41.
STAFFORD, William.
A Scripture of Leaves.
Elgin: Brethren Press (1989).

First edition. 78 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Errata slip laid-in.
$25

42.
STAFFORD, William.
Sleeping at a Friend’s House.
(np): Scarab (1981).

First edition. [4 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers. One of 100 numbered copies of which 25 have been reserved for Stafford. Though not called for, SIGNED by Stafford on the title page. Scarab Supplement 1.
–SOLD– $200

43.
STAFFORD, William.
Smoke’s Way: Poems.
Graywolf Press (1978).

First edition, numbered & signed issue. [24 pp]. Very near fine in sewn wrappers. One of 26 numbered copies SIGNED by Stafford.
$200 –SOLD–

44.
STAFFORD, William.
Smoke’s Way: Poems from Limited Editions 1968–1981.
Port Townsend: Graywolf Press (1983).

First edition. 112 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with sunning along spine, extending to edge of front and rear panels. Review slip laid-in.
$50

45.
STAFFORD, William.
Someday, Maybe.
NY: Harper & Row (1973).

First edition. x + 86 pp. Foxing along top edges, else near in near fine dust jacket with a light crease to front flap. Below the printed dedication, “This is for you, my friend” Stafford has penned an arrow and added in holograph, “Yes! Bill Stafford Nov 73.”
$85

46.
STAFFORD, William.
Sometimes Like a Legend: Poems.
Copper Canyon Press (1981).

First edition. 65 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 290 copies on Nideggen paper SIGNED by Stafford.
–SOLD– $150

47.
STAFFORD, William.
Stories and Storms and Strangers.
Rexburgh: Honeybrook Press, 1984.

First edition. 18 pp. Near fine in sewn wrappers. Poems with cover art by P. Ian Kaminski. One of 400 copies printed letterpress on Nideggen paper. SIGNED by Stafford.
$100 –SOLD–

48.
STAFFORD, William.
Stories that Could Be True: New and Collected Poems.
NY: Harper & Row (1977).

First edition. xvii + 267 pp w/index of titles & first lines. Some light foxing to top edge, else near fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with light sunning to spine. SIGNED by Stafford on the half-title page.
$45

49.
STAFFORD, William.
Temporary Facts.
Athens: Duane Schneider, 1970.

First edition. 44 pp. Very near fine in full cloth. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Stafford. A collection of fourteen poems.
$150

50.
STAFFORD, William.
That Other Alone.
Mt. Horeb: Perishable Press, 1973.

First edition. Small 4to. [24 pp]. Fine in printed paper-covered boards. One of 120 numbered copies on botanical drying paper SIGNED by Stafford. Poems with drawings by Ann Mikolowski.
–SOLD– $275

51.
STAFFORD, William.
Things That Happen Where There Aren’t Any People: Poems.
Brockport: BOA Editions, 1980.

First trade edition. 38 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. One of 550 trade hardcover copies.
$60

52.
STAFFORD, William.
Things That Happen Where There Aren’t Any People.
Brockport: BOA Editions (nd).

First edition. 5 ½ x 8 ¹ ⁄ 8 illustrated card, printed in two colors. Very near fine. Unmailed promotional postcard for this title, presenting the poem “Answers.”
$15

53.
STAFFORD, William.
Traveling through the Dark.
NY & Evanston: Harper & Row (1962).

First edition. 94 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Dated (26 Oct ‘62) and INSCRIBED by Stafford on the front free endpaper, “For Mildred Weston / with highest regards / —Wm Stafford.” This collection won the National Book Award.
$200 –SOLD–

54.
STAFFORD, William.
Tuft by Puff.
Mount Horeb: Perishable Press, 1978.

First edition. [26 pp]. Light sunning along spine, else very near fine in full blue cloth. Poems with illustrations by Elizabeth Coberly. One of 240 numbered copies.
$400

55.
STAFFORD, William.
Tuned in Late One Night.
Old Deerfield & Dublin: Deerfield/Gallery Press (1978).

First edition. [10 pp]. Fine in fine dust jacket. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Stafford. Two poems, with illustrations by Timothy Engelland.
$125 –SOLD–

56.
STAFFORD, William.
Two about Music.
Knotting: Sceptre Press (1978).

First edition. [8 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. One of 100 (of 150) numbered copies on Abbey Mills laid paper. Presents “They Say” and “How to Get Back.”
$75

57.
STAFFORD, William.
The Way It Is: New & Selected Poems.
Saint Paul: Graywolf Press (1998).

First edition. xx + 268 pp w/index of titles & first lines. Fine in fine dust jacket. Preface by Naomi Shihab Nye.
$27.50

58.
STAFFORD, William.
Weather.
Mt. Horeb: Perishable Press (1969).

First edition. [22 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers and fine dust jacket. One of 207 copies on Shadwell paper. Thirteen poems.
–SOLD– $350

59.
STAFFORD, William.
West of Your City: Poems.
Los Gatos: Talisman Press, 1960.

First edition. 59 pp. Small address label iside front board, else near fine in full black cloth with printed spine label. Lacks dust jacket. SIGNED by Stafford on the front free endpaper.
$1500

60.
STAFFORD, William.
West of Your City: Poems.
Los Gatos: Talisman Press, 1960.

First trade paperback printing. 59 pp. Faint sunning to fore-edge with a few tiny edgetears, else near fine in wrappers with pasted-on illustrated cover label. SIGNED by Stafford on the half-title page.
$850

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