1.
BATAILLE, Georges.
The Impossible.
San Francisco: City Lights (1991).

First US edition. 164 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Collects “A Story of Rats” followed by “Dianus” and “The Oresteia.” Translated from the original French by Robert Hurley. This edition includes Bataille’s preface from the second edition.
$20

2.
BATAILLE, Georges.
Story of the Eye by Lord Auch.
San Francisco: City Lights (1987).

Second US edition (originally published in the US by Urizen in 1977). viii + 103 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Translated by Joachim Neugroschel from the French of the 1928 first edition, but including the closing “Outline of a sequel” from the fourth edition. Bataille’s notorious first novel. Cook 183.
$20

3.
BAUDELAIRE, Charles.
Intimate Journals.
San Francisco: City Lights (1983).

First printing of this edition (originally published by Beacon in 1957). 118 pp. Small snag to base of front cover, else near fine in wrappers. Translated from the original French by Christopher Isherwood, with his introduction. Illustrated with eight drawings by Baudelaire, four of which are self-portraits. Cook 154.
$15

4.
BOWLES, Paul.
A Hundred Camels in the Courtyard.
San Francisco: City Lights (1962).

First edition. 63 pp. Bump to one lower corner, stray pen mark to front cover, inked name and date inside front cover; in all, very good plus in glossy illustrated wrappers. Four short stories, three of which were published in magazines prior to this collection with the fourth, “The Wind at Beni Midar” making its first appearance here. Miller A11. Cook 37.
$25

5.
BROUGHTON, James.
Seeing the Light.
San Francisco: City Lights (1977).

First edition. 12mo. 80 pp w/filmography & bibliography. Covers very lightly rubbed, else fine in illustrated wrappers. Writing on film, with photographs. Cook 120.
$25

6.
BROWN, Edmund G. Jr.
Thoughts.
San Francisco: City Lights (1976).

First edition. 12mo. 79 pp w/index. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Introduction by Joe Wolberg. SIGNED by Jerry Brown on the title page. Cook 114.
$50

7.
BURROUGHS, William S.
Roosevelt after Inauguration and Other Atrocities.
San Francisco: City Lights (1979).

First edition. 12mo. 54 pp. Band of light toning along fore-edge, else very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Expanded from the earlier edition to include “When Did I Stop Wanting to be President,” “The Whole Tamale,” and “Sects and Death.” Cook 138.
$50

8.
BURROUGHS, William S. and Allen Ginsberg.
The Yage Letters.
San Francisco: City Lights (1963).

First edition. 12mo. 68 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Maynard & Miles A8a. Cook 45.
$125

8a.
Same title.
Second edition. 12mo. 72 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. This edition adds a new letter, dated July 10, 1953. Cook 45b.
$50

9.
CHARTERS, Ann.
Scenes Along the Road: Photographs of the Desolation Angels 1944–1960.
San Francisco: City Lights Books (1984).

First printing of this edition (originally published in 1970). Small 4to. 56 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Compiled by Ann Charters with three poems and comments by Allen Ginsberg. Cook 169.
$25

10.
[CITY LIGHTS BOOKS].
1961 List of City Lights Publications.
San Francisco: City Lights, 1961.

First edition. Single sheet folded twice (6 ¼ x 3 ³ ⁄ 8 inches, closed). An early small illustrated list of available City Lights publications, with selected titles from other small presses. At this point, Pocket Poets #14, Ginberg’s KADDISH AND OTHER POEMS was newly available.
$25

11.
[CITY LIGHTS BOOKS].
1973 Descriptive Catalogue of City Lights Publications.
San Francisco: City Lights (1973).

First edition. [40 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. A well-illustrated list of available titles from the press.
$25

12.
[CITY LIGHTS BOOKS].
Names of Twelve San Francisco Streets Changed to Honor Authors & Artists.
San Francisco: City Lights, 1989.

First edition. [32 pp]. Bend to lower corner, else near fine in illustrated wrappers. Photographs and notes on twelve streets renamed for Bierce, Bufano, Dana, Isadora Duncan, Hammett, Kaufman, Kerouac, London, Norris, Rexroth, Saroyan, and Twain. Each author pictured, with a brief biography and a note on each renamed street. Cook 223.
$20

13.
CORSO, Gregory.
The Vestal Lady on Brattle and Other Poems.
San Francisco: City Lights, 1969.

First printing of this edition (originally published in 1955). 35 pp. Near fine in printed wrappers. A facsimile edition of Corso’s first book. Cook 75.
$45

14.
DAHLBERG, Edward.
Bottom Dogs.
San Francisco: City Lights (1961).

First printing of this edition (originally published in 1929). 269 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Introduction by D.H. Lawrence. A sharp copy of Dahlberg’s first novel. Cook 32.
$20

15.
DI PRIMA, Diane.
Pieces of a Song: Selected Poems.
San Francisco: City Lights (1990).

First edition. vii + 206 pp w/index of titles. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers; a trade paperback original. Foreword by Robert Creeley. Cook 227.
$15

15a.
Same title.
Spine lettering sunned, else near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. INSCRIBED by Di Prima on the title page.
$25

16.
DOOLITTLE, Hilda writing as “H.D.”
Notes on Thought & Vision & The Wise Sappho.
San Francisco: City Lights (1982).

First edition. 72 pp w/glossary. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a small chip to crown of spine and light wear to tips of flap folds. One of 300 copies. Introduction, “The Thistle and the Serpent” by Albert Gelpi. Boughn A36a.i. Cook 152b.
$55

17.
EBERHARDT, Isabelle translated by Paul Bowles.
The Oblivion Seekers & Other Writings.
San Francisco: City Lights (1975).

First edition. 88 pp. Covers lightly rubbed, else near fine in illustrated wrappers. In addition to translating these thirteen works, Bowles contributes a eleven page preface. Miller A27. Cook 112.
$25

18.
EHRLICH, Dr. Paul.
Eco-Catastrophe!
San Francisco: City Lights [1970].

First edition. 23 pp. Near fine in stapled wrappers. Inked ownership stamp of poet Howard McCord inside front cover. An essay that appeared originally in the September 1969 issue of Ramparts. Cook 78.
$20

19.
EIDUS, Janice.
Vito Loves Geraldine: A Collection of Stories.
San Francisco: City Lights (1989).

First edition. 169 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers; a trade paperback original. “Compliments of the author” slip laid in. Eidus’ second book. Cook 228.
$10

20.
FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence.
Adieu à Charlot: Second Populist Manifesto.
San Francisco: City Lights (1978).

First edition. Single large sheet folded into fourths to make a booklet (8 ½ x 5 ½ inches, closed). Fine. Printed at the Lawton Press, New Rochelle, NY. SIGNED by Ferlinghetti on the front cover. Cook 127.
$35

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