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61.
OLSON, Charles.
A Bibliography on America for Ed Dorn.
San Francisco: Four Seasons Foundation (1964).
First edition. 16 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. INSCRIBED by Dorn, “in Charles’ absence / yours, / Edward Dorn.” The first in the celebrated series edited by Donald Allen, issued as “Writing 1.”
$150
62.
OLSON, Charles.
Charles Olson in Connecticut: Last Lectures as heard by John Cech, Oliver Ford, Peter Rittner.
Iowa City: Windhover Press, 1974.
First edition. Oblong 8vo. 28 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards. One of 220 copies on handmade paper. Portrait of Olson from an engraving by Edward Sullivan. American Institute of Graphic Arts Fifty Books of the Year Award winner. Berger 58.
$125
63.
PATCHEN, Kenneth.
Panels for the Walls of Heaven.
[Berkeley]: Bern Porter, 1946.
First edition, painted issue. 67 pp. Very near fine in boards with cloth spine. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 150 numbered copies SIGNED by Patchen with a painted cover (one of the more elaborate ones I’ve seen) and his holograph colophon on the rear cover, “this Edition is / Limited to 150 / Numbered & Signed / Copies with Covers Decorated / by the Author / 2 no. 2 / Kenneth Patchen.” Morgan A12b.
$2000
64.
POUND, Ezra.
Certain Radio Speeches of Ezra Pound from the Recordings and Transcriptions of his Wartime Broadcasts Rome, 1941–1943.
Rotterdam: Cold Turkey Press (1975).
Second edition, revised & augmented. 4to. [110 pp]. Very near fine in stapled and taped wrappers. Edited by William Levy. The first edition of this unauthorized publication was 500 copies; this expanded second edition is not described. See Gallup A96.
$100
65.
ROBINSON, Kit and Alan Bernheimer.
Cloud Eight.
Lowestoft: Sound & Language (1999).
First edition. [52 pp]. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Collaborative works and conversation.
$35
66.
ROTHENBERG, Jerome.
White Sun Black Sun.
NY: Hawk’s Well Press (1960).
First edition. 39 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art by Mildred Gendell. Rothenberg’s first book of poems, following his collection of translations, NEW YOUNG GERMAN POETS.
$45
67.
SANDERS, Edward.
Hymn to Maple Syrup and Other Poems.
Woodstock: P.C.C. Books 1985.
First edition. 4to. 51 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover photograph by Anita Barbour, cover design by Peter Blum. Dated (‘85) and briefly INSCRIBED by Sanders on the title page.
$200
68.
SHERRARD, Philip.
In the Sign of the Rainbow: Selected Poems 1940–1989.
London: Anvil Press Poetry (1994).
First edition. 172 pp w/index of titles & first lines. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Errata slip present. An uncommon collection by the well-known translator of Greek poetry.
$75
69.
SHOEMAKER, Jack and David Meltzer. eds.
Maya Quartos 1–12.
[Berkeley]: Maya, 1969–1970.
First trade editions. Complete run of this series of poetry titles, all fine in sewn wrappers with pasted-on cover labels. Printing by Clifford Burke at the Cranium Press, in runs from 250 to 350 copies each. 1. Jack Hirschman. Shenkinah. Maya prospectus laid in. 2. Asa Benveniste. Count Three. 3. Clayton Eshleman. A Pitch-Blende. 4. David Meltzer. From Eden Book. 5. Lew Welch. The Song Mt. Tamalpais Sings. 6. John Brandi. Poem Afternoon in a Square of Guadalajara. 7. Harvey Bialy. Susanna Martin. 8. Robert Duncan. Poetic Disturbances. INSCRIBED by Duncan, “for Nathaniel Tarn / who understands / there is one poem / we come in on / RD.” 9. Theodore Enslin. Views 1–7. 10. Philip Whalen. Scenes of Life at the Capital. Special initial letters by Michael Myers “Merry Christmas” signed by Shoemaker (on a Serendipity Books postcard) laid in. 11. Bill Bathurst. Greystone Poems. Title page lino cut illustration by Michael Myers. 12. Cid Corman. Of the Breath Of. For the run:
$500
70.
SMITH, William Jay.
A Rose for Katherine Anne Porter.
NY: Albondocani Press, 1970.
First edition. [8 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers and dust jacket with printed paper label. illustrated with two drawings by Robert Dunn. One of 150 (of 180) numbered copies on Fabriano SIGNED by Smith. A poem composed on the occasion of Porter’s 75th birthday, and published on her 80th.
$75
71.
SNYDER, Gary.
The Fudo Trilogy.
Berkeley: Shaman Drum, 1973.
First edition, numbered & signed issue. Small 4to. [24 pp]. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. No dust jacket, as issued. Printed in four colors at the Cranium Press. Collects “Spel Against Demons,” “Smokey the Bear Sutra,” and “The California Water Plan.” Illustrated with woodcuts by Michael Corr. One of 108 numbered copies SIGNED by Snyder and Corr. McNeil A46a.
$850
72.
STEVENS, Wallace.
The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality & the Imagination.
London: Faber & Faber (1950).
First UK edition. x + 176 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with light toning to spine and rubbing to rear panel. Stevens contributes an introduction to his own selection of essays and speeches. Edelstein A17.a.2.
$200
73.
TU FU.
The Selected Poems of Tu Fu.
NY: New Directions (1989).
First edition. xvi + 173 pp w/notes, finding list, & index of titles & first lines. Fine in fine dust jacket. Nathaniel Tarn’s copy, with his bookplate inside the front cover. Translations by David Hinton, with his introduction.
$75
74.
WAKOSKI, Diane.
The Motorcycle Betrayal Poems.
NY: Simon & Schsuter (1971).
First edition. 160 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket. Her landmark collection.
$50
75.
WATSON, Burton. trans.
Kanshi: the Poetry of Ishikawa Jozan and other Edo-Period Poets.
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990.
First edition. xx + 140 pp w/glossary. Fine in fine dust jacket. Poems translated from the original Chinese by Watson, with his introduction. From the collection of Nathaniel Tarn, with his bookplate.
$45
76.
WEISS, Ruth.
Single Out.
Mill Valley: D’Aurora Press (1978).
First trade edition. [128 pp]. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Front and rear cover art by William McNeil and Paul Blake, respectively. Poems that appeared originally in Beatitude, Semina, maybe Mombasa, and other places.
$35
77.
WELCH, Lew.
How I Work as a Poet & Other Essays, Plays, Stories.
Bolinas: Grey Fox Press, 1973.
First edition. viii + 139 pp. Fine in full green cloth with gilt stamping to spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Edited by Donald Allen, with his introductory note.
$75
78.
WIENERS, John.
Ace of Pentacles.
NY: James F. Carr & Robert A. Wilson, 1964.
First trade paperback printing. 72 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Sparkling copy of Wieners’ second book.
$75
79.
WILLIAMS, Guy.
Poems for Painters.
San Diego: Stooge (1974).
First edition. [60 pp]. Fine in glossy stapled wrappers. Each poem based on the work of a visual artist (Albers, Johns, Reinhardt, Klee, Judd, etc). Issued as Stooge #10.
$100
80.
ZUKOFSKY, Louis.
“A.”
Berkeley: University of California (1978).
First edition. 826 pp w/index of names & objects. Fine in fine dust jacket. The first complete edition.
$150