New York: Grove Press, 1959. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. Scarce first clothbound edition of the poet's first regularly published book. 115 pp. Light wear to cloth covers. Easily very good plus or better in the scarce dustwrapper. Wrapper is chipped along the top of the front panel and is heavily..... More
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Simultaneous first trade paperbound edition. 74 pp poetry collection by the New York School poet and educator. Light handling wear. A near fine example in bound wrappers with cover painting by Willem de Kooning. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by Koch on the..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by the author. Near fine condition. This copy also INSCRIBED to New York School artist Larry Rivers "To Larry in the 1950's and 60's, Kenneth". Nice Association Copy. Signed by Author. More
New York: Random House, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. 231 pp. The scarce uncorrected proof of this novel by the New York School poet. A Vintage Original. INSCRIBED by Koch on the front endpaper. Book is worn from reading, but still in about very good condition... More
New York: Library of America, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Small hardbound book in dustwrapper. 190 pp selected poems of Koch. Edited and with a long introduction by his friend Ron Padgett. One short closed tear to wrapper, else a fine copy in dustwrapper. Part of the American Poets Project from..... More
New York: Kulchur Press, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. First edition in thick oblong bound wrappers. A very good copy with sunning to spine of this uncommon collaboration between two New York School friends. This copy INSCRIBED by Koch in 1986 to Joe Flaherty. Signed by Author. More
Oakland: Mills College, 1946. First Edition. Paperback. Second issue of this uncommon literary magazine. Very good copy in stapled wrappers. Contains "Pacific Sunday and Judgement In Esthetics" by a young Kenneth Koch He was still studying at Harvard at this time. . Also works by John Gould Fletcher, Oliver Lawrence..... More
New York: United Artist Books, 1986. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. 82 pp. First printing of the author's second book of poems. A lovely near fine copy. Kushner has INSCRIBED this copy to fellow poet Gerard Rizza and dated his inscription in 1990. Also, laid in to this copy..... More
New York: Adventures in Poetry, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. First edition in tall decorated stapled wrappers. Translation by Ron Padgett. One of 250 copies. Very good condition. Scarce. More
New York: Chelsea Copy Press, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Thick bound wrappers. A collection of poems and short prose pieces by the New York School poet. Unpaginated. This copy in good condition overall with some expected cover soiling. The fragile binding for such a thick book is not holding up..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1971. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 91 pp. Stated first edition. A very good copy in black cloth binding in about very good price-intact dustwrapper with small chips and wear to edges. Nicer than typical copy of an uncommon book. More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1971. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 91 pp. Stated first edition. A very good copy in black cloth binding in about very good clipped dustwrapper with small chips and wear to edges. Briefly INSCRIBED by Lima and quite uncommon thus. More
New York: Poetry Project, 1982. First edition. Paperback. The May 1982 issue of this long-running poetry newsletter edited by Greg masters. 42 pp. Stapled at top left corner. A good copy overall with some general light soiling as this copy was sent through the mails. Last page loose from staple..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Second book by this New York School writer. First in the Paris Review Editions series. Lovely copy, neaf fine with little edge wear in unclipped near fine jacket with tiniest amount of chipping to top of spine. As nice as I've ever seen..... More
New York: C Press, No Date (1967). First edition. Paperback. Tall side-stapled wrappers. Unpaginated and printed on rectos only. First and only printing of this entertaining New York School publication. Edited by Ted Berrigan at his C Press. Text by Elmslie with cover and drawings by Joe Brainard. A very..... More
Flint: Bamberger Books, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Tall paperbound quarto. Unpaginated. A retrospective of comics created over a 25-year span by artist Joe Brainard and poet Kenward Elmslie. A near fine copy in glossy bound illustrated wrappers. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Brainard and is SIGNED separately by Brainard..... More
New York: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Wide paperbound quarto with French flaps. 95 pp. With a foreword by John Ashbery. Catalog illustrated in color. A celebration of the first fifty years of this important NYC gallery which promoted the works of a large stable of artists..... More
Boston: The Poets' Theatre, 1990. First edition. Loose Sheets. Folded sheets. 24 pp including printed covers. A detailed program for a series of events which took place in and around Harvard Square in Boston in 1990 in honor of poet Frank O'Hara. Events produced by The Poets' Theatre, The North..... More
New York: Kulchur Foundation, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound quarto. Cover and interior art by Paula North. 125 pp. Covers a bit age spotted. A well-thmbed copy, but still quite presentable. Uncommon volume from this New York School poet. More
New York: Adventures In Poetry, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 4to. The second book of poems by North. Handsomely illustrated by Jane Freilicher. A very good plus copy in side-stapled wrappers. Printed on rectos only. More
New York: Adventures In Poetry, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 4to. The second book of poems by North. Handsomely illustrated by Jane Freilicher. A near fine copy in side-stapled wrappers. This is copy L of 26 special lettered copies which has been SIGNED BY BOTH NORTH AND THE ARTIST JANE FREILICHER..... More
New York: Adventures In Poetry, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 4to. The second book of poems by North. Handsomely illustrated by Jane Freilicher. A very good plus copy in side-stapled wrappers. SIGNED by North and uncommon thus. More
New York: Paula North, 1972. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Rare first book by Charles and Paula North. A very good copy in hand-colored side-stapled wrappers. Printed in an ample limitation of 200 copies yet rarely seems to come to market. First book by these Second Generation New York School poets..... More
New York: Dia Art Foundation, 1988. First edition. Paperback. 10mo. 42 pp. A fine copy in bound stiff wrappers. Published as Readings In Contemporary Poetry Number 10. More
