Pocket sized potry

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Pocket sized potry

1Frank_Zwolinski
mei 31, 2021, 10:09 pm

My interest is in pocket sized books of poets that are NOT glued.

What I am looking for is a set of poetry books, small enough to carry in a jacket pocket and read anywhere. I prefer hardback, acid free paper and sewn bindings, a ribbon is nice but not a deal breaker.

So, I wonder if folks have quality suggestions for me.

Thank you all,
Frank

2nessreader
jun 7, 2021, 3:36 pm

"Everyman Pocket Poets" are a series that are a good size, wellbound and a decent price. They do tend to be canon names, but do a fair few themed anthologies with multiple poets represented. I don't know how available they are in the USA.

3nessreader
Bewerkt: jun 7, 2021, 3:40 pm

A link to one to help you find the series Conversation Pieces edited by Harold Schechter

4Frank_Zwolinski
jun 8, 2021, 11:55 pm

Thank you, but unfortunately these volumes are glued bindings, which was confirmed to me by the company. I have been told by a fellow on Library Thing that they are well made and strong but never-the-less glued. If you can think of any that are sewn, I would appreciate the lead.

5nessreader
Bewerkt: jun 9, 2021, 2:48 pm

I'm sorry. They used to be sewn. Everymans library have been relaunched and rebranded a bunch of times and the current series is different from the vintage ones. The vintage one you'd stumble across in used bookshops, and the knockoff (other publishers like oxford or nelson or cassell) cheap/hardback/pocket/canon books published from early to mid 20th century, used to be. Secondhand might be the way to go?

I went searching but a lot of sites don't specify sewn versus glued, annoyingly. You would think these guys would, but no.
http://www.everymanslibrarycollecting.com/site_index.html

6Frank_Zwolinski
jun 12, 2021, 7:38 pm

I spoke to the company and they informed me that The Pocket Poets Library is the only series they have that is still glued, "Because of the small size." "All others are sewn." However I have been told by folks, who own these books, that they are quite sturdy, thus, I am trying them.