Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1941. 1st. Original Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1941 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends and along the panel top-edges. Octavo, 63 pgs. More
Blackburn, UK: Screeches Publications, 1966-67. Original wraps. The final 3 issues of this creative mid to late '60s UK poetry magazine, edited by Dave Cunliffe and Tina Morris. Issues #11 ("Special Trial Issue"), #12 ("The Total Revolution: A Manifesto, Statement of Intent & Beyond") and #13 (with cover illustration by... More
Blackburn, Lanchester, England: SCREECHES publications, 1964. The Spring 1964 issue (#5) of POETMEAT, the important British-based poetry journal edited by Dave Cunliffe and Tina Morris, and calling "for peace before our time & social & literary revolt now". Solid and VG in its stapled, Arthur Moyse-illustrated wrappers, with notable chipping... More
London: Villiers Publications, 1964. 1st. Cloth. 1964 1st edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel edges. Octavo, 50 pgs. Former owner bookplate inconspicuously affixed to dj's rear... More
London: Trigram Press, 1969. Cloth. A very sharp copy of this 1969 limited/edition. #99 OF 100 COPIES BOUND IN BUCKRAM AND NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY DAVID MELTZER. Additionally, this copy includes a striking drawing in Meltzer's hand ("For Gerard" {Malanga?}) on the front free endpaper --done in 1973 in Bolinas--... More
New York: The Floating Bear, 1964. Original wraps. Issue #29, published out of New York in 1964 and edited by Diane Di Prima, of this important poetry magazine/newsletter. Well-preserved and VG+ in its stapled, George Herms-designed wrappers, with light soiling to the front panel and an even crease dividing the... 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
Demarest, New Jersey: Analecta Press, 1968. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DOUG BLAZEK TO SAM SEIFFER, CO-EDITOR, ALONG WITH D.A. LEVY, OF THE SHORT-LIVED LATE 60S POETRY JOURNAL CALLED "CONGRESS". Solid and VG+ in its lime-green wrappers, with light offsetting along the edges. Cover art and 3 interior cartoons by... More
Flint, Michigan: Fenian Head Centre Press, 1965. 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 Bremser, Anselm... More
London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1939. Cloth. A tight, solid copy of the 1939 1st edition, 1st issue. Clean and VG+ (with very light sunning along the panel edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear --and one closed tear-- along the spine edges and mild darkening and... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1979. Cloth. A very sharp copy of this 1979 new edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 575 pgs. More
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1965. 1st. Cloth. 1965 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY E.Y. HARBURG (as "Yippes") TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent literary critic and biographer. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with foxing to the fore-edges, the flaps and a good part of the rear panel. Still though... More
London: Lee Harwood (NIGHT SCENE publications), 1965. Original wraps. A very impressive copy of the August 1965 maiden issue of the poetry journal Tzarad. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Published out of London by Lee Harwood and limited to only 200 copies. Quarto, features work by... More
San Francisco: MANIC PRESS, 1968. Original wraps. The Spring 1968 2nd issue of this wild San Francisco-based poetry magazine, with its collaged cover by Suzy Cross. Solid and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers, with just a touch of light offsetting along the rear panel's spine edge. Quarto, contributors include... More
San Francisco: Manic Press, 1967. Original wraps. The Summer 1967 maiden issue of "The Willie", promoting "ACID IN THE MAGGOT EYE", featuring "ACOUSTIC EARTH HALLUCINATIONS" and incorportating "GLAND JUICE & MARIGILD PLASM". Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, Brown Miller-designed wrappers. Quarto, featuring Charles Bukowski, d.a. levy, Harold Norse... More
London: Duckworth, 1928. Cloth. The 1928 signed/limited. #5 of 275 copies (250 copies for sale) signed by Edith Sitwell at the limitation. A solid copy to boot. Tight and VG in its deep-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Pronounced offsetting at the front and rear... More
London: Oxford University Press. Cloth. A handsome example of Oxford's 3 volume collection of "The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser". Vol. I ("Minor Poems") is a 1966 re-issue and Vols. II and III ("Faerie Queene") are 1961 re-issues. All 3 volumes are in solid, very nice condition. Tight and Near... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1922. Cloth. A sharp copy of this early, 1922 re-issue of Edna St. Vincent Millay's first published book. Clean, tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ("$2.00"), VG dustjacket, with light creasing along the top-edges and very light chipping to the spine ends. Octavo, 73 pgs. More
East Aurora, NY: The Roycroft Press, 1899. 1/4 leather. A handsome, custom-made binding to this copy of the 1899 Roycroft Press editon of The Rubaiyat. #587 OF 920 COPIES SIGNED AT THE LIMITATION BY ELBERT HUBBARD, THE BOOK'S DESIGNER AND PUBLISHER. This copy hand-bound in a 1/4 light-brown leather over... More
New York: The William-Frederick Press, 1967. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY EDWARD MEYERSON on the first blank endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES A LAID-IN 1 PG HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM EDWARD MEYERSON. A solid copy to boot of the 1967 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of scuffing at the rear... More
Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society, 1977. Cloth. First Thus. Handsome 2 volume boxed set of two of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's most iconic poetry collections. Clean and Near Fine octavos, with bright gilt-lettering along the spines. Also includes a Fine example of the decorative cardboard slipcase. Additionally, "Casa Guidi Windows" IS WARMLY... 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
