Braving Elements by Merrill James, Signed (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Third Printing. Paperback. Recipient of the Bollingen Prize in Poetry. Marginalia. 73pp. Full refund if not satisfied. Signed by the author.

NF. Presentation copy: "James Merrill for (.) 1978." Signed on the title page. Merrill has crossed through his printed name. ; 8vo.; 73 pages; Signed by Author. Binding is Paperback; Third Printing.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Larger, thinner softcover, glossy blue background to front wrapper and spine, a red bar design through middle, light rose back wrapper, 73 lightly browned pages plus brief biographical note, final pages uncut. Signed by poet "James Merrill" in red ink below printed name on title page, a red line through printed name. Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR Near fine/near fine (dj spine a bit yellowed; a little offsetting on the front endpapers). Signed by Author(s).

First edition, third printing, issue in wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title-page to Robert Wilson of the Phoenix Book Shop: "For Robert Wilson, friend & publisher - James Merrill". Hagstrom A27d. Hagstrom A27d Original wrappers. Lower corner bumped, otherwise a fine copy First edition, third printing, issue in wrappers. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Near fine in what appears to be a very near fine dustwrapper, but with offsetting from adhesive used with a home-made jacket protector. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip and promotional letter laid in. Very warmly Inscribed to another poet. Winner of the Bollinger Prize.

First British edition, first impression [one of 800 copies printed]. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title-page to Robert Wilson. Hagstrom A27d Reddish orange paper covered boards. Fine copy in equally fine, unclipped dust jacket First British edition, first impression [one of 800 copies printed].

First edition. Octavo. pp [x], 73. Twenty-four poems.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the title-page: ''To Alan, water-bearer (and earth-shaker) with love from Jimmy. Athens 1972''. The recipient is Alan Ansen, a significant figure in the Beat movement, being friends with Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs, and the basis for characters in On the Road and The Naked Lunch. Ansen was also a poet and playwright. He lived in Athens where James Merrill spent his winters.A nick to fore-edge of front free endpaper, otherwise fine in very good, slightly marked dustwrapper a bit faded at the spine.