PAPER SONG.; Introduction by Peter Whigham.
Santa Barbara: Ross-Erikson, Publishers, 1984. 1st Edition. 126, [4] pp 8-3/4" x 6". Glossy white paper covers, printed in black. More
Literature
WORDS WORTH LESS; Open Places Poets Series #5.
Providence: Burning Deck. Printed & designed by Rosmarie Waldrop. (1973). 1st edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the authors. Limited to 500 cc, this #316. Unpaginated. 8vo. Plain taupe paper covers. Printed taupe paper dust wrapper. More
The ROAD Is EVERYWHERE or Stop This Body.; Open Places Poets Series #5.
Columbia, Missouri: Open Places Stephen College Printed by William R. Brown, Co. Providence R.I., (1978). 1st edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the author. [12], 80, [2] pp. Illustrated with b/w photographic images by Amy Stromsten. 8vo. B/W glossy photograpich covers. More
ARMA VIRUMQUE CANO. A Poem.
Pasadena: California: The Untide Press, 1950. 1st Edition. 500 cc. Unpaginated. Text printed in Bembo and Futura types, hand-set. Linoleum cut decorations by Kemper Nomland Jr. 8vo. Buff paper covers, printed in black. More
HOT POPSICLES.
Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, (2005). 1st Edition. x, 70 pp. 9" x 6". Purple paper covers, pritned in yellow, red & white. More
UR VOX. Volume One.; Journal of the Underlying Voice.
Denver, Colorado: Ur Vox, (2001). 1st Printing. 95, [1] pp. Illustrated. 9-3/4" x 6-1/2". Off-white glossy covers, printed in black, with b/w photographic image to front cover. Annotated by a prior owner [a local Berkeley CA bookseller] as the personal copy of Philip Lamanta, contributor of two poems herein. More
COYOTE TRANTRAS.
Santa Barbara: Christopher's Books. Printed by Gary Albers. 1973. 1st Edition. "Compliments of Christopher's Books" slip laid-in. Unpaginated. 8vo. 9" x 6". White glossy paper covers, printed in red & black. More
ORRERY. Poems.
New York: Atheneum, 1985. 1st edition. xiii, [1 (blank)], 108, [4] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with silver stamped spine lettering. Light blue topstain. Blue dust jacket. More
BURGLARIES And CELEBRATIONS.
Berkeley: Oyez, 1977. 1st Edition. 80, [2] pp. Photographic image of the author to rear cover. Oblong format: 6" x 9" White glossy paper covers, printed in black ink. More
TROIS CAPRICES.
Louisville, Kentucky: Published by the Pace Trust, (1981). 1st Printing. [2], 28, [6] pp. Sm 8vo. Mauve colored paper covers. More
SHALL WE GATHER At The RIVER; Poetry USA Series • 8
London: Rapp & Whiting, 1969. 1st UK edition. Unpaginated. 8-3/4" x 5-5/8". Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. White glossy paper dust jacket, printed in red, black & blue. "A Note on James Wright", by Bly, p. [5]. More
An EYE For An EYE. In Two Volumes.
London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1879. 1st book edition (NCBEL III, 884; Sadleir 53). 2 volumes: vi, 215, [1], 32; vi, 208 pp. Half titles present December 1878 publisher catalogue at end of Vol I. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's green ochre silk-grained cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to..... More
For YOU / For SURE; Tuumba 9. April 1977.
Willits, California: Tuumba Press, 1977. 1st Printing. Unpaginated. Publisher order blank laid-in. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Textured yellow paper covers, printed in black. More
For JAZZ. 21 Sonnets.
Lafayette, CA: Hit & Run Press, (1995). 2nd Printing. Unpaginated. Linoleum cuts by Nina Mera. 9" x 6". Textured gray paper covers, printed in black. More
The CLASSIC SHADE. Selected Poems; With an Introduction by M. L. Rosenthal.
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, (1978). 1st Printing. 96 pp. 9" x 5-3/4". Dark green glossy stock paper covers, printed in red, black, light green & pink. More
MODERN SLAVES. A Profound Study of the Forces of Destiny.
New York: Issued Privately for Collectors by The Gargoyle Press, (n. d.). 1st Edition. #128 / 1350 cc. Ca 1920s? 270 pp. Frontispiece. 9 internal full-page illustrations, included in the pagination. 8-3/8" x 5-3/4". Orange plaid cloth binding. No dust jacket. More
The WALRUS & The CARPENTER.; Broadside Club Series, Number I. Sponsor: T. W. McDonald.
Berkeley, California: The Archetype Press, 1938. 1st printing, limited to 200 cc. Broadside, printed triple column. 18-7/8" x 12-3/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. First two lines: "What shall I repeat to her?" / said Tweedledee, looking round at Tweedledum with great solemn eyes." OCLC records 6 holding institutions. Uncommon..... More
MARK TWAIN.
West Hatfield, Massachusetts: Pennyroyal Press, 1985. 1st printing. Limited to 1000 cc. Broadside, printed in red & black ink, with 5 lines of printed text under the b/w image of Twain. ~ 26" x 20" "The Century Edition of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Published by / Pennyroyal Press..... More
The HAND - BOOK Of USEFUL And ORNAMENTAL AMUSEMENTS And ACCOMPLISHMENTS,; Including Flower Making, Engraving, Etching, Painting in All Its Styles, Modelling, Carving in Wood, Ivory, and Shell, Also Fancy Work of Every Description. By A Lady.
London: Smith Elder and Co., 1845. 1st Edition. xviii, 315, [1], 24 pp. 24 page publisher catalogue, dated January 1845, at rear. 6 inserted lithographic plates. Intratextual cuts. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 4-7/8". Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with decorative gilt stamping to spine & gilt stamped device to front board..... More
AVENTURAS De TRES RUSOS Y De TRES INGLESES En El Africa Austral.; Obra Escrita en Francés por Julio Verne. Version Española. Edicion Ilustrada con Grabados.
Madrid: Saenz de Jubera, Hermanos, 10, Calle de Campomanes, 10 Editores, (n. d.). Ca early 20th C. 77, [1] pp. Text double column. Illustrated with wood engravings. 11-1/8" x 7-1/8". Period black half-leather binding with marbled paper boards. More
FO' MEALS A DAY.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. 1st edition (Baird & Greenwood 2616). [8], 306, [2] pp. Crown 8vo. Black cloth spine over red & black patterned cloth boards. Patterned paper eps. Red topstain. Dust jacket. Per B&G, "A collection of stories about 'Wildcat', a suave and flambouyant" African American... More
The PROWLER.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. 1st edition (Baird & Greenwood 2619; Smith W-621). 272 pp. Crown 8vo. Black cloth spine over red & black patterned cloth boards. Dust jacket. Per B&G, "More stories about 'Wildcat'", an intrepid African American, who, in this volume, "runs a shoeshine parlor in Los..... More
The SUGAR BOWL.; Written by Edward F. O'Day for the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company.
San Francisco: Printed by John Henry Nash, 1930. 1st printing. One sheet, folded once vertically to form a bifolium. 6 stanzas, 47 lines of text, p.1. Pp 2 & 3 blank. Colophon & holiday greeting, p. 4. Wood engraved headpiece p.1, by William Wilke. 15" x 10". Now housed in..... More