New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927. Aaron Douglas. Cloth. The 1927 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark cloth, with very lght chipping at the spine crown and light scuffing to the rear panel. Spine label missing as well. Octavo, title page, endsheet and pastedown decorations by the..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1969. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1969 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and very mild darkening along the top-edges and at the spine. Octavo, 216 pgs. More
c. 1968. Original wraps. Uncommon tale of bondage and masochism, written without any credit given to author or publisher. Almost certainly the 1st and only edition, circa 1968. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. 10 crisp, graphic black-and-white photos accompanying the text. More
Aurora, Colorado: The Adult Co., 1972. Original wraps. The 1972 1st edition of this uncommon bondage catalogue. Solid and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the edges. From "wrist-ankle cuffs" to "lover's collar", from "knee spreader" to "tieing rack" to "head harnesses", much of the equipment..... More
Los Angeles: Prima Book & Publishing Co., c. 1967. Original wraps. Uncommon tale of lesbian bondage and sadomasochism, circa 1967. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing along the spine. Octavo, several graphic black-and-white photos accompanying the text. More
Flag Publications, c. 1965. Original wraps. Uncommon bondage/sadomasochism, circa 1965. Clean and VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light chipping and creasing along the panel edges and the faint remains of an old price to the front panel. Octavo, several graphic black-and-white photos accompanying the text. More
c. 1967. Original wraps. Uncommon bondage and sadomasochism story, circa 1967. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light soiling at the panels. Octavo, several graphic black-and-white photos accompanying the text. Apparent code MB-1048. More
A nice example of one-of-a-kind Charles Bukowski ephemera. A crop of 19 Polaroid snapshots of Bukowski letters that make up part of a major collection of 1,000+ letters sold by his long-standing editor and publisher at Black Sparrow, John Martin, to the University of California at Santa Barbara. The Polaroids..... More
San Francisco: Scarab Press, 1980. Boards. A handsome example of the 1980 1st edition of this lavishly-produced manifesto on printing poetry, limited to 2,000 copies. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with 2 tiny closed tears along the front panel's lower-edge. Quarto, Foreword by the..... More
New York: Ecco (HarperCollins), 2005. Boards. SIGNED BY JOHN ASHBERY on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 2005 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Also includes a signed letter of thanks from Daniel Halpern (the founder of Ecco Press) to..... More
Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1987. Original wraps. The program of the Consultants' 50th Reunion (1987), SIGNED BY 14 OF THE CONTRIBUTORS, INCLUDING GWENDOLYN BROOKS, MAXINE KUMIN, ANTHONY HECHT, STANLEY KUNITZ, DANIEL HOFFMAN, JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN, WILLIAM STAFFORD, WILLIAM JAY SMITH, JAMES DICKEY, STEPHEN SPENDER, REED WHITTEMORE, HOWARD NEMEROV, RICHARD EBERHART..... More
Palaemon Press Limited, 1981. Original wraps. ONE OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY WILLIAM STYRON. A solid copy to boot of this 1981 1st printing of Styron's Commencement Address at his Alma Mater, Duke. A crisp, VG+ quarto in its stitched, thick gray wrappers, with light offsetting at the front free..... More
New York: 2006, 2006. Hardcover. A nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY LOUISE GLUCK TO NOTED POETRY BENEFACTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA (1998-2008) WILLIAM LOUIS-DREYFUS. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2006 1st edition. Crisp and Fine in a bright, price-intact..... More
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1988. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1988 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, edited by J.D. McClatchy. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. Boards. A very solid copy of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial boards, with just a touch of occasional spotting at the panels and a faint amount of light wear along the spine crown. Quarto, May Swenson's 6th published..... More
New York: The Poetry Society of America, 1997. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1997 signed/limited. #67 OF 100 COPIES ISSUED SIGNED BY BOTH RICHARD WILBUR AND STANLEY KUNITZ at the colophon. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its silky navy-blue cloth, with immaculate title label pasted on to..... More
New York: ERandom House, 1982. Hardcover. A very impressive copy of the 1982 stated 1st edition, with a seeming galaxy of signatures connected to the book. SIGNED NOT ONLY BY THE BOOK'S TWO EDITORS --GARY FISKETJON AND JONATHAN GALASSI-- BUT ALSO BY 7 OF THE CONTRIBUTORS, INCLUDING DENIS JOHNSON, TOBIAS..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1981. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1981 1st trade edition in hardback. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, Forche's second book of poetry. More
New York: New Directions, 1991. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1991 1st thus, the first edition unto itself of the Eliot Weinberger translation. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, the original Spanish along each verso, the translated English at each facing recto..... More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1971. Boards. The 1971 1st thus (and 1st American edition), edited by Robert Bly and translated by Bly, John Knoepfle and James Wright. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with the faint remains of a former owner last name to the front panel..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1970. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1970 stated 1st American edition, selected by the great Octavio Paz and edited by Mark Strand. Clean and Near Fine (very light creasing at the spine crown) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1951. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1951 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (just a touch of soiling at the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, Lowell's 3rd collection of poetry. More
New York: Congreve Publishing Company, 1978. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1978 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting to the panels) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, Helmut Newton's highly-stylized nude studies thruout. More
New York: Xavier Moreau Inc., 1982. Cloth. The 1982 1st American edition, with an Introduction by Karl Lagerfeld. Tight and VG+ (light sunning along the lower-edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping along the lower front hinge. Still though, very presentable. Tall quarto, Helmut Newton's highly-stylized..... More
Tokyo & San Francisco: Japan Publications, Inc., 1972. Cloth. A handsome copy of the November 1972 1st American edition, following the original publication in Japanese. Tight and VG+ (light foxing along the edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling along..... More
