1.
ALLISON, Drummond.
The Collected Poems of Drummond Allison.
(np): (np) (1994).

First edition. 213 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Edited and introduced by Stephen Benson. One of 300 copies. Critical appreciations by Walter Strachan, Anthony Thwaite, and Ian Hamilton. Published as a tribute to Allison, killed at age 22 in Italy during WWII. Adds previously unpublished work to his one published volume THE YELLOW NIGHT (Fortune Press, 1944).
$45

2.
AUSTER, Paul.
The Art of Hunger: Essays, Prefaces, Interviews.
Los Angeles: Sun & Moon (1992).

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 312 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Auster. A considerably expanded version of this title, originally published in the UK in 1982.
$75

3.
BARNARD, Mary.
A Few Poems.
Portland: Graphic Arts Workshop/Reed College, 1952.

First edition. [18 pp]. Near fine in stapled wrappers and integral printed dust jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Barnard. Her first book. Additionally dated (Feb. 20, 1973) an INSCRIBED by Barnard, “For Sandy McPherson / with best wishes / Mary Barnard.” McPherson’s ink ownership stamp on the first leaf.
$150

4.
BERGER, John.
Once in Europa.
NY: Pantheon Books (1987).

First US edition. 192 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. The middle title in Berger’s “Into Their Labours” trilogy. Review slip laid in.
$50

5.
BERGER, John.
The Sense of Sight: Writings by John Berger.
NY: Pantheon Books (1985).

First US edition. xix + 299 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Introduction by Lloyd Spencer. Illustrated.
$75

6.
BERLIN, Lucia.
Legacy.
Berkeley: Poltroon Press, 1983.

First edition. [24 pp]. Very near fine in paper-covered boards with cloth spine. One of 50 hardcover copies from an edition of 100. A short story with illustrations by Michael Bradley.
$450

7.
BERRY, Wendell.
Window Poems.
Emeryville: Shoemaker & Hoard (2007).

First trade edition. 56 pp. Fine in two-part cloth biding with printed spine and cover labels. No dust jacket, as issued. Illustrated with wood engravings by Wesley Bates. Introduction by James Baker Hall.
$45

8.
BOWLES, Paul.
Without Stopping: An Autobiography.
NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (1972).

First edition. 379 pp w/index. Fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Miller A22a.
$75

9.
BOYLE, Kay.
Three Short Novels.
Boston: Beacon Press (1958).

First printing of this trade paperback edition. 262 pp. Fine in printed wrappers with original wrap-around band. Collects THE CRAZY HUNTER, THE BRIDEGROOM’S BODY, and DECISION. SIGNED by Boyle on the title page.
$45

10.
BRINGHURST, Robert.
And, Much More, Not Ourselves: The Work of Jan & Crispin Elsted.
Mission: Barbarian Press, 2005.

First edition. [26 pp]. Very near fine in sewn wrappers. Printed in two colors on Frankfurt Cream paper. Text of a speech delivered at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Barbarian Press.
$75

11.
BRITTIN, Charles.
West and South.
Ostfildern & Santa Monica: Hatje Cantz/Foggy Notion Books (2011).

First edition. 4to. 213 pp w/list of plates. Very near fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Text by Brittin with Kristin McKenna. includes terrific b&w photographs of the 60s LA art scene.
$45

12.
BROWN, Nacio Jan.
Rag Theater: The 2400 Block of Telegraph Avenue 1969–1973.
Berkeley: Great Star Press, 1975.

First trade edition. 4to. 72 pp w/notes. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Two fold-out plates. Foreword by Thomas Farber.
$75

13.
BUKOWSKI, Charles.
Play the Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed A Bit.
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1979.

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 125 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket (a bit rubbed). One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Bukowski. Krumhansl 68d. Laid into this copy is the broadside/flyer advertising this book for sale, and the tri-fold “New Titles” Fall/Winter 1979 catalogue in which this book is featured.
$650

14.
BURROUGHS, William S.
The Book of Breeething.
Berkeley: Blue Wind Press, 1980.

Second edition, numbered & signed issue. Obong 16mo. [82 pp]. Fine in full maroon cloth with gold stamping to spine and front cover. Text and conception by Burroughs with illustrations by Robert F. Gale. One of 175 numbered copies SIGNED by Burroughs.
$450

15.
BURROUGHS, William S.
Doctor Benway: A Passage from THE NAKED LUNCH.
Santa Barbara: Bradford Morrow, 1979.

Advance review copy. 41 pp. Near fine in plain light blue wrappers with some stray ink smudges. Stamped “ADVANCE READING COPY” on the front cover. Very good plus dust jacket, which also has a few ink smudges, and is lightly sunned along the spine. Frontispiece drawing by K. Anders. Designed and printed letterpress by Patrick Reagh. Burroughs contributes a new introduction to this publication, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the original appearance of Burroughs’ infamous novel.
$150

16.
BUTTS, Mary.
Warning to Hikers.
[London]: Wishart & Co., 1932.

First edition. 36 pp. Very near fine in sewn wrappers and integral printed dust jacket with one short closed tear and light sunning along the spine. A salvo for nature, and a warning to unappreciative interlopers. The Here & Now Pamphlets No. 6. Uncommon.
$200

17.
CAMUS, Albert.
Caligula & Three Other Plays.
NY: Knopf, 1958.

First US edition. x + 302 pp. Very near fine in near fine dust jacket. Cover design by Paul Rand. Translated from the original French by Stuart Gilbert. The three other plays are THE MISUNDERSTANDING, STATE OF SIEGE, and THE JUST ASSASSINS, with a new preface. Laid into this copy is a photograph of Camus by Cartier-Bresson, with an attached note on the publication of this title by Knopf.
$75

18.
CAMUS, Albert.
The Possessed: A Play in Three Parts.
NY: Knopf, 1960.

First US edition. 182 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with two small abrasions, a short tear, and some sticker removal evidence to rear flap. Cover design by Paul Rand. Translated from the original French by Justin O’Brien. Review slip accompanies.
$75

19.
CARRINGTON, Leonora.
The House of Fear.
NY: Dutton (1988).

First edition. 216 pp w/a note on the text. Fine in fine dust jacket. Introduction by Marina Warner. Texts translated by Warner and Katherine Talbot. Collects THE HOUSE OF FEAR, THE OVAL LADY, LITTLE FRANCIS, and DOWN BELOW.
$250

20.
CARRINGTON, Leonora.
The Stone Door.
NY: St. Martin’s (1977).

First US edition. 118 pp. Small ink stamp to bottom edge, else very near fine in like dust jacket with faint sunning to spine. Cover art from a Carrington painting.
$350

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