Sacramento: Guerilla, 1992. First Edition. Well-preserved premiere issue of this short-lived Northern California graffiti and hip-hop newspaper. Introductory matter gives a clear not to David Schmidlapp's International Graffiti Times, "our brothers from New York that took the "G-Word" out of aerosol" (p.2). Contents feature coverage of the Sacramento and Bay... More about GUERILLA - VOL.1, NO.1
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1984. First American Edition. First collaborative work between photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, a cornerstone work documenting the burgeoning New York graffiti scene during the 1970's-80's. For several years the photographers informally competed with each other to see who could shoot freshly-painted trains... More about SUBWAY ART
Lans-en-Vercors and Geneva: Locus Solus Press, 1961-1962. First Editions. First four issues of this poetry journal called "the overseas wing of the New York School...The magazine was definitely "no nonsense" from the beginning, presenting no manifestoes or editorial statements, just high-quality literature - simply and elegantly presented with care and..... More about LOCUS SOLUS I-IV
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First American Edition. First installment in Pullman's epic fantasy trilogy for young adults. Basis for Chris Weitz's 2007 film The Golden Compass, and the forthcoming TV adaptation by HBO. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); navy cloth and paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on... More about THE GOLDEN COMPASS (HIS DARK MATERIALS: BOOK ONE
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Whitfield's first hard-boiled novel, portions of which were first serialized in the pages of Black Mask between December 1929 and April 1930. "The plot is convoluted to the extreme: At least twelve characters are killed trying to locate five fabulous missing emeralds... More about GREEN ICE
Louisville: Bellarmine College Press, 1993. First Edition. Notes on Blood Meridian began as Sepich's Master's thesis, and evolved into what is likely the most authoritative critical work on Cormac McCarthy's writing. The manuscript was published to coincide with "Cormac McCarthy: The First Conference," which took place at Bellarmine College in... More about NOTES ON BLOOD MERIDIAN
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. First Edition. Collection of short stories on different themes (religion, anti-semitism, civil rights, crime, war, etc). First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); red paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; vi,298pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $8.95), with a few... More about STRANGE HORIZONS: THE SPECTRUM OF SCIENCE FICTION
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1982. First Edition. The fourth novel in Asimov's Foundation series. Octavo (21.5cm); navy blue and tan paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xiv,366pp. spine ends gently nudged, else Near Fine, and clean throughout. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $14.95), lightly... More about FOUNDATION'S EDGE
Cleveland: Black Rabbit Press, 1969. First Edition. Substantial, early collection of poems by Blazek, most written during his early 20's and many of which first saw publication in the pages of various little magazines. With an introduction by Cleveland poet Tom Kryss, and a dazzling cover and three silkscreened illustrations... More about BROKEN KNUCKLE POEMS
New York: Interim Books, 1969. First Edition. Third issue (of six) of Kirby Congdon's mimeographed literary journal. Special issue dedicated to motorcycles, with contributions by Carol Berge, Allen De Loach, Larry Eigner, Clayton Eshleman, Gerald Locklin, Walter Lowenfels, Clarence Major, Gerard Malanga, and others. Clay & Phillips, p.284. Quarto (28.25cm);... More about MAGAZINE FOUR
New York: Interim Books, 1966. First Edition. Third issue (of six) of Kirby Congdon's mimeographed literary journal. Contains the first appearance of Bukowski's "A Letter From L.A.," with contributions by Steve Richmond, Clarence Major, Walter Lowenfels, Diane Wakoski, Jonathan Kaplan, and others. Provenance: From the collection of Al Berlinski, with... More about MAGAZINE THREE
Berkeley: Undermine Press, 1968. First Edition. Final issue of the Berkeley poet's short-lived poetry journal, with contributions by d.a. levy, T.L. Kryss, Doug Blazek, John Sinclair, Gene Fowler, D.R. Wagner, Michael Upton, and others. Clay & Phillips, p.264. Octavo (21.5cm); illustrated card wrappers, stapled; [76]pp; illus. Light toning and wear..... More about AVALANCHE - ISSUE 4 (SPRING, 1968
Berkeley: Undermine Press, 1967. First Edition. Special "Rock and Roll" issue of Berkeley poet Krech's short-lived poetry journal. Includes the first appearance of "Living" by Charles Bukowski, with contributions by Tuli Kupferberg, Gene Fowler, Clarence Major, D.R. Wagner, Sam Cornish, Gary Grimshaw, and others. Clay & Phillips, p.264; Dorbin C352... More about AVALANCHE - ISSUE 3 (SUMMER, 1967
