An American Takes a Walk and Other Poems
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
Minneapolis, MN: The University of Minnesota Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 82 pages. A close to near fine copy with some slight wear to the edges of the paper covered boards in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket with some very slight soiling to the rear panel.
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Fifty Poems Fifty
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
Minneapolis, MN: The University of Minnesota Press, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 67 pages. A near fine copy with some slight wear to the edges of the paper covered boards in a very good dust jacket that has some minor rubbing and wear.
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Poets and Anthologists: A Look at the Current Poet-packaging Process
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1986. First edition. Softcover. 28 pages. "A Lecture delivered at the Library of Congress on May 6, 1985." A close to near fine copy in stapled wrappers.
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The Self-Made Man and Other Poems
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1959. First edition. Softcover. 79 pages. A paperback original. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers. A fresh copy of a book that over 60 years old.
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The Mother's Breast and the Father's House
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1974. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. An about fair copy in green printed wrappers with some splitting to the panel along the spine. A good reading copy.
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Ways of Misunderstanding Poetry, A Lecture Delivered at the Library of Congress October 12, 1964
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1964. First edition. Softcover. 12 pages. A close to near fine copy in stapled wrappers.
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Fifty Poems Fifty (Signed First Edition)
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
Minneapolis, MN: The University of Minnesota Press, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 67 pages. A near fine copy with some slight wear to the edges of the paper covered boards in a close to near fine dust jacket with a few small edge tears. Signed and warmly inscribed by Whittemore on the title page.
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The Boy From Iowa: Poems and Essays
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
New York: Macmillan, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. 188 pages. A tight near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some fading to the spine.
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Railroads Across North America: An Illustrated History
by WIATROWSKI, Claude
Minneapolis, MN: MBI Publishing Company / Voyageur Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. 256 pages. Includes numerous color images. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
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Cecile Wick: America
by WICK, Cecile and Hans Jurgen Balmes
Zurich and New York: Edition Patrick Frey, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Text in English and German by Hans Jurgen Balmes. Includes numerous color photographs. A very good plus copy in photo-illustrated boards that are lightly rubbed but internally a clean copy. No dust jacket as issued.
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Silencer
by WICKER, Marcus
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 2017. First edition. Softcover. 69 pages. Advance Reading Copy. A slim collection of poems. A very good copy in wrappers with some pencil underlining to some of the pages but otherwise a clean copy. Uncommon in this format.
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The Man With a Hammer
by WICKHAM, Anna
London: Grant Richards, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. 96 pages. Early collection of poems from this British writer. Wickham was a pseudonym of Edith Alice Mary Harper. An about fair copy in greenish cloth boards that are soiled and have some wear. No dust jacket. Includes two handwritten poems on the front endpapers and additionally inscribed by Wickham in 1944 just three years before she took her own life.
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Pure Heart or Ratting
by WICKLUND, Millie Mae
Santa Barbara, CA: Mudborn Press, 1981. First edition. Softcover. One of 125 copies. A single sheet of folded paper affixed to cover stock printed in two colors. A very good copy with some slight creasing. Scarce, with only 5 copies listed in OCLC.
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Outlaw
by WICKLUND, Millie Mae
Santa Barbara, CA: Mudborn, 1979. First edition. Softcover. A collection of poems. A fine copy in wrappers.
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Quintessence Number 2 - The Alternative Spaces Residency Program
by WICK, Paul R. - Jackie Ferrara, Richard Fleischner, Doug Hollis, Mary Miss, and Michael Singer
Dayton, OH: City Beautiful Council of Dayton, Ohio - WRight State University - Department of Art, 1978. First edition. Softcover. 71 pages. Introduction by Paul R. Wick. Includes numerous black and white illustration after works by these artists: Jackie Ferrara, Richard Fleischner, Doug Hollis, Mary Miss, and Michael Singer. A very near fine copy in wrappers.
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A Glance Away
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Wideman's first book, a well received novel. A tight close to near fine copy with a small owner signature to the front free endpaper in a close to near fine dust jacket with some slight edge wear, a few tiny edge tears and some moderate fading to the spine. Still, a much nicer than usual copy of this important literary debut.
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The Lynchers
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 264 pages. Wideman's third book and one of his better novels. A near fine copy in cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket. A pleasing copy.
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Fever (Signed First Edition)
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
New York: Henry Holt, 1989. First edition. A collection of short stories. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that has a tear to the top of the front panel Signed and inscribed by Wideman on the title page: "To Heidi, May You enjoy these stories. Good Luck, John Wideman.
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Two Cities
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 242 pages. A mid career novel from this African American writer. A very near fine in a very near fine dust jacket.
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The Cattle Killing
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A well received novel from this African American writer. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
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Two Cities
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. First edition. Softcover. 242 pages. Advanced reading copy of this novel. A very near fine unread copy in printed wrappers.
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The Cattle Killing
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. First edition. Softcover. Advanced reading copy of this novel. A fine unread copy in glossy printed wrappers.
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The Cattle Killing (Signed Advance Reading Copy)
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. First edition. Softcover. Advanced reading copy of this novel. A fine unread copy in glossy printed wrappers. Signed by Wideman on the title page.
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Reuben
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
New York: Henry Holt, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.
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The Cattle Killing (Signed Association Copy)
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 212 pages. A well received novel from this African American writer. A very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with a previous bookseller's pencil note to the half title page and in a near fine dust jacket. Signed and warmly inscribed by Wideman on the title page to fellow writer James Tate. A nice association copy.
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