Kent, OH: Credences Press, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Stapled illustrated wrappers; square 8vo. 112 pp. Cover by Ken Nevadomi. Nate (Nathaniel) Mackey, Robert Duncan, Michael Plamer, Richard Blevisn, Joanne Kyger, Ed Dorn, Fourth volume (of 12 total) of this important little magazine that moved with the editor from Kent to.....
Kent, OH: Credences Press, March 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Stapled illustrated wrappers; square 8vo. 172 pp. Cover by Knute Stiles. Contributions from Bern Porter, Robert Duncan (much on RD), Richard Blevins, Helen Adam, James Broughton, George Bowering, John Wieners, Kenneth Irby, David Bromige and others. Fifth volume (of 12 total).....
Tucson, AZ: Sun Gemini Press, 1987. Ellen McMahon. First Edition. Hardcover. Yellow cloth, printed paper spine-label in acetate dust jacket; large 4to. 123 pp. Number 30 of 43 numbered copies (total edition of 77). Errata sheet lad in, as is a note to a bookseller on Black Mesa stationary and.....
Buffalo: Fubbalo Press, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Stapled glossy pictorial wraps; square 16mo. 34 pp. Black & White illustrations. Literary magazine featuring poetry by Ed Dorn,Robert Creeley, Mac Hammond, John Weiners, Charles Olson, Denise Levertov, Gregory Corso, David Roth, John Keys and others. Easitly very good.
Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1997. Reprint. Paperback. Illuistrated wrappers; 8vo. 452 pp. Based on Cage's lectures delivered at Harvard in 1988-89 in The Charles Eliot Norton Lecture Series. The oroginal Harvard edition came iwth cassettes, this printing of the new edition comes with a more useful CD which in this.....
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Narrow 12mo (3" x 6"). 8 pages. Sewn in white textured card wrappers. A Christmas greeting from the press. Cards show wear with small amount of foxing, and marks, toning, as well as wear to extremities. Interior is fine and clean.....
New York: The Poets Press, 1968. William Katz. First Edition. Paperback. No. 144 of 150 copies. Approx. 5.5” x 7”. Unpaginated [12pp.]. Stapled in textured yellow wrappers with rubberstamp print by William Katz (a nod to a Robert Indiana painting inspired by Charles Demuth’s famous I Saw the Figure 5.....
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 78 & [1] pages plus colophon. Red & blue paper covered boards backed with red buckram with a printed label on the spine, in an acetate wrapper. Full-page black-and-white illustrations by Bobbie Creeley. Limited edition of 200 copies numbered and signed.....
London: Calder & Boyars, 1971. First UK edition. Hardcover. Green cloth issue in dust jacket; small 8vo. 97 pp. Signed by the poet on the title page. Originally released in the states by Perishable Press. Fine copy in a lightly worn (one short closed tear) and rubbed dust jacket, which.....
Buffalo: The University Libraries SUNY Buffalo, 1987. First Thus. no binding. Single sheet folded; color illustration by Martha Visser't Hooft opposite Creeley's poem "Xmas". One of 50 (of 2000 total) specially signed by the poet and illustrator. Quite scarce signed. Fine.
Providence: Burning Deck, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. Square 8vo (approx. 6” x 6.25”). 49 pages. In white decorated wraps. Designed and printed by Rosmarie Waldrop; cover by Keith Waldrop. One of 750 copies (an additional 50 were signed). Tips lightly rubbed, back cover has a scuff and a sticker. Clean.....
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. One of 50 copies with an original collage by Bobbie Creeley. 10-1/4 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide. Half gray cloth with dark brown and black textured boards, with printed paper label on the spine. Printed by Graham Mackintosh for the.....
New York: Scribners, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, second state w/cancel p. 145 (as per Lepper). 190 pp. Light blue cloth in dust jacket. Poet's first novel. Somewhat uncommon, as it was issued simultaneously in trade paperback. Very good in a rubbed else lightly worn and very good dust.....
New York: New Directions, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated wrappers; 8vo. 308 pp. w/ index. Cover reproduces a Francesco Clemente portrait of Creeley. Poems, consolidating his previous three books, as well as a conversation between Creeley and Charles Bernstein from a 1995 recording serving as a preface. Fine.
London: Calder and Boyars, 1966. First edition. Hardcover (issued without a dust jacket). Octavo. 227 pages. Parchment backed boards. Top edge gilt. Printed on hand-made paper. Pages unopened. Number 99 of 100 copies signed by the author. Issued prior to trade edition. Fine (inevitable rubbing of board edges) in publisher's.....
New York: Scribner, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 143 pp. Spine ends a bit soft, jacket badly rubbed and sunned with some chipping at spine ends of jacket (not reaching the letters though). Book is in remarkably nice condition despite jacket wear. (In removable protective.....
New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. One of 2000 copies, as stated. Single volume (5.25” x 8.25”). Unpaginated (20 pages). In textured black card wrappers. Designed by Grenfell Press. Includes 7 poems by Creeley alongside 7 works by Clemente. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of Clemente’s.....
New York: The Shortstop Press, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Stapled chapbook in printed wraps; small 8vo. 10 pages. An essay. Signed by the author. One of 350 copies.
Durham, NC: The Bassett Fund, The Archive, & Wilson House, n.d. circa 1975. First Edition. no binding. Flyer printed on one side on beige card paper, folded into three panels to 6 1/2 inch square. For a two day lecture/reading at Duke University. The poem "Labor Day" printed on the.....
Durham, NC: The Bassett Fund, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Oblong stapled chapbook in ink stamped wraps. 9 pages. An essay which begins with Musial's 3000 hit and takes flight from there; printed on the occasion of Dawson's appearance at Duke. Signed by the author. One of 300 copies produced at.....
London: The Ferry Press, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Stapled chapbook in printed wraps; small 8vo. 7 pages. An essay. Signed by the author.
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Cloth-backed boards; 8vo. Fiction by the poet; a crisp lovely unread copy with the original clear plastic wrapper. Limited to 300 copies.
Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Signed by Edward Dorn on the title page. Stapled Wrappers. First Edition. A bright crisp copy. In fine condition. Signed by Dorn on the title page. A transcript from a lecture Dorn gave at The Berkeley Poetry Conference in 1965. Scarce signed. Signed by.....
San Francisco: Turtle Island, 1974. Myers, Michael. First edition. Paperback. Wrappers issue. Signed by Author. Lovely copy of Dorn's poetry, printed within brightly colored comic-style wraps created by Michael Myers the artist partner of Zypherus Image, where Dorn was affiliated. Acidic paper browning. Inscribed by Dorn and dated 18 Jan.....
[Buffalo]: Chax Press, 1996. First edition. Paperback. Blue sewn wraps. [5 pp.] Notebook entries; transcribed by Robert Bertholf. Number 6 of 100 copies for the Robert Duncan Symposium, 1996. Fine.
