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$20.00NY: Viking (1996). First edition. xx + 472 pp w/index. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Benson on the title page.
$250.00Rosi - Verlag & Sirenen, (1988). First edition. 20 x 26 inches, spiral-bound into boards. Fine. This work is comprised of conceptual drawings by Moritz (one section printed in full color on both sides pulls out to 85 inches, apparently for hanging from the ceiling and viewing from two sides). Opens with a foreword from Steinbeck's TORTILLA FLAT printed in English, Dutch, German, and French. An unusual presentation by this Dutch artist. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Moritz.$35.00Salem: David & Judy Barker, Booksellers (1984). First edition. iii + 40 pp. Near fine in stapled wrappers. A checklist with retail prices, varied according to condition. Though the limitation is stated to be 200 numbered and signed copies, only 60 were actually published. In addition to being numbered and SIGNED by Barker, this copy is INSCRIBED by Barker inside the front cover (to Wormwood Review editor Marvin Malone). Annotated promotional flyer laid in.$20.00London & NY: A. Zwemmer & A.S. Barnes (1971). First edition. 192 pp w/notes. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Dated (March 1972) and INSCRIBED by Baxter inside the front cover.$350.00(np): Duke University Press, 1945. First edition. 297 pp w/index. Some light foxing to top edge, else near fine in like dust jacket with one small chip. Styron contributes 'Autumn' which was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 1944 contest sponsored by STORY magazine. Dated (1979 April) and INSCRIBED by Styron, 'To ___ / who found this / curiosity / Bill Styron.'
$125.00NY: D.A.P. (2012). First US edition. Oblong 8vo. 263 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Small “Autographed Copy” sticker on front cover. Essays by Charlotte Cotton, Jonathan Lethem, Constance M. Lewallen, Carter Ratcliff, and Thomas Wagner. SIGNED by Mandel on the half-title page.$15.00New Haven & London: Yale University Press 1995. First edition. xvii + 222 pp w/index. Bumps to two upper corners, else near fine in near fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Mahoney on the title page.$20.00Sherman Oaks: Frieda C. Fox Foundation, 2000. First edition. 187 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Presents two poems by Taylor, “Out of Time” and “Deficits.” Dated (Xmas 00) and INSCRIBED by Taylor, “for Joanie - / a better / 01 / for sure. / Kent.”
$250.00Santa Fe: Soundings Press, 1984. First edition. 4to. 297 pp w/appendixes. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover design by Alison Knowles. In addition to works by Tenney, there are contributions by Garland, Malcolm Goldstein, Carolee Schneeman, and Philip Corner. SIGNED by Tenney on the title page.
$350.00Seattle & London: University of Washington Press for the SF Museum of Modern Art (1985). First trade paperback printing. 4to. 207 pp w/exhibition history & bibliography. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. INSCRIBED by Thiebaud on the front free endpaper, “all the best / W. Thiebaud.”$20.00NY: Clarke & Way (1963). First trade paperback printing. xvi + 171 pp. Smudge to fore-edge, else near fine in printed wrappers. Dated (Easter 1964) and INSCRIBED by Firmage.
$120.00Norfolk Press (2021). First edition, numbered & signed issue. 4to. 283 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Harrell was the freelance copy editor for HELL’S ANGELS, Thompson's first book. Worried about being stomped by a group of unhappy bikers, Random House subjected the book to an intense vetting. Thompson and Harrell formed an alliance and then briefly had a romance. This generous hardcover reproduces Thompson's letters to her in facsimile, along with a wealth of photographs. Jim Silberman, Rosalie Sorrels, David Streitfeld, William J. Kennedy, and others contribute. One of 125 numbered copies SIGNED by Harrell. New, at publication price (net):
$125.00Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974. First US edition, numbered & signed issue. 47 pp. A few tiny scuffs to spine and fore-edge, else near fine in illustrated paper-covered boards that have some faint tanning along top edge. Illustrated with drawings by Caitlin Mackintosh. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Wilson. This edition includes a seven page “Note on Tolkien” not in the UK edition. Yes! Capra Chapbook Series #20.$17.50Highland Park: Other Voices (1986). 189 pp. Near fine in with glossy illustrated wrappers, with a bump to back lower corner. INSCRIBED by contributor Henry Van Dyck to author Clarence Major and bears a correction to the author's bio section in his hand.$17.50Greenvale: Long Island University (1990). No. 44-45: Double Issue. 341 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers with a corner crease to rear cover. INSCRIBED by contributor Henry Van Dyke to author Clarence Major.$45.00Roanoke: Hollins College (1966). The Hollins Critic Volume III, No. 4. 12 pp. Foxing to covers, else near fine in stapled wrappers. Almost entire issue devoted to this essay. SIGNED by Scholes on the front cover.$45.00Seattle & NY: Wave Books (2019). First edition. xv + 371 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Introduction by Aaron Kunin. INSCRIBED by Keith and SIGNED by Rosmarie. Postcard and press compliments slip laid in.$25.00Normal: Babbitt’s Books, 1994. First edition. [46 pp]. Fine in comb-bound wrappers. One of 100 numbered copies published on the occasion of Wordsfair 1994 in Bloomington. Briefly INSCRIBED by Jones on the title page. Poems by Wantling with Jones’ introduction.$25.00Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2008. First edition. 102 pp w/notes & chronology. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. SIGNED by Oresick on the title page and additionally INSCRIBED on the second leaf.$25.00Stockton: Wormwood Books and Magazines (1992). First trade edition. [40 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. One of 630 (of 700) numbered copies. Entire issue devoted to Weidman’s collection A LITTLE EDGE.$45.00London: Peter Lunn, 1946. First edition. 143 pp w/index. Near fine in very good plus illustrated dust jacket with chipping to crown, and a few short edge tears. Foreword by Francis Pitt. Poems by Todd, illustrated with engravings selected from Thomas Bewick’s HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. SIGNED by Philip Whalen in full inside the front board.$35.00San Francisco: Auguste Press, 2001. First edition. [64 pp w/notes]. Fine in stapled wrappers. One of 574 (of 600) copies. Dated (11-15-01) and INSCRIBED by Ballard on the title page.
