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61.
[levy, d.a. publisher]. Taylor, Kent.
Late Stations.

Cleveland: 7 Flowers Press, 1967.
First edition. [22 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. Cover art by Carl Woideck. Introduction by d.a levy. One of 200 copies. INSCRIBED by Taylor, “For J (puffery / sweetena) / from / K.” Taylor & Horvath P-76.
$200
84873
62.
[levy, d.a. publisher]. Taylor, Kent.
Selected Poems.

Cleveland: Renegade Press (1963).
First edition. [20 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. Cover art by d.a. levy. Fifteen poems making up Taylor’s first book, printed letterpress by levy. SIGNED by Taylor on the title page. Taylor & Horvath P-14.
$500
7128
63.
MATTHIESSEN, Peter.
Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark.

NY: Random House (1971).
First edition. 204 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear to crown and tips of folds. SIGNED by Matthiessen on the title page. Two suites of color photographs by Peter Lake and others.
$125
84580
64.
MELTZER, David.
The Agency Trilogy.

North Hollywood: Essex House (1968).
First editions. 160 + 160 + 160 pp. Three volumes, all very near fine in illustrated wrappers with a “not for resale” stamp on the bottom edge of first volume. THE AGENCY, THE AGENT, and HOW MANY BLOCKS IN THE PILE? Review slip in volume 3. Norman Spinrad contributes a postscript to the second and third volumes. Young 2647-2649. For the trilogy:
$350
33592
65.
MELTZER, David.
Six.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1976.
First edition, lettered & signed issue. 139 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Very near fine acetate dust jacket. One of 26 lettered copies SIGNED by Meltzer with an original drawing.
$85
84996
66.
MERRILL, James.
The Changing Light at Sandover.

NY: Atheneum, 1982.
First edition. 560 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket. Erratum slip present at page 232. Collects THE BOOK OF EPHRAIM, MIRABELL’S BOOKS OF NUMBER, SCRIPTS FOR THE PAGEANT, and a new coda, THE HIGHER KEYS. INSCRIBED by Merrill to friends, “with best wishes from / JM + Co.”
$350
33598
67.
MILLER, Henry.
Notes on AARON’S ROD and Other Notes on Lawrence from The Paris Notebooks.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1980.
First edition, lettered & signed issue. 59 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with leather spine and paper label. Fine acetate dust jacket and publisher’s slipcase. Edited with an introduction and note by Seamus Cooney. One of 26 lettered copies on blue paper SIGNED by Miller on a blank leaf housed at the rear of the volume. Shifreen & Jackson A229a.
$250
84993
68.
MOORMAN, Charlotte and Nam June Paik.
Moorman and Paik at Ohio State University.

Lima: Ohio Sate University, 1969.
First edition. 11 x 8 ½ inch flyer. Very near fine. Program for this performance by Moorman and Paik, including works by Kosugi, Cage, Ono, Paik, Brecht-Tenney, and others.
$35
51776
69.
O’HARA, Frank.
Awake in Spain.

NY: American Theatre for Poets, 1960.
First edition. 4to. 23 pp. Near fine in side-stapled wrappers. Smith notes existence of copies issued in a textured blue paper 3-punch report folder, but does not indicate a priority. Smith D2a.
$85
64395
70.
O’HARA, Frank.
Belgrade, November 19, 1963.

NY: Adventures in Poetry [c. 1972–1973].
First edition. 4to. [20 pp]. Small corner crease to front cover, else near fine in side-stapled wrappers. One of 500 copies. A long letter from O’Hara to Joe LeSueur. Smith A16.
$75
85002
71.
[OLIVER, Vaughan and V23].
This Rimy River: Vaughan Oliver and V23.

Corte Madera: Gingko Press (1994).
First US edition. Folio. [42 pp w/bibliography]. Near fine in wrappers. A profusely color illustrated exhibition catalogue. The go-to designer, particularly for indy LPs, in late 80s – early 90s. Pixies, Unrest, Breeders, Lush, all your favorites.
$150
61430
72.
PAIK, Nam June.
The Color of Time: Video Sculpture by Nam June Paik.