Berkeley: Undermine Press, 1966. First Edition. Second issue of Berkeley poet Krech's short-lived poetry journal. This issue features the first appearance of "Guilt Obsession Behind A Cloud Of Rockets" by Charles Bukowski, and contributions by Ronald Silliman, Duane Locke, Richard and Martha Krech, Cheri V. Collins, John Thompson and others... More about AVALANCHE - ISSUE 2 (FALL, 1966
Cleveland: Seven Flowers Press, 1967. First Edition. The Berkeley poet and magazine editor's first book, a poetic tribute to San Francisco, published by d.a. levy's Cleveland-based Seven Flowers Press. Each copy bore an original watercolored cover by Mara. Scarce, with no copies for sale in the trade (July, 2019), and... More about WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF ECSTASY
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. First Edition. First volume of the poet's extensive correspondence, with a brief introduction by editor Seamus Cooney. Krumhansl 137d. Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.193. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated paper-covered boards and reddish-brown cloth backstrip, with... More about SCREAMS FROM THE BALCONY: SELECTED LETTERS 1960-1970 - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
[Binley Woods]: Beat Scene, [1991]. First Edition. Broadside featuring Bukowski's poem, written in January, 1990, and given away for free to subscribers of Beat Scene magazine (No.15). The poem would appear in book format, with substantial textual changes, in the posthumously-published collection Come On In! (2006). Unaccountably scarce; in his... More about HUSK - WITH TLS FROM JOHN MARTIN TO AL BERLINSKI
[San Francisco]: Two Days Press, 1971. First Edition. Elusive, little-known Bay Area mimeo journal, with contributions by Lewis MacAdams, Ted Berrigan, Ron Padgett, Tom Veitch, Dick Gallup, Andrei Codrescu, Martha Payne, and others. Cover leaf and title page illustrated by Alice Codrescu. Quarto (28cm); variously-colored mimeographed sheets, side-stapled into illustrated... More about FEATHERS #3
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. First Edition. Exhaustive, richly-illustrated bibliography of the works of Robert Duncan, with a preface by Robert Creeley. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound, signed by the author, Robert Creeley, and Robert Duncan, this being copy 'H'. Quarto (27.5cm); decorative paper and... More about ROBERT DUNCAN: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. First Edition Thus. A travelogue of the author's trip to Germany, where he was treated as something of a celebrity, and illustrated throughout with numerous photographs by Montfort. Krumhansl 143d. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by Michael Montfort... More about SHAKESPEARE NEVER DID THIS - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1959. First Edition. An early young adult novel by the creator of the Ramona and Henry Huggins series, uncommon inscribed. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); mauve cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in black on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [8],9-284,[4]pp; illus. Generically inscribed by... More about JEAN AND JOHNNY - INSCRIBED
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1975. First Edition. True first edition of Cash's highly-popular autobiographical work, describing his spiritual odyssey beginning in his childhood years, through fame and addiction, and a personal transformation through his faith. While signed copies of the CBA edition appear with some frequency, signed and... More about MAN IN BLACK - INSCRIBED
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Collects 12 separately issued chapbooks, trimmed and bound in a single volume. Morrow & Cooney 246. Deluxe Issue, one of 50 copies specially bound and signed by (almost) all contributors (with exception to Charles Olson and Norman Glass). Octavo (23.75cm); full coarse... More about SPARROW 37-48 - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Substantial collection of Malanga's poems, written between 1965-1971. Morrow & Cooney 194b. Limited Issue, one of 200 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.79. Octavo (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and olive green cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to... More about INCARNATIONS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
Cambridge, MA: Sans Souci Press, 1963. First Edition. Significant copy of this early work by Wakoski, presumably an even tinier limitation than the 10 copies designated for presentation. One of 99 numbered copies signed by the author, this one marked "Author's Copy" on the colophon. Octavo (25.25cm); white printed paper-covered... More about THE LAMENT OF THE LADY BANK DICK - AUTHOR'S COPY, SIGNED