Malcolm Lowry from Philip Smith, Bookseller

New York: New American Library, 1953. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 12mo, 360pp, printed wrappers. The third volume of this important series. Includes the story Strange Comfort Afforded by the Profession by Malcolm Lowry (Woolmer C58), plus work by other major contributors. Unmarked copy, tight with moderate reading wear and typical patches of peeling to… Read more about this item

New York: Bantam Books, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 12mo, vi+282pp, printed wrappers. Includes Ghostkeeper by Lowry (34pp, prose) and A Memory of Malcolm Lowry (5pp) by Dr. C. G. McNeill. Woolmer C219. Unmarked copy, a little rubbing to edges, faint sunning at spine.

Vancouver: The University of British Columbia, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine. 8vo, 84pp, printed wrappers. Sharp copy of this issue, which includes Preface to a Novel by Malcolm Lowry (written for the French edition of Under the Volcano) and part two of a Lowry bibliography. Woolmer C125. Unmarked copy, very minor wear.

Philadelphia: Temple University, 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 160pp, printed wrappers. Includes a Malcolm Lowry cover and a lead essay by Richard Hauer Costa on the genesis of Under the Volcano. Also an essay on documentary narrative in Truman Capote and William Manchester. Unmarked copy, light outer wear.

London: Encounter Ltd, 1970 . 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Small 4to, 96pp, printed wrappers. Includes "Malcolm Lowry, New York Publishing and the 'New Illiteracy'" by Matthew Corrigan (14pp, two-column). Also an essay on Ernst Junger by George Steiner. Unmarked copy, light bump to one corner.

Montreal, Canada: Exchange Publications Inc, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 80pp, stapled wrappers. Includes the poem Men with Coats Thrashing by Malcolm Lowry, plus work by Mailer et al. Unmarked copy, light damp staining at inner at top margins throughout (not musty).

Sausalito: Angel Island Publications, Inc, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 160pp, printed wrappers. Seventh issue of this high-quality cultural magazine published in the Bay Area. Includes 9 poems by Malcolm Lowry, plus a note on Lowry by Earle Birney. (Woolmer C66-C74.) This issue is dedicated to Kenneth Patchen (with a full-page… Read more about this item

Vancouver: The British Columbia Monthly, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Tabloid, 8pp. Uncirculated copy of this scarce early '70s literary tabloid, features a prose piece by Malcolm Lowry on the front page. Not in Woolmer. Toning to newsprint stock, no markings.

London: Arena, 1949. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. Excellent first-issue literary magazine from 1949, includes 4 poems by Malcolm Lowry and an essay on B. Traven. Woolmer C49-C52. Small corner loss to front cover, bumping and indentation along the fore-edge, contents clean.

Toronto: The Tamarack Review, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 104pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of this Canadian literary magazine from 1961, which includes a section of poems by Malcolm Lowry and a memoir of Lowry by Earle Birney. Subscription form laid in. Tight, clean and unmarked, with a bit of light… Read more about this item

Vancouver: The University of British Columbia, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 128pp, printed wrappers. Sharp copy of this issue, which includes three articles (44pp) on Malcolm Lowry. Unmarked copy, minor wear to lap wrappers.

Vancouver: The University of British Columbia, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 88pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of this special Malcolm Lowry issue, including writing by and about Lowry and part one of a Lowry bibliography. Woolmer C81-C92. Unmarked copy, very minor wear.

New York: Wake Editions, 1952. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 128pp (plus plates), printed wrappers. Includes a 10-page letter from Malcolm Lowry. Woolmer C57. Unmarked copy, light toning to covers.

New York: Saturday Review Associates, Inc, 1947. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 36pp, stapled wrappers. This 1947 issue features a cover portrait of Malcolm Lowry and a review of "Under the Volcano" and capsule biography of the author. Dylan Thomas is the subject of another review. Unmarked copy, subscription crease and… Read more about this item

London: The London Magazine, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. Includes three poems by Malcolm Lowry. Woolmer C154-C156. One page of theatre criticism has an underline and marginal line, arrival date stamp to cover, slight spine lean, sound overall.

Eugene, OR: The University of Oregon, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 128pp, printed wrappers. Includes 12 poems by Malcolm Lowry, with an introduction by Earle Birney. Woolmer C173-C184. Unmarked copy, light outer wear and creasing.

Toronto: The Tamarack Review, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 104pp, printed wrappers. Includes three poems by Malcolm Lowry. Woolmer C194-C196. Unmarked copy with light sunning at spine.

Vancouver: The Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Good /No Jacket. Good-. 8vo, 40pp, stapled wrappers. Issue leads with two poems by Malcolm Lowry. Woolmer C166-C167. Corner dampstain to cover and first 7 interior leaves, general cover soil.

London: Encounter, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Small 4to, 96pp, printed wrappers. Includes "Malcolm Lowry: A First Impression" by James Stern (10pp, includes a Lowry postcard text). Woolmer C213. Unmarked copy, a little rubbing to spine and back cover.

Vancouver: Resource Publications, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine. 8vo, 24pp, stapled wrappers. Rare ephemeral publication from 1970, includes two poems by Malcolm Lowry. Not in Woolmer.