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CATALOGUE FORTY-FOUR: Misc. Literature, mostly Poetry Mark Alexander Alexander Rare Books 110 West Orange Street Hillsborough, NC [email protected] (919) 296-9176

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1. Abramsky, Sasha. THE HOUSE OF TWENTY THOUSAND BOOKS. : New York Review of Books, 2014. First Edition. 8vo. 359 pp. Signed by the author on the title page. A memoir of Sasha's grandfather Chimen Abramsky and his wife who amassed a remarkable collection of books on socialist literature and Judaica, owned a bookstore in London, and hosted regularly at their home the likes of Isaiah Berlin, E. P Thompson and Eric Hobsbahm. Well-received portrait of London's left-wing Jewish intellectual life pre- and post- WWII. Fine copy in like dust jacket. [13510] $25.00

2. Achepohl, Keith; James Tate. KEITH ACHEPOHL Prints 1970 - 1975. : self- published, 1975. First Edition. Stapled illustrated card wraps; square 8vo. [14pp.] Produced by the artist "to coincide with an exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum..." [San Francisco]. Signed by the artist, additionally signed by James Tate who provides a brief surrealistic prose piece as a foreword. A good or better copy, covers beginning to separate, the staples tarnished, small loss to front cover, interior mostly fne. Scarce with the Tate signature. [13561] $45.00

Achepohl taught printmaking for many years at Iowa, where he is professor emeritus; Tate was at Iowa for the Writers' Workshop.

3. Adam, Helen. MISS LAURA. n. p. : White Rabbit, 1967. First edition. Folded broadside (as issued) laid into purple printed wrappers. 100 copies: "for friends of the poet & the press". A long poem mostly rhyming couplets of a Southern love affair between a black man and a white girl gone bad: “Black is the colour of my true love’s skin./ White girl, black man, where is the sin?”. Fine. [11083] $50.00

Adam was included in Donald Allen's infuential anthology of avant-garde poets: The New American Anthology 1945 - 1960, but she was much older than the Beats (her first book was published in 1923). 4. Adam, Pat and Helen. SAN FRANCISCO'S BURNING. Berkeley: Oannes, 1963. First edition. Brown illustrated wraps over card covers; small 4to. Cover, end papers and illustrations throughout by Jess. Play with songs by Helen and Pat Adam. One of 500 lithographically printed. Light wear and creasing but easily very good. [11700] $100.00

A "Ballad Opera" set on the eve of the 1906 earthquake, the play was first performed with Helen and her sister Pat performing on Halloween in 1960 at Ebbe Borregaard's "Museum", a gallery of sorts. The play moved on to a larger venue and in January 1962 even the SF Examiner had given it a very positive review. [Lisa Jarnot ROBERT DUNCAN, pp. 199-210]

5. Adonis (Ali Ahmed Said); Samuel Hazo (trans.). THE BLOOD OF ADONIS Selected Poems. : The , 1971. First Edition. Red cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. Uncommon cloth issue of the Syrian-born poet's frst book published in the US. Signed by Adonis on the title page. Translated by Samuel Hazo. Adonis has long been on the shortlist for the Nobel Prize which only one Arabic writer the novelist Mahfouz has won. This copy very lightly rubbed and soiled, but still essentially fne. Scarce signed. [13544] $650.00

6. Ai. CRUELTY. Boston: Houghton Miffin, 1973. First edition. Inscribed to Burt (Britten), NYC bookseller (The Strand). A lovely copy of the poet's frst book. She would win the National Book Award in 1999 for her collection VICE. Ai born Florence Anthony died in 2010. Fine in near fne very lightly worn dust jacket. [141] $225.00

7. Ai. KILLING FLOOR. Boston: Houghton Miffin, 1979. First edition. Inscribed "To Burt, Love, Ai" and dated January 26, 1979. The offcial publication was in February so this is an early inscription. The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1978. The sole faw of this book is a slightly cocked spine noticeable only on the bottom half. Near fne in fne dust jacket. [142] $125.00 AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.3 8. Alexievich, Svetlana. ZINKY BOYS Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War. New York: Norton, 1992. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; 8vo. 197 pp. The frst book published in the US by the Byelorussian Nobel Prize-winning author for 2015. A groundbreaking choice for the Literature prize as the author is a journalist, her works in the oral history tradition. Quite scarce in hardcover. An essentially as new copy. [13545] $350.00

"She was put on trial on charges of defaming the Soviet Army with her third book, “Zinky Boys” (1992), about Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan, some thousands of whom were sent back home in zinc coffins. The testimonies eroded notions of military heroism. She was acquitted." [New York Times, May, 21, 2016]

9. Antrim, Donald. ELECT MR ROBINSON FOR A BETTER WORLD. New York: Viking Press, 1993. First Edition. Black cloth in dust jacket; small 8vo. First printing of the author's frst book. An As New Copy. [13599] $25.00

10. Arnold, Bob. INVENT A WORLD. Eugene, OR: Mountains & Rivers, 2005. First Edition. Sewn blue wrappers; thin 8vo. One of 150 signed copies; this copy specially inscribed with a drawing to poet Ted [Enslin] who Arnold published at his own Longhouse Press. A fne copy. [13551] $25.00

11. Ashbery, John & James Schuyler. A NEST OF NINNIES. New York: Dutton, 1969. First edition. A well- received comic novel co-written by the two poets. Fine copy in a bright dust jacket with two short closed tears. [11627] $65.00

12. Auster, Paul. COLLECTED POEMS. Woodstock: Overlook, 2004. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; large 8vo. 205 pp. Signed by Auster on the title page. The author is best known for his novels, but his career began with poetry and he is a noted translator as well as an anthologist of poetry. A fne copy in a fne dust jacket. [13595] $50.00 13. Auster, Paul. A LITTLE ANTHOLOGY OF SURREALIST POEMS. New York: Siamese Banana Press, 1972. First Edition. Mimeograph printed on rectos only; 4to. Signed by Auster. Generally regarded as Auster's frst book, a collection of his translations of poems by French Surrealist Breton, Éluard, Char, Péret, Tzara, Artaud, Soupault, Desnos, Aragon, and Hans Arp. Cover by George Schneeman. Covers front and back soiled with moderate creasing. Staples a bit tarnished though not rusty. An about very good copy. Drenttel C2. [13294] $350.00 For Auster also see items #12 & 109

14. Banks, Russell et al.; Joe David Bellamy (ed.). FICTION INTERNATIONAL 6/7. canton, NY: Bellamy, 1976. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers; 8vo. 180 pp. Signed by Russell Banks at the beginning of his contribution a story "The Perfect Couple" pp.46-53. There is also an interview with Banks. A magazine under the auspices of St. Lawrence University. Very good copy. [13531] $25.00 For Banks also see item #41

15. Beckett, Samuel. HAPPY DAYS. London: Faber & Faber, 1961. First U.K. Edition. First edition in hardcovers, published previously by Grove Press as a paperback original. Red cloth in dust jacket; 12mo. 48 pp. Fine copy in a lightly worn at corners near fne dust jacket; all bright with little of the usual toning. [13537] $135.00

16. Berge, Carol. UNFINISHED POEM. Green River, VT: Longhouse, 2006. First edition. Near miniature; rust wraps folded with broadside poem tipped in, with wrap around band. From Bob and Susan Arnold's press. Fine. Paperback. [13552]$15.00

