New York: Independent Curators International, 2007. First edition. Paperback. 4to. 112 pp catalog of a 2007-08 traveling exhibition. Fine condition in bound pictorial wrappers. With a prologue by John Ashbery and an essay by Lisa Jarnot. Beautiful and substantial catalog. More
New York: Adventures in Poetry, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. One of 500 unnumbered copies. A fine copy in sewn illustrated wrappers. An attractive production. More
Lenox: Qua Books, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Number 99 of 100 special copies SIGNED by both Ashbery and Tom Burckhardt who provided the cover artwork. A fine copy in fine glossy illustrated dustwrapper. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 175 pp. A substantial collection of poems by the author of the Tennis Court Oath. A near fine copy in dustwrapper. This copy has been affectionately INSCRIBED by Ashbery to a fellow poet and dated in 1996... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 175 pp. A substantial collection of shorter poems by the author of The Tennis Court Oath. A fine copy in dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by Ashbery and dated in 1996. More
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1991. First edition. Cloth. Large square 8vo. A collection of poems by the author of Some Trees and Rivers and Mountains. This copy nicely INSCRIBED to a friend and fellow poet and dated in year of publication. Thin line of sunning at top of book else..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the New York School poet's first regularly published book and winner of the 1956 Yale Series of Younger Poet's award. A fine copy in lightly used dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED to artist R. B. Kitaj (and with Kitaj's..... More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Simultaneous first paperback printing of this early collection by Ashbery. 94 pp. First, the good news about this copy: it has been INSCRIBED by the author to fellow poet James Tate and his spouse and dated in 1976. The not-so-good news about..... More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1968. Third edition. Cloth. 8vo. Stated third printing of the author's fourth book. A collection of poems. Clothbound book has a bit of light staining near top of front panel. Otherwise a sharp clean copy in clipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by Ashbery and uncommon thus... More
No Place: Swamp Press, 2006. First edition. Loose Sheets. Tall, narrow sheet of yellow paper. A poetry broadside with a single poem entitled Two Scenes (which was originally published in Ashbery's book of poems, Some Trees). The broadside measures nearly 9" wide x 18 1/4" tall. Designed by Karen Donovan..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. A fine copy in dustwrapper. This copy very nicely INSCRIBED by Ashbery to a fellow poet and dated in year of publication. Also, laid in to this copy is an Announcement Card from FSG and Tibor De Nagy Gallery..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this playful social satire by two of the New York School poets. 191 pp. A very good copy in very good unclipped jacket with a closed tear to front panel and some light rubbing to rear panel... More
Lebanon, IN: Pioneer Printing, 1957. First Edition. Paperback. Scarce piece of New York historical ephemera. A very good copy in decorated blue wrappers. Includes a poem by John Lawrence Ashbery "Pultneyville in Winter". For the Ashbery completist. More
Candia: John LeBow, 1997. First edition. Paperback. Trade paper book. 42 pp. Edited by Bob Wilson, Kenneth Doubrava and John LeBow. Reminiscences on visits to Bob Wilson's Phoenix Book Shop. A fine unread copy in stapled printed wrappers. One of 200 paper copies, hand-numbered, and SIGNED by Baraka, McClure, Bob..... More
New York: General Theological Seminary, 1975. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. A poetry reading announcement flyer for readings by John Ashbery and Douglas Crase at the General Theological Seminary in New York on January 9, 1975. Illustrator unknown. A sinple flyer that looks..... More
New York: Dia Center For The Arts, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Two broadside poems laid into paper folder. The American by Ashbery and Thinking by Creeley. Corner crease. A very good example of these scarce broadsides housed in a printed paper folder. More
New York: Art News, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. January 1968 issue of this superlative magazine devoted to fine arts. Edited by Thomas B. Hess. A very good copy in tall stapled glossy wrappers. This, a special issue devoted to primitive art. Also includes a touching article by John Ashbery about..... More
Lausanne: S. E. L. A., 1964. First edition. Paperback. Complete set of twelve issues of this important literary magazine edited by John Ashbery and others. Several of the first six issues in original cello wrappers. Condition is uniformly bright and clean. A very good plus to near fine set. Contributions..... More
New York: Tibor De Nagy Gallery, 1953. First edition. Paperback. First edition of the poet's first book of poems. #13 of 300 copies printed in delicate paper wrappers. A notoriously fragile production, this copy is only in fair condition. Interior pages are loose from the decorated covers which show much..... More
Spain: Locus Solus, 1961. First edition. Paperback. Small 8vo paperbound format. The first four issues of this magazine devoted to the New York School poets including Frank O'Hara, Barbara Guest, Fairfield Porter, Edwin Denby and more. Issue II is a special issue of collaborations and includes such notables as William..... More
New York: New American Library, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first issue of this long running and well respected literary review. Edited by Theodore Solotaroff and Stanley Moss. One page has some ink markings else a very good hardbound copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper. More
Brooklyn: Bad Henry Review, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Fine copies of the first two issues of this literary magazine edited by Evelyn Horowitz and others. Contributions by Ashbery in both issues. More
Eugene, OR: Toad Press, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Thick bound wrappered one shot magazine featuring a veritable who's who of 1960's poetry and artistic talent. In good to very good condition overall. Darkening to covers. Binding is a bit fragile and should be handled with care. A short list of..... More
Lenox: Qua Books, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 48 pp. A fine copy in glossy illustrated dustwrapper. One of one thousand copies from the first trade edition. More
New York: Lorenz Gude and Boke Press, 1964 and 1965. First edition. Paperback. Complete in two volumes we offer C Comics #1 and 2 together as a set. Classic New York School collaborations with Joe Brainard artist and a host of first and second generation New York School poets adding..... More
