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[MERWIN, W.S]. trans. Juarroz, Roberto.
Vertical Poetry.

Santa Cruz: Kayak Books, 1977
First edition. 57 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Original Spanish poems with facing English translations by Merwin. Drawings by Susana Wald.
$35
85538
62.
MICHAUX, Henri.
Drawing Papers 14: Emergences/Resurgences.

NY & Milan: Drawing Center/Skira (2000).
First US edition. Small 4to. 83 pp. Fine in wrappers and fine illustrated dust jacket. Translated from the original French by Richard Sieburth, with his introductory note.
$125
85601
63.
MICHELINE, Jack.
River of Red Wine.

NY: Troubador Press (1958).
First edition. 38 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art Marlene Schwanzel. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Micheline’s first book, a collection of poems.
$500
85579
64.
MILLER, Henry.
The Mezzotints.

Ann Arbor: Roger Jackson, 1993.
First edition, numbered & signed issue. Seventeen page booklet (fine), a historical introduction by Roger Jackson, and nine separate mezzotint reproductions, together with a 7 x 5 inch color photograph of 91 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights, Miller’s residence at the time (c. 1925), housed in marbled paper-sided case with a printed label. Each mezzotint a short essay by Miller, among his earliest works. One of 100 numbered copies SIGNED by Jackson.
$200
85526
65.
MURNANE, Gerald.
A Lifetime on Clouds.

Melbourne: William Heinemann (1976).
First edition. 157 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Murnane’s second novel. Uncommon, especially in condition.
$350
63946
66.
[O’HARA, Frank]. Berkson, Bill.
Companion to Biotherm (For Bill Berkson): The last long poem of the late Frank O’Hara (1926–1966).

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1990.
First edition. 24 pp. Fine in sewn wrappers. An essay entitled “Air and Such,” with a Glossary of Notes on Incidental References, Quotations, and Allusions in Order of Appearance in the Poem. Publisher’s note by Andrew Hoyem.
$40
20376
67.
OLDENBURG, Claes.
Raw Notes: Documents and scripts of the performances: Stars, Moveyhouse, Massage, The Typewriter with annotations by the author.

Halifax: The Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax. 1973.
First edition. 4to. 227 pp + lxiii. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Texts followed by Oldenburg’s annotations and facsimile pages.
$75
85348
68.
OUSTABASIDES, Peter writing as “TT.O.” aka “nay nee.”
The Number Poems and other equations.

Melbourne: Collective Effort Press (2000).
First edition. 144 pp. Very near fine in printed wrappers. A long sequence of titled poems, each formed by an eleven line grid (approximately 24 digits across) of numerals.
$35
85606
69.
PEAKE, Mervyn.
The Gormenghast Trilogy.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (1946–1959).
First editions. 437 + 453 + 222 pp. Three volumes, all very near fine in like dust jackets with faint tanning to spines. Cover art by Peake. TITUS GROAN, GORMENGHAST, TITUS ALONE. A landmark of fantasy literature. For the trio:
$3500
85591
70.
PERCHIK, Simon.
I Counted Only April: First Poems.

New Rochelle: Elizabeth Press (1964).
First edition. 22 pp. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. Endorsements by Paul Blackburn, Frederick Eckman, and Charles Olson on the rear cover. Dated (3/65) and INSCRIBED by Perchik, “Marvin Malone — / In appreciation of his kindness / Si Perchik.” Laid into this copy is a sort TLS from Perchik to Malone, in part presenting this copy.
$75
44298
71.
[PERCY, Walker].
Memorial Tributes to Walker Percy.

NY: Farrar Straus Giroux (1991).
First edition. [48 pp]. Very near fine in wrappers. Contributions by Shelby Foote, Robert Giroux, Stanley Kauffmann, Patrick Samway, S.J., Mary Lee Settle, Wilfrid Sheed, and Eudora Welty.
$35
85602
72.
PERET, Benjamin.
Four Years after the Dog and other poems.

Gillingham: Arc Publications, 1974.
First edition. 51 pp w/translator’s notes & bibliography. Bump to one lower corner, else near fine in illustrated cardstock covers. Original French poems with facing English translations by Peter Nijmeijer and Paul Brown. Press address change card laid in.
$35
85539
73.
PLATH, Sylvia.
Stings.

Northampton: Smith College Library Rare Book Room, 1982.
First edition. 4to. 29 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Essay by Susan R. Van Dyne. Plath’s multiple drafts of this poem reproduced in facsimile. Afterword by Ruth Mortimer.
$40
85397
74.
PORTIS, Charles.
True Grit: A Novel.

NY: Simon & Schuster (1968).
Advance reading copy. 215 pp. Very near fine in printed wrappers. Second book by Portis, published serially in The Saturday Evening Post, and widely considered an American classic.
$1000
85340
75.
POWELL, Anthony.
Caledonia: A Fragment.

Warwick: Greville Press (2011).
Second edition. 11 pp. Small bend to one upper corner, else near fine in stapled wrappers. Small ownership ticket inside front cover. Introduction by Grey Gowrie. Originally published in an edition of 100 copies in 1934 on the occasion of Powell’s marriage to Lady Violet Pakenham.
$75
85528
76.
[POWELL, Anthony].
Anthony Powell and Friends: from the Collection of William Bradford Warren.

NY: Groiler Club, 2007.
First edition. 93 pp. Fine in wrappers and fine dust jacket with printed cover and spine labels. Eleven tipped-on illustrations.
$25
85567
77.
REXROTH, Kenneth.
Excerpts from a Life.

Santa Barbara: Conjunctions, 1981.
First edition, numbered & signed issue. 61 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Edited, with a foreword by Ekbert Faas. One of 350 numbered copies SIGNED by Rexroth. Original publication announcement laid in.
$125
85569
78.
REXROTH, Kenneth.
Sky Sea Birds Trees Earth House Beasts Flowers.

Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press (1971).
First edition, lettered & signed issue. 32 pp. Fine in full cloth with gilt stamping to the front panel. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 26 lettered copies on Arches paper SIGNED by Rexroth with holograph manuscript leaf.
$150
85608
79.
RICHTER, Gerhard.
Neue Biler.

Munich: Galerie Hiener Freidrich (1967).
First edition. 33 x 23 inch poster, folded three times. Near fine with a small tear to one center line fold. A relatively early illustrated poster.
$850
85564
80.
ROBERTSON, Kirk.
Artifacts.

Huntington: Water Mark Press, 1985.
First edition. 4to. [24 pp]. Light bend to one upper corner, else very near fine in sewn wrappers. INSCRIBED by Robertson on the first leaf, “For Marvin Malone / w/best wishes / Kirk Robertson / 11/86.” An interesting collection of works incorporating elements of concrete poetry and found images. Laid into this copy is an 80 world ALS from Robertson in part presenting this book.
$125