New York: Pacewildenstein, 2006. First edition. Paperback. Oblong paperbound quarto. Unpaginated catalog from a 2006 New York exhibition. No text other than catalog descriptions. The book includes 21 "scenarios" of Rauschenberg creations. A very good copy in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. More
Berkeley: No-Thing Press, 2003. First edition. Cloth. Small clothbound quarto in matching cloth slipcase. 87 pp. With both color and black and white illustrations. Extended essays on the conjunction of art, sexuality and philosophy. A fine example. More
New York: Viking Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Quarter cloth over boards. A handsome near fine copy in lightly used dustwrapper. 78 pp. The poet's third collection. SIGNED by Ryan on the title page. More
New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound 8vo in cardboard slipcase. 71 pp. A volume of poems. INSCRIBED by Brown to fellow poet Karl Shapiro. A fine copy in cardboard slipcase. One of 100 special casebound copies. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1986. Second printing. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume of poems by Bly. Second paperback printing. 213 pp. Briefly INSCRIBED by Bly on the title page. A very good copy. More
Chicago: Poetry Foundation, 2009. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single sheet of thick rag paper stock. Contains a poem by C. D. Wright. A fine, as-new copy. Printed in green and black. The broadside measures 12" tall x 10" wide. Scarce. Per the colophon: Edition of 500 presented by the Poetry... More
Oakland: Littoral Press, No Date. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single sheet of thick rag paper stock. Contains a poem by C. D. Wright which has been designed and printed by Lisa Rappoport at Littoral Press A fine, as-new copy. Printed in blue and black. One of only 70 copies printed... More
Philadelphia: The Binney & Ronaldson Press, 1984. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single sheet of thick rag paper stock. Contains a poem by C. D. Wright which has been hand-set by Sally Jo Soresnon in Caslon Old-Style for the author. A fine, as-new copy. Printed in red and black. One of... More
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1959. First edition. Paperback. Square stapled wrappers with printed plastic dustwrapper. Essay in both English and French by Georges Limbour. Catalog is illustrated in black and white. A handsome near fine copy in stapled glossy illustrated wrappers with printed clear plastic acetate wrapper. Some loss... More
St. Johnsbury, VT: The Caledonian Company, 1915. First edition. Cloth. Cloth 8vo. 199 pp. Erratum slip laid in. Foreword by John M. Comstock. A handsome near fine copy. Dark brown cloth printed in gilt. Spine lettering a bit dulled with time. More
New York: Viking Press, 1962. Third printing. Cloth. 8vo. Stated third printing of this Kesey iconic sixties-era novel. 311 pp. Source for the Milos Forman film of the same name starring a young Jack Nicholson. An extremely handsome copy in rich green cloth binding printed in yellow at spine. Easily... More
Woodstock, NY: Shivastan Publishing, 2011. First edition. Paperback. Limited first edition printed on handmade Nepalese lokta paper in Kathmandu. This is copy 130 of two hundred copies SIGNED by the poet. The poet has additionally INSCRIBED this copy on the title page. Light cover wear. A very good example. More
New York: Sotheby's, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. Handsome catalog produced in 1987 to promote the sale of the Gerry P. Mack collection of important Chinese Snuff Bottles. Illustrated with many color photographs. Opening essay by Beverly Mack Hall who has INSCRIBED this copy. Fine condition in... More
New York and Minneapolis: The Drawing Center and University of Minnesota Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto. Issued without dustwrapper. 256 pp. Illustrated in both color and black and white. Terrific monograph on Ensor with texts by Robert Hoozee, Susan M. Canning and others. A handsome near fine copy. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. First edition stated. Introduction by O'Keeffe with 51 wonderful sepia full-page photographs by Stieglitz. Lovely fine copy in dustwrapper and housed in a hard unprinted slipcase. Slipcase has some light offsetting, else fine A large and heavy volume. More
Portland, OR: Native Dancer, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound octavo with tipped on cover illustration. The first issue of this small press poetry magazine. Number 8 of only 25 special copies bound in boards and SIGNED by Robert Peterson whose work is the focus of this issue. The book is... More
Franklin, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. First edition thus. Full Leather. Full decorated leatherbound edition of one of the author's great literary achievements. Illustrated by Chet Jezierski. SIGNED by Cheever on a tipped in page with protective tissue guard. Publisher's Notes From The Editors booklet laid in. Other than some... More
New York: Viking Press, 1998. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. 565 pp. Translations by Andrew Hurley. One page dog-eared else a fine copy in dustwrapper. Later printing of this indispensable collection. More
Geneva: Patrick Cramer Publisher, 1983. First edition. Cloth. Thick clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 425 pp. An indispensable reference work on Picasso and his illustrated books. Texts by Sebastian Goeppert, Herma Goeppert-Frank and Patrick Cramer. One small area of smudging to the outer edge of the text block, else this is... More
New York: Sidney Janis, 1987. First edition. Paperback. Thin stapled wrappers. 9 pp exhibition catalog from a 1987 Sidney Janis showing. Illustrated in black and white. Creases and wear to covers. A good to very good copy of this oddly uncommon catalog. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound 8vo. 203 pp. A very good copy in lightly used dustwrapper. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by the poet in year of publication "For Howard - in friendship and admiration from John, August 4, 1956" Underneath this inscription, Wheelock has handwritten... More
No Place: Pegasus and Pendragon Books, 2000. First edition. Loose Sheets. Handsome decorated poetry broadside by Tate issued as a gift by Pegasus and Pendragon Books in Oakland, CA in 2000. A fine copy. Now professionally framed under glass. Ready for hanging on your wall. Scarce piece of Tate ephemera... More
Dickinson, North Dakota: The Dickinson Review, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Inaugural issue of this poetry journal edited by none other than award winning poet James Tate when he was at Dickinson State College in 1967. 59 pp. Crease to bottom of rear cover else a very good example. More
New York: The Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1888. First edition. Cloth. Hardbound 8vo. 268 pp. Includes 82 illustrations of Old Plate. A very detailed reference book with information on the makers and marks of old plate. Very handsome copy in dark navy cloth covers decorated and printed in silver. More
