Austin, TX: Cuneiform Press, 2009. Limited First Edition. Sewn Wrappers. A collaborative work by poet Bill Berkson (1939-2016) & artist George Schneeman (1934-2009) dedicated to their mutual friend & collaborator Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), the giant of the New York School of poetry & a canonical category onto himself. As noted in colophon, this is one of an edition of 500 (un-numbered) copies published during autumn 2009, in the same dimensions..... More
[Item #2740]
Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. "Letters illuminating a legendary literary love affair and the young artists who made 1960s New York the world's cultural capital. Ted and Sandy Berrigan's honeymoon ended when her father...forced Sandy into a mental hospital, had Ted run out of town by the sheriff, and hired private detectives to investigate his friends. These intimate, irresistible letters, written over the course of their..... More
[Item #2711]
New York, NY: Situations, 1998. First Separate Edition. Stapled Wrappers. The title work along with eleven other short prose-poem stories by Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), the great New York School poet's-poet & a canonical category onto himself. A note preceding this collection states that it first "...appeared in Angel Hair #4, Winter 1967/68, thanks to editors Lewis Warsh and Anne Waldman, and has not been published since..." This first separate publication..... More
[Item #2709]
New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1994. First Printing. Softcover. "This 'master of pathos," as Robert Duncan called him, who could so move the reader with such unaggressive method and such relaxed and seemingly common language was, in fact, a most subtle and resourceful innovator...."(from back cover blurb by Robert Creeley) A selection of poems by Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), the New York School poet's-poet who has a special, unique place in..... More
[Item #2707]
Berkeley, CA: Blue Wind Press, 1980. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & signed to Ken & Anne Mikolowski by Ted Berrigan. A landmark collection of poems by Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), among the giants of the New York School of poetry & an acclaimed category onto himself with his own inimitable style. First trade softcover edition issued in the spring of 1980. With front cover illustration by Donna Dennis & artworks..... More
[Item #2705]
Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 1991. First Edition, Contributor's Copy. Hardcover. A compilation of writings by & in homage to Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), towering poet of the New York School & a veritable category onto himself. Edited & with contributions by Anne Waldman, another icon of the New York School-&-Beyond. Also with contributions of poetry, interviews, letters, Journal entries, reproductions of artworks, etc. by Berrigan himself; Ron Padgett; Robert Duncan;..... More
[Item #2706]
Berkeley, CA: Rumor Books/Listening Chamber, 2007. Limited First Edition. Softcover. A slim volume of translations by Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), the canonical New York School poet's-poet; in collaboration with noted scholar Gordon Brotherston. Among the great poets whose works are translated here are Guillaume Apollinaire, Heinrich Heine & Pablo Neruda. With short introductions by Beat-&-Beyond legend Anne Waldman & the esteemed Finnish-born poet & translator Anselm Hollo (1934-2013). Original languages &..... More
[Item #2710]
Los Angeles, CA: Siglio Press, 2008. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. "Every page of this book will make you smile or laugh- not with recognition but with startled joy. Joe Brainard took an unchanging icon of the American norm and inserted her into countless fashionable or scandalous contexts, subtly metamorphosing something that seemed eternal into absurdly contemporary forms. He is as funny as only a philosopher can be."(Edmund White, quoted on..... More
[Item #2762]
Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. Limited First Softcover Edition. Softcover. An early collection of poems, journal entries, "One-Liners" & various other forms of writing by Joe Brainard (1942-1994), the sui generis avant-garde writer & artist associated with the New York School. This is the first trade softcover edition published by the venerable Black Sparrow Press in an edition of 1000 copies during July 1973, as noted in colophon..... More
[Item #2742]
New York, NY: The Kulchur Foundation, 1971. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. A rare early collection of writings by Joe Brainard (1942-1994), the cult writer & artist associated with the New York School but who was really "beyond category" to borrow Duke Ellington's phrase. A treasure-trove of prose-poems, prose, diary entries & even favorite quotes. Large-format softcover in sewn binding. From the library of Ken & Ann Mikolowski, the founders of..... More
[Item #2741]
New York, NY: The New York Public Library and Granary Books, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. Based on the acclaimed exhibit at the New York Public Library, this book offers a glimpse into the Mimeo Revolution focusing on the small press publishing scene in San Francisco and downtown New York City from 1960-1980. These myriad publications feature contributions from Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kerouac & their many successors. A fine reference work..... More
[Item #1012]
Washington D.C. Titanic Books, 1977. Author's Copy / Limited First Edition w/Original Artwork by Author. Stapled Wrappers. Signed (Twice) & Inscribed by Kenward Elmslie to Ken & Ann Mikolowski, close friends of Elmslie's & founders of Detroit's "Alternative Press," publishers of many Beat/New York School/Black Mountain-related authors. (1/26 Signed & Lettered Copies [This Copy Unlettered]). This typically-lettered limited edition of "The Alphabet Work," an unheralded 1977 underground classic from Kenward..... More
[Item #2833]
Austin, TX: Skanky Possum, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. "Blast from the Past," as the title enumerates, is an amalgam of varied selections chosen by Elmslie to reinforce this book's general retrospective theme. It is uniquely comprised of memoir-esque recollection, Elmslie's signature, twangy vowel-wound poetry and threads of lost biography that deepen our picture of Frank O'Hara, John Latouche, and the many other figures of the New York avant-garde during the..... More
