Love: An Essay [People's Pocket Series No. 87]
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Gibbs 87a, noted variation 2. A sturdy near fine copy with light marginal toning. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Gibbs 87a, noted variation 2. A sturdy near fine copy with light marginal toning. More
New York: Neither/Nor, nd [c. 1980's]. 8 1/2 x 11" flyer, photomechanically reproduced on white paper stock. The reading featured performances by Jemeel Moondoc and The Divine Monochord; poets included Qunicy Trope, Tato Laviera, Bina Sharif, DAniele Watson, Zoe Angelesey, Michael Carter, Nanvy Ancrom, Jill Burton and John Farris. Folded..... More
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1935. First edition. 4to, single sheet folded twice. Published in an edition of 350 copies, this example marked H.C. Morley, author of the Haunted Bookshop, was inspired to write the Rubaiyat one day while visiting Frances Steloff at the Gotham Book Mart, when he..... More
Blackburn, Lancastershire, UK: Screeches Press, 1965. Second printing. 4to, unpaginated, mimeographed from typescript and side-stapled into covers illustrated by the editor. An anthology of erotic texts and poetry from the Mimeograph Revolution. This "second printing" was issued after the first was subject to a 3 day trial and judged indecent..... More
np: c. 1990's. 8vo, [40] pp, saddle-stapled in illustrated wraps. Photo-mechanically reproduced. A mysterious and beautiful poetry zine with no editor, place of publication, or publication listed, featuring poems and texts by Maggie Nelson (in what must be an early appearance), Eileen Myles, James Wilk, Jen Harmon, Jennie Portnof, John..... More
[Detroit]: Guerrilla, 1967. Six sheets of beige paper, printed in black, here folded twice for mailing and housed in the original mailing envelope postmarked from Nebraska in 1967. Signed in blue ink by Newkirk. A communique from Guerrilla headquarters from editor Newkirk, describing the Detroit riots and outlining plans for..... More
My Own Mag, [1964]. Paperback. foolscap format, five leaves of various colors of paper stock mimeographed from drawing and typescript. Side-stapled. Unnumbered, but the tenth issue of the little magazine. With contributions from Dave Cunliffe, Joanna, Bob Knapp, Bill Butler, and Tom McGrath. A very good example with three old..... More
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1965. First edition. 4to, 160 pp, bound in boards woodblock by Robert Lavigne printed in color, and back in vellum with titled stamped in gilt. Illustrated with a frontipiece portrait of Olson by Kenneth Irby. Lacking the unprinted paper jacket, as often. One of the most..... More
New York: Jargon / Corinth, 1960. 8vo, 160 pp, bound in full cloth with illustrated pastedowns to panels and spine. Limited edition, one of 75 numbered hardcover copies - there were also 26 lettered and signed copies. The first complete edition of Olson's work. Glover A15.Offsetting to endpapers, as often..... More
New York: Totem Press, 1959. First edition. 8vo, 14 pp, saddle-stapled in wraps illustrated by Matsumi Kanemitsu. With errata slip laid in. The first edition of one of the most enduring and influential poetic manifestos of the last century, published by Leroi Jones at the Totem Press. Toned at margins..... More
Kent, OH: Zephyrus Image, 1974. First edition. 7 x 11 7/8" broadside, letterpress in three colors on Warren's Old Style paper, with text in 14 pt. Kabel light, with linocut motif and border in blue by Michael Myers. Produced by the ZI for the 1974 Kent State Creative Arts Festival..... More
[London]: Privately Printed, [1959]. Foolscap format, 20 leaves, mimeographed from typescript on rectos only, side-stapled, and backed in black cloth tape. A remarkable two part essay, followed by a selection of poems, by this key figure in British Bohemia, in which she calls for poetry performance to be remade with..... More
Vancouver, BC: Bed, nd [1975]. 4to, mimeographed from typescript on rectos only, and stapled at upper left hand corner into illustrated card covers. Debut issue of this scarce 1970's little magazine out of Vancouver, B.C., that was edited by poets close to Jack Spicer, and which is very much in..... More
[San Francisco]: Open Space, 1964. First edition. 4to, unpaginated, offset printed from typescript on rectos only, and stapled once at the upper left hand corner iunto an illustrated cover sheet. Two unattributed visual works within. Single issue of this longrunning, fugitive little magazine that was very much a mouthpiece for..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Gibbs 186c, first noted wrapper state. Very good. More
np: Stuart Pound, [1969]. 4to, mimeographed from typescript and side-stapled in pink illustrated covers. Illustrated within with several black and white pop art illustrations and a gorgeous sheet of some kind of color negative print tipped in. Unusual and beautiful artists' book of poetry and images by the British experimental..... 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
Black Mountain, NC: Black Mountain Print Shop, 1947. Loose leaves, letterpress printed in Futura on various types and dimensions of paper. Provenance: from Serendipity Books, with research notes and correspondence by Peter Howard laid in. Mary Caroline Richards, a graduate of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, joined the Black Mountain..... More
New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1961. First edition. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps. The second issue of the defining vessel of the Deep Image poets. This issue features work by Guillaume Apollinaire, Takis Sinopoulos, Robert Creeley, Gunter Grass, Pablo Neruda, David Antin, Vicente Huidobro, Beatrice Baron, and Gary Snyder. Some moderate toning..... More
New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1962. First edition. 8vo, saddle-stapled wraps. The fourth issue of the defining periodical of the Deep Image poets. This issue features work by André Breton, here translated by David Antin, Milton Resnick, Michael Benedikt, Jerome Rothenberg, Paul Blackburn, Robert Kelly, David Ignatow, Lorca, George Economou..... 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
London: Gaberbocchus Press, 1962. First edition. 4to, 56 pp, wraps. Illustrated in black and white. Designed by Anna Lovell. Introduction by Jasia Reichardt. Very good, with some moderate toning to wraps and some minor spotting to front cover. 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