New York, NY: The Ecco Press, 1989. First Printing. Softcover. This autumn 1989 number of the literary journal founded by Paul Bowles features contributions by two important Beat-related writers: "A Tangier Episode" by Harold Norse, with anecdotes relating to Bowles & his wife Jane, William S. Burroughs, Tennessee Williams & others; & the meditative essay "On the Path and Off the Trail" by Gary Snyder. Also in this issue are..... More
[Item #1928]
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
[Item #2144]
Warwickshire, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2004. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage autumn 2004 number of the magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK features a most informative article on playwright Jack Gelbert's adventures with the Living Theatre, founded by Julian Beck & Judith Malina (who recently passed away), by Jay Jeffrey Jones. Also an interview conducted by Ring with Allen Hibbard on his..... More
[Item #2152]
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
[Item #3338]
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
[Item #1021]
Bolinas, CA: Tombouctou, 1986. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author and translator Translated by Paul Bowles. One of 100 hardcover copies signed by both author Mohammed Mrabet & translator Paul Bowles. Issued without dust jacket., no sequence number. A very rare & collectible Paul Bowles item. Fine. More
[Item #1022]
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
[Item #1023]
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Sealed in Shrinkwrap First Trade Edition, still shrinkwrapped, edited by Gena Dagel Caponi. This book offers deep insights, in his own words, into the mind of the aloof & enigmatic literary legend Paul Bowles, whose life & haunting writings greatly influenced the Beat Generation & many others. As New. More
[Item #1024]
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. An acclaimed biography of Paul Bowles, author, musician & composer. As New. More
[Item #1025]
Zurich, Switzerland: Vittorio Santaro, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. With a preface by the author & photographs by Vittorio Santoro. First edition. One of 1500 copies issued. Issued without dust jacket. Fine. More
[Item #1026]
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
[Item #1027]
New York, NY: Bard College/Robert M. McKinney, 1983. First Softcover Printing. Softcover. This fifth number of the prestigious literary journal features three poems including "Destiny Waltz" by the great American poet John Ashberry; a unique short prose piece undivided by paragraphs or punctuation, "Massachusetts 1932," by Paul Bowles, the legendary expatriate American writer, composer & Beat associate; an interview with the esteemed British poet Basil Bunting conducted & with several..... More
[Item #2475]
San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Clayton Eshleman. "The Stiffest of the Corpse brings together the best of the radical journal of books and ideas that galvanized the tepid literary world of the 1980s. Talk, erudition and savagery join here for a truly international assault on mass hypnosis and image manipulation. This collection should further fuel the controversies that are the life blood of..... More
[Item #3349]
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
[Item #2134]
New York, NY: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1981. First Printing. Softcover. This number of the proceedings of the prestigious Academy includes a commemorative tribute by Allen Ginsberg to Henry Miller, who had died the previous year: "He innovated in the courageous mode of spontaneous prose- prose which depends on the energy of the mind moving and the fearless recollection of that energy at time of composition."..... More
[Item #1686]
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
[Item #3175]
Boston, MA: Partisan Review, Inc., 1991. First Printing. Softcover. This number of the late, venerable American literary journal features an excerpt from Norman Mailer's then-forthcoming novel Harlot's Ghost, now regarded as an exemplary classic by this great American novelist, entitled "Harlot's Lady." Also a scholarly literary-critical essay on the works of Vladimir Nabokov by Robert Alter ("Nabokov and Memory"); a memorial tribute to acclaimed artist Robert Motherwell by Karen Wilkin;..... More
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