Haislip John (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Includes work by Albert Drake, William Stafford, Richard Hugo, Vern Rutsala, Philip Levine, Peter Wild, Brendan Galvin, et al. Clean unmarked copy, very nice.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good with moderate wear to covers and no marks to text. Tanning to spine, stray pen mark on cover, light bump to bottom rear corner. Poets ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 159 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. SIGNED. 67 pp. Octavo [22.5 cm]. Black cloth over boards. Gilt title stamped on front cover and spine. Gift inscription on front free endsheet from the author. "These thirty-three poems deal with personal and domestic life in a way that is uncommon in contemporary poetry. In dramatic lyrics characterized by strong rhythms, rich imagery, and accuracy of diction, the poet faces strong, fierce family conflicts in a way that transcends the pain and humiliation implicit in the confrontation of the world of innocence with the world of experience."-from back dj flap.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Uniformly printed, single sheets 10-1/2 x 17', folded three times making four panels per side, or, eight panels altogether. Each 'pamphlet' reproducing a work of art on the 'cover'; the rest of the panels on this side are uniformly designed and offer a description of the art with a biography of the artists; a bibliography for the poet; and a biography of the poet, with the colophon at the bottom. The recto contains poetry only, from five to eight poems depending on the poet. Each pamphlet with a little bit of age-toning, but altogether a better than Very Good set; lacking the publishers manila envelope. Rare thus. // Published by the Portland Art Museum for the Northwest Poetry Meetings held at the Museum July 9, 10, 11, and 12 in connection with the invitational exhibition, 'Paintings and Sculptures of the Pacific Northwest', which ran June 13 through August 9, 1959. Really quite a remarkable collection of Northwest poets; this group of 8 represents a full collection of those published, and includes the first separate publication of Richard Hugo, Carolyn Kizer, Carol Hall, John Haislip, and William Stafford (poetry). Artists include: Sally Haley; Margaret Tomkins; James McGarrell; Milton Wilson; Tony Mellara; Louis Bunce; Hilda Morris; and William Ivey.