Winter 2001
New Haven: Phylum Press, 2001. First edition. One of a limited edition of 52 numbered copies signed by both poets. Bound in oblong hand-stitched and hand-painted wraps. Fine. More
New Haven: Phylum Press, 2001. First edition. One of a limited edition of 52 numbered copies signed by both poets. Bound in oblong hand-stitched and hand-painted wraps. Fine. More
New Haven: Phylum Press, 2007. First edition. 12mo, saddle-stapled wraps. One of a limited edition of 200 numbered copies signed by both poets. Association copy, housed in an envelope addressed (and postmarked) to Gerrit Lansing. Fine in a very good envelope that has some creasing and tears. More
Leipzig: Talis-Verlag, 1920. First edition. 8vo, 110 + , bound in the publisher's original boards printed in two colors. No dust jacket as issued. Illustrated with 32 drawings in the text, and with all 78 reproductions of the tarot cards at rear. Text in German. First edition of the first..... More
Leipzig: Talis-Verlag, 1925. Second edition. 8vo, 110 [2] pp, bound in the publisher's original printed wraps printed in two colors. No dust jacket as issued. Illustrated with 32 drawings in the text. Text in German. Second edition of the first book on Tarot by a German writer, dedicated to Gustav..... More
Ludlow, Shropshire: L. H. Heywood, nd. 8vo, 24 pp, saddle-stapled wraps. The debut catalog for the bookselling concern. Of special interest is the portion of the catalog devoted to Transport and railways, but also including works on bibliography. modern literature, and miscellaneous. 235 items, briefly described. Near fine with some..... More
Brussels: c. 1944-45. 3 x 4" card, printed on beige card stock. A trade card aimed at soldiers of the Allied Forces, probably made shortly after the liberation of Brussels. It advertises cabaret shows, Beer, Ice Cream and Lemonade, and advertises itself as "The best olace to enjoy yourselves while..... More
Olympia, WA: Last Word Press, 2020. First edition. 8vo, trade paperback. New from the publisher. A superb new collection of poems by Erik La Prade. La Prade's voice is always sceptical, yet constantly attuned to the possibility of love in countless forms. A careful ear for detail coupled with an..... More
Girard, Kansas: Appeal to Reason, nd. 32mo, 62 pp, saddle-stapled in blue wraps. Gibbs' 35a, first noted variation, in the APS variant typeface wrappers. Bump to spine at lower staple, with resulting small tear throughout, else very good. More
[Berkeley: Noh Directions Press, 1969. First edition. 8vo, [36] pp, saddle-stapked wraps printed in two colors. Mimeographed in various colors. An unusual book, mixing texts of protests against the Vietnam War, consumer culture and ecological matters with appropriated images from pop culture. The cover designed appears to be a reference..... More
Vancouver, BC: Blewointment Press, 1972. First edition. One of 400 copies. 8vo, side-stapled in photographically illustrated wraps. Denoted as a review copy in ink to front panel. A collection of poetry, illustrated with collages by the author. Very good with the usual toning and some overall rubbing and scuffing to..... More
np: nd. 8vo, 9 pp, saddle-stitched wraps. Chapbook prefaced with a quote from Fred Moten. Very good with creasing to one page. More
San Francisco: Latent News c/o Upshot, c. 1979. 4to, tabloid format, single sheet folded once into a four-pager. Collaged layouts and illustrations. A post-Situationist critique of industrial society and media. "The quest for adventure leads easily to the pursuit of escapes. The point is not to make a circus of..... More
London: Lisson Publications, 1970. 8vo, unpaginated. Illustrated. Saddle-stapled wraps. Artists' book produced in conjunction with Latham's 1970 exhibition at the Lisson Gallery [THE LISSON GALLERY DOES NOT EXIST FOR 100 YEARS]. A superb documentation showing not only material and photographs related to the SKOOB Towers work, but also a range..... More
np: 1961. 18 3/4 x 13 1/2", ink and wash on both sides of a sheet of sketch paper. Unsigned and undated. Provenance: acquired by Peter Howard of Serendipity Books from Bobbie Louise Hawkins, former wife of Robert Creeley. The immensely talented Laubies was a visual artist associated at different..... More
np: 1961. 18 3/4 x 13 1/2", ink and wash on both sides of a sheet of sketch paper. Unsigned and undated. Provenance: acquired by Peter Howard of Serendipity Books from Bobbie Louise Hawkins, former wife of Robert Creeley. The immensely talented Laubies was a visual artist associated at different..... More
np: 1961. 13 x 20", ink on paper. Signed and dated by the artist. Provenance: acquired by Peter Howard of Serendipity Books from Robert Creeley. The immensely talented Laubies was a visual artist associated at different times with the Tachisme, Art Informel, and Nuagisme movements. He was also the first..... More
np: 1957. Provenance: acquired by Peter Howard of Serendipity Books from Robert Creeley. The immensely talented Laubies was a visual artist associated at different times with the Tachisme, Art Informel, and Nuagisme movements. He was also the first translator of Ezra Pound into French, and it was Ezra Pound who..... More
London: Gaberbocchus Press, 1959. First UK edition. 8vo, 38 pp, bound in yellow cloth titled in copper at the spine. A collection of poems published simultaneously in the US by New Directions as "Selected Poems." Fine in a dust jacket that shows some minor toning and traces of soiling, else..... More
Oakland, CA: Black Bart Poetry Society, 1983. Four foolscap sheets, mimeographed from typescript on various colors of paper stock and stapled once in the upper left hand corner. Association copy, addressed and mailed to Hunce Voelcker. The poetry gossip rag of the Bay Area, with scathing reviews of new publications..... More
[Vancouver, BC]: Blew Ointment Press, 1967. First edition. 4to, ten leaves mimeographed from typescripts and collage. Side-stapled and backed with cloth tape in illustrated card covers. One of a limited edition of 200 copies. A collaborative artists' book of poems, collages, and exquisite corpses. Anstey, who collaborated on the exquisite..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, stapled wraps [1 staple]. Gibbs 1610, noted variation, second wrapper state. Near fine with minor toning. More
np: Folk-Lore, 937. First separate edition. 8vo, pp. 115-182, printed wraps. Profusely illustated with drawings. An offprint from Folk-Lore, and the first separate edition of this fascinating work addressing labyrinth ritual and threshhold South Indian and Malekulan tattoo designs. This was Layard's second work in the series, following his lecture..... More
San Pedro: League for Economic Democracy, 1979. 4to, 15 pp, mimeographed from typescript on rectos only and stapled at the upper left hand corner into a printed cover sheet on green paper. Paper containing proposals for creating a "non-authoritarian and ecologically sound society." This is a revised edition of the..... More
Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1974. 4to, single sheet folded twicxe to make a six pager. Single issue of the remarkable periodical issued from the influential gallery run by Adriaan van Ravesteijn and Geert van Beijeren. Over the course of almost 20 years the gallery issued 156 of these bulletins, in..... More
Paris: Galerie des Quatre Saisons, 1960. 11 x 17 1/2", offset printed on recto only on thin rose paper. Illustrated with a photograph of a guillotine in use. The poster announcement for this early Happening organized by Lebel and Jouffroy, incorporating the work of Victor Brauner, Wilfredro Lam, Jorge Camacho..... More