Stuttgart, Germany: Ithaka Verlag, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & signed to Charles Plymell by Klaus F. Schneider. A volume of poetry by Klaus F. Schneider, published in Germany & with all text in German. A beautifully minimalist production, softcover original in wrappers with flaps attached at spine. On the shorter title page/ front endpaper, Schneider has hand-written: "For (Herr?) Charles/ of Sprochroly(?)/ the translation/ bellow(sic) by euisil(?)/ 'pleased to..... More

New York, NY: New Directions Books, 1969. First Softcover Edition, Fifth Printing. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Gary Snyder. "Both Pound and Williams have shown how a good poet can revitalize prose style. Earth House Hold (a play on the root meanings of "ecology") drawn from Gary Snyder's essays and journals, may prove a landmark for the new generation." (from back cover) A now-classic collection of writings by Gary Snyder..... More

Jefferston, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1983. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski. This first number of the prestigious scholarly journal, edited by Lee Bartlett & Peter White, features a "Forum" section of essays under the topic-heading of "Sexual Poetics: Notes on Genre and Gender in Poetry by Women," with contributions by four distinguished American female poets including Denise Levertov & Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed & prolific poet who..... More

New York, NY: The Paris Review, 1970. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the highly prestigious literary journal then-chiefly edited by George Plimpton along with such esteemed literary figures as Donald Hall & Tom Clark (its official Poetry Editor) features an interview with Charles Olson, the 'Maximus' intellectual & physical Giant of Black Mountain School-&-Beyond poetry. Olson (1910-1970) had passed away very early in the year this issue appeared..... More

San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1984. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "Vividly colored, surrealistic, vibrating with unashamed emotion, humorous, and outrageous- the picture poems of Kenneth Patchen are the unique creation of one of the twentieth century's most inventive writers and artists. Here is the first major full-color collection of Patchen's paintings, which unite his energetic poetry with a brilliant tapestry of form and color." (from back cover) A stirring..... More

New York, NY: The Paris Review, 1968. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the legendary literary journal then-chiefly edited by George Plimpton with, among others, American poetry giant Donald Hall & (as "Poetry Editor") the Beat-&-Beyond prolific poet & biographer Tom Clark, features an interview with Beat Generation Founding Father Jack Kerouac, conducted by the great New York School-&-Beyond poet Ted Berrigan, a key installment in the Review's "The..... More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada; San Francisco, CA: The Coach House Press; City Lights Books, 1973; 1974. First Canadian Edition; First USA Edition. Softcovers. We are pleased to offer the first North American editions of Iron Horse, the long & exemplary poem by Allen Ginsberg dated July 22-23, 1966: (1) First-ever edition, from the first printing of 1000 copies, published in Canada by The Coach House Press during January 1973, with date..... More

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. "Wilson's invisible man, the Outsider, may be described as a blend of existentialist hero, religious man without God, and prophet or saint-in-embryo. His dilemma might be described as that of a man living under the conviction of sin who cannot accept traditional Christianity...Indeed, The Outsider is a logically untenable book unless it is read in the light of Author Wilson's conviction..... More

Sarasota. FL: Periplus Press, 1970. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski. This issue of the literary journal chiefly edited & with contribution by John Weber is an especially rich gathering of works by some of the most notable poets of different generations & schools: An early poem by Margaret Atwood ("Lying Here"), who would go on to write the prize-winning & explosively influential The Handmaid's Tale & its sequel;..... More

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1960. First Edition. Softcover. "The drive, the fury, the frankness they bring to their writing has made the Beat Generation the most hotly discussed literary movement of the century. Here is the Beat world, the world that has aroused the critics to shocked outrage and loud praise. Here is the jazz, the junk, the jargon- and, above all, the anger. Here is a ruthlessly honest..... More