$150.00North Pomfret: Elysium Press, 2003. First edition, lettered & signed issue. 8vo. 10 pp. Fine in paper-covered boards with morocco spine and pasted-on cover label. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 26 lettered copies on Somerset paper SIGNED by Reed. Reed’s thoughtful appreciation of a slightly earlier, “openly gay American poet, who offered no apologies for his confessional disclosures, and who used all experience, no matter how compromising as legitimate material for art.”$75.00North Pomfret: Elysium Press, 2003. First edition, numbered issue. 8vo. 10 pp. Fine in wrappers and fine dust jacket with pasted-on cover label. One of 100 numbered copies on Somerset paper.$75.00Cleveland: Asphodel Book Shop, 1969. First edition. [16 pp]. Staples rusty, else near fine in very good plus dust jacket that is lightly rubbed. Dated (Aspen / 1969) and INSCRIBED by Williams, “this is for / Arnold / for / remaining / literate - / i.e., / using his ear / like a camera / from / the / Thyrsus Bearer / salut!.”$20.00Frankfurt: Gnomon Press (1979). First edition. [120 pp]. Covers unevenly sunned, foxing along top edge, else near fine in illustrated wrappers. “A 50th Birthday Celebration for Jonathan Williams,” issued both as Truck 21 and a Gnomon Press book. Includes contributions--essays, poems, artworks, or otherwise--by John Cage, Robert Duncan, Larry Eigner, Guy Davenport, William Corbett, Basil Bunting, Joe Brainard, and Denise Levertov, among a score of others. A tribute that actually captures the spirit of Williams’ work and life. INSCRIBED by Williams on the title page, “JW, Col., / unretired.”$25.00Frankfort: Truck/Gnomon (1979). First edition. [116 pp]. Covers sunned and rubbed, top edge foxed. In all, very good plus in glossy illustrated wrappers. SIGNED by Williams on the title page, “JW, / Col., /unretired.”
$75.00Haverford: James S. Jaffe, 1989. First edition, numbered & signed issue. xii + 56 pp. Faint foxing along top edge, else fine in wrappers and fine illustrated dust jacket. Introduction by Guy Davenport. One of 150 numbered copies SIGNED by Williams and Davenport. “Apology” slip laid in. Together with Asphodel Books Catalogue 100: Jonathan Williams, and offering of 100 priced items by JW. For the pair:
$150.00Verona: Sandy Campbell, 1985. First edition, deluxe numbered & signed issue. 116 pp. Very light bump to upper outside corners, else very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Six internal illustrations with a reproduction of a small collage by John Digby on the front cover. Near fine publisher’s slipcase. One of 50 numbered copies on Fava paper SIGNED by Windham.$250.00Goleta: Associated Students of the University of California, Santa Barbara, 1959. Fall. [64 pp]. Light toning to extrems, else near fine in printed wrappers. Issue features Williams’ 27 pp essay, “Measure.” SIGNED by Williams on the front cover, in his post-stroke hand.$35.00Buffalo: Intrepid, 1970. First edition, numbered & signed issue. 54 pp. Very good plus in stapled wrappers. Entire issue of Intrepid devoted to this work by Mazzaro. One of 100 numbered copies SIGNED by Mazzaro.
$950.00Candia: John LeBow, 1997. First edition, deluxe issue, for friends. A 42 pp pamphlet (fine in sewn wrappers and fine dust jacket), a twenty page hardcover photo album (fine in full cloth, no dust jacket, as issued), and an envelope of ephemera (all elements fine). The lot is housed in the fine publisher’s clamshell box with printed cover and spine labels. Laid into the pamphlet is a photographic print “for contributors and friends.” One of 15 (of 65) numbered copies for friends of the press, not offered for sale. This copy is SIGNED by Wilson, Di Prima, McClure, Baraka, Ashbery, Levertov, Broughton, Wakoski, Wieners, Clements, and Sanders, and is additionally INSCRIBED by Wilson, “For Burton Weiss, with thanks for all / the years of his friendship and support / across decades and continents, and with / love, / from / Bob W.”