Waiting for Helen
by WRIGHT, Adrian
South Hinksey, Oxford: Carcanet Press, 1970. First edition. Softcover. 23 pages. A collection of poems printed in an edition of 600 copies. A clean near fine copy in wrappers.
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The Shrinking Map
by WRIGHT, Adrian
South Hinksey, Oxford: Carcanet Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 62 pages. Hybrid edition with the Carcanet sheets but with a Dufour Editions sticker to the front pastedown. A collection of poems. A very good copy with some foxing in a very good dust jacket with some wear and foxing.
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Art at the Armory: Occupied Territory
by WRIGHT, Beryl J., Robert Bruegmann, Anne Rorimer
Chicago, IL: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1992. First edition. Softcover. 137 pages. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran September 13, 1992 through January 23, 1993. Foreword by Kevin E. Consey. Essays by Robert Bruegmann, Anne Rorimer, Beryl J. Wright, Nadine Wasserman and with documentation by Staci Boris. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations after works by these artists: Dara Birnbaum, Arnold Crane, Diller + Scofido, Vernon Fisher, Haha, Doug Hall, Lynn Hershmann, Gary Hill, Toi... Read More
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Bing Wright: Encyclopedic Pictures
by WRIGHT, Bing and Hal Foster
New York: Lucas Schoormans Gallery, 2002. First edition. Softcover. 19 pages. Exhibition catalog. Essay by Hal Foster. Includes 7 color illustrations of works by Wright along with 3 additional images of works by others that serve as reference/influence. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers.
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Rising, Falling, Hovering
by WRIGHT, C.D.
Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2009. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A collection of poems from this well regarded poet. A clean near fine copy with the small ownership signature of Pulitzer Prize winning poet Frank Bidart and in a very near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy with an interesting provenance.
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Steal Away: Selected and New Poems
by WRIGHT, C.D.
Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2002. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 233 pages. Review copy with laid in material and stamp to the front free endpaper. A clean very near fine copy with some very faint foxing and in a very near fine dust jacket.
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Just Whistle (Signed First Edition)
by WRIGHT, C.D. and Deborah Luster
Berkeley, CA: Kelsey St. Press, 1993. First edition. Softcover. 55 pages. Wright's seventh collection of poems published as a paperback original. Features 6 black and white images by Deborah Luster. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear. Signed by Luster on the title page. Wright and Luster were long times friends and both worked with poet Frank Stanford.
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The Lost Roads Project: A Walk-in Book of Arkansas (Signed First Edition)
by WRIGHT, C.D. and Deborah Luster
Fayetteville, AR: The University of Arkansas Press, 1994. First edition. Softcover. A paperback original. A guidebook of sorts to the writers of Arkansas. Features text by Wright and black and white photographs by Deborah Luster, both of whom were originally from Arkansas. A fine copy in wrappers. Signed by Luster on the title page and uncommon as such.
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Etruscan Princess and Other Poems (Signed Association Copy)
by WRIGHT, Celeste Turner
Denver, CO: Allan Swallow, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 48 pages. A very good copy in yellow cloth boards with some wear to the base of the spine in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. Signed and inscribed by Wright on the front free endpaper to poet Linda Pastan in 1970.
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A Sense of Place (Signed Association Copy)
by WRIGHT, Celeste Turner
Francestown, NH: The Golden Quill Press, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Wright's second book of poems. A fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some light soiling and a small tear to the top of the front panel. Signed and warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper to Karl Shapiro and his wife in 1974. A nice association.
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Charles Wright in Conversation: Interviews, 1979-2006
by WRIGHT, Charles
Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2008. First edition. Softcover. Paperback original edited by Robert D. Denham. A fine copy in wrappers.
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Buffalo Yoga
by WRIGHT, Charles
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2004. Second printing. Hardcover. 76 pages. A collection of poems from the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress who also won a Pulitzer Prize for his collection "Black Zodiac." A near fine copy with some light bumping to the base of the spine and in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and some faint evidence of moisture to the front corners that is... Read More
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The Grave of the Right Hand (Signed First Edition)
by WRIGHT, Charles
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 66 pages. The first book, a collection of poems, from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Black Zodiac." A fine and tight copy in a very near fine price clipped dust jacket with some slight rubbing. Signed by Wright on the title page.
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The Wrong End of the Rainbow
by WRIGHT, Charles
Lousville, KY: Sarabande Books, 2005. First edition. Softcover. 39 pages. A collection of 22 poems from this Pulitzer Prize winning poet who was a one time Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. A very good copy in stapled wrappers with a couple of small spots to the front panel and some other tiny wear.
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Chickamauga
by WRIGHT, Charles
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 96 pages. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. A near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear to the top front corner.
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Wright: A Profile (Signed First Edition)
by WRIGHT, Charles
Iowa City, IA: Grilled Flowers Press, 1979. First edition. Softcover. 68 pages. A collection of new poems by Wright along with an interview and a critical essay by David St. John. A fine copy in blue printed wrappers. Signed and inscribed by Wright on the half title page in 1981 and additionally signed on the title page.
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Zone Journals
by WRIGHT, Charles
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 101 pages. A mid career collection of poems from this National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning poet who also was the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. A fine copy in black cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket.
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Appalachia
by WRIGHT, Charles
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A collection of poetry from the Pulitzer Prize winner for "Black Zodiac." A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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Colophons (Signed Limited Edition)
by WRIGHT, Charles
Iowa City, IA: The Windhover Press, 1977. First edition. Oblong hardcover. One of only 200 copies. A slim collection of poems. A near fine copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine with a small bit of soiling to the front board. Signed by Wright on the title page and additionally inscribed by him to Sandy (J.D. McClatchy) and his then partner Alfred Corn. An attractive production and nice association copy as the recipients were both fellow poets. ... Read More
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North American Bear
by WRIGHT, Charles and Gary Young
np: Sutton Hoo Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to "approximately 136 copies" that were hand set with Bembo types on dampened Johannot and Somerset papers. Features seven poems by Charles Wright. Includes illustrations by Gary Young. A fine copy in blue cloth boards with paper label to the spine. No dust jacket as issued. An attractive production that is a fairly uncommon later book from Wright who was the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library... Read More
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China Trace
by WRIGHT, Charles
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1977. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 65 pages. Review copy with laid in slip. A collection of poems from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Black Zodiac." A fine copy in gray cloth boards and in very near fine dust jacket.
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Wright: A Profile
by WRIGHT, Charles
Iowa City, IA: Grilled Flowers Press, 1979. First edition. Softcover. 68 pages. A collection of new poems by Wright along with an interview and a critical essay by David St. John. A very good copy in wrappers with some slight fading to the spine.
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China Trace (Signed First Edition)
by WRIGHT, Charles
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1977. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 65 pages. A collection of poems from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Black Zodiac." A very near copy in a very near dust jacket with some slight wear to the top of the spine and top front corner. Signed by Wright on the title page in 1979.
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Buffalo Yoga
by WRIGHT, Charles
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2004. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 76 pages. Review copy with laid in publisher sheet. A collection of poems from the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress who also won a Pulitzer Prize for his collection "Black Zodiac." A clean near fine copy and in a near fine dust jacket that is lightly rubbed.
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A Short History of the Shadow
by WRIGHT, Charles
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 79 pages. A later collection of poems from this National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning poet who also was the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.
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