Manuscripts

John Ciardi Collection

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

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John Ciardi Collection

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.

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John Ciardi Collection

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,

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John Ciardi Collection

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

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John Ciardi Collection

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

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John Ciardi Collection

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

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John Ciardi Collection

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

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John Ciardi Collection

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

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John Ciardi Collection

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

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John Ciardi Collection

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.

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