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After Paradise
by Rapoport, Janis
Toronto: Simon & Pierre. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0889242720 . 94 pp. Signed to a friend by the author on the title page, with an invitation to the book launch tucked in. Brown paper covers with b/w photo is clean and nice, slightlest bit of corner curl to top corner, small crease at bottom edge. Interior clean and bright, first few pages have a small bit of curl at top corner, otherwise very good. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 94 pages; Signed by Author .
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£16.19
In a Clay Pig's Eye
by Baatz, Ronald
West Sayville, New York: Tideline Press, 2005. First Edition. Card covers. Near Fine. [Seastone Editions]. Small poetry book (165mm x 123mm), unpaginated (28pp). Haiku by Ronald Baatz, book design and relief prints by Leornard Seastone. Illustrated soft card covers, blue endpapers. Titling hand set in Monotype Bold and letterpress printed on a Vandercook number 4. Limited edition, signed at the colophon by the poet and the artist. Ever so slightly sprung, very minor crease at base of front joint....
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£52.91
Some Particulars
by Thomas A. Clark
Jargon 75. Scottish poet Thomas A. Clark's text experiments, placed with intentionality on the pages of this narrow 8vo. Printed in black and green. Stiff, glossy card covers featuring photography by Bart Parker. Designed by Jonathan Williams and Thomas Meyer. [68] pages. Minimal shelf wear, some discoloration to the white back cover, price sticker residue on front cover flap.
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£40.48
Intensive Care; Poems from the Radio Years 1982 - 1985
by EDWARDS, Ken
Durham: Pig Press, 1986. Fine. Softcover : pp. [ii] [6] 42 [4 blank] : dark brown and yellow cover. Ken Edwards (b. 1950) is a poet, editor, writer and musician who has lived in England since 1968. He is associated with The British Poetry Revival.
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£13.23
Names & Local Habitations
by Joel Oppenheimer
Jargon 59. Selected earlier poems by Joel Oppenheimer, published by Jargon in 1988 and written between 1951-1972, overlapping Oppenheimer's arrival and tenure at Black Mountain College, as well as his transition into a fixture of the New York literary scene. Bound in glittery red cloth with salmon-colored dust jacket and endpapers featuring illustrations by abstract artist Philip Guston (1913-1980). Accolade by Hayden Carruth and introduction by William Corbett. Designed by Thomas Meyer and Jonathan...
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£16.19
The Changes Orders Becomings
by Peyton Houston
Jargon 106. In this set of three poems Peyton Houston continues his exploration of the predicament of the human in a universe not too-well understood and of what can be done about it. Afternote by the author. Designed by William E. Loftin, with three drawings made expressly for the book by artist James McGarrell. One of 1000 copies bound in warm, light brown cloth with cream-colored dust jacket. 65 pages. Fine.
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£8.10
HARD REVOLUTION: 1959-1968 **LIMITED EDITION / SIGNED COPY**AWARD FINALIST**
by Pelecanos, George P
Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.: Dennis McMillan, 2004. 1st edition, January 2004, so stated. Fine, unread copy in dust jacket and slipcase as issued. , SIGNED and numbered by George P. Pelecanos on a special publisher's tipped in limitation page. LIMITED EDITION, This is one of 300 numbered copies (this being #160). Bound in Brillianta cloth with black endpapers with gold embossed initials. A BARRY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL. A prequel to the two Derek Strange novels illuminates his early life as a...
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£101.03
Bill Anthony's Greatest Hits
by William Anthony, Robert Rosenblum
Jargon 90. Collection of black-and-white drawings by artist William (Bill) Anthony. Foreword by Robert Rosenblum. One of 2,000 copies issued in cloth, with metallic green foil illustration stamped on front cover, and illustrated endpapers. 84 pages. NEW."Those of us who have seen only a few of Bill Anthony drawings will never forget them, tart little comments on this or that sacred cow in a scraggly style instantly recognizable as his. But when these single drawings are all accumulated, categorized, and...
