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JUNKY [Junkie]
Burroughs, William S. Signed first printing of the "first complete and unexpurgated edition" (cover) of Burroughs's classic semi-autobiographical novel of addiction. Originally published under Burroughs's pseudonym William Lee (his mother's maiden name) by Ace in 1953, this Penguin edition is also the first to feature Allen Ginsberg's lengthy and detailed introduction in which he described how he helped shepherd the book to publication. Uncommon signed. 7'' x 4.5''. Original color pictorial wrappers designed by Neil Stuart. xvi, 158 pages. Signed by Burroughs on the title page. Faint toning overall, touches of shelfwear. Else clean and sound throughout.- $450
- $450
TEN SONNETS TO ORPHEUS
Rilke, Rainer Maria; Bly, Robert Parallel text edition of Rilke's first ten Sonnets to Orpheus, inscribed by translator Robert Bly to poet Stanley Plumly. 8.5'' x 6''. Text in German and English on facing pages. Original sewn pictorial wrappers, cover linocut by Michael Myers. Unpaginated. Inscribed by Bly on inside front cover (For Wayne [Dodd?] and Stanley / "to praise is the whole thing!" / love Robert"). Wrappers toned, with dampstaining to lower corner and light soil to rear cover.- $60
- $60
TRUTH BARRIERS
Tranströmer, Tomas; Bly, Robert The first of Tranströmer's books to be published in English as a whole work, with the original Swedish texts following Bly's translations. 9'' x 6''. Text in English and Swedish. Original quarter cream cloth with beige boards. In original unclipped ($9.95) dust jacket. 55, [1] pages. Black and white illustrations by Joseph Stubblefield. Light wear and soil to jacket. Faint foxing to top edge of text block. Near fine in very good plus jacket.- $45
- $45
A” – 24
Zukofsky, Louis; Zukofsky, Celia First edition of this five-part masque, with musical arrangement by Celia Zukofsky after Handel. 9.25'' x 6''. Original blue cloth. Red topstain. In original unclipped ($12.95) dust jacket by Jacqueline Schuman. 242 pages. Light edgewear. Toning and minor spotting to jacket; small chip to rear panel.- $25
- $25
IN THE GUTTER
Hennessy, Val First edition of this quasi-anthropological, excruciatingly arch, but nevertheless legendary photobook study of punks: their habitat, dress, and curious manners. Exceptional street photographs of punks, famous and non-famous alike, juxtaposed with comparison images of what Hennessy calls "primitive peoples resplendent in their ritual adornments" (allegedly the inspiration for the project) accompanied by frenzied '70s-journalist commentary and copious quotes from the punks themselves. Scarce. An essential document of UK punk. 10'' x 6''. Original color pictorial wraps. 94 pages. Photographically illustrated throughout. Touches of toning, rubbing, edgewear. Overall clean and sound.- $250
- $250
AGNES: A Handful of Lust
Woodford, Jack; Campbell, Clinton First edition of this scarce social satire/wholesome sex farce by pseudonymous pulp king Woodford, in remarkably nice condition. 8'' x 5.25''. Original red cloth. In original unclipped ($2.00) pictorial dust jacket. 233, [1] pages. Mild edgewear, faint soil to jacket panels. Minor page toning.- $250
- $250
A 1-12
Zukofsky, Louis; [Creeley, Robert] First US edition of the first half of Zukofsky's long poem, initially published by Origin Press in 1959, with an introduction by Robert Creeley. 8'' x 5.5''. Original black and brown cloth. In original price-clipped dust jacket by Alex Gotfryd. 267, [3] pages. Corners bumped. Jacket toned and scuffed, with minor chipping to spine and 1'' closed tear to rear panel. Very good plus in very good jacket.- $40
- $40
PLUTONIAN ODE
Ginsberg, Allen First hardcover edition of this late-career collection from the Beat legend, published by the same house that printed his first: City Lights. 6.25'' x 4.75''. Original publisher's grey cloth. In original color printed jacket. 112 pages. Number 40 in the Pocket Poets Series; one of 1200 copies in hardcover. One or two touches of rubbing to jacket extremities. Old Strand price sticker to front pastedown. Else clean, bright, and sharp overall.- $85
- $85
SLIT HERE
Scarce collection of poems written between 1973 and 1976, with artwork and cut-paper insertions, by the British poet, artist, and translator. 11'' x 8.5''. Original side-stapled wrappers with brown construction paper strip mounted. Unpaginated. Black and white illustrations and colored paper strips tipped in throughout. Single-sheet publisher's catalogue laid in. Light edgewear, minor creasing. BIG SKY NUMBER NINE
Ninth issue of Big Sky, founded in 1971 "during a perceptible lull in adventurous poetry publishing" (Clay & Philips) and including work by Giorgio de Chirico, Philip Whalen, Kenneth Koch, Jim Carroll, Bernadette Mayer, Ted Berrigan, Alice Notley, and others. 10'' x 7''. Original black and white pictorial wrappers by Red Grooms. Unpaginated. Moderate cover soil and creasing, light edgewear. Price sticker remnant to front cover.
