San Francisco, CA: James Koller, 1967. First Printing. Softcover. "rages/ strain/ Dog of Tartarus/ Guards of Tartarus/ Finks of the Bosses. War Makers" (untitled, Charles Olson, first stanza pg. 1) This vintage 1967 number of the literary journal co-edited (with Edward van Aelstyn) & published by the noted poet-ecologist James Koller (1936-2014) is the proverbial Embarrassment of Riches, with contributions of cutting-edge poetry, prose-poetry & prose by a dizzying array..... More

Eugene, OR: Northwest Review, 1963. First Printing. “Still, a more serious problem remains for this hearing: the issues arising from the murder of seventy men, that is to say, the greatest massacre we have ever known. The guilty remains at liberty with weapons in hand - weapons which continually threaten the citizens. If all the weight of the law does not fall upon the guilty, because of cowardice, or because..... More

Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, 1962. first Printing. Softcover. A vintage number of the literary, art & cultural journal published by the University of Oregon & then-edited by Edward van Aelstyn (1936-2018), the noted actor-director, editor & academician. Featuring three early poems by Charles Bukowski (1920-1994), the cult favorite poet-denizen of the dive bar & the racetrack- "The Pleasures of the Damned,' "The Dead Flowers of Myself" & "Woman on..... More