286 books and manuscripts recently acquired, including prose by poets. Many inscribed, signed, and limited editions.
New York: August 1978. First edition. 4to. [28] pages. Self-wrappers, stapled. The back cover reproduced a 1920 collage by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy from Richard Kostelantz's 'Moholy-Nagy' (1970). This issue of Andrews and Bernstein's landmark journal of the Language poets opens with an essay by Ron Silliman on Louis Zukofsky, and later.....
New York: The Fuck You Press, 1965. Square 8vo. [12] pp. Original printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. One of 300 copies of the "Trade edition" (there was also the "Rough Trade Edition" of 5 copies; an edition of 3 unnumbered copies; and the "Turkey Edition" of two copies). "According to persistent.....
New York: The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1973. Bifolium. 4 pages. FIRST EDITION. The program for Auden's memorial service, held 3 October 1973 at New York's Church of St. John the Divine. The service included readings by Robert Penn Warren, Galway Kinnell, Muriel Rukeyser, Richard Wilbur, William.....
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, [1980]. 8vo. 87, [5] pp. Original white printed wrappers, entirely unopened; original glassine. Front panel of glassine with tear at head, otherwise fine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 87 of 99 copies from an edition of 106 (there were 7 hors commerce) on Alfamousse, publisher's.....
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, [1965]. 8vo. 18, [1] pp. Original white printed wrappers, entirely unopened. Slightest soiling to wrappers, near-fine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 52 of 450 copies on Rives from an edition of 612 (there were 50 hors commerce and 112 reserved for the publisher).
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, [1981]. 8vo. 76, [1] pp. Original white printed wrappers, entirely unopened; original glassine. Tiny penmark and one small nick to glassine, otherwise fine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 42 of 99 copies from an edition of 114 copies (there were 15 hors commerce) on Alfamousse.....
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, [1970]. 12mo. 56, [1]. Original white printed wrappers. Fine. First trade edition.
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, [1983]. 12mo. 20, [1] pp. Original white printed wrappers, entirely unopened; original glassine. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 57 of 99 copies on Vélin d'Arches (there were also an unspecified number of hors commerce copies), publisher's numbered limitation ticket.
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, [1982]. 12mo. 31, [1] pp. Original white printed wrappers, entirely unopened; original glassine. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 61 of 99 copies on Vélin d'Arches (there were also an unspecified number of hors commerce copies), publisher's numbered limitation ticket.
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New York: Caterpillar, 1967. 4to. 7 multilithed leaves. Stapled in original printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION, second issue, one of 300 multilithed copies (100 mimeod copies were issued in 1966).
Kyoto and Boston: Origin Press, 1978-1982. 16 issues of the Fourth Series, 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Minor spot to the corner of issue three, but a fine set. FIRST EDITIONS. Issues devoted to André du Bouchet, Cid Corman, Mark Karlins, Harrah Pornoff, David Miller, Michael Heller, Philippe Denis, George Evans.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1972]. 8vo. Original white printed cloth, the cover designed by Robert Indiana; printed clear acetate wrapper. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by Creeley on a slip with an image of a bird, mounted on front free endpaper.
Denver: Alan Swallow, 1964. 8vo. [24] pp. Original green printed wrappers. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION, one of "about 1000 copies" according to the colophon. A series of 15 short poems.
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow, 1969. 8vo. 186, [1] pp. Original red cloth, reproduction of a collage by Dawson mounted on front cover. Fine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 27 of 250 hardcover copies signed by Dawson from an edition of 1,276. Introduction by fellow Black Mountain College poet Robert Creeley.....
[San Francisco]: [Clifford Burke], [1970]. 4to. 6 leaves. Sewn in original green wrappers, printed label on front cover. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 33 of 50 numbered copies on Tovil paper signed by Duncan from an edition of 300. This is Maya Quarto Eight. Bertholf A34a.
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow, 1970. 4to. 24, [1] pages. Original cloth-backed patterned paper boards; acetate wrapper. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 128 of 250 copies signed by Duncan from an edition of 1,276. With the 16-page facsimile of the holograph notebook and of the final typescript in pocket on rear.....
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1983. 8vo. 361, [4] pp. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION, one of 500 copies in cloth.
London: Faber and Faber, [1954]. 8vo. 134, [2] pages. Original blue cloth; printed yellow dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with misprint "Ihad" [for "I had"] on p. 7; first issue jacket priced "10s 6d". With printed Author's Compliment's slip on green paper laid-in. Gallup A24.
London: Faber and Faber, [1954]. 8vo. 134, [2] pages. Original blue cloth; printed yellow dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with misprint "Ihad" [for "I had"] on p. 7; first issue jacket priced "10s 6d". With a TLS from the bibliographer Donald Gallup laid-in detailing the issue points of the.....
London: Faber and Faber, [1934]. 8vo. 86 pages. Original printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. One of 1,000 copies in wrappers from an edition of 2,000 (the remaining copies were issued in boards). Gallup A26a.
London: Faber and Faber, [1932]. 8vo. 31 pages. Original blue boards; yellow dust jacket printed in blue. FIRST EDITION, first binding (blue). Gallup A23.
New Rochelle, NY: The Elizabeth Press, [1964]. 8vo. 32 pp. Stapled in original red printed wrappers. Soft vertical crease, otherwise fine. FIRST EDITION, first printing of Enslin's second book.
London: Faber and Faber, [1963]. 8vo. 46 pages. Illustrated by R. A. Brant. Original blue cloth; pictorial dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. One of 3,000 copies of Hughes' third book for children. Sagar and Tabor A7.
Knotting, Bedfordshire: Christopher Skelton for Sceptre Press, 1979. Square 8vo. 4 pages. Stapled in original printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 46 of 100 copies signed by Hughes from an edition of 450. The colophon states that Hughes retained 50 of the signed copies for himself. With errata slip.....
Knotting, Bedfordshire: Christopher Skelton for Sceptre Press, 1977. Square 8vo. [8] pages. Sewn in original printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 7 of 100 copies signed by Hughes from an edition of 450. The colophon states that Hughes retained 50 of the signed copies for himself. Sagar and Tabor.....
