Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Attractive collaborative work by these two prominent New York School figures, pairing Elmslie's poem with black & white illustrations by Brainard. Uncommon in the deluxe issue. Morrow & Cooney 31c. Deluxe Issue, an out-of-series overrun from the bindery, bound without the signed colophon, the title label on the spine, and without the tipped-in original artwork by Joe Brainard. Quarto (27.5cm); black, brown, and white floral-patterned cloth boards and rough orange cloth backstrip; [8],9-66,[2]pp; illus. Faint foxing to text edges and verso of terminal leaf, faint mustiness; Near Fine.

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Bookseller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7225
Title: THE CHAMP - DELUXE ISSUE
Author: Elmslie, Kenward (poem); Brainard, Joe (illustrations
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Black Sparrow Press
Place of Publication: Los Angeles
Date Published: 1968

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