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C COMICS No. 2
by Ashbery, John, Bill Berkson, Ted Berrigan, Joe Brainard, Kenward Elmslie, Dick Gallup, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, Frank Lima, Frank O'Hara, Ron Padgett, Peter Schjeldahl, Jimmy Schuyler, and Tony Towle
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Boke Press, [1966]. 11 inches. [108] pp. plus both covers printed recto and verso, all illustrated. Stiff pictorial wrappers, stapled. Mild wear and light toning in covers, small marginal stain on rear cover. Near fine.
The second and final issue of the comics mimeo publication bridging the work of the first and second generations of the New York School poets, with art by Joe Brainard (except, it is noted, "Pat" : "Pat is totally a collaboration."). Clay and Phillips, p. 164.
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- Bookseller
- W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1012
- Title
- C COMICS No. 2
- Author
- Ashbery, John, Bill Berkson, Ted Berrigan, Joe Brainard, Kenward Elmslie, Dick Gallup, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, Frank Lima, Frank O'Hara, Ron Padgett, Peter Schjeldahl, Jimmy Schuyler, and Tony Towle
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Boke Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1966]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American literature, poetry, experimental poetry, mimeo revolution, New York School, New York City, Lower East Side, East Village, mimeograph, mimeo, periodical, comics, comic book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera
W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera specializes in printed and manuscript materials relating to the book arts, social movements, and unusual collections, exhibitions, and performances. We also provide USPAP-compliant, IRS-qualified appraisals and a variety of consulting services for both institutions and private collectors. Member, ABAA & ILAB.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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