Quality Hill
Providence: Lost Roads, 1993. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original book. Published as Lost Roads Number 39. A book of poems. Rear cover blurbs by James Tate and John Ashbery. A fine as-new copy still in shrinkwrap. More
Poetry Books
The M Poems and Others
Gambier, OH: Pot Hanger Press, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Square sewn wrappers. 12 unnumbered pages. Cover print by Charly Mills and text print by Jon Sisson. A scarce poetry chapbook. Printed on Bamboo Beckett Laid text with type in Bodoni Bold. A near fine example. Integral illustrated dustwrapper with narrow..... More
Expect Delays (Inscribed); Poems
Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2014. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original volume of poems. 136 pp. Slight bump to one corner, else a fine copy in bound printed orange wrappers. Rear cover blurbs by John Ashbery, Charles Bernstein, Bernadette Mayer and Publisher's Weekly. INSCRIBED by Berkson to a friend on..... More
Our Friends Will Pass Among You Silently (Inscribed)
Woodacre: The Owl Press, 2007. First edition. Paperback. Wide and tall trade paperbound volume. A 62 pp poetry collection. In near fine condition. INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page. More
Parts of the Body (Inscribed)
New Orleans: Fell Swoop, No Date. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. A 1970's - 80's scrapbook of Berkson's. n.d. Fine condition in side-stapled illustrated wrappers. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by the poet. Fell Swoop #78. Berkson has also added a separate small inscription on a pink "sticky" removacble from the title..... More
Recent Visitors
New York: Angel Hair, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. First edition in tall card wrappers with cover art by George Schneeman. Some fading to top of front cover. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by Berkson to two fellow poets. Signed by Author. More
Shining Leaves
New York: Angel Hair, 1969. First Edition. Paperback. First edition. Letter J of ten special copies that were to be signed by the poet and cover artist Alex Katz with original artwork. This copy not signed by Katz and lacking the artwork. However, it has been very nicely INSCRIBED by..... More
Start Over
Bolinas: Tombouctou, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Small stapled wrappers. An unpaginated chapbook by the well-known New York School poet and publisher. Slight toning near spine else a clean very good copy in stapled blue wrappers lettered in silver. More
Terrace Fence (Signed)
Bolinas: Cuneiform Press, 2012. Reprint. Paperback. Limited edition reprint of Berkson's 1971 pamphlet self-published in opposition to a fence in Bolinas, CA. This edition, from 2012, was printed in an edition of only 100 copies by Kyle Sclesinger and Henry Steinberg printed letterpress with photographs reprodcued from the original paste..... More
What's Your Idea Of A Good Time? (Inscribed Copy)
Berkeley: Tuumba Press, 2006. First edition. Paperback. Thick trade paperbound book. 226 pp. A volume of correspondence between these two poet contemporaries. Bump to one corner else a fine example in bound wrappers with cover design by Lyn Hejinian. This copy has been briefly INSCRIBED by Berkson on the title..... More
Recent Visitors (Inscribed)
New York: Angel Hair Books, 1973. First edition. Paperback. 4to. A volume of poems by Berkson with illustrations by Schneeman. Light fade to cover edges (but better than usually seen) else a very good copy. From the trade edition of one thousand copies. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by Berkson to..... More
Serenade (Inscribed by Berkson)
Cambridge: Zoland Books, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperback original book. Illustrations by Joe Brainard. With rear cover blurbs by Kit Robinson, Robert Creeley, Ron Padgett and Joanne Kyger. A near fine copy. This copy nicely INSCRIBED to two fellow poets and dated in 2000. More
Serenade (Signed)
Cambridge: Zoland Books, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperback original book. Illustrations by Joe Brainard. With rear cover blurbs by Kit Robinson, Robert Creeley, Ron Padgett and Joanne Kyger. A fine copy. This copy SIGNED by Berkson on the title page. More
The Absent Father In Dumbo
Islas Canarias: Zasterle Press, 1990. First edition. Paperback. Poetry chapbook by the Language Press poet. One of three hundred copies in bound illustrated wrappers. 37 pp. Neat prior owner name else a near fine example. An uncommon title by Bernstein. More
Controlling Interests
New York: Roof Books, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. 79 pp. An early volume by this LANGUAGE poet. This copy in about very good condition with age spotting to page edges and some light rubbing to the navy covers. More
Controlling Interests (Inscribed)
New York: Roof Books, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. 79 pp. An early volume by this LANGUAGE poet. This copy in very good condition with age spotting to page edges and some light rubbing to the navy covers. INSCRIBED by the poet and dated in 1986... More
Islets / Irritations (Inscribed)
New York: Roof Books, 1992. First Trade Edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound format. 101 pp. First trade edition following a limited edition first published in 1983.. Near fine condition. INSCRIBED by Bernstein and dated in 2001. More
Poetics
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Simultaneous first trade paperbound edition. 232 pp. A work of critical prose by the co-founder of the journal L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E. A near fine copy. From the library of fellow poet Ken Irby with his pencilled "glyph" on the inside front cover... More
Senses Of Responsibility
Berkeley: Paradigm Press, 1989. Second edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. An unpaginated chapbook of poems first published in 1979 by Tuumba Press One of six hundred copies. Very good condition in printed stapled wrappers. More
Senses of Responsibility
Berkeley: Tuumba Press, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Stapled wrappers. An unpaginated poetry chapbook published as Tuumba 20 by Lyn Hejinian. One of 450 hand-numbered copies. Light corner tap else a near fine example. More
The Sophist (Inscribed)
Los Angeles: Sun and Moon Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 179 pp. Stated first edition with complete number row. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper. Inscribed by the poet on the title page and dated in 1994. Language Poet. More
The Subject
Buffalo: Meow Press, 1995. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 35 pp. A poetry chapbook published in an edition of 300 copies. Fine condition in plain unprinted peach wrappers in near fine thick paper illustrated dustwrapper. More
Warrant (Signed)
London: Aark Arts, 2005. First edition. Paperback. Pamphlet. A 16 pp poetry chapbook by Bernstein. A fine copy in decorated stapled wrappers. This copy has been SIGNED by the poet on the title page. More
With Strings (Inscribed)
Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2001. First edition. Paperback. Fine as-new copy of this 131 pp volume of poems by Bernstein. This is the simultaneous first trade paperbound edition. Briefly INSCRIBED by the poet and dated in 2002. More