New York, NY, USA: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Samuel P(utnam) Avery (1822-1904) was a talented wood and copper engraver and was employed by leading publishers to provide illustrations for their productions. His collection of 17,775 etchings and lithographs was donated to the New York Public Library. Dick & Fitzgerald, founded by William Brisbane Dick (1827-1901) and Lawrence R. Fitzgerald (1826-1881), was a successful publisher of music books..... More

New York, NY: The Poetry Project, 1967. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Offered here is an especially alluring issue (No. 9) of the Anne Waldman-edited, co-parented Brainchild of St. Mark’s Poetry Project, “The World.” The poets at the famed Poetry Project started “The World” in part to showcase how wide a breadth of creative ferocity was coursing through the veins of literary New York at that time. Similar to the Editorial..... More