Literature from art longwood books

Chicago: Big Table Inc., 1959. soft cover, as issued., faint, slight exterior wear. no markings or labels. no bumps, chips, tears. sturdy sewn binding.; 120pp., four b/w photos by aaron siskind. third issue of literary quarterly. contributions by siskind, allen ginsberg (kaddish), norman mailer, john rechy, john ashbery, jean genet, robert creeley, robert duncan, edward dorn, edward dahlberg, others.. First… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., dj has shallow instances of wear along top-edge with minute wear in a few other spots. price on flap intact. else, clean, no markings. no bumps. strong binding.; volume three of the yale edition of the unpublished writings of gertrude stein. preface and notes by virgil thomson.xii-294pp.. First Edition.… Read more about this item

New York: Alef Books , 1994. soft cover. no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, creases. strong binding. appears unused., 47pp., collection of the author's poems.. First Softcover Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Modern Library, 1956. seven volumes complete. cloth, hard covers in dust jackets. one dj is price-clipped. only minute wear to djs at spine-ends and very little elsewhere. one has an age-dulled top-edge, and another has a few faded white-ish spots on its top-edge. one has a small, faint owner name on the half-title. all are clean and… Read more about this item

New York: Signet Books and the New American Library , 1952. paperback. very light, minor rubbing faintly along some edges. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears or creases. binding has a slight slouch to the right,, but otherwise strong, intact.; states, first printing january 1952.; 192pp.; signet 919. First Softcover Edition, First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 12mo -… Read more about this item

London: Seagull Books, 2016. hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean, bright copy. no markings tight binding.; translated from german original by james reidel.; 99pp., first english edition of the poet's posthumously published second book as he intended it to be published. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., uniform toning to pages and some dj margins. sparse margin marks seemingly by a potential reviewer, most all very small in pencil. price on flap undisturbed. strong binding. no bumps or chips.; states first printing.; 238pp., berger's first novel.. First American Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo -… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1882. hardcover, dark green cloth. rebacked at unknown date with original title label affixed to spine. fore and bottom edges untrimmed. rear pastedown has early bookseller's label and a more recent owner's address label adjacent to it. there are a few sections of apprx. 40 pages each which show - at the bottom, a half-cirle… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. cloth, hardcover with top edge dyed red. gilt lettering, decoration to spine. author's stamped initials on cover board. fore-edge untrimmed., lacks dust jacket. a few faint spots to front endpaper, pastedown.minor rubbing, shelf wear to exterior. no markings. no bumps. strong binding.; signed by thomas mann on front free endpaper and underscored with no… Read more about this item

New York: Great Concord Publishers, 1950. soft cover, staple-bound, as issued., one minute white speck to cover and faint sunning to cover's margins. no other flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, creases.; ink signed on title page by vincent ferrini vertically, along the fore-edge margin with no other inscription.; drawing on cover by louis h. evan., 41pp.… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. hardcover in clear vinyl dust jacket, cloth-backed illustrated boards with paper label on spine. minor rubbing to dj. minute wear to exterior, negligible impact. clean. no markings. no bumps. strong binding.; this is number 16 from the handbound limited edition of 276 copies signed by the editor.; 414pp., several b/w illustrations by lewis. anthology… Read more about this item

Reinbek Bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag, 1965. hardcover/illustrated boards in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean, bright copy with no markings. no bumps, tears, creases. tight binding. appears unused.; german text.; 47pp., five illustrations, plus title page and endpapers. first edition of german trade edition. illustrations are of high quality.. 1. Auflage/First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Joan Miro. 8vo… Read more about this item

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. hardcovers in dust jackets. two volumes., a few minor exterior smudges. back top corner has a bump with faint crease to top fore-corner of final 40 pages not affecting use in any way. else, clean. no markings. no tears or clips. strong bindings.; each vol. has its own isbn. vol. one, xxv-1311pp./ vol. two,… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. hardcovers, blue cloth with gilt lettering and illustration to covers. top edges gilt. fore-edges untrimmed., minute, negligible bits of corner-tip wear. some toning to endpapers and periodic sheets within. clean. no markings. no spotting. strong bindings. a well preserved set.; over 900pp. between the two volumes. 266 various illustrations. contains all manner of reference… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. hardcover, cloth-backed paper-covered boards in clear dust jacket., minor rubbing to dj. minute wear to exterior, negligible impact. no other flaws or wear. clean. no markings. strong binding.; this number 7 from the edition 50 copies which are signed and contain a unique watercolor and poem by the author.; 160pp., poetry. a unique copy..… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. hardcover in clear dust jacket, cloth-backed illustrated boards handbound by earle gray. faint, minor rubbing to dj rear panel. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears. tight binding.; this is copy 192 from the numbered, signed edition of 226 printed.; 197pp., a novel by poet james schuyler.. Signed by Author. First Edition - Limited. Hard… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. hardcover in clear dust jacket, as issued., one minute nick or dent to bottom edge of one board. sparse, faint exterior rubbing - minor. clean, no markings. strong binding.; number 135 of the signed edition of 250. signed by fielding dawson on colophon page.; 374pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition - Limited. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

New York: The Grenfell Press for Thomas Groff at Blackrose Editions , 1983. large folded sheet of card stock printed on all four pages in black, red and dull-pink. originally appeared in the journal, story, 1944. this is number 73 from the edition of 150 numbered copies. signed in black ink by charles bukowski under the limitation.. Signed by Author.… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. soft cover., small minor instances of rubbing to exterior. no other flaws, else clean, no writing or markings, strong binding.360pp., frontis photo and 9 b/w illustrations. foreword by robert creeley. preface by editor, gail r. scott. contains numerous poems by the great american modernist painter.. First Softcover Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo… Read more about this item

Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1979. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., any signs of use are minute and negligible. no real flaws or measurable wear. clean. no writing or markings. no bumps, tears, chips. strong binding.; original german text., first edition., 295pp., novel/roman.. Erste Auflage/Erstausgabe. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.