Search Results: Authors starting with D from Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix

Cleveland: Renegade Press, 1964. First Edition. Near fine.. First edition of this slim and beautiful collection of poems, one of the smallest editions from d.a. levy's Renagade Press. Wraps. 16mo. Brown side stapled paper wraps. Mild wear; moderate toning to page edges. Limited edition of 100 copies. [Horvath and Taylor P-26].

Minneapolis: n.p., 1980. Very good.. Collection of early setlists from seminal band Hüsker Dü for shows in their hometown of Minneapolis, all predating the release of their debut album LAND SPEED RECORD, and all but one predating its recording. More so than for any of their contemporaries, the setlist was an integral part of Hüsker Dü, not only because of the band's legendary live shows and incessant touring, but because even from an early date Hüsker had an extensive catalogue. By the time of the first gig represented here, the band had more than 50 songs to their name. And throughout their career the band experimented with live performances arguably more than any of the other prominent punk bands of the period. Husker was known for performing multiple sets, rotating songs, and blistering performances that blurred the lines between the beginnings and ends of their often notoriously brief songs. Indeed, Husker's first album was a live LP. The best Hüsker resource remains the website Hüsker… Read More

Marshall, MN: Southwest Minnesota State College, 1974. First Edition. Very good +.. Issue of the Southwest Minnesota State College literary magazine, with work by John Ashbery, David R. Slavitt, Kathleen Norris, Douglas Blazek, and others. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled red and black wraps. Lightly worn, with faint corner creasing. Very good plus.

New York: James Danziger Gallery, 1998. First Edition. Near fine.. Original exhibition catalog for the James Danziger Gallery. Wraps. 4to. Grey photographic wraps with French flaps. Includes 110 black and white plates. With artist index.

(Chicago): (Hyde Park Art Center), 1977. First edition. Very good plus.. Scarce exhibition catalogue from the groundbreaking first show of Darger's previously unknown works. Catalogue of the first major exhibition of Darger's works on paper, held just three years after the artist's death and the discovery of his monumental STORY OF THE VIVIAN GIRLS, IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL. With a personal reminiscence by Darger's landlord, Nathan Lerner, a lengthy critical essay by C.L. Morrison, and early reproductions of Darger's manuscripts and drawings. A scarce and fragile item from a defining event in outsider art. 8.5'' x 11''. Original oblong saddle-stapled newsprint wrappers. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Slight rippling and light edgewear to wrappers. Toning and faint creasing; small tear to lower edge of final page.

Berkeley: Sand Dollar, 1973. First Edition. Very good.. First printing, from an edition of 376, of this short collection of letterpress-printed poetry. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stitched in Orange wraps. Wraps rubbed and darkened around spine. Interior sharp and bright. Very good. Unpaginated.

n.p.: n.p., 1995. First Edition. thus. Very good +.. Collaborative book-length poem made up of 526 seven-line stanzas. Early proof copy, privately circulated before publication in 1996. This copy from the library of poet Doug Lang. Wraps. 4to. White and blue paper wraps in black plastic comb binding. Toning to edges of front cover. Very good plus. 132pp.

New York: Aperture, 1995. First Edition. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. First edition of these images of the park in all seasons, with a preface by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, then-director of the Central Park Conservancy, and commentary by Marie Winn. Notes by Davidson. Full-page black and white plates throughout. Includes photographs of the Park landscape alone as well as scenes and portraits of its visitors and inhabitants. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Green quarter cloth-bound boards in photographic dust jacket. Slight wear to jacket corners and edges; near fine overall.

(London): Serpent's Tail, 1998. First Edition. Very good.. Collects fictional and essayistic writings inspired by speed and other drugs, by Irvine Welsh, David Toop, Stewart Home, Lyne Tillman, Gary Indiana, and others. Wraps. 8vo. Printed stiff wraps. Very good. Clean and appears unread, though pages fairly toned, and edges lightly foxed. Clean and unmarked throughout. 213pp.

Boston: (Alan Davies), 1976. First edition. Very good.. Third issue of this poetry magazine, featuring work by Bernadette Mayer, Ron Silliman, Ted Greenwald, Barrett Watten, and others. 11'' x 8.5''. Original side-stapled pictorial wrappers. A bit of edgewear, creasing to upper corner.

