William Stafford

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61.
STAFFORD, William.
Who Are You Really, Wanderer?: Pages in the Language of Respect & Conciliation.

Rexburgh: Honeybrook Press, 1993.

First edition. 27 pp. Fine in sewn wrappers. One of 331 copies printed letterpress on Rives Buff paper in two colors. The ninth Stafford chapbook by the Press.
$85 –SOLD–

62.
STAFFORD, William.
“The Whole Wide World Pours Down”: Remembering William Stafford Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress 1970–71.

Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1994.

First edition. 33 pp. Light foxing to first leaf, else near fine in illustrated wrappers. Preface by Prosser Gifford, an essay by Kim R. Stafford, “My Father’s Place,” and a number of Stafford’s poems.
$35

63.
STAFFORD, William.
Writing the World.

Baltimore: Alembic Press (1988).

First edition. 14 pp. Fine in sewn wrappers. Fourteen poems.
$25

64.
STAFFORD, William.
Wyoming Circuit.

Tideline Press, 1980.

First edition. A single long sheet, accordion-folded nine times and bound between printed paper-covered boards. One of 125 numbered copies on dampened Barcham Green handmade paper SIGNED by Stafford.
–SOLD– $200

65.
STAFFORD, William.
You and Some Other Characters: Poems.

Rexburgh: Honeybrook Press, 1987.

First edition. 26 pp. Very near fine in sewn wrappers. Poems with drawings by Barbara Stafford. One of 328 copeis on Lana Laid paper.
$150 –SOLD–

66.
STAFFORD, William.
You Must Revise Your Life.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press (1986).

First edition. xii + 118 pp. Fine in full cloth; no dust jacket, as issued.
$150

67.
STAFFORD, William translates Ghalib.
Poems by Ghalib.

NY: Hudson Review (1969).

First edition. 16 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. “Compliments of the Asia Society” sticker affixed inside front cover. Translations by Aijaz Ahmad with William Stafford and Adrienne Rich. Forenote by Aijaz Ahmad. SIGNED by Stafford on the title page.
$75

68.
STAFFORD, William with Robert Adams.
Listening to the River: Seasons in the American West.

NY: Aperture (1994).

First edition. Horizontal 8vo. 110 pp. Some light foxing along bottom edge, else near fine in near fine dust jacket. Poems by Stafford with Adams’ photographs.
$100

69.
STAFFORD, William and Marvin Bell.
Annie-Over.

Rexburgh: Honeybrook Press, 1988.

First edition. [28 pp]. Very near fine in sewn wrappers. Poems with illustrations by Barbara Stafford. One of 298 copies printed letterpress by Donnell Hunter on Nideggen paper. Though not called for, SIGNED by Stafford.
$150 –SOLD–

70.
STAFFORD, William and Marvin Bell.
Segues: A Correspondence in Poetry.

Boston: Godine (1983).

First trade edition. xii + 52 pp. Very near fine in near fine dust jacket. Each poet contributes a preface to their respective selection of poems.
$35

71.
STAFFORD, William and Stephen Dunning.
Getting the Knack: 2o Poetry Writing Exercises.

Urbana: National Council of Teachers of English (1992).

First edition. 4to. x + 202 pp. Some soiling inside front cover and first leaf, else very good plus in glossy illustrated wrappers.
$15

72.
STAFFORD, William and Roland Flint.
Hearing Voices.

Salem: Willamette University, 1991.

First edition. 27 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Nine poems by Flint, thirteen by Stafford. Produced to commemorate a reading by the two poets on the Willamette University campus.
$20

73.
STAFFORD, William and Josephine Jacobson.
Two Lectures.

Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1973.

First edition. iii + 31 pp. Near fine in stapled wrappers. Stafford contributes “Leftovers: A Care Package,” Jacobsen, “From Anne to Marianne: Some Women in American Poetry.”
$20

74.
STAFFORD, William E. and Robert H. Ross.
Poems & Perspectives.

Glenview & London: Scott, Foresman and Company (171).

First edition. ix + 633 pp w/index of authors, titles, & first lines. Near fine in illustrated wrappers.
$25

75.
STAFFORD, William and Kim.
Braided Apart: Poems.

Lewiston: Confluence Press (1976).

First edition. 61 pp. Very good plus in illustrated wrappers. One of 25 numbered copies SIGNED by Kim and William Stafford. Laid into this copy is a single printed sheet explaining the existence of this edition, produced in 1993 from reconditioned first printing copies.
$200

76.
STAFFORD, William and Disma Tumminello.
A Meeting with Disma Tumminello and William Stafford.

Merrick: Cross-Cultural Communications (1982).

Second printing. 32mo. 71 pp. Fine in boards with illustrated front and rear cover labels. Introduction by Nat Scammacca. Texts in English and Italian translation. Reproductions of artworks by Tumminello with Stafford’s poems.
$25

77.
STAFFORD, William and Disma Tumminello.
A Meeting with Disma Tumminello and William Stafford.

Merrick: Cross-Cultural Communications (1982).

Second paperback printing. 32mo. 71 pp. Fine in boards with illustrated front and rear cover labels. Introduction by Nat Scammacca. Texts in English and Italian translation.
$10

78.
[STAFFORD, William]. Barton, Todd.
The Dream of Now for String Quartet and Reader.

Ashland: Todd Barton, 1996.

First edition. 4to. [12 pp]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. SIGNED by Barton on the front cover. Stafford’s poem with Barton’s score. A cd of the recorded work accompanies.
$75

79.
[STAFFORD, William]. Merchant, Paul.
William Stafford: An Exhibit Catalog and Bibliography.

Portland: Lewis & Clark College (2000).

First trade paperback printing. 48 pp. Small bump to crown of spine, else near fine in wrappers. One of 400 copies. A very useful reference.
$20

80.
[STAFFORD, William].
The Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y: William Stafford and Liz Rosenberg February 8, 1988.

NY: Poetry Center, 1988.

First edition. 4to. [4 pp]. Upper corners bumped, else near fine in illustrated wrappers. Program for a reading by the two poets, reproducing corrected typescripts and in Stafford’s case, a reproduction of the original holograph poem as well.
$25

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