Riprap by Snyder, Gary - 1959

North Point Press, 1990-09. Paperback. Good.

Origin Press, 1959. Soft cover. Fair/No jacket. Bin 3. Covers are worn along edges. Binding is tight. Bottom edges of pages are stained, not covering text. Text is clean and unmarked. As is.

Berlin, Stadtlichter Presse, 1999. Quer-8°, 99 S., 1 Orig.-Graphik, Brosch., Verlagsfrisch. Ex. 85/300. Text Dt./Engl. Beatnik-Lyrik. 010

San Francisco: Origen Press, 1959. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light shelf rubbing to the corners, small mark and tape remnant toward the spine bottom, very little wear overall. Text is clean. Unpaginated. Bound in brown patterned paper covers sewn with blue thread. 5.75 x 8.25 inches. Photos available upon request..

Ashland MA / Kyoto: Origin Press, 1959. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. In japanese style sewn binding with brown textured (bamboo?) paper covers, upper cover title label, 8vo, unpag. Signed and Inscribed By Author on title page: "Gary Snyder - for Bill - 15.II.'03 - Salt Lake City". Printed in Kyoto by Genichido Co. for distribution in the US by City Lights. The first collections of poems by Gary Snyder. (upper cover label lightly creased at corner, previous owner's name/address to upper margin of title page, light fading to covers at spine).

(Kyoto): Origin Press, 1959. Softcover. Fine. Second edition. Octavo. Japanese--style stitched pale brown patterned wrappers with printed title label. Very slight wear, about fine. The author's scarce first book.

San Francisco: Origen Press, 1959. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Binder's tape at the spine bottom partially off; very slight corner rubbing; little wear whatsoever. Quite clean. Unpaginated. Bound in brown patterned paper covers sewn with blue thread. 5.75 x 8.25 inches. Photos available upon request..

Book. Near Fine. Broadside. SIGNED BY Gary Snyder. First Edition. 5.25" x 10.25". Red sheet, with black ink. Poem begins, "Lay down these words/ Before your mind like rocks," and ends, "As well as things." Discreet pinholes in four corners, signature slightly smudged, nonetheless, a clean and attractive copy. No date..

San Francisco: Origin & Totem Press, (1960). Second edition (one of 1000 copies) of the first title and first edition of the second title. Both in publisher's wrappers. Rip rap is signed by Snyder on the title page (and with previous owner's signature on the front pastedown). Spot on cover of first item. Very good

Kyoto: Origin Press, 1959. 2nd. Japanese Style. Fine. A collection of the author's poems, bound in bamboo paper with string, Japanese style.

2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine

Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Read More

Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .

Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.

NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.

Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.