Foreword Robert Bly (12 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Brand new, still in shrink wrap and never opened. Ships immediately.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 126 pages. 5.5 X 9.25 inches. Unmarked, slight curl to covers, corner crease to bottom cover and fist inside pages. First paperback printing. Includes dozens of poems by poets inspired by the work of Emily Dickinson.

Wraps (Paperback). Condition: Mildly Edgeworn. Pages bright and clean. Binding tight.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. PAPERBACK; 357910864pt line. VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT.1" PHOTO AUTHOR BACK COVER & BIOG; WOMAN IN YELLOW DRESS COVER ART, ALL ON BLUE PAPER COVERS. ; 304 pages; TZUTUHIL INDIAN CULTURE.MAYAN SHAMAN. complex, joyful culture of contemporary Mayan village life and spirituality, expounding its teaching that all humans possess an innate spirit of generosity and community.…

First edition, first printing Gift quality. Tall stiff wraps with excellent square spine and crisp bright text.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. Black boards with unclipped jacket; Book is fine clean sound & unmarked; Jacket is intact, near fine but small tear top front corner; The authors own experiences in living in and amongst a modern day Mayan village in Guatemala for 14 years; One of the first real insider's look at the secret life and ritual of these secretive peoples; 283 pages.…

First edition Near fine illustrated stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout. Has become scarce from Bly's Nineties Press. First printing. Neat cross out mark to title page which bother none of the text. Frontispiece of Alden Nowlan, black and white photographs. An excellent introduction by Thomas R. Smith. A rare collection gathering 94 of Nowlan's finest poems from all of his major collections.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book has light bumps to top and bottom edges of spine, a touch of wear to outer bottom corners. in excellent condition, clean and sharp with tight binding, bright and unmarked pages; a very well-kept copy, almost as new. Dust jacket has mild rubbing and smudges, a touch of wear to top/bottom edges. in great condition, now in archival cover.…

Condition: FINE. First printing, a limited edition trade paperback original. A selection of poems by this Ukrainian born writer, who came to the United States in 1923, at 13 years old, after his family fled the persecutions in Russia and Europe. "His poetry often reflected the agony of his experiences - a dirge for the grandmother he left in Russia; a diatribe to those who killed his fellow Jews in the concentration camps of World War II; verses of determination as he grappled with the aging process." Foreword by Robert Bly. Illustrated throughout with tipped in full-color prints by his wife Polia Pillin. In addition to his poetry, Pillin was known for the artistic pottery he and Polia produced. One of 1200 copies designed by George Hitchcock and printed by Big Trees Press in Felton, California. 71 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition. 8vo, 409 pp. Bilingual Edition. Light edgewear and faint finger marks to jacket only.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 20 deluxe copies, quarto size, [32] pp., signed by Robert Bly, with extra print signed by Cranmer, in a clamshell box. An early publication by the Nawakum Press run by the inimitable David Pascoe, whose name has become synonomous throughout the world of fine press publishing with meticulous craftsmanship and design, often paired with original art work by contemporary artists. As is stated on their web site, "While incorporating the very best from the fine press tradition, the Press also chooses to stretch the boundaries of the modern day book." This work presents fifteen poems by Robert Elwood Bly (1926-2021), renowned poet and activist, who won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1968 for his book "The Light Around the Body". Per the prospectus, "It has been said that Bly has taken on many roles, among them groundbreaking poet, and remains one of the most hotly debated artists of the past half century The psychologist Robert Moore has said that, 'when the cultural and intellectual history of our time is written, Robert Bly will be recognized as the catalyst for a sweeping cultural revolution.' " Presented with two original wood engravings by Berkeley artist Keith Cranmer, who began engraving by hand in 1975. He "works on paper with drawing, gouache, ink, and painting.[h]is main interest is representational figurative drawing with, at times, a surreal edge" (n.b., quote from the web site of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers). This one of twenty deluxe copies with a separate engraving in a wallet numbered and signed by Cranmer, the engraving and book in a clamshell box. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter bound in foil stamped rich brown leather with burnt orange Cave Paper over boards, paper label on the front board with a wood engraving of the Indigo Bunting, patterned endpapers, the frontispiece a two-colour wood engraving (both this and the engraving on the front board printed letterpress directly from the blocks), title page in brown and black, poem numbers and titles in brown, signed by Robert Bly in ink at the colophon; monotype Walbaum on Hahnemühle Biblio, quarto size (10 3/4" by 6 3/8"), [32] pages, limited edition, this no. 9 of 20 deluxe copies, total edition 100. Enclosed in a paper chemise is an engraving of the Indigo Bunting also used for the cover, signed and numbered in pencil by Keith Cranmer. Both contained in a clamshell box of Japanese brown book cloth, leather spine label with gilt lettering inset. ___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; as new directly from the Press. Separate print and chemise also fine, clean and without wear; clamshell box fine, also clean and without wear. Overall a stunning production. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Cranmer, Keith (illustrator).…