Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc. / The Crime Club, 1980. First Edition. Attractive copy of the author's third collection of mystery short stories, featuring twelve tales which first appeared chiefly in the pages of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Hubin, p.16. First Printing, a Review Copy, with the publisher's..... More
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Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1957. First Edition. Attractive copy of Beckett's second dramatic masterpiece concerning the ennui surrounding Hamm and Clov, two mutually-dependent characters living in a wasteland of rubbish. Lieberson (1911-1977) was the president of Columbia Records from 1956-1971, and again from 1973-1975. Prior to that, he had..... More
Sacramento: By the author, [1970]. Interesting group of items from the native Chicago poet and one of the principal figures of the mimeo revolution. Chiarrello was a poet, editor, and secretary to Lawrence Ferlinghetti; in his letter Blazek mentions the inclusion of the aforementioned poems for "the basement mimeo caper."..... More
Paris: Denoël, 1957. First French Edition. First Printing. Near Fine in illustrated wrappers, a lovely copy of the French crime fiction duo's sixth book. Light rubbing along the hinges, a few glue ridges along the spine panel, and a some light browning to the text edges. This is a French..... More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. First U.K. Edition. An association copy of the highest quality, inscribed to Bradbury's long-time friend, mentor, and literary agent Forrest Ackerman. It was Ackerman who introduced a teenage Bradbury to the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society, published Bradbury's first story in his fanzine Imagination, and who..... More
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1987. First Trade Edition. Attractive, fine press printing of Bradbury's poetry. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, the two men were diligent about inscribing and exchanging books with each other. Safire deeply admired Bradbury's writing, notably reviewing Zen and the Art of Writing: Essays on..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Edition. Chronicle of Bradbury's seven month trip to Ireland, where he wrote the screenplay to John Huston's adaptation of Moby Dick. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, Bradbury and Safire were diligent about inscribing and exchanging books with each other. Safire deeply admired..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. Attractive association copy of this early collection of Bradbury's space-themed poetry. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, Safire reviewed Bradbury's Zen and the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity for his New York Times column "On Language," and frequently cited Bradbury's work..... More
Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, Inc., 1992. First Separate Edition. First illustrated edition of Bradbury's time-travel story, first published in the pages of Playboy in 1984. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, the two men were diligent about inscribing and exchanging books with each other. Safire deeply admired Bradbury's writing, notably..... More
San Francisco: Cranium Press, 1966. Second Edition. Brautigan's first regularly published book, inscribed to Shigeyoshi "Shig" Murao, who managed the City Lights Bookstore for more than 25 years. Murao was at the very center of the San Francisco Beat scene, who knew Brautigan since he was an awkward 20-something newcomer..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Bukowski's first book published by Black Sparrow Press, a collection of early poems describing L.A. and Hollywood as cold and inhospitable, containing a marvelous and lengthy inscription, composed two weeks after publication, to poet John Thomas Idlet (1930-2002). Bukowski and Thomas maintained..... More
Chicago: Literary Times - Cyofeth Publications, 1965. First Edition. Lovely copy of this collection, featuring poems which previously appeared in the pages of little magazines like Outsider, Epos, The Naked Ear, Targets, San Francisco Review, Impetus, Sciamachy, and Quicksilver, et al. Gathered together here for the first time, with a...... More
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1977. Attractive copy of this short story collection, gathering works which first appeared in the pages of Open City, NOLA Express, The Berkeley Barb, and Evergreen Review, et al. A distinctive copy, signed and inscribed by four individuals with deep, personal connections to the author..... More
Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1970. First Edition. A major association copy of this collection of early verse, inscribed just a few months following publication. Carl Weissner (1940-2012) was German author, publisher, translator, and counterculture figure, noted for his translations of William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, J.G. Ballard, Harold..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1989. First Trade Edition. Bukowski's novel based on his experiences making the film 'Barfly,' filmed by Barbet Schroeder in 1987. This copy bears a warm, personal inscription to Mina and Sholom "Red" Stodolsky, who operated the Baroque Bookstore in Hollywood, CA from 1972 until his..... More
New York: 7 Poets Press, [1962]. First Edition. Early chapbook, with the subjects covered by these poems being those closest to the author's heart: women, the race track, and classical music. A charming inscription to author and long-time friend Seamus Cooney, who in addition to editing five volumes of Bukowski's..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. First Edition. Attractive presentation copy of Bukowski's second full-length collection of poems published by Black Sparrow Press. A significant collection, bearing an elaborate contemporary inscription. Krumhansl 41b. First Printing, wrappered issue (2,515 copies). Octavo (23.5cm); printed wrappers; [10],11-159,[5]pp. Inscribed on the title page to..... More
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1976. Volume collecting a large portion of Bukowski's "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" column which he wrote for Open City between May, 1967 and February, 1969. The column and subsequent publication of the book made Bukowski more famous than nearly anything else he did..... More
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Crescent City, FL: EPOS, 1962. First Edition. Special "Extra Issue" of this Florida-based poetry quarterly, the first such issue published by EPOS dedicated entirely to the work of a single author. A distinguished copy, with a contemporary inscription to poet John William Corrington, with whom Bukowski enjoyed a lengthy, early..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. First Edition. Attractive copy of one of Bukowski's most substantial collections from the 1980's. While we have handled many of the author's typescript poems, we've handled precious few that were chosen to title major collections. Provenance: From the collection of photographer Michael Montfort. Krumhansl..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1936. First Edition. More than likely this copy was inscribed during the filming of 'Nobody Lives Forever' in 1946, a film directed by Negulesco and based on a book and screenplay by Burnett. A novel about an Ohio Governor named Read Cole, whose initial..... More
Rome: Cleto Polcina, 1989. First Edition. Italian exhibition catalog for a collection of Burroughs's shotgun art and collages from the October and Tony Shafrazi Galleries, highlighting 15 pieces. In his essay within the catalog, Burroughs explains that the title is derived from a concept found within the Carlos Castaneda books..... More
Paris: Julliard, 1979. First French Edition. Collection of 20 short stories, originally written in the early 1950's. Preceded by the Italian First published by Einaudi, the French edition precedes both the US and UK editions by four years. A superb inscription to Marie-Claude de Brunhoff, literary critic for L'Express, Le..... More
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New York: Rapoport Printing, Inc. / Larry Clark, [1979]; 1987. A striking pair of Clark's highly-regarded documentary photobooks, depicting "youthful alienation as a full-time way of life, with little or no way back into society. His documentation of communes in Tulsa, where serious drug-taking rated higher than casual sex on..... More
New York: S.i., [ca.1963-64]. Superb, early letter, connecting three of the most influential illustrators of the 1960's. We find young Crumb living in New York - well before the wide recognition Zap Comix would bring him - appealing to his friend Harvey Kurtzman for help. Kurtzman, formerly of EC Comics..... More