1.
ABBOTT, Steve.
Stretching the Agapé Bra: Poems.
San Francisco: Androgyne Press, 1980.

First edition. 52 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Printed endorsements by Karl Shapiro, Ian Young, and Michael Lally. Abbott shot to prominence only lately upon the publication of his daughter Alysia’s book, FAIRYLAND: A MEMOIR OF MY FATHER which chronicled being raised by a single gay man in 1970s San Francisco.
$100

2.
ACCONCI, Vito Hannibal and Bernadette Mayer, eds.
0 to 9 Number Three.
NY: Acconci & Mayer, 1968.

4to. 82 pp. Minute nicks to extrems, else near fine (tiny ink price to first page). The third issue of this legendary artists’ mag, devoted to conceptual art and experimental writing. Clark Coolidge, Ted Berrigan and Ron Padgett, Aram Saroyan, and John Giorno, are among the contributors along with Acconci and Mayer.
$1000

3.
ALDINGTON, Richard.
A Tourist’s Rome.
Draguignan: Mélissa Press (1961).

First edition. 24 pp. Very near fine in printed and sewn wrappers. One of many pamphlets handprinted by Count Potocki of Montalk. Seventeen small ink corrections to the text, as in most copies, but it has not been established if these were done by Aldington or Potocki.
$35

4.
ANDERSON, Wendell B.
Hawk’s Hunger.
[Rancho de Taos: Motive Book Shop, c. 1952].

First edition. [46 pp]. Fine in printed boards with red plastic spiral binding. Poems with four internal illustrations. In look, size, and feel similar to books published in New Mexico in the 1950s and 60s by Judson Crews. Uncommon.
$75

5.
ANTIN, David.
whos listening out there.
College Park: Sun & Moon Press (1979).

First edition. 41 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art by David Antin. One of 500 numbered copies, issued as Sun & Moon Contemporary Literature Series no. 4.
$45

6.
BALDESSARI, John.
Prima Facie: Marilyn’s Dress. A Poem (in four parts).
Köln: Walther König, 2006.

First edition. [44 pp]. Fine in printed paper-covered boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Poem with fifteen colored pages interleaved.
$45

7.
BAYER, Konrad.
The Head of Vitus Bering: a portrait in prose.
Melbourne: Rigmarole of the Hours, 1979.

First edition in English. 63 pp. Fine in wrappers and very near fine illustrated dust jacket. Translated from the original German and with an afterword by Walter Billeter. The first publication in English of a full length work by Vienna Group member Bayer. Rigamarole of the Hours 15.
$25

8.
BERMAN, Wallace.
Original Mail Art.
1958.

Early double-sided mail art piece by Berman postmarked 1958, the year after his famous Ferus bust. Berman has initialed the top corner, and underneath the image he boldly addressed the card in black paint. On the verso Berman has painted his return address and the words: “GWINE,” “Massuh,” “Ah Gonna,” and the message “What’s Conleys address my books not up here yet, will then mail yours.” Single pin hole to top edge, minor wear, nice overall. One of the more elaborate pieces of Berman mail art I’ve handled, and larger (7 ½ x 5 ¼ inches) than usual.
$4500

9.
BERMAN, Wallace.
Original Mail Art.
1959.

Original mail art collage featuring a photograph by Wallace Berman of several masked figures marching in the Mad Mammoth Monster Poetry Reading parade. The card is addressed in Berman’s hand to Auerhahn Press and Berman has written “1959” beneath the photo. Stamped and postmarked. This photo is reproduced in Wallace Berman: Photographs, p. 125. Small sepia stain to corner, card just perceptibly toned (not affecting photo), but nice overall. A vintage, early mail art piece from Berman, and larger than usual (8.5” x 5.25”). The parade was part of a benefit event for Auerhahn Press, with whom Berman was associated.
$4500

10.
[BERRIGAN, Ted]. Waldman, Anne. ed.
Nice To See You: Homage to Ted Berrigan.
Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1991.

First edition. Small 4to. x + 253 pp w/index. Very near fine in like dust jacket. An excellent homage with fifty-six illustrations. Ink ownership signature of contributor Keith Abbott on the front free endpaper. SIGNED by Anne Waldman and additionally INSCRIBED, “for Keith — / ‘the pills aren’t working’ / love / Ann / July 1994 / = Camp Kerouac =.” Also INSCRIBED by Elmslie, INSCRIBED by Kyger, SIGNED by Ed Foster, dated (7/28/94) and SIGNED by Ginsberg, dated (29 June ‘94) and SIGNED by Hollo, SIGNED by Reed Bye, INSCRIBED by Ann and Ken Mikolowski, INSCRIBED by Eileen Myles, INSCRIBED by Maxine Chernoff, INSCRIBED by Bill Berkson, and SIGNED by Jack Collom.
$400

11.
BLANCHOT, Maurice.
The Most High.
Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press (1996).

First US edition. xxxii + 254 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket. A 1948 novel, translated from the original French by Allan Stoekl with his introduction.
$35

12.
BREMSER, Ray.
Blowing Mouth: The Jazz Poems 1958–1970.
Cherry Valley: Cherry Valley Editions (1978).

First edition. 79 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers.
$35

13.
BRETON, André.
Ode to Charles Fourier.
London: Cape Goliard Press, 1969.

First UK trade paperback printing. Small 4to. [64 pp]. A few tiny spots to front cover, else very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Breton’s original French text with facing English translation by Kenneth White, who also contributed an introduction.
$35

14.
BUNTING, Basil.
Loquitur.
London: Fulcrum Press (1965).

First edition. 4to. 77 pp w/notes. Fine in stiff printed paper-covered boards with very near fine clear unprinted acetate dust jacket (tiny chips at two corners). One of 1000 copies. Both the book and the cover were designed by Richard Hamilton.
$75

15.
BURKE, Clifford.
Printing Poetry: A Workbook in Typographic Reification.
San Francisco: Scarab Press, 1980.

First edition. 4to. 150 pp w/index. Fine in decorated paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine illustrated dust jacket. Foreword by William Everson.
$200

16.
[BURROUGHS, William S.]. Rosenthal, Irving. ed.
Chicago Review, Volume 12, Number 3.
Chicago: Chicago Review 1958.

Autumn. 88 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Presents Chapter 2 of NAKED LUNCH along with work by Whalen, Brother Antoninus, Joel Oppenheimer, and Paul Carroll.
$45

17.
BUTLER, Bill.
SEATTLE everybody died.
London: Aloes Books, 1971.

First edition. 17 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. One of 200 (of 225) copies. A single long poem.
$25

18.
CAREY, Peter.
A Letter to Our Son.
St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press (1994).

First edition. 12mo. 40 pp. Very near fine in decorated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. A letter to his newborn describing how his parents met, his mother’s illness, and the difficult circumstances of his birth.
$35

19.
CARRIÓN, Ulises.
Dancing with You.
Amsterdam: In-Out Productions, 1973.

First edition. 30 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. Text printed by mimeograph and rubberstamp. One of 100 numbered copies. Seven dances, explained.
$50

20.
CARRIÓN, Ulises.
6 Plays.
Amsterdam: Kontexts Publications (1976).

First edition. [14 pp]. Narrow line of discoloration to rear cover, else near fine in sewn wrappers. One of 100 numbered copies.
$50

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