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61.
LORCA, Federico Garceia.
LE POETE a New-York.

Paris: GLM (1948).

First edition. 4to. 70 pp. Covers unevenly sunned, corners bumped; in all, very good plus in printed wrappers. Lorca’s original Spanish with facing French translation by Guy Lévis Mano. Includes Neruda’s “Ode to Federico García Lorca” and reproductions of several drawings by Lorca. One of 797 (of 971) numbered copies on Alfama paper.
$150 –SOLD–

62.
MARCLAY, Christian.
Stereo.

San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery (2008).

First edition. 116 pp w/index. Fine in full decorated cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. Photographs of doubled images with texts by Plath, Arto Lindsay, Cage, Ashbery, Perec, Lou Reed, Cendrars, and Koestenbaum. SIGNED by Marclay on the half-title page.
–SOLD– $125

63.
MARCLAY, Christian.
Things I’ve Heard.

San Francisco & NY: Fraenkel Gallery/Paula Cooper (2013).

First edition. 4to. 83 pp. Fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Photographs by Marclay, all referencing sound. SIGNED by Marclay on the half-title page.
$150

64.
MARTIN, Agnes.
Paintings and drawings 1957–1975.

[London]: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1977.

First edition. 47 pp. Very near fine in wrappers and near fine dust jacket with a few short tears to top edge of rear cover and crown of spine. Two color reproductions, a foreword by Joanna Drew, an essay by Dore Ashton, Martin’s “We are in the midst of reality responding with joy” (a lecture deliverd by Martin at Yale, 1976, and reproduced here in facsimile), a bibliography, and more.
–SOLD– $125

65.
MELTZER, David.
Felix,.

[San Francisco]: New College Press 2003.

First edition. 11 ½ x 7 ½ inch broadside, printed in two colors. Fine. Though not called for, SIGNED by Meltzer.
$35 –SOLD–

66.
MELTZER, David and John Brandi.
Abra.

[Berkeley]: Hipparchia, 1976.

First edition, lettered & signed issue. [42 pp]. Very near fine in full red cloth with gilt stamping to spine and front cover (gilt a bit dull). One of 26 lettered copies SIGNED by Meltzer and Brandi with the illustrations hand-colored by Brandi.
$75

67.
MERWIN, W.S.
Half the night sky deep cloud... [first line].

[San Francisco]: North Point Press (1982).

First edition. 10 x 6 ¼ inch broadside, printed in two colors. Fine. Printed by The Toothpaste Press as part of the Bookslinger exhibit at the 1982 A.B.A. Convention, Anaheim. A poem from Merwin’s Finding the Islands.
$25

68.
METCALF, Paul.
firebird.

Minneapolis & Tucson: Granary Books/Chax Press, 1987.

First edition. 44 pp. Fine in wrappers and very near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Cynthia Miller. One of 236 numbered copies on Arches paper SIGNED by Metcalf.
$50

69.
Mimeo Mimeo No.8: Curator’s Choice.
Birmingham, Jed and Kyle Schlesinger, eds.

Victoria: Cuniform Press (2013).

4to. 126 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Eighteen guests each present a handful or so of items from their collections. A good idiosyncratic read, fully-illustrated. Also available: issues 4, 5, 6, 7.
$10 –SOLD–

70.
MOORE, Daniel.
This Body of Black Light.

Boston: (np), 1965.

First edition. Tall 4to. [24 pp]. Light overall edgwear, corner crease to pasted-on front cover label. In all, very good plus in string-tied wrappers. SIGNED by Moore on the verso of the first leaf. Printed by Fred Stone of Cambridge, MA. Moore’s uncommon second book, the text reproduced from his illuminated manuscript. Moore’s first and third books were published by City Lights.
–SOLD– $125

71.
MUNARI, Bruno.
The Circus in the Mist.

NY & Cleveland: World (1969).

First US edition. Square 8vo. [54 pp]. Fine in very near fine dust jacket that is clipped and repriced and has a tiny spot of rubbing to the rear cover. A terrific illustrated story, with many die-cut pages, vellum-printed overlays, and charming illustrations.
$125 –SOLD–

72.
My Own Mag #10: All British Number.
Nuttall, Jeff. ed.

Barnet: Jeff Nuttall [1964].

First edition. Tall 4to. Five leaves, side-stapled. Near fine. Contributions by Lionel Kearns, Dick Wilcox, Tom McGrath, Bill Butler, Dave Cunliffe, Pete Berry, Nuttall, Gary Lundberg, and Bob Knapp.
$100

73.
My Own Mag #12.
Nuttall, Jeff. ed.

Barnet: Jeff Nuttell, 1965.

First edition. Nine leaves, stapled along the top edge. Very near fine. Prints Burroughs’ “The Last Words of Dutch Schultz,” and “The Apomorphine Times.” Maynard & Miles C112.
$150 –SOLD–

74.
My Own Mag #15.
Nuttall, Jeff. ed.

(np): Jeff Nuttall (1966).

First edition. Ten leaves, stapled along the top edge. Very near fine. Prints Burroughs’ “Nut Note on the Column Cutup Thing” as part of ‘Moving Times,’ a magazine edited by Burroughs that appears at the rear of this issue. Maynard & Miles C137.
–SOLD– $150

75.
MYLES, Eileen.
A Fresh Young Voice from the Plains.

NY: Powermad Press (1981).

First edition. 66 pp. Very good in illustrated wrappers. Photo credit (Irene Young) and two full stanzas (!) on page 51 printed via rubberstamp. Myles’ third collection of poems, uncommon in any condition.
$85 –SOLD–

76.
nichol, bp.
Scraptures: 11th Sequence.

Toronto: grOnk (1967).

First edition. 4to. [6 pp, including cover sides]. Very near fine in side-stapled wrappers. GrOnk #8, devoted to this sequence by Nichol.
$35

77.
NIDECKER, Lorine.
Lake Superior: Lorine Niedecker’s Poem and Journal Along with Other Sources, Documents, and Readings.

Seattle & NY: Wave Books (2013).

First edition. 89 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. New, at publication price:
$16 –SOLD–

78.
NOTLEY, Alice.
Songs for the Unborn Second Baby.

Lenox: United Artists (1979).

First edition. [56 pp]. Very near fine in printed wrappers. Covers illustrated by George Schneeman. One of 750 copies.
–SOLD– $40

79.
OLSON, Charles.
Human Universe and Other Essays.

San Francisco: Auerhahn Society, 1965.

First edition. Small 4to. 160 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with vellum spine. Lacks unprinted paper dust jacket. One of 250 copies. Cover art by Robert LaVigne. Title page photograph of Olson by Kenneth Irby. A beautifully-printed collection of prose by Olson, edited by Donald Allen.
$300 –SOLD–

80.
ONDAATJE, Michael.
Claude Glass.

Toronto: Coach House, 1979.

First edition. 4to. [22 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. One of a number of “Manuscript Editions” designed to be run off and printed on demand to better connect the reader and writer during the process of composition.
$125

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