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ANTHONY, Bill.

Bill Anthony’s Greatest Hits: Drawings 1963-1987.
$20.00
Highlands: Jargon Society (1988). First edition. Oblong 8vo. 84 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Foreword by Robert Rosenblum. Jargon 90.
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BRAUN, Emil Richard.

Bad Land.
$15.00
Penland: Jargon Society, 1971. First trade paperback printing. [62 pp]. Fine in wrappers and fine illustrated dust jacket with a price sticker to front flap. Cover photograph by Frederick Sommer. Jargon 70.
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BRAUN, Richard Emil.

Last Man In.
$25.00
Winston-Salem: Jargon Society. (1990). First edition. Small 4to. 98 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Poems. Jargon 107.
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BROUGHTON, James.

A Long Undressing. Collected Poems: 1949-1969.
$35.00
NY: Jargon Society, 1971. First edition. Small 4to. 193 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Cover photograph of Broughton by Imogen Cunningham. Jargon 55.
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BROUGHTON, James.

A Long Undressing. Collected Poems: 1949-1969.
$45.00
NY: Jargon Society, 1971. First edition. Small 4to. 193 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Cover photograph of Broughton by Imogen Cunningham. Jargon 55. Young 475.
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CLARK, Thomas A.

Some Particulars.
$30.00
(np): Jargon Society, 1971. First edition. [72 pp]. A few spots to top edge, else very good plus in glossy illustrated wrappers that are rubbed along the spine and toned. Cover photograph from a print by Bart Parker. Jargon 75.
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CREELEY, Robert.

The Immoral Proposition.
$1,250.00
[Highlands]: Jonathan Williams (1953). First edition. [14 pp]. Near fine in sewn wrappers with a tiny chip from the bottom edge of the rear cover. Six poems with artwork by René Laubies. Designed by Williams. One of 200 copies. Creeley’s third book, issued as Jargon 8. Novik 3.
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CREELEY, Robert.

The Whip.
$450.00
Migrant Books, 1957. First edition. [52 pp]. Bump to base of spine, else fine in full olive green cloth with black stamping to spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Title-page drawing by Kristen Hoeck. Handset in Mercedes and Furtura types and printed by Mossen Alcover in Palma de Mallorca. Jargon 26. Novik 8.
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CUTTS, Simon.

Quelques Pianos.
$20.00
(np): Jargon Society, 1976. First edition. [36 pp]. Near fine in stapled oblong wrappers and very good plus dust jacket that is rubbed. Jargon 81.
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DAVENPORT, Guy.

Do You Have A Poem Book on E. E. Cummings?
$45.00
Penland: Jargon Society, 1969. First edition. [16 pp]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. Illustration by the author. One of 1000 copies for friends of the press; none for sale. Jargon 67. Crane A8.
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EDSON, Russell and Ray Johnson.

What a Man Can See: Fables.
$125.00
Penland: Jargon Society, 1969. First edition. 4to. [88 pp]. Near fine in wrappers and fine unprinted orange acetate dust jacket. The jacket has shrunk, as in all copies, but is otherwise undamaged but for a chip at crown. Edson’s poems with drawings by Ray Johnson. INSCRIBED by Edson, “for Doug Blazek /who has kept me / signing books all / night / Russell Edson.” Jargon 37. Review slip from the distributor laid in.
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EDSON, Russell and Ray Johnson.

What a Man Can See: Fables.
$65.00
Penland: Jargon Society, 1969. First edition. 4to. [88 pp]. Very good plus in wrappers and very good unprinted orange acetate dust jacket, with several splits. The jacket has shrunk, as in all copies. Edson’s poems with drawings by Ray Johnson. Jargon 37.
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FELD, Ross.

Plum Poems.
$20.00
NY: Jargon Society, 1972. First trade paperback printing. [50 pp]. Fine in wrappers and near fine integral dust jacket with some rubbing at crown. Cover illustrations by Black Mountain College alumnus Dan Rice. Long statement by Gilbert Sorrentino introducing these poems printed on the front flap. Jargon 71.
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FELD, Ross.

Plum Poems.
$50.00
NY: Jargon Society, 1972. First edition. [50 pp]. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Poems with illustrations by Dan Rice. Dated (Berkeley 1986 / 3/3) and warmly INSCRIBED by Feld. Jargon 71.
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HOUSTON, Payton.

The Chages Orders Becomings.
$20.00
Winston-Salem: Jargon Socity 1990. First edition. 65 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. A set of three poems, with drawings by James McGarrell. Jargon 106.
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HOUSTON, Peyton.

Occasions in a World.
$45.00
Penland: Jargon Society, 1969. First edition. 85 pp. Fine in wrappers and fine dust jacket with glassine. Cover and title page drawings by Bob Nash. Poems. Jargon 52.
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HOUSTON, Peyton.

The Changes Orders Becoming.
$20.00
Winston-Salem: Jargon Society, 1990. First edition. 65 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Three long poems, with an afternote by Houston. Jargon 106.
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JOHNSON, Ronald.

