11. Dickey, James.

Poems. 1957 – 1967.

First edition. London, Rapp & Carroll, 1967. 16 cm x 23,5 cm. XV, 299 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Some foxing ! Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings and annotations in the text. Enclosed is a newspaper clipping about the poet.

12. Clarke, Arthur C.

Imperial Earth. A novel. [Together with signed letter (and two more interesting letters in copy) by Arthur C. Clarke on his personal stationery. Clarke makes some handwritten remarks about the allegations against him and writes: ‘I hope to make more money from the S. Smear than from all my books when the lawyers have finished with them !).

London, Victor Gollancz, 1975. Octavo. 287 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated, unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare in this exceptional condition.

13. Berryman, John.

The Dispossessed.

New York, William Sloane Associates, 1948. Octavo. 103 pages. Original blue Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. First edition of Berryman’s first substantial collection of poetry. Excellent, near fine condition (without the dustjacket).

14. Villanueva, Tino.

Scene from the movie Giant.

First Edition. Willimantic, Curbstone Press, 1993. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 58 pages. Original softcover. Fine. Inscribed by the author.

15. [Milton Hindus Provenance] Various.

Columbia Poetry 1939 – [Personal copy of poet Milton Hindus, with his poetry published in this Anthology. The book contains the following poems by Milton Hindus: “For the Lover of Walks” / “Summer Nights” / “Self Wears Vanity to Make Itself Invisible” / “Prayer to My Muse” / The Anthology also includes six first edition poems by Thomas Merton.

New York, Columbia University Press, 1939. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. XIX, 93 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. From the library of poet and critic, Milton Hindus, with his name on the front free endpaper.

16. Kiely, Benedict.

Honey Seems Bitter.

London, Methuen and Co Ltd., 1954. 13 cm x 19 cm. 194 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket, designed by Geoffrey Ireland, in protective Mylar. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed / Signed by Benedict Kiely during his time as visiting Professor in Eugene, Oregon in 1965 on the titlepage: “For Bill Smith – One against 1000. DR the Solomon Martini – Ben Kiely – Sept. 1965”.

17. [Bukowski, Charles] Leo, Teresa (editor).

Painted Bride Quarterly, Number 52: Includes for example the following poems/essays: Sandbox – J.M Cummings / Power – Lynn McGee / “piss” – Charles Bukowski / Scatter – Paul Violi / Contributors Notes etc.

Philadelphia, Painted Bride Art Center, 1993. 14 cm x 22 cm. 61 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

18. Borges, Jorge Luis.

Ragnarök. A parallel text (Spanish-English). Translated by Nestor Silva.

Kings Cross, 1990. 8°. 8 pages. Softcover [In protective sleeve] Excellent, as new condition. Limited Edition. (One of only 500 copies)

19. Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente; Brown, Irving Henry.

The Enemies Of Women. (Los enemigos de la mujer). Translated from the Spanish by Irving Brown.

First English Language Edition. New York, E. P. Dutton and Company, 1920. 13 x 20 cm. 547 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of Erik Christian Haugaard – the danish writer and translator of the works of Hans Christian Andersen. With his beautiful exlibris to the pastedown.

20. Llosa, Mario Vargas.

Literature and Freedom [signed]

St.leonards (Australia), The Centre for Independent Studies, 1994. 8°. VII, 10 pages. Softcover. Signed and dated by Vargas Llosa on the front free endpaper. [CIS – Occasional Papers 48]