London: Macmillan, 1928. Later printing. Signed at the title page by George Russell, who has also drawn one of his jewel-like miniature landscapes. Provenance: from the library of Mary Fentress, with her signature, Richmond, VA address, and date of acquisition (1931) to ffep. In addition, the recto and verso of..... More

Münster [actually Berlin]: Aurin Verlang, 1987. 16mo, 78 [2] pp, perfect bound in illustrated wraps. Text in German. Prints the title work by Benjamin as well as his essay on Lebel, and Werner Fuld’s essay Die Aura. This little book concludes by reprinting item no. 4 item with a reset..... More

Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, [1926]. First edition thus. 32mo, saddle-stapled in light blue wraps. Gibbs 1081, in the LBB (b) binding. Joshi & Schwarz A-11A. One of 10 Ambrose Bierce books republished by Haldeman-Julius, this one of the scarcer titles in the series. The copyright page lists the 1911 date in..... More

[San Francisco]: Communication Company, [1967]. First edition. 8 1/2 x 11", mimeographed in black on white paper, and illustrated with a photograph of a sprig of flowers. Provenance: from the estate of William "Gatz" Hjortsberg, who wrote the definitive Brautigan biography, Jubilee Hitchhiker. The first appearance of this poem, eventually..... More

London: Gaberbocchus, 1959. First edition. 12mo, 124 pp, bound in green boards titled in gilt at the spine; photographically illustrated dust jacket. Buchanan's memoir of his Ulster childhood, dedicated to Forrest Reid, 'who read an early draft'. Another beautiful book from Stefan and Francizka Themerson's Gaberbocchus Press. A touch of..... More

Calgary: housepress, 2000. First edition. One of a limited edition of 50 numbered copies. 8vo, [20] pp, saddle-stapled in wraps with an illustrated pastedown by Julie Sawatsky. Artists' book of aphoristic texts on consumer society and the information economy. Fine. More

London: Reuter, 1959. 6 x 8 1/8" black and white silver gelatin print, with mimeographed sheet tipped onto verso, which is rubberstamped with the Reuter address, as well as the legend "This Picture Has Been Telephotoed by P.A. Broadcast to Provincial Morning Papers." Press photograph featuring the Black Diaries, along..... More

Rickford's Hill, Aylesbury: Published by the author, 1917. First edition. 4 9/16 x 7" broadside, letterpress printed on beige paper. The poem is signed E.H.C., Rickford's Hill, Aylesbury - the initials stand Ernst Hartley Coleridge, grandson of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The latin motto had a special significance for the Coleridge..... 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

Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1924. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Gibbs 95b, second wrapper state. Wraps somewhat faded, with a small snag at heel. Near fine. More

Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1922. 32mo, saddle-stapled in lightwraps printed in black. Gibbs 122b, second noted variation in the LBB(2) binding, with copyright date still present. The transcript of a debate held in 1919 in London by the Rationalist Press Association, which Conan Doyle had once been a member of. McCabe..... More

Rappottenstein: Nova Press, Matsoukas-Real-Life-Company, Pot & The Austria Connection, 1973. 11 3/4 x 15 1/2" broadside periodical, offset printed in blue on both recto and verso. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Single issue of this periodical co-edited by Jörg Fauser, associate of William Burroughs, who also edited Gasolin 23. The..... More

Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer, 1978. First edition. 12mo, 109 [3] pp, wraps. Lacking the printed band announcing the Robert Walser prize, as usually found. The Austrian writer's first book, the size of which does little to foreshadow the length and textual intricacies of her latter, mammoth works, though the..... More