Detroit: Broadside Press, 1972. First Edition. The author's fifth book, a collection of spiritual and Afro-centric poems. Alhamisi was a prominent voice in the Black Arts Movement, guest editing publications like Black Dialogue and the Journal of Black Poetry, and a poet whose use of Islamic iconography and Muslim themes..... More

New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); side-stapled mimeographed self-wrappers; [12]pp. A Fine and unfolded (possibly unissued) copy, as the magazine sold only through its mailing list. Contents chiefly devoted to the poetry of John Ashbery, and provides a notice on p. [12] that the poet "is..... More

New York: Basic Books, 1961. First Edition. A thoroughgoing attempt, not entirely sympathetic, at a socio-psychological examination of the Beat lifestyle, by two Bay Area psychiatrists. Chapter 9 comprises a brief anthology of Beat literature, mostly poetry; this section includes 3 works ("23rd Raga / For Tina;" "14th Raga /..... More

London: Black Bear, 1977. First Edition Thus. Folded pamphlet; 4pp. Fine. Includes two seminal works of anarcho-feminism: "The Anarcho-Feminist Manifesto" of the Chicago Anarcho-Feminists and "Blood of the Roses" by Red Rosia and Black Maria of Black Rose Anarcho-Feminists (Cambridge). Both articles originally published in the journal Siren, Vol. I...... More

New York: East Village Other, Inc., 1968. First Edition. Contents include contributions by Lennox Raphael, Allan Katzman, Jaakov Kohn, Lita Eliscu, D.A. Latimer, Bob Rudnick, Dennis Frawley, and others. Comix by Kim Deitch, with a strip and full-page cover by Vaughn Bodé. Tabloid (43.5cm); illustrated newsprint wrappers; 16pp; illus. Mild..... More

Menlo Park, CA: Portola Institute, Inc., 1969. First Edition. Early issue of this counterculture magazine/catalog, focused on self-sufficiency, ecology, and the DIY ethos. The long-running publication was the brainchild of Stewart Brand, which ran from September, 1968 off and on until 1998. Tall quarto (36.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 128pp;..... More

Newark: Abas Magazine, 1969. First Edition. Scarce, short-lived underground paper produced by a Newark, New Jersey high-school collective. Masthead of no. 7 suggests that it is the first issue to be produced by offset in tabloid format; earlier issues were (apparently) mimeographed and sold only by mail. The masthead indicates..... More

Erin, Ontario: Press Porcepic, 1974. First Edition. Excellent association copy of the influential Canadian poet McCaffery's scarce second book. Includes a brief postscript in which McCaffery outlines his experimental poetics: "...these poems were attempts to produce text which directly presented language-material without the intrusion of my own consciousness." Octavo, illustrated..... More

New York: Interim Books, 1972. First, Limited Edition. Fifth issue of Congdon's irregularly-issued Magazine; contributors include Doug Blazek, Robert Bly, Harry Smith, Gregory Corso, Helen Adam, Joan Colby, Carl A. Robins, Charles Bukowski, Tuli Kupferberg, Lyn Lifshin, Jack Micheline, others. Part 10 is a volume of photographic portraits of small-press..... More

New York: Angel Hair Books, 1968. First Edition. The author's second book of poetry, written during a time of fascination with word-fragmentation, building from syllabic plucks, particularly the ends of words. Wrappers illustrated by Philip Guston. One of 500 copies. Quarto (27.5cm); illustrated card wrappers, stapled; [56]pp. Owner signature to..... More

Berkeley: Thomas Klaber, 1969. Inaugural issue of this highly ephemeral underground newspaper, published by disaffected staffers of the Berkeley Barb. Only three issues were published, all between June 1 - July 4, 1969; each issue bore alternate titles on opposite sides of the paper – "Berkeley Peoples Paper" on one..... More

Chicago: Oyster Publications / New Romantics Publications, 1990. First Edition. Late volume of verse by the American poet, bookseller, and small press publisher, illustrated throughout by Harland Ristau. Uncommon; we find no examples in the trade (Sept.2017), with only 6 found in OCLC (SUNY Buffalo, UC Riverside, Yale, Brown, UVA..... More

New York: The Floating Bear, 1966. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); stapled mimeographed pictorial self-wrappers illustrated by Robert Branaman; [16]pp. Previous mail folds, wrappers a bit toned and lightly worn from handling, else Very Good overall. Postally addressed to James Laughlin with return address of the Poets Press in New York..... More