Firescreen by Merrill James (12 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Second Printing. Paperback, no writing in the book, two small tears on front cover, 77pp., Full refund if not satisfied.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Stated First Edition. Clean pages except for a few handling smudges in margins and the beginnings of foxing in the final leaves; no owners' marks; soft cover bears short creases at top free corners, outward fanning at corners, and minor fading along the spine; otherwise sound. 77pp.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 77pp. First edition. This is author's 4th full-length book of poetry, wch at the time solidified his literary reputation. Minute wear on cover, corner creases on some pages. Very Good+++.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Minor wear & toning to wraps. Light wear, foxing and soiling to edges of text block. Toning on inside covers & endpapers. Small tear on top edge of ffep. Weakening to front hinge and at page 70. Text is unmarked. Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Trade paperback original. Near fine in pictorial wrappers. Poetry.

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. First Edition. 77 pages. First Edition. A paperback original; no hardcover issue. Light bending and discoloring to the corners. There was no clothbound issue of this book.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Trade paperback original. Fine in pictorial wrappers. Although not marked as such, this copy is from the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Peter Taylor and his wife, the National Book Award-nominated poet Eleanor Ross Taylor.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition/1st Printing trade softcover original. Attached to half-title page is a handwritten notecard to seller SIGNED by Merrill in red ink. Also comes with hand-addressed return envelope. 77 pages. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st printing softcover copy of Merrill's memoir "A Different Person"). AUTHOR SIGNED on NOTECARD.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Very nice copy. Cover is neither scratched nor nicked but is bright and shiny. The inside cover is discolored from inewspaper articles but is otherwise flawless. The book is inscribed to poet Herbert Morris and includes a separate hand-written note. Signed by Author(s).

VG-. The head of the spine is chipped and a small piece put back down. The corners are slightly dog-earred. ; Presentation Copy: "James Merrill (for .) . " Signed on the title page. Merrill has also crossed through his printed name. ; 8vo.; 77 pages; Signed by Author. Stated First Edition. Binding is Paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. STIFF PRINTED WRAPPERS; SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY MERRILL ON THE TITLE PAGE: "FOR BUD, WITH ALL GOOD WISHES, FROM JIM, CHRISTMAS, 1989." FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING VERY GOOD. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. Horizontal 8vo pp 78, Trade paperback original. Some rubbed and worn a good/very good copy.From the library poets Barbara Howes and William Jay Smith, with 5 lines of unsigned commentary on the final page, probably in the hand of Barbara Howes. Smith and Howes were friends of the poet.