Recent Arrivals from Philip Smith, Bookseller

Barrytown, NY: Station Hill Press, 1982. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 108pp, printed wrappers. From the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Unmarked copy of this late Cage poetic work, minor wear and faint sunning.

Monte Rio, CA: Doris Green Editions, 1984. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 24 leaves (printed one side), stapled wrappers. Copy 7 of 26 signed copies with handwritten poem by Keith Abbott (dated 6-10-84). Unmarked otherwise, minor wear and soil.

Oakland and San Francisco: Burning Books, 1986. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 384pp, printed wrappers. 1 of 3000 stated copies, this INSCRIBED by contributor Charles Amirkhanian to Opal Louis Nations. Else an unmarked copy of this experimental compendium, a bit of outer wear.

n.p.: Third Story [New York: Gotham Book Mart], n.d. [1974]. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 13 leaves (printed one-side), stapled front wrapper. This appears to be a photocopy reprint of an early work written and illustrated by Glen Baxter and published originally by the Gotham Book Mart. Unmarked copy from the collection of Opal… Read more about this item

Santa Fe, NM: Burning Books, 2004. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 128pp, printed wrappers. Unmarked copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations, clean with a whiff of sunning.

New York: Stroker, 1981. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Includes three letters from Mohammed Mrabet (translated by Paul Bowles), a Henry Miller section, work by other writers. Unmarked copy, light wear.

n.p.: Samuel Charters, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Accordion-folded broadside printed on card stock. 1 of 300 stated copies of this elegant Charters broadside, featuring a 1957 letter from John Wieners to Charles Olson. Unmarked copy, light soil and toning.

New York: Parenthese, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 56pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of this elegant seventies little magazine, includes Paul Auster et al. Unmarked copy, minor wear.

Martin, TN: Stephen Mooney, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 60pp, printed wrappers. Special Robert Bly issue, includes an interview, bibliography, and work by and about the poet. Unmarked copy, minor signs of age.

Madison, WI: Sub-Stance, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 200pp, printed wrappers. This issue mostly devoted to work by and about Michel Leiris. Unmarked copy, a little toning to wrappers.

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire: Michael Gibbs, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Tabloid, 18pp, self-cover. 1 of 500 copies. Tabloid-format issue of this influential experimental writing magazine edited by Michael Gibbs, includes work coverage of the Colloque de Tanger with work by William Burroughs (Schottlaender v4.C406, Shoaf III-233), Brion Gysin, et al. Unread-looking copy, has been… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage Books, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, xl+606pp, printed wrappers. Massive and classic anthology of exemplary work from the New York School, compiled and circulated at a time when the sky seemed the limit. Unmarked copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations; last dozen or so pages and back… Read more about this item

San Francisco: 7 Freds Press, 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 56pp, stapled wrappers. First issue of this low-circulation underground magazine that contains both text and artwork (including a classic cover and full-page interior plate by Rory Hayes). Inside front cover features an ad by R. Crumb for "Thrilling Murder Comics." Unmarked copy with… Read more about this item

New York: Fact Magazine, Inc, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 64pp, printed wrappers. Prime issue of this important sixties investigative magazine, includes an assessment of advertising by Fredric Wertham and an article on the Jehovah's Witnesses by Robert Anton Wilson. Solid, internally unmarked copy with library stamp to front cover (and offsetting from… Read more about this item

San Francisco: FITS Collective, 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Good /No Jacket (as issued). Good+. 4to, 64pp, stapled wrappers. Publisher's circular (illustrated by Bill Griffith) laid in. Scarce second (and final) issue of this low-circulation underground magazine that contains both text and artwork by comix and literary luminaries. Includes 10 pages of Nancy comix by Joe Brainard and Bill Berkson.… Read more about this item

New York: HiLife Press, ltd, 1979. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 92pp, stapled wrappers. Period issue of a short-lived hedonic title features Michael Hollingshead on Timothy Leary; an interview with Jane Fonda; comix by Trina Robbins; other turned-on content. Unmarked copy, closed tear to head of spine.

Amsterdam: Kontexts Publications, 1978. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. Oblong 8vo, 120pp, printed wrappers. 1 of 750 stated copies of this uncommon Kontexts volume, this from the collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations. Contains work by global localists of an experimentational bent. Unmarked copy, some soil and spotting to covers and first and last… Read more about this item

Pleasant Hill, OR: Intrepid Trips Information Service, 1977 [1974]. 2nd edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 128pp, printed wrappers. First issue of Ken Kesey's seventies periodical, includes a 1978 cover letter to a potential review (signed "SITO"). Stated second printing from 1977. Clean unmarked copy.

Elmwood Park, IL: The Review of Contemporary Fiction, 1989. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 256pp, printed wrappers. Issue includes sections on Kathy Acker, Christine Brooke-Rose, and Marguerite Young. Unmarked copy, corner bend to cover.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1953. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 128pp (plus 8pp of Albers plates), printed wrappers. Issue includes a Josef Albers Art Feature. Poet Cid Corman's copy with his ownership signature and date to front cover. No other markings, a bit of general wear.