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84812
21.
DeCARAVA, Roy and Langston Hughes.
The Sweet Flypaper of Life

NY: Simon & Schuster (1955).
First trade paperback printing. 98 pp. Very near fine in printed wrappers. Photographs by De Carava, text by Hughes.
$350
84813
22.
DEPEW, Wally.
9 Essays on Concrete Poems.

Alamo: Holmgangers Press (1974).
First edition. [68 pp]. Fine in illustrated wrappers. A bold explication, employing the form. Briefly INSCRIBED by Depew, “for MM / Wally.”
$75
84570
23.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Grahn, Judy.
The Queen of Wands: Poetry.

Trumansburg: Crossing Press (1982).
First trade paperback printing. 111 pp w/credits & bibliographic notes. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Dated (May 1983) and INSCRIBED by Grahn, “To Diane / with love / and admiration / Judy.”
$50
84569
24.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Hawkins, Bobbie Louise.
The Sanguine Breast of Margaret.

Twickenham & Wakefield: North and South (1992).
First trade edition. 142 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. A prose work. INSCRIBED by Hawkins, “for Diane — / with love — / Bobbie.”
$40
84571
25.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Hirschman, Jack.
Arcana: A Festschrift for Jack Hirschman.

San Francisco: Andover Street Archives Press (2014).
First edition. 145 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Edited by Byron Spooner and Judith Ayn Bernhard. Dated (June 24, ‘14) and INSCRIBED by Hirschman, “Cara Diane, /many thanks / for your beautiful / poem, and I do / hope you liked / that incredible / photo of you / and me. / Unforgettable, / comradely, / Jack Hirschman.” Di Prima contributes “Jack Hirschman Birthday Poem.”
$45
84764
26.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Landry, John.
quién va a podar los ciruelos cuando me vaya.

Santiago: Editorial Cuneta (2010).
First edition. 72 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Poems in English and Spanish translation by Germán Carrasco. Poems also by Ginsberg & Orlovsky, Diane Wakoski, and Neeli Cherkovski, INSCRIBED by Landry, “for Diane, / Thank you for years of / learning + living turned / to teaching + giving of / the riches of your life / w/love, / John.”
$40
84568
27.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Lansing, Gerrit.
A February Sheaf.

Boston: Pressed Wafer (2003).
First edition. 173 pp. Covers lightly soiled, else very near fine in illustrated wrappers. INSCRIBED by Lansing, “for Diane, [heart] / with love [strand of ivy] Gerrit Lansing.”
$75
84577
28.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Moore, Daniel Abdal-Hayy.
Laughing Buddha Weeping Sufi: Poems November 7, 2003–January 10, 2004.

Philadelphia: Ecstatic Exchange, 2005.
First edition. 104 pp w/list of poetic works. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Dated (10/23/06) and INSCRIBED by Moore, “for Diane / with old-time long-time / affection / Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore.”
$40
84573
29.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Rios, Frank T.
Recovery Poems.

[Los Angeles & Denver]: Sawbone/Bowery (nd).
First edition. [48 pp]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. Cover art and center section illustrations by Saul White. INSCRIBED by Rios inside the front cover, “Dian / we never / spoke / but in / the circle / your name / Love / Frankie / write me / if you like.” Sawbone/Bowery 56.
$35
84574
30.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Sanfield, Steve.
The Perfect Breeze: Leaves from The Mountain Messenger.

[Berkeley]: Tangram (2010).
First edition. [20 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers with pasted-on cover label. One of 150 copies on Arches paper. INSCRIBED by Sanfield, “Diane / a few jottings from / the world of red dust / abiding affection + admiration / Steve S. / Summer Solstice 2010.”
$40
84754
31.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. Scibella, Tony.
I Am Afraid There Will Be No Parade For Us.

[Los Angeles] & Denver: Black Ace/Temple of Man, Passion Press (2002).
First edition. [84 pp]. Fine in illustrated wrappers. One of 300 copies. Numbered (#12) and SIGNED by Scibella. Additionally INSCRIBED, “Diane: sweet lady — / we will never stop... / on & on hopefully / the word will flow / w/love & respect / T.” Black Ace Book 9.
$35
84575
32.
[DI PRIMA LIBRARY]. X, Marvin (El Muhajir).
Land of My Daughters Poems: 1995–2005.

Cherokee: Black Bird Press (2005).
First edition. 112 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Dated (3–4–05) and INSCRIBED by Marvin X, “For Diane / With Love.”
$45
84528
33.
DUNN, Joe and Jess.
The Better Dream House.

San Francisco: White Rabbit (1968).
First edition, letter & signed issue. [32 pp]. Near fine in stapled wrappers. Poems by Dunn, illustrated with collages by Jess. Handwritten colophon statement on recto of the last leaf, “One of 26 lettered copies / signed by the author / June, 1986 / Joe Dunn / #18.”
$125
58671
34.
DURRELL, Lawrence.
Faustus.

[London: 1970].
First edition. 4 pp. Fine in sewn wrappers (from a design by the author). A single poem reproduced from author’s holograph manuscript. One of 50 numbered copies SIGNED by Durrell.
$200
65482
35.
DURRELL, Lawrence.
An Irish Faustus: A Morality in Nine Scenes.

London: Faber and Faber (1963).
First edition. 92 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Durrell on the front free endpaper.
$125
84814
36.
FINLAY, Ian Hamilton.
6 small pears for eugen gomringer.

Wild Hawthorn Press (1966).
First edition. [18 pp]. Very near fine in printed wrappers. One of 100 copies printed in two colors at the Sunfish Press. Murray 3.17.
$150
84838
37.
[FISHER, M.F.K.]. Clancy, Judith S.
Not a Station but a Place: Drawings/Collages of and related to the Gare de Lyon, Paris.

San Francisco: Synergistic Press (1979).
First edition, numbered & signed issue. 4to. 72 pp. Fine in dark blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Near fine publisher’s slipcase with some uneven toning to one panel. Introduction by M.F.K. Fisher. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Clancy and Fisher.
$125
84826
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FISHER, Roy.
Near Garmsley Camp.

Madley: Five Seasons Press, 1988.
First edition. [8 pp]. Light sunning to spine, else fine in sewn wrappers. Fisher’s poem with two drawings by Caroline Hands. One of 275 numbered copies on Rives mould made paper SIGNED by Fisher and Hands. Hereford Poem Number Ten.
$45
84822
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GAGLIONE, Bill. ed.
Vile No. 2/3: Special International Double Issue.

San Francisco: Banana Productions (1976).
Summer. 100 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Vol. 1, No 2, Vol. 2, No. 1., also known as. Opal L. Nations, Genesis P. Orridge, Cosi Fanni Tutti, William Burroughs, Nanos Valaoritis, Jiri Valoch, and many many others contribute.
$100
84676
40.
[GIACOMETTI, Alberto]. Stutzer, Beat. ed.
The Unseen Giacometti.

Scheidegger & Spiess/Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur (2011).
First edition. 4to. 255 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Essays by Dieter Koepplin, Stutzer, and Gabriella Zinke. Photos by known (Cartier-Bressson, Man Ray) and unknown photographers from a cache of hundreds, along with drawings.
$85