William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude. William Everson, Brother Antoninus.
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude
William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude

William Everson Collection: 18 Books. These Are the Ravens; River Root: A Szygy; Birth of A Poet; Earth Poetry; In the Fictive Wish; The Engendering Flood; Who is She That Looketh at the Morning; The Springing of the Blade; The Masks of Drought; Single Source; The Crooked Lines of God; The Hazards of Holiness; The Rose of Solitude

Oyez; Black Sparrow Press; Doubelday, etc. 1935-1990.

Eighteen books by the poet William Everson, including his first ever published pamphlet from 1935, a selection of his religious poetry under the Dominican name Brother Antoninus, and a variety of signed and limited fine press editions from Oyez and Black Sparrow, two of which contain duplicate copies. All items in very good to fine condition. 


1. Bill Everson; William Everson

These are the Ravens

San Leandro, CA: Greater Western Publishing, 1935. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pamphlet Series of Western Poets. First issue of the author's first book, limited run of 1000 copies. 11 page staple bound pamphlet with the price of 10 cents to front cover. Pages wholly age toned with a slight crease to left corner of front cover. Prints sixteen of the earliest poems of William Everson, also known as Brother Antoninus, California naturalist poet and disciple of Robinson Jeffers. With an introduction by H.A.H. An exceptional copy of a very scarce work. Protected in an acetate sleeve.


2. William Everson; Duncan, Robert.

Single Source: The Early Poems of William Everson

Oyez, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, initialed by the poet Robert Duncan at the end of his introduction. Very good in a slightly faded dust wrapper


3+4. Brother Antoninus; William Everson

Who is She That Looketh as the Morning

Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1972. Hardcover. Who is She That Looketh as the Morning, Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1972. #33/250 and #171/250. 4to. His last title published as Brother Antoninus, with Catholic Church imprimatur Cum Permisu Superiorum. Signed Brother Antoninus to the colophon, with tipped in prospectus. 2 copies in near identical shape. Near Fine.


5. William Everson

Birth of a Poet: The Santa Cruz Meditations

Black Sparrow Press, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Birth of a Poet: The Santa Cruz Meditations, Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982 #2/250 copies, signed and numbered to the colophon. Foxing to top edge of text block. Near fine in a glassine wrapper. 


6. William Everson

Birth of a Poet: The Santa Cruz Meditations

Black Sparrow Press, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Birth of a Poet: The Santa Cruz Meditations, Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. #14/50, signed and numbered to the colophon. Additionally signed by Everson to the flyleaf, Escape all the pitfalls as infant or child, or adolescent sorrow or later a trauma awaits you. if everything else fails there's always love. That'll make you cry! 


7. William Everson

Earth Poetry

Oyez, 1980. Soft cover. Earth Poetry: Selected Essays and Interviews 1950-1977 Berkeley: Oyez, 1980. Softcover, Inscribed by Everson to the title page. Very good in pictorial wrappers, showing minimal shelf wear. 


8. William Everson

The Engendering Flood

Black Sparrow Press, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The Engendering Flood: Book One of And Dust Shall be the Serpent's Food Cantos I-IV, Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. #19/50. Includes a broadside of the final verse of the poem, sewn into the binding at flyleaf, signed by Everson, with linocut illustration by Tom Killion. Handbound in quarter cloth by Earle Grey. 


9+10. William Everson

In the Fictive Wish

Oyez, 1967. Hardcover. In the Fictive Wish, Berkeley: Oyez, 1967. 4to. 2 copies, #40/200 #170/200, in near identical shape. Bound in full cloth with uncut page edges. Signed by Everson to the colophon page. 


11. William Everson

The Masks of Drought

Black Sparrow Press, 1980. Soft cover. 8vo, brown softcover wrappers, 92pp. First trade edition, issued simultaneously in hardcover. Inscribed by Everson to the title page. Includes a tipped in leaflet from the Analytical Psychology Club of San Francisco, supplemental material for a lecture by the poet sponsored by the club. A few nicks of apparent silverfishing to lower edge of front wrap, minor rubbing to covers. Firmly bound with clean text, a handsome copy.


12. William Everson

River Root: A Syzygy for the Bicentennial of these States

Oyez, 1976. Soft cover. Very good softcover showing minimal toning and slight crease to front wrap. Inscribed by Everson to Jim Hart in admiration.


13. William Everson

River Root: A Syzygy for the Bicentennial of these States

Oyez, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to, bound in quarter leather with front etching. No. 137/250 copies, signed by Everson to the colophon.


14. William Everson

The Springing of the Blade

Reno: Black Rock Press, 1967. Hardcover. 4to, Limited edition of 180 copies, unnumbered. Clothbound with uncut page edges. Signed by Everson to the flyleaf. 


15. Brother Antoninus

The Crooked Lines of God

University of Detroit Press, 1962. Oblong 8vo, black cloth, gold titles, 88pp, unclipped dust jacket (4.00). Third edition, one of 1000 copies printed by Albertus Magnus Press, Oakland. Inscribed by the poet to the free front endpaper. Dust jacket creased at edges, tape residue marks to panels and flaps, discreet pen marking to rear panel. Mild toning to pages. The first volume of poetry Everson published as Brother Antoninus, printed at St. Albert's College where he lived as a Dominican religious. A nice example.


16. Brother Antoninus

The Hazards of Holiness

Doubleday, 1962. 8vo, red buckram cloth, gilt titles, deckled edges, 94pp. Later printing, association copy, inscribed ‘Bill Everson’ to a friend of the poet in 1972, upon his assistance in moving to Swanton California in the Santa Cruz mountains. Toning to outer edges of dust jacket, mild rubbing to rear panel. A nearly fine copy. 


17. Brother Antoninus

The Hazards of Holiness

Doubleday, 1962. 8vo, red buckram cloth, gilt titles, deckled edges, 94pp, unclipped dust jacket (2.50). Stated First Edition. Mild toning and rubbing to dust jacket panels, endpapers. The second published volume of verse by Everson under his Dominican religious name Brother Antoninus. A nice copy in mylar. 


18. Brother Antoninus

The Rose of Solitude: A Love Poem — Sequence

Doubleday, 1967. 8vo, black quarter cloth over maroon cloth boards, gilt titles, maroon endpapers, deckled edges, 125pp. Unclipped dust jacket (3.95). Stated First Edition. Closed tear to front panel of dust jacket, mild wear to edges. A five part poem cycle, the last major release of Everson under his Dominican religious name Brother Antoninus. Jacket photo by Thomas Merton. A nice copy. 
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