17. Berrigan, Ted. 'MANY HAPPY RETURNS" To Dick Gallup. New York: Grabhorn-Hoyem for Angel Hair Magazine, 1967. First edition. Single sheet card stock, folded, title in red printed by Grabhorn-Hoyem of San Francisco. 8vo. One of 200 copies. This copy is signed by Ted Berrigan. Uneven offsetting, soiling, one corner turned, the interior and signature bright: a good copy. Fischer p. 30. [1193] $100.00 AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.5 18. Berrigan, Ted. RED WAGON. Chicago: The Yellow Press, 1976. First edition. Red cloth, gold stamped in dust jacket. One of 26 signed and lettered copies with a holograph poem. This is letter "Z", with the poem "Blue Targets": "You see a lot/ of white when you're/ looking at her eyes,/ She's so quick toward/ either side!/ but when/ you look straight/ down/ into her/ it's/ thru & at Targets,/ refecting, blue. Ted Berrigan/1975". Additionally signed and lettered at the colophon. Cover by Rochele Kraut, jacket photo by Gerard Malanga. Fine copy in a very near fne dust jacket. [10263] $500.00

19. Berrigan, Ted, Anselm Hollo. DOUBLETALK. Iowa City: N.p., 1969. First Edition. Single sheet folded with a single poem by each poet with an image of each in green sewn wraps; tall 8vo. One of 240 copies signed by both poets as called for. This copy specially inscribed "Happy Birthday Don [Hall] Sept. 1969, with a hand correction by Berrigan to his poem "Poem". Hall had invited Berrigan to the University of Michigan to read (Berrigan stayed one night at Hall's home). Printed by T. G. Miller a student of Kim Merker at Iowa, not regularly published, which may account for its seeming scarcity. Fischer p. 31. Heavily sunned along the top edge, creased, else very good. An interesting association copy. [11935] $150.00

20. Berryman, John. SHORT POEMS. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1967. First edition. Cloth-backed paper-covered boards in dust jacket; 8vo. 120 pp. Signed by the poet on the front free end paper. A fne copy, in a fne, bright dust jacket. Previous owner's name on ffep. [13557] $550.00

21. Bishop, Elizabeth. PROSE/ELIZABETH BISHOP AND . New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2011. First Edition. Uncorrected proofs: two books published on the same day by the publisher in advance paper format. 493 w/ index; 405 pp. (lacking index of published work). The frst book covers her prose, the second her correspondence with The New Yorker who published much of her work. Scarce proofs in near fne condition. For the pair. [13598] $45.00 22. Bishop, Elizabeth. SELECTED POEMS. London: Chatto and Windus, 1967. First Edition. Blue cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 117 pp. First printing of 1,200 copies published; no equivalent edition, and a substantially smaller printing than most of her US publications. Fine copy in a near fne dust jacket (price- clipped, with publisher price-sticker added), with one pencil eraser- sized stain on the front cover and barely noticeably tanned spine. (MacMahon A7.) [13578] $200.00

23. Blackburn, Paul. THE PARALLEL VOYAGES Poems. Tucson, AZ: Sun Gemini Press, 1987. First Edition. Yellow cloth, printed paper spine-label in acetate dust jacket; large 4to. 123 pp. Number 30 of 43 numbered copies (total edition of 77). Errata sheet lad in, as is a note to a bookseller on Black Mesa stationary and another on Chax from printer Charles Alexander. Selected and Introduced by Clayton Eshleman. Edited and Annotated by Edith Jarolim. Drawings by Ellen McMahon. Sun Lizard Book Number Three. Beautifully executed edition by Charles Alexander. Posthumously published - Blackburn died in 1971. Fine. [13558] $150.00

24. Bly, Robert. A Broadsheet Against Book Review. Odin House, Madison, MN: The Sixties Press, 1961. First Edition. Stapled printed self- wrappers; small 8vo. [12 pp.] Robert Bly's frst book. One of 500 copies consisting of Bly's tirade and an interview with Francis Browne the NYTBR editor which was originally printed in Bly's magazine THE FIFTIES in 1958. A very good copy with soiling to the covers, interior fne. Gustafson B1. [13566] $100.00

25. Blythe, Will (ed.) WHY I WRITE: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction. Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1998. First Edition. 226 pp. Signed at their contributions by Elizabeth Gilbert, Rick Moody, Terry McMillan, Robert Stone, Jayne Anne Phillips, Mary Gaitskill, and Ann Patchett. One corner bumped, else fne in a fne dust jacket. [13527] $75.00 AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.5 26. Burroughs, William S., et al. THE NOVA CONVENTION: Program Booklet for Events November 30th, December 1st & 2nd, 1978 at Entermedia in New York City. New York: John Giorno et al., 1978. First Edition. A 10-page program (including covers) of the 1978 Nova Convention. The front cover announces the event, and prints an extended 7-line quote by Burroughs on the subject of Nova; the back cover has a full-length photographic portrait of a seated William Burroughs. The event was produced by John Giorno, together with James Grauerholtz and Sylvere Lotringer, in association with Entermedia Theatre, the Department of French & Italian of , and Semiotext(e), with support from Poets & Writers, Inc.. Many prominent fgures were scheduled to participate in this multi-media 3-day event, including Timothy Leary, Philip Glass, Merce Cunningham, John Cage, Patti Smith, Susan Sontag, Ann Waldman, , Ed Sanders, Laurie Anderson, Terry Southern, Brion Gysin, Kathy Acker, Frank Zappa, The B-52's, Suicide, Debbie Harry, and, of course, Burroughs himself. (Keith Richard was detained on drug charges in Canada and did not attend, although his scheduled appearance drew many to the event. ) The convention was organized to celebrate his return to America from more than two decades of self-exile and helped to establish him as a Beat icon, a status which he has retained since his death in 1997: at least two flms of the event have been released, and a few restagings of the event have occurred over the years. This copy is signed by Burroughs on the front cover, and by Philip Glass on the page [7] on which are listed the participants of Saturday night's program. The program is very scarce, but even more so signed by the central fgure, along with an important American composer who was also featured. Fine. [13548] $1,000.00

The following is an excerpt from an introduction by Thurston Moore from a 2014 exhibition catalogue, an exhibition in London which he co- curated on The Nova Convention, which consisted mostly of James Hamilton photographs of the 1978 event. "What I remember of the Nova Convention, in my teenage potted reverie, was a palpable excitement of the importance of Burroughs’ return to NYC. He had been living and working in London for some time, and before that, was residing in Tangiers. My awareness of the poets and performers on the Nova Convention bill was obscure, but I did realise everyone there had experienced a history in connection to the man. The poet Eileen Myles performed, and I have a hazy memory of what she has since reminded me was a polarising moment that night: She and a femme cohort came out on stage and performed the so-called William Tell act where in 1951 Burroughs tragically sent a bullet through his wife Joan Vollmer’s skull, killing her instantly. According to Eileen she was hence persona non grata backstage, and frozen out from the coterie of avant lit celebrities shocked at her “reminder” performance. Anne Waldman and John Giorno were both poets directly linked to the first generation Beat lineage. I cer- tainly recall Giorno’s hyper repetitive sex-love incantation and Burroughs confidante Brion Gysin projection of a film where dreamscape changes occurred. I think, like most of the young somewhat rowdy 1978 hip Manhattan audience there was some restlessness and boredom with the readings, essaying, etc., as the rock n’ roll element of the program was held to the end. And what was promised was curtailed. Certainly a lot of tickets were sold with the announcement that Keith Richards was scheduled to appear. It had been suggested that the lyrics to “(I can’t get no) Satisfaction” were directly informed by a reading of Burroughs text. AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.9 Which implied Keith wrote those lyrics, a heady thought. But the sign on the door said Keith Richards was a no-show (along with Susan Sontag). We were bummed but at least Patti Smith was gonna be there. And Philip Glass. And Frank Zappa. Glass’s idiosyncratic high-speed minimalist pianistics was natural, gorgeous and sublime. Zappa came out and read a Burroughs excerpt “The Talking Asshole” which seemed appropriate and was mildly entertaining. Patti hit the stage in a glamorous black fur trench, purportedly on loan from some high-end clothier. She rambled on a bit, brazenly unscripted, testing the patience of the long night when out of the audience some fan-boy freako leapt on stage and bequeathed her with a Fender Duo-Sonic guitar. She accepted it cooly and before long was gone. And we stumbled into the 2nd Avenue night."

