Little Caesar 11 (1980) by Cooper, Dennis (ed.), Ed Dorn, David Wojnarowicz, Rene Ricard (reviewed), Eileen Myles, Gerard Malanga, Anne Waldman, Opal L. Nations, Janine Pommy Vega, Brad Gooch, Robert Peters, Donald Britton, Peter Schjeldahl, Tom Clark, Michael Lally, James Schuyler - 1980

Los Angeles: Little Caesar Press, 1980. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 240pp, printed wrappers. From the collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations. Book-length, rare issue of this sought-after underground magazine, includes writing and photography by David Wojnarowicz, art by Nations and others, writing by Ed Dorn, Gerard Malanga, Anne Waldman, Janine Pommy Vega, et al. Unmarked copy, light outer wear and toning.

Los Angeles: Little Caesar Press, 1981. Perfect-bound in illustrated wraps, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 234 pp. Very good, bruised crown, lightly worn and rubbed wraps at edges and corners; 'A History of Acid Rock' article (pps. 85-103) lightly marked in blue ink.. Cooper's eleventh issue of Little Caesar featuring the 1980s avant garde. There are sixteen photographs and two monologues from David Wojnarowicz's "Rimbaud in New York" photo series in which he posed in a paper mask of poet Arthur Rimbaud in different New York City scenes. Taken with a borrowed camera when Wojnarowicz was 24 years old, they constitute one of his earliest bodies of work, and a rare foray for him into the medium of photography. Contributor Tim Dlugos brought Wojnarowicz's photography to the attention of Dennis Cooper after he picked up the young artist at the Chelsea Piers. Though Cooper was the first to agree to publish Rimbaud, five images from the series appeared earlier in the pages of Soho News: one in a May 1980 issue, four in… Read More

San Rafael, CA: By the editor. Near Fine. 1982. Softcover. Light soil to covers. ; Signed by Robin Bullard bottom margin first page. 24pp; 8vo; pale yellow wrappers; a chronological narrative of 18 full page black & white photographs with captions depicting Suspicions, Questions, Arrest, Atomization, etc. ; Signed by Author(s) .

(San Francisco): Room 101 Publications. Fine. N.D.. First Edition. Softcover. 24 unnumbered pages; 8vo; photo-illustrated light gray wrappers with illustrated acetate cover overlay. Illustrated with 13 images, chiefly photographs, or negatives in various sizes 5" x 3.5" , 4" x 5", etc. , all laid in loose, but inserted into pasted down photo corners, with facing text . .

United States: Hillman Periodicals, 1950. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. December vol. one has mild edgewear, toned pages and the magazine band is still attached. January vol. two has mild edgewear and two pages have closed tears that does not effect the text. February vol. 3 has edgewear and spine creases. This is the complete run.

Georgetown, Guyana: Kunsorn Comics Inc., 1993. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Light wear to covers. Securely bound with two staples. Not from a library. 24 pages.

United States: Bell Publications, 1953. Soft cover. Very Good. Malcom H. Smith; Robert Gibson Jones. Magazines have some edgewear, spine creases and toned pages. There is a small closed tear on the front cover of the first issue as well a small tape repair on the bottom of the spine. Issue #2 has a date stamp on the rear cover. Volumes 1, 2, 4, 7 and 9. Original cover price is 35 cents.

San Francisco: Ron Silliman, 1978. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Folio, 42pp (mimeographed both sides), printed covers on blue card stock. Scarce issue of this rare "private circular for interested parties" edited by Ron Silliman (estimated circulation 50-150 copies). Contains work by important language poets. No markings, light overall wear.

Iowa City: Drawing Legion. Near Fine. 1990. Softcover. Page 1551 to 1632; sq. 8vo; stapled wrappers; articles, essays, copier art; inserted sleeve with RRR/R12 EP record, with fold-out section of 'liner notes'. Light wear to covers, record fine. Scarce .

Monterey, CA: Blue Suede Shoes, ca. 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 14 leaves (mimeographed one-side), self-stapled. Rare early issue of this experimental poetry magazine edited by Keith Abbott and Steve Carey, in very nice condition. This sixth issue mainly comprises material prepared before the first issue of this series.

Lans-en-Vercors, France: Locus Solus, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 12mo, 168pp, lap-edge wrappers. The first issue of one of the most impressive and influential English-language literary periodicals of the 1960s. Includes John Ashbery, Rudy Burckhardt, Edwin Denby, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, Harry Mathews, Frank O'Hara, Fairfield Porter, James Schuyler, et al. Unmarked copy with light toning and wear to wrappers (spine has reading creases).

Normal, IL: Illinois State University, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 64pp, stapled self-cover. Scarce literary magazine edited by William Wantling during his time at Illinois State University, includes four poems and an excerpt from a novel by Wantling. Unmarked copy, outer leaf pulling at staples, which have some rust.