Executioner by Weigl Bruce (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Ironwood Press, 1976. 9" x 6" saddle-stapled chapbook in illustrated cardstock wraps. Binding is firm, text very good throughout. This macabre collection of powerful images, wrought by war is Weigl's first collection of original work. A Bronze Star recipient for service in Vietnam, Weigl worked with Thanh T. Nguyen of the Joiner Research Center to translate poems of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers captured during war. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

First edition. [30 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. Vietnam vet's first book, a collection of poems.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in stapled pictorial wrappers. Signed by Weigl on the front fly. Weigl served in the Vietnam War where he received a Bronze Star Medal. A number of poems in this collection reflect his experiences in the war. Author's first book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. Signed by author. First edition, Ironwood Press, Tucson. Small bump at top corner of spine. Else a clean and tight copy.

First edition of each of the 15 volumes. Award-winning poet Weigl is known for exploring his experience serving in the Vietnam War. Collection includes: EXECUTIONER (Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1976), his first book, near fine in paperwraps, INSCRIBED "for Al, Brother from the green war. In peace, Bruce Weigl 6-5-92" | A SACK FULL OF OLD QUARRELS (Cleveland: Cleveland State Univ. Poetry Center, 1976), Cleveland Poets Series #14, very good in somewhat rubbed paperwraps, SIGNED TWICE (second one dated "6-5-92") | A ROMANCE (Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press, 1979), fine in near fine dust jacket with light rubbing, INSCRIBED "for Al/ Bruce Weigl/ 6-5-92" | QUARTERLY WEST, NO. 8, WINTER 1979 (University of Utah magazine edited by Weigl), near fine in paperwraps, INSCRIBED "for Al, Bruce Weigl 6-5-92" | THE MONKEY WARS (Athens: Univ. of Georgia Press, 1985), fine in fine dust jacket with photocopy of review laid in, INSCRIBED, "for Al, In peace, Bruce Weigl/ 6-5-92" | SONG OF NAPALM (NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988) with introduction by Robert Stone, near fine in near fine dust jacket, a REVIEW COPY with publicity photo of author, review slip and newsletter laid in, INSCRIBED "for Al, with hope for us all. Yours, Bruce Weigl 6-5-92" | WHAT SAVES US (Evanston: TriQuarterly Books / Northwestern Univ., 1992), fine in pictorial paperwraps, INSCRIBED, "for Al, Brother in peace, we came home, yours, Bruce Weigl 6-5-92" | SWEET LORAIN (Evanston: TriQuarterly / Northwestern Univ., 1996), hardcover issue, one of 325 copies (unstated), fine without dust jacket, as issued, INSCRIBED "For Allen M., Brother from the green war. In peace, Bruce Weigl/ 3-14-97/ State College, PA" | SWEET LORAIN (as above), simultaneous paperwraps issue with cover illustration by the author, one of 1665 copies (unstated), INSCRIBED "for Al, With thanks for your support & with hope for us all. Bruce Weigl 5-24-96 Washington," fine condition | ARCHEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE (NY: Grove Press, 1999), advance reading copy/ uncorrected proof with publisher's sheets laid in supplying missing text (although not designated as such in the book, this copy used by Weigl at Chapters Bookstore reading in DC), SIGNED and dated "5-20-99," fine condition | ARCHEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE (as above), paperback original with pages added and pagination adjusted to accommodate material missing from the proof, one of 3000 copies (unstated), INSCRIBED "For Al Mears, with gratitude for your support. Yours, Bruce 5-20-99," in fine condition with Chapters Bookstore price label at base of rear cover | AFTER THE OTHERS (Evanston: TriQuarterly Books/ Northwestern Univ., 1999), hardcover issue, one of 300 copies (unstated), fine without dust jacket, as issued, INSCRIBED "For Al Mears, Bruce Weigl/ 12-13-99/ Oberlin" and with AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED by Weigl tipped in at half-title page, fine condition | AFTER THE OTHERS (as above), simultaneous paperwraps issue, one of 1600 copies (unstated), INSCRIBED "For Al Mears, Bruce Weigl/ 12-13-99/ Oberlin," fine condition | THE CIRCLE OF HAHN: A Memoir (NY: Grove Press, 2000), one of 7,600 copies printed per a Grove marketing manager, near fine in fine dust jacket, INSCRIBED following a reading at Chapters, "For Al, with gratitude for your kindness, and with hope for us all/ Bruce Weigl/ 5-3-2000/ Washington" | THE UNRAVELING STRANGENESS (NY: Grove Press, 2002), paperback original in fine condition, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED, "For Allen, Brother from the green war, in peace. Bruce Weigl/ 4-19-05/ Oberlin," housed in original mailing envelope from Weigl and with transcript of email correspondence between Weigl and Mears laid in. An altogether near fine collection.