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$27.50NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (1994). First US edition. 310 pp w/index. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Translated from the original Russian by Milena Michalski and Sylva Rubashova. Poetry Translated by Peter Norman. Promotional flyer laid in.
$150.00NY: Knopf, 1926. First printing of this edition. xxiii + 264 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a small mark on the front cover. Translated from the original Latin by Moncrieff. Introductory letter by George Moore, to whom this complete translation, the first into English from the original Latin, is dedicated.$20.00Sutton West: Paget Press, 1977. First trade paperback printing. 62 pp. Light uneven toning to rear cover, sticker shadow to front. In all, very good plus in printed wrappers. Poems by Purdy, illustrated with drawings by Hugh Leroy. An “appreciation” by Bukowski appears as an introduction.$40.00NY: New Directions (1967). First edition. 314 pp w/index. Very good plus in full cloth, lacking dust jacket. Penciled notes inside rear cover. Edited and with Commentary by Forrest Reid.$55.00NY: New Directions (1967). First edition. 314 pp w/index. Top edge a little dusty, else near fine in near fine dust jacket with a small stain at crown of spine. Edited and with Commentary by Forrest Reid.$20.00Columbia: University of Missouri (1999). Volume XXII, Number 2. 198 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Prints 18 pp of letters from Cassady to Kerouac.$20.00Sudbury: Water Row Press (1995). First edition. 11 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. A review of Kerouac’s letters, issued as volume four of The Water Row Review.$25.00NY: St. Martin’s (1991). First edition. 319 pp w/index. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
$750.00Cleveland: 7 Flowers Press, 1967. First edition. 4to. [40 pp]. Foxing along top and fore-edges, else near fine in side-stapled wrappers. Introduction by T.L. Kryss. Cover an original painting by d.a. levy, the recipient of these letters, who also contributes a short preface and editorial notes. A more elaborate and colorful painting than found on most copies. H&T #142.$20.00Epona Press (1977). First edition. v + 135 pp. Small spots to spine and rear cover, else near fine in illustrated wrappers. Introduction by Kate Millett.$40.00Ann Arbor: Roger Jackson (1998). First edition. 38 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. One of 150 copies. Letters, excerpts from letters, and excerpts from published works. Published on the occasion at the Tenth Biennial Conference of the Interanational Lawrence Durrell Society.
$75.00Llandogo: Old Stile Press (2002). First edition. [84 pp]. Fine in full orange cloth with gold stamping to spine and front cover. Fine printed paper vellum dust jacket. Introduction by Chris Newett. Pitts’ linocuts, printed in several colors, paired with texts. One of 150 numbered copies on Somerset Book paper SIGNED by Newitt and McDowall.
$120.00Norfolk Press (2021). First edition, numbered & signed issue. 4to. 283 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Harrell was the freelance copy editor for HELL’S ANGELS, Thompson's first book. Worried about being stomped by a group of unhappy bikers, Random House subjected the book to an intense vetting. Thompson and Harrell formed an alliance and then briefly had a romance. This generous hardcover reproduces Thompson's letters to her in facsimile, along with a wealth of photographs. Jim Silberman, Rosalie Sorrels, David Streitfeld, William J. Kennedy, and others contribute. One of 125 numbered copies SIGNED by Harrell. New, at publication price (net):$85.00Andoversford: Whittington Press (1986). First printing of this edition. 4to. 36 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine publisher’s slipcase. Translated from the original French by Olive Kennedy with her introduction. Illustrations by Richard Kennedy. One of 200 (of 235) numbered copies on mould-made paper SIGNED by Olive and Richard Kennedy.