And We Use Criticism as Fake Participation
Ottawa: CURVD H & Z, 2008. 5 x 7 1/4" postcard. One of 130 copies, 11 of which were printed on cloth, "cut & mimeoed by jwc from the embroidered panel of MP." Fine. More
Ottawa: CURVD H & Z, 2008. 5 x 7 1/4" postcard. One of 130 copies, 11 of which were printed on cloth, "cut & mimeoed by jwc from the embroidered panel of MP." Fine. More
Toronto: Ganglia Press`, 1969. Single sheet folded once, to 2 3/4 x 8 1/2". Mimeographed from typescript. Published as Ganglia 5 cent memeoh pamphlight #7. Very good with some light creasing to left margin. More
Connersville, IN: National Fantasy Fan Federation, 1949. First edition. 4to, five leaves mimeographed from typescript and drawing on various colors of paper stock, stapled once at the upper left hand corner. First issue of this science fiction fanzine allied with the National Fantasy Fan Federation - subscribers to this separate..... More
London: Goliard Press, 1967. First edition. "Unsolicited manuscripts will be burned without ceremony"4to, [12] pp. [incl. covers]. saddle-stapled. Lithographed in brown ink, printed on white card stock in various colors. Handset in Cochin and Westminster. The only issue of one more beautiful and unusual poetry magazines of the late 60's..... More
np: The Artist, 1922. 8vo, 52 leaves of linen rag paper, brad bound at left margin. Titled in pencil on cover. A manuscript notebook of poems and several drawings, all in graphite save for three pages which are in ink. There are 48 pages of poems, and nine drawings. Some..... More
New York: New Directions, 1959. First edition. 8vo, 246 pp, bound in blue cloth. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Donn Devita. Association copy, inscribed by Rexroth at the first blank in the year of publication to Charles Richards: "Happy Birthday Dear Charles. Kenneth Oct '59." A good association - Charles..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1940. First edition. 8vo, 83 pp, bound in blue cloth titled in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. With mimeographed errata slip taped down onto verso of last leaf. Association copy, inscribed boldly by Rexroth at the first blank to Charles and Janet Richards. The poet's first book, an..... More
North Bennington: White Creek Press, 1979. First edition. 12mo, single sheet folded into fourths. One a limited edition of 300 copies printing the single poem of the same name, prepared for the poet's October 25, 1975 reading at Bennington College. OCLC locates only four holdings. Fine. More
Pretoria, South Africa: Ophir Press, 1968. First edition. Narrow 8vo, [8] pp, saddle-stapled wraps. An early chapbook by the South African poet, and a scarce title from the Ophir Press. Very good with some strips of fading to covers. More
Baltimore: Pod Books, 1977. First edition. 12mo, unpaginated, saddle-stitched in illustrated oblong wraps illustrated by a drawing by Nancy Ackerman. One of 500 copies. Fugitive chapbook published by Kirby and Rosemary Malone under the Pod Books imprint, scarcer than the limitation would suggest. Not to be confused with the Abbatoir..... More
np: nd [c. 1979-82]. 11 x 17" poster, offset printed. A touring poster, with show information written in red marker: "Imported" and "From: New Zealand" Sunday 10/14. Artwork credited to Linton. A promotional poster for the New Zealand avant-garde punk project, best known for providing music for experimental poetry theatre..... More
Calgary: housepress, 2000. First edition. One of a limited edition of 70 handbound and numbered copies. Oblong 64mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Superb collection of experimental texts - fine. More
Fayetteville, AS: Lost Roads Press, 1979. 8vo, 59 pp, bound in lavender wraps silkscreened in silver ink. A second, limited edition of Stanford's first published book, originally published by Mill Mountain Press in 1971. .There are two different versions of this posthumuous edition of the book - this is the..... More
London: Writers Forum, 1970. First edition. 4to, mimeographed on rectos only and stab-stapled into illustrated card covers. Published as Writers Forum Quarto Series No. 10. With illustrations throughout, and a cover by Brian McCollum. A light reading crease along staples, else fine. More
San Francisco: Poetry Flash, 1982. 4to, 12 pp, saddle-stapled wraps. Single issue of the longrunning periodical devoted not only to information about the west coast poetry scenes, but also lots of opiniated coverage of readings, critical articles, photographs and even poems- a whole strata of information that is not published..... More
Cornwall: 1968. First edition. 8vo, mimeographed from typescript, saddle-stapled wraps. With a holograph letter from the editor laid in discussing the difficulties of distribution and aims of the magazine laid in. Second issue of three eventually published. With contributions from W. S. Graham, Patrick Henry, Peter Redgrove, Tony Netherwood, David..... More
[San Francisco]: Hermes Free Press, [c. 1972]. First edition. 5 3/4 x 15" poster, linocut print on white uncoated paper. A rebus calling for the impeachment of Richard Nixon, which was also produced as a bumper sticker. One of the most striking examples of several items the press produced during..... More
London: Hachette, 1944. First edition. 8vo, 35 pp, printed wraps. Text in French. Illustrated by his collaborator Franciszka Themerson. One of 40 copies issued Hors Commerce and rubberstamped "HC" on the copyright page, out of a stated total edition of 500. A beautiful long poem by Themerson, dedicated to his..... More
London: Gaberbocchus Press, 1975. First edition, hardcover issue. 8vo, 127 [1] pp, bound in grey boards titled in gilt, in the publisher's original dust jacket printed in two colors. Illustrated with drawings by Franciszka Themerson. Crown slightly pushed, else fine, in a near fine dust jacket that is slightly toned..... More
San Francisco: White Rabbit Press, 1964. First edition. 8vo, unpaginated, saddle-stapled wraps. A collection of poems based on the major arcana, each of which is printed over a yellow drawing of the card in question. The book was issued as a supplement to the fifth issue of Open Space... More
London: Durtro, 2006. First edition. 8vo, unpaginated, bound in blue card french wraps. One of a limited edition of 200 numbered and signed copies printed letterpress printed by Alan Anderson. Photographic frontispiece. Association copy, inscribed by Tibet to Gerrit Lansing in Engish and Coptic. A collection of three poems, dedicated..... More
Albert Lea, MN: Wordjock, 1968. 8v0, [32] pp, saddle-stapled in illustrated card wraps. The fourth issue of the peripatetic little magazine of poetry, which began in Indiana and ended up in Canada, where it was succeeded by Earthwords, which later became Empty Belly. This issue was published from Minnesota. With..... More