Long Island City, NY: Osprey Publishing, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. "The image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens- and enemies- of the vast Roman Empire two thousand years ago. This book goes beyond the stereotypes found in popular culture to examine the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the early Republic through the glorious heights of the Imperial legions to..... More
[Item #4219]
Ann Arbor, MI; Columbus, OH: P. Burkovsky; Community Creations, Inc., 1937; Circa 2010. First Printings. Single Sheets. Two wonderful, fascinating map-illustrations of Ann Arbor & its University of Michigan: (1) Illustrated bird's-eye view map of the central campus of UM, titled "University of Michigan Campus in 1937" & with "Copyright April 26, 1937 by P. Bukovsky," "Drawn by P. Bukovsky." With detailed illustration of the campus & its contemporary buildings..... More
[Item #3680]
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2000. First American Edition. Hardcover. "The combination of superb and thoughtfully-arranged illustrations, definitive text, and up-to-date illustration maps, all in a single volume, has already established the pocket-sized version of this guide...as the most essential reference to European bird identification. This sumptuous large-format edition with entirely redesigned text is intended to complement the field guide and permit greater appreciation of the extraordinarily beautiful artwork. The..... More
[Item #4214]
Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Paul Bowles and Bibliographer, Jeffrey Miller. "In this bibliography I have described the first and subsequent American, English, paperback and foreign editions of books by and books translated by Paul Bowles as well as those with contributions. In general I have ignored subsequent impressions of all editions unless they differ significantly from the first impressions and thus..... More
[Item #3880]
Providence, RI: John Hay Library, Brown University, 2000. First edition. Softcover. The Exhibition Catalog for the William S. Burroughs exhibit that took place at the John Hay Library of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, from October-December of 2000. With essays by noted WSB critical biographer Jennie Skerl, & others. Extensively illustrated with b/w reproductions of rare WSB publications, manuscripts, letters, etc. A beautiful rarity itself. As New... More
[Item #1523]
Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. Limited Lettered First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0-8108-2621-6. This is the limited, lettered, signed edition of the City Lights Books bibliography compiled by Ralph Cook with introduction from the late literary lion, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021). It contains the entire published output of City Lights Books from its inaugural publication—Ferlinghetti’s debut book, “Pictures of the Gone World,”—through 1990. Cook is a first-rate bibliographer and this work does..... More
[Item #4182]
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
[Item #4014]
Indianapolis, IN & New York, NY: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. "Detroit Is My Own Home Town is as sprightly a collection of stories and portraits as ever came under the classification of memoirs. Malcolm W. Bingay probably knows more Detroit lore than any other man alive, and it's people he is interested in- not dry dates and statistics. Now editorial director of the Detroit Free Press, the..... More
[Item #3693]
Seymour, CT: The Greenwich Workshop, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. "The art of Bev Doolittle encompasses the whimsical, the mystical and the spiritual, and her own unique camouflage concepts. These themes are interwoven within the complete body of her work and each reveals a different aspect of the artist herself. Her style is characterized by meticulous realism, unsparing attention to detail and an extraordinary talent for drawing. Many of her works..... More
[Item #3633]
Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Robert J. Bertholf's comprehensive bibliography of works in all categories by the poet Robert Duncan (1919-1988), a major figure in 20th century American letters, associated with the Beats, the San Francisco Renaissance & the Black Mountain School. With a preface by Robert Creeley (1926-2005), Duncan's near-contemporary & also a key figure in the American poetry canon associated with the..... More
[Item #2414]
Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. "It is a commonplace that, as a building is made up of numerous components which enclose its various internal spaces to form rooms, halls, corridors, ducts, etc., so a city is an aggregate of a variety of buildings which enclose or frame its external spaces to form squares, closes, roads, paths, gardens, parks, and so on. But whereas a building is..... More
