![Item #90342] Surrealist Poetry in France. J. H MATTHEWS](https://lornebair.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage.png?auto=webp)
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1969. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); burnt orange cloth, blocked and titled in black and metallic red on spine; dustjacket; xiv,240,[2]pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $9.50), with light wear to extremities, a few tiny tears, and two tiny nicks to..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1969. First Edition. First impression. Octavo. Black cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 62pp. Trivial dusting to text block edges, else Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 15s / £0.75 net at base of front flap); spine a touch darkened, with slight wear at head and heel and..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1979. First edition. First impression. Octavo; brown cloth; dustjacket 64pp. Fine seemingly unread copy. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, unclipped (priced £3.00 net at base of front flap), spine sunned as usual but otherwise crisp and unworn; Near Fine. More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1967. First Edition. First impression. Octavo; publishers blue cloth, gilt spine title, 117pp. Very mild darkening to rear endpaper at gutter, else a tight, Fine copy in the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 21s. net at base of front flap), lightly chipped at spine ends, still Near..... More
New York: The Poetry Project, St. Mark's Church, 1974. First Edition. Quarto (18cm); mimeographed sheets (rectos), saddle stapled into pictorial card covers; [58]pp. Inscribed by Lewis Warsh on the title leaf to Ted Berrigan and Alice Notley: "For Ted + Alice / Bappy B'days / Lewis." Contents clean, but for..... More
Crescent City, FL: New Athenaeum Press, 1960. First Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo (2cm); publisher's red printed card wrappers; [6],7-21,[3]pp. Light wear, sunning to spine and wrapper edges, with a few small spots to inner rear cover; contents clean; Very Good. Second book of poems by the North Carolina poet..... More
London: Faber & Faber Limited, [1929]. First Edition. Wrappered Issue. Slim octavo (18.5cm); hand-stitched pictorial card wrappers with French flaps; [8]pp, with dustjacket and a four-color illustration by Paul Nash. A few pinpoint rubbed spots, hint of sunning to rear wrapper, else Near Fine. Issued as No.19 in Faber's "The..... More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. First American Edition. Octavo. 19.5cm. Publisher's deep blue cloth lavishly decorated in gilt and silver to spine and front board. 77pp. printed rectos only; 16pp. fictional advertisments to rear. Bright and straight, with some light scuffing to spine ends and extremities, a little..... More
London: Kala Press, 1984. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (21cm); original printed card wrappers; [6],7-48pp. A few faint foxed spots to wrappers, else contents clean; Near Fine. First book of poems by the noted British-Pakistani film producer and poet. The collection, "published to celebrate London Against Racism Year, show a...... More
Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press, 1968. Second Edition. Oblong octavo (15.75cm); original brown card wrappers, with pictorial elements and calligraphic titling printed in white and black; olive green endpapers; [16]pp. Tiny creases to lower corner tips, else Fine. A notable collection of poems by the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, known as the..... More
Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. Oblong octavo (17.75cm); decorative wrappers, with printed calligraphic title label mounted to front cover; red endpapers; [14]pp. Light creasing to wrapper extremities, else a clean, Near Fine copy. A notable collection of poems by the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, known as the..... More
Margate, Kent: 1970. Five tabloid issues, 40cm x 30cm (approx); printed on newsprint. Pictorial wrappers; each issue 24pp. Mild toning to paper, without brittleness; a few closed tears and chips to margins, still quite sound and clean, easily Very Good overall. Five of the first six issues of this quite..... More
Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 1976. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 40 copies specially bound and signed by the author. Octavo (25cm); full beige buckram, with titles stamped in dark orange on spine; publisher's matching buckram slipcase; [ii],[8],9-83,[3]pp. Fine in a Fine slipcase. First collection of verse by this..... More
Kerhonkson, NY: Poets Press, 1966. First Edition. First Printing, one of 2,500 copies. Octavo (22.75cm); original pink card wrappers, with titling and pictorial elements printed in black on spine and covers; [96]pp. A few faint surface abrasions to covers, with tiny creases to lower right corners; contents clean, with wrappers..... More
[Berkeley: SLATE]: 1964. First Edition. Broadsheet, 50cm x 36cm; folding to approx. 9cm x 25cm. Printed both sides of sheet, recto with overprinting in red. Small loss at lower right; old fold lines (as issued?); Very Good. Campaign advertisement for SLATE, the UC Berkeley student free-speech coalition. Recto states the..... More
Kyoto: Ami Services Ltd., 1959. First Edition. One of 2 numbered copies, according to the colophon, "handtyped at the foot of Daimonji, North Shirakawa, 12-27-59, Kyoto," this being copy No.1. Octavo (26cm); original typscript sheets (rectos), stab-sewn into hand-made paper wrappers, with typescript title label bearing an orange chop stamp..... More
N.p. Copper Canyon Press, 1980. First, Limited Edition. One of 300 copies signed by the author. Slim octavo (25.75cm); hand-stitched decorative wrappers; [12]pp. Trivial wear, mild creasing along upper edge of wrappers; Near Fine. 90324. More
London: The Bodley Head, 1984. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (22.25cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [xx],[1]-455,[1]pp. Subtle tanning to text edges, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £12.95), showing some mild surface wear. Memoir by a former high-ranking..... More
London: Gay News Ltd. [Robert Palmer], [1974]. 8 Issues #52-#59. Tabloid format, 44cm, printed on cheap newsprint. 20-24pp. each issue. Bright and strong, uniform toning of the cheap paper stock, with some light edgewear and fraying in places; internally clean, illustrated throughout, a generally very good run of issues. The..... More
New York - Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1972. First Edition. First printing. Lavender cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 115pp. Tight, clean copy, Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $5.00 on front flap); slightly rubbed on rear panel, with mild sunning to spine; easily Very Good. Waldman's first book from a mainstream publisher..... More
N.d., s.i. [Belleville,IL: ca 1885-1895]. Original printed advertising placard with mounted albumen photograph. Printed in black on tan card-stock, approximately 25cm x 20cm (10" x 8"), with original photgraphic view, 4-1/4" x 6-3/4", mounted above printed area. Very Good, with slight frame-burn at margins and verso, with a few tiny..... More
New York: New Republic / Henry Holt and Company, 1987. First American Edition. First Printing, a review copy, with the publisher's publicity letter folded and laid in. Octavo (23.5cm); light grey paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in silver on spine; map endpapers; dustjacket; [viii],311,[1]pp. Inscribed by..... More
Berkeley: Circle Editions, 1947. Third Edition. Slim octavo (22.75cm); original pictorial card wrappers, stapled; [36]pp; illus. Some toning and light wear to wrappers, with a few small splash marks and old stains to front cover; contents clean; Very Good+. An essay written in homage to Greek-American artist Jean "Yanko" Varda..... More
[Reno, NV]: West Coast Poetry Review, 1975. First Edition. Square quarto (30cm); original pictorial card wrappers; [64]pp; illus.; with parallel text in English, French, and German. Hint of sunning to spine, modest external wear, with faint foxing to first and final blank leaves; Very Good+. A collection of photographs of..... More
Mokum, Holland: Visible Voice, 1986. First Edition. Original broadside, with text and photo of Kaufman offset printed in black and gold inks on beige stock, measuring 45cm x 29.5cm (17.75" x 11.75"), folded thrice vertically into equal panels. Mild handling, a few tiny spots, with the rubber-stamp from the Initiative..... More
