Dancing Bears by Merwin, Signed (5 results)

Hardcover First Printing. First Edition. All edges rubbed else fine in near fine dust jacket with just a hint of darkening to spine, in mylar cover. Signed by the poet on the half-title page. ; Author(s) Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition, First Printing. Small octavo. 5.5 x 7.5 in. 88 pp. Near fine in original pictorial paper-covered boards with some shelfwear to bottom edges and a very good pictorial dust jacket with rubbing to edges and sunning to spine. The poet Mark Strand's copy with his ownership signature to front free endpaper. A laid-in a TLS by Merwin to Strand from 1967. The letter discusses which poems Merwin wants Strand to use to include in an upcoming poetry anthology, likely The Contemporary Poets: American Poetry Since 1940, published in 1969. A lovely association copy. Signed.

First Edition, 1954. A Near Fine hardcover copy in blue and red decorated paper covered boards, in dustwrapper of same design. Price-clipped. This copy is SIGNED by Merwin on the top of the front free endpaper. Additionally, it is SIGNED by poet Stephen Berg, underneath Merwin's. Three leaves have ink check-marks beside titles, presumably Berg's annotations. 88pp. Merwin's Second book, uncommon, especially signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good first edition in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, inscribed by Merwin on the front free endpaper. Merwin's second book of poetry. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Hardcover. First Edition. Merwin's uncommon second book, this copy SIGNED by the poet. Lower corners very lightly bumped. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper.