Ridland John Editor (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Ex-library w/usual markings, DJ in protective cover that's taped to book, book has light edgewear, tiny bit of soiling; DJ has light fading to spine, light edgewear ; 188 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG in wraps Square 12mo 24pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall [square]. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall (square small). A very good copy with slight soiling, creases, rubbing and browning to wrappers (chiefly at edges); ex-library markings (upper right corner of title page, in pencil); slight internal browning to edges. 31, [1] pages. Contains 14 poems by Robert Peters (including 8 from the collection 'Songs for a Son'), plus Peters' introductory note ('A Note on Poetry'); editor's acknowledgments and biographical sketch of Peters. One of an unspecified number of copies, printed at Bill Horton's Sun Press, Santa Barbara, California. Additional printed slip (subscription blank) present.Barnard, Kate (illustrator); 1 red/black illustration; 1 b/w Tailpiece (colophon).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 9780978940416. Trade paperback. Inscribed by the author to the previous owner on the title page , otherwise book is a Tight sound unmarked copy in Near Fine condition. Tight Bright attractive copy with no markings to the book, Inscribed by Authors.

Paperback. Condition: Tight and clean. ***please read*** Booklet shows moderate wear (see picture) - 31 pages - inside a plastic sleeve - my shelf location mag-69.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. 1st edition: June 1961. Black cloth, lettered in gilt, with red star design on front cover. Cloth very faintly spotted on upper front cover, else as issued. 188 pp. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed along top edge, with minor nick of loss along bottom front edge, now in mylar. Presentation copy, inscribed by Albert Herzing on front flyleaf, indicating this to be his first book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Printed at Bill Horton's Sun Press. Small square format. Blue colored wraps. 32 pp. The first issue of this magazine devoted to publishing work of authors/poets who were considered underappreciated by the editor, John Ridland. This issue with 14 poems by Robert L. Peters, including poems from his Songs for a Son collection preceding their book publication by Norton. VERY GOOD+ condition. Very light soiling and edgewear.

Softcover. Santa Barbara, c 1968, orange paperback, Near Fine, 47 pages, POETRY, (dp 11/03); E4257.

First Edition. First Printing. Good to Very Good condition. Small wraps. Literary digest. Includes "Two tales from the Journey of Tai-me" by Momaday.

Paperback. 28p., 6x5.75 inches, personal inscription signed by the poet inside front cover, also a few pencil corrections and brackets by the poet, a very good chapbook poetry review bound with staples and pastebound brick red printed wraps. Spacks was the first Poet laureate of Santa Barbara.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 28 pages. First edition, first printing. 20 poems by Spacks. Edited by John Ridland. He worked to publish works of underappreciated authors. Inscribed by Ridland in November 16th, 2016. Fine book in a square format wraps. A beautiful copy! Inscribed by Author(s).

Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. SIGNED by the editor with note handwritten (to Peter Jay, Anvil Press Poetry - though not addressed) in black fountain pen on loosely inserted slip of thin card- paper: "Never mind about paying me for sub. (send me a pamphlet now & then!) Jon Ridland". Printed at Bill Horton's Sun Press, Santa Barbara. Also loosely inserted, two typed erratum slips: 'on front cover: for volume read number', and a typed review notice slip for a book of poems published by the editor of The Little Square Review. Also inserted to the rear is a detailed announcement of Menashtash by Alvaro Cardona-Hine, a small bilingual book of short poems in Spanish and English on facing pages by the well-known Los Angeles poet, Alvaro Cardona-Hine. ***Near fine in tan card wrappers. Spine slightly faded. Pages clean. No tears. Spine tight. ***150 mm x150 mm. 36 pages including short introduction / statements by the poets. ***First impression of the true first edition of the seventh issue of The Little Square Review in very nice collectable condition. ***Of interest to collectors of 1960s American poetry first edition small press and magazine titles. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Signed by Editor.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Softback. Slight creasing to cover, overall condition is good. Contributors include John Skinner, Norman H. Russell and Scott Momaday.

Condition: Good. 6mo. 31pp., 36 pp., 36 pp., Soft Cover. Very Good. 1 copy of Number 2; 6 copies of Volume 7; and 3 copies of Number 8. Volume 7 includes errata, notice about poem selection for the American Literary Anthology, and a Menashtash announcement.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by co-author John Ridland to noted American poet William Matchett: 'To Bill Matchett, with admiration that began at a far distance but now can be closer & firmer. Gratefully & affectionately, John Ridland June 16, 1962 Seattle.' Laid in loose are 5 poems or groups of poems (offprints, etc.) by Ridland, each signed and inscribed by Ridland to the Matchetts. A very good first edition in jacket (slight wear to jacket). Has Matchett's bookplate and inscription on front free endpaper.