New York: Harper & Brothers, (1949). Hardcover. First edition. Touch of bumping at the spine ends, else fine in very good or better price-clipped dust jacket with short tears to the spine ends and small nicks and tears at the extremities. Author's increasingly uncommon second book, and the winner of..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, (1953). Hardcover. First edition. Hint of wear at the spine ends, else fine in very good or better dust jacket with toning at the edges, small chip and closed tear on rear panel and light edgewear. A nice copy of the author's first novel. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Softcover. Later printing. Very good in pictorial stiff paper wrappers with rubs along the extremities. More
![Item #83769 [Sentiment or Tribute]: I shall remember. Gwendolyn BROOKS](https://betweenthecovers.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/83769.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1457676125)
Unbound. A large sheet of stiff paper, with a handwritten tribute to the former and longtime head of the writer's program at Indiana University. Removed from a volume of tributes compiled in 1975 (and which we have been buying a page at a time over the past decade). Approximately 11.75"..... More
![Item #518865 [Flyer for Readings and Creative Writing Courses]: The Contemporary Forum is Proud...](https://betweenthecovers.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/518865.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1659546911)
Chicago: The Contemporary Forum, [1973]. Unbound. Original promotional flyer for a series of readings or Creative Writing Courses taught by Gwendolyn Brooks. Single leaf printed recto only on pink paper. 11" x 8.5". Folded twice for mailing, slight sunning at the folds, a single short closed tear at top edge..... More
![Item #527439 Gay Chaps at the Bar [in] Conference Poetry: Volume II. Fifth Annual Writers'...](https://betweenthecovers.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/527439.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1672355511)
Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University / (Printed by The Prairie Press), [1944]. Softcover. First edition. Slim octavo. Spine and topedge of cover a bit sunned else fine. Issued in 500 numbered copies, this copy unnumbered. An early appearance by Brooks, featuring her sonnet "Gay Chaps at the Bar," for which she..... More
![Item #545207 Gay Chaps at the Bar [in] Conference Poetry: Volume II. Fifth Annual Writers'...](https://betweenthecovers.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/545207.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1681154405)
Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University / (Printed by The Prairie Press), [1944]. Softcover. First edition. Slim octavo. Spine faintly sunned and cover trifle rubbed, just about fine. Issued in 500 numbered copies, this copy is unnumbered. An early appearance by Brooks, featuring her sonnet "Gay Chaps at the Bar," for which..... More
Dickerson, MD: Quill & Brush, 2004. Hardcover. 2004 (current) edition. 5 page bibliography and price-guide. A thorough guide to identifying and collecting first editions, advance copies, limited editions, etc. The AUTHOR PRICE GUIDES (APGs) include a facsimile of the author's signature; a brief biographical sketch; an up-to-date list of the..... More
![Item #566059 [Program]: The Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y Fiftieth Anniversary Reading....](https://betweenthecovers.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/566059.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1701374432)
New York: 92nd Street YM-YWHA, 1989. Softcover. Seven leaves folded to make fourteen pages, unstapled as issued. Fine. Program for a reading, prints poems by each of the readers. More
New York: Pushcart Press, (1991). Softcover. Uncorrected proof. Introduction by Edward Hoagland. About fine in blue printed wrappers. Contributions by Joyce Carol Oates, James Merrill, Gwendolyn Brooks, William Stafford, William Kennedy, and more. More
[Circa 1970]. Unbound. Black and white gelatin silver photograph. Measuring 10" by 8". Image of Gwendolyn Brooks, William Edel, Andrew J. Offut and two other figures. Near fine with some very light soiling. Signed by Brooks, Edel, Offut and one other. More
Kent: The Hand and Flower Press, (1962). Softcover. First English edition. Selected and Introduced by Rosey E. Pool. 10mo. Printed wrappers. Owner's name on front fly, rubbing and light wear on the wraps, very good. Contributions by 56 African American poets including Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, Owen Dodson..... More
New York: Harlem Moon / Broadway Books, (2004). Softcover. First edition thus. Trade paperback. Foreword by Staceyann Chin. 179pp. Covers lightly flared, near fine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's letter laid in. Contributions by Jordan, Gayl Jones, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Robert Hayden, Nikki Giovanni, Gwendolyn Brooks, Amiri Baraka (as..... More
Ohio: Ashland Poetry Press, (1969). Softcover. First edition. Wrappers over stapled binding. 64pp. Owner name, pen mark on "Acknowledgments" page, covers moderately rubbed, spine with a small tear at foot, still about very good. Contributions by Howard Nemerov, W.D. Snodgrass, Philip Levine, X.J. Kennedy, Lewis Turco, Robert Bly, Denise Levertov..... More
Chicago: Modern Poetry Association, 1969. Softcover. First edition. Pictorial mustard wrappers. Contains pages 79-136pp, [12]pp. Fine. Contributions by Henry Rago, Daryl Hine, May Swenson, Denise Levertov, Stanley Kunitz, Gwendolyn Brooks, Michael Benedikt, Daniel Hoffman, Larry Eigner, Frederick Bock, Lisel Mueller, Marvin Bell, Leonard Cochran, Richard Howard, HJ. Sobiloff, Robert Creeley..... More
New York: L.B. Fischer, (1945). Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. 36pp. Near fine with touch of bumping at the edges in about near fine dust jacket with some toning and wear at the perimeter, bit of rubbing and small nicks and creases at the spine ends. Anthology with contributions by Robert..... More
New York: L.B. Fischer, (1945). Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. 36pp. Very good or better with touch of bumping at the edges and tiny bit of edge toning in very good toned dust jacket with stains on front panel and chips and creases at the edges, mostly the rear board. about..... More