1.
ABISH, Walter.
99: The New Meaning.
Providence: Burning Deck (1990).

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 110 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrated with photographs by Cecile Abish. One of 50 numbered copies SIGNED by Walter and Cecile Abish. A collection of five texts.
$45

2.
ACKER, Kathy.
I DREAMT I BECAME A NYMPHOMANIAC! : IMAGINING.
San Francisco: Empty Elevator Shaft/Black Tarantula (1974).

First edition. 192 pp over six volumes. Small droplet mark to cover of first and third volumes, else all near fine in stapled wrappers with light sunning to spines. “The material in the six parts of this book has been copied from other books.” Acker’s second novel, uncommon complete.
$1250

3.
ACKER, Kathy writing as “Henri Toulouse Lautrec” and “The Black Tarantula.”
The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec.
(np) & NY: Kathy Acker/TVRT (1975–1976).

First edition. 260 pp over six volumes. Occasional light toning and a few stray marks, else a solid near fine set. In 1978 this work would be published in a single volume. One of a number of Acker’s early books, published serially.
$1250

4.
ANDERSON, Laurie.
Press Pack.
Burbank: Warner Brothers [c. 1981].

Glossy printed folder containing a fourteen page “Media Information” guide, a glossy portrait photograph of Anderson, and an eight page selection of reviews and texts from UNITED STATES. On the strength of her “O Superman” single, Anderson was signed to Warner Brothers. Her introduction as a Warner Brothers artist.
$45

5.
ANTIN, David and Jerome Rothenberg translate Martin Buber.
Tales of Angels, Spirits & Demons.
NY: Hawk’s Well Press, 1958.

First edition. 12mo. 61 pp. Near fine in wrappers with integral printed dust jacket. First book of the press. Six tales. Early for Antin, his selected poems begins with work from 1963.
$55

6.
[AUSTRALIA].
Records from Australia.
(np): (nd) [c. 1979].

First edition. 4to. 44 pp. Small stain near base of spine, else near fine in stapled wrappers. Illustrated distribution catalogue. Each record cover reproduced in b&w along with a full list of tracks on each. Not restricted to Australian bands (AC/DC here for sure, but also X-Ray Spex). Useful source for research into pressings and distribution.
$45

7.
AYLWARD, David. et al, eds.
grOnk 6/7: Special Holiday Sixth & Seventh Anniversary Issue.
Toronto: grOnk, 1967.

4to. [16 pp] w/insert, laid into a printed cover. The insert, by Hansjorg Mayer, was printed by him in Germany for this issue. All elements near fine or better. Work also by David W. Harris, Jiri Valoch, Thomas A. Clark, Edwin Morgan, Aylward, J.F. Bory, bp nichol, Kent Taylor, and others.
$35

8.
[BEUYS, Joseph]. Adriani, Götz. et al.
Joseph Beuys: Life and Works.
Woodbury: Barron’s (1979).

First US edition. 308 pp w/footnotes, list of illustrations, & bibliography. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Translated by Patricia Lech. Published on the occasion of the XV International Biennale Sao Paolo.
$35

9.
BLASER, Robin.
Image-Nation 15 (the lacquer house.
Vancouver: William Hoffer (1981).

First edition. Single large sheet folded once (11 x 8 ½ inches, closed), printed in two colors. Fine. One of 300 (of 326) copies printed by the Barbarian Press for free distribution at the twelfth Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair.
$25

10.
BLAZEK, Douglas.
Foolish Visions.
[Easthampton]: Edition Muta (2015).

First edition. 94 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover collage by Blazek. Edition Muta 06. New, at publication price:
$15

11.
BLAZEK, Douglas.
Vanished Pursuit Into A Remembered Future.
[Easthampton]: Edition Muta (2015).

First edition. 80 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover collage by Blazek. Edition Muta 07. New, at publication price:
$15

12.
[BLAZEK, Douglas]. Den Boer, James.
A Bibliography of the Published Work of Douglas Blazek 1961–2001.
Florence: Glass Eye Books/Blue Thunder (2003).

First edition. xxii + 180 pp w/index of titles. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
$10

13.
BOSHIER, Derek.
Flikker Book.
London: Alecto International Limited (1972).

First edition. 64mo. [40 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. Distant view of an apartment block that gradually disappears into a single window void. An excellent flip book by the Pop artist.
$85

14.
BRADBURY, Ray.
Zen and the Art of Writing and The Joy of Writing: Two Essays.
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1973.

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 34 pp. Fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Bradbury.
$150

15.
BRITTON, Burt. ed.
Self-Portrait: Book People Picture Themselves.
NY: Random House (1976).

First edition. Horizontal 12mo. 271 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a tiny tear to the base of spine. A delightful collection of over 600 drawings, assembled by Strand Books employee Burt Britton. Uncommon in cloth.
$85

16.
BURLAND, C.A.
Magic Books From Mexico.
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books (1953).

First edition. 30 pp + 16 plates. Fine in illustrated boards and very near fine dust jacket. The King Penguin Books 64. Terrific vibrant reproductions.
$45

17.
CARTER, Angela.
Entertaining.
[Melbourne]: Mattoid [c. 1985].

First edition. 32 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Collects two student continuances of Carter’s short story “The Company of Wolves,” two essays on Carter’s work, and an interview with Carter by Sneja Gunew and Wendy Morgan. Issued as a supplement to Mattoid 21.
$25

18.
CARVER, Raymond.
Put Yourself in My Shoes.
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974.

First trade edition. 36 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. INSCRIBED by Carver to Lawrence Fixel, “For Larry / all good wishes and affection, / Ray.” One word corrected in the text. A short story with block prints by Marcia Maris.
$250

19.
CÉLINE, Louis-Ferdinand.
North.
NY: Delacorte (1972).

First US edition. vi + 454 pp w/glossary. Fine in fine dust jacket. Translated from the original French by Ralph Manheim. A late novel by Céline, published originally in France in 1960.
$100

19a.
__. Another copy.
Uncorrected proof. Narrow small 4to. 301 pp. A few light stains to front cover, two gentle reading creases to spine; in all, very good plus in printed red wrappers. Translated from the original French by Ralph Manheim (though not credited in the proof).
$125

20.
CHATWIN, Bruce and Paul Theroux.
Patagonia Revisited.
Salisbury: Michael Russell (1985).

First edition. 62 pp w/sources. Fine in full decorated cloth and very near fine unprinted tissue dust jacket. Illustrated by Kyffin Williams. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Theroux and Chatwin.
$300

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