John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 4: Childrens Anthologies that include Ciardi’s Poems SOUNDS OF LAUGHTER. Bill Martin, Jr. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. Hardcover. Contains “The River Is a Piece of Sky.” [From THE REASON FOR THE PELICAN.] A CHILD’S FIRST BOOK OF POEMS. New
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 12: Bibliography JOHN CIARDI: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. William White. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1959. Paperback. First edition, signed and inscribed by Ciardi. for Roger- towards the dept. of trivia but with all good wishes John JOHN CIARDI: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. First edition.
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 13: Books about John Ciardi THE SELECTED POEMS OF JOHN CIARDI. Compiled and edited by Edward M. Cifelli. JOHN CIARDI. Edward Krickel. Second copy. First printing. JOHN CIARDI: MEASURE OF THE MAN. Ed. Vince Clemente. Fayetteville, AR: The University of Arkansas Press,
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 2: Adult anthologies that contain Ciardi’s poems FELINES: GREAT POETS ON NOTORIOUS CATS. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992. Contains “My Cat, Mrs. Lick-a-chin.” [From YOU READ TO ME, I’LL READ TO YOU, but this is not a children’s book, with poems by
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 3: Books of Children’s Poetry THE REASON FOR THE PELICAN. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1959. Illustrated by Madeleine Gekiere. Second printing. Signed. THE REASON FOR THE PELICAN. Third printing. Signed. THE REASON FOR THE PELICAN. Fifth printing. Signed. THE REASON FOR THE
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 5: Books of Limericks LIMERICKS: TOO GROSS. With Isaac Asimov. New York: W. W. Norton, 1978. Signed and inscribed to Dr. John D. Clark.” For Doc- see p. 60 and transvest [Ciardi hand-changed pronouns from female to male] from a dirty old
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 6: Translations of Dante’s Divine Comedy “Dante’s ‘Inferno’-Cantos I-V from a new translation of The Divine Comedy by John Ciardi.” Offprint from THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CITY REVIEW (Winter 1952), 75-91. Signed and inscribed. For Fletcher and Inga, crossing with mortal sense
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 7: Textbooks HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? First edition signed: For Mary Motley With happy good wishes John Ciardi July 14, 1961 Penn State U. HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? First edition.Gift from Judith Ciardi. HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? Boston: Houghton
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 8: Books with Essays by John Ciardi DIALOGUE WITH AN AUDIENCE. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1963. Signed first edition. Scarce. Inscribed: For Lollie- with all happy wishes- John Ciardi DIALOGUE WITH AN AUDIENCE. Signed copy. DIALOGUE WITHAN AUDIENCE. First edition. Gift of
John Ciardi CollectionCollection 372 SUBGROUP I: Books Series 9: Treat It Gentle (The autobiography of jazz musician Sidney Bechet) TREAT IT GENTLE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (of jazz musician Sidney Bechet). New York: Hill & Wang (by agreement with Twayne Publishers), 1960. Hardcover. First edition.
