Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY: University of California Press; Oxford University Press, 1993; 1996. First Editions Thus. Hardcovers. Two scholarly editions of the classic early work by Samuel Langhorne Clemens a/k/a Mark Twain (1835-1910), the canonical American humorist & author: (1) Roughing It, "A publication of the/ Mark Twain Project of the Bancroft Library/ University of California Press" (title page), 1993. Restored text (see front flap quote..... More

Syracuse, NY; New York, NY: American Publishing Company; Oxford University Press, 1893; 1996. Early Edition; First Trade Edition Thus. Hardcovers. Two collectible versions of an early-mid career classic collection of stories by Samuel Langhorne Clemens a/k/a Mark Twain, the canonical American humorist & writer: (1) Sketches New and Old, American Publishing Company's 1893 printing of the collection it first published in 1875. Hardcover in brown cloth with ornately illustrated front..... More

Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA: 1967. Hardcover. "Bizarre plot elements enlivened with irony and satire characterize these later fictional pieces by Mark Twain, published here in full for the first time. In theme and style they are closely related to The Mysterious Stranger, which is generally considered the most important work of his later years. Known to scholars as the "Great Dark" manuscripts, this group of unfinished narratives offers substantial..... More

East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1979. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Diane Wakoski. This vintage number of the scholarly journal, subtitled "A Graduate Forum for Literary Criticism" & published by the Department of English at Michigan State University, begins with "A Colloquy with Diane Wakoski," an interview with the acclaimed, prolific poet who was then a professor & poet-in-residence at MSU & who still resides in Michigan. At..... More

Philadelphia, PA (1) / New York, NY (2): Running Press (1) / Anchor Books (2), 2007 (1) / (2) 1965. First Printing. Hardcover (1) / Softcover (2). (1) If the descriptor "a great coffee table book" did not mean a book whose entire existence consists of rarely being looked at, needlessly occupying table space and hopefully dodging spills and stains from them--and if it meant a book which can be..... More

New York, NY: AMS Press, Inc., 1969. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski. This early, vintage number of the literary journal co-edited & with contributions by John Hopper includes the poem "With Words" by Diane Wakoski, the venerable & prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. Just below her printed name above the poem on page 26, Wakoski has hand-written her signature with characteristic series of vertical doodles..... More

New York, NY: Viking Penguin, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. "Charters learned Beat volume is a handy compilation of historic poetic signposts and spiritual milestones for youths and scholars who've begun their studies of a progressive literary explosion that shook the walls of cities on both sides of the Iron Curtain." (Allen Ginsberg, from Back Cover). This exceptional collection, edited by one of the most pioneering and legendary Beat-&-Beyond scholars, the..... More

Kyoto, Japan: Origin Press, 1978. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. "No spirit of community is found amongst men who only work/ in common without communion to impose on a world which/ refuses the changing of it which they desire." (first paragraph, inner front cover preamble) The fourth number in the fourth series of the legendary literary journal edited, published & with contribution by the great expatriate American poet & translator Cid..... More

Cullowhee, NC: New Native Press, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by editor & contributor Thomas Rain Crowe. "Inside these pages there are one hundred years of unique American poets who are editors, publishers, activists, environmentalists, spiritual leaders, and humanitarians engaged in their communities in efforts not only to better themselves but to work hands-on for the betterment of humanity and the planet. Their bodies of work are evidence of these..... More

Cullowhee, NC: New Native Press, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Editor Thomas Rain Crowe. "In this long overdue collection of contemporary Celtic language poets, A Celtic Resurgence offers a first comprehensive look in English at poets from Wales, Brittany, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall and Isle of Man writing in Welsh, Breton, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish and Manx. Along with poets who are legendary and household names in their native countries...are more..... More

Tucson, AZ: Ironwood Press, 1982. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the literary journal edited by Michael Cuddihy is "A Special Issue" featuring an appreciation of the Black Mountain School poet Hilda Morley (1916-1998) followed by a section entitled "Realism: An Anthology of 'Language' Poets," guest-edited & with an introduction by Ron Silliman. The Morley appreciation features her then-newest & selected poems, interspersed with short appreciative essays by distinguished..... More

Pasadena, CA; Los Angeles, CA: California Institute of Technology; Sulfur, 1983; 1984. First Printings. Softcovers. Both issues signed by editor & contributor Clayton Eshleman. Two early, contiguous numbers of the deep & varied literary journal subtitled "A Literary Tri-Quarterly of the whole art" founded, chiefly edited & with contributions by the great Clayton Eshleman (1935-2021), the award-winning American poet, editor, translator & academician who was our local friend & mentor..... More

Ypsilanti, MI: Eastern Michigan University, 1987. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by editor & contributor Clayton Eshleman. This vintage number of the deep & varied literary-arts journal subtitled "A Literary Tri-Quarterly of the Whole Art" was founded, chiefly edited & contributed to by the great Clayton Eshleman (1935-2021), the award-winning American poet, editor, translator & academician. Originally published in California, by this time Sulfur was headquartered near us in Ypsilanti, Michigan..... More