Orient, NY: The Mediterranean Review, 1971. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski. The second vintage number of the acclaimed literary & art journal "...devoted to new literature not only from the Mediterranean area but from the rest of the world" as stated by the publisher, chiefly edited by Robert DeMaria. Featuring an insightful, in-depth interview with primary Beat-&-Beyond author Paul Bowles conducted by Oliver Evans; a diaristic prose-poem essay..... More

Warwickshire, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2000. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage early 2000 number of the magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK features excerpts from an interview with & a short memoir of Charles Bukowski by Italian journalists who made pilgrimages to the USA to meet with him, an article by Aaron Krumhansl on his bibliography of Bukowski, & more on the..... More

Chicago, IL: Big Table, Inc., 1959-1960. First Printings. Softcovers. Here are all five contiguous issues of one of the most important literary journals ever published: Big Table. A legendary response to censure & censorship by the mid-twentieth century American academic-literary establishment, Big Table was conceived by Irving Rosenthal, the editor of the prestigious Chicago Review. Issues of the review published in 1958 featured writings & excerpts by Jack Kerouac &..... More

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited First Edition. Signed by Paul Bowles and bibliographer Jeffrey Miller, This copy is #186/200. This is a comprehensive compilation of the published writings & music of Paul Bowless (1910-1999) through 1986. A must for the serious Paul Bowles aficionado-collector, & a most rare, beautiful collectible item in itself. As New. More

New York, NY: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a fine, comprehensive biography of the elusive, legendary writer & composer Paul Bowles, who was sought out by & famously influenced William S. Burroughs, the other primary Beat writers and many others as an expatriate in Tangier, Morocco. Indeed, the title is reminiscent of the name given to WSB by Tangier locals when he lived there as an..... More

Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. An acclaimed biography of Paul Bowles, author, musician & composer. As New. More

Tiburon, CA: Cadmus Editions, 1997. First American Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author and Translator. Rey Rosa's first full-length Novella - Translated from the Spanish & Afterword by Paul Bowles. Bilingual edition with Spanish on left pages & English translation on right pages. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Rey Rosa & Paul Bowles, this is #20/150. Red cloth. Dust jacket has crease on front flap. Near Mint... More

New York, NY: Conjunctions, 1981. First Softcover Printing. Softcover. Signed by Clayton Eshleman. This historic, very first number of the prestigious literary journal chiefly edited by Bradford Morrow is subtitled "A Festschrift in honor of James Laughlin, Publisher of New Directions" & features many essays, odes & tributes to the legendary litterateur by Robert Creeley, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Donald Hall, Denise Levertov, Michael McClure (who passed away recently as of this..... More

Burlingame, CA: The Chrysalis West Foundation, 1962. First Printing. Softcover. The first issue of this important literary journal, edited by Gordon Lish, who would go on to edit & mentor the work of key American writers, most notably Raymond Carver. Featuring a special section of tributes to the great poet Jack Gilbert (1925-2012) by such literary luminaries among his contemporaries as Denise Levertov, Kenneth Rexroth, Theodore Roethke, Stephen Spender &..... More

New York, NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1971. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. "It should be noted...that the work which ultimately led to this volume began as a project to increase and improve the reading habits of the girls in New York City's Elizabeth Barrett Browning Junior High School. In the hope that their responses would help stimulate worthwhile reading, several prominent writers were asked: "Which book or books were your favorites..... More

New York, NY: Stanley Lewis, 1972. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski. This very first number of the critical literary journal edited by noted author Herbert Leibowitz features many learned reviews & essays about a vast array of poets & their works representing myriad schools & movements. In one case, a major poet is both a critic & the subject of criticism: Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed & prolific Beat-influenced..... More