[Item #3994]
New York, NY: The Phoenix Bookshop, 1975. First Revised Updated Edition. Blue Cloth. Signed by Compiler This is the revised, updated edition of the first major bibliography of Jack Kerouac by top Beat scholar Ann Charters, first published in 1967 during Kerouac's lifetime. Beautifully published in gilt-stamped blue cloth by the late, great Phoenix Bookshop in NYC, part of its series of "The Phoenix Bibliographies." Signed by Ann Charters on..... More
[Item #1194]
Berkeley, CA: Creative Arts Book Company, 1977. First Revised, Expanded Edition Thus. Softcover. "No matter where Jack went he always knew he'd return to Lowell, the town he hated and loved, that he felt secure in, the one place he could never really leave-" (from "Part Three: A Note on Kerouac's City," pg. 59) This is the chronicle by Barry Gifford of his visit to Lowell, Massachusetts, the birthplace &..... More
[Item #3451]
Santa Barbara, CA: Bradford Morrow Bookseller, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. The first booksellers' catalogue to offer a substantial Jack Kerouac collection, the Walter Reuben collection. Over 300 scarce JK items are described & offered for sale, illustrated with photos of many of the items. With an introduction by William S. Burroughs, his 1969 essay, "Kerouac." A mouth-watering memento that will make you want to tear your hair out for missing..... More
[Item #1470]
Sudbury, MA: Water Row Press, 1994. First Revised Edition. S. From the day Kerouac died in 1969 to the present days of Estate controls and continued controversies, true fans of Jack Kerouac's works rushed to the local print shops to bootleg Kerouac works that had never seen print before or had been out of print for too long. This handy bibliography compiled by Kerouac scholar Rod Anstee lists and describes..... More
[Item #1209]
New York, NY: Viking Penguin, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. "Jack Kerouac is one of the most widely read and profoundly influential writers in the American canon. This new one-volume omnibus, planned by the author himself before his death and now completed by his biographer, Ann Charters, will make clear the scope and accomplishment of his unique multi-volume "Legend of Duluoz." As Kerouac once wrote, "The whole thing forms one enormous..... More
[Item #4136]
Lunenburg, VT: The Steinhour Press, 1958. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. "This is a rarity among bibliographies: it can be read...not only does Mr. Greenly offer a careful description of each title, he goes on to identify the author, summarize the contents, comment on the printer or circumstances of publication, quote other scholars, and generally whet one's appetite for a copy. Such detail attests to his familiarity with the books he..... More
[Item #2155]
Delray Beach, FL: Jack Saunders, Circa 1985. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. "Be the first in your hometown, college dormitory, barracks, mental ward, prison dayroom, or drying-out farm to have a copy of the Great American Unpublished, or Underpublished, Novel." (from back cover) A particularly obscure production by the cult writer's writer Jack Saunders (1939 - 2018), A U.S. Air Force veteran & technical writer for IBM who wrote prolifically throughout..... More
[Item #3116]
Berkeley, CA: Oyez, 1965. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. This early biographical sketch and descriptive checklist of Gary Snyder was compiled by David Kherdian. Signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. With erratum slip laid in. A scholarly resource & collectible rarity in very fine condition, with only some fading & sunning to covers, & slight rusting of staples. Very Fine. More
[Item #1344]
Frankfort, KY: Gnomon Press, 1985. Limited First Edition Thus. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Jonathan Williams to Thomas Rain Crowe. "There have been writers...to remind us of the play of the mind in the language and the sight of the imagination in full flower. I am an insatiable collector of such petalled wit, wisdom, absurdity, and insolence. It is to be found primarily in texts, but also in good conversation..... More
[Item #3769]
Paris, France: La Main Courante with New Native Press, 2008. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Signed by co-publisher Thomas Rain Crowe. "Called by Jerome Rothenberg "The linking figure between American modernism (in-the-line-of-Pound) and Chinese traditions and practices", Wai-Lim Yip has been active as a bicultural poet, translator, critic and theorist between Taiwan and America for over 30 years. Prof. Wai-Lim Yip has been with UCSD since 1967, and has played a...... More
[Item #4288]