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
Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba: Casa de las Américas, 1982. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Small octavo in color illus wraps and same DJ; 78 p. ; 19 cm. A cycle of steel pan poems by this poet from Guyana. In English, Uncommon. 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
Oakland, California: Helen Malkerson, 1986. First edition (unstated). Paperback. White duodecimo, 2-stapled binding, b&w illus front, 15 p. Signed by author. || Poetry, Christmas. || No copies found in WorldCat. || Illustrated by the author. 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