New York: Fuck You Press, 1965. First edition thus. 8vo, unbound, folded sheets laid into printed wraps. Mimeographed from typescript. One of a limited edition of 300 copies. The first separate edition of the poem attributed to Auden, though W.H. didn't cop to authorship. The work was clandestinely circulated before... More about The Platonic Blow
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, nd. Paperback. 5 x 8" sheet of blue paper, folded once, with bird device to front panel. Some faint handling creases else fine. An advertising leaflet offering the services of the press, suggesting that they can produce a wide variety of material, from stationary to reproduction... More about The Auerhahn Press is Looking For Work
New York: C Press, 1964. First edition. 4vo, mimeographed from typescript, stapled wraps. Cover by Joe Brainard. One of a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, this copy unnumbered and out of series. The first edition of this legendary book of the second generation of the New York School. Covers... More about The Sonnets
New York: Lorenz and Ellen Gude, 1966. First edition. Foolscap format, 31 pp., mimeographed, stab-stapled covers. The 13th and final regular issue of the seminal little mag of the second generation of the New York School. This issue includes work by Joe Brainard, Ted Berrigan, William Saroyan, Dick Gallup, Pierre... More about C A Journal a Poetry Vol. 2 No. 13
[Calais, VT]: [1966]. First edition. 14 x 22", 19 sheets printed on rectos only and an additional printed cover sheet printed on card stock. Collated and complete. One of the most striking New York School collaborations, Wild Oats is gloriously impractical as a book. It has the sense of a.... More about Wild Oats
New York: Lorenz Gude, 1963. First edition. Foolscap, mimeographed from typescript on rectos only, and stab-stapled into an offset printed cover by Joe Brainard. Collated and complete against Birmingham. With some minor ink corrections to the Harry Fainlight contributions, likely in the editor's hand. Conributors include John Ashbery, Ron Padgett... More about C: A Journal of Poetry vol. 1 no. 5
New York: Lorenz Gude, 1963. First edition. Foolscap, mimeographed from typescript on rectos only, and stab-stapled into an offset printed cover by Joe Brainard. Collated and complete against Birmingham. Conributors include John Ashbery, Ron Padgett, John Wieners, Lorenzo Thomas, LeRoi Jones, James Schuyler, Barbara Guest et al. A strong and... More about C: A Journal of Poetry vol. 1 no. 5
New York: Lorenz Gude, 1963. First edition. Foolscap format, mimeographed on rectos only; stab-stapled. With single word holograph addition"and" in pencil to Ted Berrigan's poem "Sonnet XXXVI". Early number of the little magazine, which was of of primary importance to the formation of the second New York School. Early issues... More about C: A Journal of Poetry Vol. 1, No. 2
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New York: Lorenz Gude, 1963. First edition. Foolscap format, mimeographed on rectos only; stab-stapled. Early number of the little magazine, which was of of primary importance to the formation of the second New York School. Early issues are increasingly uncommon. This issue includes contributions from Berrigan and Sandy Alper, J.... More about C: A Journal of Poetry Vol. 1, No. 2 [with an Unpublished Holograph Poem by Berrigan
New York: C Press, 1965. First edition. Foolscap, mimeographed from typescript on rectos only, stab-stapled into an offset printed cover sheet by Joe Brainard. Collated and complete against Birmingham. Contributors include Aram Saroyan, Edwin Denby, Kenneth Koch, Barbara Guest, Kenward Elmslie, others. Some toning and light soiling to cover and... More about C: A Journal of Poetry vol. 2, No. 11
San Francisco: Analecta Press, [1968]. 9 x 14", offset litho on both recto and verso. The promotional poster for the book, illustrated with drawings by R. Crumb, with lengthy blurbs for Blazek's work by t.l. kryss, Don Cauble, Karen Waring, d. r. wagner, William Wantling, Eric Oatman, Charles Bukowski, Gershon... More about Promotional Poster and Order Form for Al Gods Must Learn to Kill
New York: Angel Hair Press, 1970. First edition. 4to, saddle-stapled in photographically illustrated wraps. One of a limited edition of 700 copies. The first publication of the first installation of Brainard's most enduring work, published in three parts by Angel Hair. Wraps rather foxed, light creasing along spine, with some... More about I Remember