Eyes & Objects (Catalogue for an Exhibition: 1970-72).
$35.00
Highlands: Jargon Society, 1976. First edition. [32 pp]. Faint sunning along spine, else fine in illustrated wrappers. One of 1000 copies, printed in two colors. Cover photo by Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Jargon 84.
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LAYTON, Irving.

A Red Carpet for the Sun.
$45.00
Highlands: Jonathan Williams, 1959. First US edition. 210 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Four page foreword by Layton. “This volume contains all the poems I wrote between 1942 and 1958 that I wish to preserve.” Jargon 35. “Pub Date: Dec 15, 1959” penned inside the front cover in the Jonathan Williams’ hand.
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LAYTON, Irving.

The Improved Binoculars: Selected Poems.
$20.00
Highlands: Jonathan Williams, 1957. Second edition. 139 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers with some rubbing to unprinted rear cover. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. This second edition includes thirty additional poems.
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LAYTON, Irving.

The Improved Binoculars: Selected Poems.
$150.00
Highlands: Jonathan Williams, 1956. First edition. 106 pp. Very near fine in wrappers and like dust jacket. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. One of 500 copies. SIGNED by Layton on the front free endpaper. Jargon 18.
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LAYTON, Irving.

The Improved Binoculars: Selected Poems.
$150.00
Highlands: Jonathan Williams, 1957. Second edition. 139 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. This second edition includes thirty additional poems. SIGNED by front free endpaper.
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LOWENFELS, Walter.

Some Deaths.
$35.00
Highland: Jonathan Williams/Nantahala Foundation, 1964. First edition. 109 pp. Tiny bump to one upper corner, light rubbing to spine. In all, near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. 1500 copies printed. Jargon 32.
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METCALF, Paul C.

Will West.
$25.00
Asheville: Jonathan Williams, 1956. First edition. 68 pp. Dampstain to fore-edge of first three leaves, else very good plus in wrappers and like dust jacket with tanned spine. Dated (April, 1972) and INSCRIBED by Metcalf, “For Bob Bertholf, / Fellow Injun, / Paul Metcalf.”Jargon 25.
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METCALF, Paul.

Araminta and the Coyotes.
$15.00
[Dentdale]: Jargon Society, 1991. First edition. [32 pp w/glossary & bibliography]. Fine in wrappers and near fine dust jacket. Cover art by Mary Tillman Smith. Jargon 109.
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METCALF, Paul.

Genoa: A Telling of Wonders.
$35.00
Penland: Jargon Society, 1973. First printing of this trade paperback edition. 190 pp w/bibliography. Light foxing to page edge, else near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. SIGNED by Metcalf on the first leaf.
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METCALF, Paul.

Middle Passage (A Triptych of Commodities).
$75.00
Highlands: Jargon Society, 1976. First edition. [64 pp w/bibliographies]. Fine in wrappers and near fine printed dust jacket with sunned spine. Metcalf’s fourth Jargon book. Dated (March, 1976) and INSCRIBED by Metcalf, “For Alex Gildzen, / cheers! / Paul Metcalf.” Jargon 78.
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METCALF, Paul.

Patagoni.
$45.00
Penland: Jargon Society, 1971. First edition. Small 4to. 140 pp w/bibliography. Foxing along top edge, else near fine in near fine dust jacket with sunning to spine, and along top edges. Jargon 58.
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MEYER, Thomas.

At Dusk Iridescent: A Gathering of Poems 1972-1997.
$85.00
Winston-Salem: Jargon Society, 1999. First trade edition. 4to. 257 pp. Fine in plain wrappers and fine illustrated dust jacket. Frontispiece photograph by Mark Steinmetz. One of 900 copies. SIGNED Meyer and the publisher, Jonathan Williams, who was Meyer's longtime companion and the first of the book's dedicatees, on the title page. Additionally INSCRIBED by Meyer, “For Burton Weiss from TM on the 14th of February 2000.” Jargon 102.
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MEYER, Thomas.

At Dusk Iridescent: A Gathering of Poems 1972-1997.
$75.00
Winston-Salem: Jargon Society, 1999. First trade edition. 4to. 257 pp. Fine in plain wrappers and fine illustrated dust jacket. Frontispiece photograph by Mark Steinmetz. One of 900 copies. SIGNED Meyer and Jonathan Williams (his publisher and partner), who is also the first of the book's dedicatees. Jargon 102.
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MEYER, Thomas.

Aux Champs-Elysées aka “A Valentine for LZ.”
$40.00
[Highlands: Jargon Society, 1979]. First edition. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch card, printed in two colors. Fine. Near fine printed envelope. SIGNED by Meyer. Jargon 51.
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MEYER, Thomas.

Aux Champs-Elysées aka “A Valentine for LZ.”
$35.00
[Highlands: Jargon Society, 1979]. First edition. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch card, printed in two colors. Fine. Very good plus printed envelope that is lightly soiled. SIGNED by Meyer. Jargon 51.
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