New Orleans: Loujon Press, 1966. First Edition. The first of Miller's two exquisitely produced volumes by Jon and Gypsy Lou Webb's Loujon Press. The text of Order and Chaos was originally written in Paris in 1937-38, a book "penned without carbon & gifted as a long intimate book letter to..... More
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1902. First Tauchnitz Edition. Wells's ninth novel, narrating a journey to the moon by a businessman and an eccentric scientist, who encounter a sophisticated civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites," who take them captive underground. A distinguished copy, from the estate of Pulitzer Prize-winning author William..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. First Edition. Attractive copy of O'Connor's second book and first collection of short fiction, gathering ten stories written in the Southern Gothic style, examining questions of morality and ethics. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); black boards, with titles stamped in pink and yellow on..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992-1998. First Editions. Attractive, signed set of McCarthy's critically acclaimed Border Trilogy - his first encounter with mainstream success after writing five novels between 1965-1985. The first volume (All the Pretty Horses) won both the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award in..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 [but 1972]. Sharp copy of Dahl's beloved children's book, following the travels of a young orphan boy in a giant peach, with a group of magically-altered garden insects. Reprint, mentioning Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator in "About the Author" text on the colophon..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc., 1930. First American Edition. Stunning copy of Christie's novel marking the debut of Miss Jane Marple, a literary rival to her character Hercule Poirot, who would become the world's best-known female detective. Christie's prototype for Miss Marple was her character Caroline Sheppard, middle-aged..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First Edition. The author's debut novel, a semi-autobiographical work examining the role of the Pentecostal church in the lives of African Americans, both as a source of repression and inspiration. On a more subtle level, the novel examines racial injustice in the United States..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819-1822. Mixed Editions. First edition in English of De Humboldt's landmark scientific expedition from Spain to South American and Cuba from 1799-1804. Humboldt (1769-1859) "was perhaps one of the greatest scholars of all time; a prodigious figure, hailed in his time as one..... More
[San Francisco]: Apex Novelties, [1968]. Sharp copy of this groundbreaking underground publication, including iconic appearances by Mr. Natural, Meatball, Mr. Sketchum, Itzy and Bitzy, and others. Second Printing. Slim octavo (24cm); illustrated wrappers, stapled; [28]pp; illus. Trivial rubbing, else a bright, Fine copy. More
[San Francisco]: Apex Novelties, [1968]. Sharp copy of this groundbreaking underground publication, including iconic appearances by Mr. Natural, Schuman the Human, and others. Third Printing. Slim octavo (24cm); illustrated wrappers, stapled; [28]pp; illus. Trivial rubbing to wrappers, small, faint damp mark to base of spine-fold, else a bright, Near Fine..... More
Demarest, NJ: Analecta Press, 1968. First Edition. Substantial collection of poems by Blazek, many of which first appeared in the pages of various little magazines. Cover and three cartoons by R. Crumb, three collages by d.a. levy, and a frontispiece by Jeff Nuttall. Foreword by Brown Miller. Octavo (23cm); illustrated..... More
Glendale, CA: Poetry X/ChangE, 1967. First Edition. Anthology containing the best poetry culled from the eight issues of Olé. Includes contributions by Charles Bukowski, d.a. levy, Harold Norse, Steve Richmond, Marcus Grapes, William Wantling, Gil Orlovitz, Kent Taylor, Larry Eigner, T.L. Kryss, D.R. Wagner, Charles Plymell, Al Purdy, Don Cauble..... More
San Francisco: Open Skull Press, 1967. First Edition. One-off little magazine "dedicated exclusively to correspondence between writers as a more natural outlet for the flow of their ideas & experiences." Contains correspondence to Blazek from William Wantling, Pat Coffey, T.L. Kryss, Don Cauble, Eric Oatman, and Dan Georgakas; letters to..... More
Los Angeles: Laugh Literary, 1971. First Edition. Final issue of this short-lived little magazine dedicated to poetry, prose, and artwork, intended as Bukowski's alternative to the Black Mountain Review. He despised the Black Mountain School, going so far as to reproduce the following manifesto on the cover of Issue No.1..... More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2003. First Edition Thus. Handsome copy of Zinn's critically-acclaimed revisionist history of the United States, from the perspective of America's workers, women, and minorities. First published in 1980, Zinn has expanded and updated the edition to cover the years 1492-2001. First Printing. Thick octavo (24cm);..... More
New York: Radio Ethiopia, [1979]. First Edition. Broadside advertising the Patti Smith Group's shows at the Palladium, on May 22-23, 1979. The left half features a portrait of Jesus Christ and the Sacred Heart, next to the lyrics for Smith's song "Hymn." Her signature, illustration of a crucifix, and a...... More
[New York: The Gotham Book Mart], 1973. First Edition. Early broadside by Smith, consisting of her poetic version of Édith Piaf's 1961 song "Mon Vieux Lucien," and an illustration of a woman lying her head down on folded arms. Printed and distributed by The Gotham Book Mart, the total edition..... More
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New York: Yipster Times, 1977. First Edition. First appearance of the final draft of Smith's free speech manifesto, a response to a New York radio station refusing to air one of her concerts due to her use of the word "fuck." Contents include articles on the Weather Underground, the "marijuana..... More
[New York: The 57 Club, 1978]. Attractive poster for a set of performances of Cowboy Mouth, from October 19-21, 1978, at The 57 Club, a New Wave nightclub in the East Village. The play was co-written in a week in 1971 by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith, while they lived..... More
New York: Over the Hill Productions, Inc., 1979. Attractive issue of this punk / new wave tabloid founded by Alan Betrock in 1976. Contents contain a cover and lengthy six-page spread dedicated to Patti Smith (with accompanying photographs); articles on The Jam, Talking Heads, The Zantees, industry news, new records..... More
[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1992]. First Edition. Christmas-themed poem and annual tradition, sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family. Provenance: through the trade, from the estate of William Safire. Broadside, with text printed in red in two columns on white laid paper, measuring 8.5" x 11"..... More
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
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
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
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