Np: nd. A collection of 37 sheets made to print two very early books by Joe Brainard, the Baby Book - published by his own Boke Press - and Power Plant Poems, a collaboration between Elmslie and Brainard which was published by C Press. Both of these books were printed... More about Collection of Solarized Film Sheets Used in the Printing of The Baby Book and Power Plant Poems
New York: Lorenz Gude, 1964. First edition. Foolscap, mechanically duplicated on rectos only; stab-stapled. First, and much scarcer issue of the two issues of Brainard's artist periodical devoted to storyless or abstract comics. Illustrated throughout by Brainard with texts by many important poets of the New York School, including Bill... More about C Comics No. 1
New York: Boke Press, 1964. First edition. Foolscap, mechanically duplicated on rectos only; stab-stapled. The second and last issue of Brainard's artist periodical devoted to storyless or abstract comics. Illustrated throughout by Brainard with texts by many important poets of the New York School, including Bill Berkson, Ted Berrigan, Edwin... More about C Comics No. 2
New York: American Theatre for Poets, 1965. 4to, 7 leaves, mimeographed from typescript, and side-stapled into a mimeographed cover sheet printed on silver-flecked cream paper. The rare transcript of the 1965 reading, which prints "Transcript of Dutch Schultzs Last Words" and "On The Back Porch Of His Farm" from The... More about The American Theatre for Poets, Inc. Presents William Burroughs. Valentine's Day Reading
New York: Fuck You Press, 1964. First edition. 24mo, [12] pp, mimeographed from typescript and drawing. Covers illustrated with impeccable provocation and grace by Allen Ginsberg. The first separate edition of this section of the Yage Letters, which the "paranoid printers" of the City Lights edition in England refused to... More about Roosevelt After Inauguration
New York: Floating Bear, 1961. 4to, six sheets mimeographed from typescript on both recto and verso and stapled once at the upper left hand corner. One of the scarcest and most infamous issues of the periodical, which was censored by the post office due to the provocations homo-erotic and otherwise... More about Floating Bear #9
New York: The Floating Bear, 1963. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Mimeographed leaves stab-stapled into a cover sheet illustrated after a drawing by Al Leslie. The first issue of the Bear to feature a pictorial cover, which was drawn by Al Leslie directly onto a mimeo stencil. This issue once again... More about Floating Bear #28
New York: Floating Bear, 1964. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Mimeographed and stab-stapled into a cover sheet illustrated after a drawing by George Herms. Single issue of the Bear, featuring a great cover by Herms. This issue was especially notable for a beautiful tribute by Gerard Malanga to Freddie Herko entitled... More about Floating Bear 29
New York: Floating Bear, 1969. First edition. Paperback. 4to, [22] pp., mimeographed; stab-stapled into a cover illustrated by Ray Johnson. One of the most beautiful issues of the Bear, with Ray Johnson's "Untitled Lithograph by Ray Johnson" as cover. Staples rusted, some light foxing and spotting. Very good. More about Floating Bear 36
New York: Floating Bear, 1961. 4to, six leaves mimeographed from typescript and stapled once at the upper left hand corner. An unusual issue of the Bear, featuring Hubert Selby, Jr.'s "A Floating Bear Special", and work by Joel Oppenheimer, Charles Olson, Paul Metcalf, Max Finstein, Jerry Benjamin, and last but... More about The Floating Bear # 17
New York: Floating Bear, 1965. 4to, a mixture of mimeograph and offset printing, side-stapled. Front cover by Jess [Collins]. One of the most unusual and beautiful issues of the Bear, featuring a striking cover by Jess Collins. This issue is notable for the inclusion of three different dueling versions of... More about Floating Bear #31. Barely Afloat
New York: Floating Bear, 1961. 4to, six leaves mimeographed from typescript and stapled once at the upper left hand corner. This issue of the Bear features work by George Stanley, David Ossman, Martin Green, Charles Olson, Ron Loewinsohn, Marian Zazeela, Alan Marlowe, and Gilbert Sorrentino. Some faint traces of soiling... More about The Floating Bear #16
San Francisco: M, [1962]. First edition. 4to, mimeographed from typescript and stab-stapled. First issue of the little magazine published from Gino & Carlo's Bar, where, submissions could be dropped off. Only two were published. The magazine bears some similarities with Open Space and J, and share many of the same... More about M #1