27. Cunningham, Michael. GOLDEN STATES. New York: Crown, 1984. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; large 8vo. 241 pp. Signed by the author and dated November 20, 2000 on the title page. The publisher was not known for literary fction. and this frst novel received mostly good but modest reviews receiving little attention. The author has requested it not be published in paperback, so it is not well-known. His third book THE HOURS won the Pulitzer Prize. Slight bump to top edge else about fne in a fne complete (not-price-clipped) dust jacket. [13589] $75.00

28. Dacey, Philip. THE CONDOM POEMS. Marshall, MN: Ox Head Press, 1979. First edition. Small chapbook, 500 copies printed, this copy inscribed in the year of publication to poet Dabney Stuart. Near fne. [4208] $25.00

29. Dickey, James; Paris Leary; Jon Swan; John Hall Wheelock (ed. & intro.). POETS OF TODAY VII [Into the Stone and Other Poems]. New York: Scribner, 1960. First edition. Decorated cloth in dust jacket. Inscribed to publisher and bibliographer Stuart Wright with Dickey's signature fourish. Regarded as Dickey's frst book, though the annual series included "books" of three poets. A very good copy in a toned and lightly worn at edges very good dust jacket (one short teat at rear spine fold. Bruccoli A1.1 [11606] $200.00 An exceptional association: Wright published over 300 books and broadsides of mostly Southern Writers including Dickey at his Palaemon Press; his collections are in a number of Southern institutions. Dickey's signature is somewhat common, but this is a uncommon book in collectible condition, and scarce signed, certainly as an association copy.

30. Doctorow, E. L. AMERICAN REVIEW 20 [RAGTIME]: The Magazine of New Writing. New York: Bantam Books, April 1974. First Edition. Mass market; 248 pp. Signed by E L Doctorow on p. 1, at the beginning of the excerpt from what would be the author's breakthrough novel. Small chip to front and back cover edge; pages toned, else very good, text block tight, the spine not creased. [13530] $75.00

31. Duncan, Robert. Wedding Invitation for Brenda Tyler to David Boloyan. n.p. : Privately Printed, 1967. First edition. Single sheet (6 x 9 in.) in envelope, a wedding announcement "Hamilton and Mary Tyler announce the marriage of their daughter Brenda to David Samuel Boloyan on December 20, 1967". Decoration and a quote from Spenser's "Epithalamion" in Robert Duncan's reproduced hand with his initials - all commercially printed. Small spot on verso, else fne in a lightly toned else fne envelope. [11753] $150.00

The three Tyler's are mentioned in the poem "Names of People": "Hamilton and Mary and Brenda/ Came over for dinner". Hamilton was a college and lifelong friend of Duncan's - from the Berkeley Collection Notes where his papers are held: "After attending the University of California, Berkeley, with a brief interval as a squad leader on the Loyalist side in the Spanish Civil War, Tyler became a farmer, then a landscape gardener, and finally, a professional writer. His long-held interest in literature continued, with his Sonoma County farms becoming a crossroads for traveling poets and the literary and artistic wing of conscientious objectors; Robert Duncan and William Everson both lived for a time at Treesbank." From William Everson's arrival at the Tyler's after his release from Waldport to Duncan's frequent stays, with visits short and long by Mary Fabilli, Patchen and others, it is not too much to say that Treesbank figured prominently in the San Francisco Renaissance. AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.11 32. Duncan, Robert and Jess [Collins]. BOOB Number One and Two. [San Francisco]: Privately Printed, 1952. First edition. Two broadsides (21 x 27.9cm/ approx. 8 1/2 x 11 in.). 1) paste-up (collage) by Jess with images and lettering by Duncan; 2) "Whose This Liddl Book Coming?", a poem of twenty-nine lines by Duncan in holograph facsimile with an image of a young bird. 250 copies each, issued together and distributed free. Bertholf A6. First published collaboration between this great pair of artists. Light signs of handling, but basically fne. [11754] $350.00

33. Edson, Margaret. WIT: A Play. NY: Faber & Faber, 1999. First Edition. Photographic wrappers; 12mo. 48 pp. Signed by Kathleen Chalfant who played Dr. Vivian Bearing at Long Wharf and in NYC in the Pulitzer Prize-wining play. Chalfant is on the cover of the book. Light wear to spine, else fne and seemingly never read. [13538] $50.00

34. Englander, Nathan; Colum McCann. STORY. CINCINNATI: Story, Spring 1996. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers; square 8vo. 136 pp. Signed by Colum McCann and Nathan Englander at their contributions (stories). Englander's frst publication (he was still working on his MFA at Iowa's Writers Workshop) and the title story "For The Relief Of Unbearable Urges" of his frst book published to much acclaim three years later. Also, a story by Chuck Palahniuk later a chapter in his FIGHT CLUB and one by Elizabeth Gilbert. Light soiling and edgewear; still near fne. [13539] $100.00

35. Enslin, Theodore. I, BENJAMIN. Kingston, NY: McPherson & Co., 2010. First Edition. Illus. wrappers; 8vo. 64 pp. Fine copy of the poet's last book published in his lifetime. Signed by the author: from the poet's own collection, and quite rare signed. A fable. [13550] $35.00 36. Everson, William; Mary Fabilli. TRIPTYCH FOR THE LIVING. [Oakland]: Seraphim Press, 1951. First edition. Title page (only) with the Madonna and Child lino-cut illustration by Mary Fabilli, printed on hand-made Tovil paper printed in black with a small red cross. One of the important presses of the San Francisco Renaissance, Seraphim was founded by Everson and Fabilli. This was one of Everson's frst books of poetry, reportedly only 100 were bound (an expensive book when found), though more sheets were printed. Matted and fne (though not examined out of the matting). Signed by Fabilli on the rear of the matting. [11762] $200.00

37. Fearing, Kenneth. DEAD RECKONING: A Book of Poems. New York: Random House, 1938. First edition. An unusually attractive copy of the third collection and third book by an author better known now for his mysteries especially THE BIG CLOCK. Praised by M. L. Rosenthal as "the chief poet of the American Depression"; he was a unique voice, sadly under appreciated today. The endpapers somewhat browned, but less than usual, the dust jacket spine-darkened, otherwise near fne. An exceptional copy. [3417] $135.00

38. Fearing, Kenneth. STRANGER AT CONEY ISLAND: And Other Poems. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1948. First printing. The poet's sixth volume of poems. Still an attractive copy prone to wear. Near fne in very good price-clipped dust jacket. [3695] $35.00

39. Fenton, James. LEONARDO'S NEPHEW Essays on Art and Artists. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1998. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; small 4to. 284 pp. Signed on the title page. Fine in like dust jacket. [13597] $20.00

40. Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Jonathan Williams. THE BLUE AND BROWN POEMS. N.p.: Atlantic Richfeld Co. and Graphic Arts Typographers, Inc., 1968. First Edition. Spiral bound: Calendar [27] leaves [missing MAY - there should be 29 leaves]; published as Jargon 68. Title sheet; AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.13 Introduction: Jonathan Williams; Foreword: Mike Weaver. Includes a bibliography, and a portrait of the poet in Blue on cardboard; "Jargon 68/69 on back cover. Poems on heavy white paper - lithographs - with separate description of the poem on colored paper: September ho/horizon/on; October ajar; November net/net; December cork/net; January acrobats; February wave/rock; March green waters; April you/me; May broken/heart-broken [NOT PRESENT]; June wind/wind; July ring of waves; August le circus. Front leaf soiled and toned; each of the poems which are suitable for framing are fne. Corners turned; overall very good [Lacking two sheets: the month of May}. [13541] $1,250.00 [See the cover for Miss December]