[Item #2943]
Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. First Trade Softcover Edition / Review Copy / Association Copy. Softcover. Signed (Twice) & Inscribed by Kenward Elmslie to Ken Mikolowski, close friend of Elmslie's & founders of Detroit's "Alternative Press," publishers of many Beat/New York School/Black Mountain-related authors. (1/750 Unsigned, Unnumbered Copies). In this exceptional early apex in the multitalented Kenward Elmslie's prolific career, Elmslie bursts forth just a year after Ron..... More
[Item #2831]
Flint, MI: Bamberger Books, 1987. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Signed with Original Postcard Collage by Kenward Elmslie. From the Collection of Ken & Ann Mikolowski, founders of Detroit's visionary "Alternative Press." "If you like the idea of Ma and Pa Kettle meeting Raymond Roussel, then CITY JUNKET is your jug of Pernod. Its primitive country cousins and surrealistic city slickers draw us into a world that is flawlessly realized and..... More
[Item #2949]
Washington DC: Burning Deck Press, 1979. First Printing / Association Copy. Stapled Wrappers. "Kenward Elmslie’s perverse, scabrous, gorgeous poetry and prose have astonished his fans for over fifty years—decades during which he remained the pride of small presses, the happy secret of cognoscenti—but it is safe to say that the vast audience his work deserves doesn’t know what it’s missing. He’s the most extravagant, and extravagantly overlooked, poet in America."..... More
[Item #2835]
New York, NY: Frank O'Hara Foundation / Columbia University Press, 1971. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. Signed (Twice) & Inscribed by Kenward Elmslie to Ken & Ann Mikolowski, close friends of Elmslie's & founders of Detroit's "Alternative Press," publishers of many Beat/New York School/Black Mountain-related authors. "O peruser...These poems are good. In fact, very good. Truthfully, The Blurb finds them excellent. Some, superb. Others, less so...As for what the poems..... More
[Item #2832]
Calais, VT: Z Press, 1980. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. (1/1000 Unsigned & Unnumbered Copies). "Moving Right Along" is almost an unofficial "Selected Poems of Kenward Elmslie 1970-1980," because it assembles a lot of previously published work that he executed in the 1970s, during which Elmslie was explosively prolific. Classics collected here are his experimental "Alphabet Work," Communications Equipment," and three scenes reprinted from "City Junket." There are also stunning..... More
[Item #2944]
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, INC. / Paris Review Editions, 1973. First Edition / Association Copy. Hardcover. Signed (Twice) & Inscribed by Kenward Elmslie to Ken & Ann Mikolowski, close friends of Elmslie's & founders of Detroit's "Alternative Press," publishers of many Beat/New York School/Black Mountain-related authors. "Very few books in literature are as singular as "The Orchid Stories." Among them are Raymond Roussel’s novels, Laura (Riding) Jackson’s Progress..... More
[Item #2834]
Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 1998. First Printing. Softcover. Signed (Twice) & Inscribed by Kenward Elmslie to Ken & Ann Mikolowski, co-founders of Detroit's visionary Alternative Press. John Ashbery once wrote that Elmslie's poetry is like "...a mad scientist who has swallowed the wrong potion in his lab and is desperately trying to get his calculations on paper before everything closes in." (from Introduction). This copy of Kenward Elmslie's "Routine..... More
[Item #2945]
Melville, NY: Belwin-Mills Publishing, 1974. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. Signed (Twice) & Inscribed to Ken & Ann Mikolowski, close friends of Kenward Elmslie & cofounders of Detroit's visionary "Alternative Press," publishers of many Beat/New York School/Black Mountain-related authors. Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright who became a unanimously acknowledged "master of the modern short story," who influenced James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and other early 20th century masters. "First performed..... More
[Item #2837]
Calais, VT: Z Press, 1975. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. Uniquely present in this 1975 collection from Kenward Elmslie is what seems to be echoes of influence from Robert Creeley, something not often seen in the poet's oeuvre, with its frequent, unbridled imaginative flights and uniquely lyrical musicality. The first two poems in the collection, "Air" & "Spite Fence Memo," illustrate the aforementioned statement, combining the power of "Person" Elmslie..... More
[Item #2836]
Calais, VT: Z Press, 1987. First Edition / Association Copy. Softcover. Signed (Twice) by Kenward Elmslie. From the Collection of Ken & Ann Mikolowski, founders of Detroit's Visionary "Alternative Press," Publishers & Friends of Many Beat/"New York School"/"Black Mountain"-affiliated Authors. "26 Bars is an alphabet work of drinking establishments situated in a fantasy USA. The collaboration between Donna Dennis (artist) and Kenward Elmslie (poet) breaks down the barrier between image..... More
[Item #3046]
New York, NY: Granary Books, 2000. First Trade Softcover Edition / Association Copy. Softcover in Stiff Wraps. Signed (Twice) by Kenward Elmslie. From the Collection of Ken & Ann Mikolowski, founders of Detroit's Visionary "Alternative Press," Publishers & Friends of Many Beat/"New York School"/"Black Mountain"-affiliated Authors. "'Cyberspace' was created in a millennial visionary frenzy by two confirmed Luddites on the cusp of Y2K. Time keeps the world from happening at..... More
[Item #3044]
New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1967. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "The amazing, sometimes shocking story of the country's erotic, pace-setting area: New York's East Village. The uncensored center of/ HAPPENINGS/ UNDERGROUND MOVIES/ COFFEEHOUSE THEATRE/ DRUGS/ FUGS/ AVANT-GARDE SEX!" (from front cover) A now-classic, thoughtful (albeit sensationally promoted as shown by the above quote) overview of the East Village NYC scene circa 1966, right when the Bohemianism of the Beat..... More
[Item #3245]