Little Magazines & Zines

Boise, ID: Robert Carr, 1987. Softcover. Very Good. 8-1/2 x 11 Softcover; 32pp; Card covers with binding sewn with thread, covers bright, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Third issue of wickedly fun, counterculture, satirical, punkish, humorous, prankish, art, political, collage, comics zine from the 1980s. Partial Contents: Porn-aid; Dr. Shock; Jerry Brown & His Whine & Cheese Commandos; Radiation Burn Soap; Ninja Colostomy Bag; The Bombmarche Catalog; much more. Fully Illustrated. Scarce.

New York: The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church, 1988. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 100pp, printed wrappers. Second issue of this scarce underground magazine edited by Richard Meyers. Unmarked copy, two spots of edgewear to cover.

1854 FASHION Godey Lady's Book American Magazine Illustrated Dress Costume 2v

'Godey's Lady's Book' was a 19th-century American magazine known for its collection of poetry, illustrations, and articles by prominent female authors and artists. It addressed fashion trends, women's dress, and directions on how to make dresses and garments. This two volume set of tomes contains the issues from 1854 and 1855 and provides an excellent view into the styles and fashion of the mid-19th-century. Note the full-page engravings throughout.
Item number: #18375
Price: $499
GODEY, Louis Antoine
Godey's lady's book,
Philadelphia: L.A. Godey, 1854-55.

Details:

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 tomes
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Vol. I, 1855 – 574
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Vol. II, 1854 – 570
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Illustrated throughout each tome
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~9.5in X 6.25in (24cm x 16cm)
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New York: Angel Hair, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 48pp (letterpress printed), stapled wrappers. A beautifully designed issue of this literary and artistic magazine edited by Anne Waldman and Lewis Warsh amidst the cultural ferment of 1960s New York City. Includes early writing by Vito Acconci and Rene Ricard, plus work by key members of the New York School. Unmarked copy, typical wear to lap wrapper edges, a little cover soil/toning and reading wear, covers a bit pulled at staples (not externally visible).

New York: Maureen Owen, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Folio, 56 leaves (mimeographed one side), stapled wrappers. Scarce second issue of Maureen Owen's long-running magazine, printed at The Poetry Project in NYC; includes a very early Jim Carroll collaboration with Ted Berrigan and Bill Berkson, plus work from the time and place. Staining near bottom edge (mainly affecting back cover and flast interior leaf), else a bit of general reading wear and soil.

New York: Floating Bear, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 22pp (mimeographed), stapled front wrapper by Wallace Berman. One of the last issues of this essential sixties underground literary journal edited by Diane Di Prima and distributed by mailing list. Phone number notation to front cover and author credit written on last page, final 3 leaves detached from one staple, a bit of spotting and wear.

Leeds, England: Location Press, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 14pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce issue of this important sixties little magazine of avant-garde writing. Cover by John Furnival. Some numerical marginalia to publications list pages (seem to be prices), else unmarked, horizontal mailing folds, a bit of general wear and soil.

New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 12pp (mimeographed), corner-stapled. Scarce early issue of the seminal sixties underground mimeo revolution mag, distributed by mailing list. Includes 12 poems by George Stanley. This copy addressed to Tony Weinberger (presumably the later Max's Kansas City associate). Library stamp to cover (no other markings), horizontal mailing fold, a bit of overall wear and soil.

Sausalito, CA: Horace Schwartz, 1952. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 44pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce third issue of this influential proto-Beat literary magazine from 1952 Sausalito. Includes two poems by Christopher Maclaine from around the time of his groundbreaking film The End, as well as work by Harry Hooton and others. Nice unmarked copy with minor cover soil and some staple rust.

Huntington, WV: Little Review Press, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 24pp, stapled wrappers. This rare little magazine includes Blue Yodel of Those Who Were Always Telling Me by Frank Stanford, plus work by a range of other contributors. Unmarked copy, a bit of wear.

London: Lovebooks Ltd, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+ (but 1 page printed blank and provided in photocopy). 8vo, 80pp, printed wrappers. A key underground magazine from 1965 London and New York: Allen Ginsberg on cover and substantial (27pp) inside content, New York editor Ted Berrigan contributes 2 poems (Shipwrecks and Tooting My Horn on Duty) and 1 collaboration with Ron Padgett; also work by future Cream lyricist Pete Brown, Tuli Kupferberg, and Archie Shepp, et al. Scarce; this was an important precursor of the seminal sixties underground newspaper The International Times, and was edited by Miles and John Hoppy Hopkins (the latter credited with advertising). Includes a notice of the future opening of the Indica gallery. A solid unmarked copy with a little toning and wear, but one page of the Ginsberg poem was misprinted blank (a photocopy of missing page is provided).

New York: Partisan Review / The John Reed Club of New York, 1934. 1st edition. Soft cover. Good /No Jacket (as issued). Good+. 8vo, 64pp, printed wrappers. The historic first issue of one of the most important American literary and intellectual reviews, includes writing by James T. Farrell, Edwin Rolfe, et al. A moderately worn copy, small chip to spine, general wear and soil, a few early pages have pencil marginalia.

Brooklyn: The Floating Bear, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 26pp (mimeographed), stapled front wrapper. This 1967 issue of The Floating Bear includes work by Beat and other luminaries. Unmarked copy, a little waviness from damp (not musty), library stamp to front cover, has not been addressed or mailed.

New York: The Floating Bear, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 12pp (mimeographed), corner-stapled. Scarce early issue of the seminal sixties underground mimeo revolution mag, distributed by mailing list. Includes an excerpt from Happiness Bastard by Kirby Doyle (6 years before its book publication). Unmarked copy, horizontal mailing crease (but not addressed or mailed), some minor soil and wear.

Berkeley, CA: Blue Suede Shoes, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 13 leaves (printed one-side), stapled wrappers. A rare issue from the incomprehensible-numeration phase of this journal edited by Keith Abbott, entirely devoted to Abbott's verse, with illustrations by Opal Louis Nations. Unmarked copy from Nations's collection, with some light general wear and faint storage must.