41. Fulton, Len (ed.); Russell Banks. SMALL PRESS REVIEW Vol. 3, No. 2 (12th). Paradise, CA: SPR, 1972. First Edition. Printed stapled covers; [28 pp.]. Small 4to. Long- running periodical on the small press world; this specifcally about ORGS including one called the CCLM Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines with a full-page article signed by Russell Banks the director at the time. An about very good copy lightly soiled, covers creased. Quite scarce signed by Banks a major literary fgure who began in the late 1960's in the small press world both as a writer and publisher. [13505] $50.00

42. Gass, William H.; Bellamy, David Joe (ed.) et al. THE FALCON 5. Mansfeld, PA: Mansfeld State College, 1972. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers; 8vo. Signed by William Gass at the beginning of his interview conducted by Carole McCauley. Work by Michael Benedikt (with an interview) Albert Goldbarth, Lyn Lifshin, Philip Dacey and others. Scarce college faculty edited literary mag., rare signed by Gass. Edgewear, but else a very good copy. [13533] $35.00

43. Gilbert, Jack. COLLECTED POEMS. New York: Knopf, 2012. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; 408 pp. First printing of a book reprinted several times. Fine copy in like dust jacket. [13522] $75.00 44. Gilbert, Jack. POETS & WRITERS ("Kunstkammer" & Article). New York: Poets & Writers, March/April 2005. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers; 4to., 152 pp. Signed (in his late shaky hand) by the poet at the beginning of the article by John Freeman based on time spent with the poet at his home in Northampton, and including a photograph of the poet as well as a poem from the collection REFUSING HEAVEN which was forthcoming: pp. 40-45. Near fne copy, rare signed. [13517] $100.00

45. Gilbert, Jack; (ed.). [Eight poems in] THE QUARTERLY 26 The Magazine. Toronto/NY: Gutter Press, Spring 1994. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers; small 8vo. 246 pp. Eight poems by including "Going There" in this later iteration of the Gordon Lish little magazine (it dissolved in 1995). Signed by Gilbert at the beginning of his contributions on pp. 210-217. Chip Kidd cover. Front cover with some abrasion and glue residue, but about very good. Quite scarce signed. [13523] $75.00

46. Gilbert, Jack; Gordon Lish (ed.). [Poems in] THE QUARTERLY #1. New York: VINTAGE, Spring 1987. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers; 8vo. 312 pp. The frst issue of Gordon Lish's magazine published under the auspices of Random House/Vintage (he was a senior editor at Knopf a division of Random House). This copy signed by Jack Gilbert at his contribution which includes six poems. Gordon Lish was best known as a magazine editor: Esquire, Genesis West - the frst issue published in 1962, was dedicated to Gilbert, and fnally this vehicle through which he published work by friends and students. Probably the best of the many issues of this widely distributed magazine with besides Gilbert's poems, poems by , a long selection of poems by Paulette Jiles and the long story "The Age of Grief" by . A very good copy with minor wear and usual toning of the pages. [13519] $100.00 AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.15 47. Gilbert, Jack. VIEWS OF JEOPARDY. New Haven: Press, 1962. First Thus. Plastic clasp- bound illustrated wrappers; 8vo. This scarce issue of the poet's frst book with a printed inscription in the poet's hand: "For Linda [Gregg] WITH BEST WISHES! Jack Gilbert". The book was issued in hardcover and paperback simultaneously, this issue with the reproduced dedication (and unusual format) with the same price as the regular trade paper issue seems to be at the very least an early reprint: there was a stated "second printing" of the paperback. Near fne and scarce. [13521] $200.00

48. Gluck, Louise. "go in peace" [MANUSCRIPT, ca. 1980.] First Edition. Original typed manuscript (draft) of seventeen lines, with some seventy-fve revisions/commentaries in ink. Based on Phillips HAND OF THE POET (pp. 298-299) this seems very much the typewriter font and style of Louise Gluck, as does the handwriting. It is not signed, and the poem seems to have not been published. Also, with twelve letters/notes addressed to Louise Gluck from editors and the like from various periodicals requesting work or expressing high regard for her poetry (some expressing sorrow for the fre that resulted in the loss of her home), mostly but not all Tls. With two humorous poems and a card addressed to the poet by F. O. W. Voigt, M.D. (father-in-law of Gluck's close friend and her neighbor in VT, the poet Ellen Voigt) one regarding her birthday, the other her marriage. An interesting fle (mostly 1976- 1981) highlighted by an original manuscript shedding light on the poet's creative process.The manuscript folded and toned at the fold on verso, else very good to fne. [13580] For the lot: $250.00 item # 13580

49. Goldbarth, Albert. COPROLITES. New York: New Rivers Press, 1973. First edition. 83 pp. Inscribed copy (to bookseller Burt Britton) of the poet's second book, published in the same year as his frst. One of 600 total copies, 200 in cloth. This is the issue in wrappers. Illustrated throughout by Neil Greenberg. Goldbarth has twice won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Near fne in wraps. [5212] $65.00 50. Graham, Jorie. NEVER: Poems. New York: The Ecco Press, 2002. First Edition. Blue and white boards; square 8vo. 112 pp. Signed in 2017 (not inscribed) by the poet on the title page. Fine in a fne dust jacket. [13596] $30.00

51. Hall, Donald. JANE AT PIGALL'S. Highland Park, MI: The Red Hanrahan Press, 1973. First edition. Illustrated poetry broadside; approx. 8 x12 inches. Maroon paper printed in raw sienna and black, with grapevine border. The poet's frst broadside (after one sold as part of an art portfolio). Specially signed by the poet. About Jane Kenyan and her favorite restaurant in Cincinnati. A fne copy. Originally free, but exceptionally scarce, rare signed. Kelleher G-1. [10977] $250.00

52. Hall, Donald. MOUTH. East Lansing: Arts Workshop Press, May 1, 1973. First Edition. Broadside, approx. 14" x 8 1/2" tall. One of 350 copies of the poet's second published broadside. Inscribed to William B. Ewert, his publisher on many occasions: "for Bill/at Eagle Pond/10/14/95". (There was a signed edition of 30 copies.) Printed for distribution: Conference in Modern Literature - M.S.U. Attractively printed, an ephemeral piece now quite scarce (only four copies of all issues in institutions); this copy fne, rare signed. Kelleher G-2. Fine. no binding. [6227] $250.00

53. Harbach, Chad (ed.) et al. MFA VS NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction. New York: N+1/Faber, 2014. First Edition. Trade paper original; 8vo. Signed by the editor Chad Harbach (author of THE ART OF FIELDING), Keith Gessen, Carla Blumenkranz (all editors at n+1) and Elif Batuman. Very near fne (tiny nick) and unread. [13534] $25.00

54. Hass, Robert; Hine, Darryl (ed.), et al. POETRY Vol. 114, No. 1. Chicago: Poetry, April 1969. First Edition. Green wrappers; small 8vo. An excellent issue of arguably the preeminent poetry magazine in the US, with poetry by John Ashbery, James Tate, William Heyen, Jim Carroll, Margaret Atwood and Robert Hass, among others. This was an early publication for Hass and his frst appearance in this magazine; and signed by him at his contribution of three poems. All three poems appear in his frst collection, one somewhat altered. Also, the frst appearances in POETRY for Atwood and Carroll; preceding Atwood's frst novel and Carroll's BASKETBALL DIARIES for which they earned their notoriety. Very near fne copy. [13585] $50.00 Hass was Poet Laureate from 1995 to 1997; in 2014 he received the Wallace Stevens Award. Hass has won the National Book Critics Circle Award twice, once for poetry, once for criticism; one of our finest poets, he has also been the primary translator of Czeslaw Milosz.