SEMINA 5
Complete fifth "Mexico" issue of Berman's legendary artist's magazine. Privately distributed and "handset on a beat 5 x 8 Excelsior hand-press" by Berman, SEMINA combines the early DIY-ethos of the Mimeo Revolution with the aesthetics of the burgeoning mail art movement. From the beginning, the magazine was an innovation, "not a choice of poems and art works to exercise the editor's discrimination and aesthetic judgment, but the fashioning of a context," as Robert Duncan described it. In other words, an artwork in and of itself: "Taking a dose of inspiration from Dadaist and Surrealist periodicals [.] SEMINA was heterogeneous in content and physical materials. The magazine manifested in equal measure Berman's passion for the crafted object and his love of poetry, but issues also encompassed photography, collage, and drawings [.] hand-printed on a variety of papers [.] [m]ost issues were looseleaf and unsequenced, the order left for the reader to determine" (Aarons & Roth, 340). Contributors to this issue include: Antonin Artaud, Wallace Berman (as "Pantale Xantos," a photo of Lamantia shooting up), John Chance, Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz, Kirby Doyle, John Hoffman, Larry Jordan, Robert Kaufman, Philip Lamantia, Christopher Maclaine, Michael McClure, Anne McKeever, William Margolia, David Meltzer, John Reed, John Wieners, and Ruth Weiss. Given their rather fugitive nature and with editions rarely exceeding 300 copies, all of the issues of SEMINA are scarce. Original printed folder featuring a photo by Charles Brittin of a phallic sculpture. Containing in an interior pocket 18 inserts letterpress poems, half-tone photographs, reproduced drawings etc. on various colored papers by more than a dozen contributors. One of 350 unnumbered copies printed by Berman. Light wear to folder, minor toning to paper. Overall bright and sharp. POETRY INFORMATION NUMBER NINETEEN: Basil Bunting Special Issue
Autumn 1978 special issue of this London-based little magazine devoted to the work of modernist poet Basil Bunting, featuring two interviews, a chronology, bibliography, critical articles, and a tribute poem by Colin Simms. 11'' x 8.5''. Original saddle-stapled grey wrappers. 96 pages. Minor wear and soil to wrappers, slight corner creasing, small dampstain to spine. VORT: David Antin – Jerome Rothenberg
Seventh issue of Vort, "an unfortunately unfinished encyclopedia of the New American Poetry" (Clay & Phillips). 11'' x 8.5''. Original wrappers. Back cover by Antin, inside back cover by Rothenberg. 192 pages. Some wear and scuffing, with light dampstaining to wrappers and corner creasing. PERIODICS: Number One Spring 1977
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.
SYNTHESIS: An Introduction to the History, Theory, & Practice of Electronic Music
Inscribed first edition of this groundbreaking textbook on electronic music from the pioneering composer, musician, and co-creator of the Moog synthesizer. Along with Bob Moog (who provided the technical know-how), Herbert A. Deutsch (who provided the practical musical know-how) in 1964 invented the legendary Moog synthesizer, which helped change the direction of popular music in the second half of the 20th century. An influence on everyone from The Beatles (who featured the instrument on ABBEY ROAD) to Pink Floyd, the Moog is also almost single-handedly responsible for much of the sound of disco, new wave, club, house, and other dance musics. SYNTHESIS is the first of a trilogy of textbooks Deutsch penned dealing with electronic music - among the earliest books of their kind. Includes a 7-inch 33-1/3 vinyl record of Deutsch engaged in a number of aural experiments and manipulations. Given its ephemeral nature, the book is scarce on its own, and is rare signed. An significant entry in the history of electronic music, from one of its most important figures. 10'' x 7.5''. Original color pictorial wrappers. With paper sleeve containing 7-inch 33-1/3 vinyl record taped (likely as issued) to inside rear cover. xii, 140 pages. Inscribed by Deutsch on the title page: "To Ginny Page / with warmest regards and / appreciation for your help and / friendship - / Love, / Herb." Chipping and creasing to spine with some separation to the rear cover at the fold. Some foxing and offsetting to endpapers. Book worn, but sound.
SPANNER NINETEEN: Speech Poetry / SPANNER 20
Double issue including numbers 19 and 20 (Vol. 2 No. 9 and Vol. 2 No. 10), edited by Fisher and Vonna-Michell respectively. 11.5'' x 8.5''. Original pink wrappers printed by Colin Izod. Black and white plates. (196-237; 238-259) pages. Staining and moderate scuffing/creasing to wrappers, sunning to edges.