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$45.00Coquitlam: Archaí Publications (1973-1974). Four numbers in three issues. Spine of 3/4 a little sunned, else all very near fine in printed wrappers. The first issue is devoted to Karl Siegler’s translation of Novalis’ ENCYCLOPEDIA IX. The second issue, Sharon Fawcett’s “The Imagination of Awakening: Endings of Some of Shakespeare’s Comic Plays.” The double 3/4 concluding issue is John Scoggan’s “Charles Olson’s Imago Mundi H.D’s Flowering of the Rod: A Study of the Soul in a Recent Poetics.” Introductory slip in 1, errata slip in 3/4, as issued. For the run:$5,000.00NY: VVV (1942-1944). Four numbers in three issues (2/3 being a double) in wrappers. Droplet mark to the front cover, of #1, with sunned spine, #2/3 near fine with original chicken wire replaced, #4 has a small droplet mark on rear cover and light wear to yapp bottom edge, else very near fine. Housed in a custom clamshell box by Peggy Gotthold at Foolscap Press. Covers by Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, and Matta, respectively. A major Surrealist vehicle presenting work by the usual suspects (Breton and Ernst were editorial advisors), but still: WCW, Caillois, Lévi-Strauss, Aimé Césaire, Leonora Carrington, Valentine Penrose, Arthur Cravan, Robert Motherwell, Irving Penn, Picasso, Tanguy, and that’s just the first issue. For the run:
$450.00Berkeley & Oakland: Poetics Journal (1982-1998). Ten issues, growing larger from an initial 80 pp to a concluding 294 pp with the last volume including a series index. All issues fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. A L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E vehicle, with each issue structured around broad topics: knowledge, the person, elsewhere, postmodern?, no/narrative, etc. For the run:
$2,500.00San Francisco & Santa Cruz: Kayak (1964-1984). 64 issues, all fine in stapled wrappers. One of the best, and longest-lasting, little mags known for its surrealism-inspired clippings of nineteenth-century engravings, fondness for the “found poem,” and no fear of translation. Bly, Antin, Atwood, Levine, Ammons, Merwin, Simic, Knott, Tate, Roditi, Berry, Pillin, Blazek, Carver, Valaoritis, Beiles, Sexton, Snyder, and many many others. For the run:
$650.00Burlingame: Chrysalis West Foundation (1962-1964). Eight issues (1-7 + supplement), all fine in illustrated wrappers with the supplement volume fine in stapled wrappers. The first issue alone has work by Jack Gilbert, Paul Bowles, Denise Levertov, Grace Paley, La Monte Young, and many others.Middle issues include Enslin, Levertov, Wakoski, Wild, Edson, Stafford, Corso, Mac Low, Kesey, Barthelme, Whalen, and others. The supplement is made up of poems accepted or publication by editor Barney Childs, who was informed that Genesis West would no longer publish poems, hence this collection. Complete sets of this periodical in fine condition are uncommon. For the run:
$40.00South Bend: Poetry Dial (1960-1961). 56 + 48 pp. Two issues, both near fine in illustrated wrappers. Contributions by Ciardi, Eshlemen, Louis Ginsberg, Kreymborg, William Carlos Williams, Judson Crews, Samuel Hazo, and many others. For the pair:$40.00San Francisco: Journal 31, 1972. Summer. 55 pp. Small pale stain to last leaf and inside rear cover, else fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Pete Winslow on the poetry of Bob Kaufman. Work by Codrescu, Kicknosway, Gifford, Kuzma, Vangelisti, Gitin, and others.