55. Heaney, Seamus. KEEPING GOING. Concord, NH: William B. Ewert, 1993. Large gray paper wraps with gold titling. Folio. One of 150 numbered copies (of 250 - 50 were case bound, 50 laid into a portfolio) signed by Heaney, Dimitri Hadzi (illustrator) & Gino Lee (the printer). Printed by The Bow & Arrow Press of Cambridge, MA, and bound in handsewn wrappers. A total of eight poems, and heavily illustrated. An attractive production. Fine, unread copy. [13556] $175.00

56. Hecht, Anthony. MILLIONS OF STRANGE SHADOWS. New York: Atheneum, 1977. First Edition. Black cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. Inscribed on the half-title: "With warm good wishes to Shirley [Hazzard] and Francis [Steegmuller]" and signed "Tony". A fne copy in a near fne dust jacket. Nice association. [13512] $100.00

57. Hecht, Anthony. THE VENETIAN VESPERS. New York: Atheneum, 1979. First Edition. Inscribed on the half-title: "For Mark [Strand]/ and Jules -- /with esteem and affection/Tony". First issued as a limited edition by Godine, this is the expanded, hardcover trade issue, issued also in trade paper. Only the third book in a distinguished career. Fine in a dust jacket a bit sunned along the top edges, the spine faded. A lovely copy and a very desirable association, both poets near con- temporaries and both winners of major prizes: Pulitzer, Bollingen, etc.; and both appointed to the position of what is now called Poet Laureate. Fine in very good dust jacket. [7189] $250.00 AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.19 58. Hemon, Aleksandar and Colum McCann. BEST EUROPEAN FICTION 2011. Champaign, IL: Dalkey Archive, 2010. First Edition. Trade paperback original; thick 8vo. 511 pp. Signed by Hemon who edits and McCann who provides a preface. Many of the authors appearing in English for the frst time, some like Hilary Mantel and Ingo Schlze more familiar. Various translators. Near fne. [13528] $25.00

59. Hirshfeld, Jane. Fado. [Kensington, CA]: Hit & Run Press, 2017. First Separate Printing. Illustrated broadside; approx. 13 x 9 inches. Letterpress printed in three colors on Somerset velvet, softwhite; artwork by Nina Mera; designed by Colored Horse Studios. One of 25 signed copies (of 100 total). Fine. [13582] $60.00

60. Hudgins, Andrew. BABYLON IN A JAR New Poems. Boston: Houghton Miffin, 1998. First edition. 72 pp. Advance Reading Copy /Uncorrected Proof in printed wrappers, with business card and brief typed (tls) letter from poet/editor Peter Davison to another poet/editor laid in. Interesting association between three poets. The poet has been a fnalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and winner of The Poets' Prize. Fine. [5951] $25.00

Signed by the author and book designer 61. Ishiguro, Kazuo. THE REMAINS OF THE DAY. New York: Knopf, 1989. First U.S. Edition. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; large 8vo. 245 pp. Signed by the author on the title page; additionally signed on the rear fap by Chip Kidd who designed the dust jacket. A fne copy in a very near fne, complete (not price-clipped) jacket marred only by a small faint stain on the rear cover. [13594] $350.00

The author's breakthrough novel, winner of the Booker Prize; in 2017 Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Chip Kidd is the most important designer of book covers of his time. 62. Jackson, Major. HOLDING COMPANY. New York: Norton, 2010. First edition. The poet's third regularly published collection, his frst was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. Jackson teaches at the University of VT, and is the poetry editor of the Harvard Review. Signed on the title page by the poet. Fine in fne dust jacket. 91 pp. [10298] $50.00

63. Jollimore, Troy. SYLLABUS OF ERRORS. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. First Edition. Black cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 98 pp. Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Third volume of poems from the award- winning author (National Book Critics Circle) who is a noted critic and professor of Philosophy. A fne copy in like dust jacket; uncommon in the hardcover issue. [13583] $30.00

64. Jollimore, Troy. TOM THOMSON IN PURGATORY. n.p. : MARGIE/IntuiT House Poetry Series, 2006. First edition. Second printing, with bar code (according to the author). 93 pp. A frst book of poems selected by Billy Collins for the 2005 Robert E. Lee & Ruth I. Wilson Poetry Book Award, and winner of the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry. Jollimore is a philosopher with a Phd. from Princeton and teaches Cal State, Chico. As new, a trade paperback original. Quite a debut, and quite a triumph for the then new publisher of verse. [4828] $20.00

65. Jollimore, Troy. TROUT QUINTET. Berkeley: Hit & Run, 2015. First Separate Printing. Illustrated wrappers over sewn covers; 8vo. One of 26 lettered copies, signed by the author. An excerpt from Jollimore's National Book Critic Circle Award-winning volume TOM THOMSON IN PURGATORY as originally published in . Trout drawing by Loran Parker. Printed by Lisa Rappoport at Littoral Press in Richmond, CA on St. Armand Canal paper. As new. [13017] $40.00

66. Jordan, June. THINGS THAT I DO IN THE DARK: Selected Poems. New York: Random House, 1977. First edition. 203 pp. Presentation copy, inscribed: "1977/ with love for Jane [Cooper], june". Light edgewear, AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.21 spine creased, overall at least very good in photographic wrappers. [1953] $50.00 From the library of Jane Cooper, like her contemporary Jordan known for her feminist and political activity. A wonderful association copy.

67. Kenison, Katrina and Robert Stone (eds.); THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1992. New York: Houghton Miffin, 1992. First edition. Cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. This annual (20 stories) edited by Robert Stone, and signed by him. Also signed by contributors Amy Bloom, Robert Olen Butler, Lorrie Moore, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tobias Wolff, all at their contributions except Butler who signed on the contents page. Fine copy in lightly worn at extremities else fne dust jacket. [13524] $100.00

68. Kenison, Katrina and Lousie Erdrich (eds.); THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1993. New York: Houghton, 1993. First edition. Cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. This annual (20 stories) signed by issue editor Louise Erdrich. Fine copy in spine-sunned else fne jacket. [13529] $45.00

69. Kenyon, Jane. CONSTANCE. St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1993. First edition. Signed by Kenyon on the title-page. Her last collection before her death April 22, 1995. Fine in fne unclipped dust jacket. [13574] $500.00

70. Kenyon, Jane. DUTCH INTERIORS. [CONCORD, NH]: William B. Ewert, 1996. First Separate Edition. Broadside poem, 7”x11”. Illustrated by Barry Moser. One of 60 unnumbered copies, all signed in pencil by Moser. Fine. [13567] $300.00

71. Kenyon, Jane. DUTCH INTERIORS. [CONCORD, NH]: William B. Ewert, 1996. First Separate Edition. Smaller version of the above on card stock, 6”x9”. Illustrated by Barry Moser. Signed in pencil by Moser, who has also inscribed it to the publisher and his wife “For Bill & Mary” [Ewert]. Fine. [13568] $200.00 72. Kenyon, Jane. FROM ROOM TO ROOM: Poems. Cambridge: Alice James Books, 1978. First Edition. Paperback original (no hardcover published). First book; Signed by Kenyon on the title page. A rare book signed by the poet. Fine. [13577] $950.00

73. Kenyon, Jane. "At the Winter Solstice". Concord, NH: William B. Ewert, 1996. First Separate Edition. Single illustrated sheet folded to make a holiday card (a broadside). Circa 10.5”x7.5” . One of 650 copies designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefy Press for private distribution. Original relief engraving by Barry Moser. Published posthumously, the poem frst appeared in OTHERWISE published earlier in the year. This is one of 75 copies within the series that has been signed by Barry Moser in pencil at the back. The card is folded in half for mailing, with “Merry Christmas 1996” printed on the front cover and the colophon details on the back. Opened up, the poem reads as a normal broadside, with the illustration at the top. In this copy, there is the following inscription at the end of the poem: Merry Christmas for Mary & Bill/ Donald Hall/ 11/30/96”. Fine. [13576] $150.00

