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Kenneth Patchen. The Love Poems of Kenneth Patchen. City Lights Books, 1960.

Price: US$5.44 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Marking, staining, and edge wear to spine and covers; wear and darkening to page edges. Copyright 1939, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966 by Kenneth Patchen - Tenth Printing, September, 1969.

Seller: Samson Books, Trenton, ON, Canada

Patchen, Kenneth. THE LOVE POEMS OF KENNETH PATCHEN. City Lights, San Francisco, 1960.

Price: US$16.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good in original wraps, owner bookplate inside, some handling to wraps. 48p., Number 13 in the great City Lights Pocket Poets Series. "The character of love seen as a search for the lost." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Seller: David Gaines, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.

Patchen, Kenneth. The Love Poems of Kenneth Patchen, Number Thirteen. City Lights Books, San Francisco, California, 1960.

Price: US$66.50 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Small faint stain on the front cover along with very faint discoloration alont the sine. Discoloration on the front title page most likely from a card of some sort being placed inside the book for a long time. Pencil marks from previous owner (checks and x's in the top corners of the pages, underlines, and small notes.)

Seller: Adventures Underground, Richland, WA, U.S.A.

Patchen, Kenneth.. The Love Poems of Kenneth Patchen.. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1960.

Price: US$90.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing of paperbound issue. Cook 13. A fresh unworn copy with slight toning to spine, and a few pale dots to front cover. 48pp. Q15261

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

Patchen, Kenneth. The Love Poems of Kenneth Patchen. City Lights, San Francisco, 1960.

Price: US$95.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Pages just slightly toned else fine -- green & white printed wraps. The Pocket poets series, no. 13. 48 pp. First printing with '75 cents' back cover. One of 1500 copies printed, reportedly. A very fresh copy.

Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

Patchen, Kenneth. The Love Poems of Kenneth Patchen. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1960.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition, First Printing, 75c price on rear cover, no other printings stated. Cook 13. One of 1500 copies bound in white and green wrappers, Very Good, bottom corner front wrapper and first 12 pages faint crease, 1/8" closed tear fore edge front wrapper, tiny rubs at spine ends. The Pocket Poets Series Number Thirteen. Size: 5" x 6 1/2"

Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.

Patchen, Kenneth.. The Love Poems of Kenneth Patchen.. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1960.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing, with 75c price on rear cover. Cook 13. One of 1500 copies bound in white and green wrappers. A Fine, crisp copy, corners sharp, clean and unworn. 48pp. Q15648

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

PATCHEN, Kenneth.. THE LOVE POEMS OF KENNETH PATCHEN.. CITY LIGHTS BOOKS, SAN FRANCISCO., 1960.

Price: US$455.06 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Kenneth Patchen love poems . 16mo.48 pages . Original red cloth covered boards ,title in blue lettering on front and spine, front cloth cover has mark which is a defect as the blue lettering is not damaged [see photos ] , small ex lib label is on front paste down end paper, spine is faintly faded but generally book is clean , pages 30 and 31 have spot on each leave, fore edge and head has spotting . A difficult first edition to find ,but worth it for a colector.

Seller: Highstreet Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom

Kenneth Patchen. The Love Poems of Kenneth Patchen. City Lights, San Francisco, 1960.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1960 1st edition, in its infinitely less common hardback. Clean, tight and Near Fine to Fine in its pink boards. Internally pristine as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. 16mo, the 13th title in the legendary City Lights Pocket Poet series and very elusive as such, in its original hardback AND in such lovely condition.

Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.