MIKROKOSMOS ( Literary Journals ) ( Kansas, Beats )
by Alan Russo, Corban LePell, Charles Plymell , George Van Arsdale, et al
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Wichita, KS: Student Board of Publications / University of Wichita, 1958. A small collection of issues containing issue #1 (Spring, 1958); #2 ( Spring, 1959); #3 (January, 1960); #7 ( Spring, 1962); and the 1983 Twenty-Five Year Anniversary issue, five issues in all. Near Fine, #1 with toning front end page from newspaper clipping "Spring of 1959" in pencil top edge, with photograph showing staff members Mary Joan Dawson and George and Barbara Van Arsdale preparing Mikrokosmos for its first publication. This important literary journal begun at the University of Wichita ( later Wichita State University) published some of the earliest works of students Charles Plymell and Alan Russo, who would later move to California and become important members of the Beats.along with the earlier generation of Kansan Beats that included Bob Branaman, Roxie Powell, Michael McClure, and Dave Haselwood, publisher of Auerhahn Press. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007834
- Title
- MIKROKOSMOS ( Literary Journals ) ( Kansas, Beats )
- Author
- Alan Russo, Corban LePell, Charles Plymell , George Van Arsdale, et al
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Student Board of Publications / University of Wichita
- Place of Publication
- Wichita, KS
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry; Ephemera;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Wrappers
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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