[SIGNED] Hymn to the Rebel Cafe by Sanders, Edward - 1993

Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 215 x 140 mm), 19, [3] pages, in string-bound yellow wrappers over stiff white card binding.
The first appearance of these poems, dating from 1949-51. Harold Pinter notes in his short introduction that he rediscovered the poems "by chance. They represent my earliest work." One of 450 unsigned copies (an additional 50 were signed and numbered).
CONDITION: Fine.

Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 216 x 138 mm), [20] pages, in gray stapled wrappers.
INSCRIBED by Jack Hirschman on the front free end paper to the late Seattle bookseller Louis Collins: "For Louis / and your gypsy / spirit." One of only 100 numbered copies. A long poem inspired by the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. The "triana" of the title refers to a gypsy settlement. With an accompanying manilla envelope addressed by Hirschman to Collins.
Hirschman, a former poet laureate of San Francisco and radical social activist, died in August 2021. He was 87 years old.
OCLC shows five institutional holdings: SUNY Buffalo, Berkeley, Kansas, Delaware, and the Sacramento Public Library. SCARCE.
CONDITION: The book is Fine. The manilla envelope is Very Good (some creases and soiling).

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches; 235 x 158 mm), 358 pages, in quarter cloth and cream-colored boards, titles to spine, in a printed dust jacket (hard cover).SIGNED by Amy Tan on the title page. A novel of two sisters, one of whom speaks to ghosts. CONDITION: Near Fine (one page corner creased) in a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. A beautiful copy.

A love story set in New York, a departure from the author's usual settings in his native Kentucky. Copies with the original dust jacket are scarce to the market.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: 12mo (7 1/4 x 5 inches; 185 x 125 mm), 281, [1] pages plus advertisements, in green cloth, top edge gilt, beautiful gold medallion to the upper panel, in an illustrated dust jacket.CONDITION: Rubbing to green cloth, upper corner bumped, some fading to spine titles, a few leaves unopened, but otherwise clean, bright, and unmarked. The dust jacket has soiling, a few stains, chips, and tears, with the most prominent tears (1/4 to 1/2-inch) on both ends of the spine, not affecting any text. Very Good or Better in a Fair dust jacket.

Los Angeles: Astro Artz, 1986. Quarto (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 278 x 215 mm), 96 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). An issue of the important Los Angeles arts quarterly, High Performance. This issue, from 1986, features Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys, who had died earlier in the year. Other articles deal with the avant-garde dance form, butoh, performance comic Michael Smith, multimedia artist Michel Lemieux, the Banff Art Centre in Alberta, Anna Halprin's international peace dance called Circle the Earth, and numerous art and performance reviews. High Performance was published from 1978 until 1997. Copies of this particular issue are scarce to the market. CONDITION: Edge wear and scuffing, especially to rear cover and to spine. A Very Good copy.

Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 215 x 140 mm), 19, [3] pages, in string-bound yellow wrappers over stiff white card binding.
The first appearance of these poems, dating from 1949-51. Harold Pinter notes in his short introduction that he rediscovered the poems "by chance. They represent my earliest work." One of 450 unsigned copies (an additional 50 were signed and numbered).
CONDITION: Fine.

Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 216 x 138 mm), [20] pages, in gray stapled wrappers.
INSCRIBED by Jack Hirschman on the front free end paper to the late Seattle bookseller Louis Collins: "For Louis / and your gypsy / spirit." One of only 100 numbered copies. A long poem inspired by the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. The "triana" of the title refers to a gypsy settlement. With an accompanying manilla envelope addressed by Hirschman to Collins.
Hirschman, a former poet laureate of San Francisco and radical social activist, died in August 2021. He was 87 years old.
OCLC shows five institutional holdings: SUNY Buffalo, Berkeley, Kansas, Delaware, and the Sacramento Public Library. SCARCE.
CONDITION: The book is Fine. The manilla envelope is Very Good (some creases and soiling).

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches; 235 x 158 mm), 358 pages, in quarter cloth and cream-colored boards, titles to spine, in a printed dust jacket (hard cover).SIGNED by Amy Tan on the title page. A novel of two sisters, one of whom speaks to ghosts. CONDITION: Near Fine (one page corner creased) in a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. A beautiful copy.

A love story set in New York, a departure from the author's usual settings in his native Kentucky. Copies with the original dust jacket are scarce to the market.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: 12mo (7 1/4 x 5 inches; 185 x 125 mm), 281, [1] pages plus advertisements, in green cloth, top edge gilt, beautiful gold medallion to the upper panel, in an illustrated dust jacket.CONDITION: Rubbing to green cloth, upper corner bumped, some fading to spine titles, a few leaves unopened, but otherwise clean, bright, and unmarked. The dust jacket has soiling, a few stains, chips, and tears, with the most prominent tears (1/4 to 1/2-inch) on both ends of the spine, not affecting any text. Very Good or Better in a Fair dust jacket.

Boston: Obelisk Gallery, 1970. A rare and striking invitation card to an exhibition by Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) at the legendary Boston gallery Obelisk. The show took place from October 10 to November 7, 1970. CONDITION: The card has "Vasarely" written in pencil at the top of the front; the verso is postmarked and addressed to the Pasadena Art Museum. Overall, Very Good or better.