Riprap

Ashland: Origin Press, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Second Edition. About fine with very light rubbing at extremities. Hand sewn ricepaper wraps. From the library of Al Purdy, with provenance slip laid in. Signed by Snyder on the title page..

Book. Near Fine. Broadside. SIGNED BY Gary Snyder. First Edition. 5.25" x 10.25". Red sheet, with black ink. Poem begins, "Lay down these words/ Before your mind like rocks," and ends, "As well as things." Discreet pinholes in four corners, signature slightly smudged, nonetheless, a clean and attractive copy. No date..

Ashland, Massachusetts: Origin Press, 1959. First edition, first printing. Printed in Japan. One of 500 copies designed and edited by Cid Corman. Unpaginated. [36] pp. Printed rectos only on folded sheets; first sheet (blank) tipped to front wrapper. 1 vols. 4to. Blue paste paper wrappers, stab stitched in japanese style, paper label on upper cover. Signed by the author… Read more about this item

Ashland: Origin Press, 1959. First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Limited to 500 copies. Boldly signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable in this condition.

San Francisco: Origin & Totem Press, (1960). Second edition (one of 1000 copies) of the first title and first edition of the second title. Both in publisher's wrappers. Rip rap is signed by Snyder on the title page (and with previous owner's signature on the front pastedown). Spot on cover of first item. Very good

San Francisco: Origen Press, 1959. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light shelf rubbing to the corners, small mark and tape remnant toward the spine bottom, very little wear overall. Text is clean. Unpaginated. Bound in brown patterned paper covers sewn with blue thread. 5.75 x 8.25 inches.… Read more about this item

Ashland MA / Kyoto: Origin Press, 1959. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. In japanese style sewn binding with brown textured (bamboo?) paper covers, upper cover title label, 8vo, unpag. Signed and Inscribed By Author on title page: "Gary Snyder - for Bill - 15.II.'03 - Salt Lake City". Printed in Kyoto… Read more about this item

Ashland, MA: Origin Press, 1959. First edition. First printing. Edition of 500 copies. Octavo. Side-sewn japanese binding in patterned blue wrappers with printed title label. Trace of light rubbing to wrapper extremities, still very Near Fine. Poet Kenneth Irby's copy, with his name in ink on title page, dated January 1960/Cambridge, MA. Snyder's first book: a landmark debut, very… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Origen Press, 1959. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Binder's tape at the spine bottom partially off; very slight corner rubbing; little wear whatsoever. Quite clean. Unpaginated. Bound in brown patterned paper covers sewn with blue thread. 5.75 x 8.25 inches. Photos available upon request..… Read more about this item

North Point Press, 1990-09. Paperback. Good.

Kyoto: Origin Press, 1959. 2nd. Japanese Style. Fine. A collection of the author's poems, bound in bamboo paper with string, Japanese style.

(Kyoto): Origin Press, 1959. Softcover. Fine. Second edition. Octavo. Japanese--style stitched pale brown patterned wrappers with printed title label. Very slight wear, about fine. The author's scarce first book.

Origin Press, 1959. Soft cover. Fair/No jacket. Bin 3. Covers are worn along edges. Binding is tight. Bottom edges of pages are stained, not covering text. Text is clean and unmarked. As is.

Berlin, Stadtlichter Presse, 1999. Quer-8°, 99 S., 1 Orig.-Graphik, Brosch., Verlagsfrisch. Ex. 85/300. Text Dt./Engl. Beatnik-Lyrik. 010