N.p. S.i., 1964. A singular, early work by levy - his interpretation of the Icarus story from Greek mythology. In the story, Icarus and his father Daedalus were imprisoned in the Labyrinth by King Minos of Crete. Daedalus, an inventor and craftsman, fashioned two pairs of wings from wood, feathers..... More
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Madison, WI: Quixote Press, [1972]. Second Edition. Attractive portfolio of levy's work, which he produced during a one month stint in October, 1968 as the "Free University Poet-in-Residence" at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Two editions of the portfolio were assembled and produced by levy's friends and fellow poets..... More
Cleveland, OH: S.i., [1968]. Brief rejection letter from d.a. levy to Dante Thomas, pseudonym of Dante Thomas Zaccagnini, distinguished Professor of English at SUNY Genesco from 1966 through the early 1990's. Thomas had submitted poems for inclusion in a late (unnamed) levy publication, to which levy responded: "nice poems, but..... More
Cleveland: 7 Flowers Press, 1967. First Edition. Scarce, collaborative work by these two prominent Cleveland poets. Contents consist of a series of letters from Wagner to levy, all written from Niagara Falls, and all deeply steeped in Buddhist/Egyptian/Jewish mystical language. With a lengthy introduction by T.L. Kryss, and a preface..... More
Cleveland: Renegade Press, 1963. First Edition. In February 1963, levy purchased a used letterhead hand-press, found by his brother Jim, and begins printed poetry under the Renegade Press imprint from his aunt and uncle's house in Cleveland. The first three Renegade Press titles were comprised of levy's own poetry, and..... More
Cleveland: S.i., 1969. First Printing. The Buddhist Third Class Junkmail Oracle was a short-lived Cleveland newspaper, compiled and edited by d.a. levy prior to his death and continued by his friend Steve Ferguson. The paper reflected the interests of the emerging counterculture, and served as a vehicle for levy's poetry..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981. First Edition Thus. Handsome edition of Lewis's satirical novel of London's artistic and literary circles in the 1920's. Scarce in the deluxe issue. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound, this being copy 'N'. Thick octavo (23.5cm); illustrated paper-covered boards and patterned..... More
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981-1984. First Edition Thus. Handsome set of the Black Sparrow reissue of Lewis's short-lived Vorticist literary and art magazine, originally published in 1914-15. Includes a foreword by Bradford Morrow in No.1, with contributions by Lewis, Ezra Pound, Ford Madox Hueffer, Rebecca West, T.S. Eliot, and..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. A notable work by the influential Fluxus poet, which he began in early June of 1962, as a chart listing 280 names of kinds of light. Contains six pages of end-matter detailing his notes on methods used during the composition of his..... More
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N.p. Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, Carbonnetk, 1924. Limited Edition. One of 1,250 numbered copies signed by Machen and illustrator Clara Tice, this being copy no.29. Two octavo volumes (22.5cm); publisher's evergreen blind-embossed moire cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spines; xxvi,279,[3]; xviii,272pp, with illustrated frontispieces and..... More
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1958. First Edition. Handsome bibliography, with numerous illustrations and facsimile title pages. One of 400 copies. Folio (36.5cm); floral paper and beige linen-covered boards with gilt-stamped title label applied to spine; xxviii,79,[5]pp; illus. Hint of offset to front endpaper..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First Edition. Collection of ten poems from Malanga's then-work-in-progress The Notebooks. The poems are dedicated to Leonard Cohen, Robert Creeley, Charles Henri Ford, Piero Heliczer, Elsa Morante, Charles Olson, Delmore Schwartz, Parker Tyler, Cesar Vallejo, and Anne Waldman. Morrow & Cooney 95b. Limited Issue..... More
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
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First Edition. A substantial collection of poems by Malanga, gathering work spanning nearly four decades. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'Z'. Octavo (23.75cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition. A substantial collection of Malanga's poems, several of them gathered from private and small press editions originally published during the 1970's, and gathered here for the first time. Limited Issue, one of 200 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. First Edition. Substantial collection of poems, complemented by photographs by Malanga throughout the text. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, each with an original signed photograph by Malanga housed in a clear sleeve mounted to front pastedown (this is..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. First Edition. Substantial collection of poems, complemented by photographs by Malanga throughout the text. Limited Issue, one of 125 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.17. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and olive green felt backstrip, with title label mounted to..... More
Paris: Librairie Stock, 1932. First French Edition. Octavo, 130 pages. A Very Good+ copy in publisher's printed self-wraps - one of 1,650 numbered copies, this copy being No. 835. Light wear to the extremities, notably the spine panel and to the edges of the rear wrapper. Signatures are uncut, small..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. First American Edition. An impeccable copy, fresh as the day of publication, with a vibrant red topstain and none of the rubbing or spine fading typically found to George Salter's terrific jacket art. First Printing. Octavo; black cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. First American Edition. The concluding volume in Mann's great tetralogy, telling the story of the Biblical Joseph's rise as a statesman in Egypt, his conduct during the epic famine, and his restoration to his father Jacob. A fresh, well-preserved copy. First Printing. Octavo; black..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2009. First American Edition. The author's tenth novel, a fictionalized biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through the death of Sir Thomas More. Winner of both the Man Booker Prize and the National Book..... More
New York: Harcourt, 2001. First American Edition. First Printing. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. Winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2002, and basis for the recent film adaptation directed by Ang Lee. More
Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2001. First Canadian Edition. The author's breakout novel, reportedly published with a tiny print run of just 2,000 copies. Winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2002, and basis for the four time Oscar-winning film adaptation directed by Ang Lee (2012). First Printing (and correct First), preceding..... More
N.p. S.i., n.d. but ca.1960's-early 1970's. Untitled and (presumed) unpublished poem written in Martinelli's hand. Sheri Martinelli, known to many as the “Queen of the Beats” was a major figure in literature and the arts, friend to a host of major Beat Generation figures, early publisher and long-time correspondant of..... More
New York: Random House, 1990-1999. First Editions. Attractive set of Matthiessen's Florida trilogy, telling the story of E.J. Watson. Over the course of nearly ten years he cut out 400 pages of the original manuscripts and re-wrote large portions of the book, giving voices to characters which previously had none..... More