First Poems by Merrill James (71 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. nice hardcover edition only minor wear seen.

Condition: Good. First edition, second printing. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Wraps. Condition: Near Fine in Wraps. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. First Paperback Printing. 362pp. Wraps. First PB Printing. "selected poems" from the poet's first nine books.

Condition: GOOD. First printing. A selection of 139 poems from his early books, plus one new poem - 'Clearing the Title.' xii, 362 pp. Good only in a good dust jacket (some dampstaining and crinkling to both the upper and lower corners, dust jacket folded off-center).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. A nice tight copy, fine in a fine dust jacket, but for remainder mark lower edge. Rear poetry.

First edition, second printing Hardcover. Ex-library with minimal marking. None to the outer cover whatsoever. Excellent reading copy throughout. Barely read.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Heavy rubbing and chipping to the upper edge of the DJ. Dj is price clipped. DJ is now protected by a mylar cover. Binding is fine. First edition stated.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG. 1st Printing of the 1982 Atheneum Soft Cover Edition thus, SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY POET to PO on TP. Book is straight, square, securely bound, mildly and uniformly age toned (some age fading to dyed top edge) and, except for light residue of shelving dust along top edge, small smudge to fore edge, ink check marks next to selected poems on TOC, and ink underlining a or margin notations to select poems ("An Urban Convalescence"; "Charles on Fire"; "The Will"; "Lost in Translation"), free of other markings and other blemishes. Mildly age toned, Cover is otherwise clean and bright, with reading crease along spine and front hinge, panels curving slightly open, with mild bumping and rubbing to corners, sharp joints, light bumping to head, straight tail, hinges and edges, boldly legible lettering and crisply distinct design and Poet image.(Please see Seller images.) ISBN 0689112815. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. PLEASE CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING for additional information, details or photos. Signed and Inscribed by Author.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 362 pages. A clean and tight very near fine copy with a bright blue topstain and in a very near fine dust jacket with a crease to the front flap. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy, which appears unread. Jacket unclipped with original publisher's price of $20.00 intact. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. Rear Poetry.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight wear to cover. Full white cloth boards. Tear on lightly worn dust jacket. Third printing. A selection of 139 poems from the author's published books.

First edition Fine and bright in very close to fine price-clipped dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. [This generous selection of 139 poems from all of James Merrill's published books (together with a new poem,"Clearing the Title") gives solid definition to a body of poetic work which must be accounted among the finest in English in our time.] Inscribed on title page: "for Olga best wishes-James Merrill". Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a VG first edition paperback copy, blue/green wraps, 53 pages, inscribed by the Author on the half-title page in 1962. Photos on request. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: About Fine. First Edition. First Printing. About Fine in glossy blue and grey wrappers, slight creasing to spine. 362pp. A clean copy. Q15940.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Pictorial wrappers. 362pp. Page edges foxed, near fine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's review slip laid in.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. A near-fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean, tight copy with price ($25.00) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Some fading or damage of some sort on front board (as pictured). Light soiling to corner of lower edge of an otherwise beautiful copy. [Poetry-Rear].

8vo. 362, [1] pp. Original cloth; dust jacket. A very good copy with two short tears and one small crease to jacket. FIRST EDITION. Hagstrom & Morgan A44a1.

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy of the First American trade edition, in an unclipped dust jacket that has darkened along the edges, with a faint dent at the top of the spine. The contents are fine. An obituary of the poet from the New York Times, Tuesday, February 7, 1995, is laid-in at the rear.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, in good condition. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on initial, blank page. Text clean and unmarked. No other inscriptions. Covers a little worn at edges with some creasing and turning to front corners and initial pages. Fading to spine. See photographs. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. Cloth moderately foxed, thus very good in a lightly toned, very good dust jacket with bumped edges, several nicks and tiny tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition, clothbound issue. Fine in near fine dust jacket, a little rubbing and a tiny tear archivally mended on the inside. Advance Review Copy with publisher's review slip laid into book. Poet Francis Golffing's copy, with his very light pencil notations on rear flyleaf.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), unpaginated [8]. Publisher's card wraps printed in black to upper, stapled. Number 198 of only 200 copies. Lightly handled, some toning to covers. Near fine. Number eleven in the Mir Poets series.

Cloth. Condition: Good. spine has a little fading and gold lettering is hard to read, number 512. 0.0. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. James Merrill was a leading twentieth century poet and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Charles Merrill was his father, husband of Hellen Merrill and founder of the investment firm of Merrill Lynch.This book came out in 1995, the year of Merrill's death. It is inscribed by Merrill's mother, Hellen I. Plummer, ex-wife of Charles Merrill: "For Toby Wolter - It's too late for the author's autograph but never too late for his love and mine. Hellen I. Plummer."Wolter was a friend of both James and Hellen Merrill.Minor fading around the edges of the cover. 96pp. Dust jacket is in fine condition. A very nice and important association copy. Inscribed by author's mother.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy in white cloth, in a Fine blue, grey and white dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 362pp. A selected early poems. Q05204.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A few spots else fine in a fine dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear and soiling to edges of text block. Small discolorations near foredge of ffep's. Text is unmarked. Dj lightly worn around edges with toning & small scratches in a mylar cover. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Poet Wilma Dykeman's copy with some of her notations throughout the text. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. James Merrill was a leading twentieth century poet and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Charles Merrill was his father, husband of Hellen Merrill and founder of the investment firm of Merrill Lynch. Inscribed on the first front end paper: "Merry Christmas (early) for Toby from Hellen - with every good wish from the author / shipper. 1982" On the title page Merrill drew a line through is name and signed below it. 362 pp. The book has browning inside the front cover - from some acidic item laid in. The dust wrapper shows some minor browning from age and a bit of edge wear. Inscribed and signed by author.