New York: Floating Bear, 1961. Original wraps. The 1961 issue #8 of "The Floating Bear", Diane Di Prima's and LeRoi Jones's first-rate poetry newsletter and mimeo issued out of New York's Lower East Side (at 309 East Houston Street). Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Contributors..... More
New York: Floating Bear, 1963. Pictorial wrappers. The 1963 issue #28 of "The Floating Bear", Diane Di Prima's first-rate poetry newsletter and mimeo issued out of New York's Lower East Side. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with light creasing along the front panel's lower-edge and one even crease..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. Boards. #93 OF 125 COPIES SIGNED BY DIANE WAKOSKI at the limitation. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the publisher's glassine dustjacket. "A Christmas Greeting from the Black Sparrow Press" More
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: Perishable Press, 1969. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the 1969 1st edition, limited to 250 copies (190 of which are for sale). Clean and Fine in its hand-sewn chocolate wrappers. And in a crisp, Fine example of the matching dustjacket. More
Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. Pictorial boards. The deluxe edition. #22 of 50 numbered and signed copies "handbound in boards by Earle Gray, each containing an original holograph poem by Diane Wakoski". Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the publisher's mylar dustjacket. More
New York: Grove Press, 1973. 1st. Cloth. 1973 stated 1st printing, in the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping to the spine ends and very, very light soiling to the panels. Slight age-toning to the pages as well and light..... More
Brooklyn, New York: Long Haul Press, 1983. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the 1983 1st edition of Dorothy Allison's 1st book. Tight and VG+ in its original wrappers. Octavo, 58 pgs. Original publisher's prospectus laid-in as well. More
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Boards. The December 1927 stated 10th printing of Dorothy Parker's first published volume of poetry, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (early photograph of Dorothy Parker neatly applied to the front pastedown) in a crisp, price-intact, VG- example of the fragile "10th..... More
Flint, Michigan: Fenian Head Centre Press, 1965. Pictorial wrappers. The 1965 maiden issue of this wonderful Flint, Michigan-based poetry review, created and edited by Dougas Casement. This 1st issue attracted some major talent and includes contributuons by William Burroughs, Leroi Jones, Phillip Whalen, Piero Heliczer, Diane DiPrima, Gerard Malanga, Ray..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Cloth. The uncommon 1929 Salesman's Sample of E.B. White's 2nd book (and 1st credited book), following his 1927 "Less Than Nothing -- or The Life and Times of Sterling Finney". Solid and VG in its dark cloth, with a bit of light rubbing at..... More
London: Lee Harwood (NIGHT SCENE publications), 1965. Pictorial wrappers. A bright, well-preserved copy of the August 1965 maiden issue of the poetry journal Tzarad. Tight and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light streaking at the lower front panel and just a touch of mild soiling to the..... More
New York: Excelsior Press, 1960. Original wraps. An amazing copy of the 1960 1st edition, signed by 7 of the contributors: SIGNED BY ALLEN GINSBERG, GREGORY CORSO, NORMAN MAILER, AMIRI BARAKA, HUGH ROMNEY ("WAVY GRAVY"), PETER ORLOVSKY AND RAY BREMSER next to their printed names at the top of their..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2016. John Newman. Pictorial cloth. A pristine copy of this 2016 Elizabeth Bishop offering by San Francisco's Arion Press. #116 OF 300 COPIES ISSUED (plus 26 lettered copies for "complimentary distribution"). All are signed by the artist John Newman, who here has contributed "twenty-four three-color..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1946. Cloth. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1946 1st edition of Elizabeth Bishop's first published volume of poetry, limited to 1,000 copies. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine (light bumping at the spine crown) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. Cloth. A bright, very well-preserved copy of the 1955 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (just a hint of very light offsetting at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with a bit of light creasing and chipping at the spine..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. Cloth. The 1928 signed/limited. #58 OF ONLY 100 COPIES PRINTED ON HANDMADE PAPER AND SIGNED BY ELIZABETH HOLLISTER FROST. Clean and VG+ in its linen-backed gray boards. Octavo, 96 pgs. The signed/limited edition not only contains 5 photogravure illustrations but also "a signed proof..... More
Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1997. Cloth. SIGNED BY ERICA JONG on the title page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1997 25th Anniversary edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 87 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Santiago: Editorial Universitaria, 1970. Original wraps. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light wear along the spine edges. Pocketbook-sized, 127 pgs. Part of the "Coleccion Letras de America" series. More
Oxford University Press, 1934. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1934 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes, with both volumes boasting their original cream-colored dustjackets. The books are tight and VG to VG+ in their royal blue cloth, with light spotting along several of the panels. Internally, clean as could..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Cloth. The 1967 stated second edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering along the spines) in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets, with just a touch of creasing at the spine ends and one tiny chip to the front panel's..... More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, S.A., 1944. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1944 1st edition, IN ITS ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (with mild darkening to the pages) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. 12mo (pocketbook), 127 pgs. More
Just Buffalo Press, 1979. Original wraps. Very uncommon 1979 Fielding Dawson offering, limited to 250 copies and SIGNED BY THE POET at the limitation. A pristine single sheet folded in half, with drawing of musician Red Garland and text by Fielding Dawson. Also includes a Fine example of the publisher's..... More
1973: The Coach House Press, Toronto. Original wraps. Uncommon 1973 Fielding Dawson criticism. Published by the Coach House Press of Toronto in undoubtedly very small numbers. Clean and Fine in its stapled, printed beige wrappers. 64mo, setting his sites on Martin Duberman and B.H. Friedman, 2 of the brightest lights..... More
Livorno, Italy: Dai Torchi Di Glauco Masi, 1820. 1/4 leather. Lovely 1820 edition of one of the first great modern collections of love poetry, written by the Renaissance poet viewed as the "first true reviver of learning in Medieval Europe" (Encyclopedia Britannica). The story of Petrarch's love for Laura is..... More
