41.
GADDIS, William.
JR.
NY: Knopf, 1975.

Uncorrected proof. 725 pp. “10” penned to spine, else near fine in printed red wrappers. Publication information taped to front cover, promotional flyer stapled to verso, with a bit of a rust stain from the staple. Laid-in is a holograph note, “Geoff Wolff / 1,500 words / Deadline: Sept. 1” and a printed slip providing essentially the same information, but spelling out “Geoffrey Wolff.” An uncommon proof. Gaddis’ second novel, winner of the 1976 National Book Award.
$500

42.
GIDE, André.
Corydon.
NY: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1950.

First US edition. xx + 220 pp w/appendices. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a few gentle wrinkles to rear panel. Gide contributes a new preface to the first appearance of this title in English translation. Frank Beach adds a comment on the Second Dialogue.
$40

43.
[GLASS, Philip].
Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble Live!
NY: IPA Inc [c. 1980s].

First edition. 16 x 9 inch poster, printed in three colors. Fine. “Music with the power of Dynamite.” Tour poster with room along the bottom edge in which one can add the venue.
$45

44.
GLÜCK, Robert.
Reader.
Venice: Lapis Press, 1989.

First edition. 59 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Designed by Les Ferriss.
$20

45.
GRAHN, Judy.
The Work of a Common Woman: The Collected Poetry of Judy Grahn 1964–1977.
Oakland: Diana Press (1978).

First edition. 158 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket with a touch of rubbing along the spine. Adrienne Rich contributes a long introduction. Precedes the St. Martin’s edition by two years.
$50

46.
[HEARTFIELD, John]. Herzfelde, Wieland.
John Heartfield: Leben und Werk Dargestellt von Seinem Bruder.
Dresden: Veb Verlag Der Kunst (1971).

Second edition. 4to. 385 pp w/index. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Text in German. Well illustrated with b&w and some color reproductions.
$75

47.
HIRSHMAN, Jack.
36.
Osnago: Edizioni Pulcinoelefante (1996).

First edition. [4 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers. One of 25 copies. Poem by Hirschman, with an original artwork by Sandro Sardella tipped in. INSCRIBED by Hirschman inside the front cover.
$200

48.
[JARRY, Alfred]. Brotchie, Alastair.
Alfred Jarry: A Pataphysical Life.
Cambridge & London: MIT Press (2011).

First edition. xi + 405 pp w/index. Very near fine in like dust jacket. A thorough reckoning by the Atlas Press publisher.
$50

49.
KESEY, Ken.
Sailor Song.
NY: Viking (1992).

First edition. 533 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Dated (1992) and SIGNED by Kesey with gold paintpen on the front free endpaper.
$75

50.
KYGER, Joanne.
Ten Shines.
(np): Nijinsky Suicide Health Club (2002).

First edition. 4to. [24 pp]. Fine in side-staple wrappers. Front and rear cover drawings by Nemi Frost. One of 99 (of 125) copies. Laid into this copy is a TLS from the publisher on the creation of this title.
$50

51.
LAMANTIA, Philip.
Selected Poems 1943 – 1966.
San Francisco: City Lights (1967).

First edition. 100 pp. Faint sunning to spine, else near fine in printed wrappers. Pocket Poets #20. Cook 61.
$45

52.
[LICHTENSTEIN, Roy]. Francis, Mark and Stefan Ratibor. eds.
Lichtenstein Girls.
NY & New Haven: Gagosian/Yale University Press (2008).

First edition. 90 pp. Square 4to. Fine in illustrated paper-covered boards with cloth spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Contributions by Richard Hamilton, Jeff Koons, Dorothy Lichtenstein, and Richard Prince. Fully-illustrated with color reproductions, one fold-out plate. Original exhibition announcement accompanies.
$100

53.
MAC LOW, Jackson.
36th Light Poem in Memoriam Buster Keaton.
London & NY: Permanent Press (1975).

First edition. [4 pp]. Near fine in stapled wrappers with sunned extrems. One of 275 copies, issued as Number Five in the Permanent Press series on the occasion of Mac Low’s first English tour. Dated (5/29/75) and INSCRIBED by Mac Low to the Antins, “For Ely & David / with love & admiration / & hope for many more / talkings, tapes, etc. (& for my borrowed mss, back) / Jackson / London.”
$55

54.
MacINNIS, Jamie.
Hand Shadows.
NY: Adventures in Poetry (nd).

First edition, lettered & signed issue. 4to. [56 pp]. Faint scattered foxing, else near fine in side-stapled wrappers with a tiny tear to the fore-edge. Covers and title page art by Bruce Erbacher. One of 26 lettered copies SIGNED by MacInnis.
$75

55.
MASSIE, Allan.
Augustus: The Memoirs of the Emperor.
London: Bodly Head (1986).

First edition. 339 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. A recreation of the lost memoirs of Augustus. INSCRIBED by Massie on the front free endpaper.
$45

56.
MATTHIESSEN, Peter.
Far Tortuga.
NY: Random House (1975).

First edition. 408 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket. SIGNED by Matthiessen on the title page. His fifth novel.
$150

57.
McGUCKIAN, Medbh.
Selected Poems.
Loughcrew: Gallery Books (1997).

First edition. 94 pp w/editor’s note. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a vertical crease to rear flap. INSCRIBED by McGuckian.
$40

58.
MEYER, Thomas.
Staves Calends Legends.
(np): Jargon Society (1971).

First edition. [184 pp]. Fine in fine dust jacket. Frontis drawing by John Furnival. Poems. Jargon 88.
$75

59.
MEYER, Tom.
Uranian Roses.
Scarborough: Catalyst (1977).

First edition, numbered & signed issue. [48 pp]. Fine in full cloth and very near fine dust jacket. Cover art and design by A. Doyle Moore. Drawings by Tom Kovacs. Introduction by Jonathan William. One of 49 numbered copies SIGNED by Meyer and Williams.
$100

60.
MILLER, Henry.
Original artwork.
(np): Henry Miller, 1951.

15 ½ x 12 ½ inch watercolor, matted and framed. A vibrant detailed group of figurative and abstract images. Dated (3/51) and SIGNED by Miller in the lower right corner in black ink.
$5000

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