1.
[ACKER, Kathy]. Leary, Bruce. ed.
Empty Elevator Shaft.
San Francisco: Empty Elevator Shaft Press [c. 1973].

63 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Three prose poems by Acker, along with work by Eigner, Gitin, Potts, Mariah, Voelcker, and many others. The first and only issue.
$45

2.
ARNETT, Carroll.
Through the Woods.
New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press (1971).

First edition. 56 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards and near fine unprinted publisher’s cardstock slipcase. Twenty three poems printed on Magnani paper by Stamperia Valdonega, ranging from “Yesterday’s Coffee” to “Something for Supper.”
$35

3.
BARAKA, Amiri.
Transbluesency: The Selected Poems of Amiri Baraka/LeRoi Jones (1961–1995).
NY: Marislio (1995).

First edition. xx + 271 pp w/select bibliography. Very near fine in like dust jacket. Edited by John Vangelisti, with his foreword. Dated (96) and INSCRIBED by Baraka to poet/publisher Doug [Blazek] on the font free endpaper, “For Doug / Amiri Baraka /96.” Promotional material from the publisher laid in.
$100

4.
BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi Jones) and Amina Baraka.
The Music: Reflections on Jazz and Blues.
NY: William Morrow (1987).

First edition. 332 pp. Very near fine in near fine dust jacket with toned flaps. SIGNED by Amiri and Amina Baraka on the half-title page. Original poetry by both, in addition to essays on Miles Davis, Pharaoh Saunders, Woody Shaw, Gil Scott Heron, and others.
$125

5.
[BARNEY, Natalie]. Wickes, George.
The Amazon of Letters: The Life and Loves of Natalie Barney.
NY: Putnam’s (1977).

First edition. 286 pp w/index. Fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrated with fifty photographs.
$45

6.
BARRON, Stephanie and Maurice Tuchman. eds.
The Avant-Garde in Russia 1910–1930: New Perspectives.
Los Angeles: LACMA (1980).

First edition. Small 4to. 287 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. “This book documents the first comprehensive exhibition in the United States of the Russian avant-garde culture.” Illustrated with b&w photographs and reproductions.
$50

7.
[BAUHAUS].
Bauhaus with Here Today.
Baltimore: Marble Bar [1982].

Two copies of this 16 ½ x 12 inch gig poster, roughly glued back-to back. Very good plus. SIGNED by all four members of Bauhaus: Pete Murphy, David J. Daniel Ash, and Kevin Haskins.
$250

8.
BLACKBURN, Paul.
Sing-Song.
NY: Caterpillar (1966).

First edition. 4to. [10 pp]. Very near fine in side-stapled wrappers. One of 100 mimeographed copies. Much less common than the later multilithed issue. Caterpillar IV. Woodward A7.
$150

9.
BLANCHOT, Maurice.
Awaiting Oblivion.
Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press (1997).

First US edition. xviii + 85 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Translated from the original French by John Gregg, with his introduction. An experimental novel, published in French originally in 1962.
$45

10.
[BOLINAS].
A Collection of Bolinas Writing.
Bolinas: An Iff Idea [c. 1978].

First edition. Nineteen leaves, folded once. One of 300 copies. Very near fine. Michelle Sura, John Milan, Jerry the Conga Player, Magda, Hermes Berlandt, Jim Anderson, Hibou, Bethany S. ArgIsle, Sandra Della Valle, Aram Saroyan, Mim Walker, Armond, Michael Lowery.
$35

11.
BOWLES, Jane.
Feminine Wiles.
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1976.

First edition. 85 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. Introduction by Tennessee Williams. One of 500 trade hardcover copies. Morrow & Cooney 235b.
$75

12.
BOWLES, Paul translates Mohammed Mrabet.
The Boy Who Set the Fire.
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow, 1974.

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 123 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. Stories taped and translated from the Moghrebi by Bowles. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Bowles and Mrabet. Morrow & Cooney 169b.
$200

13.
BRALY, Malcolm.
Felony Tank.
Greenwich: Fawcet (1961).

First edition. 175 pp. Slender crack near top of spine, else fine in illustrated wrappers. Written while incarcerated, FELONY TANK revisits Braly’s own youth and prison experiences.
$35

14.
BRUCE, Lenny.
The Essential Lenny Bruce.
NY: Douglas Books (1970).

First printing of this edition (originally published in 1967). ix + 243 pp w/index of bits. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a short closed tear at spine, and some wear to crown. Edited by John Cohen, with his foreword. The first hardcover appearance of this collection.
$75

15.
[BUKOWSKI, Charles]. Dorbin, Sanford.
A Bibliography of Charles Bukowski.
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow, 1969.

First edition. 93 pp w/index. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Very near fine acetate dust jacket with a small chip to top edge near spine. Tipped-on frontis (a facsimile of the first separate Bukowski publication, the “His Wife, The Painter” broadside). One of 350 numbered copies SIGNED by Dorbin and Bukowski.
$250

16.
[SOUND RECORDINGS]. Burroughs, William S.
JUNKY read by the Author.
(np): Penguin (2000).

First edition. Three cd set in original packaging. All elements fine.
$35

17.
[SOUND RECORDINGS]. Burroughs, William S.
Naked Lunch Read by William S. Burroughs.
Los Angeles: Warner Brothers (1995).

First edition. Three cd set, all elements fine. An approved abridgement.
$75

18.
[CARAVAGGIO]. Puglisi, Catherine.
Caravaggio.
London: Phaidon (1998).

First edition. 448 pp w/index. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Fully illustrated, with an appendix of documents, a checklist of all of Caravaggio’s work, and bibliography.
$75

19.
CARVER, Raymond.
Two Poems.
Concord: William B. Ewert (1986).

First edition. [4 pp]. Single sheet folded once (8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches, closed). Fine. “Reading” paired with “Soda Crackers.”
$25

20.
[CARVER, Raymond].
An Interview with Ray Carver.
Columbia: American Audio Prose Library [c. 1988].

Later edition. Cassette tape in the original clamshell case. Near fine. Kay Bonetti interviews Carver for 51 minutes.
$25

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