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Signed by the author and illustrator on colophon page. Limited edition, #XXIII/XXV. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine box with paper label on front.

First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. Signed by both the author and the illustrator.

Marbled paper over boards with blue cloth spine with gold lettering. A touch of wear to the spine corners else a fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. Signed and dated by Oates on the title page. An unnumbered copy. This was publisher Herb Yellin's copy and is marked "Presentation Copy" on the colophon page.

First edition (first printing). A very good or better copy in the original publisher's boards. Spine label chipped, affecting the word Poems. Despite the large number of subscribers, an uncommon book. [JSP01]

First edition (first printing). Black ink on spine a bit worn, thus near fine; in the publisher's original acetate dust jacket with a crease down the rear cover, thus near fine. Signed by the author on the limitation pages. This copy unnumbered. Minor wear to slipcase.

Second printing, with "and" corrected on page 14. White endpapers. A very good copy. Light bump to one corner wear to spine ends. Spine gilt darkened. Light spotting on title page. No dust jacket. [JSP02]

First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in white decorated sewn wrappers (paperback). Slight scuffing on rear from sliding in and out of envelope. In original cardboard mailing envelope from the Ten Crow Press.

First edition (first printing). Light wear to spine ends, else a near fine copy. Inscribed by Paine in 1894.

First edition (first printing). A fine copy (some discoloration from glue on the verso of the endpapers) in a fine dust jacket. This is the most deluxe limitation, one of ten copies numbered with uppercase Roman numerals. This copy is signed on the title page by Sutter and at the end of the foreword by Snodgrass. Opposite the first poem, Sutter has handwritten the poem "How to Dream Up an Answer."

First edition (first printing). Fine sheets laid into a near fine folder with minor edgewear. This is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Simic and Popa, with a handwritten poem by Simic written out on a blank leaf. In this case, Simic has copied out and signed his 16-line poem, "Pyramids Are Towns / for Vasko" Your humble cataloguer made a half-hearted attempt to find this poem in one of Simic's published collections, but did not locate a printed version.

First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated brown wrappers (paperback). Wrappers are chipped at edges.

Signed by the author at bottom of broadside. Limited edition, copy 'Z' of 26 lettered copies. First edition (first printing). Few spots of foixing.

Signed by the author on limitation page, #25/50 signed and numbered copies. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in blue wrappers (paperback) with title, author and publisher in red ink. Slight creasing to cover and sheets.

Printed with purple ink on light blue paper. Light, uneven toning, mostly at the top half; four horizontal creases from folding.

First edition (first printing). Green cloth stamped in gold with gilt top edge. A very good hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Association copy; inscribed by the author to writer and poet James Whitcomb Riley with a poem of seven lines and the salutation "from his friend and brother-in-arms /Madison Cawein / May 12, 1892." BAL 2992.

First edition (first printing). Very good copies in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Mild surface soiling. Some spines are tanned.

First edition (first printing). Light edge wear and minor toning to endpapers thus a near fine copy in a scarce dust jacket with some loss to the spine ends affecting text at the foot, neat handwritten titles of author's other works on rear panel. Signed by the author on the title page and dated perhaps in a separate hand in the year of publication.

First edition (first printing). Black cloth with color illustration on front cover, and color frontispiece with tissue guard. Some edge wear thus a near fine copy in a dust jacket with several tears to the die-cut window that frames the cover illustration; tears are repaired on the verso with scotch tape. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Scarce in the jacket. A nice copy despite the condition issues.

First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a very good publisher's original glassine dust jacket has three very short tears at the corners. In a very good original box with paper label on cover, and worn edges including two closed tears. Signed by the author on the limitation page. One of 84 copies published with a manuscript page. [JSP01]

First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in blue cloth with bright gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Decorated endpapers. Some browning beginning at page edges. Mild edge wear. Bottom spine edge rolled. No dust jacket. Scarce. WorldCat locates 1 copy.