New York: Tibor De Nagy Editions, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Square photographic wrappers; 8vo. 28 pp. Inscribed by the author: "To Nancy and Sandy with much affection, Walter, February 8, 1972". The First book by the author best known for his novel HOW GERMAN IS IT? One of 300 copies;.....
New York: Tibor De Nagy Editions, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Square photographic wrappers; 8vo. 28 pp. Wonderful photographic wrappers, not credited. Signed by Abish on the first/title page. The First book by the author best known for his novel HOW GERMAN IS IT? Last book of the press. One of.....
New York: Folder Editions, Shaw-Liebowitz Press, 1970. Leonard Leibowitz. First Edition. no binding. Ten folded sheets in folder (the cover with a signed etching) with glassine jacket. Printed on Reves Heavyweight; Folio, 12 by 18 inches. Etchings by Leonard Leibowitz. Calligraphy by Maureen Marsh. "The printing is limited to 25.....
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Inscribed by the poet "For Nick [Delbanco] and Elena/ Love. John 2/1/1994". Fine in a fine dust jacket with a hint of toning to verso edges.
New York: Viking, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, hardcover in dust jacket. Fine in Fine DJ.
Lenox, MA: Qua Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. This one of the regular issue specially signed by the author on the title page. (There was a limited edition numbered and signed.) Qua was a short-lived press edited by Michael Gizzi and Craig Watson. Quite.....
New York: Knopf, 1992. Hardcover. First edition. "Ashbery seems to be to the second half of our century what Stevens and Yeats were to the first" - Harold Bloom (quoted from the flap). A crease to the ffep where a last name has been written in ink, otherwise about fine.....
New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Sewn card covers in decorated wrappers, with paper label; oblong 12mo. Number 93 of 100 copies (of 126 total) signed by the author. Additionally inscribed on the title page "For C. W. With my very best wishes,/ John Ashbery/ February.....
New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Sewn card covers in decorated wrappers, with paper label; oblong 12mo. Letter B of 26 copies (of 126 total) signed by the author. Additionally inscribed on the title page "For C. W. Warmly/ John Ashbery/ May 3, 1998". Printed at.....
New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Sewn card covers; oblong 12mo. Number 75 of 100 copies (of 126 total) signed by the author. Printed at the Ferguson Press, Cambridge. Lacking (inexplicably) the decorated wrapper else fine. Inexpensive copy of a scarce book.
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Review copy with a sheet (reviews from PW, Library Journal) laid in. Fine in Fine DJ.
New York: Dutton, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. A well-received comic novel co-written by the two poets. Fine copy in a bright dust jacket with two short closed tears else fine.
Lausanne: Art and Literature, 1964-65. First Edition. Paperback. Bound quarterlies in cellophane wrappers; square 8vo. The first five of twelve volumes of this elegant follow-up to LOCUS SOLUS. New York School poets and artists as well as international writers like Cyril Connoly, Jean Rhys, J. R. Ackerley, Wang Wei, William.....
Lausanne: Art and Literature, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Bound quarterly; square 8vo. The fourth of twelve volumes of this elegant follow-up to LOCUS SOLUS. New York School poets and artists as well as international writers; thi issue highlights include a play by Frank O'Hara, a sketchbook by Jasper Johns, and.....
New York/Calais, VT: Granary/Z Press, 2001. first Thus. Paperback. Photographic wrappers; small 4to. 101 pp. Illustrated throughout by Joe Brainard. Near fine. A terrific reissue of a classic.
Mill Valley, CA: N. p., May 23, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Side-stapled illustrated covers; thick 4to. Mimeograph: printed on rectos only. Contributions from Charles Olson (one page from a book held at UT), Ed Sanders, Duncan McNaughton and others. Paper heavily toned, one closed cover tear elsebetter than good.
Sausalito, CA: New College, May 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Side-stapled illustrated covers; thick 4to. Mimeograph: printed on rectos only. Bill Beckman cover. Contributions from Michael McClure, Bill Berkson, Dave Meltzer, Joanne Kyger, Tom Clark, Ron Padgett, Dick Gallup, Ebbe Borregard, John Wieners, Duncan McNaughton and others. Paper heavily toned, else.....
New York: Adventures in Poetry/Coach House South, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated wrappers; small 8vo. 136 pp. A paperback original with a stated 750 copies printed. This copy inscribed by the author: "Dear Tom, Sorry, I thought I'd sent you one of these to you. Happy New Year! Love, [and.....
London: Cape Goliard Press, 1969. Jim Dine. First Edition. no binding. Illustrated broadside; approx. 15.5 x 11.5 inches; matted and framed. One of 327 (this copy not numbered as called for) copies made (the first 60 of which were signed by artist and poet), after which "the plates were destroyed.....
Chicago: The Yellow Press, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Red cloth, gold stamped in dust jacket. On of 26 signed and lettered copies with a holograph poem. This is letter "P", with a poem reading "Poem/ Orange Black/ Back --/ Death/ Ted Berrigan/1961". Additionally signed and lettered at the colophon. Cover.....
Chicago: The Yellow Press, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Red, gold embossed, cloth; 8vo. Cover by Rochelle Kraut; jacket photo by Gerard Malanga. Inscribed "Tom with Love" and signed "Ted". Near fine, one corner bumped, in a very good rubbed (backpanel) lightly worn at extremities complete dust jacket; spine a bit.....
Berkeley: Blue Wind Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (issued without a dust jacket). Red cloth in cloth slipcase; thick 8vo. 403 pp. One of 75 numbered and signed copies. Selected poems arranged in chronological order with new poems. Spine faded, a bit soiled and gilt dulled, case lightly rubbed, else.....
New York: United Artists, 1982. First Thus. Paperback. Third edition, revised. Trade paperback original (there was a ltd. ed. in cloth of 20 copies); 8vo. 80 pp. Eighty-eight sonnets, restoring those cut from the original C Press publication of 1964. Joe Brainard drawing of TB as frontispiece; Louise Hamlin covers.....
[London]: Aloes Books, [1974]. First UK edition. Paperback. Printed card covers, stapled. One of 479 copies, inexpensively produced. Originally published in 1971. Paper toned, creasing, else very good. Scarce publisctaion.
New York: n. p., 1979. First Edition. no binding. Poster on orange paper (8 1/2 x 11 in.) for the Thursday Evening Poetry Readings at Viridian Gallery in NYC. Listed in the following pairings: Steve Hamilton and Jackson Mac Low; Yuki Hartman and June Jordan; Jim Brodey and Michael Slater;.....
