New York: Tibor de Nagy, 1965. First edition. Square 8vo, bound in decorated wraps designed by Fred R. Siegel. One of only 20 signed and numbered copies of the special edition, this copy also housed in an unprinted glassine wrapper, which we've not previously encountered. The first edition of the..... More
San Francisco: The Four Seasons Foundation, 1969. First edition. Wraps creased and lightly toned, with a couple narrow faint stains to page margins within, the traces of being read. Very good. Association copy, inscribed by Olson to Lansing; ”For Gerrit who needs no cause / cause / which for me makes the..... More
New York & London: Grove Press & Evergreen Books, 1960. First edition. Association copy, inscribed by Olson to his fellow poet, friend, and resident of Gloucester, Gerrit Lansing; "For Gerrit Lansing / With my Love & Admiration." In addition, Lansing has made a number of annotations in pencil to the..... 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
London & New York: Cape Goliard and Grossman, 1969. First edition. Association copy, inscribed by Charles Olson on his deathbed in a shaky hand to Albert Glover, the editor of the book; "The Red Yellow Shiny Dog Special. CO / Al Glo (w) Jan 1970." Olson passed on January 10..... 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: Jargon / Corinth, 1960. 8vo, 160 pp, bound in full cloth with illustrated pastedowns to panels and spine. Limited edition, one of 26 lettered copies signed by Olson in blue ink, this being copy "X". In addition, Olson has added the note "Footprints" in blue ink to the..... 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
![Four Poems]. Joel Oppenheimer](/pictures/thumb/20847.jpg?v=1600901587)
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
np: Pacificmoonplanet Ecological Theatre, nd. 8 1/2 x 11", mimeographed from typescript on yellow paper. A poetry broadside. We can find no reference to the group, though we've seen other broadsides signed by the project, all with a similar poetic voice with heavy use of portmanteau word constructions. Very good..... More
Baltimore: Apathy Press Poets, 1991. First edition. 8vo, saddle-stapled wraps illustrated by Michael Randall. Scarce early chapbook by downtown poet associated with the Nuyorican scene. Padua just won the Miller Williams prize. Very good with some light fading and rubbing to the wraps. More
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1961. First edition. Paperback. Single 7 1/2 x 13 3/8" sheet folded once. One of 350 copies printed. A scarce, and ephemera early publication from the Auerhahn Press. Fine. More
Boston: Barn Dream Press. First edition. 12mo, oblong saddle-stitched card wraps illustrated by Roger Stearns. One of 500 copies. Near fine with some minor toning along spine. More
New Orleans: Glade Gallery, 1965. 18 x 25" poster, offset lithograph in three colors. The striking large scale poster for the 1965 exhibition of paintings at Glade Gallery. The poster is illustrated with one of Patchen's bird man drawings, and was designed by Patchen himself. The exhibition was organized by..... More
![Clear Creek. The Environmental Viewpoint 1-18 [Complete]. Jensen Pennfield, ed](/pictures/thumb/29291.jpg?v=1621190481)
San Francisco: Clear Creek Associates, 1971-72. First edition. First nine issues in tabloid format, subsequent issues saddle-stapled. Offset printed in black and white on newsprint with spot color covers. Printed on recycled paper. A complete run of this ambitious periodical emerging from the early 1970's ecological movement, and which, in..... More
Buffalo, NY: Editions Hérission, 1994. First edition. One of 125 copies. 8vo, unpaginated, saddle-stapled wraps. Faint smudge to cover else fine. 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
[San Francisco]: Open Space, 1964. First edition. 4to, unpaginated, offset printed from typescript and drawing. Illustrated with two lithographs, of works by Nemi Frost and one unattributed work, and two drawings by Tom Field, who also contributes the cover, as well as drawings by the great Fran Herndon. Early issue..... More
Berkeley: English Department, University of California, Berkeley, 1954-1955. First edition. Four issues, each 4to, mimeographed on rectos only and stapled in upper left corner. An important newsletter for Pound scholars and enthusiasts in the mid-1950s, during the period when Pound was imprisoned at St. Elizabeths. The newsletter helped catalyze a...... More
Cambridge: Privately Printed, 1983. First edition. 8vo, 34 pp, bound in photographically illustrated wraps. One of a limited edition of 600 copies printed at the Saffron Press, and distributed by DS (The Bookshop). A landmark work by Prynne, a gorgeous work incorporating some computer programming language. Later re-issued in an..... More
