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61.
[JOY DIVISION]. Admiral, Max. ed.
Standard/Factus II, III, 4, 5.

Rijswijk: Factus [1986–1987].

First editions. Four issues of six published. Some light soiling to the rear covers of II and III, else all are near fine in stapled wrappers. 4 and 5 are one of 30 (though there may have been more) and one of 100 numbered copies respectively. A brief holograph note from the editor laid into 5. A solid Joy Divison - New Order zine from The Netherlands. For the group:
$200

62.
JUNG, C.G.
Memories, Dreams, Reflections.

NY: Pantheon Books (1963).

First US edition. xvii + 398 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to tips of flap folds. Neat small name stamp to first two leaves. Recorded and edited by Aniela Jaffé. Translated from the original German by Richard and Clara Winston. A much nicer than usual copy.
$100

63.
[KAUFFER, E. McKnight]. Thomajan, P.K.
Design and Paper No. 29: Posters by McKnight Kauffer.

NY: Marquardt & Company Fine Papers [c. 1948].

First edition. [16 pp]. Near fine in stapled wrappers. Essay on Kauffer’s poster work, with twelve b&w reproductions of work for Friends of Greece, BP, American Airlines, Shell, and others.
$50

64.
LANSING, Gerritt and Joseph Torra.
An American Tanka and Abandoned Earthworks.

Boston: Pressed Wafer (2003).

First edition, lettered & signed issue. Folding card (8 ½ x 5 ½ inches, closed). Fine. Produced for Lansing and Torra’s joint reading at M.I.T. on 6 March 2003. A poem by each. One of 26 lettered copies SIGNED by Lansing and Torra.
$40

65.
LE GUIN, Ursula K.
In the Red Zone.

Northridge: Lord John Press, 1983.

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 29 pp. Fine in marbled paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped leather spine (gilt largely gone). No dust jacket, as issued. Poems and a short prose work, illustrated by Henk Pander. One of 150 numbered copies on Mohawk Superfine paper SIGNED by Le Guin and Pander.
$100

66.
LEVERTOV, Denise.
Range.

Providence: Brown Ziggurat Press, 1991.

First edition. [38 pp]. Fine in full cloth with printed spine label and inset cameo on front cover. Poems with woodcut illustrations by Walter Feldman. Introduction by Joan F. Hallisey. Cover cameo cast by Gregg Hessel. One of 74 numbered copies on Nidiggen, Mohawk superfine and Twin Rocker handmade Gastaldi handmade paper SIGNED by Levertov and Feldman. Produced on the 100th anniversary of women being admitted to Brown University.
$250

67.
LEVINE, Philip.
One for the Rose: Poems.

NY: Atheneum, 1981.

First edition. 79 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket.
$75

68.
[LITTLE MAGAZINES]. Cookson, William. ed.
Agenda 1–10.

London: Agenda 1959–1960.

January - April. The first ten issues, all near fine or better. The first nine issues were a single sheet each, folded once to make four pages. The tenth issue grew to eight pages with a printed cover, and featured William Carlos Williams’ poem, “The Painting.” Agenda off and running, Volume 51: Nos 3-4 issued this past January. For the first ten issues:
$125

69.
[LITTLE MAGAZINES]. Creeley, Robert. ed.
The Black Mountain Review 1: 3.

Black Mountain: Black Mountain Review, 1954.

Fall. 63 pp. Spine sunned, else near fine in printed wrappers. Cover art by Kitasono Katue. Contributions by Robert Duncan, Tom Field, Creeley, Levertov, Layton, Turnbull, Olson, and others. A sharp copy.
$450

70.
MATHEWS, Harry.
Immeasurable Distances.

Venice: Lapis Press (1991).

First trade edition. 295 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards, without dust jacket as issued. Mathews’ collected essays, in a substatial edition from Sam Francis’ press.
$25

71.
McCLURE, Michael.
Is the Instant So Complex?

Berkeley: Arif Press, 1973.

First edition. 13 x 9 ¾ inch broadside, printed in three colors. One of 50 copies (the entire edition) SIGNED by McClure.
$150

72.
[MERTON, Thomas]. Daggy, Robert E. ed.
Encounter: Thomas Merton & D.T. Suzuki.

[Monterey]: Larkspur Press, 1988.

First edition. xx + 104 pp w/notes. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. One of 1000 numbered copies printed letterpress on Mohawk Letterpress paper. A selection of letters between the two men, and an account of their in-person meeting.
$50

73.
MILLER, Henry.
Maurizius Forever.

Waco: Motive Book Shop, 1946.

Second edition. 62 pp. Very near fine in plain stapled wrappers and near fine dust jacket with some toning and light wear to the unprinted rear cover. First published by the Colt press in an edition of 500 copies. Shifreen & Jackson A52c.
$45

74.
MILLER, Henry.
Reflections on the Maurizius Case (A humble appraisal of a great book).

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974.

Fifth edition, variant issue (white cloth binding). 62 pp. Fine in full cloth with gilt stamping to spine and cover, with inset photograph of Miller to front panel. One of 275 numbered copies SIGNED by Miller. Shifreen & Jackson A52g.
$125

75.
MORGAN, Edwin.
Glasgow Sonnets.

West Linton: Castlelaw Press, 1972.

First edition. 14 pp. Fine in sewn wrappers. One of 125 numbered copies SIGNED by Morgan.
$55

76.
MORGAN, Edwin.
Sovpoems.

Worcester & Ventura: Migrant [1961].

First edition. 32 pp. Shallow bend to one upper corner, else near fine in stapled wrappers. Morgan’s translations of Brecht, Neruda, Pasternak, Tsvetayeva, Mayakovsky, Martynov, and Yevtushenko, with his introduction. Laid-in is a mimeographed sheet with additions and corrections to the translations, and detailing the output of the Press. Uncommon thus.
$75

77.
OLSON, Charles.
Projective Verse.

NY: Totem Press (1959).

First edition. 14 pp. Very near fine in stapled wrappers that are lightly toned. Cover art by Matsumi Kanemitsu. Lacks erratum slip. Olson’s landmark essay, and one of the most attractive books from the press.
$200

78.
OLSON, Charles and Creeley, Robert.
The Complete Correspondence 1–10.

Santa Barbara & Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow, 1980–1996.

First editions, numbered & signed issue. Ten volumes. All near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spines and printed labels. Near fine acetate dust jackets. Each volume is one of 250, 200, or 100 numbered copies SIGNED by Creeley. For the set:
$350

79.
POUND, Ezra.
Selected Prose 1909–1965.

London: Faber and Faber (1973).

First edition. 444 pp w/index. Corners very gently tapped, else fine in fine dust jacket. Edited by William Cookson, with his introduction. Gallup A93a.
$75

80.
[PUNK ROCK]. Al. et al, eds.
Flipside #16.

Whittier: Flipside [1979].

First edition. 4to. [20 pp]. Light foxing to page edges, else fine in stapled wrappers. Includes a full-page ad for Black Flag’s first 7” inch single, opposite a layout of band photos, song lyrics, and a brief history of the band.
$45

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