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£20.24
GUARDIAN ANGEL ***SIGNED/ LIMITED EDITION***
by Paretsky, Sara
Bristol: England: Scorpion Press, 1992. 1st ed. LIMITED EDITION, one of 99 numbered copies (this being #45) SIGNED by the author. Appreciation by Frances Fyfield. Scorpion Press books are hand made, bound in quarter-leather with marbled boards and acetate jacket.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Quarter-Leather. Fine/Fine. Limited/ Numbered Edition.
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£77.71
HARDBOILED MAGAZINE: #27/28
by Vachss, Andrew and Gary Lovisi, Stephen Solomita, Joe L. Hensley et al
Brooklyn, NY: Gryphon Pub., 2001. 1st prtg. Digest size, decorated wraps, . Illustrated. The magazine has changed it look. The new format is trade paperback with color card stock covers. This large, double issue is over 200 pages and with 33 original stories all published here for the first time.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Cover. As New. Illus. by Rick Hudson. Trade Paperback.
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£17.49
SKY FULL OF SAND Signed 1st
by Rick Demarinis
Tucson, Arizona: Dennis Mcmillan Pubns. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0939767473 . Near Mint in a Near Mint dust jacket. Signed by author. ; Signed.; 9 X 6 X 1.20 inches; 280 pages; Signed by Author .
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£103.45
On the Back Porch
by BAATZ, Ronald
Troy, NY: Black Fig Press, 2023. Second Edition. As new. Softcover : pp. [iv] 53 [56] : signed by poet, Ronald Baatz and publisher, Andra Sheinkopf : number 29 of 40 numbered and signed copies : artwork on title page by author : Japanese Sab binding.
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£26.46
Herbert Hoover
by Burner, David
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1996. First edition thus. Full chocolate brown leather with gilt decorations, raised bands, satin bookmark. All edges gilt. A fine copy. As new with shrink wrap.. xii, 432 pp. 8vo. Library of Presidents. Collectors edition. Note laid in.
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£44.52
At Dusk Iridescent
by Thomas Meyer
Jargon 102. A compilation of poems by Thomas Meyer. One of 900 copies issued in stiff burgundy paper wrappers with dust jacket featuring photographs by Mark Steinmetz (frontispiece) and Guy Mendes (back cover). 257 pages. NEW, in publisher's mylar.
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£24.28
ALL CREATURES DARK AND DANGEROUS **SIGNED COPY / LIMITED EDITION**
by Allyn, Doug
Norfolk: VA: Crippen & Landru, 1999. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. LIMITED EDITION, 1 of 200 copies (this being #100) SIGNED and numbered by the author. Accompanying each copy is a seperately printed pamphlet, "Saint Margaret's Cat". 7 stories and an introduction by the author, with 2 of the stories winning the Ellery Queen Readers Award. All feature veterinarian Dr. Dave Westbrook and his one-eyed, three - legged cat, Franken Kat.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth....
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£58.28
The Photographs of Lyle Bongé
by Lyle Bongé, A. D. Coleman, Jonathan Williams
Jargon 89. Sixty-nine full-page black-and-white photographs (nudes, landscapes, street photography) with some writing by Bongé, introduction by A. D. Coleman, and afterword by Jonathan Williams. NEW, in publisher's mylar."I can think of few photographers--of Bongé's own generation or of those before and since--who have managed to contain successfully and simultaneously such opposite, independent lines within a continuum of imagery. One of the distinctions of Bonge's work as a whole is that these...
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£60.71
DEATH OF A DISSIDENT ***SIGNED LIMITED EDITION***
by Kaminsky, Stuart M
N.Y.: Armchair Detective Library, 1991. 1st hardcover edition. A fine, unread copy in slipcase. ONE of 100 NUMBERED COPIES [this being #98], SIGNED by Kaminsky, bound in burgundy cloth without dust wrapper as issued in matching burgundy slipcase, gilt stamping to front board and spine, pencil sketch of the author by Carolyn Hartman at front board, a very fine unread copy. A new introduction by Kaminsky. The 1st Rostnikov title. Set in Moscow, the debut Ratnikov novel demonstrates how Kaminsky...
