The July Book
Berkeley: Sand Dollar Press, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original book. Unpaginated. With illustrations by Chuck Miller. Journal entries from the author of Processionals and 2 Plus 12. A very good copy. More
Berkeley: Sand Dollar Press, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original book. Unpaginated. With illustrations by Chuck Miller. Journal entries from the author of Processionals and 2 Plus 12. A very good copy. More
Los Angeles: Art issues, Press, 1996. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. 127 pp. A collection of essays on popular art. Includes The Dark Side of Disneyland by Donald Britton. A fine copy. INSCRIBED by Welt and dated in 1997. Rear cover blurb by Dennis Cooper... More
Lisboa: Caixa Geral De Depositos, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Tall clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 185 pp. Illustrated mostly in color. With text in French, English and Portugese by Jacqueline Hengl. A large and heavy book. Additional shipping charges may apply. Prior owner inscription on the title page else a handsome..... More
Berkeley: Oyez, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound book with dustwrapper. 105 pp. With an introduction by Robert Duncan. First printing, first state. A handsome fine copy in lightly edgeworn dustwrapper. This copy with four separate printed pieces of related ephemera from Oyez Press for this title... More
New York: Elephant / Fashion Institute of Technology, 1960. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single folded sheet of paper announcing the first performance of Peripateia and Tableaux by James Waring and Dance Company with Valda Setterfield, Katherine Ramsey, David Gordon and Vincent Warren. Music provided by David Tudor and Terry Jennings..... More
London: Turret Books, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Hardbound octavo in dustwrapper. 78 pp. Edited and with an introduction by Ruth Fainlight. Cover artwork by Ralph Steadman. This book includes a memoir by Allen Ginsberg and a poem by Ted Hughes. INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. This was Ginsberg's own copy..... More
MN: Karma, 2014. First edition. Paperback. Tall, thick paperbound quarto with wide French flaps. A collaboration between photographer and poet. Handsome near fine copy. Unpaginated. More
New York: Balzer & Bray, 2011. Later printing. Cloth. Thick clothbound 8vo in cloth slipcase. Special limited edition of the first book in the Wildwood Chronicles series of books. One of 500 copies SIGNED by both author and artist and with a separate signed print by Ellis laid in along..... More
Omaha: Abattoir Editions, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound 4to. 38 pp. An extended poem by Elfird with two wood engravings by McCurdy. A handsome fine press book. Han-numbered 147 of 150 copies printed by Harry Duncan on Japanese Etching paper. Light cover wear, else a near fine example... More
New York: The Cooper Union, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbounf folio. One of 500 hand-numbered copies. Havel's acceptance speech after being awarded the International Peace Prize of the German Booksellers Association presented here in both Czech and English and with illustrations by Jiri Kolar. Quarter cloth over illustrated boards. A...... More
Waldron Island: Brooding Heron Press, 1992. First edition. Cloth. Tall 8vo. Decorated linen binding. Issued without dustwrapper. Unpaginated poetry chapbook with illustrations by McCool. This is Copy N of 26 special copies printed on Rives Lightweight paper & bund by hand into cloth and paper-covered boards. SIGNED by both poet..... More
Torrance: Labyrinth Editions, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of this stunningly presented fine press poetry book with selected poems by Everson paired with blue linoleum prints by Tom Killion. One of 250 copies of which this is 89. SIGNED by both poet and artist. Folio size book (10" wide..... More
West Branch: Coffee House Press, 1984. First edition. Paperback. Oblong sewn wrappers. A 12 pp poetry chapbook containing a single poem by Fischer and three drawings by Dave Morice. A near fine example. This is number 306 of 450 copies SIGNED BY BOTH THE POET AND THE ARTIST. Additionally, this..... More
Portland, OR: Western Fisherman's Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 415 pp. With color photographs by Brian O'Keefe and illustrations by Mike Stidman. Minor shelfwear else a sound very good copy. The dustwrapper has some small chips and tearing at the base of the front panel. Otherwise..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, N.D. [1909]. Second edition. Cloth. Cloth 4to. Lovely near fine example of this illustrated edition of the Rubaiyat with 20 color tipped-on plates by Dulac. Printed from the second edition. Not dated, but likely from 1909. Attractive gilt decorations over cream cloth covers. All plates have..... More
Barrytown: Artists Space / Open Studio, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. Unpaginated. Illustrated with numerous black and white images. Catalog from a 1982 exhibition featuring the artwork of John Armleder, Don Boyd, Carla Liss, Yoshimasa Wada and others. A fine copy. More
Aachen: Galerie Aachen, 1966. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single sheet of pink paper printed in black. 11 3/4" tall x 8 1/4" wide. Concert program for a show featuring Charlotte Moorman on cello and Nam June Paik on piano. The concert featured pieces by La Monte Young, Yoko Ono,John Cage..... More
New York: New School, 1965. First edition. Loose Sheets. Tall, narrow single sheet of photo-illustrated paper on one side and text on the verso. Measures approximately 16" tall x 7 1/2" wide. A very good example. Slightly uneven horizontal fold. Faint edge stain. Text by Paik on verso with electronic..... More
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Tall, wide clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 290 pp. Profusely illustrated. With over 400 examples of folk sculpture. Terrific book on this topic. A near fine copy in clipped, but otherwise very good example of the dustwrapper. A large and heavy book... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 118 pp. A collection of "strange and humerous tales from many lands". With illustrations by John E. Johnson. A handsome near fine copy in clipped, but otherwise near fine dustwrapper. This copy has been INSCRIBED by..... More
New York and London: Grove Press, 1961. First edition. Paperback. First printing stated. A small trade paperback original book. Text ad-libbed by Jack Kerouac. Containing stills from the Robert Frank film. Light age spotting to endpapers, else a clean and tightly bound copy. Typical light fade to spine colors... More
New York and London: Grove Press, 1961. First edition. Paperback. First printing stated. A small trade paperback original book. Text ad-libbed by Jack Kerouac. Containing stills from the Robert Frank film. A clean and tightly bound copy. Typical light fade to spine colors. More
New York and London: Grove Press, 1961. First edition. Paperback. First printing stated. A small trade paperback original book. Text ad-libbed by Jack Kerouac. Containing stills from the Robert Frank film. A handsome near fine copy with typical light fade to spine colors. This copy has been SIGNED and briefly..... More