74. Kenyon, Jane. LET EVENING COME: Poems. St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1990. First edition. First paperbound edition issued simultaneously with the hardcover). Signed by Kenyon on the title-page. Some minor foxing to fore-edges else mainly fne. [13573] $135.00

75. Kenyon, Jane. MAN EATING. [Concord, NH]: W. B. Ewert, 1994. First edition. Broadside poem, 6.5”x10.5”. One of 40 unnumbered copies, all signed by Kenyon. Scarcest limited edition – now very rare. Fine. [13569] $500.00

76. Kenyon, Jane. MAN EATING. [Concord, NH]: W. B. Ewert, 1994. First edition. Broadside poem, 6.5”x10.5”. One of 40 unnumbered copies, all signed by Kenyon; but before her signature she has written: “For Mary & Bill, with all best wishes”. Unique copy inscribed to her publisher. Fine. [13570] $750.00 AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.23 77. Kenyon, Jane. MAN EATING. [Concord, NH]: W. B. Ewert, 1994. First Edition. Poetry postcard with the poem printed in blue. Circa 4 x 6 inches. Letterpress printed. A small broadside of the poem was also published by Ewert. Quite scarce. Fine. [13571] $75.00

78. ANOTHER COPY. Inscribed to Ewert & wife: “Jane Kenyon – with cheers to Mary & Bill – 8 August 1994”. Fine. [13572] $350.00

79. Kim, Suji Kwock. NOTES FROM THE DIVIDED COUNTRY. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2003. First edition. Inscribed to poet Bruce Weigl: "With deepest admiration, for a poet whose work moves me beyond words". With two stapled sheets with a printed poem and a note in the poet's hand that the poem "St. Rage" (to be added to future printings, and being revised with poet Frank Bidart's help), is "in a very rough state". Includes errata sheet which is laid in. An important frst book of poems; winner of the 2002 Walt Whitman Award, Nation/Discovery and others. Fine in a fne dust jacket. [6898] $95.00

80. Kincaid, Jamaica (ed.) Charles Simic. THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 1995. New York: Houghton Miffin, 1995. First Edition. 8vo. Signed at his contribution "The Necessity of Poetry", pp. 193-204 by poet Charles Simic. Fine in fne dust jacket. [13509] $95.00

81. King, Basil. LEARNING TO DRAW / A History [Four Chapbooks): "Twin Towers"; "Local Knowledge"; "In The Field Where Daffodils Grow"; "Wild Cards". Various publishers: Libellus, Cy Gist Press, Local Knowledge & Skanky Possum, 2005-2010. First Edition. Chapbooks (three stapled, one sewn); thin 8vo. All signed and dated with his characteristic "BAZ". Titles include "Twin Towers"; "Local Knowledge"; "In The Field Where Daffodils Grow"; "Wild Cards" (1/50 copies); mostly prose; three illustrated by King, one of those in color. All near fne to fne. [13560] $50.00 Basil King attended Black Mountain as a teenager. Known mostly as an artist, he has produced poetry and with his wife Martha been involved in many publications.

82. Kirsch, Adam. POETRY CXCII, NO. 2. Chicago: Poetry, November 2008. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers; small 8vo. Signed by Adam Kirsch at his contribution, an essay on the internet and writing called "The Fight for Recognition". Tips slightly bumped, else fne. [13586] $15.00

83. Knausgaard, Karl Ove. BOYHOOD ISLAND My Struggle:3. London: Harvill Secker, 2014. First U.K. Edition. Blue boards in dust jacket; large 8vo. 490 pp. Signed by the author on the title page with "Edinburgh (?) - 10/8- 14". Tips bumped, rear endpaper creased, else a fne copy of the third book in the acclaimed installment of his memoir/novel. The author's books are surprisingly uncommon signed. [13588] $40.00

84. Lebowitz, Fran. METROPOLITAN LIFE. New York: Dutton, 1978. First Edition. Black-cloth backed salmon boards; 8vo. 177 pp. Signed by the author. The frst of two books of essays that made her reputation. She has made many appearances on TV and has discussed her struggle with writer's block. Very near fne in a very near fne dust jacket, the yellow very, very lightly sunned, and lightly creased. Quite uncommon in this condition and signed. [13508] $250.00

85. Lederer, Katy. MUSIC, NO STAVES. Elmwood, CT: Potes & Poets, 1998. First edition. Stapled paper covers with printed glassine jacket. Early chapbook, preceding her frst book by four years. Inscribed by the poet in 2000. Quite scarce, especially signed. Thin jacket lightly creased at corners, but near fne. [11641] $75.00

86. Lee, Lawrence. TOMORROW GOODBYE. Gaylordsville: Slide Mountain Press,, 1933. First edition. [16 pp.] One of 200 signed copies. Small 8vo, patterned paper- AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.25 covered boards, printed paper label. Sonnets. This copy additionally inscribed by the printer James Raye Wells. Toned at the edges, otherwise about fne in unprinted glassine dust jacket which is about 80% complete. [5069] $50.00 Lee was the editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review for many years; for nearly thirty years he taught at the University of Pittsburgh.

87. Levis, Larry. THE AFTERLIFE. Iowa City: Windhover Press, 1977. First Edition of the poet's second book; the Lamont Poetry Selection for 1976 (published subsequently by University of Iowa Press). Publisher's handmade cloth-backed boards with paper label; 8vo. 61 pp. One of 70 copies on Rives Light mould-made paper, out of a total edition of 175 copies. According to the bibliographer of the Windhover Press, Sid Berger, one of no more than 20 copies with the error on the Contents page uncorrected. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Close to Fine with errata slip laid in, as issued. Fine. Hardcover (issued without a dust jacket). [13515] $275.00

88. Marra, Anthony. THE TSAR OF LOVE AND TECHNO Stories. New York: Hogarth, 2015. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Author's second book a collection of connected stories; his frst the novel A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA was a NYT bestseller and an award winner. Fine in fne dust jacket. [13507] $35.00 89. Martone, John. PIGNOLI; BINDLE; PEBBLE; RIVER-SPINACH; BINDWEED; IRISES; BASIL SEED; PERIWINKLE; ALL THE OTHER WORLDS; TREE HOUSE. Huntington: Dogwood & Honeysuckle, 2002- 2006. First Edition. Twelve small chapbooks, fve string-tied, three side-stapled, all fne small press, mostly limited to 100 copies, most from D&H (one from Longhouse). Nine signed by the poet, three of which are additionally inscribed to the poet Ted Enslin (all the volumes from his collection). Martone is one of the best known practitioners in the US of the Haiku. Fine copies, for the set of twelve: [13555] $100.00 90. Merrill, James. THE YELLOW PAGES. Cambridge: Temple Bar Bookshop, 1974. First edition thus. Original wraps. First trade edition limited to 750 copies in wrappers and 50 in cloth (there was photocopied issue limited to 26 copies published earlier). Limitation card laid in. Signed, though not called for, by the poet on the title page. 59 poems that had not previously been published in his books, "that deserved more than the pauper's ditch of a bottom drawer". Printed on yellow paper with the book section of the Boston yellow pages (with such late great stores as Goodspeed's, Hathaway House, and Reading International listed) for covers. A virtually as new copy. Quite uncommon in this condition, especially signed. Hagstrom & Bixby A25b2. Fine in Wraps [11603] $150.00

91. Mitchell, David. BLACK SWAN GREEN. London: Sceptre, 2006. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover issue; large 8vo. 371 pp. The author's fourth novel. Fine in a fne dust jacket. [13590] $15.00

