Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2020. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. "William Burroughs...is one of those few writers who become a legend in their own lifetime. He is also, to all intents and purposes, invisible. " (from first page) Really more of an essay interspersed with quotes of William S. Burroughs & his works rather than a traditional back-&-forth interview, this very informative & insightful piece was first published in..... More

Paris, France: Sadruddin Aga Khan, 1962. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the prestigious literary journal then-chiefly edited by George Plimpton features five poems by the canonical American poet Robert Bly; "Love Song" by Denise Levertov; "The Turning" by Philip Levine; an in-depth interview with Mary McCarthy during the time she was working on what would become her now-famous novel The Group, conducted by Elisabeth Niebuhr & preceded by..... More

Paris, France: Sadruddin Aga Khan, 1962. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the legendary literary journal then-chiefly edited by George Plimpton features an excerpt from a then-newly published novel, How It Is, by the austere modern master Samuel Beckett; the short story "Funes the Memorious" by the revered Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges; a short work of memoir, "In The Cold," by the now half-forgotten but brilliant Alfred Chester;..... More

New York, NY: Stony Brook Poetics Foundation, 1968. First Printing. Softcover. Signed Twice by & From the Library of Clayton Eshleman, Award-Winning Poet & Groundbreaking Scholar. A strikingly ambitious journal, STONY BROOK 1/2 is not only a Texas-Sized T-bone Steak of a "little mag," but offers one hell of a roster. We have Beats, badge-donning "New York" poets, Objectivists like Carl Rakosi, categories-unto-themselves like the enigmatic Robert Duncan, Grandfather-Modernist to..... More

Fremont, MI: The Sumac Press, 1969. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Clayton Eshleman. This early vintage number of the esteemed literary journal features the poem "Diagonal" (pgs. 110-113) by Clayton Eshleman, the acclaimed & prolific poet, editor & educator who resides near us in Michigan, our friend & mentor. On title page, Eshleman has hand-written his signature. Also in this issue are contributions of poetry by Paul Hannigan, Denise Levertov..... More

London, England: Golconda Fine Art Books, 2018; 2020. Limited First Editions. Stapled Wrappers. Both volumes signed by Alexander Adams. "I have accepted the view that my verse benefits from illustration and that- as an artist- I am well placed to provide that. My verse has appeared in anthologies without illustration, so it seems that the verse is strong enough to function without images. I try to write verse as if..... More

Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Tom Clark. "Sky above California apartment building/ Sky above Damascus' whitest mosque/ Sky above Franz Schubert composing a nostalgic measure/ Sky above Vida Blue throwing smoke/ In all of you one common ingredient: Blue/ Blue is not white/ Death is white/ Blue is cool/ Blue is all right" ("Blue," pg. 11) A collection with the title poem..... More

Detroit, MI: The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual; Self-Published, 1990. First Edition Thus; Developed Photographs. Postcard & Developed Photographs Matted & Framed. Hand-typed & signed by Edie Kerouac Parker. A rare & unique Jack Kerouac-related assemblage: Postcard from Arthur & Kit Knight's Unspeakable Visions of the Individual series, with image of "Jack Kerouac/ Nicky's Old 66 Cafe/ Lowell, Massachusetts/ September 1962" (description on verso) on recto, & a hand-typed signed..... More