San Francisco, CA: Dave Haselwood, 1966. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. "THE GOD I WORSHIP IS A LION / and I pray to him for / SPEED / POWER / DETERMINATION / & / COURAGE!" So writes the great, West-Coast literary eminence, Michael McClure (1932-2020) in the (comparatively untitled) "Dot/Circle." This unique 1966 work from McClure was composed, collaboratively alongside Bruce Conner (1933-2008) a West-Coast Pop artist strongly affiliated with the..... More

New York, NY: Berry-Hill Galleries, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. “American Paintings VII, 1994”, the topic of today’s curation, was ‘94’s entry to Berry-Hill Galleries’ series showcasing American artworks in their galleries. Berry-Hill, the once illustrious, now ill-fated and defunct gallery started the “American Paintings” series in 1981, the goal of which being to highlight American artists with beautiful color-plates and very well annotated essays on said artist and work. “American..... More

London, England: Jonathan Cape, 1980. First UK Edition. Hardcover. "In the early 1800s a Brazilian slave trader sailed to the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, entered into a bizarre history of relations with its monarchs, acquired wealth and a position of outlandish influence but died a poor man. Bruce Chatwin's research into this curious story was abruptly thwarted when, on his second trip to Dahomey (by then called Benin), he..... More

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1983. First American Edition. Hardcover. "Lewis and Benjamin Jones, identical twins, farm "The Vision," a property in the Welsh Borders, with the green fields of England on one side and the black hills of Wales on the other. Here they were born in 1900, and here for eighty years they share one life- eat the same food, sleep in the same bed, swing an..... More

New York, NY: Hanging loose Press, 1993. First Printing. Softcover. This number of the literary & art journal features two poems, "Sick Room" & "Word Up," by Janine Pommy Vega (1942-2010), an important poet associated with the Beat Generation. Also contributions by Bruce Andrews (untitled poem); Joanna Fuhrmann (three poems including "The Assassin of Light"); Detroit resident Jim Gustafson (the poem "Language and Humility"); Anselm Hollo (the poem "Blue Ceiling"..... More

Tucson, AZ: Ironwood Press, 1982. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the literary journal edited by Michael Cuddihy is "A Special Issue" featuring an appreciation of the Black Mountain School poet Hilda Morley (1916-1998) followed by a section entitled "Realism: An Anthology of 'Language' Poets," guest-edited & with an introduction by Ron Silliman. The Morley appreciation features her then-newest & selected poems, interspersed with short appreciative essays by distinguished..... More

Boise, ID: Boise State University, 1974. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. As the back covers of Wayne Chatterton & James H. Maguire's "Western Writers Series" pamphlets suggest, "This continuing series, primarily regional in nature, provides brief but authoritative introductions to the lives and works of authors who have written significant literature about the American West. These attractive, uniform pamphlets, none of them longer than fifty pages, will be useful to the..... More

Rhinebeck, NY: Cid Corman / Open Studio, 1977-1982. First Editions. Stapled Wrappers; Softcover. From the Collection of Award-Winning Poet & Translator, Clayton Eshleman. Offered here is a full run of the elusive Fourth Series of Cid Corman’s legendary ORIGIN Magazine, founded in 1951 by Corman at the prodding of Charles Olson and Robert Creeley. Corman, an editorial trendsetter known for his aggressive championing of the poets and writers he published..... More