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Poem-Scapes by PATCHEN, Kenneth

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$3,500.00
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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
Poem-Scapes
Author
PATCHEN, Kenneth
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very fine copy
Description
Highlands, NC: Jonathan Williams, 1958. First edition. One of only 42 copies thus with an original holograph poem by Patchen on the back endpaper. This copy number 30. Jargon 11. Very fine copy. 8vo, original gray boards with gold label, custom-made linen folding clamshell case. Very fine copy.
Fair Japan, Pessimistic

Fair Japan, Pessimistic by HELMUTH, William Tod, verses

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$250.00
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Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Title
Fair Japan, Pessimistic
Author
HELMUTH, William Tod, verses
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good +
Description
Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1900. Stiff wraps. Very good +. O.A. & O.M. POOLE, negatives. K. OGAWA, colotypes.. 32mo oblong(4 3/8" x 5 ½"); [20pp]; stiff illustrated wrapper printed in grey and yellow, iris flowers to front, crying moon to rear; purple silk cord tie binding; all edges gilt; 8 colotype photographic illustrations in b&w, 3 with tissue guard; light soiling to wrapper; very good plus. One part of a scarce set of two books, the other titled: Fair Japan, Optimistic. A poem by Helmuth (1833-1902) is printed on the first two pages, subsequent pages present an illustration, many of malnourished and naked children, with lines from the poem on the facing page. Truly a Pessimistic look at Japan. William Tod Helmuth was a professor of surgery, dean of the faculty and a trustee of the New York Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital. While Dr. Helmuth wrote scientific books, he also published poetry and stories based on his travel.

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