Waltham: Rose Art Museum/Brandeis University, 1984.
First edition. Three items: a one-sided 7 ½ x 11 ¼ inch card with exhibition details, a tri-fold program for the work (7 ½ x 11 ½, closed) both of which feature artwork by Paik on the front panel, and the ‘84/‘85 issue of keeping current, again with details of the event. All items fine. The latter two items reprint photographs of Charlotte Moorman, who performed two Paik compositions at the opening reception. The second item reproduces a Peter Moore photograph of “Rectangular Fish (detail)”. For the three items:
$45
83559
73.
PATCHEN, Kenneth.
Panels for the Walls of Heaven.

[Berkeley]: Bern Porter, 1946.
First edition, painted issue. 67 pp. Hard bump to lower outside corner, else near fine in boards. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 150 numbered copies SIGNED by Patchen with a painted cover and his holograph colophon on the rear cover, “this Edition / is Limited to 150 / Numbered & Signed Copies / with Covers Decorated / by the Author / eighteen / Kenneth Patchen / no two Covers Alike.” Morgan A12b.
$2000
84987
74.
[PATCHEN, Kenneth]. Webb, Gypsy Lou & Jon. eds.
Outsider 4 & 5.

Tucson: Outsider Press (1969).
First edition, hardcover issue. 191 pp. Very near fine in illustrated paper-covered boards. Near fine delicate printed paper dust jacket with some wear to base of spine and tips of lower flap folds. One of 500 hardcover copies with a pressed flora picked “inside a mile of Geronimo’s grave.” Special 46 page section devoted to Patchen, with tributes by Antoninus, Ginsberg, Norse, Rexroth, Bern Porter, Ferlinghetti, and many others. Work also by Kaprow, Edson, Bukowski, Levertov, levy, Merton, Kryss, Mac Low, Kay Johnson, Ray Johnson, and many more.
$200
48633
75.
PRYNNE, J.H.
Poems.

Edinburgh & London: Agneau 2 (1982).
First trade paperback printing. 319 pp w/index of titles/first lines. Publisher address change labels where appropriate, else near fine in printed wrappers. Collects twelve previously published volumes, and some unpublished and uncollected work. Prynne provides a short “author’s note,” offering thanks and detailing the publication history of the contents. Errata slip laid in.
$45
85012
76.
[RAVE SCENE, SF BAY AREA].
Rave Cards.

[c. 1992–1993].
Collection of 25 cards produced to advertise raves, dance parties, or sympathetic businesses in the SF Bay Area. Almost all full-color, two-sided, some offering an address for the event, others providing just a phone number. A transitional time-period, where the scene was just starting to be normalized (and seriously monetized). For the collection:
$250
85006
77.
REXROTH, Kenneth.
The Silver Swan: Poems Written In Kyoto 1974–75.

Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press (1976).
First edition. [40 pp]. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to crown. Poems enhanced by brush works by Carol Tinker. One of 100 copies on Rives buff paper. Errata slip present.
$75
84903
78.
ROREM, Ned.
The New York Diary.

NY: Braziller (1967).
First edition. 218 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. The second diary, beginning with Rorem’s return to New York from Paris. “It’s not that I’m more self-involved than other people, I’m just more free about showing it.” Young 3351.
$50
85008
79.
RUSCHA, Ed.
New Paintings and Drawings.

London: Karsten Schubert (1990).
First edition. 45 pp. Small bend to lower portion of front cover, else near fine in printed wrappers. One fold-out plate. Essay by Dave Hickey, “The Song of the Giant Egress.” Color and b&w images.
$50
84999
80.
RUSCHA, Edward.
Prints and Publications 1962–74.

London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1975.
First edition. Light sunning to spine, else near fine in illustrated wrappers with some wear to crown. Cover photograph by Ruscha. A twenty panel accordion-fold sheet between covers. Introduction by Reyner Banham, “Under the Hollywood Sign.” Ten b&w illustrations. A less common exhibition catalogue.
$250