcover. 1 of 500 copies printed. Light sunning to spine. Decorative paper title labels on front cover and spine. Slight sunning discoloration, edgewear, & soiling to boards & spine; 1.3" piece of spine cover top edge missing.....
Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1962. Cloth. 8vo. 128pp. Light shelf wear to spine ends; light foxing to endpapers; light foxing to first few pages; finger smudges to p. 8; some check marks in pencil to text pages. Rubbing to dj; shelf wear & light chipping to dj edges; sunning to.....
Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Press, 2006. Paperback. 79 pp. 8vo. Paperback. Lightly shelfworn. Signed by author on title page. Small price sticker on inside of front cover. P.o.'s ink notation to corner of half title page. FIELD Poetry Series, vol. 19. Winner of the 2005 FIELD Poetry Prize. signed.
1978: Graywolf Press, 1978. First edition. Wraps. 53 pp. Lightly soiled wraps. Owner's signature on half-title. Staple holes rear cover. Graceful poetry.
Palaemon Press Limited, 1978. First edition. Cloth Hardcover. 8vo. 27 pp. Lightly bumped spine ends. Otherwise book is in excellent condition. Limited edition of three hunded, of which this is signed and numbered 188 by the author.
San Antonio, TX: Burke Publishing Co., 1997. Hardcover. 85 pp., folio. Hardcover in dj. Inscribed by author. Filled w/ b&w photos to accompany poems. Some faint soiling to textblock edges. Textblock clean & crisp. Some very light soiling & shelfwear to dj. Inscribed by author.
London: The Parton Press, circa 1936. Hardcover. 43 pp., 12mo. Hardcover. Poems by English surrealist poet David Gascoyne, w/ 1 by Paul Eluard. Moderate scuffing & wear to boards. spine covering mostly gone, binding very loose but holding; handle gently. Textblock clean & crisp.
London: The Grey Walls Press, 1950. Boards. 12mo - over 6æ" - 7æ" tall. 64 pp. Light foxing on fore-edge and some pages lightly sunned at edges. D.j. has light foxing, a tiny chip and two, tiny closed tears at head of spine Decorative cover. This selection contains the best.....
New York: J.B.lippincott Company, 1895. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo. 150 pp. Damp staining to covers, spine ends and corners are rubbed and bumped, sunning to spine Illustrations throughout. The Evergreen: A Northern Seasonal, The Book of Autumn.
New York: Big Foot Press, 1987. Paperback. 59 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Inscribed by author to his daughter. Moderate scuffing, some soiling & edgwear to covers & stapled spine. Textblock clean & crisp. Inscribed by author to his daughter.
New York: Big Foot Press, 1989. Paperback. 12 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Inscribed by author to his daughter. Some light sunning, soling & shelfwear to cover & stapled spine. Sm pen edit to pg 4, otherwise textblock clean & crisp. Inscribed by author to his daughter.
Spiral binding. 6 1/2 x 8". Unpaginated. No publication information. In excellent condition. Book of poetry divided into five sections.
Waldoboro, ME: Kinsman Publications, 1974. Stapled Wraps. 8vo. 85 pp. Rare copy, in great condition. Very light shelfwear to edges, light spotty soiling to textblock and endpapers. Interior otherwise clean and crisp, binding tight. Very light soiling to dj, light bumping to upper dj edges. Poems "addressed to the persons.....
Rutland, VT: Bridgeway Press, 1959. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 54 pp. Cloth bright. Printed in Japan; sea-green & turquoise papers. Dj small 1" chip top front at hinge; sunned top edge. Poems.
Rutland, Vermont: Bridgeway Press, 1959. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 54 pp. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped. Dj is price-clipped. Small crease to corner of ffep. Sunning to spine. Light wear and two small tears to edges of dj. Pages very nice and clean, binding tight. Signed by Alonzo Gibbs.....
Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1986. Hardcover. 52 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. Inscribed by author. Poetry inspired by the end of the life of famed photographer & Italian silent film actress, Tina Modotti. Very light shelfwear to boards & spine. Binding sturdy. Light foxing to textblock.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1913. Cloth. 12mo. 189 pp. + ads. Spine sl. faded, spine very slightly bumped. Bookplate fpd. Poetry. Grim? Georgian? A garret in the slums, a poor family by the roadside, a tenement; the moral choices poverty affords. Dampstain hinge opp. title page. One-vol. ed., 1.....
Canton, CT: Gilchrist Publishing, 1997. Boards w/ Dustjacket. 8vo. 134 pp. Very nice condition. Illustrated end papers. Light bumping to dj. Sticker to front cover, partially missing. Tight, bright interior. Boldy inscribed with illustration by the author.
Cincinnati, OH: Cherry Grove Collections, 2015. Paperback. 68 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Inscribed by author. 52 poems. Covers fine. Textblock clean & crisp. Inscribed by author.
New York: The Poet's Press, 1980. Paperback. Skinny 12mo. Unpaginated. Stapled booklet. Black and white illustrated cover. Rubbing to spine, very light soiling to back cover. Interior clean and tight. Whimsical blue and white illustration to frontispiece of cat wearing glasses reading book at table while little bird looks on.....
