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61.
ROTH, Joseph.
Collected Shorter Fiction.

London: Granta Books (2001).

First edition. xii + 291 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Translated from the original German by Michael Hofmann with his introduction. First appearance of these works in English.
$35

62.
[RUSCHA, Ed].
Reading Ed Ruscha.

Bregenz: Kusthaus Bregenz (2012).

First edition. 4to. 286 pp. Fine in full decorated cloth (still in original shrinkwrap). Essays by Beatrice von Bismarck, Douglas Coupland, Yilmaz Dziewior, and W.S. Di Piero. A full treatment of Ruscha’s book work.
$350

63.
SINCLAIR, John. ed.
Work/3.

Detroit: Artists’ Workshop Press (1966).

Winter. 4to. 98 pp. Fine in side-stapled wrappers. Contributions by Creeley, Jonathan Williams, Charles Olson, Ron Caplan, J.D. Whitney, and may others. Sinclair’s editorial begins, “I write this now four hours before I am to appear in court to be sentenced on a count of possession of marijuana, trying to finish up what work is to be done in case I am sent to prison.”
$150

64.
[SLANT STEP]. Charters, Cynthia and L. Price Amerson, Jr. ed.
The SLANT STEP Revisited.

Davis: Richard L. Nelson Gallery, University of California. (1983).

First edition. 4to. 24 pp. Very near fine in unprinted green wrappers. Original mailing envelope, with the holograph return address of “Slant Step Corp” in No. Highlands, CA. Eighteen b&w reproductions, contributions by Amerson, Witherup, Charters, and a full exhibition checklist devoted to this enigmatic object.
$200

65.
SPICER, Jack.
A Lost Poem.

Verona: Plain Wrapper Press (1974).

First edition. Folio. [8 pp]. Small bend to lower portion of front cover, else fine in full cloth. Spicer’s poem with two etchings by Ariel. One of 114 numbered copies on Fabriano Roma paper SIGNED by Ariel.
$250

66.
SPICER, Jack.
The Train of Thought (Chapter III of a detective novel).

Gran Canaria: Zasterle Press, 1994.

First edition. 12mo. 62 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Edited by Lewis Ellingham and Kevin Killian, with their introduction. One of 300 numbered copies. An excerpt from Spicer’s unfinished 1958 novel, here first published.
$35

67.
VIOLA, Bill.
Water.

Skärhamn: Nordiska Akvarellmuseet (2012).

First edition. 4to. 72 pp. Very near fine in full black velvet over boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Preface by Bera Nordal, essays by Joanna Persman. Texts in Swedish and English translation. Fully-illustrated with representative images from Viola’s works.
$85

68.
[VISUAL POETRY]. Byrum, John and Crag Hill. eds.
CORE: A Symposium on Contemporary Visual Poetry.

Mentor & Mill Valley: Generatorscore Press (1993).

First edition. 4to. 156 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Contributors include Michael Basinski, Charles Bernstein, Johanna Drucker, Dick Higgins, Karl Kempton, Steve McCaffery, Karl Young, and many others who both respond to a standard questionnaire, and/or include original work.
$45

69.
VONNEGUT, Kurt.
Bluebeard: A Novel.

NY: Delacorte (1987).

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 300 pp. Fine in full black cloth with gold stamping to spine. t.e.g. Very near fine publisher’s slipcase that is lightly rubbed. One of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Vonnegut.
$250

70.
WALLACE, David Foster.
Girl With Curious Hair.

NY: Norton (1989).

First edition. 373 pp. Some light foxing to page edges, else near fine in near fine dust jacket. His first collection of short stories, following a novel and a book about hip-hop. SIGNED by Wallace on the title page.
$350

71.
[WARHOL, Andy]. Neame, Alan.
The Adventures of Maude Noakes: An Autobiographical Account by the Authoress of the Noakes Report.

NY: New Directions (1961).

First edition. 159 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a light fade to spine. Book design by Stefan Salter, wrap-around jacket design by Andy Warhol. Review slip accompanies.
$250

72.
WELTY, Eudora.
A Pageant of Birds.

NY: Albondocani Press, 1974.

First edition, numbered & signed issue. [28 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers and fine illustrated dust jacket with pasted-on cover label. One of 300 numbered copies on Fabriano Text paper SIGNED by Welty. Her 1930s essay, slightly revised for this edition, together with the original accompanying photographs, and two contemporary images published here for the first time. Albondocani Press Publication No. 19. Original prospectus accompanies.
$250

73.
WIENERS, John.
Behind the State Capitol or Cincinnati Pike: Cinema Decoupages; verses, abbreviated prose insights.

Boston: Good Gay Poets (1975).

First edition. 204 pp. Fine in full gold cloth with silver stamping to spine and front cover. One of 100 hardcover copies. Though not called for, SIGNED by Wieners in light blue ink on the title page as, “Jackie Wieners” over the printed image of Jacqueline Onassis.
$200

74.
WILLIAMS, Jonathan and Brainard, Joe.
The gAy BCs.

Champaign: Finial Press, 1976.

First edition. Oblong 12mo. [24 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. Poem by Williams, “In the Absolutely Innocent, Dead-Pan Manner of Kate Greenaway,” with drawings by Brainard, “In the Action Comix Manner,” though in this pairing, much more explicit than either model...
$45

75.
WILLIAMS, William Carlos.
The Pink Church.

Columbus: Golden Goose Press, 1949.

First edition. [28 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers and near fine printed dust jacket with some light wear along the top edge. One of 400 numbered copies. Golden Goose Chap Book 1.
$75

76.
WINCH, Terence.
The Attachment Sonnets.

Washington DC: Jawbone (1978).

First edition. 4to. [16 pp]. A bit smudged, else near fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art and design by Dine Ward. One of 100 copies. Rear cover photograph of Winch by John Gossage. Dated (1 Sept 78) and briefly INSCRIBED by Winch on the title page.
$45

77.
WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig.
Culture and Value.

Chicago: University of Chicago (1980).

First US edition. [180 pp w/index]. Two small spots to top edge, else fine in fine dust jacket. Edited by G.H. Von Wright in collaboration with Heikki Nyman. Original Germand with facing English translation by Peter Winch. Gus Blaisdell’s copy, with his inked ownership signature to the first leaf.
$45

78.
WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig.
Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics.

Cambridge & London: MIT Press (1978).

First revised US edition. 444 pp w/index. Fine in fine dust jacket. Edited by G.H. von Wright, R. Rhees, and G.E.M. Anscombe. Translated from the original German by Anscombe. Adds two sections not in the 1956 edition.
$55

79.
WRIGHT, James.
The Journey.

Concord: William B. Ewert, 1981.

First edition. 12mo. [8 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers. Illustration by Marta Anderson. Designed and printed by Christine Bertelson at the Rara Avis Press. One of 125 numbered copies on Fabriano Umbria paper SIGNED by Anderson and Bertelson.
$50

80.
ZUKOFSKY, Louis.
Barely and widely.

NY: C(elia) Z(ukofksy), 1958.

First edition. Oblong 12mo. 73 pp. Very near fine in printed wrappers. These twelve poems with a dedication are entirely reproduced from Zukofsky’s holograph, with Celia Zukofsky’s additions. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Zukofsky.
$150

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