41. Bly, Robert.

When Grapes Turn To Wine. Versions of Rumi by Robert Bly.

First Edition. Cambridge, Yellow Moon Press, 1986. 19,5 x 13,5 cm. Unpaginated. Ca. 20 pages. Original string-bound wraps in protective Mylar. Very good+ condition. Signed by Robert Bly on the title page. One of 500 printed copies in this edition. Only minor discolorations on the cover.

42. Rajendra, Cecil.

Child of the Sun and other poems.

First Edition. London, Bogle-L’Ouvertures Publications, 1986. 13,5 x 21 cm. VI, 62 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. With a dedication by the author on the front free endpaper.

43. Wakoski, Diane.

The Rings of Saturn.

First Edition. Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1986. 16 x 24 cm. 122 pages. Original Hardcover with cloth spine. In protective Mylar. Very good+ condition. Additional handwritten and signed manuscript poem by the author on the front free endpaper. Numbered and signed by the author on the edition page. Number 40 of 0nly 50 copies printed. Near fine.

44. Kenner, Hugh.

The Mechanic Muse.

New York / Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1987. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 136 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Near new. Some ephemera inside cover including a leaf from publisher noting this book as an advance copy (dated November 27, 1986).

45. Wakoski, Diane / [Clayton Eshleman].

Roses. [Association Copy] –

First Edition. Montclair, Caliban Press, 1987. 16 x 24 cm. 19 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition. Association copy with the author’s dedication to Clayton and Caryl Eshleman on the front free endpaper: “For Clayton & Caryl – in friendship”. Numbered and signed by the author on the edition page. One of 100 printed copies. This is number 2.

46. Levine, Philip.

A Walk with Thomas Jefferson. Poems by Philip Levine.

First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 16 x 24 cm. 64 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Near Fine condition. Signed by Philip Levine on the titlepage.

47. Droit, Roger-Pol,

L’oubli de l’inde. Une amnesie philosophique.

First Edition. Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1989. 14 x 20 cm. 262 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. Association copy with the author’s dedication to Parkes on the half title. With Parkes’ markings in the text.

48. Rajendra, Cecil.

Lovers, Lunatics & Lallang.

First Edition. London, Bogle-L’Ouverture Publishing, 1989. 13,5 x 21 cm. 90 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. With a signed dedication by the author on the front free endpaper.

49. Levine, Philip.

New Selected Poems.

First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 15,5 x 23,5 cm. 292 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Near Fine condition. Signed by the author Philip Levine on the half title.

50. Smiley, Jane.

A Thousand Acres.

First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. 371 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Deckled fore edge. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear to the Mylar ! Signed by Jane Smiley on the titlepage. In 1992 Jane Smiley won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for this publication !