New York: W.W. Norton, 1978. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ADRIENNE RICH on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1978 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of shadowing along the foot of the spine) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. More
London: Chatto and Windus/The Hogarth Press, 1967. Cloth. Not only the 1967 1st British edition but also the first work of Adrienne Rich's published in the UK. A very sharp copy to boot. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Truly a collector's copy, all-but-pristine. More
Emeryville, CA: Effie's Press, 1976. Cloth. A LETTERED COPY (LETTER 'T') OF THIS UNCOMMON 1976 POETRY COLLECTION, SIGNED BY ADRIENNE RICH at the limitation. Clean and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth. And with a clean, crisp example of the publisher's unprinted mylar dustjacket. "Designed & printed by Bonnie L...... More
Mannheim: Gengenbach & Hahan, 1926. Joachim Lutz. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1926 signed/limited. #8 OF 200 COPIES SIGNED AT THE LIMITATION BY BOTH THE POET ALEXANDER VON BERNUS AND THE ARTIST JOACHIM LUTZ, WHOSE 10 SUPERB WOODCUTS ADORN THE TEXT. ALSO, ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY ALEXANDER VON BERNUS IN..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1892. 1st. Cloth. The 1892 1st edition. VG in its dark green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Light soiling to the panels, light foxing to the endsheets. 12mo, 111 pgs. Housed in a custom-made quarter-morocco box. More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. 1st. Original Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1886 1st edition. VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. 12mo, 201 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-leather box. More
London: C. Kegan Paul and Co., 1879. 1st. Cloth. The 1879 1st edition, following the small "pirated" edition of 1870. Solid and VG in its green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Mild soiling to the front panel, photograph of Tennyson at the rear pastedown. 16mo, 95 pgs. plus..... More
Toronto: 1862. Original Wraps. This scarce volume was compiled and edited by J. Dykes Campbell. It consists of poems which Tennyson did not reprint in his first collected edition of 1842 but which had appeared in the "Poems Chiefly Lyrical" in 1830 and "Poems", 1833. This is a pirated edition..... More
Cumbria, England: Simon King Press, 1990. Original Wraps. The 1990 1st thus, #19 of 150 copies issued. Signed on the limitation page by the illustrator/publisher Simon King. An immaculate copy: bright and Fine in its beige wrappers. Handsome wood-engravings complement Swinburne's text. Signed by Illustrator. More
Lenox, MA: United Artists, 1979. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of this 1979 1st printing, limited to 750 copies. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, which were illustrated by George Schneeman. The book's publisher, United Artists, was edited by Bernadette Mayer and Lewis Warsh. More
New York: The Kulchur Foundation, 1981. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY ALICE NOTLEY on the half-title. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 1st paperback edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Front and back cover illustrations by George Schneeman. Publisher's errata slip laid-in as well..... More
New York: Flatiron Press, 1962. Original wraps. NICELY INSCRIBED BY ALLAN BLOCK ("TO SOPHIA: WHO WATCHED ME SCOWL SOME OF THESE INTO BEING...") on the copyright page. A solid copy to boot of the 1962 1st edition of this "Chrsitmas greeting for the poet's friends". Crisp and VG+ in its..... More
New York: Original poster. Scarce poster announcing the theatrical premiere of Ginsberg's Kaddish at the Circle-in-the Square on Bleecker St. in NYC's West Village. Circa 1967. Handsomely framed in a simple black. 14 1/2" x 22". Clean and unblemished and Near Fine, with no creasing or soiling to speak of..... More
San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. Original wraps. A remarkable Association copy of the 1956 correct 1st edition. This copy not only conforms to all the original issue points but is in beautiful, near-pristine condition. Furthermore, THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY 5 OF THE KEY FIGURES IN THE BOOK'S..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1986. Decorative Cloth. A very unusual copy of the 1986 signed/limited. This copy #108 of 250 signed by Allen Ginsberg at the limitation (with an accompanying doodle) AND ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY CARL SOLOMON (TO WHOM "HOWL" WAS ORIGINALLY DEDICATED) AT THE TITLE PAGE OF THE..... More
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1961. Original wraps. SIGNED BY ALLEN GINSBERG on the title page. A crisp, bight, Near Fine copy to boot of the 1961 1st edition, with just a touch of very light soiling and one light crease along the rear panel. 16mo, "Dedicated to Peter Orlovsky..... More
Beach Books, Texts & Documents, 1968. Original wraps. SIGNED BY ALLEN GINSBERG on the title page. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition of this facsimile of Ginsberg's 1961 manuscript. Solid and VG+ in its stapled, light-brown wrappers, with just a touch of light staining along..... More
London: Cape Goliard Press, 1968. Cloth. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1968 signed/limited. #42 OF 100 COPIES SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY ALLEN GINSBERG at the half-title. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket, with just a touch of very light creasing along the edges. (Also..... More
Madras, India: Kalakshetra Publications Press, 1984. 1st. Cloth. 1984 1st edition, #3 of 1,111 numbered copies issued. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition of Francesco Clemente at the Kunsthalle, Basel, May 13th to June 24th, 1984". Elegant fusion of Clemente oils and pastels with Ginsberg text. Large Folio, unpaginated..... More
Madras, India: Kalakshetra Publications Press, 1984. Francesco Clemente. Cloth. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ALLEN GINSBERG TO LEGENDARY GROVE PRESS EDITOR FRED JORDAN on the second blank endpaper ("For Fred Jordan from Allen Ginsberg February 12, 1986 New York City --Good luck with the art of publishing works..... More
The Sarabande Press, 1984. Original Wraps. A lovely copy of this 1984 Amy Clampitt signed/limited. 1 of 250 copies SIGNED BY AMY CLAMPITT and "letterpress printed from handset type on dampened Johannot paper at The Sarabande Press". Bright and Fine in its thick card wrappers. And in a Fine example..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. Cloth. SIGNED BY AMY LOWELL ON THE TITLE PAGE ABOVE HER PRINTED NAME. A solid copy to boot of the April 1917 3rd printing. Tight and VG- in its duotone cloth, with light soiling at the rear panel. Thick 12mo, 245 pgs. plus publisher's..... More
Wayne, NJ: Zilch Publishing, Inc., 2000. Original wraps. The 2000 stated 1st printing of this uncommon posthumous collection of comedian Andy Kaufman's unpublished poems and stories. The poems range from late 1963 thru early 1966 and the stories span 1963 thru 1981. Clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers (wonderful..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. Decorative Boards. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1962 stated 1st printing of Anne Sexton's 2nd published collection of poetry. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light rubbing along the panels. Dustjacket design by Ellen Raskin, lovely photo of..... More
