London: Faber and Faber, 1990. First UK edition. Hardcover. 8vo. First UK edition of this early crime novel by Dibdin featuring Inspector Zen. Typical light page tanning else a near fine copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 281 pp. More about Vendetta (Signed
Flint: The Shaw Society of America, 1953 - 1957. First edition. Paperback. Stapled printed wrappers. Five random issues from the 1950's of the Shaw Bulletin, a publication devoted to the writings and life of playright George Bernard Shaw. Includes Number Four Summer, 1953, Number Five May 1954, Number Six September... More about The Shaw Bulletin (Five Issues
Amherst: A.S.B.O.M., 1974. First edition. Paperback. Stapled printed wrappers. 39 pp. Described as a "regional publication" sent to poet James Tate with a typed Signed note from David More. A collection of poems by Pierre Joris, Pamela Anthony, Michael Hudnut and others. Very good condition. More about Coloring The Silence (with Short T.L.S. signed by More
Providence: First Editions, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Bound illustrated wrappers. One of 250 copies printed. 42 pp collection of poems by Blasing. A very good copy. SIGNED by the poet on the front endpaper. More about Great Lengths (Signed
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Thick octavo in dustwrapper. 680 pp. Edited by and with introduction by Edward Mendelson. First edition, first printing. Part of the Complete Works of W. H. Auden published by Princeton University Press (now up to eight volumes). A lovely fine copy in... More about Plays and Other Dramatic Writings 1928 - 1938; by W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth. Thick octavo in dustwrapper. 758 pp. Edited by and with introduction by Edward Mendelson. First edition, first printing. Part of the Complete Works of W. H. Auden published by Princeton University Press (now up to eight volumes). A lovely fine copy in... More about Libretti and Other Dramatic Writings 1939 - 1973; by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman
Philadelphia: John Haworth Company, No Date. First edition. Paperback. Tall paperbound trade catalog of cameras and other photographic equipment and supplies from the John Haworth Company of Philadelphia. Not dated, but likely from circa 1900 - 1910. 144 pp plus tipped on Catalogue Corrections and Additions sheet. Condition is good... More about Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Outfits and Supplies; Headquarters for Everything...
Oakland: Compline, 2012. First edition. Paperback. Sewn wrappers. 14 unnumbered pages. Per the colophon "The Crystal Text was printed on the Heidelberg near the end of November by Michael Cross at Compline HQ. It marks Craig Dworkin's reading with Myung Mi Kim on December 14, 2012 for Small Press Traffic."... More about The Crystal Text (After Clark Coolidge
Berkeley: The Figures, 1988. First edition. Paperback. Small stapled illustrated wrappers. 33 pp. A small book of poems by Equi. Rear cover blurb by Bill Knott. Couple of finger smudges to the rear cover, else a near fine copy. More about Accessories
Brooklyn: SpotS / Giants Play Well in the Drizzle, 1995. First edition. Paperback. 12mo. Accordion fold-out format with text on both sides. Heavy rag paper employed. Nine poems by Baker. One of 100 copies printed. A fine copy. More about yellow blue tibia ...; Nine Poems
Pall Mall: Grey Walls Press, 1949. First edition. Paperback. Small bound wrappers. Vol. 10 No. 4 of this long running poetry journal edited by Wrey Gardniner. A handsome very good copy. Includes an essay on Dylan Thomas by Nicholas Moore plus poems by Rexroth, Patchen, Comfort and others. More about Poetry Quarterly 1948 Winter 1949
San Francisco: This, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Stapled wrappers. A slender poetry chapbook printed in an edition of 350 trade copies. Faint stain to front cover else a near fine example. More about Decay
Los Angeles: semiotext(e), 2014. First edition. Paperback. Stapled photo-illustrated wrappers. 23 pp. A conversation between these two writers. Fine copy. Published as Number 17 in a series of 22 publications produced on the occasion of the 2014 Whitney Biennial. More about Week One
London: Sherwood Press, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Trade paper book. 13 unnumbered pages. A single short work of fiction by the poet and publisher. Fine condition in stapled photo-illustrated wrappers. An early book by the author of Tiger Beat. SIGNED by Cooper on the third front endpaper. More about My Mark (Signed
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound 8vo. First edition of the author's first novel, a story of a man fighting his personal demons with alcohol. Source for the Billy Wilder film of the same name starring Ray Milland. 244 pp. Red cloth binding stamped in black... More about The Lost Weekend
Philadelphia and New Haven: Philadelphia Museum of Art and Yale University Press, 2002. First edition. Cloth. Oversized clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 351 pp. Massive and impressively produced monograph on the artist with essays by Ann Temkin and Richard Sfiff with assists by Suzanne Penn and Melissa Ho. Beautifully illustrated in... More about Barnett Newman
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Tabloid newsprint format. Elephant folio. A magazine devoted to new music and literature. This copy not folded. A near fine example. 20 pp. Includes reviews, articles, photographs and more including an interview with La Monte Young and Marion Zazeela. More about Ear Magazine Volume 7 Number 5
Berlin: Benedikt Taschen, 1990. First edition. Paperback. Thick paperbound quarto with French flaps. 256 pp. Text in French by Magdalena Drosts. Illustrated in both color and black and white. A very good copy with a few passages underlined in pencil. More about Bauhaus; Bauhaus Archiv 1919 - 1933
New York: George Avakian, 1959. First edition. Loose Sheets. Large square stapled wrappers. Loose sheets laid into thick printed paper covers which themselves can be removed and opened up into a large poster format. Includes musical notations, photographs, as well as descriptive texts. A clean near fine example. More about The 25-Year Retrospective Concert of the Music of John Cage
New York: United Artists, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Oversized trade paperbound book of poems by Collom. 84 pp. Published by Bernadette Mayer and Lewis Warsh under their United Artists imprint. One of 750 trade copies. A near fine example. More about The Fox
New York and Toronto: Roof Books and Nightwood Editions, 1986. First edition. Paperback. Glossy trade paperbound volume. 239 pp. A volume of essays and critical writings by this Canadian poet. A sound very good plus copy. First edition stated. More about North Of Intention; Critical Writings 1973 - 1986
Amsterdam: Torch Gallery, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound "book" which is really a tryptych that opens to a three panel spread containing just three color images by the photographer. One panel of text on the verso of the tryptych by Wim van Sinderan. Published in a "very limited edition" according... More about New Work
Santa Monica: Carlyle Press, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Nearly square bound photo-illustrated wrappers. No text other than the title page and the list of photos at the rear of the book. Contains 20 black and white images of the Los Angeles River and environs. Small corner wear, else a very... More about The Los Angeles River (Signed Copy
Henniker, NH: United Artists, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound quarto. 69 pp. Cover artwork by Alice Notley. A superior near fine copy in bound illustrated wrappers. Edited by Bernadette Mayer and Lewis Warsh. More about Selected Poems
No Place: Privately Printed, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound book of poems by Cohn. 34 pp. Very early work (possibly his first book). Privately printed with cover art by Pat Millar. Prior owner name/address on the half-title page. Very good condition. SIGNED by Cohn and dated in year of publication... More about Green Sky (Signed
