In my parents house, seven of the rooms boasted one or more wall-to wall, floor to ceiling bookcases filled with books. (The other rooms had smaller bookcases.)  There was one bookcase that had a large section devoted to "family books": books written or edited by our relatives, and books about them.  I've got a similar section in a bookcase of my own now.  This page is a reflection of that practice.
 

Joyce Kilmer and Aline Murray Kilmer

 
Memories of My Father, Joyce Kilmer; Kenton Kilmer.   Hardcover   **
Published by Joyce Kilmer Centennial, June 1993.
         This biography of Joyce Kilmer is based on Kenton Kilmer's early memories of his father, fleshed out by information from the stories told to him by his mother Aline Kilmer in later years, and by Joyce Kilmer's own letters. It includes a black and white reproduction of my portrait of Joyce Kilmer (which hangs in the library of Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School in Vienna, Virginia), as well as my photographic portrait of my father, the author. This book is particularly recommended for students of early twentieth century English and American literature. Kenton Kilmer, like both his parents, was a poetry editor. The index is especially valuable, providing clues to the relationships between many early twentieth century writers and their works.
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Trees and Other Poems & Candles That Burn; Aline Kilmer, Joyce Kilmer.   Paperback   **
        Two volumes of poetry in one binding: Joyce Kilmer's Trees and Other Poems and Aline Kilmer's Candles That Burn.
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Joyce Kilmer's Relatives Go Out on a Limb-erik: Wry 'em and Writhe 'em ; Miriam A. Kilmer, Editor, Anne Kilmer, Noelie Kilmer Angevine, Martin Kilmer, Matthew Kilmer, Deborah Kilmer, Patrick Hunter-Kilmer, et alia. Rising Dove Fine Arts and Services, 2006; Spiral binding. Limited edition; fifteen numbered copies on recycled paper.
        Email correspondence between descendents of Joyce Kilmer, including limericks and other light verse. Spoofs of Joyce Kilmer's "Trees," and an invitation to submit entries for the second edition. $12.00 plus $2.50 shipping and handling. Email miriam@risingdove.com to make sure I have a copy available. I accept personal check, money order, certified check, or PayPal.
 
Hunting A Hair Shirt and Other Spiritual Adventures; ;Aline Murray Kilmer.   Ayer Co Publishers, Inc., June 1976.   Hardcover   **
        Essays - spiritual, with a twist of satiric humor.
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Emmy, Nicky and Greg; Aline Murray Kilmer, Illustrated by Ethel C. Taylor.   NY: George H. Doran, 1927   Hardcover   *OP
         In a fictionalized account intended for children, Aline Kilmer recounts stories from her life with her own children after the death of Joyce Kilmer. The names have been changed, and some characters combined. (Kenton Kilmer is "Tony.")
 
          Search for it at Alibris
 
A Buttonwood Summer; Aline Murray Kilmer, Illustrated by Vera Clere.  Hardcover   *OP   Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929  
Sequel to Emmy, Nicky and Greg
 
          Search for it at Alibris
 
These poetry collections by Aline Kilmer are out of print, but not hard to find.
 
The Poor King's Daughter, and Other Poems
          Search for it at Alibris
 
Selected Poems
          Search for it at Alibris
 
Vigils
          Search for it at Alibris
 
        Search for any books by Aline Kilmer at Alibris
 
More Joyce Kilmer books and products
 
More Kenton Kilmer: Poet, Translator, Editor
 
A Man in Three Worlds; ;André N. Chouraqui, Kenton Kilmer (Translator). University Press of America, 1984; Library Binding.
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          Search for it at Alibris
 
The Congressional Anthology - Poems Selected by Senators and Representatives; ;Ernest S. Griffith and Kenton Kilmer, editors.   University of Washington, DC Washington, DC, 1955.   Hardcover   OP*
 
          Search for it at Alibris
 
This Is My America: Poems from the Washington Post Washington Post; Kenton Kilmer, editor.   The Washington Post, Washington, DC, 1946   *OP
 
          Search for it at Alibris
 

F. C. Frieseke

 


Frieseke's "Woman with a Parasol"
from American Impressionists 2000 Engagement Calendar; detail.
        At the peak of his career, Frederick C. Frieseke was one of the best-known of the many American Impressionists in Europe. He was my mother's father.
 
F. C. Frieseke; Nicholas J. Kilmer.   Maxwell Galleries LTC., California, 1982   OP*         Paperback Exhibition Catalog
 
          Search for it at Alibris
 

        This book by my brother Nick describes the home in Normandy where F. C. Frieseke raised our mother; it includes many photographs of the Frieseke family. Descriptive information and reviews are available at both Amazon.com and Borders.com.
 
