Poetry
Before Your Very Eyes
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
Spaak: Schoolkrant voor wie onderwijs heeft genoten. Vol. 1 Nos. 1-4
Moordrecht: ‘uitgave bobvandenberg’, 1964. Subtitle varies. 4to, each issue mimeographed on rectos only and stab-stapled into rubberstamped covers, with additional rubberstamping of the title to title page and various internal pages. The first four issues, on an unknown number published, of this beautifully designed and lively little magazine devoted to..... More
Bird in the Bush: Obvious Essays
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 Richards..... More
In What Hour
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
The Canterbury Experimental Weekend
Gillingham, Kent: Arc, 1971. First edition. 8vo, saddle-stapled into french fold wraps. One of a limited edition of 250 copies. This copy is Inscribed by Riley at the first blank; "Fred - for you. Peter." From the estate of the poet Gerrit Lansing. Very good with toning to wraps. More
Plane Debris
np: Tuumba Press, 1981. First edition. 8vo, saddle-stapled wraps. One of an edition of 450 numbered copies, designed and printed by Lyn Hejinian at Tuumba Press. Prints Rodefer's superb long poem of the same name, an essential work of the 1980's. Very good with toning and marginal creasing to wraps..... More
Plane Debris
np: Tuumba Press, 1981. First edition. 8vo, saddle-stapled wraps. One of an edition of 450 numbered copies, designed and printed by Lyn Hejinian at Tuumba Press. This copy signed by Rodefer at the title page, and scarce thus. Prints Rodefer's superb long poem of the same name, an essential work..... More
Alcheringa: Ethnopoetics. No. 5
Berkeley: Alcheringa, 1973. First edition. 4to. 128 pp, perfect bound in wraps. With the 7" vinyl flexidisc bound in, featuring recordings by Armand Schwerner and Andrew Peynetsa (the latter in Zuni). Fifth issue of one of the best little mags of the era. With contributions from Michael Corr, Charles Olson..... More
At Cana
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
Hymn to Maple Syrup and Other Poems
Woodstock, NY: PCC Books, 1985. First edition. 4to, 52 pp, mimeographed from typescript and drawing, and side-stapled into card covers. Association copy, inscribed by Sanders to his fellow poet Gerrit Lansing, with a small Eye of Horus drawing. Covers soiling, with some minor tidemarking, the head of spine soundly bumped, else..... More
Poem From Jail
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1963. First edition. 8vo, 27 pp, saddle-stapled wraps. The first edition of the poet's first book, written while incarcerated due to his participation in the Polaris protests. Some faint spots of foxing to wraps, else fine. More
Sex... Drugs... Gods. The New Consciousness. Guest Speaker: Ed Sanders
New York: [1966]. 8 1/2 x 11" flyer, mimeographed from holograph and drawing on blue paper. Flyer for an appearance by Ed Sanders, speaking as part of an anarchist discussion group at CCNY. Though the flyer is illustrated with an Eye of Horus and is similar in design to various..... More
Some Poems for Robin
Woodstock, NY: P.C.C. Publications, 1984. First edition. 8vo, saddle-stapled wraps. Association copy, inscribed by Ed Sanders to fellow poet Gerrit Pansing. Near fine with some light rubbing to extremities and a touch of fading along spine. More
The Toe Queen: Poems
New York: Fuck You Press, 1964. First edition. 4to, mimeographed from typescript and drawing on rectos only, with the exception of the final leaf which is mimeographed on verso. Side-stapled. “Printed, published, zapped, & ejaculated at a secret location in the lower east side.” The poems in the book describe..... More
Poems for Marilyn
New York: Fuck You Press, 1962. First edition. 4to, mimeographed from drawing and typescript on rectos only and side-stapled. Signed by Ed Sanders at the title page and dated in 1963. A collection of lusty poems addressed to Marilyn Monrow by six male poets of the underground poetry scene; Joel..... More
Bugger: An Anthology of Anal Erotic, Pound Cake Cornhole, Arse-Freak, & Dreck Poems
New York: Fug You Press [Fuck You Press], 1964. First edition. Paperback. 4to. [11], 19, [1], mimeographed from typescript and drawing on rectos only and side-stapled into lavendar cover sheet illustrated after a drawing by Ed Sanders [there are also copies with a yellow covers sheet - no priority established]..... More
Jimmy & Lucy's House of "K" No. 7
Oakland: House of "K" 1986. First edition. 8vo, 118 pp, saddle-stapled yellow wraps. A remarkable issue, and one of the scarcer ones of this great little magazine, with contributions from Cid Corman, Tina Darragh, Robert Grenier, Fanny Howe, Kevin Killian, Stephen Rodefer, Leslie Scalapino, Ron Silliman et al. Some minor..... More
The Do How
Portland, Ore. Great Fainting Spells, 2013. First edition. 8vo, wraps, 130 pp. Poems written in collaboration by the publishers of c_L Books and Cuneiform. New from publisher. More
Untitled Drawing on Board
np: nd. Approximately 2 1/2 x 2 3/4", graphite and marker on irregularly cut thick cardboard. Signed "Schneeman" at verso. A remarkable, tiny, light-flooded drawing by Schneeman, who excelled at small works. The generous light and quality of felt remembrance in the work is in indirect proportion to the dimuniutive..... More