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New York: Mysterious Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine review copy with promo material laid in. Fine bright unclipped and unfaded dustwrapper. The author's fifth crime novel. Collector's copy. More
New York: Mysterious Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine review copy with promo material laid in. Fine bright unclipped and unfaded dustwrapper. The author's fifth crime novel. Collector's copy. More
New York: harper & Row, 1976. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition stated of the author's Edgar Award winning novel set in South Africa. A very good copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper. More
Paris: Gare Du Nord, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Tall side-stapled wrappers. Fifth issue (of five published) of this small press poetry journal edited by Oliver and Notley. A handsome very good copy. 44 pp. More
Santa Barbara: Christopher's Books, 1979. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. Unpaginated chapbook. Introduction by James Den Boer. A very good copy in stapled printed wrappers. One of five hundred copies printed. More
New York: No Publisher, 1966. First Edition. Paperback. First edition. Collection of broadside poems printed on different colored large sheets. Stapled at corner. Printed on rectos only. Measures 22 x 14. This copy folded in the middle. This copy also contains an extra title page which has a long half..... More
New York: Aperture, 1974. First edition. Cloth. Wide clothbound quarto. The first major monograph on Meatyard with text by Hall and a reminiscence by his friend Guy Davenport. 136 pp. A fine clothbound copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper with $15.00 publisher price sticker afixed to the front endpaper. Light..... More
New York: Aperture, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Wide paperbound quarto. The first major monograph on Meatyard with text by Hall and a reminiscence by his friend Guy Davenport. 136 pp. Slightly musty, else a clean very good plus copy in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. Published as Aperture Volume 18 Numbers 3..... More
New York: James Van DerZee Institute, Inc., 1972. First edition. Paperback. Slender oblong stapled catalog. With ten full-page black and white photographs followed by a brief biography of Van DerZee. Unpaginated. The catalog measures approx. 9" wide x 8" tall. From a traveling exhibition of photographs organized by the James..... More
Various: No Publisher, 1977 - 1987. No Edition. Loose Sheets. Sold here together is a group of 40 handwritten postcards by a variety of modern poets to Philip Hackett related to poetry readings organized and promoted by Philip Hackett of San Francisco. All in very good condition. More
Boston: Privately Printed, 1992. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11" tall tan paper. Contains a single poem by Tate. No publication info provided other than "State House / Boston / June 22, 1992" In very good condition. Uncommon Tate ephemera. More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1986. No Edition. Cloth. Sold here are three items related to the publication of the book Reckoner by James Tate. They include a mock-up of the dustwrapper wrapped around the cloth covers that would be used when the book was published. Also, a brief letter from..... More
Tucson: CUE, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Seven issues of this poetry journal edited by Morgan Lucas Schuldt and Mark Horosky. Includes Volume 1, #1, Volume 2, Numbers 1 and 2, Volume 3 Numbers 1 and 2 and Volume 4, numbers 1 and 2. All issues in fine condition. More
San Francisco: Intersection, 1980. First edition. Loose Sheets. Tall single sheet of paper measuring 10" wide x 16" tall. With an image of poet James Wright by Kubly. A poetry reading event for Easter Sunday April 6, 1980 at Intersection in San Francisco to memorialize the recent passing of poet..... More
Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1997. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. 206 pp. Includes some illustrations. Interesting reference work on poetry broadsides of the 1960's. A near fine copy. INSCRIBED by the author. More
Haydenville: Morning Star Press, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound size volume. Double issue of this literary magazine featuring writings by Rosa Luxemburg, Kay Boyle and others. A very good copy. 336 pp. More
San Francisco: Hansen Galleries, 1966. First edition. Paperback. Original exhibition poster for a 1966 exhibition of melchert's abstract ceramic works at Hansen Galleries. Poster foled twice for mailing. Some toning to verso. A near fine example. Measures 18 x 12" wide. Scarce early ephemera for this artist... More
Amsterdam: Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep, 1990. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound octavo in dustwrapper. 149 pp. Lovely fine copy in equally fine dustwrapper. This is Copy # 3 of 125 special copies bound thus and SIGNED by Purdy on the colophon page. In addition Purdy has nicely INSCRIBED this..... More
Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1961. Second edition. Paperback. Trade paperback book. Second edition with new introduction by Dame Edith Sitwell. A very good copy. This copy INSCRIBED by the author "For Gene [Andrewsksi] with love from Jim". Nice presentation copy. More
New York: New Directions, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Hardbound book in dustwrapper. 175 pp. The author's first hardbound published book. A collection of stories. Very nice copy in price-intact dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by Purdy to actor and film director Paul Bartel in 1988. Nice presentation copy... More
New York: Note of Hand, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Special limited first edition of this collection of plays and short stories. This is one of only 25 copies SIGNED by Purdy with an Original Drawing. Additionally, Purdy has INSCRIBED this copy. A fine hardbound copy in fine unclipped dustwrapper... More
New York: The William-Frederick Press, 1956. First edition. Paperback. Author's first book. Published in illustrated bound wrappers. Some offsetting to rear cover else a tight and clean very good plus copy. This, a double Presentation Copy taking up all of the front flyleaf. First presented "For Marion ----, sincere wishes..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Unrevised and uncorrected proofs copy in salmon printed wrappers. About very good condition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. An uncommon proof. More
New Rochelle: Spoken Arts, Inc., 1968. First edition. Record LP. Scarce four record set of Purdy reading from his works. Directed by Arthur Luce Klein and with a brief introduction by Paul Kresh. N.D given, but likely from 1968. All four LP's appear to be in superb clean condition. Decorated..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in near fine dustwrapper of this novel by the author of Malcolm. This, a fine association copy. INSCRIBED by Purdy to Sam Steward (aka Phil Andros), a friend and noted gay artist. Several other Purdy titles inscribed to Steward also available..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1974. First edition. Cloth. Cloth 8vo in dustwrapper. 360 pp. Stated first edition. The second book in a trilogy of novels which began with Jeremy's Version. Near fine copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author. More