Leeds: Peepal Tree, 2004. First edition (stated). Paperback. White octavo (black-white spine); 103 p ; 21 cm. In Adisa's poems there is a witty play between food and sexuality, but counterpointing her celebration of the erotic, there is a keen sense of the oppression of the female body. In her..... More
Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1974. First edition (stated). Paperback. Light orange duodecimo; 141 p; 18 cm. Uncommon in this edition with cover design. || Poetry. More
Ciudad de La Habana: Casa de las Américas, 1983. Paperback. Narrow small octavo in illus grey wraps with no spine title (too thin); identical DJ; 50 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Spanish translation of the Portuguese original: Cidade morta. "Premio Casa de las Américas 1980. Poesía." Uncommon. Political and..... More
Tlaxcala: Instituto Tlaxcalteca de Cultura ; Puebla, Puebla [Mexico] ; Universidad Iberoamericana de Puebla, 2002. First edition (stated). Paperback. Octavo in purple, pink and white wraps; 61 p. ; 19 cm. Love poems by this Mexican woman poet. In Spanish. Uncommon. 1,000 copies printed of this first edition. Coleccion Los..... More
Buenos Aires: Altamar, 1960. First edition. Paperback. Small octavo in white printed wraps; 30 p. ; 18 cm. In Spanish. Scarce. Only 300 copies printed -- colophon. More
Buenos Aires: Ediciones Poesía Buenos Aires, 1951. First edition (unstated). Paperback. Octavo in white wraps with title in red rectangle to front; 124 p. ; 18 cm. Escaso. || Ediciones Poesía, 1. POESIAS ARGENTINAS. More
Bayrut, Lubnan ; Beirut, Lebanon: Usrat al-Udaba wa-al-Kuttab, 1996. al-Tab`ah 1; [first edition]. Paperback. 12mo in white illus paper wraps; 78 p. ; 20 cm. Modern women Arab poets. Arabic poetry -- 20th century. Modern Arabic poetry. Women poets. Poetry in Arabic. In Arabic . Poetry by a modern Arabic..... More
Barcelona: Seix Barral, 1978. First edition (stated). Paperback. 408 p. ; 20 cm. More
Bhz [i.e. Belo Horizonte]: Scriptum Livros, 2001. First edition. Paperback. Narrow octavo in red stiff paper wraps; 85 p. ; 21 cm. In Portuguese. Signed and inscribed by the author, a poet and musician of Afro-Brazilian roots born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1960. // Visual poetry, Brazilian. Literatura..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in a green DJ ; ix, 160 p. ; 22 cm. Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Poetry -- England. More
Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 2007, 2006. Reprint of Arcturus Publishing edition; first edition thus (presuemd). Hardcover. Hardcover folio in black and red DJ. 383, [1] pages : b/w illustrations ; 30 cm. Translated from the Italian by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Illustrated by Doré, Gustave. || Poetry. Classics. More
Pacifica, CA: Allen & Julia Jaeger, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. White octavo, 65 p, b&w illus; 22 cm. Poetry, little magazines -- California -- San Francisco. Includes work by William Dickey and Frances Mayes, among others. || Volume 1, Number 1. || Sans DJ. Uncommon..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1984. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Octavo in yellow DJ; 93 p ; 22 cm. Alvarez's first book. Contains the poems: How I learned to sweep -- Dusting -- Making our beds --Master bed -- Washing the windows -- Storm windows -- Hanging..... More
Grenoble: Presses universitaires de Grenoble, 1979. Paperback. Octavo in dark green & yellow illus wrappers; 464 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.; bibliography: p. 447-464. Uncommon // Text in French // South African poetry (English) -- History and criticism. Poets, South African -- Political and social views. Race relations in..... More
(Bodega, California): Privately published by author, 1991. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. White duodecimo, one size smaller than octavo, 52 p, b&w illus. Poetry. Magic || Not found in WorldCat. Scarce. More
Mexico: Imp. Mexicana, 1956. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. White octavo; 54 p, b&w illus ; 24 cm. In Spanish. || Poetry. More
Torrance, Calif. Hors Commerce Press, 1964. First edition (stated). Paperback. Yellow octavo, chapbook, [4], 16 pages, b&w illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm. Poetry, American. || Scarce. || Only 400 copies. More
Bath: Kingsmead Press, 1978, 1820. Reprint of the 1820 ed. published by M. Meyler, Bath. Paperback. Small Octavo, orange illus & printed wraps; 56 p. ; 19 cm. High quality paperstock. Uncommon. / Bath (England) Poetry, verse, humour. More
[Paris]: Gallimard, 1970. Third edition. Paperback. White duodecimo; 156 p, b&w illus ; 18 cm. In French. || Poetry. More
San Salvador: Ministerio de Cultura, Departamento Editorial, 1957. First edition (stated). Paperback. Octavo in white paper wraps ; 211 p. ; 22 cm. In Spanish. Poetry from El Salvador. More
México , D.F. N.P., 1976. First edition. Paperback. Quarto in tan paper wrappers; 69p; ill. 28 cm. In Spanish. Uncommon Mexican literary journal that ran from1970 to perhaps 1977. This issue includes translations of Stpehen Spender by Luis Roberto Vera, and Cavafy by Miguel Castillo Didier; as well poetry by..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1998. First edition, first printing (stated). Paperback. Small octavo in dark green, photo illus wraps; 101 p. ; 20 cm. "These poems were published in 1990 in: Ground work: Selected poems and essays 1970-1979"--T.p. verso. More
Tabriz: Nida-yi Shams, 2003. Chap-i 1. Paperback. Green octavo; 71 p ; 21 cm. In Persian. || Poetry. More
Roma: Unione editoriale italiana, 1935. Hardcover. Large octavo / small quarto, custom bound in maroon coth-backed paper boards; 178 p. col. illus. 26 cm. Original illustrated front wrapper bound in. Scarce. Only four holdings located in WorldCat. In Italian. Poetry. Stated limitation of 500 copies (of 1,000 total) of which..... More