92. Moore, Marianne. LIKE A BULWARK: New Poems. London: Faber & Faber, 1957. First UK edition (Abbott A14.b). Blue cloth in the frst state dust jacket with 10s 6d price on fap (1000 total were printed in three states); small 8vo. 42 pp. A Review copy with slip laid in. Inscribed to Robert A. Wilson and signed and dated (three days prior to pub date) by Ms. Moore. This edition has two additional poems and variant versions of others from the US edition. Fine in a fne dust jacket. A beautiful copy, scarce as a review copy, and an important association as Wilson would publish Moore's TIPOO'S TIGER in 1967 through his Phoenix Book Shop imprint. [13559] $400.00

93. Morris, William . 4 BY WILLIAM MORRIS: 4 Selections from a Work in Progress; 4 Paintings; 4 Long Poems. n. p.: privately printed, [1959]. First edition. Photographic, stapled wrappers; mimeo; small 8vo. [24 pp.] Cover and inside photo by Jay Weissberg. (Back cover photo of Morris reading to a concentrating William Carlos Williams.) Date stamp (from the collection of Fred McDarrah, Village Voice photographer), near fne. A scarce Beat chapbook. [11071] $150.00 AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.27 94. Riley, Atsuro. ROMEY'S ORDER. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2010. First edition. Fine black cloth gilt spine lettering (issued without a dust jacket). The scarce hardcover issue of the poet's frst book. The paperback went into multiple reprints, the result of winning a number pf prizes, including the Whiting Writer's Award, Kate Tufts Discovery, Witter Bynner Fellowship and a Pushcart among others. One of the major poetry debuts of this decade. Crown bumped, else fne and unread. [11372] $95.00

95. Robinson, Marilynne. GILEAD. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2004. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; 8vo. Signed by the author on the title page. The author's second novel, frst after many years of a well- documented "writer's block"; winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Bottom edge bumped else fne in a fne complete dust jacket. [13536] $150.00

96. Ross, Alex; Daphne Carr (ed.). BEST MUSIC WRITING 2011. New York: Da Capo, 2011. First Edition. Trade paperback original ; 8vo. Signed by the editors Carr and Ross as well as by Chris Richards and Ann Powers (and one other). Bump at bottom edge else fne and unread. [13535] $25.00 97. Rushdie, Salman. JOSEPH ANTON. London: JONATHAN CAPE, 2012. First Edition. Purple boards in dust jacket, with ribbon; large 8vo. Signed on the title page by the author. Novelist's memoir of the nine years living under a fatwa issued by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Fine in a fne dust jacket in preferred UK frst printing. [13584] $40.00

98. Sacks, Dr. Oliver W. AWAKENINGS. Garden City: Doubleday, 1974. First U.S. Edition. First printing in dust jacket; 8vo. Signed (not inscribed to anyone) by Dr. Oliver Sacks on the title page. Dr. Sacks was British, but spent most of his career (including the study of the patients in this book) in the US. The Basis of a fne flm starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro. A very good copy in a worn at extremities (small loss at crown) else very good dust jacket. [13546] $500.00 99. Salter, James. THE ARM OF FLESH. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket; small 8vo. 183 pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Light offsetting to the endpapers else near fne in an about very good dust jacket, well-rubbed and with shallow loss at crown and foot of the spine area; ink price on fap over old price (not price-clipped). The author's second novel, scarce in collectible condition; very scarce signed. [13592] $750.00

100. Salter, James. DUSK And Other Stories. San Francisco: North Point, 1988. First Edition. Cloth in dust jacket; small 8vo. 157 pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Very near fne in a near fne lightly spine-faded dust jacket. Uncommon book signed. [13591] $150.00

101. Shaw, Stephen (ed.). THE THIRD EYE. Westport/Norwalk, CT: The Third Eye, circa 1966 - 1968. First edition. Side-stapled, illustrated wrappers; 4to. Three issues: Vol. I, Iss. 3; Vol.2, Iss. 1; and The Best of the Eye. Suburban literary magazine imitating the Lower East Side productions, with local ads for the likes of The Remarkable Bookshop as well as Liverpool Boutique, head and psychedelic shops. The frst two issues have high schools listed as distribution points, along with local stores. Quite rare, no listings on WorldCat, and although I fnd no famous poets or artists listed, the production is for its time quite respectable. Very good. For three issues. [11097] $150.00

102. Snyder, Gary. RIPRAP. Ashland, MA: Origin Press, 1959. First edition. The frst printing of Snyder's frst book, in patterned blue paper wrappers, a printed label, and string- bound in the Japanese style. One of 500 copies printed (Lepper). Poet Kenneth Irby's copy with his name in ink and dated January 1960/Cambridge, MA. A near fne copy. [13565] $950.00 103. Spender, Stephen. POEMS. London: Faber & Faber, 1933. First edition. The poet's frst regularly published book which included his often anthologized poem : "I Think Continually of Those Who Were Truly Great". This copy inscribed to William Edmiston (his signature on the ffep) AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.29 sometimes described as the lover of Spender's brother Humphrey, himself one of Britain's most important photographers. Edmiston and Stephen's younger brother Humphrey set up a photo studio in 1934, after having studied at the Architectural Academy. Inscribed "for Eddy with love from Stephen Jan. 20th, 1933." An early copy and wonderful association. Very good though worn at the corners and spine-cocked, contents clean and fne. Lacking the dust jacket. [3547] $395.00

104. Spicer, Jack. THE RED WHEELBARROW. [Berkeley]: Arif/Cranium Press, 1971. First edition. Sewn, pale blue printed wrappers; square 12mo. One of 25 numbered copies with hand-colored free endsheets (the colophon states "frontispiece"); signed by Wesley Tanner of the press. Fine copy of a rare and lovely production. [11257] $500.00

105. Stanford, Frank. THE BATTLEFIELD WHERE THE MOON SAYS I LOVE YOU. Fayetteville: Lost Roads/Mill Mountain, 1977. First edition. Photographic wrappers, red lettering; thick 8vo. A 542 page epic, begun by the poet when he was a teenager. Stanford committed suicide the year following publication; this volume looks to be the most lasting of his books. Spine with one faint vertical crease, text is tight; crown and one tip lightly worn, trace foxing, small circular price sticker on back cover; still near fne, tight and bright. An uncommon book and due to its bulk, white covers and cheap paper becoming diffcult to fnd in collectible condition. [13091] $950.00

106. Stephens, James. OPTIMIST. Gaylordsville [CT]: The Slide Mountain Press, 1929. First edition. Linen- backed boards decorated in red green and gold; small 4to. No. 29 of 83 copies signed by Stephens on the half-title page as called for. Distributed by Random House when it was transitioning from a distributor of fne press books to one of the premier publishers. Worn at the corners, else very good, and an attractive copy of a scarce and fragile book. [11658] $150.00 Stephens was an Irish novelist and poet and early BBC commentator. Slide Mountain Press was founded by James Raye Wells who also founded two presses in NYC at about the same time. Fountain and Bowling Green Press. Slide Mountain published rarities by Huxley, E. A. Robinson and Frost.

