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San Francisco: The Auerhahn Society, 1965. First edition, one of 1000 copies printed by Andrew Hoyem. Printed wraps. 91 pp. A posthumous publication collected from his writings by David Rattray. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Called "the lost angel" of Beat poets, Van Buskirk died at the age of 23 in 1961. Some wear to the edge of wraps due to their oversize but overall a clean copy of a scarce book.

Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press, 1984. First edition. Original Wraps. Fine. String-sewn printed wrappers. "This poem, written for Oliver H. Lowry, was privately distributed by the author.... handset in Garamont [sic] and printed letterpress in an edition of 125 copies" --OCLC (four copies located). Fine with slightly toned original envelope, with Van Duyn's printed address on the flap.

1951. Near fine. Wood-engraving. 7 x 5 inches. Sheet 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Dated 1951 and numbered 12/30, signed, titled, and dated by Van Vliet along the lower margin. Mounted and matted. Old tape marks to upper corners, not visible under mat. An extremely early work by the master printmaker and founder of Janus Press; she graduated from San Diego State University (then State College) in 1952.

Los Angeles: A.D. Tate, 1928. Original Wraps. Near Fine. One of 250 signed and numbered copies printed. String-sewn wrappers with printed dust jacket. 13 pp. Inscribed greeting tipped in on inside front cover. Includes two sonnets by the author and translations of poems by Paul Verlaine and Charles Baudelaire. A rare collection by this mysterious Bunker Hill poet. WorldCat shows three copies (UCLA, Huntington, Brown).

Paris: Léon Vanier, Libraire-Éditeur, 1894. First augmented edition of Verlaine's collection originally published in 1890. 234 pp. Half-cloth over marbled boards, leather gilt spine label. Original wrappers bound in. Old water staining to boards and preliminary blank pages, not affecting original wraps or text pages. A solid copy of a scarce collection.