$35.00NY: Bright Lights Studio, 1969. First edition. 4to. [74 pp]. Near fine in side-stapled wrappers. Vincente Huidobro translated by Laszlo Frey, Tom Veitch, Iris Rifkin, and Carter Ratcliff. A one-shot.$50.00Berkeley & NY: Y’Bird (1978). 193 + 130 pp. Two volumes, each near fine in illustrated wrappers. Preceded by Yardbird, these two volumes were issued after a break of two years after issue #5. The second issue was guest-edited by John Williams. Interview with Ralph Ellison, work by Chin, Hagedorn, Gates, Salas, Sanchez, and many others. For the pair:$75.00Santa Barbara: Little Square Review, 1966-1972. Ten numbers in eight issues. Hint of foxing to the top edges of some, else all fine in wrappers. Letterpress-printed. The first four issues feature the work of a single poet: Walter Clark, Robert Peters, Edwin Russell, and Barry Spacks. The double 4/5th issue, a highlight, focuses on work by and about Native American. Seven features “Three Poets of the Inland West,” and the last two issues are general poetry numbers. For the run:
$450.00Chicago: Big Table (1959-1960). Five issues, all near fine in illustrated wrappers (light toning to spine of #1). Created from the furor over suppression of portions of William S. Burroughs’ NAKED LUNCH, Big Table went on be a major forum for “Beat” writers including Kerouac, Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Corso, and Bowles, but would embrace the Black Mountain and NY schools quickly and thoroughly. Bookplate of Joanne [Kyger] and Jack Boyce inside the front covers of 2-5. A sharp set:$350.00Chicago: Big Table (1959-1960). Five issues, all very good plus in illustrated wrappers with light foxing to top edges, and sunning to spine. Created from the furor over suppression of portions of William S. Burroughs’ NAKED LUNCH, Big Table went on be a major forum for “Beat” writers including Kerouac, Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Corso, and Bowles, but would embrace the Black Mountain and NY schools quickly and thoroughly. For the run:$85.00(np): WhIsPeRShIt PREss (nd). First edition. 4to. 4 pp. One tiny edgetear to front cover, else near fine in side-stapled wrappers. A work on “little” magazines. The first in a proposed series of “Littles” issued by the publishers of Entrails. Briefly INSCRIBED by Rufus.
$400.00London & Tunbridge Wells: Peter Russell, 1949-1956. Eleven issues, all near fine or better in printed wrappers with most being fine. Pound, Eliot, Gascoyne, Santayana, Cummings, Bunting, Graves, Borges, Eluard, and many others contribute. A number of inserts included, among them an announcement that the Russell’s house (and Nine office) burnt down, causing a delay in issuing #7. Issues 2 and 4 of the Nine Bookmart, as well as “New and Recent Books we Recommend” all priced for sale, also. For the run:$20,000.00NY: Ed Sanders (1962-1965). Twelve issues (1-4, 5:1-5-9), all in 11 x 8 1/2 inch side stapled wrappers. All issues are very near fine or better with the following exceptions: #2. Foxing to page edges, small pale stain to lower right corner of front panel. #5:1. Light stain to front cover, diminishing through seven leaves, mostly affecting the right margin. #5:3. Small corner crease to lower right corner. #5:8. The fragile Warhol thermofax cover is present but detached, with a bit of loss around the staples. All up, a handsome set of this mimeographed legend “from a secret location on the lower east side.”$125.00Clarksville: Transient Press, 1973. First edition. Single large sheet, folded three times (11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, closed). Very near fine. Appearances by Albert Drake, Felipe Ehrenberg, George Bowering, Opal L. Nations, Nicholas Zurbrugg, Ken Kwint, and others. Notable for the appearance of “Pastcord” by Genesis P-Orridge M.B. PhD, known for his groups Coum Transmissions and Throbbing Gristle.$25.00NY: Equal Time Press, 1972. First edition. 4to. 101 pp. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. A one-shot featuring work by Berge, Edson, Hirschman, Malanga, Perreault, Rich, Sorrentino, Torregian, Towle, Wakoski, Weiner, and others.$75.00London: Antioch International Writing Programs, 1979-1980. Three issues, all fine in printed wrappers but for some light discoloration to the front panel of #3. Ian Tyson served as design editor for the first issue. A wonderful international selection: Rakosi, Ondaatje, Creeley, Mac Low, Blackburn, Sorrentino, Kelly, Ackroyd, Riley, Barnett, and more. For the run:
