New York: Dial Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Lovely copy of Abbey's uncommon third book. Very clean and bright. Book shows very minor wear to corners, slight dustiness to top of pages, overall straight and tight, no writing. Unclipped dust jacket has some wear and small tears to bottom front..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam Sons, 1965. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 254 pp. Stories and reports from the author of The man With The Golden Arm. A handsome very good plus copy in decorated navy cloth binding in lightly used dustwrapper. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Algren to noted..... More
Brighton: Epic Productions, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Stapled illustrated wrappers. The first (and as far as we can tell, only) issue of Clifford Harper's anarchist-themed comic book. According to his introduction "This is the first of six comix that deal with two basic problems that have faced our society;..... More
No Place: No Publisher, No Date. First edition. Paperback. Thick side-stapled wrappers. The "anonymous" issue of Larry Fagin's literary journal entitled Adventures In Poetry. Published without any names or publication info due to the pornographic comic strip covers. A clean very good copy. Undated, but from circa 1973. One of..... More
Milwaukee: Privately Printed, 1987 - 88. First edition. Loose Sheets. Sold here together are six letters (some handwritten, some typed) by the wilderness poet Antler plus one two-page signed typed original poem entitled Bubble-Boggled. All mailed to poet and small press poetry publisher Michael Perkins. Letters all date from the..... More
New York: Marlborough Gallery, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Wide 4to. Catalog of the exhibition. A fine copy in illustrated bound glossy wraps. This copy INSCRIBED by the artist on the front flyleaf. More
London: Hyphen Press, 2004. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound quarto. Unpaginated monograph on the works of Karel Martens with brief texts by Paul Elliman and Carel Kuitenbrouwer. A near fine copy. The books cover is an elaborate fold-out poster. More
Sydney: Murdoch Books, 1987. Revised. Hardcover. Oversized hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. A magnificent 374 pp monograph on the great Australian landscape painter. With text by Patrick McCaughey. Book includes over 200 colour reproductions. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper. Nicely INSCRIBED by McCaughey on the title page. This is..... More
New York: City University, 1981. First edition. Loose Sheets. Large single sheet poster designed by artist Dennis Oppenheim for an exhibition at City University Graduate Center Mall February 5 through March 20, 1981. The poster measures approx. 17" tall by 21" wide. Folded thrice for mailing. A very good example..... More
San Francisco: City Lights Bookstore, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Presumed one shot beat poetry magazine edited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Near Fine condition in tall thick side-stapled wrappers. Printed on rectos only. Terrific lineup of contributors includes Claude Pelieu, Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Carl Solomon and others. More
New York: Kulchur Foundation, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. First edition of this collection of writings by the author of I Remember. A very good copy in tall bound wrappers with light toning to spine and a bit of rubbing to front cover. Uncommon New York School piece. More
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Wide hardbound volume issued without dustwrapper. A fine press poetry book hand set in Romanee type and printed on Hayle paper by Harry Duncan and Kim Merker. Number 275 of three hundred copies. Publisher's promotional slip laid in. Faint toning to cover..... More
Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1971. First edition. Paperback. 4to. 230 pp. Text in German, English and Dutch. Catalog of a 1971 exhibition of various concrete and visual poets at the Stedelijk Museum. Small owner name to first page else a clean near fine example in unprinted bound wrappers. Printed on thin..... More
San Francisco: The Psychedelic Shop, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound quarto. Unpaginated. Entirely illustrated in black and white (i.e no text). A primer on psychedelic artwork by the likes of Charlie Tuna, Jim Gulyas, Ronnie Greene, Jane Davis and more. A good to very good copy in bound illustrated wrappers..... More
Syracuse: Everson Museum, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Oversize newsprint format. When opened is 23 x 35" A four page program for the Yoko Ono exhibition of the same name at the Everson Museum in 1971. The verso of the sheet includes a floor plan of the exhibition. Program was designed..... More
New York: Franklin Furnace, 1981. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single large illustrated sheet of paper measuring 11 3/4 x 15 1/4" tall. Exhibition announcement poster produced for Factotum-Art, Verona, Italy at Open Studio, Rhinebeck, New York for the Franklin Furnace opening of the Alison Knowles performance exhibition in NYC. Poster..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. Decorated hardbound book with three metal screw posts. A handsome edition of poems intersperced with drawings by Jess Collins. This is copy 95 of 175 hand-numbered and SIGNED hardbound copies. One small corner bump. A very good clean copy overall..... More
New York: Random House, 1931. First edition. Cloth. Royal octavo. Printed and illustrated cloth covers with silk moire endpapers. Beautiful art deco illustrations throughout by Rockwell Kent. One of 1850 coopies all SIGNED by the artist. This, an exceptionally fine copy. No dustwrapper included. More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University, 1982. First edition. Loose Sheets. Large single sheet of paper containing a single poem by Mayes. Published at Stanford University in 1982 presumably on the occasion of a reading at the university. Fine condition. Framed under glass. Including frame, the broadside measures 15" wide x 20"..... More
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Slightest wear to spine ends else a beautiful fine copy of this first edition in near fine price intact dustwrapper with hint of fade to spin and minor wear to edges. A fresh, sharp copy. The final title in Woolrich's acclaimed..... More
Ann Arbor: Bear Claw Press, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. First edition of the author's first book, a collection of Cree Naming stories told by Samuel Makidemewabe and translated by Howard Norman. A trade paperback original. Very good condition, mild toning to spine and some light general wear. Still, a solid..... More
Chicago: Poetry Center, 2002. First edition. Loose Sheets. Large single sheet of rag paperstock. Contains a single poem by Padgett with illustration by K. C. Clarke. Broadside measures 11" wide x 14" tall. Published March 20, 2002. Printed on Somerset paper. A near fine copy of this uncommon "A" item..... More
Eindhoven: Self-Published, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Small paperbound quarto. Introduction by Jerry King Musser. Unpaginated volume of mostly empty pages save for rectangular outlines where phots are supposed to go. A near fine copy in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. Comes with the SIGNED photograph (numbered 476 / 750) in a cello..... More
Brooklyn: The Journal, No Date. First edition. Loose Sheets. Large single sheet poster of a photograph by Gareth McConnell entitled Night Flower No. 43. Rolled for mailing, else in fine condition. Original mailing tube included. This poster was issued to subscribers of Brooklyn-based magazine The Journal. No date, but likely..... More
Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1971. First edition. Cloth. Square quarto. 96 pp of text followed by a suite of black and white photographs. A very good example in oatmeal cloth binding with some light soiling to covers. The original printed price on the inside front flap has been..... More
