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.....
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.....
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.
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.....
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.....
Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press, 1971. 8vo. 12 leaves. Photographic illustrations. Original printed wrappers. Small bump at foot of spine. FIRST EDITION, one of 550 copies in wrappers (there were also 200 casebound and 50 signed/numbered copies). PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED by Levine to fellow poet Michael Waters: "For Michael Waters with.....
New York: The Alcestis Press, 1935. 8vo. Original printed wrappers; glassine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, an unnumbered copy from the edition of 165 signed by Maas. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED in pencil on the front free endpaper to the playwright and poet Jane Dransfield: "To Jane Dransfield / belatedly but no.....
New York: Nadja, [1984]. 8vo. 12 pages. Laced in original blue printed boards, with the publisher's mailing envelope. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 47 of 150 copies signed by Merrill from an edition of 176. This is the fifteenth publication of the Nadja press. Bronze originally appeared in Grand Street.....
New York: Atheneum, 1982. 8vo. 362, [1] pp. Original cloth; dust jacket. A very good copy with two short tears and one small crease to jacket. FIRST EDITION. Hagstrom & Morgan A44a1.
Brooklyn: Jordan Davies, [1980]. 8vo. 10 pages. Original salmon printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 56 of 200 copies signed by Merrill.
Deerfield, MA and Dublin: The Deerfield Press and The Gallery Press, 1982. 8vo. [12] pages. Illustrations by Timothy Engelland. Original cloth; printed dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 300 copies signed by Merrill and hand-colored by the illustrator.
