John Wieners

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Pressed Wafer

Buffalo, NY: The Gallery Upstairs Press, 1967. First Edition. Hand-sewn Wrappers. An collection of poems by the great Beat poet John Weiners. This is one of 900 copies in handsewn wrappers out of a total edition of 1000, 100 copies were handbound in boards and signed. Title label affixed to front cover. In near mint condition with only minor creases around thread holes. Mint. Item #1386

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Price: $54.00
Pressed Wafer
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Pressed Wafer

Buffalo, NY: The Gallery Upstairs Press, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. A collection of poems by the great Beat poet John Wieners. This is one of 100 numbered handbound hardcover copies signed by the poet. A wonderful rarity in very fine condition with only some slight fading along the edges & slight wear to the label affixed to the spine. Very fine. Item #1387

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Price: $90.00
Pressed Wafer
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A Letter to Charles Olson

New York, NY: Portents, 1968. First Edition. Broadside. A Letter to Charles Olson is a long, folded broadside published by Sam Charters' Portents in 1968. It is the text of a letter and poem John Wieners wrote to Olson on November 24, 1957. Folded as issued with the red ribbon seal included. Mint. Item #1388

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A Letter to Charles Olson
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Invitation

Santa Barbara, CA: Unicorn Press, 1970. First Edition. Broadside. A letterpress printed poetry broadside that has been tipped & folded into boards with a printed title label affixed to front cover. This is one of 200 hard bound copies numbered & signed by John Weiners, out of a total edition of 500 copies. A beautiful item. Mint. Item #1389

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Price: $60.00
Invitation
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Selected Poems 1958-1984

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. Signed Limited Edition. Hard Cover. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4. A major collection spanning almost three decades of this important lyric poet's work. Wieners was a student of Charles Olson and Robert Duncan at Black Mountain College and actively participated in the San Francisco Renaissance. With a foreword by Allen Ginsberg & edited by Raymond Foye. In publisher's clear dust jacket as issued. In very... Item #1390

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Price: $150.00
Selected Poems 1958-1984
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Cultural Affairs in Boston: Poetry & Prose 1956-1985

Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. Signed Limited Edition. Hard Cover. A compendium of John Weiners' poetry & prose spanning much of his career, edited by Raymond Foye & with a preface by Robert Creeley. One of 200 numbered copies handbound in boards and signed by John Wieners, Robert Creeley and Raymond Foye. This is copy# 36/200. In publisher's clear dj as issued. Another increasingly rare Black Sparrow Press... Item #1391

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Price: $119.00
Cultural Affairs in Boston: Poetry & Prose 1956-1985

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