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41.
GINSBERG, Allen.
Kaddish et Autres Poèmes 1958–1960.
[Paris]: Christian Bourgois (1967).
First French edition. 221 pp w/notes. Very good plus in printed wrappers, with a small snag to the lower portion of the front cover, and small spot on the title page and opposite leaf. Bookseller Burton Weiss’ copy, with his inked name and date inside the front cover. Translated from the original English by Claude Pélieu. SIGNED by Ginsberg on the front free endpaper.
$125
42.
[GINSBERG, Allen]. Clausen, Andy.
Without Doubt.
Oakland: Zeitgeist Press (1991).
First edition. 70 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. INSCRIBED by Ginsberg, “for Carl Rakosi / from Allen Ginsberg.” Laid in is a postcard bearing the “Allen Ginsberg Trust” stamp, and the following note: “Dear Carl Rakosi, this book surface in some of Allen’s books. It’s signed for you from him. Best Wishes — Peter Hale, secretary for the Allen Ginsberg Trust.”
$75
43.
GREENE, Graham.
Why the Epigraph?
London: Nonesuch Press (1989).
First edition. 46 pp w/alphabetical list of titles & index. Fine in full cloth with gold stamping to spine and front cover. Lacks unprinted acetate dust jacket. One of 950 numbered copies SIGNED by Greene. A brief answer to the title question, followed by the collection of same, with his occasional added comment.
$250
44.
HARRISON, Lou.
Nineteen Items.
Aptos: Lou Harrison (1970).
First edition. [18 pp]. Light sunning along spine, else near fine in unprinted sewn orange wrappers. Multicolor frontis illustration. Scores and texts all reproduced from Harrison’s holograph. One of 200 numbered copies SINGED by Harrison.
$150
45.
IINO, Norimoto.
Hints in Haiku: Japan’s Pulse Beat.
NY: Philosophical Library (1967).
First edition. 213 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. An analysis of the form from “historical, literary, aesthetic, moral, and philosophical angles,” with many examples.
$75
46.
IMAZU, Kyoko.
Following.
Berkeley, London, Melbourne: Episodic Press, 2016.
First edition. Square 12mo. [20 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers and cardstock sleeve. Eight full-color watercolor illustrations with Imazu’s introduction. One of 150 numbered copies SIGNED by Kyoko. The first, and so far only, book from our press, but we’ve been talking...
$25
47.
[JESS]. Newman, Julia.
The Tenth Muse Catalog 26: signed and association items.
San Francisco: Julian Newman [c. 1968].
First edition. 4to. Fifteen leaves, stapled upper left. Cover by Jess, created for this catalogue (near fine, light wear along spine). A favorite Jess collage. Duncan and Jess also contribute text. 284 priced items with index.
$200
48.
JOHNSON, Ronald.
Eyes & Objects (Catalogue for an Exhibition: 1970–72).
Highlands: Jargon Society, 1976.
First edition. [32 pp]. Fine in illustrated wrappers. One of 1000 copies, printed in two colors. Cover photo by Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Jargon 84.
$35
49.
KAJITANI, Toshihiko.
“With Friends, Sukiyaki.”
Berkeley: Toshihiko Kajitani, 1960.
First edition. [54 pp]. Near in fine in illustrated cardboard covers, sewn in the Japanese style. Three screenprinted pages. A history of the meal with an expansive recipe, shopping list, and a deeper dive into rice, sake, and tea.
$75
50.
KEROUAC, Jack.
Excerpts from Visions of Cody.
NY: New Directions (1959).
First edition. 128 pp. Very near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Very near fine unprinted clear acetate dust jacket. One of 750 numbered copies SIGNED by Kerouac. Original prospectus laid in. Charters A9.
$3500
51.
KING, Francis.
Never Again: A Novel.
London: Home and Van Thal, 1947.
First edition. 214 pp. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket with a small tear to the top edge of the front panel. King’s second book, based on his own boyhood.
$150
52.
KRIM, Seymour.
You & Me.
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1974).
First edition. 339 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Articles, reviews, essays, and letters from London, Spain, Paris, Iowa City, New York, and San Juan.
$45
53.
LAUGHLIN, James.
Heart Island & Other Epigrams.
Isla Vista: Turkey Press, 1995.
First edition. [76 pp]. Two surface scratches to rear panel, else fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. No dust jacket, as issued. Wood engravings by M.L. Breton printed from polymer plates. One of 200 numbered copies on Nideggen and Kitakata paper SIGNED by Laughlin.
$150
54.
LEAVITT, David.
Crossing St. Gotthard.
[North Pomfret]: Elysium Press (2000).
First edition, numbered issue. 19 pp. Fine in wrappers and marbled paper dust jacket with printed cover label. One of 100 (of 185) numbered copies. First appearance of this short story.
$75
55.
LEVERTOV, Denise.
5 Poems.
[San Francisco]: White Rabbit (1958).
First edition. [8 pp]. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art and two internal drawings by Jess. Levertov’s third book. SIGNED by Levertov on the first leaf. Wilson A3.
$450
56.
LEVI, Louise Landes.
Avenue A & 9th Street for MM.
Woodstock: Shivastan Publishing (2004).
First edition. [42 pp w/glossary]. Fine in printed wrappers. One of 108 numbered copies on handmade paper SIGNED by Levi. Additionally dated (9/13/07) and SIGNED by publisher Shiv Mirabito.
$35
57.
LEVIS, Larry.
The Afterlife: Poems.
Iowa City: Windhover Press, 1977.
First edition. 61 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Errata slip laid-in. One of 70 (of 175) copies on Rives Light paper SIGNED by Levis on the half-title page. His second book, the 1976 Lamont Poetry Selection. Berger 67.
$200
58.
levy, d.a.
zen concrete & etc.
Madison: Ghost Pony Press (1991).
First edition. 4to. xviii + 268 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. The best posthumous collection of both levy’s work, and writings on levy by those close to him: Douglas Blazek, Kent Taylor, and D.R. Wagner.
$75
59.
LEWIS, Janet.
Late Offerings.
Florence: Robert L. Barth (1988).
First edition. 12mo. [24 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. A slender collection of 18 poems and a brief selection from THE WIFE OF MARTIN GUERRE. One of 175 numbered copies SIGNED by Lewis.
$45
60.
LEWIS, Wyndham.
One-Way Song.
London: Methuen (1960).
Second edition. 132 pp. Fine in very near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of tanning. Foreword by T.S. Eliot. This second edition has several changes and printer’s errors not in the limited first edition. Gallup B82.
$50