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61.
McPHERSON, Sandra.
Responsibility for Blue.

Denton: Trilobite Press (1985).

First edition. [16 pp]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. One of 400 numbered copies SIGNED by McPherson. A collection of eight poems.
$20

62.
MYLES, Eileen.
Sappho’s Boat: Poems.

Los Angeles: Little Caesar Press (1982).

First edition. 56 pp. Near fine in printed wrappers that are a little rubbed. INSCRIBED by Myles on the title page, “For Bob, especially.”
$75

63.
[NABOKOV, Vladimir].
In Memoriam Vladimir Nabokov 1899–1977.

NY: McGraw-Hill, 1977.

First edition. 42 pp. Spine lightly sunned, else near fine in full gilt-lettered cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. Contributions by Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Alfred Appel, Jr., Julian L. Moynahan, Alfred Kazin, John H. Updike, and Dimitri Nabokov.
$25

64.
[NAME, Billy]. Miller, Debra.
Stills from the Warhol Films.

NY: Prestel (1994).

First US edition. 4to. 127 pp w/selected bibliography. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Foreword by John G. Handardt.
$45

65.
NUTTALL, Jeff.
The Anatomy of My Father’s Corpse.

Toronto: Basilike (1975).

First edition. [16 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers with printed cover label. One of 675 copies. A single short story.
$15

66.
NUTTALL, Jeff.
The Case of Isabel and the Bleeding Foetus.

[San Francisco]: Beach Books Texts & Documents (1967).

First US edition. 63 pp. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. One of 500 copies.
$20

67.
NUTTALL, Jeff.
The Foxes’ Lair.

London: Aloes (1972).

First edition. [32 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers in near fine printed mailing envelope, as issued. One of 500 copies.
$20

68.
NUTTALL, Jeff.
Oscar Christ and the Immaculate Conception.

London: Writer’s Forum (1970).

Second edition. [32 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. SIGNED by Nuttall on the title page. A novelette, illustrated with drawings and collages. Writers Forum Poets #23.
$35

69.
OLDENBURG, Claes.
Ray Gun Theatre.

[NY: Claes Oldenburg, 1962].

Small collection of ephemera related to Oldenburg’s theater. The items include a mimeo handbill printed on both sides announcing the 1962 season. One side advertises productions of Store Days, Nekropolis, Injun, Voyages, and World Fair, the other lists the cast for Store Days that included Henry Geldzahler, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Billy Kluver, Lucas Samaras, Carolee Schneemann, et al. “Audience limited by available space to 35 each night.” Also included is a postcard-size announcement for the Ray Gun Theater featuring a photo of Oldenburg in performance, as well as an uncut proof sheet for that card, and another similar one showing a young woman performing. In addition, there is Oldenburg’s business card for The Store, this one stamped “Grand Opening” on the verso and accompanied by its original envelope. A scarce group of items from this important early Happenings/performance venue.
$850

70.
[OLYMPIA MAGAZINE]. Girodias, Maurice. ed.
The Best of ‘Olympia’ An Anthology of Tales, Poems, Scientific Documents and Tricks which Appeared in the Short-Lived and Much Lamented Olympia Magazine.

London: New English Library (1966).

First edition. xii + 240 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. Contributions by Gysin, Sommerville, Burroughs, Corso, Southern, and many others. No. 107.
$50

71.
PARR, Malcolm. ed.
Found Poems.

Cardiff: Second Aeon (1972).

First edition. 24 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Poems found by Cobbing, Henri, Houedard, Morgan, Finch, Parr, and others.
$25

72.
[POETRY ANTHOLOGY]. Vassilakis, Nico and Crag Hill. eds.
The Last VISPO Anthology: Visual Poetry 1998–2008.

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books (2012).

First edition. 331 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. No dust jacket, as issued. Full-color reproductions of work by recent practitioners of the form.
$27.50

73.
[PUNK ROCK]. Santisi, Donna.
Ask the Angels: Photographs by Donna Santisi.

Orange: double r books (1978).

First edition. [128 pp]. Fine in comb-bound wrappers. Hellin Killer and Trudie grace the cover of this first book of photographs documenting the Los Angles punk scene. Though largely devoted to touring acts, including The Jam, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Television, Blondie, The Runaways, and Talking Heads, locals The Weirdos, Screamers, The Zippers, The Dickies, and fans of all also appear. A notoriously uncommon and fragile title, rarely found in fine condition.
$1500

74.
[PUNK ROCK}.
X-Capees: A San Francisco Photo Documentary.

Oakland: X-Capees Press (1980).

First edition. 60 pp. As new in original wrappers. Raye Santos, Richard McCaffree, and f-Stop Fitzgerald in the clubs. Text by Howie Klein. An early documentation that was reprinted several times.
$200

75.
PYNCHON, Thomas.
Liner notes for LOTION: Nobody’s Cool.

NY: spinART records (1995).

CD. Disc is fine, booklet near fine in like jewel case. Pynchon contributes about 500 words on this sophomore effort, name-checking Issac from The Love Boat, the Jetsons, the apocalypse, Bobby “Boris” Pickett, and more.
$20

76.
RAWORTH, Tom.
Emptily.

Great Barrington: The Figures (1994).

First edition. [20 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. One of 290 (of 300) copies. A single long poem with drawings by Suzanne McClelland.
$20

77.
[REAGAN, Ronald (anti)]. Trudeau, Garry and Elizabeth Swados.
Rap Master Ronnie.

NY: Broadway Play Publishing (1985).

First edition. 39 + [2 pp of bingo pages]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. Issued as a signed limited edition by the Lord John Press in 1986, this original edition is much less common. Trudeau’s lyrics with Swados’ music.
$35

78.
[ROTELLA]. Restany, Pierre.
Rotella: Dal Decollage alla Nuova Immagine.

Milan: Edizioni Apollinaire (1963).

First edition. [80 pp]. A few small spots of foxing, else fine in very near fine dust jacket with original wrap-around band laid in. One of 1000 numbered copies. Fully-illustrated including ten tipped-in color plates.
$350

79.
[SALLE, David]. Foye, Raymond. ed.
Early Product Paintings.

NY: Gagosian Gallery (1994).

First edition. 4to. 38 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket that is lightly rubbed and has a bit of sunning along the fore-edge. Introductory essay by Diego Cortez. Thirteen full-color reproductions.
$55

80.
SHAPIRO, David.
The Seasons.

Melbourne: Pataphysics (1994).

First edition. [22 pp]. Bump to lower outside corner, else near fine in printed wrappers. Poems by Shapiro with drawings by Gregory Botts. Pataphysics Series #1.
$25

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