Taos, NM: Este Es Press`, 1965. First edition. 8vo, unpaginated, bound in comb-bound boards, onto the recto and verso of each is neatly pasted down found leaves from magazines, onto which the titles are letterpressed. Further illustrated with two additional, double-sided found leaves, which appear to be from nudist magazines..... More
[Taos]: [Motive Press], [1950]. First edition. 8vo, unpaginated, comb-bound in chipboard covers with the titles embossed in green to front panel. Though unstated, one of only 100 copies printed. Association copy, inscirbed by Crews to E.V. Griffith of Hearse Press, fellow publisher in the early Mimeograph Revolution who also published..... More
Eureka, CA: Hearse: A Vehicle Used to Convey the Dead, [1959]. First edition. 8vo, spiral bound in heavy card boards, both of which are illustrated with pastedowns onto both recto and verso from appropriated from magazines, and further illustrated with two double sided, found leaves within, both of which appear..... More
Taos: Estes Es Press, 1963. First edition. 8vo, [36] pp, spiral-bound in boards illustrated with appropriated images from men's magazines pasted over boards, with titles letterpressed in silver. Illustrated with tipped in found images from nudist or erotic magazines. One of a series of brilliant artists' books made by Crews..... More
Taos: Estes Es Press, 1963. First edition. 8vo, [36] pp, spiral-bound in boards illustrated with appropriated images from men's magazines pasted over boards, with titles letterpressed in silver. Illustrated with tipped in found images from nudist or erotic magazines. One of a series of artists' books made by Crews. Each..... More
Taos: Este Es Press, 1960. First edition. 8vo, comb bound in letterpress printed card covers. Illustrated with two nude drawings by Eric Gill, printed in white on black paper. Fine. More
Albuquerque, NM: Zerx Press, 1993. First edition. 8vo, saddle-stapled in wraps. One of 300 copies. Preface by Mark Weber. Illustrations by Daryl Rogers, Big Web, and Harland Ristau. One of Crews' later, zine like poetry chapbooks, Some faint toning to wraps, else fine. More
np: Holy Terrible Editions, nd. First edition. 12mo, [20] pp. including covers, side-stapled and backed with white cloth tape. Photomechanically reproduced from photographs and other found images and typescript on double leaves. Artists' book by Crews, featuring poetry interspersed with found images and photographs, the Pessoa of the Mimeograph Revolution..... More
Ranches of Taos, NM: Motive Book Shop, 1949. First edition. 8vo, 31 pp, saddle-stapled in wraps housed in a letterpress printed dust jacket. One of a limited edition of 125 copies, signed by Crews. The poet's first collection in seven years, straddling his move from Texas to New Mexico, this..... More
Eureka, CA: Hearse Press, nd. First edition. 8vo, comb-bound in boards illustrated by Ben Tibbs. One of 125 numbered copies. The twelfth chapbook in the Hearse Press series, published from Eureka, California. While it appeared under the Hearse imprint, Judson likely played a role in the construciton of the book..... More
Waco, TX: Motive Bookshop, 1946. First edition. 8vo, 32 pp, saddle-stapled into wraps, onto which are pasted down a found leaf from a nudist or nude photography magazine, with printed pastedown to cover. Inscribed by Judson Crews at the title page. The book was also issued in plain covers, this..... More
[Taos, New Mexico]: Judson Crews, [1964]. Poetry. 8vo, [62] pp, spiral bound in boards pasted down with found images on both recto and verso, and additionally illustrated with two found leaves within the text (likely from a pin-up magazine). One of 500 numbered and signed copies. One of a series..... More
[Taos, New Mexico]: Judson Crews, [1964]. Poetry. 8vo, [62] pp, spiral bound in boards, both illustrated with a found leaf from a magazine neatly pasted down onto recto and verso, along with two additional found leaves in the text, both apparently from pin-up magazines. One of 500 numbered copies signed..... More
Ranches of Taos, NM: The Deer and Dachshund, nd. First edition. 4to, mimeographed on various colors of paper stock, side-stapled and backed with green cloth tape at the spine. Inscribed by Muriel Loran at the table of contents and dated 1952. Third issue of the important New Mexico little magazine..... More
Ranches of Taos, NM: The Deer and Dachshund, nd. First edition. 4to, mimeographed on various colors of paper stock, side-stapled and backed with black tape at the spine. Fourth issue of the important New Mexico little magazine, and a great issue. As usual with the magazine, the graphic arts are..... More
Taos. NM: Motive Book Shop, c. 1957. First edition. 24mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Illustrated with two photographs, one by Mildred Tolbert and one, a nude, uncredited. Single issue of the little magazine, which ran to 11 issues. A remarkable issue which includes a poem by the great Agnes Martin, as well..... More
np: c. 1940's-50's. 8vo, comb-bound in printed boards. Illustrated with 8 tipped-in photographic reproductions, all of which seem to have been clipped out of magazines, mostly from nudist magazines. One of the rarest books published by MJM, which is probably a heteronym of Judson Crews. Very good, with some light..... More
np: nd [c. 1940's-early 1950's]. 8vo, mimeographed from typescript on various colors of paper stock, and comb bound in silkscreened, comb-bound boards. Illustrated with 7 approprated photographs which appeared to be clipped out of nudist magazines. An early collection by the poet who was likely a heteronym of Judson Crews..... More
Eureka, CA: Hearse: A Vehicle Used to Convey the Dead Press, nd. First edition. 8vo. [16] pp. Saddle-stapled into wraps illustrated after a drawing by Ben Tibbs. One of 100 numbered copies. A collection of poems by the mysterious African-American poet of the Mimeograph Revolution, who is thought by many..... More
Ranches of Taos, New Mexico: Motive Press, 1956. First edition. Small 4to, [48] pp, comb-bound in heavy boards, both of which have appropriated images neatly pasted down to both recto and verso. Further illustrated with a found leaf, apparently from a nudist magazine. With a foreword by Chris Bjerknes. A...... More