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£77.71
Last Man In
by Richard Emil Braun
Jargon 107. Narrative poetry told from inside a Mexican jail during 1962 and 1963. Bound in black cloth with yellow spine label. Jacket photographs of mummies from the Church of Guanajuato, Mexico by Ron Nameth. NEW in publisher's mylar."These poems are narrative and multivocal; they could be radiophonic, but varied strophic forms (pulses) give them a solidly textual aspect. A main voice relays in solos an ensemble of other voices. All the voices are telling stories, while the main voice vividly...
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£4.05
Tasks of passion Dennis Lee at mid-career
by Karen Mulhallen, Donna Bennet, and Russell Brown (Eds)
Toronto: Descant Editions. Fine. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969116705 . 247 pp. Edited volume, 24 articles/pieces by different contributors. Chronology and bibliography of Dennis Lee at rear. 1st edition. Green cloth boards. Fine condition, no marks or wear. ; X X ; 247 pages .
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£25.90
Sappho's Raft
by Thomas Meyer
Jargon 99. Thomas Meyer's third book of poetry for the Jargon Society. One of 1000 copies bound in plum-colored paper covers with cream wrappers. Frontispiece by David Hockney ("Tom listening to Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges"). Bright, clean text within, set in Garamond printed on Mohawk Superfine paper in black and purple ink. Five abstract illustrated pages. 105 + [3] pages. Minimal shelf wear to wrappers due to storage, but NEW, from publisher's stock."What I had in mind was Le Radeau de la...
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£8.10
The Notebooks. Signed by Author
by Rothenberg, Jerome
Milwaukee, WI: Membrane Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. 0879240334 . 50, [i] pp. Small octavo, bound in cream card covers with blue and red kabbalistic design. Covers have small amount of age and minor shelf wear. Signed on the title page, small smudge under the last name, title page just starting to separate at bottom gutter, otherwise clean and nice, very good copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 50 pages; Signed by Author .
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£17.81
The Middle Passage
by Paul Metcalf
Jargon 78. Experimental fiction in three parts: Ludd, Efik and Orca, referring to three commodities: the looms that the Luddites feared, slaves, and whales. Pictorial dust jacket over stiff black paper cover. [63] pages. Slight shelf wear at edges and top of dust jacket.
"About Genoa (Jargon 43), Metcalf remarked in passing: 'I have written a wicked book, etc., etc., etc.' With The Middle Passage, we need a blurb saying: 'I have written a dark book, etc., etc.' And what a coal-hole! An unbearable... Read more about this item
"About Genoa (Jargon 43), Metcalf remarked in passing: 'I have written a wicked book, etc., etc., etc.' With The Middle Passage, we need a blurb saying: 'I have written a dark book, etc., etc.' And what a coal-hole! An unbearable... Read more about this item
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£12.14
Hyperion A Poetry Journal. Volume IV, Winter Issue 1971
by Hogan, Judith; Foreman, Paul, Editors
Berkeley: Cloud Marauder Press. Good. 1971. First Edition. Softcover. unpaginated. [48] pages. Orange card covers with black abstract print by Richard Kirsting has a very small dot on lower front edge,, spine area a little faded, interior minor age but clean and unmarked. Contributions by Elroy Bundy, R. Dauenhauer, Bruce C. Johnson, Paul foreman, Drew Nash, Thomas Head, Jdson Crews, Leonard Nathan, and more. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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£16.19
Araminta and the Coyotes
by Paul Metcalf
Jargon 109. Short narrative fiction with commentary by Josh Billings. Bound in stiff black paper with glossy white dust jacket featuring a painting on the front by Mary Tillman Smith, and author photo on the back by Jonathan Williams. This is the sixth book of Paul Metcalf's narrative fiction to be published by the Jargon Society. It pairs a reconstruction of the story of American legend Harriet Tubman with text relating to Mexican undocumented immigrants. [32] pages. NEW, from publisher's stock.
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£20.24
Red Jungle
by HARRINGTON, Kent
Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper and fine slipcase. Limited lettered edition Signed by the author; this is letter K. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
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£113.33