$75.00Sacramento: Runcible Spoon [1970]. Two issues, each 4to, each fine in side-stapled wrappers. The first issue features Blazek, Nichol, Finch, Kryss, Spicer, and others, with cover art by T.L. Kryss. Blazek, Locklin, Wagner, Arthur Knight, Swanberg, Von Tersch, Zurbrugg, Thomas A. Clark, Depew, and others appear in the second issue. Stapled to this issue, inside a printed paper bag, is the chapbook NEED A DOZEN TOW BOYS? by Jim Stewart (as issued). For the pair:$1,500.00New Orleans & Tucson: Loujon Press (1961- 1968/9). Four volumes. First three numbers fine in illustrated wrappers, the fourth issue fine in boards and very near fine fragile dust jacket. A terrific little mag, with contributions from all the bright lights: Bukowski, Burroughs, Lamantia, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Henry Miller, Patchen, Dick Higgins, Levertov, d.a. levy, Tom Kryss, and a many of others., Volume three features Bukowski as “The Outsider of the Year.” Volume 4 & 5 features a 46 pp “Homage to Kenneth Patchen.” Wormwood Review editor Marvin Malone’s set. Laid into #2 is a holograph note from Jon Webb on Outsider letterhead thanking Malone for “your words on Buk,” which were printed in #3, and promising to send that issue when published. Promo flyer for IT CATCHES MY HEART IN ITS HANDS laid into issue #3. Three pieces of press ephemera laid into 4/5, upon which is penned the note, “Dear Mr. Malone - Thank you for your wonderful patience & hope you drop us a line - Gypsy Lou.” For the run:$15.00(np): Beaver Kosmos Folios/Coach House, 1974. First edition. [40 pp w/notes]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers.$20.00Mansfield: Mansfield State College (1980). Winter. 79 pp. Light bumps to base and crown of spine, else very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art by Fielding Dawson. Entire issue devoted to Dawson’s “In Flanders Fields: A Quintet.”$35.00Silver Spring: Barry Alpert, 1972. 4to. 59 pp. Small patch of rubbing to front panel, else very near fine in side-stapled wrappers. Interviews with both men along with contributions from Donald Davie, Robert Kelly, Alpert, and the poets themselves.$45.00NY: Lumen, 1987. First edition. Narrow 8vo. 96 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.$20.00Tucson: Ironwood Press (1983). First edition. 198 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Contributions by Duncan, Hayden Carruth, Hugh Kenner, Carl Rakoski, and others.$20.00Buffalo: Audit/Poetry, 1967. Vol. IV, No. 3. 64 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers with sunning along spine. Collects Duncan’s “A Play with Masks,” miscellaneous uncollected pieces, uncollected Stein Imitations, letters to and from Robin Blaser, and more.$35.00Kyoto: Origin, 1963. July. 64 pp. Staples rusty, else near fine in printed wrappers. Features excerpts from THE DAY BOOK of Robert Duncan. Contributions also by Creeley, Levertov, Enslin, Finlay, Eigner, Bronk, Montale, and the Zukofskys.$30.00Shippensburg: John Taggart (1974). First edition. 98pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. A selection of Duncan’s work, with contributions by Ronald Johnson, Ron Silliman, and Wendy MacIntyre.$25.00Zürich: Parkett-Verlag (2003). First edition. 201 pp. Small droplet mark on the front cover, else fine in illustrated wrappers. Special twelve page insert section by Dzama.$20.00Los Angeles: Ribot (1998). First edition. 184 pp. Very near fine in printed wrappers. Features two drawings by Dzama.$12.50Saint Paul: Truck Press (1978). 168 pp w/checklist of published books. Fine in illustrated wrappers. This issue guest edited by John Taggart and Karl Young. Contributions by Keith Wilson, Rochelle Ratner, Toby Olson, Robert Kelly,Eric Mottram, and others, as well as work by Enslin and an interview.$75.00London: Strange Faeces Press, 1971. 4to. [40 pp] Near fine in side-stapled wrappers. Cover art by Glen Baxter. One of 200 copies. Poems written in collaboration with Michael Brownstein, John Clark, Tom Clark, Clark Coolidge, Ron Padgett, Ron Padgett and Brownstein, Padgett and Bill Berkson, Tom Veitch, and Veitch and Padgett.