A Place in Normandy; OP* ;Nicholas Kilmer   Hardcover   **
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A Place in Normandy; Nicholas Kilmer.   Henry Holt   Paperback   **
        Amazon.com         Amazon.co.uk
 
A Place in Normandy; read by John McDonough (1998)   Audio Cassette   **
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More F. C. Frieseke Books and Products
 
go.to/Frieseke Internet Resources
 
Works on Paper Original Frieseke watercolors and drawings and fine art reproductions
 
Oils fine art reproductions
 
More by Nicholas Kilmer
 
;Nick is an excellent translator of poetry. The Inferno (Dante's Comedy, Vol 1); Dante Alighieri, Nicholas Kilmer (trans.), Benjamin Martinez (illus.)   Hardcover   **
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The Inferno   Paperback   ***
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Nick also writes the Fred Taylor Mysteries:
Madonna of the Apes; Nicholas Kilmer.
        Hardcover
 
Lazarus Arise!; Nicholas Kilmer.
        Hardcover
        Half.com
 
Harmony in Flesh and Black; Nicholas Kilmer.
        Hardcover   OP*
 
Harmony in Flesh and Black   Paper
        Amazon.com
 
Man With a Squirrel; Nicholas Kilmer.   Hardcover
        Amazon.com   OP*
 
Man With a Squirrel   Paper
        Amazon.com
 
Man With a Squirrel   Audio Cassette
Patrick Cullen (Reader)   Blackstone Audio (September 1997).
        Amazon.com
 
O Sacred Head; Nicholas Kilmer.   Hardcover   **
         Not for the squeamish. Reviews available.
        Amazon.com
 
O Sacred Head   Paper **
 
Dirty Linen: A Fred Taylor Mystery; Nicholas Kilmer.   Hardcover. **
        Amazon.com With Dirty Linen, Nicholas Kilmer has produced his best "Fred Taylor" mystery to date.
Review by Tim Slattery         The action begins with an auction of the belongings of a recently deceased British lord, who lived in a tony section of Massachusetts and had a large collection of art. One apparently worthless item bought surreptitiously by Fred for his wealthy employer Clayton Reed turns out to be a trove of erotic J.M.W. Turner watercolors. The scramble for these by Taylor, others who want them, and others who have schemed to have them, provides the action in the novel. It's spiced by interesting side characters, including the young woman hired by Clay through Fred to do research, and the Royalty-chasing mother of Fred's lady-friend.
        Kilmer's choice of the Turners serves to illustrate a little-known side of the man. He did indeed spend a large amount of time in the less savory parts of London and did many watercolors of an erotic nature there. When he died, he left hundreds of these to the British Museum. The trustees in that Victorian age decided that these pictures were unfit to be seen by anybody - and burned them all.
        Kilmer's plot turns on the supposition that one of the trustees conspired to make it look as if the works had been destroyed, while in fact stashing them away for his own enjoyment. The researcher in the novel quotes extensively from actual sources. Kilmer puts the historical quotes in italics, so you can tell what is historical record from what is Kilmer's own invention. The result is both entertaining and educational.
Read Amazon's interview with Nick.
        Email Nick NickKilmer@aol.com about his books. Please tell him I sent you!
 

Martin F. Kilmer

Books by my brother Martin F. Kilmer, the Archaeologist.
Greek Erotica; Martin Kilmer   Hardcover.
         My mother kept this one on a very high shelf, so that visiting children would not peruse it.  It is both scholarly and beautiful. Email me and I will let Martin know you want a copy. He may have a few left.
        Amazon.com         Amazon.co.uk           Search for it at Alibris
 
The Shoulder Bust in Sicily and South and Central Italy: a Catalogue and Materials for Dating; Martin F. Kilmer.   OP*
         This one, Mama kept on the coffee table.
        Amazon.com           Search for it at Alibris
 
Feeding the Vikings; Martin F. Kilmer and Peter J. Scott with original photography by Martin F. Kilmer
         A field guide to the edible plants of Northern Newfoundland and the near Labrador coast. Note that the prices are in Canadian dollars. Be sure to read the instructions for ordering.
 

Connections

Constance C. Greene
          Constance C. Greene was the daughter-in-law of Constance Murray Greene, who was the sister of my grandmother Aline Murray Kilmer.
 
Shep Greene
          Shep Greene is her son, my second cousin.
 
Henry Mills Alden
          Henry Mills Alden was the beloved step-father of my grandmother, Aline Kilmer. He was an editor of Harper's Magazine.

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