POETICS TODAY. Volume 9, Number 1.; Interpretation in Context in Science and Culture.
Durham: Duke University Press, 1988. 1st Printing. [2], 250, [4 (adverts)] pp. 8vo. Light brown paper covers printed in maroon & black. More
Modern First Editions
Tavistock Books is on vacation from January 21, 2023 to February 7, 2023. Beginning at 4:30 pm today, Saturday January 21st, and until 9am Tuesday, February 7th, I will be in Reno spending time with my family. Orders may certainly be placed, though shipment will be until after my return to Alameda. I thank you for your patience & understanding.
STRAIGHT. Poems 1971 - 1975.
Chicago: The Yellow Press, 1975. 1st Printing. [10], 79, [7] pp. 8vo. Grey paper covers with a "Straight" card hand to front cover. "This is a remarkable book." [Ted Berrigan - rear cover blurb]. More
The LACEMAKERS
New York: Gnosis Press, (1992). 1st Printing. 78, [2 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Maroon paper covers. "There is much to charm and entertain in The Lacemakers." [James Tate - rear cover blurb]. More
SOME LIFE. Poems.
Los Angeles: Bombshelter Press, 1986. 1st Printing. 23, [1] pp. 8vo. B/W photographic paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
A CONTEST Of LADIES.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1956. 1st Edition. 255, [1] pp. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5". Orange cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Green & white dust jacket. More
SOUTH. Aspects and Images from Corsica, Italy and Southern France
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1948. 1st Edition. 198, [2] pp. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-1/2". Black cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Blue, white & black dust jacket. More
SOMETHING TERRIBLE, SOMETHING LOVELY.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1948. 1st Edition. [8], 231, [1] pp. 8vo. 8" x 5-1/4". Orange cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Orange & white dust jacket. More
The STORIES Of WILLIAM SANSOM.; With an Introduction by Elizabeth Bowen.
London: The Hogarth Press, (1963). 1st Edition (Sellery & Harris B34a). 421, [3] pp. Last leaf blank. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-5/8". Black cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Black topstain. Green, red & white dust jacket. More
To WHOM It MAY CONCERN.
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1960. 1st Edition. 167, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Black, red & white dust jacket. Author the daughter of Thomas Mann, this her first book. More
A TOUCH Of The SUN.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1952. 1st Edition. [6], 249, [1] pp. 8vo. 7-3/8" x 4-7/8". Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped spine letter. Dust jacket. More
SWEET SINGER UNTO The LORD. Poems.
San Francisco: Donna Benedetti, (1990). 1st Printing. [6], 55, [3 (blank)] pp. Photographic image of Marian Birrel. 8vo. Blue-green paper cover printed in black. More
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"people of color" [as published in] TOUCHSTONE New Age Journal. Vol. X. No. 1.
Houston, Texas: William Laufer, (1985). 1st Printing. 36 pp. Travis' poem p. 31. Illustrated. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8". Off-white printed paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Touchstone ... is a non-commercial magazine supported by subscribers and well-wishers. ... Our volunteers feel a commitment to publish the..... More
The ISLAND PEOPLE.
New York: Belmont Books, 1971. 1st edition, PBO. 188, [2] pp. 6-7/8" x 4-1/8". Black spine; pictorial pink front cover lettered in black & white. Pale green edgestain. "A story of love and politics, danger and escape, set in the islands of Atlantis." [front cover blurb] A title from the..... More
TRACKS In The WIDEST ORBIT. Collected Poems.
Sebastopol, CA: Russian River Writer's Guild, (1985). 1st printing. INSCRIBED by Edith Montrose, the author's wife. Unpaginated. 3 promotional pieces laid-in. 8vo. 9" x 6-15/16". Glossy whtie paper covers printed in black & blue. Inscribed to "Paul", who is presumed to be Paul Mariah, named on the Acknowledgements page... More
DECEMBER. A Magazine of the Arts and Opinion. Double Issue.; Vol. IX. Nos. 2/3.
Western Springs, Illinois: C. L. Johnson, (1967). 1st Printing. 267, [3] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-7/16" Glossy white paper covers printed in green. More
BEFORE The CITY. Collected Poems & Prose Poems.; Foreword by Daniel Bourne.
San Diego: Lemon Shark Press, (2003). 1st Printing. x, 101, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-1.2" x 5-3/8". White glossy paper covers printed in black with full color image to front cover. More
POEMS
Trent Bridge, Nottingham: PUblished by the Tarasque Press from the Trent Book Shop, (n. d.). 1st Printing, ca 1960 [per OCLC]. Unpaginated, though 30 pp. Oblong format: 5-1/4" x 8-7/16" White paper wrappers, stapled. White paper dust jacket printed in black. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Contains first..... More
THREE TIMES THREE.
Los Angeles: The Conference Press, 1936. 1st edition. SIGNED, limited (#196 / 250 cc). 160 pp. 8vo. Black cloth binding lettered in red. White dust jacket. More
SNOW And Other Stories.; Foreword by Harold Acton.
London: Quartet Books, 1983. 1st Edition. ix, [1 (blank)], 134 pp. 8vo. Black cloth binding with silver stamped spine lettering. White dust jacket. More
SCARS And OTHER CEREMONIES. Short Stories.
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition. 154 pp. 8vo. Purple cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
ALLEY CAT And Other Stories
London: Heinemann, 1973. 1st Edition. 192 pp. 8vo. Green cloth binding. Black dust jacket. More
The JEWEL MAKER.
London: Hamish Hamilton Limited, 1986. 1st Edition. 180 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. Blue dust jacket. More
The GREEN FLASH. And Other Tales of Horror, Suspense, and Fantasy.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1971). 1st Edition. [10], 163, [1] pp. 8vo. Green cloth binding. Purple dust jacket. More
A TOUCH Of CHILL. Tales for Sleepless Nights
New York: Delacorte Press, (1980). 1st Edition. [6], 183, [3] pp. 8vo. Green cloth binding. Black dust jacket. More
A LITTLE MORE TIME And Other Stories.
London: Constable, 1959. 1st Edition. [8], 255, [1 (blank)] pp. 7-1/2" x 5" Blue cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Green & black dust jacket lettered in red. More