Madison, Minnesota: The Sixties Press, 1962. A handsome copy of the 1962 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the endpapers) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the rear panel's fore and top-edges. Octavo, both selected and translated from its original..... More
Somerville, MA: Zephyr Press, 1990. Cloth. Pristine copies of the 1990 stated 2nd printing, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Fine in crisp. Fine dustjackets. Thick, massive octavos, the original Russian text at each verso, the English translation along each facing recto. Edited and Introduced by Roberta Reeder..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1970. Cloth. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1970 1st edition, having belonged to the legendary bookseller Burt BrItton (1933-2018), co-founder of New York's much-loved "Books & Company" on Madison Avenue. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED TO BRITTON BY 2 OF THE BOOK'S CONTRIBUTORS (JOHN ASHBERY AND MURIEL..... More
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1969. Cloth. A very unusual copy of the 1969 stated 1st edition, having belonged to the legendary bookseller Burt BrItton (1933-2018), co-founder of New York's much-loved "Books & Company" on Madison Avenue. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED TO BRITTON BY 3 OF THE BOOK'S CONTRIBUTORS (JOHN..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1961. Boards. A handsome copy of the 1961 stated 1st American printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($5.95), VG+ dustjacket, with light fading along the spine. Octavo, the bilingual edition, with the original Spanish text at each verso and its English translation at..... More
The Dial Press, 1973. Boards. A solid copy of the 1973 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine (very light bumping along the spine crown) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with 2 small closed tears at the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, includes contributions by Emily Dickinson, Anne Sexton, Marianne..... More
New York: 7 Poets Press, 1975. Original wraps. SIGNED BY POET SHARON OLDS below her photograph within the text. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1975 1st (and undoubtedly only) printing. Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light wear..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1973. Cloth. The 1973 stated 1st edition, 3rd issue (with the number line beginning at "3"), in its much less common hardback. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with somewhat severe price-clipping at the front flap and two very small closed..... More
New York: The Ecco Press, 1975. Cloth. A verys ahrp copy of the 1975 1st edition of Louise Gluck's 2nd published collection of poetry. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of very light wear along the upper tips and the spine crown) in a crisp, price-intact ($6.95), Near Fine..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Boards. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S EDITOR STAN TYMOREK TO RENOWNED POETRY BENEFACTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA (1998-2008), WILLIAM LOUIS-DREYFUS. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2001 1st edition. Tight and Fine in..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1967. Cloth. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1967 1st thus, the 1st appearance of this bilingual edition, which was translated by Michael Hamburger. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket, Thick quarto, Preface and Introduction as well by Michael Hamburger. More
Cayucos Books, 1974. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (tiny bump at the front panel's upper tip) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, Commentary and Notes by the redoubtable William Everson. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. Cloth. The 1977 facsimile re-issue, in its less common hardback edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, prcie-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one closed tear along the rear panel's lower-edge. Octavo, Introduction and Commentary by the great Blake scholar Sir Geoffrey Keynes. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. Cloth. A solid, presentable copy of the 1955 1st edition. Tight and VG, with very light offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets, and one or two tiny marks at the front panel. Octavo, the great Elizabeth Bishop's 2nd published work. More
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