New York: Mercury Association, 1948. First Edition. Very good.. Four issues of the Mercury, magazine of the City College of New York: Vol. 64, No. 11, September 1946; Vol. 65, No. 2, May 1947; Vol. 65, No. 3, October 1947; and Vol. 65, No. 4, March 1948. Wraps. 4tos. Wraps. Four saddle-stapled volumes, all very good. Moderate edgewear, with some scuffing and touches of soil.

New York: The Monacelli Press, Inc, 2004. First Edition. Very good + in a very good + jacket.. First edition of Davis's black & white photographs of human-made monuments to past and persisting American glories: fading motel signs. grain silos; Frank Lloyd Wright's houses; massive sculptural installations; the Lincoln Memorial. Hardcover. 4to. Yellow cloth boards in photographic jacket with gold spine. Introduction by Witold Rybczynski. Moderate shelfwear. Corners bumped. Faint toning to page borders.

El Segundo, CA: Banner Books, 1950. Later printing. Very good +.. Fourth printing of this slim popular (pseudo-) science text on the origins and history of masturbation, mostly in women. OCLC finds an apparent first printing (1949) by the "Mental Health Press. Chapter titles include "Artificial Phalli," "Why Wives Masturbate," and "Special Masturbatory Techniques." A classic example of erotica presented under the thin veil of scientific information. Wraps. 12mo. Saddle stapled faux leather printed wraps. About very good plus. Corner crease to front cover, tiny chip to corner. Pages slightly toned with age, else clean throughout. Good and sound. 63pp.

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Fine.. First paperback edition simultaneous with hardcover. A beautifully produced Black Sparrow edition of stories by Dawson. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound printed wraps. Trace thumbsoil to rear wrapper, else fine. Bright and clean throughout; binding tight. 134pp.

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow, 1976. First Edition. Very good.. First printing of this short story by the Black Mountain writer, published by Black Sparrow's monthly SPARROW. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in publisher's wraps. Mild toning and a few small spots of soil. Very short tear at rear. Interior bright and clean. Very good. [12]pp.

London: Ferry Press, 1977. First Edition. Near fine.. Signed first printing, published on the occasion of the author's first visit to England and dedicated to Robert Duncan. Signed with initials, and "Ditto!" Wraps. 8vo. Saddle stapled in original wraps. SIGNED by Dawson at front cover. Mild shelfwear. Near fine.

New York: Adventures in Poetry, 1974. First Edition. Very good +.. First edition of this work of epistolary fiction from the Black Mountain and Beat writer, with cover design by the author. 4to. Side-stapled in collage wraps. Touches of toning and edgewear. Interior bright and clean. [Clay and Phillips, 196].

Vancouver: (Periodics), 1977. First edition. Very good minus.. First issue of this Canadian literary magazine "devoted to prose," with contributors including Kathy Acker, Michael Ondaatje, Barry Gifford, Larry Eigner, Penny Chalmers, and more. 7'' x 8.5''. Original pictorial black and yellow wrappers by Michael Corr. 66, [2] pages. Some scuffing and toning, light soil to front cover.

n.p.: (Gargoyle Press) / Consolidated Publishing, 1969. Very good.. Sleaze erotica: "Madame Cortese, the beautiful domineering mistress of the underworld, becomes enmeshed in a diabolical plot which she herself conceives." Gargoyle Press Classic # GP 116. Wraps. Mass market paperback. Red and black pictorial wraps. 221 pages. Moderate edgewear and scuffing to spine ends; light soil and pen marking to back cover. Very good.

[Buffalo]: (Intrepid Press), 1973. First Edition. Very good.. First printing, inscribed to Ken and Ann Mikolowski, publishers of the Detroit-area Alternative Press. From an edition of 100 copies, "all of which [were] intended for friends." Collection of poems from Joan De Loach, the spouse of Allen de Loach, who published INTREPID magazine. Scarce, with OCLC locating six copies. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled printed leatherette wraps. Very good. ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED by De Loach to Ken and Ann Mikolowski at first page. Light rust-soil throughout at binding, on front cover, and on first several leaves. Otherwise clean throughout. Unpaginated.