107. Stevens, Wallace. A PRIMITIVE LIKE AN ORB. New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1948. First edition. One of 500 copies, this issue in lime green sewn wraps (one of three variants - no priority). A ninety-six line poem, with drawings on Zebu paper by Kurt Seligmann. Printed at the Banyan Press in Pawlet, Vt on Etruria paper. About fne, spine very lightly faded, fragile Yapp edges not worn. Edelstein A13. [13504] $150.00

108. Szpilman, Wadyslaw. THE PIANIST. New York: Picador, 1999. First Edition. Fine copy in like dust jacket; 8vo. 222 pp. Originally published in 1946 in Poland; this the frst US edition was translated by Anthea Bell. The UK precedes, the US seems substantially less common. A memoir of the author's survival of WW2 in the Warsaw Ghetto that became an international bestseller and a movie directed by Roman Polanski which won the Palmes D'or at Cannes then three academy awards including best actor for Adrian Brody. Fine in fne dust jacket. [13526] $25.00

109. Szymborska, Wislawa; Adam Czerniawski (trans.). PEOPLE ON A BRIDGE. London & Boston: Forest Books, 1990. First Edition. Trade paperback original; small 8vo. 78 pp. [First Printing - Not a later reprint.] UK price on back cover. Early translation into English from the Polish by the winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Near fne copy. [13542] $20.00

110. Tate, Allen. Poems: 1928-1931. NY: Scribner, 1932. First Edition. Blue cloth with label, in dust jacket; small 8vo. Inscribed to fellow Fugitive poet Merrill Moore: "(This too is a kind of noise that time makes.)", and dated May 17, 1932. Slightly cocked, worn at edges, about very good; the cellophane jacket has deteriorated, remains with paper faps protected in mylar covers. Housed in recent clamshell box with leather label. [12244] $950.00 AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.31 111. Toibin, Colm (Introduction); Kathy Gilfllan (ed.) SONS + FATHERS: An Anthology of Words and Images Supporting the Irish Hospice Foundation. [London]: Hutchinson, 2015. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards printed in black and red, title embossed (issued without a dust jacket); 4to. Over 55 refections by sons about their fathers, often accompanied by photographs, artwork. This copy signed by Colm Toibin who provides an introduction, , and Colum McCann at their contributions. This compilation includes work by Bono (who provides a foreword), The Edge, Sting, Paul McCartney, Julian Lennon, John Banville, Mark Heaney (on his father Seamus), Paul Muldon, Neil Jordan, John Waters, Bill Clinton, and Jeff Koons among others. Bottom edges lightly bumped, but essentially fne. [13581] $75.00

112. Valentine, Jean. NIGHT PORCH. Cape Cod: Harlequin Ink, 1995. First edition. 20 pp. Presentation copy, inscribed: "for Jane [Cooper}/with love & companionship/ always/ Jeanie/Sept. 1996". Minor correction in ink by Valentine. Fine copy in stapled wrappers. [1646] $75.00

113. Valentine, Jean. PILGRIMS. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1969. First edition. 46 pp. The poet's second book. Presentation copy, inscribed: "for Jane [Cooper]/ with best love,/ Jean/ Nov.1, 1969". Small stain to white cloth cover, else fne in a toned at edges (mostly verso) and lightly worn and creased still very good dust jacket. [1570] $95.00 Nice association copies as the two poets were noted friends and were colleagues at Sarah Lawrence.

114. Vega, Janine Pommy. Across The Table. Green River, VT: Longhouse, 2004. First Edition. Mustard wraps folded with band; the poem tipped in. 32mo. Illustration by Jack Hirschman, the poem translated into Italian by Raffaella Marzano. Fine. [13553] $15.00

115. Waldman, Anne; Kenward Elmslie; Joe Brainard. STAGE-DUO. Cherry Valley, NY: Rocky Ledge Cottage Editions, 1983. First Edition. Single sheet, card stock, folded to 8 1/2 x 11 inches; 4pp. "Written for the occasion of a reading by Anne Waldman & Kenward Elmslie at the Savoy Theatre in Montpelier, VT, on August 28, 1983. Signed by Waldman and Elmslie at their contributions and by Elmslie's partner Joe Brainard who contributes the cover decoration. Lovely little known somewhat ephemeral piece. The Savoy which continues to show foreign and indy flms in the VT Capitol is just a few miles from the Elmslie home, then home to Z Press, in Poets Corner (Cabot) where a number of literary fgures spend their summers. A good copy with small front cover stain and offsetting to rear panel. [13516] $100.00

116. Weiss, Ruth. STEPS One More Step West is the Sea. San Francisco: Mel and Ruth Weitsman (self- published), April 1958. First Edition. Side-stapled illustrated card covers, taped spine (as issued), produced from mimeograph; 8vo. The poet's frst book, published with her husband Mel. Inscribed "To i & l - / do not forget/ in/ the/ IN- BETWEEN/ love/ [and signed] ruth [lower case]. The tape has become partially unglued, dime-sized abrasion on cover, else near fne. Very scarce with fve copies located on WorldCat, RARE signed. [13564] $350.00

Weiss, born in 1928, came to San Francisco in 1952 and early on became friends with Kerouac, the Kaufmans, and the North Beach crowd performing some of the earliest jazz poems in the area clubs (including The Cellar, readings she launched). SF Chronicle columnist AlexanderRareBooks.com (919) 296-9176 p.33 Herb Caen called her “The Goddess of The Beat Generation.” [The Beat Museum, SF] Despite being a frequent contributor to BEATITUDE she has been somewhat neglected, and weiss (she often uses the lower case) having outlived most of her generation has begun in the last couple of decades to be recognized for her substantial contributions to the Beat Generation. Clay/Phillips p. 81.; Knight WOMEN OF THE BEAT GENERATION pp. 241-256.

117. White, E. B. HERE IS NEW YORK. New York: Harper & Row, 1949. First Edition. Later Printing (November, the frst printing was in September) with L-Y on copyrights page, in complete dust jacket with $1.00 price on fap (jacket evidently a frst issue - publishers generally overprinted jackets, even when cautious on printing books). 54 pp. Very good copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear at folds, and minor creases and wear at the extremities. Uncommon and quite popular book on White's New York City, then a city of eight million recently recovered from a depression and a war. [13540] $100.00

118. Williams, Oscar. IN GOSSAMER GREY. Chicago: The Bookfellows, 1921. First Edition. Sewn wrappers; thin 12mo. 16 pp. Inscribed by the poet to Will Ransom, with Ransom's small bookplate on the back cover verso. Presumably Williams' frst book as he also won the Yale Younger Poet Award in the same year, but that is not mentioned in the preliminaries. Covers mostly split, but binding cord holding, and else very good. Common title, scarce signed, and in this case a good association. [13562] $45.00

Ransom was a noted typographer and book designer, and well known for his bibliographic work on private presses.The Bookfellows of which both Ransom and Williams seemed to belong was a Chicago literary society founded by George and Flora Steele both themselves authors.

119. Winters, Yvor. THE PROOF: Songs of Today Series. New York: Coward, McCann, 1930. First edition. 8vo. Printed paper-covered boards in a similarly patterned dust jacket. Lovely association copy, with the small embossed ownership stamp on the title page of Glenway Westcott and Monroe Wheeler. An important association copy. Although Westcott did not graduate from The University of Chicago, he did meet there his lifelong companion Monroe Wheeler, later publisher and curator at MoMA, and both Yvor Winters and Winter's future wife Janet Lewis who were, also, members of The Poetry Club. Here with the older Winters' encouragement Westcott became a writer. This is an association copy between two signifcant literary fgures, close college friends and between student and mentor. Board edges moderately worn, top edge dusty, but else bright and easily very good in a lightly rubbed, and toned at folds about near fne dust jacket. [10588] $200.00

Recently Published Bertholf, Robert J. THEODORE ENSLIN A Checklist. Hillsborough, NC: Alexander Rare Books, 2017. First Edition. Printed wrappers; 8vo. 44 pp. One of 26 lettered copies. Forewords by Dr. James Maynard and Wesley McNair. Checklist: Section A - 132 items including books and broadsides; Section B - 30 contributions to books; Section C - 365 contributions of periodicals with titles, with additional material. Ted Enslin was a prolifc poet living a quiet life dedicated to poetry in Down East Maine for over 40 years. His frst book was published by Cid Corman, the Origin Press; many fne small presses and literary journals published his work. Dr. Robert Bertholf, for many years curator of Poetry at the University of Buffalo, was a friend and supporter of Enslin. Published posthumously, Dr. Bertholf wrote many books on Robert Duncan and his circle, including the defnitive Duncan bibliography. As new. [13499] $45.00

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