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N. Y.: Grove Press, (1956). First edition. One of only 15 copies, signed by Kallman, and containing an original drawing signed by Larry Rivers tipped-in as a frontispiece. Offsetting to title-page from the original drawing, otherwise a very good copy. Small 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, glassine dust jacket. Offsetting to title-page from the original drawing, otherwise a very good copy.

San Francisco: Adrian Wilson, 1954. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Jurgen (Ruesch) - collaborator & friend, Weldon / S. F. January 1955." Kees and Jurgen Ruesch collaborated on the book, Nonverbal Communication: Notes On The Visual Perception Of Human Relations (1953), to which Kees contributed the photographs, and the two men worked on other projects at the Langley Porter Clinic in Berkeley as well. Kees disappeared six months later on July 18, 1955, a presumed suicide, owing to the fact that his car was found at the north entrance to the Golden Gate Bridge with the keys in the ignition. However, the faint hope persists that, consistent with intimations he had made near the time of his disappearance, he had simply moved to Mexico. A very fine copy. 8vo, original cloth-backed paste-paper boards with printed label on spine, wraparound band with blurbs by Vincent McHugh, Malcolm Cowley, Allen Tate & William Poster. A very fine copy.

Moscow: Detizdat, 1937. First edition in book form of Daniil Kharms's Russian free verse translation of Wilhelm Busch's children's story about two mischievous dogs, second only in fame to his tales of Max und Moritz. Kharms's translation was first published in the Russian children's magazine Chizh in 1936, and remained in print throughout the century. In 1927 Kharms co-founded the avant-garde group OBERIU (‘The Association of Real Art'), with an emphasis on drama and on poetry in performance: among its surreal catchphrases were ‘Art is a cupboard' and ‘Poems aren't pies'. His arrest in 1931, and brief exile in 1932, forced him to largely abandon his writing for adults and concentrate on the children's writing for which he has become known. His wit and taste for the grotesque made him a perfect match for the work of Busch, but this did not help him against increasing Soviet criticism - Plikh i Pliukh was attacked in Detskaia literatura 18 (1937) for its lack of a clear moral message.… Read More

Mt. Horeb, WI: Perishable Press, (1970). First edition. Limited to 120 copies on Shadwell. Hamady 42. Fine copy. 8vo, illustrated by Robert Totten, original boards. Fine copy.

Mt. Horeb, WI: Perishable Press, 1970. First edition. One of 150 press-numbered copies. Hamady 39. Although not called for, signed by Kinnell. Fine copy. 8vo, original quarter leather & marbled boards by Douglas Cockerel. Fine copy.

Mt. Horeb, WI: Perishable Press, 1971. First edition of one of Kinnell's scarcest books. One of 100 copies, or less, printed on handmade paper. Hamady 43. Fine copy. Small 8vo, original decorated wrappers. Fine copy.

Dublin: Cuala Press, 1972. First edition. Limited to 500 copies printed. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled and torn at top of front panel, otherwise a fine copy. 8vo, original holland-backed boards with paper label, plain dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled and torn at top of front panel, otherwise a fine copy.

London: Macmillan & Co, 1902. First edition. Richards A181. The design on the dust jacket differs from the design on the cover of the book. Just So Stories was the only one of Kipling's books that he illustrated himself. The A. Edward Newton copy, with his bookplate, along with the armorial bookplate of George Jefferson Mersereau. The rare dust jacket is complete with only minor wear and tear and a few archival tape reinforcements on the inside of the spine portion of the jacket. A fine bright copy with none of the usual flaking to the white pigment on the binding. Preserved in a cloth chemise and morocco-tipped slipcase. Tall 8vo, original pictorial cloth, dust jacket. The A. Edward Newton copy, with his bookplate, along with the armorial bookplate of George Jefferson Mersereau. The rare dust jacket is complete with only minor wear and tear and a few archival tape reinforcements on the inside of the spine portion of the jacket. A fine bright copy with none of the usual flaking to the white pigment… Read More

London: Marlborough AG Schellenberg FL, 1969-70. First edition. One of 150 numbered screenprints initialed by Kitaj (there were also 10 artist's proofs). Kinsman 37. Kitaj's series of fifty screenprints consists of reproductions of original bookcovers of left-wing tracts, antisemitic pamphlets, popular novels, and critical essays. A representative cross-section of Kitaj's reading, Kitaj once said "For me books are what trees are for the landscape painter.. Fine condition. Original screenprint, in colors, approximately 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. Fine condition.

London: Marlborough AG Schellenberg FL, 1969-70. First edition. One of 150 numbered screenprints initialed by Kitaj (there were also 10 artist's proofs). Kinsman 37. Kitaj's series of fifty screenprints consists of reproductions of original bookcovers of left-wing tracts, antisemitic pamphlets, popular novels, and critical essays. A representative cross-section of Kitaj's reading, Kitaj once said "For me books are what trees are for the landscape painter.. Two small soft creases, one in each extreme corner, otherwise the print is in fine condition. Original screenprint, in colors, approximately 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. Two small soft creases, one in each extreme corner, otherwise the print is in fine condition.

London: Marlborough AG Schellenberg FL, 1969-70. First edition. One of 150 numbered screenprints initialed by Kitaj (there were also 10 artist's proofs). Kinsman 37. Kitaj's series of fifty screenprints consists of reproductions of original bookcovers of left-wing tracts, antisemitic pamphlets, popular novels, and critical essays. A representative cross-section of Kitaj's reading, Kitaj once said "For me books are what trees are for the landscape painter.. Fine condition. Original screenprint, in colors, approximately 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. Fine condition.

London: Marlborough AG Schellenberg FL, 1969-70. First edition. One of 150 numbered screenprints initialed by Kitaj (there were also 10 artist's proofs). Kinsman 37. Kitaj's series of fifty screenprints consists of reproductions of original bookcovers of left-wing tracts, antisemitic pamphlets, popular novels, and critical essays. A representative cross-section of Kitaj's reading, Kitaj once said "For me books are what trees are for the landscape painter.. Fine condition. Original screenprint, in colors, approximately 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. Fine condition.

London: Marlborough AG Schellenberg FL, 1969-70. First edition. One of 150 numbered screenprints initialed by Kitaj (there were also 10 artist's proofs). Kinsman 37. Kitaj's series of fifty screenprints consists of reproductions of original bookcovers of left-wing tracts, antisemitic pamphlets, popular novels, and critical essays. A representative cross-section of Kitaj's reading, Kitaj once said "For me books are what trees are for the landscape painter.. Fine condition. Original screenprint, in colors, approximately 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. Fine condition.

London: Marlborough AG Schellenberg FL, 1969-70. First edition. One of 150 numbered screenprints initialed by Kitaj (there were also 10 artist's proofs). Kinsman 37. Kitaj's series of fifty screenprints consists of reproductions of original bookcovers of left-wing tracts, antisemitic pamphlets, popular novels, and critical essays. A representative cross-section of Kitaj's reading, Kitaj once said "For me books are what trees are for the landscape painter.. Fine condition. Original screenprint, in colors, approximately 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. Fine condition.

N. Y.: Grove Press, 1959. First edition of Koch's first regularly published book. Limited Issue, one of only 4 copies, hors commerce, and signed by Koch in black ink on a page before the text. Lepper, p. 265. The present copy, however, is numbered "6", suggesting that this issue may have consisted of a few more copies than was originally intended. A very fine copy of Koch's rarest book, an epic fantasy narrative poem, without dust jacket as issued. 8vo, original cloth-backed tan paper boards. A very fine copy of Koch's rarest book, an epic fantasy narrative poem, without dust jacket as issued.