The Poetry Library of Marie Bullock - Locus Solus Rare Books

917. UNTERMEYER, JEAN STARR. Love and Need: Collected Poems 1918-1940. New York:
Viking Press, 1940. First edition. 8vo, cloth. Edges a trifle sunstruck, else fine in a darkened
dust jacket with a few nicks and small tears, one tape repair. A large collection, including the
contents of the poet’s four previous books and 20 hitherto unpublished poems. A
presentation copy, inscribed on the front fly: “For Mrs. Bullock - poet’s friend, Jean Starr
Untermeter, November 1940.” $50
918. UNTERMEYER, JEAN STARR. Private Collection. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
First edition. 8vo, cloth. Fine in a lightly nicked dust jacket. Personal recollection of poets
she had known. With a publisher’s presentation letter as well as two autograph letters from
Untermeyer to Mrs. Bullock laid in. $30
first book inscribed
919. UNTERMEYER, LOUIS. First Love: A Lyric Sequence. Boston: Sherman, French &
Company, 1911. First edition. 8vo, original boards with white cloth spine and tips. One
signature partly sprung covers soiled and somewhat rubbed, good. The poet’s first book, an
odd association copy, inscribed by Untermeyer around the time of publication: “To Hudson
Maxim, hoping that here and there (especially here) a line will strike his fancy. . . . Louis
Untermeyer, New Year, 1912.” The recipient was a well-known American entrepreneur and
inventor who, simultaneously with his rival brother, developed explosives and automatic
weapons that had a devastiating impact during the First World War. Hudson Maxim
produced the first smokeless powder in America, which was put into use by the U.S. Army in
1901. $150
920. VAN DOREN, MARK. The Last Look. New York: Henry Holt, (1937). First edition. 8vo,
cloth. Fine in a lightly spine-faded dust jacket with a few short tears and small hole to the
spine. $30
921. VAN DOREN, MARK. The Seven Sleepers. New York: Henry Holt, (1944). First edition.
8vo, cloth. Fine in a lightly rubbed dust jacket, designed by Stanley William Hayter. $30
922. VAN DOREN, MARK. New Poems. New York: William Sloane Associates, (1948). First
edition. 8vo, cloth. Fine in a very lightly rubbed dust jacket with a touch of wear to the ends
of the spine. $30
923. VAN DOREN, MARK. The Last Days of Lincoln: A Play in Six Scenes. New York: Hill
& Wang, (1959). First edition. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. Fine in a very lightly faded dust
jacket and a few small smudges. $25
924. VAN DOREN, MARK. Carl Sandburg: Washington: Library of Congress, 1967. First
edition. 8vo, wrappers. Fine. Lecture in the Gertrude Clarke Whittall series. $30
925. VAN DOREN, MARK. 100 Poems: Selected by the Author. New York: Hill & Wang,
(1967). First edition. 12mo, cloth. Fine in a lightly rubbed dust jacket. Inscribed by Van
Doren on the front blank to Mrs. Bullock. $50
926. VAN DOREN, MARK. That Shining Place: New Poems. New York: Hill & Wang, (1969).
First edition. 8vo, cloth. Fine in slipcase. One of 200 numbered copies; inscribed by Van
Doren in pencil on the half title page to Mrs. Bullock and with a TLS from the publisher
inviting her to a luncheon in honor of the poet. $85
927. VAN RIPER, ANTHONY. Velvet Tides. With Illustrations by the Author. Vineyard Haven:
Seven Seas Press, 1964. First edition. 8vo, wrappers. Bit of offsetting from a clipping, few
marks, fine. Poet’s first book. Signed on the title page. $20
928. VINAL, HAROLD. Attic for the Nightingale: A Sheaf of Informal Essays. Brattleboro:
Stephen Daye Press, 1934. First edition. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. Spine stamping dulled,
else fine in a sunned dust jacket with a touch of wear. $35
929. VINAL, HAROLD. Selected Poems 1921 to 1948. Portland, Maine: Falmouth Publishing
House, 1948. First edition. 8vo, blue cloth. Fine in a very lightly faded dust jacket with a